1 Samuel 18
1 And it came to pass, when he had ended speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Cuando terminó de hablar con Saúl, el alma de Jonatán se unió al alma de David, y Jonatán lo amó como a su propia alma.
2 And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father's house.
Ese día Saúl lo apresó y no lo dejó volver a la casa de su padre.
3 And Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
Entonces Jonatán y David hicieron un pacto, porque él lo amaba como a su propia alma.
4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his dress, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
Jonatán se despojó de la túnica que llevaba puesta y se la dio a David con sus ropas, incluyendo su espada, su arco y su faja.
5 And David went forth; whithersoever Saul sent him he prospered; and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
David salía a dondequiera que Saúl lo enviaba, y se comportaba con sabiduría; y Saúl lo puso al frente de los hombres de guerra. Fue bueno a los ojos de todo el pueblo, y también a los ojos de los servidores de Saúl.
6 And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambours, with joy, and with triangles.
Cuando David regresó de la matanza del filisteo, las mujeres salieron de todas las ciudades de Israel, cantando y bailando, a recibir al rey Saúl con panderetas, con alegría y con instrumentos de música.
7 And the women answered [one another] as they played, and said, Saul hath smitten his thousands, And David his ten thousands.
Las mujeres cantaban entre sí mientras tocaban, y decían “Saúl ha matado a sus miles, y David sus diez mil”.
8 And Saul was very wroth, and that saying was evil in his sight; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed the thousands; and [what] is there more for him but the kingdom?
Saúl se enojó mucho, y este dicho le desagradó. Dijo: “A David le han acreditado diez mil, y a mí sólo me han acreditado mil. ¿Qué más puede tener él sino el reino?”.
9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
Saúl vigiló a David desde ese día en adelante.
10 And it came to pass the next day that an evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house, but David played with his hand, as on other days; and the spear was in Saul's hand.
Al día siguiente, un espíritu maligno de Dios se apoderó poderosamente de Saúl, y profetizó en medio de la casa. David jugaba con su mano, como lo hacía cada día. Saúl tenía su lanza en la mano;
11 And Saul cast the spear, and thought, I will smite David and the wall. But David turned away from him twice.
y Saúl arrojó la lanza, pues dijo: “¡Clavaré a David contra la pared!” David escapó de su presencia dos veces.
12 And Saul was afraid of David, because Jehovah was with him, and had departed from Saul.
Saúl tenía miedo de David, porque Yahvé estaba con él y se había alejado de Saúl.
13 And Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
Por eso Saúl lo apartó de su presencia y lo puso como jefe de mil, y salió y entró delante del pueblo.
14 And David prospered in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him.
David se comportó sabiamente en todos sus caminos, y el Señor estaba con él.
15 And Saul saw that he prospered well, and he stood in awe of him.
Cuando Saúl vio que se comportaba con mucha sabiduría, le tuvo miedo.
16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.
Pero todo Israel y Judá amaban a David, porque salía y entraba delante de ellos.
17 And Saul said to David, Behold my eldest daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife; only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah's battles. But Saul thought, My hand shall not be upon him, but the hand of the Philistines shall be upon him.
Saúl dijo a David: “He aquí mi hija mayor Merab. Te la daré como esposa. Sólo sé valiente para mí y lucha en las batallas de Yahvé”. Porque Saúl dijo: “No dejes que mi mano esté sobre él, sino que la mano de los filisteos esté sobre él”.
18 And David said to Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, [or] my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?
David dijo a Saúl: “¿Quién soy yo, y qué es mi vida, o la familia de mi padre en Israel, para que sea yerno del rey?”
19 And it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.
Pero en el momento en que Merab, la hija de Saúl, debía ser entregada a David, fue dada como esposa a Adriel el meholatí.
20 And Michal Saul's daughter loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing was right in his sight.
Mical, hija de Saúl, amaba a David; se lo contaron a Saúl, y el asunto le agradó.
21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be upon him. And Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time.
Saúl dijo: “Se la entregaré para que le sirva de lazo y para que la mano de los filisteos esté contra él”. Por eso Saúl dijo a David por segunda vez: “Hoy serás mi yerno”.
22 And Saul commanded his servants, Speak with David secretly, saying, Behold, the king has delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.
Saúl ordenó a sus siervos: “Hablen con David en secreto y díganle: ‘He aquí que el rey se complace en ti, y todos sus siervos te aman. Ahora, pues, sé el yerno del rey’”.
23 And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, Is it a light thing in your eyes to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
Los siervos de Saúl dijeron esas palabras a los oídos de David. David dijo: “¿Os parece poca cosa ser yerno del rey, ya que soy un hombre pobre y poco conocido?”.
24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner did David speak.
Los sirvientes de Saúl le dijeron: “David habló así”.
25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David: The king does not desire any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
Saúl dijo: “Dile a David que el rey no desea otra dote que cien prepucios de los filisteos, para vengarse de los enemigos del rey”. Entonces Saúl pensó que haría caer a David por mano de los filisteos.
26 And his servants told David these words; and the thing was right in David's sight to be the king's son-in-law. And the days were not expired,
Cuando sus siervos le dijeron a David estas palabras, le pareció bien ser el yerno del rey. Antes del plazo,
27 when David arose and went, he and his men, and smote of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they delivered them in full to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.
David se levantó y fue, él y sus hombres, y mató a doscientos hombres de los filisteos. Entonces David trajo sus prepucios, y se los dieron en número completo al rey, para que fuera yerno del rey. Entonces Saúl le dio a su hija Mical como esposa.
28 And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
Saúl vio y supo que el Señor estaba con David, y Mical, la hija de Saúl, lo amaba.
29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David's enemy continually.
Saúl tenía aún más miedo de David, y Saúl era continuamente enemigo de David.
30 And the princes of the Philistines went forth; and it came to pass, whenever they went forth, that David succeeded better than all the servants of Saul; and his name was much esteemed.
Entonces salieron los príncipes de los filisteos; y cada vez que salían, David se comportaba con más sabiduría que todos los siervos de Saúl, de modo que su nombre era muy estimado.
