2 Samuel 4

1 Now when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed.

1 Cuando Isboset hijo de Saúl supo que Abner había muerto en Hebrón, se acobardó, y sus partidarios se llenaron de temor.

2 Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties. One was named Baanah and the other Rechab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,

2–3 Isboset tenía a su servicio a Baná y a Recab, que habían comandado bandas de ladrones. Baná y a Recab eran hijos de Rimón el berotita; por lo tanto eran benjaminitas, pues el pueblo de Berot era considerado como parte de la tribu de Benjamín, aunque sus habitantes habían huido a Guitayin, y se habían quedado viviendo allí.

3 because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have lived there as foreigners to this day.

4 And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.

4 (También había un nieto del rey Saúl llamado Mefiboset, hijo del príncipe Jonatán, que era lisiado de los pies. Tenía cinco años cuando Saúl y Jonatán murieron en Jezrel. Cuando esta mala noticia llegó a la capital, la niñera agarró a Mefiboset y huyó, pero se le cayó mientras corrían, y el niño quedó cojo).

5 Now Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his midday nap.

5 Un día Recab y Baná, los hijos de Rimón el berotita, llegaron al hogar del rey Isboset. Era mediodía y este tomaba una siesta.

6 They entered the interior of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah slipped away.

6–7 Entonces, con el pretexto de ir a sacar una bolsa de trigo, se metieron al cuarto donde dormía Isboset, lo mataron a puñaladas y le cortaron la cabeza. Luego anduvieron toda aquella noche por el Arabá, llevando consigo la cabeza de Isboset.

7 They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed, and having stabbed and killed him, they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled all night by way of the Arabah.

8 They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”

8 Al llegar a Hebrón, se la entregaron a David, al tiempo que le decían: ―¡Mire, mi rey! Esta es la cabeza de Isboset, el hijo de su enemigo Saúl, el que trató de matarlo. Hoy el Señor le ha dado la venganza sobre el rey Saúl y toda su familia.

9 But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,

9 Pero David les contestó: ―¡Juro delante del Señor, que me salvó de todos mis enemigos, que ustedes morirán!

10 when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!

10 La recompensa que le di a aquel que me dijo: “Saúl ha muerto”, pensando que me traía una buena noticia, fue apresarlo y hacerlo matar en Siclag.

11 How much more, when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth!”

11 Si eso hice con ese hombre, ¿creen ustedes que los voy a perdonar? ¡Ustedes pagarán con su propia vida el haber dado muerte a un hombre bueno, mientras dormía tranquilo en su casa! ¡Me vengaré de ustedes eliminándolos de este mundo!

12 So David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.

12 David ordenó que les dieran muerte, y así lo hicieron. Les cortaron las manos y los pies y colgaron sus cuerpos cerca del pozo en Hebrón. Luego tomaron la cabeza de Isboset y la sepultaron en el sepulcro de Abner, en Hebrón.