1 Samuel 16
1 And the Lord said to Samuel: “How long will you mourn for Saul, though I have rejected him, so that he would not reign over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and approach, so that I may send you to Jesse of Bethlehem. For I have provided a king from among his sons for myself.”
El Señor le dijo a Samuel: “¿Hasta cuándo llorarás por Saúl, ya que lo he rechazado como rey de Israel? Llena tu cuerno de aceite y vete. Te enviaré a Isaí, el betlemita, porque me he provisto de un rey entre sus hijos”.
2 And Samuel said: “How shall I go? For Saul will hear of it, and he will put me to death.” And the Lord said: “You shall take, by your hand, a calf from the herd. And you shall say, ‘I have arrived in order to immolate to the Lord.’
Samuel dijo: “¿Cómo puedo ir? Si Saúl se entera, me matará”. Yahvé dijo: “Toma una novilla contigo y di: ‘He venido a sacrificar a Yahvé’.
3 And you shall call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will reveal to you what you should do. And you shall anoint whomever I will indicate to you.”
Llama a Isaí al sacrificio, y yo te mostraré lo que debes hacer. Me ungirás al que yo te nombre”.
4 Therefore, Samuel did just as the Lord told him. And he went to Bethlehem, and the elders of the city wondered. And meeting him, they said, “Is your arrival peaceful?”
Samuel hizo lo que Yahvé había dicho y llegó a Belén. Los ancianos de la ciudad salieron a su encuentro temblando, y le dijeron: “¿Vienes en paz?”.
5 And he said: “It is peaceful. I have arrived in order to immolate to the Lord. Be sanctified, and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and he called them to the sacrifice.
Dijo: “Tranquilos; he venido a sacrificar a Yahvé. Santificaos y venid conmigo al sacrificio”. Santificó a Isaí y a sus hijos, y los llamó al sacrificio.
6 And when they had entered, he saw Eliab, and he said, “Could he be the Christ in the sight of the Lord?”
Cuando llegaron, miró a Eliab y dijo: “Ciertamente el ungido de Yahvé está delante de él.”
7 And the Lord said to Samuel: “You should not look with favor on his face, nor on the height of his stature. For I have rejected him. Neither do I judge by the appearance of a man. For man sees those things that are apparent, but the Lord beholds the heart.”
Pero Yahvé dijo a Samuel: “No te fijes en su rostro ni en la altura de su estatura, porque lo he rechazado; porque yo no veo como ve el hombre. Porque el hombre mira la apariencia exterior, pero Yahvé mira el corazón”.
8 And Jesse called Abinadab, and he brought him before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”
Entonces Isaí llamó a Abinadab y lo hizo pasar ante Samuel. Éste le dijo: “El Señor tampoco ha elegido a éste”.
9 Then Jesse brought Shammah. And he said about him, “And the Lord has not chosen this one.”
Luego Isaí hizo pasar a Shammah. Dijo: “Tampoco a éste lo ha elegido Yahvé”.
10 And so Jesse brought his seven sons before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.”
Isaí hizo pasar a siete de sus hijos ante Samuel. Samuel dijo a Isaí: “Yahvé no ha elegido a éstos”.
11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Could the sons now be completed?” But he responded, “There still remains a little one, and he pastures the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse: “Send and bring him. For we shall not recline to eat, until he arrives here.”
Samuel dijo a Isaí: “¿Están todos tus hijos aquí?” Dijo: “Todavía queda el más joven. He aquí que está guardando las ovejas”. Samuel dijo a Isaí: “Envía a buscarlo, porque no nos sentaremos hasta que venga”.
12 Therefore, he sent and brought him. Now he was ruddy, and beautiful to behold, and with a stately face. And the Lord said, “Rise up, anoint him! For it is he.”
Envió y lo hizo entrar. Ahora era rubicundo, de rostro apuesto y buena apariencia. Yahvé dijo: “¡Levántate! Ungidlo, porque éste es”.
13 Therefore, Samuel took the horn of oil, and he anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord was guiding David from that day and thereafter. And Samuel rose up, and he went away to Ramah.
Entonces Samuel tomó el cuerno de aceite y lo ungió en medio de sus hermanos. Entonces el Espíritu de Yahvé vino poderosamente sobre David desde aquel día. Samuel se levantó y se fue a Ramá.
14 But the Spirit of the Lord withdrew from Saul, and a wicked spirit from the Lord disturbed him.
El Espíritu de Yahvé se apartó de Saúl, y un espíritu maligno de Yahvé lo perturbó.
15 And the servants of Saul said to him: “Behold, an evil spirit from God disturbs you.
Los servidores de Saúl le dijeron: “Mira, un espíritu maligno de parte de Dios te perturba.
16 May our lord order, and your servants, who are before you, will seek a man skillful in playing a stringed instrument, so that when the evil spirit from the Lord assails you, he may play with his hand, and you may bear it more easily.”
Que nuestro señor ordene ahora a sus siervos que están delante de usted que busquen a un hombre que sepa tocar el arpa. Entonces, cuando el espíritu maligno de Dios esté sobre ti, él tocará con su mano, y tú estarás bien”.
17 And Saul said to his servants, “Then provide for me someone who can play well, and bring him to me.”
Saúl dijo a sus siervos: “Proporciónenme ahora un hombre que sepa tocar bien y tráiganmelo”.
18 And one of the servants, responding, said: “Behold, I have seen the son of Jesse of Bethlehem, a skillful player, and very strong and robust, a man fit for war, and prudent in words, a handsome man. And the Lord is with him.”
Uno de los jóvenes respondió y dijo: “He aquí que he visto a un hijo de Isaí, el de Belén, que es hábil en el juego, valiente, hombre de guerra, prudente en la palabra y apuesto; y Yahvé está con él.”
19 Therefore, Saul sent messengers to Jesse, saying, “Send to me your son David, who is in the pastures.”
Por eso Saúl envió mensajeros a Isaí y le dijo: “Envíame a tu hijo David, que está con las ovejas”.
20 And so, Jesse took a donkey laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid from one of the goats, and he sent them, by the hand of his son David, to Saul.
Isaí tomó un asno cargado de pan, un recipiente de vino y un cabrito, y los envió por medio de su hijo David a Saúl.
21 And David went to Saul, and stood before him. And he loved him exceedingly, and he made him his armor bearer.
David llegó a Saúl y se presentó ante él. Lo amaba mucho, y se convirtió en su portador de la armadura.
22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying: “Let David remain before my sight. For he has found favor in my eyes.”
Saúl envió a decir a Isaí: “Por favor, deja que David se presente ante mí, porque ha encontrado gracia ante mis ojos”.
23 And so, whenever the evil spirit from the Lord assailed Saul, David took up his stringed instrument, and he struck it with his hand, and Saul was refreshed and uplifted. For the evil spirit withdrew from him.
Cuando el espíritu de Dios estaba sobre Saúl, David tomó el arpa y tocó con su mano; así Saúl se refrescó y se puso bien, y el espíritu malo se alejó de él.
