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.
Y así que él hubo acabado de hablar con Saúl, el alma de Jonatán fue ligada con la de David, y lo 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.
Y Saúl le tomó aquel día, y no le dejó volver a casa de su padre.
3 Then David and Jonathan formed a pact. For he loved him like his own soul.
E hicieron alianza Jonatán y David, porque él 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.
Y Jonatán se desnudó la ropa que tenía sobre sí, y la dio a David, y otras ropas suyas, hasta su espada, y su arco, y su talabarte.
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 portaba prudentemente. Y Saúl lo hizo capitán de gente de guerra, y era acepto en los ojos de todo el pueblo, y en los ojos de los criados 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.
Y aconteció que cuando volvían ellos, cuando David volvió de matar al filisteo, salieron las mujeres de todas las ciudades de Israel cantando, y con danzas, con adufes, y con alegrías y panderos, a recibir al rey Saúl.
7 And the women sang, as they played, saying, “Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand.”
Y cantaban las mujeres que danzaban, y decían: Saúl hirió sus miles, y David sus diez miles.
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?”
Y se enojó Saúl en gran manera, y desagradó esta palabra en sus ojos, y dijo: A David dieron diez miles, y a mí miles; 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 miró de través a David.
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.
Otro día aconteció que el espíritu malo de parte de Dios tomó a Saúl, y profetizaba dentro de su casa; y David tañía con su mano como los otros días, y estaba una lanza a mano de Saúl.
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 arrojó Saúl la lanza, diciendo: Enclavaré a David en la pared. Y dos veces se apartó de él David.
12 And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, but he had withdrawn from Saul.
Mas Saúl se temía de David por cuanto el SEÑOR era con él, y se había apartado de Saúl.
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.
Lo apartó, pues, Saúl de sí, y le hizo capitán de mil; y salía y entraba delante del pueblo.
14 Also, David acted prudently in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
Y David se conducía prudentemente en todo lo que hacía, y el SEÑOR era con él.
15 And so, Saul saw that he was exceedingly prudent, and he began to be wary of him.
Y viendo Saúl que se portaba tan prudentemente, tenía temor de él.
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 él salía y entraba delante 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.”
Y dijo Saúl a David: He aquí yo te daré a Merab mi hija mayor por mujer; solamente que me seas hombre valiente, y hagas las guerras del SEÑOR. Mas Saúl decía en sí: No será mi mano contra él, mas la mano de los filisteos será contra él.
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?”
Y David respondió a Saúl: ¿Quién soy yo, o qué es mi vida, o la familia de mi padre en Israel, para ser 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.
Y venido el tiempo en que Merab, hija de Saúl, se había de dar a David, 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 Mical la otra hija de Saúl amaba a David; y fue dicho a Saúl, lo cual agradó en sus ojos.
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 Saúl dijo en sí: Yo se la daré, para que le sea por lazo, y para que la mano de los filisteos sea contra él. Dijo, pues, Saúl a David: Con la otra serás mi yerno hoy.
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 mandó Saúl a sus criados: Hablad en secreto a David, diciéndole: He aquí, el rey te ama, y todos sus criados te quieren bien; 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.”
Y los criados de Saúl hablaron estas palabras a los oídos de David. Y David dijo: ¿Os parece a vosotros que es poco ser yerno del rey, siendo yo un hombre pobre y de ninguna estima?
24 And the servants reported to Saul, saying, “David has spoken words in this manner.”
Y los criados de Saúl le dieron la respuesta diciendo: Tales palabras ha dicho 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.
Y Saúl dijo: Decid así a David: No está el contentamiento del rey en la dote, sino en cien prepucios de filisteos, para que sea tomada venganza de los enemigos del rey. Mas Saúl pensaba echar a David en 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.
Y cuando sus criados declararon a David estas palabras, agradó la cosa en los ojos de David, para ser yerno del rey. Y como el plazo no era aún cumplido,
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 partió con sus varones, e hirió doscientos hombres de los filisteos; y trajo David los prepucios de ellos, y los entregaron todos al rey, para que él fuese hecho yerno del rey. Y Saúl le dio a su hija Mical por mujer.
28 And Saul saw and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved him.
Pero Saúl, viendo y considerando que el SEÑOR era con David, y que su hija Mical lo amaba,
29 And Saul began to fear David all the more. And Saul became the enemy of David, every day.
tuvo más temor de David; y fue Saúl 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.
Y salían los príncipes de los filisteos; y cuando ellos salían, se portaba David más prudentemente que todos los siervos de Saúl; y era su nombre muy ilustre.
