2 Chronicles 18
1 Jehoshaphat became very wealthy and was greatly honored. But then he arranged for one of his family to marry someone from the family of King Ahab [of Israel].
Josafat era muy rico y honrado, e hizo una alianza matrimonial con Acab.
2 Several years later, he went down [from Jerusalem] to Samaria to visit Ahab. Ahab welcomed him and the people who had come with him by slaughtering many sheep and cattle [for a feast].
Algunos años después fue a visitar a Acab en Samaria. Acab sacrificó muchas ovejas y ganado para él y la gente que lo acompañaba, y lo animó a atacar Ramot de Galaad.
3 Then he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you [and your army] go with my army to attack Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region]?” Jehoshaphat replied, “My soldiers and I will go to the battle when you tell us to go.”
Acab, rey de Israel, le preguntó a Josafat, rey de Judá: “¿Quieres ir conmigo contra Ramot de Galaad?” Josafat respondió: “Tú y yo somos como uno, y mis hombres y los tuyos son como uno. Uniremos nuestras fuerzas contigo en esta guerra”.
4 Then he added, “But we should ask Yahweh first, to find out what he wants us to do.”
Entonces Josafat le dijo al rey de Israel: “Pero antes, por favor, averigua lo que dice el Señor”.
5 So the king of Israel gathered all his 400 prophets and asked them, “Should we go to attack the people of Ramoth [city], or should we not do that?” They replied, “Yes, go [and attack them] because God will enable your army to defeat them.”
Así que el rey de Israel sacó a los profetas -cuatrocientos- y les preguntó: “¿Subimos a atacar Ramot de Galaad, o no lo hacemos?”. “Sí, hagámoslo”, le respondieron, “porque Dios la entregará al rey”.
6 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of Yahweh here whom we can ask?”
Pero Josafat preguntó: “¿No hay aquí otro profeta del Señor al que podamos preguntar?”
7 The king of Israel replied, “There is still one man here, whom we can ask to find out what Yahweh wants, his name is Micaiah, the son of Imlah. But I hate him because he never says anything good about me. He always predicts [that] bad [things will happen to me].” Jehoshaphat replied, “King Ahab, you should not say that!”
“Sí, hay otro hombre que podría consultar al Señor”, respondió el rey de Israel, “pero no me gusta porque nunca profetiza nada bueno para mí, ¡siempre es malo! Se llama Micaías, hijo de Imá”. “No deberías hablar así”, dijo Josafat.
8 So the king of Israel told one of his officials to summon Micaiah immediately.
El rey de Israel llamó a uno de sus funcionarios y le dijo: “Tráeme enseguida a Micaías, hijo de Imá”.
9 The king of Israel and the king of Judah were sitting there on their thrones, wearing their royal robes. They were at the place where people threshed grain, near the gate of Samaria [city]. All of [Ahab’s] prophets were standing in front of them, predicting what was going to happen.
Vestidos con sus ropas reales, el rey de Israel y el rey Josafat de Judá, estaban sentados en sus tronos en la era junto a la puerta de Samaria, con todos los profetas profetizando frente a ellos.
10 [One of them whose name was] Zedekiah, the son of Kenaanah, had made from iron something that resembled the horns of a bull. He proclaimed to Ahab, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘With horns [like these], your [army] will keep attacking the army of Syria [like a bull attacks another animal], until you completely destroy them.’”
Uno de ellos, Sedequías, hijo de Quená, se había hecho unos cuernos de hierro. Anunció: “Esto es lo que dice el Señor: ‘¡Con estos cuernos vas a cornear a los arameos hasta que estén muertos!’”
11 All the other prophets [of Ahab] agreed. They said, “Yes! If you attack Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region], you will be successful, because Yahweh will enable you to defeat them.”
Todos los profetas profetizaban lo mismo, diciendo: “Adelante, ataquen Ramot de Galaad; tendrán éxito, porque el Señor se la entregará al rey”.
12 The messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Listen to me! All the other prophets are unitedly predicting that the king will be successful [in the battle]. So be sure to agree with them and say that the king’s army will be successful!”
El mensajero que fue a llamar a Micaías le dijo: “Mira, todos los profetas son unánimes en profetizar positivamente al rey. Así que asegúrate de hablar positivamente como ellos”.
13 But Micaiah said, “As surely as Yahweh lives, I will tell the king only what Yahweh tells me to say.”
Pero Micaías respondió: “Vive el Señor, yo sólo puedo decir lo que mi Dios me dice”.
14 When Micaiah arrived, the king [of Israel] asked him, “Should we go to attack Ramoth, or not?” Micaiah replied, “Sure, go! Yahweh will enable your army to defeat them!”
Cuando llegó ante el rey, éste le preguntó: “¿Subimos a atacar Ramot de Galaad, o no?” “Sí, sube y vence”, contestó Micaías, “porque serán entregados al rey”.
15 But King Ahab [realized that Micaiah was lying, so he] said to Micaiah, “I have told you many times that you must always tell only the truth when you say what Yahweh [has revealed to you]!”
Pero el rey le dijo: “¿Cuántas veces tengo que hacerte jurar que sólo me dirás la verdad en nombre del Señor?”
16 Then Micaiah replied, “[The truth is that in a vision] I saw all the troops of Israel scattered on the mountains. They seemed to be like sheep that did not have a shepherd. And Yahweh said, ‘Their master has been killed. So tell them all to go home peacefully.’”
Entonces Micaías respondió: “Vi a todo Israel disperso por los montes como ovejas sin pastor. El Señor dijo: ‘Este pueblo no tiene dueño; que cada uno se vaya a su casa en paz’”.
17 Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “I told you that he never predicts that anything good will happen to me! He [always] predicts that bad things will happen to me.”
