2 Kings 7

1 Elisha replied to the king, “Listen to what Yahweh says: ‘He says that by this time tomorrow, at the marketplace here in Samaria, you will be able to buy (ten pounds/five kg.) of fine wheat or (20 pounds/ten kg.) of barley for [only] one piece of silver.’”

Y dijo Eliseo: Oíd palabra de Jehová: Así dijo Jehová: Mañana a estas horas el modio de flor de harina, un siclo: y dos modios de cebada, un siclo a la puerta de Samaria.

2 The king’s officer said to Elijah, “That cannot happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the windows of the sky [and send grain down to us], that certainly could not [RHQ] happen!” Elisha replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”

Y un príncipe, sobre cuya mano el rey se recostaba, respondió al varón de Dios, y dijo: ¿Si Jehová hiciese ahora ventanas en el cielo, sería esto así? Y él dijo: He aquí, tú lo verás con tus ojos, mas no comerás de ello.

3 That day there were four men who had (leprosy/a dreaded skin disease) who were sitting outside the gate of Samaria [city. They said to each other, “(Why should we] wait here until we die?/[It is ridiculous for us to] wait here until we die.) [RHQ]

Y había cuatro hombres leprosos a la entrada de la puerta, los cuales dijeron el uno al otro: ¿Para qué nos estamos aquí hasta que muramos?

4 If we go into the city, we will die there, because there is no food there. If we remain sitting here, we will die here. So let’s go to where the army of Syria has set up their tents. If they kill us, we will die. But if they allow us to remain alive, we will not die.”

Si hablaremos de entrar en la ciudad, por la hambre que hay en la ciudad moriremos en ella: y si nos quedamos aquí también moriremos. Veníd pues ahora, y pasémosnos al ejército de los Siros: si ellos nos dieren la vida, viviremos, y si nos dieren la muerte, moriremos.

5 So when it was getting dark, those four men went to the camp where the army of Syria had set up their tents. But when they reached the camp, they saw that there was no one there!

Y levantáronse en el principio de la noche, para irse al campo de los Siros; y llegando a las primeras estancias de los Siros, no había allí hombre.

6 What had happened was that Yahweh had caused the army of Syria to hear something that sounded like a large army marching with chariots and horses. So they said to each other, “Listen! The king of Israel has hired the kings of Egypt and the Heth people-group [and their armies], and they have come to attack us!”

Porque el Señor había hecho que en el campo de los Siros se oyese estruendo de carros, sonido de caballos, y estruendo de grande ejército: y dijeron los unos a los otros: He aquí, el rey de Israel ha pagado contra nosotros a los reyes de los Jetteos, y a los reyes de los Egipcios, para que vengan contra nosotros.

7 So they all ran away that evening and left their tents and their horses and donkeys there, because [they were afraid that] they would be killed [if they stayed there].

Y así se habían levantado, y habían huido al principio de la noche, dejando sus tiendas, sus caballos, sus asnos, y el campo como se estaba, y habían huido por salvar las vidas.

8 When those four lepers came to the edge of the area where the soldiers of Syria had set up their tents, they went into one tent, [and saw all the things that had been left there]. So they ate and drank what was there, and they took the silver and the gold and clothes. Then they went [outside the tent] and hid those things. Then they entered another tent, and took things from there, and then went outside and hid them, also.

Y como los leprosos llegaron a las primeras estancias, entráronse en una tienda, y comieron y bebieron, y tomaron de allí plata y oro, y vestidos, y fueron, y escondiéronlo: y vueltos entraron en otra tienda, y de allí también tomaron, y fueron, y escondieron.

9 But then they said to each other, “We are not doing what is right. We have good news [to tell others] today. If we do not tell it to anyone now, and if we wait until morning to tell it, we will certainly be punished [by Yahweh]. So let’s go right now to the palace and tell it to the king’s officials!”

Y dijeron el uno al otro: No hacemos bien: hoy es día de dar buena nueva, y nosotros callamos: y si esperamos hasta la luz de la mañana, seremos tomados en la maldad. Veníd pues ahora, entremos, y demos la nueva en casa del rey.

