1 Samuel 18
1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit on 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 on that day, and would not permit him to go home to his father's house.
Ese día Saúl lo apresó y no lo dejó volver a la casa de su padre.
3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because of his loving 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 he had upon him, and gave it to David, and likewise his garments, 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 out; whithersoever Saul used to send him, he was successful; and Saul set him over the men of war; and he was accepted in the eyes of all the people, and also in the eyes of the servants of Saul.
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 home, when David returned from smiting the Philistines, that the women came forth out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambourines, 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 that played answered one another, and said, Saul hath slain 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 this saying was displeasing in his eyes; and he said, They have given unto David ten thousands, and to me they have given the thousands: and all that he lacketh now yet is only 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 looked jealous on David from that day and forward.
Saúl vigiló a David desde ese día en adelante.
10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came suddenly over Saul, and he spoke foolish things in the midst of the house: while David was playing with his hand, as on previous days; and the spear was in the hand of Saul.
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 he thought, I will strike David through even on the wall. And David turned aside out of his presence 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 the Lord was with him, and from Saul he was departed.
Saúl tenía miedo de David, porque Yahvé estaba con él y se había alejado de Saúl.
13 Therefore Saul removed him from himself, 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 was successful on all his ways; and the Lord was with him.
David se comportó sabiamente en todos sus caminos, y el Señor estaba con él.
15 And when Saul saw that he was very successful, he was in dread of him.
Cuando Saúl vio que se comportaba con mucha sabiduría, le tuvo miedo.
16 But all Israel and Judah loved David; because 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, here is my eldest daughter Merab, her will I give to thee for wife: only be thou unto me a man of valor, and fight the Lord's battles. And Saul thought, Let not my hand be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against 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 unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, [or] my father's family in Israel, that I should be a 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 But it happened at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto 'Adriel the Mecholathite for 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 it to Saul, and the thing was right in his eyes.
Mical, hija de Saúl, amaba a David; se lo contaron a Saúl, y el asunto le agradó.
21 And Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may become unto him a snare, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Through the second shalt thou this day become my son-in-law.
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 to David secretly, saying, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee; and now thou must become 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 the servants of Saul spoke in the ears of David these words. And David said, Doth it seem so light in your eyes to become the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and of light esteem?
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, Words such as these David hath spoken.
Los sirvientes de Saúl le dijeron: “David habló así”.
25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged on the king's enemies. But Saul thought to cause David to 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 when his servants told David these words, the thing was pleasing in the eyes of David to become the king's son-in-law: and the days were not complete,
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 counted them out in full to the king, that he might become the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter for 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 understood that the Lord 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 all the time.
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 was more successful than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was highly prized.
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.
