1 Samuel 18
1 And it happened that, when he had completed speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan adhered to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him like his own soul.
Cuando David acabó de hablar con Saúl, el alma de Jonatán quedó unida estrechamente con el alma de David; y le amó Jonatán como a su propia alma.
2 And Saul took him that day, and would not permit him to return to his father’s house.
Tomó Saúl a David aquel día consigo, y no le permitió que volviese a casa de su padre.
3 Then David and Jonathan formed a pact. For he loved him like his own soul.
E hizo Jonatán pacto con David, porque le amaba como a su propia alma.
4 And Jonathan took off the coat that he was wearing, and he gave it to David, with the rest of his garments, even to his sword and bow, and even his belt.
Jonatán se quitó el manto que vestía y se lo dio a David, así como su armadura, su espada, su arco y aun su cinturón.
5 Also, David went out to do everything whatsoever that Saul sent him to do, and he conducted himself prudently. And Saul set him over men of war. And he was acceptable in the eyes of the entire people, and most of all in the sight of the servants of Saul.
Y salía David a dondequiera que Saúl le enviaba y se comportaba con prudencia, de modo que Saúl le dio un cargo al frente de las tropas. Así agradó a todo el pueblo, y también a los servidores de Saúl.
6 Now when David returned, after he had struck down the Philistine, the women went out, from all the cities of Israel, leading the singing and dancing, rejoicing with timbrels and bells, so as to meet king Saul.
Cuando, después de la muerte del filisteo por mano de David (las tropas) volvieron, salieron las mujeres de todas las ciudades de Israel, cantando y danzando, para recibir al rey Saúl, con tamboriles, con júbilo y con triángulos.
7 And the women sang, as they played, saying, “Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand.”
Las mujeres danzaban y cantaban alternando, diciendo: “Saúl mató sus mil, mas David sus diez mil.”
8 Then Saul became exceedingly angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes. And he said: “They have given David ten thousand, and to me they gave only one thousand. What is left for him, except the kingdom itself?”
Entonces Saúl se irritó en gran manera, y tuvo por ello un gran disgusto. Decía: “A David le dan diez mil, y a mí (solamente) mil. No le falta más que el reino.”
9 Therefore, Saul did not regard David with a good eye, from that day and thereafter.
Y desde aquel día Saúl miraba a David con malos ojos.
10 Then, on the next day, the evil spirit from God assailed Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand, just as at every other time. And Saul held a lance in his hand.
Al otro día vino sobre Saúl un espíritu malo enviado por Dios, de manera que tuvo un ataque de rabia en su misma casa. David tañía como los otros días, en tanto que Saúl tenía la lanza en su mano.
11 And he threw it, thinking that he would be able to fix David to the wall. And David stepped aside twice, from before his face.
Y arrojo Saúl la lanza, diciéndose: “Clavaré a David en la pared.” Pero David hurtó el cuerpo por dos cuerpos delante de él.
12 And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, but he had withdrawn from Saul.
Temió, pues, Saúl a David; porque Yahvé estaba con este, en cambio de Saúl se había apartado.
13 Therefore, Saul sent him away from himself, and he made him tribune over one thousand men. And he entered and departed in the sight of the people.
Por eso Saúl le apartó de sí, haciéndolo jefe de mil hombres; y David salía y entraba frente al pueblo.
14 Also, David acted prudently in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
David obró en todas sus empresas con prudencia, pues Yahvé estaba con él.
15 And so, Saul saw that he was exceedingly prudent, and he began to be wary of him.
Sin embargo Saúl, al ver que obraba con gran prudencia, le tenía miedo.
16 But all of Israel and Judah loved David. For he entered and departed before them.
Mas todo Israel y Judá amaba a David, porque salía y entraba al frente de ellos.
17 And Saul said to David: “Behold, my elder daughter, Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be a valiant man, and fight the wars of the Lord.” Now Saul was considering within himself, saying, “Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hands of the Philistines be upon him.”
