Jueces 9:19

19 Si hoy han actuado con honradez y buena fe hacia Yerubaal y su familia, ¡que sean felices con Abimélec, y que también él lo sea con ustedes!

Jueces 9:19 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 9:19

If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and
his house this day
If they could in their consciences think and believe they had done well, and acted the faithful and upright part by him and his family, which he left with them to consider of:

then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you;
may you be happy in him as a king, and he be happy in you as his subjects, and live peaceably and comfortably together; and this he suggests as a test of their former conduct, that should this alliance between Abimelech and them be attended with happiness, which he could not believe would be the case, then it would seem that they had done a right part by Gideon and his family; but if they should be unhappy together, as he supposed they would, then it would be clear that they had acted a base and disingenuous part by his father's family.

Jueces 9:19 In-Context

17 Mi padre luchó por ustedes, y arriesgando su vida los libró del poder de los madianitas.

18 Pero hoy ustedes se han rebelado contra la familia de mi padre; han matado a sus setenta hijos sobre una misma piedra, y han hecho de Abimélec, hijo de su esclava, el rey de los señores de Siquén solo porque él es pariente de ustedes.

19 Si hoy han actuado con honradez y buena fe hacia Yerubaal y su familia, ¡que sean felices con Abimélec, y que también él lo sea con ustedes!

20 Pero si no, señores de Siquén y Bet Miló, ¡que salga fuego de Abimélec y los consuma, y que salga fuego de ustedes y consuma a Abimélec!»

21 Luego Jotán escapó, huyendo hasta Ber. Allí se quedó a vivir porque le tenía miedo a su hermano Abimélec.