10 So they went to the guards at the city gates and called out to them, “We went to where the army of Syria had set up their tents, but we did not see or hear anyone there. Their horses and donkeys were still tied up, but their tents were all deserted/abandoned!”

Y vinieron, y dieron voces a las guardias de la puerta de la ciudad, y declaráronles, diciendo: Nosotros venímos al campo de los Siros, y, he aquí que no había allá hombre, ni voz de hombre, sino los caballos atados, y los asnos atados, y el campo como se estaba.

11 The guards shouted the news, and some people [who heard it] went to the palace and reported it there.

Y los porteros dieron voces, y declaráronlo dentro en el palacio del rey.

12 [When] the king [heard it, he] got up out of his bed and said to his officials, “I will tell you what the army of Syria is planning to do. They know that we have no food here, so they have left their tents and are hiding in the fields. They think that we will leave the city [to find some food], and then they will capture us and capture the city.”

Y levantóse el rey de noche, y dijo a sus siervos: Yo os declararé lo que nos han hecho los Siros: ellos saben que tenemos hambre, y hánse salido de las tiendas, y escondídose en el campo, diciendo: Cuando hubieren salido de la ciudad, los tomaremos vivos, y entraremos en la ciudad.

13 But one of his officials said, “Many of our Israeli people have already died [from (hunger/not having anything to eat]). If those of us who are still alive all stay here, we also will die anyway. So let’s send some men with five of our horses that are still alive to go and see [what has really happened].”

Entonces respondió uno de sus siervos, y dijo: Tomen ahora cinco de los caballos que han quedado en la ciudad, porque ellos también han sido como toda la multitud de Israel, que ha quedado en ella: ellos también han sido como toda la multitud de Israel que ha perecido, y enviémoslos, y veremos.

14 So they chose some men and told them to go in a chariot and find out what had happened to the army of Syria.

Y tomaron dos caballos de un carro, y envió el rey tras el campo de los Siros, diciendo: Id, y ved.

15 They went as far as the Jordan [River]. All along the road they saw clothes and equipment that the soldiers from Syria had thrown away while they were running away very quickly. So the men returned to the king and reported [what they had seen].

Y ellos fueron, y siguiéronlos hasta el Jordán: y, he aquí, todo el camino estaba lleno de vestidos y de vasos, que los Siros habían echado con priesa. Y volvieron los mensajeros, e hiciéronlo saber al rey.

16 Then many of the people of Samaria also went [out of the city and went] to where the army of Syria had previously set up their tents. They entered all the tents and took everything. [So there was now plenty of everything!] As a result people could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver, which was what Yahweh had said would happen!

Entonces el pueblo salió, y saquearon el campo de los Siros; y fue un modio de flor de harina por un siclo, y dos modios de cebada por un siclo, conforme a la palabra de Jehová.

17 The king of Israel had appointed the officer who was his assistant to supervise what was happening at the marketplace. But as he was standing near the gate, all the people [who were rushing outside the city] trampled on him, and he died, which was what Elisha had said would happen to him when Elisha previously went to talk to the king.

Y el rey puso a la puerta a aquel príncipe, sobre cuya mano él se había recostado, y el pueblo le atropelló a la entrada, y murió, conforme a lo que había dicho el varón de Dios, lo que habló cuando el rey descendió a él.

18 Elisha had told him that by the next day there would be plenty of food, with the result that anyone could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver.

Y aconteció de la manera que el varón de Dios había dicho al rey, diciéndole: Dos modios de cebada por un siclo, y el modio de flor de harina por un siclo: será mañana a estas horas a la puerta de Samaria.

19 And the officer had answered, “That certainly cannot [RHQ] happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the sky and send down some grain, that could not happen.” And Elisha had replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”

A lo cual aquel príncipe había respondido al varón de Dios, diciendo: ¿Si Jehová hiciese ventanas en el cielo, hacerse ha eso? Y él dijo: He aquí, tú lo verás con tus ojos, mas no comerás de ello.

20 And that is what happened to him. The people [who were rushing out of] the city gate trampled on him, and he died.

Y acontecióle así: porque el pueblo le atropelló en la entrada, y murió.