1 Samuel 30
1 And it came to pass, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that, the Amalekites, had made a raid into the South, and into Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
Tres días después, David y sus hombres llegaron de nuevo a Siclag. Unos amalecitas habían hecho una incursión en el Néguev y en Siclag. Habían atacado Siclag y la habían incendiado.
2 and had taken captive the women and all who were therein, from small even unto great, they had not put one to death, —but had driven them forth, and gone their way.
Habían capturado a las mujeres y a todos los demás allí, jóvenes y ancianos. No habían matado a nadie, pero se llevaron a todos con ellos al marcharse.
3 So, when David and his men came to the city, lo! it was burnt with fire, —and, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, had been taken captive.
Cuando David y sus hombres volvieron a la ciudad, la encontraron quemada hasta los cimientos, y a sus mujeres e hijos capturados.
4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice, and wept, —until they had no more strength to weep.
David y sus hombres lloraron a gritos hasta no poder más.
5 And, the two wives of David, had been taken captive, —Ahinoam, the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Las dos esposas de David también habían sido tomadas como prisioneras: Ahinoam, de Jezreel, y Abigail, la viuda de Nabal, de Carmel.
6 And David was in sore distress, for the people had spoken of stoning him, because the souls of all the people were embittered, every man for his own sons and for his own daughters, —but David emboldened himself in Yahweh his God.
David estaba en un gran apuro, porque los hombres estaban tan molestos por la pérdida de sus hijos que empezaron a hablar de apedrearlo. Pero confiando en el Señor, su Dios,
7 Then said David to Abiathar the priest, son of Ahimelech, Do bring near me, I pray thee, the ephod. So Abiathar brought near the ephod, unto David.
David fue a ver al sacerdote Abiatar, hijo de Ahimelec, y le dijo: “Tráeme el efod”. Y Abiatar se lo trajo.
8 And David enquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? shall I overtake it? And he said unto him: Pursue, for thou shalt, overtake, and thou shalt, rescue.
Entonces David le preguntó al Señor: “¿Debo perseguir a estos asaltantes? ¿Los alcanzaré?” “Sí, persíguelos”, contestó el Señor, “porque definitivamente los alcanzarás y rescatarás a los prisioneros”.
9 So David went, he, and the six hundred men, who were with him, and they came in as far as the ravine of Besor, —where, they who had to be left behind, stayed.
David y seiscientos de sus hombres partieron hacia el valle de Besor.
10 But David pursued, he. and four hundred men, —but the two hundred men stayed, because they were too wearied to cross over the ravine of Besor.
Doscientos de ellos se quedaron allí porque estaban demasiado cansados para cruzar el valle, mientras que David siguió adelante con cuatrocientos hombres.
11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and took him unto David, —and gave him food, and he did eat, and they gave him water to drink;
Se encontraron con un egipcio en el campo y se lo llevaron a David. Le dieron de comer y de beber.
12 and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two cakes of raisins, and, when he had eaten, his spirit came back unto him, —for he had neither eaten food, nor drunk water, three days and three nights.
También le dieron un trozo de una torta de higos y dos tortas de pasas. Se los comió y se recuperó, porque llevaba tres días y tres noches sin comer ni beber.
13 Then David said to him—Whose art thou? and whence art thou? And he said, A young man of Egypt, am I, servant to an Amalekite, and my lord left me behind, because I fell sick, three days ago.
“¿De quién eres esclavo y de dónde vienes?” le preguntó David. “Soy egipcio – respondió –, esclavo de un amalecita. Mi amo me abandonó hace tres días cuando me enfermé.
14 As for us, we invaded the South of the Cherithites, and against that which pertaineth unto Judah, and against the South of Caleb, —and, Ziklag, burned we with fire.
Asaltamos a los queretanos en el Neguev, así como la parte que pertenece a Judá y el Neguev de Caleb. También quemamos Siclag”.
15 And David said unto him, Wilt thou bring me down unto this troop? And he said—Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt not put me to death, neither wilt thou surrender me into the hand of my lord, and I will bring thee down unto this troop.
“¿Puedes guiarme hasta esos asaltantes?” preguntó David. “Si me juras por Dios que no me matarás ni me entregarás a mi amo, entonces te llevaré hasta ellos”, respondió el hombre.
