1 Samuel 30
1 It happened, when David and his men had come to Ziklag on the third day, that Amalek had made a raid on the Negev, and on Ziklag, and had struck Ziklag, and burned it with fire,
Cuando al tercer día David y su gente llegaron a Siceleg, los amalecitas habían irrumpido en el Négueb y en Siceleg, y habían tomado a Siceleg y le pegaron fuego,
2 and had taken captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great. They did not kill any, but carried them off, and went their way.
llevándose cautivas a las mujeres que había en ella, y a chicos y grandes, pero sin matar a nadie. Llevándoselos (a todos) habían retomado el camino.
3 When David and his men came to the city, look, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captive.
Llegados David y sus hombres a la ciudad, la vieron quemada; y sus mujeres, sus hijos y sus hijas habían sido llevados cautivos.
4 Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
Entonces David la gente que estaba con él alzaron la voz, y lloraron hasta que se les acabaron las fuerzas para llorar.
5 David's two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
También las dos mujeres de David habían sido hechas cautivas: Ahinoam la jesreelita, y Abigail de Carmel, mujer de Nabal.
6 David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David strengthened himself in YHWH his God.
David se halló en grandes angustias, porque el pueblo hablaba de apedrearle; pues el espíritu de toda la gente estaba amargado, cada cual a causa de sus hijos y de sus hijas. Pero David se confortó en Yahvé, su Dios.
7 David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, "Please bring me here the ephod." Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
Y dijo David al sacerdote Abiatar, hijo de Aquimelec: “Tráeme el efod.” Trajo Abiatar el efod a David,
8 David inquired of YHWH, saying, "If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them?" He answered him, "Pursue; for you shall surely overtake them, and shall without fail recover all."
y David consultó a Yahvé, diciendo: “¿Perseguiré a estos salteadores? ¿Les daré alcance?” Y le respondió: “Persigue, porque de cierto los alcanzarás y recobrarás (lo robado).”
9 So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the Wadi Besor, where those who were left behind stayed.
Entonces David se puso en marcha, él y los seiscientos hombres que estaban con él, y llegaron al torrente Besor, donde se quedaron los rezagados.
10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they couldn't cross the Wadi Besor.
David continuó la persecución con cuatrocientos hombres, quedándose los doscientos hombres que estaban demasiado cansados para pasar el torrente Besor.
11 They found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink.
Hallaron en el campo un egipcio, al cual llevaron a David. Le dieron pan y comió, y le dieron de beber agua.
12 They gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins. When he had eaten, his spirit came again to him; for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
Le dieron también un trozo de torta de higos secos, y dos atados de pasas. Y cuando hubo comido, se recobró; pues no había comido pan, ni bebido agua, en tres días y tres noches.
13 David asked him, "To whom do you belong? Where are you from?" He said, "I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.
Preguntole David: “¿De quién eres y de dónde vienes?” Contestó: “Soy un esclavo egipcio que sirvo a un amalecita; hace tres días me abandonó mi amo, porque caí enfermo.
14 We made a raid on the Negev of the Kerethites, and on that which belongs to Judah, and on the Negev of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire."
Hicimos una incursión en la parte meridional de los cereteos y de Judá, y por el mediodía de Caleb; y hemos quemado a Siceleg.”
15 David said to him, "Will you bring me down to this troop?" He said, "Swear to me by God that you will neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this troop." And he swore to him.
Díjole David: “¿Podrás conducirme a donde están los salteadores?” Él respondió: “Júrame por Dios que no me matarás ni me entregarás en mano de mi amo, y yo te llevaré hasta esa gente.”
16 When he had brought him down, look, they were spread around over all the ground, eating, drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
Los condujo allá, y he aquí que (los amalecitas) se habían extendido sobre toda aquella región y estaban comiendo, bebiendo y haciendo fiesta, a causa de todo el gran botín que habían tomado de la tierra de los filisteos y de la tierra de Judá.
17 David struck them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day and he put them to death. Not a man of them escaped from there, except four hundred young men, who rode on camels and fled.
Y los derrotó David desde el crepúsculo hasta la tarde del día siguiente; y no escapó nadie de ellos, salvo cuatrocientos mozos que montados en camellos lograron huir.
18 He recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
David recobró todo cuanto los amalecitas habían robado, y rescató también a sus dos mujeres.
19 There was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor anything that they had taken to them. David brought back all.
No les faltó cosa alguna, ni chica ni grande, ni hijos ni hijas, ni nada del botín ni de cuanto les habían quitado. David lo recuperó todo.
20 He took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other livestock, and said, "This is David's spoil."
Además tomó David todo el ganado menor y mayor; y llevaron delante de él ese ganado, diciendo: “Este es el botín de David.”
21 David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom he also had made to stay at the Wadi Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people who were with him. And when David came near to the people, he greeted them.
Cuando David llegó a los doscientos hombres que habían estado demasiado cansados para seguir a David, y a quienes él había dejado junto al torrente Besor, salieron estos al encuentro de David y del pueblo que le acompañaba, y David se acercó a la gente y los saludó.
22 Then every wicked and worthless one of the men who had gone with David answered, and they said, "Because they did not go with us, we will not give them anything of the spoil that we have recovered, except to each man his wife and his children. And let them take them, and depart."
Entonces todos los malos y perversos de entre los hombres que habían seguido a David, comenzaron a decir: “Por cuanto no salieron con nosotros, no les daremos nada del botín que hemos rescatado, sino tan solo a cada hombre su mujer y sus hijos. ¡Que se los lleven y se vayan!”
23 Then David said, "You shall not do so after what YHWH has given to us, who has preserved us, and delivered into our hand the raiding party that came against us.
Pero David dijo: “No hagáis así, hermanos míos, con lo que Yahvé nos ha dado, ya que Él nos ha guardado y ha entregado en nuestras manos a los salteadores que se habían arrojado sobre nosotros.
24 So who will listen to you in this matter? For they are not inferior to you. For as his share is who goes down to the battle, so will his share be who remains with the supplies; they will share alike."
¿Quién podrá aprobar lo que proponéis?, porque la parte debe ser la misma para el que bajó al combate y para el que se quedó con el bagaje. Ambos participen por igual.”
25 It was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
Y fue así desde aquel día en adelante, y David lo puso por ley y estatuto en Israel, que subsiste hasta el día de hoy.
26 When David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah and to his friends, saying, "Look, a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of YHWH."
Llegado que hubo David a Siceleg, envió del botín a los ancianos de Judá, amigos suyos, diciendo: “Aquí tenéis un regalo del despojo de los enemigos de Yahvé.”
27 He sent it to those who were in Bethel, and to those who were in Ramath Negev, and to those who were in Jattir,
(Mandó también regalos) a los de Betul, a los de Ramot-Négueb, a los de Jatir,
28 and to those who were in Aroer, and to those who were in Siphmoth, and to those who were in Eshtemoa,
a los de Arara, a los de Sefomot, a los de Estemoa,
29 and to those who were in Racal, and to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those who were in the cities of the Kenizzites.
a los de Racal, a los de las ciudades de Jerameel, a los de las ciudades de los cineos,
30 and to those who were in Hormah, and to those who were in Bor Ashan, and to those who were in Athach,
a los de Horma, a los de Cor-Asán, a los de Atac,
31 and to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men used to stay.
los de Hebrón, y a todos los lugares que David y sus hombres habían frecuentado.
