1 Samuel 21
1 Then David went into Nob, to the priest Ahimelech. And Ahimelech was astonished that David had arrived. And he said to him, “Why are you alone, and no one is with you?”
Entonces David fue a Nob, a Ahimelec el sacerdote. Ahimelec salió tembloroso a recibir a David y le dijo: ¿Por qué estás solo, y nadie está contigo?
2 And David said to the priest Ahimelech: “The king has instructed to me a word, and he said: ‘Let no one know the matter about which you have been sent by me, and what type of instructions I have given to you. For I have also summoned servants to one and another place.’
David respondió al sacerdote Ahimelec: El rey me encomendó un asunto y me dijo: Nadie sepa del asunto al cual te envío y que te ordené. Y yo convine reunirme con los jóvenes en cierto lugar.
3 Now therefore, if you have anything at hand, even five loaves of bread, or whatever you may find, give it to me.”
Ahora pues, ¿qué tienes a mano? Dame cinco panes o lo que tengas.
4 And the priest, responding to David, said to him: “I have no common bread at hand, but only holy bread. Are the young men clean, especially from women?”
El sacerdote respondió: No hay pan común a mano, pero hay pan consagrado, solo si los jóvenes se abstuvieron de mujeres.
5 And David responded to the priest, and said to him: “Indeed, as concerns being with women, we have abstained since yesterday and the day before, when we departed, and so the vessels of the young men have been holy. And although, this journey has been defiled, it will also be sanctified today as concerns the vessels.”
David respondió al sacerdote: En verdad las mujeres estuvieron lejos de nosotros estos tres días. Cuando salí, los cuerpos de los jóvenes se santificaron, aunque no era más que un viaje común. ¡Cuánto más hoy cuando habrá pan santo en sus cuerpos!
6 Therefore, the priest gave to him sanctified bread. For there was no bread there, but only the bread of the Presence, which had been taken away from before the face of the Lord, so that fresh loaves might be set up.
Entonces el sacerdote le entregó lo consagrado, pues allí no había otro pan sino el Pan de la Presencia, que acababa de retirar de la Presencia de Yavé para sustituirlo por el pan caliente, como era costumbre.
7 Now a certain man among the servants of Saul was there on that day, inside the tabernacle of the Lord. And his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the most powerful among the shepherds of Saul.
Pero ese día uno de los esclavos de Saúl llamado Doeg edomita, jefe de los pastores de Saúl, se detuvo allí delante de Yavé.
8 Then David said to Ahimelech: “Do you have, here at hand, a spear or a sword? For I did not take my own sword, or my own weapons with me. For the word of the king was urgent.”
David dijo a Ahimelec: ¿No tienes aquí a mano una lanza o una espada? Porque no tomé mi espada ni mis armas en mi mano, porque la orden del rey era apremiante.
9 And the priest said: “Behold, here is the sword of Goliath, the Philistine, whom you struck down in the Valley of Terebinth. It is wrapped up in a cloak behind the ephod. If you wish to take this, take it. For there is nothing else here except this.” And David said, “There is nothing else like this, so give it to me.”
Y el sacerdote dijo: La espada de Goliat el filisteo, a quien mataste en el valle de Ela, está aquí envuelta en un paño detrás del efod. Si quieres tomarla, tómala, porque no hay otra sino ésa. Y David dijo: Ninguna como ésa. ¡Dámela!
10 And so, David rose up, and he fled on that day from the face of Saul. And he went to Achish, the king of Gath.
David se levantó y huyó ese día de la presencia de Saúl, y llegó adonde Aquís, rey de Gat.
11 And the servants of Achish, when they had seen David, said to him: “Is this not David, the king of the land? Were they not singing about him, while dancing, saying, ‘Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand?’”
Y los esclavos de Aquís le dijeron: ¿No es éste David, el rey de esta tierra? ¿No es éste de quien cantaban en las danzas: Saúl mató a sus miles, Y David, a sus diez miles?
12 Then David took these words to his heart, and he became exceedingly afraid before the face of Achish, the king of Gath.
David guardó esas palabras en su corazón y tuvo gran temor de Aquís, rey de Gat.
13 And he altered his mouth before them, and he slipped down between their hands. And he stumbled against the doors of the gate. And his spit flowed down his beard.
Así que se fingió demente ante ellos, y actuaba como loco en manos de ellos. Garabateaba en las hojas de la puerta y dejaba caer saliva por su barba.
14 And Achish said to his servants: “You saw that the man is insane. Why did you bring him to me?
Y Aquís dijo a sus esclavos: Aquí ven a un hombre que se porta como loco. ¿Por qué me lo traen?
15 Or do we have need of those who are mad, so that you would bring in this one, to behave madly in my presence? How did this man get into my house?”
¿Me faltan locos para que me traigan a éste a fin de que actúe como loco delante de mí? ¿Debe entrar éste en mi casa?
