Judges 11
1 [There was a man] from [the] Gilead [region] named Jephthah. He was a great warrior. His father was also named Gilead. But his mother was a prostitute.
Jefté, el Galaadita, era un hombre de gran valor. Era hijo de una prostituta. Galaad fue el padre de Jefté.
2 Gilead’s wife gave birth to several sons. When they grew up, they forced Jephthah to leave home, saying to him, “You are the son of a prostitute, [not the son of our mother]. So [when] our father [dies], you will not receive any of his property.”
La mujer de Galaad le dio hijos. Cuando los hijos de su mujer crecieron, expulsaron a Jefté y le dijeron: “No heredarás en la casa de nuestro padre, porque eres hijo de otra mujer”.
3 So Jephthah ran away from his brothers, and he went to the Tob region. While he was there, some worthless men started to spend a lot of time with him.
Entonces Jefté huyó de sus hermanos y vivió en la tierra de Tob. Los forajidos se unieron a Jefté y salieron con él.
4 Some time later, the Ammon people-group started to fight against the Israelis.
Después de un tiempo, los hijos de Amón hicieron la guerra contra Israel.
5 When that happened [DOU], the leaders of [the] Gilead [region] went to Jephthah to bring him back from the Tob region [to their area].
Cuando los hijos de Amón hicieron la guerra contra Israel, los ancianos de Galaad fueron a sacar a Jefté de la tierra de Tob.
6 They said to him, “Come [with us] and lead our army, and [help us to] fight against the men from the Ammon people-group!”
Le dijeron a Jefté: “Ven y sé nuestro jefe, para que luchemos contra los hijos de Amón”.
7 But Jephthah replied, “You hated me [RHQ] previously! You forced me to leave my father’s house! So why are you coming to me now, [asking me to help you] when you are experiencing trouble?”
Jefté dijo a los ancianos de Galaad: “¿No me odiasteis y me expulsasteis de la casa de mi padre? ¿Por qué habéis venido a mí ahora que estáis en apuros?”
8 The leaders from Gilead replied, “[Yes, we are having trouble, and] that is the reason that we have come to you now. If you come with us and [help us to] fight against the Ammon people-group, [after we defeat them, we will appoint] you to be the leader of all us people in [the] Gilead [region].”
Los ancianos de Galaad dijeron a Jefté: “Por eso nos hemos vuelto a ti ahora, para que vayas con nosotros y luches contra los hijos de Amón. Tú serás nuestro jefe sobre todos los habitantes de Galaad”.
9 Jephthah replied, “If I go back to Gilead with you to fight against the Ammon people-group, and if Yahweh helps us to defeat them, will you truly appoint me to be your leader?”
Jefté dijo a los ancianos de Galaad: “Si me lleváis de nuevo a casa para luchar contra los hijos de Amón, y Yahvé los libra antes que yo, ¿seré yo vuestro jefe?”
10 They replied, “Yahweh is listening to everything that we say. [So he will punish us] if we do not do everything that you tell us to do.”
Los ancianos de Galaad dijeron a Jefté: “Yahvé será testigo entre nosotros. Ciertamente haremos lo que dices”.
11 So Jephthah went with them back to [the] Gilead [region], and the people appointed him to be their leader and the commander of their army. And Jephthah solemnly promised to Yahweh there at Mizpah [to serve him well].
Entonces Jefté se fue con los ancianos de Galaad, y el pueblo lo nombró jefe y rector de ellos. Jefté pronunció todas sus palabras ante el Señor en Mizpa.
12 Jephthah sent some messengers to the king of the Ammon people-group. They asked the king, “What have we [done to make you angry, with the result] that your army is coming to fight [against the people] in our land?”
Jefté envió mensajeros al rey de los hijos de Amón, diciendo: “¿Qué tienes que ver conmigo, que has venido a luchar contra mi tierra?”
13 The king replied, “[We have come to fight against you Israelis because] you took our land when you came here from Egypt. You took all our land east of the Jordan [River], from the Arnon [River in the south] to the Jabbok [River in the north]. So if you now give it back to us, there (will be peace between us/we will not fight against you).”
El rey de los hijos de Amón respondió a los mensajeros de Jefté: “Porque Israel me quitó mi tierra cuando subió de Egipto, desde el Arnón hasta el Jaboc y el Jordán. Ahora, pues, devuelve ese territorio en paz”.
14 [The messengers returned to Jephthah and told him what the king had said]. So Jephthah sent the messengers to the king again.