16 So he brought him down, and lo! they were left to themselves over the face of all the land, —eating, and drinking, and dancing around, for all the great spoil which they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
Entonces llevó a David hasta donde los amalecitas, quienes estaban esparcidos por todo el lugar, comiendo, bebiendo y bailando debido al gran botín que habían tomado de las tierras de los filisteos y de Judá.
17 And David smote them, from the closing twilight even unto the evening of the next day, —and there escaped not of them a man, save four hundred young men who rode upon camels, and fled.
David los atacó desde el atardecer hasta la noche siguiente. Nadie escapó, excepto cuatrocientos hombres que lograron huir, montados en camellos.
18 And David rescued all whom the Amalekites had taken, —his two wives also, did David rescue;
David recuperó todo lo que los amalecitas habían tomado, incluidas sus dos esposas.
19 and there was nothing missing to them—whether small or great, whether spoil, or sons or daughters, or, any thing which they had taken unto themselves, —the whole, did David recover.
Todo fue contabilizado: todos los adultos y niños, así como todo el botín que los amalecitas habían tomado. David recuperó todo.
20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, —they drave them before those other cattle, and they said, This, is David’s spoil.
También recuperó todos los rebaños y manadas. Sus hombres los llevaron por delante del resto del ganado, gritando: “¡Este es el botín de David!”.
21 And David came unto the two hundred men, who had been too wearied to follow David, and whom they had suffered to remain at the ravine of Besor, —and they came forth to meet David, and to meet the people who were with him, and when David came near unto the people, they enquired of his success.
Cuando David recuperó a los doscientos hombres que habían estado demasiado cansados para seguir con él desde el valle de Besor, salieron a recibirlo a él y a los hombres que lo acompañaban. Cuando David se acercó a los hombres para saludarlos,
22 Then responded every man who was bad and abandoned, from among the men who had been with David, and said—Because they went not with me there shall not be given them of the spoil that we have rescued, —save, to every man, his wife and his children, let them put them forth, then, and go.
todos los hombres desagradables y buenos para nada de los que habían ido con David dijeron: “Ellos no estaban con nosotros, así que no compartiremos el botín que tomamos, excepto para devolverles a sus esposas e hijos. Que los tomen y se vayan”.
23 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, —with that which Yahweh hath given to us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.
Pero David intervino diciendo: “No, hermanos míos, no deben hacer esto con lo que el Señor nos ha dado. Él nos ha protegido y nos ha entregado a los asaltantes que nos habían atacado.
24 Who indeed, could hearken unto you, in this mutter? Surely, like the share of him that went down into the battle, even, so, shall be the share of him that remained by the stores—alike, shall they share.
¿Quién los va a escuchar cuando digan tales cosas? La parte que reciban los que fueron a la batalla será la misma que la de los que se quedaron para guardar las provisiones”.
25 And so it came to pass, from that day forward, that he appointed it, for a statute and for a custom unto Israel, until this day.
David hizo que esta fuera la regla y norma para Israel desde ese día hasta ahora.
26 And, when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil, unto the elders of Judah, unto his friends, saying, —Lo! for you, a blessing, out of the spoil of the enemies of Yahweh:
Cuando David regresó a Siclag, envió parte del botín a cada uno de sus amigos entre los ancianos de Judá, diciendo: “Aquí tienen un regalo para ustedes del botín de los enemigos del Señor”.
27 to them who were in Bethel, and to them who were in Ramoth of the South, and to them who were in Jattir,
David lo envió a los que vivían en Betuel, Ramot Néguev, Jattir,
28 and to them who were in Aroer, and to them who were in Siphmoth, and to them who were in Eshtemoa,
Aroer, Sifmot, Eshtemoa,
29 and to them who were in Racal, and to them who were in the cities of the Jerameelites, and to them who were in the cities of the Kenites,
Racal, y las ciudades de los jeraelitas y ceneos,
30 and to them who were in Hormah, and to them who were in Cor-ashan, and to them who were in Athach,
Hormah, Bor-ashan, Athach,
31 and to them who were in Hebron, —and to all the places where David had been to and fro, he and his men.
Hebrón: todos los lugares a los que David y sus hombres habían ido.