El rey de Israel le dijo a Josafat: “¿No te he dicho que él nunca me profetiza nada bueno, sino sólo malo?”
18 But Micaiah continued, saying, “Listen to what Yahweh showed to me! [In a vision] I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, with all the armies of heaven [standing around him], on his right side and on his left side.
Micaías continuó diciendo: “Escucha, pues, lo que dice el Señor. Vi al Señor sentado en su trono, rodeado de todo el ejército del cielo que estaba a su derecha y a su izquierda.
19 And Yahweh said, ‘Who can persuade Ahab, the king of Israel, to go to fight against the people of Ramoth, in order that he may be killed there?’ “Some suggested one thing, and others suggested something else.
El Señor preguntó: ‘¿Quién engañará a Acab, rey de Israel, para que ataque a Ramot de Galaad y lo mate allí?’ “Uno dijo esto, otro dijo aquello, y otro dijo otra cosa.
20 “Finally one spirit, [having received a message from Satan], came to Yahweh and said, ‘I can do it!’ “Yahweh asked him, ‘How will you do it?’
Finalmente vino un espíritu y se acercó al Señor y dijo: ‘Yo lo engañaré’. “‘¿Cómo vas a hacerlo?’ preguntó el Señor.
21 “The spirit replied, ‘I will go and inspire all of Ahab’s prophets to tell lies.’ Yahweh said, ‘You will be successful; go and do it!’
“‘Iré y seré un espíritu mentiroso y haré que todos sus profetas digan mentiras’, respondió el espíritu. “El Señor respondió: ‘Eso funcionará. Ve y hazlo’.
22 “So now [I tell you that] Yahweh has caused your prophets to lie to you. Yahweh has decided that something terrible will happen to you.”
“Como ves, el Señor ha puesto un espíritu mentiroso en estos profetas tuyos, y el Señor ha dictado tu sentencia de muerte”.
23 Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked over to Micaiah and slapped him on his face. He said, “Do you think that Yahweh’s Spirit left me in order to speak to you?”
Entonces Sedequías, hijo de Quená, fue y abofeteó a Micaías en la cara, y le preguntó: “¿Por dónde se fue el Espíritu del Señor cuando me dejó hablar contigo?”
24 Micaiah replied, “You will find out for yourself [to which of us Yahweh’s Spirit has truly spoken] on the day when you go into a room of some house to hide [from the Syrian soldiers]!”
“¡Pronto lo descubrirás cuando intentes encontrar algún lugar secreto para esconderte!” respondió Micaías.
25 King Ahab commanded [his soldiers], “Seize Micaiah and take him to Amon, the governor of this city, and to my son Joash.
El rey de Israel ordenó: “Pongan a Micaías bajo arresto y llévenlo a Amón, el gobernador de la ciudad, y a mi hijo Joás.
26 Tell them that I have commanded that they should put this man in prison and give him only bread and water. Do not give him anything else to eat until I return safely [from the battle]!”
Diles que estas son las instrucciones del rey: ‘Pongan a este hombre en la cárcel. Denle sólo pan y agua hasta mi regreso seguro’”.
27 Micaiah replied, “If you return safely, [it will be clear that] it was not Yahweh who told me what to say to you!” Then he said [to all those who were standing there], “Do not forget what I have said [to King Ahab]!”
“Si de hecho regresas sano y salvo, entonces el Señor no ha hablado a través de mí”, declaró Micaías. “¡Presten atención todos a todo lo que he dicho!”
28 So the king of Israel and the king of Judah [led their armies] to Ramoth, in [the] Gilead [region].
El rey de Israel y Josafat, rey de Judá, fueron a atacar Ramot de Galaad.
29 King Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “I will put on different clothes, [in order that no one will recognize that I am the king.] But you should wear your royal robe.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they both went into the battle.
El rey de Israel le dijo a Josafat: “Cuando yo vaya a la batalla me disfrazaré, pero tú debes llevar tus ropas reales”. Así que el rey de Israel se disfrazó y fue a la batalla.
30 The King of Syria told his soldiers who were driving the chariots, “Attack only the king of Israel!”
El rey de Harán ya había dado estas órdenes a sus comandantes de carros “Diríjanse directamente hacia el rey de Israel solo. No luchen con nadie más, sea quien sea”.
31 So when the soldiers who were driving the Syrian chariots saw Jehoshaphat [wearing the royal robes], they thought “He must be the king of Israel!”
Así que cuando los comandantes de los carros vieron a Josafat, gritaron: “¡Ahí está el rey de Israel!”. Así que se volvieron para atacarlo, pero Josafat pidió ayuda, y el Señor lo ayudó. Dios los alejó de él,
32 So they turned to attack him. But when Jehoshaphat cried out, Yahweh helped him, and they realized that he was not the king of Israel. And God caused them to stop pursuing him.
pues cuando los comandantes de los carros se dieron cuenta de que no era el rey de Israel, dejaron de perseguirlo.
33 But one [Syrian] soldier shot an arrow at Ahab, without knowing that it was Ahab. The arrow struck Ahab between the places where the parts of his armor joined together. Ahab told the driver of his chariot, “Turn the chariot around and take me out of here! I have been [severely] wounded!”
Sin embargo, un arquero enemigo disparó una flecha al azar, hiriendo al rey de Israel entre las junturas de su armadura, junto al peto. El rey le dijo a su auriga: “¡Da la vuelta y sácame del combate, porque me han herido!”.
34 The battle continued all that day. Ahab was sitting propped up in his chariot, facing the Syrian soldiers. And late in the afternoon, when the sun was setting, he died.
La batalla duró todo el día. El rey de Israel se apuntaló en su carro para enfrentar a los arameos hasta el atardecer. Pero murió al atardecer.