Jefté volvió a enviar mensajeros al rey de los hijos de Amón;
15 They said to him, “This is what Jephthah says: ‘It is not [true] that we Israelis took the land from the Moab people-group and the Ammon people-group.
y le dijo: “Jefté dice: Israel no se apoderó de la tierra de Moab, ni de la tierra de los hijos de Amón;
16 When the Israeli people came out of Egypt, they walked through the desert to the Red Sea, and then [walked across it and traveled to Kadesh town at the border of the Edom region].
pero cuando subieron de Egipto, e Israel atravesó el desierto hasta el Mar Rojo, y llegó a Cades,
17 They sent messengers to the king of the Edom people-group, to say to him, “Please allow us Israelis to walk across your land.” But the king of the Edom people-group refused. Later we sent the same message to the king of the Moab people-group, but he also refused to allow the Israelis to go through his land. So the Israelis stayed at Kadesh [for a long time].
entonces Israel envió mensajeros al rey de Edom, diciendo: “Por favor, déjame pasar por tu tierra”; pero el rey de Edom no le hizo caso. Del mismo modo, envió al rey de Moab, pero éste se negó; así que Israel se quedó en Cades.
18 Then the Israelis went into the desert and walked outside the borders of the Edom and Moab regions. They walked east of the Moab region, east of the Arnon [River, which is the eastern border of the Moab region]. They did not cross that river to enter [the] Moab [region].
Luego atravesaron el desierto y rodearon la tierra de Edom y la tierra de Moab, y llegaron por el lado oriental de la tierra de Moab, y acamparon al otro lado del Arnón; pero no llegaron a la frontera de Moab, porque el Arnón era la frontera de Moab.
19 ‘Then the Israelis sent a message to Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group, who lived in Heshbon [city]. They asked him, “Will you please allow us Israeli people to cross through your land to arrive at the land to which we [are going].”
Israel envió mensajeros a Sehón, rey de los amorreos, el rey de Hesbón, y le dijo: “Por favor, déjanos pasar por tu tierra hasta mi lugar.
20 But Sihon did not trust the Israelis; [he thought that they would steal some of the things in his land]. So he gathered all his troops and they set up their tents at Jahaz [village] and then they attacked the Israelis.
Pero Sehón no confió en que Israel pasara por su frontera, sino que reunió a todo su pueblo, acampó en Jahaz y luchó contra Israel.
21 But Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], enabled the Israeli army to defeat [IDM] Sihon and his army. Then they (took possession of/started to live in) all the land where the Amor people-group had lived.
Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, entregó a Sehón y a todo su pueblo en manos de Israel, y ellos los hirieron. Así, Israel poseyó toda la tierra de los amorreos, los habitantes de ese país.
22 The Israelis took all the land that belonged to the Amor people-group, from the Arnon [River in the south] to the Jabbok [River in the north], and from the desert [in the east] to the Jordan [River in the west].
Poseyeron toda la frontera de los amorreos, desde Arnón hasta Jaboc, y desde el desierto hasta el Jordán.
23 ‘It was Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], who forced the Amor people-group to leave as the Israelis advanced. So do you now think that you can force the Israelis to leave [RHQ]?
Así que ahora Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, ha desposeído a los amorreos de la presencia de su pueblo Israel, ¿y tú debes poseerlos?
24 You take the land that your god Chemosh has given to you. And we will live in the land that Yahweh our God has given to us!
¿No vas a poseer lo que Quemos, tu dios, te da para que lo poseas? Así que a quien el Señor, nuestro Dios, haya despojado de su presencia ante nosotros, a él lo poseeremos.
25 (You are no/Are you) better than Zippor’s son Balak, who was the king of the Moab people-group? He never [RHQ] quarreled with the Israeli people, and he never started to fight against us [RHQ]!
¿Acaso eres mejor que Balac, hijo de Zipor, rey de Moab? ¿Acaso luchó él alguna vez contra Israel, o peleó contra ellos?
26 For 300 years the Israeli people have lived in Heshbon and Aroer [cities in your region], and in the surrounding towns, and in all the cities along the Arnon [River]. Why have you people of the Ammon people-group not taken back those cities during all those years [RHQ]?
¡Israel vivió en Hesbón y sus pueblos, en Aroer y sus pueblos, y en todas las ciudades que están a la orilla del Arnón durante trescientos años! ¿Por qué no los recuperaste en ese tiempo?
27 We have not sinned against you, but you are sinning against me by attacking me [and my army]. I trust that Yahweh, the great judge, will decide whether we Israelis are right, or whether you people of the Ammon people-group are right.’”