Saúl dijo a David: “Mira, te daré a Merob, mi hija mayor, por mujer, pero que me seas valiente, y pelees las batallas de Yahvé.” Mas para sí decía Saúl: “No venga mi mano sobre él, sino venga sobre él la mano de los filisteos.”
18 Then David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life, and what is my father’s kinship within Israel, that I should be the son-in-law of the king?”
Respondió David a Saúl: “¿Quién soy yo, y cuál es mi vida, y la familia de mi padre en Israel, para que sea yo yerno del rey?”
19 Then it happened that, at the time when Merab, the daughter of Saul, was to be given to David, she was given to Adriel, the Meholathite, as wife.
Pero cuando (Saúl) tuvo que dar su hija Merob a David, resultó que fue dada por mujer a Adriel meholatita.
20 Now Michal, the other daughter of Saul, loved David. And this was reported to Saul, and it pleased him.
Mas Micol, (otra) hija de Saúl, amaba a David, y se lo dijo a Saúl, lo cual le pareció bien.
21 And Saul said, “I will give her to him, so that she may be a stumbling block to him, and so that the hand of the Philistines may be upon him.” And Saul said to David, “In two things, you shall be my son-in-law today.”
Y dijo Saúl: “Se la daré para que le sirva de lazo y venga sobre él la mano de los filisteos.” Dijo, pues, Saúl a David: “Por segunda vez podrás hacerte ahora mi yerno.”
22 And Saul commanded his servants to speak to David privately, saying: “Behold, you are pleasing to the king, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, be the son-in-law of the king.”
Y dio Saúl esta orden a sus siervos: “Hablad con David en secreto, diciendo: «Mira, el rey te estima, y todos sus servidores te aman; sé pues yerno del rey».”
23 And the servants of Saul spoke all these words to the ears of David. And David said: “Does it seem a small matter to you, to be the son-in-law of the king? I am but a poor and unimportant man.”
Los servidores de Saúl hablaron así a David; y respondió David: “¿Os parece poca cosa ser yerno del rey, siendo yo un hombre pobre y de humilde condición?”
24 And the servants reported to Saul, saying, “David has spoken words in this manner.”
Los servidores de Saúl se lo refirieron a este, diciendo: “Esta es la respuesta que nos dio David.”
25 Then Saul said, “Speak in this way to David: The king does not have need of any dowry, but only one hundred foreskins from the Philistine men, so that he may be vindicated from the enemies of the king.” So did Saul think to deliver David into the hands of the Philistines.
Entonces dijo Saúl: “Así diréis a David: «El rey no desea dote alguna; solo (exige) cien prepucios de filisteos, para vengarse de los enemigos del rey».” Mas Saúl pensaba hacer caer a David por manos de los filisteos.
26 And when his servants had repeated to David the words that Saul had spoken, the word was pleasing in the eyes of David, so that he would become son-in-law of the king.
Sus servidores dijeron estas palabras a David, al cual pareció bien esta condición para ser yerno del rey. Antes de haber vencido el plazo,
27 And after a few days, David, rising up, went with the men who were under him, and he struck down two hundred men of the Philistines. And he brought their foreskins, and he counted them out for the king, so that he might be his son-in-law. And so, Saul gave to him his daughter Michal as wife.
se levantó David y marchó, él con sus hombres, y mató a doscientos filisteos, y trayendo los prepucios los entregó en número completo al rey, para ser yerno del mismo. Y este le dio su hija Micol por mujer.
28 And Saul saw and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved him.
Y vio Saúl claramente que Yahvé estaba con David; además, Micol, su hija, le amaba.
29 And Saul began to fear David all the more. And Saul became the enemy of David, every day.
Por eso Saúl tuvo cada vez más miedo de David y no dejó de ser enemigo de David todos los días.
30 And the leaders of the Philistines departed. And from the beginning of their departure, David conducted himself more prudently than all the servants of Saul, and his name became exceedingly celebrated.
Cada vez que los príncipes de los filisteos salían a campaña, David mostraba más prudencia que todos los servidores de Saúl, por lo cual se hizo muy célebre su nombre.
