1 Samuel 16
1 And the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you go on sorrowing for Saul, seeing that I have put him from his place as king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among his sons.
Dijo Yahvé a Samuel: “¿Hasta cuándo estarás llorando por Saúl, habiéndole Yo desechado para que no sea rey sobre Israel? Llena tu cuerno de óleo y anda; pues te enviaré a Isaí betlehemita; porque entre sus hijos he visto un rey para Mí.”
2 And Samuel said, How is it possible for me to go? If Saul gets news of it he will put me to death. And the Lord said, Take a young cow with you and say, I have come to make an offering to the Lord.
Respondió Samuel: “¿Cómo podré ir? Lo sabrá Saúl y me matará.” Dijo Yahvé: “Llevarás contigo una ternera, y dirás: He venido para ofrecer un sacrificio a Yahvé.
3 And send for Jesse to be present at the offering, and I will make clear to you what you are to do: and you are to put the holy oil on him whose name I give you.
E invitarás a Isaí al sacrificio, y Yo te haré saber lo que has de hacer. Me ungirás al que Yo te indique.”
4 And Samuel did as the Lord said and came to Beth-lehem. And the responsible men of the town came out to him in fear and said, Do you come in peace?
Hizo Samuel lo que Yahvé le había dicho y fue a Betlehem. Le salieron al encuentro los ancianos de la ciudad y le preguntaron asustados: “¿Es tu venida para paz?”
5 And he said, In peace: I have come to make an offering to the Lord: make yourselves clean and come with me to make the offering. And he made Jesse and his sons clean, and sent for them to be present at the offering.
Él contestó: “Para paz; he venido a ofrecer sacrificio a Yahvé. Santificaos y venid conmigo al sacrificio.” Santificó también a Isaí con sus hijos y los invitó al sacrificio.
6 Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him.
Cuando llegaron, y (Samuel) vio a Eliab, se dijo: “Seguramente se halla delante de Yahvé su ungido.”
7 But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.
Pero Yahvé dijo a Samuel: “No mires a su exterior ni a su elevada estatura: porque Yo lo rechazo, pues (Dios) no ve como el hombre. El hombre ve el exterior, mas Yahvé ve el corazón.”
8 Then Jesse sent for Abinadab and made him come before Samuel. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.
Entonces llamó Isaí a Abinadab, y le hizo pasar ante Samuel, el cual dijo: “Tampoco a este ha escogido Yahvé.”
9 Then Jesse made Shammah come before him. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.
Hizo Isaí pasar a Sammá; mas Samuel dijo: “A este tampoco ha escogido Yahvé.”
10 And Jesse made his seven sons come before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The Lord has not taken any of these.
Isaí hizo así pasar a siete de sus hijos ante Samuel; mas Samuel dijo a Isaí: “A ninguno de estos ha escogido Yahvé.”
11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? And he said, There is still the youngest, and he is looking after the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and make him come here: for we will not take our seats till he is here.
Luego preguntó Samuel a Isaí: “¿Son estos todos los jóvenes?” Respondió: “Aún queda el más pequeño, y he aquí que está apacentando las ovejas.” Entonces dijo Samuel a Isaí: “Manda a traerlo; pues no nos pondremos a la mesa hasta que él venga aquí.”
12 So he sent and made him come in. Now he had red hair and beautiful eyes and pleasing looks. And the Lord said, Come, put the oil on him, for this is he.
Mandó, pues, y lo hizo venir. Era rubio, de hermosos ojos y de lindo aspecto. Y dijo Yahvé: “¡Levántate y úngelo; porque este es!”
13 Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on him there among his brothers: and from that day the spirit of the Lord came on David with power. So Samuel went back to Ramah.
Tomó, pues, Samuel el cuerno de óleo y lo ungió en medio de sus hermanos; y desde aquel día en adelante vino el Espíritu de Yahvé sobre David. Y Samuel se levantó y fue a Ramá.
14 Now the spirit of the Lord had gone from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord was troubling him.
El Espíritu de Yahvé se había retirado de Saúl, y le aterraba un espíritu malo mandado por Yahvé.
15 And Saul's servants said to him, See now, an evil spirit from God is troubling you.
Entonces los siervos de Saúl le dijeron: “He aquí que te aterra un mal espíritu de Dios.
16 Now give orders to your servants who are here before you to go in search of a man who is an expert player on a corded instrument: and it will be that when the evil spirit from God is on you, he will make music for you on his instrument, and you will get well.
Mande nuestro Señor; pues tus siervos están a tu disposición y buscarán un hombre que sepa tañer la cítara; y cuando el mal espíritu de Dios venga sobre él, la tocará con su mano y tú sentirás alivio.”
17 And Saul said to his servants, Then get me a man who is an expert player, and make him come to me.
Y dijo Saúl a sus siervos: “Buscadme un hombre que toque bien, y traédmelo.”
18 Then one of the servants in answer said, I have seen a son of Jesse, the Beth-lehemite, who is expert at playing, and a strong man and a man of war; and he is wise in his words, and pleasing in looks, and the Lord is with him.
Entonces tomó uno de los criados la palabra y dijo: “He aquí que yo he visto a un hijo de Isaí de Betlehem, que sabe tañer, hombre fortísimo y valiente, prudente en el hablar y de gallarda presencia, y Yahvé está con él.”
19 So Saul sent his servants to Jesse and said, Send me your son David who is with the sheep.
Tras esto Saúl envió mensajeros a Isaí para decirle: “Envíame tu hijo David, que está con las ovejas.”
20 And Jesse took five cakes of bread and a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them to Saul by David.
Tomó, pues, Isaí un asno y pan, un odre de vino y un cabrito, y se los envió a Saúl por mano de su hijo David.
21 And David came to Saul, waiting before him: and he became very dear to Saul, who made him his servant, giving him the care of his arms.
Llegó David a Saúl y se presentó delante de él; el cual le cobró mucho cariño y David vino a ser su escudero.
22 And Saul sent to Jesse saying, Let David be with me, for he is pleasing to me.
Y envió Saúl a decir a Isaí: “Te ruego, se quede David a mi servicio, porque ha hallado gracia a mis ojos.”
23 And whenever the evil spirit from God came on Saul, David took his instrument and made music: so new life came to Saul, and he got well, and the evil spirit went away from him.
Y siempre que el espíritu de Dios venía sobre Saúl, tomaba David la cítara y tañía con su mano; y Saúl se calmaba y se sentía bien, y el espíritu malo se apartaba de él.