Por lo tanto, yo no he pecado contra ti, sino que tú me haces mal al guerrear contra mí. Que el Juez Yahvé sea hoy juez entre los hijos de Israel y los hijos de Amón”.
28 But the king of the Ammon people-group did not pay attention to that message from Jephthah.
Sin embargo, el rey de los hijos de Amón no escuchó las palabras de Jefté que le envió.
29 Then the Spirit of Yahweh took control of Jephthah. Jephthah went through [the] Gilead [region] and through the area where the tribe of Manasseh lived, [to enlist/gather men for his army]. [He finally gathered them together] in Mizpah [city] in [the] Gilead [region] to fight against the Ammon people-group.
Entonces el Espíritu de Yahvé vino sobre Jefté, y pasó por Galaad y Manasés, y pasó por Mizpa de Galaad, y de Mizpa de Galaad pasó a los hijos de Ammón.
30 There Jephthah made a solemn promise to Yahweh. He said, “If you will enable my army to defeat [IDM] the Ammon people-group,
Jefté hizo un voto a Yahvé y dijo: “Si en verdad entregas a los hijos de Amón en mi mano,
31 when I return from the battle, I will sacrifice to you the first person who comes out of my house [to greet me]. It will be a sacrifice that will be completely burned [on the altar].”
entonces será que todo lo que salga de las puertas de mi casa a recibirme cuando regrese en paz de los hijos de Amón, será de Yahvé, y lo ofreceré en holocausto.”
32 Then Jephthah [and his men] went from Mizpah to attack the Ammon people-group, and Yahweh enabled his army to defeat them.
Entonces Jefté pasó a los hijos de Amón para combatirlos, y Yahvé los entregó en su mano.
33 Jephthah and his men killed them, from Aroer [city] all the way to the area around the city of Minnith. They destroyed 20 cities, as far as [the city of] Abel Keramim. So the Israelis [completely] defeated the Ammon people-group.
Los hirió desde Aroer hasta llegar a Minnith, veinte ciudades, y hasta Abelcheramim, con una matanza muy grande. Así los hijos de Amón fueron sometidos ante los hijos de Israel.
34 When Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, his daughter was the first one to come out of the house to meet him. She was [joyfully] playing a tambourine and dancing. She was his only child; he had no sons and no other daughters.
Jefté llegó a Mizpa a su casa, y he aquí que su hija salió a recibirlo con panderetas y danzas. Era su única hija. Además de ella no tenía ni hijo ni hija.
35 When Jephthah saw his daughter, he tore his clothes [to show that he was very sad about what he was going to do]. He said to her, “My daughter, you have caused me to become very sad [DOU] because I made a solemn promise to Yahweh [to sacrifice the first one who came out of my house], and I must do what I promised.”
Cuando la vio, se rasgó las vestiduras y dijo: “¡Ay, hija mía! Me has hecho caer muy bajo, y eres de las que me molestan; porque he abierto mi boca a Yahvé, y no puedo volver atrás.”
36 His daughter said, “My father, you made a solemn promise to Yahweh. So you must do to me what you promised, because [you said that you would do that if] Yahweh helped you to defeat our enemies, the Ammon people-group.”
Ella le dijo: “Padre mío, has abierto tu boca a Yahvé; haz conmigo lo que ha salido de tu boca, porque Yahvé se ha vengado de tus enemigos, de los hijos de Amón.”
37 Then she also said, “But allow me to do one thing. (First/before you do what you promised), allow me to go up into the hilly area and wander around for two months. Since I will never be married [and have children], allow me and my friends to go and cry together.”
Entonces ella dijo a su padre: “Que se haga esto por mí. Déjame dos meses, para que me vaya y baje a los montes, y llore mi virginidad, yo y mis compañeras.”
38 Jephthah replied, “All right, you may go.” So she left for two months. She and her friends stayed in the hills and they cried for her because she would never be married.
Le dijo: “Vete”. La envió por dos meses; y ella partió, ella y sus compañeras, y lloró su virginidad en las montañas.
39 After two months, she returned to her father Jephthah, and he did to her what he had vowed. So his daughter never was married. Because of that, the Israelis now have a custom.
Al cabo de dos meses, volvió a su padre, quien hizo con ella lo que había prometido. Era virgen. Se convirtió en costumbre en Israel
40 Every year the young Israeli women go [into the hills] for four days to remember [and cry about what happened to] the daughter of Jephthah.
que las hijas de Israel fueran anualmente a festejar a la hija de Jefté Galaadita cuatro días al año.
