1 Samuel 13
1 Saul was no longer a young man when he became the king. He ruled Israel for 42 years.
Reino Saúl por un año. Y cuando cumplió dos años de reinado.
2 [Several years after he became king], he chose three thousand men from the Israeli army to go with him [to fight the Philistines]. Then he sent the other soldiers back home. Of the men he chose, 2,000 stayed with Saul at Micmash and in the hilly area near Bethel, and 1,000 stayed with [Saul’s son] Jonathan at Gibeah, in the area where the descendants of Benjamin lived.
Entonces Saúl tomó para sí tres mil hombres de Israel, de los cuales mantuvo dos mil con él en Micmas y en la montaña de Betel, y mil estaban con Jonatán en Guibea, en la tierra de Benjamín: El resto de las personas ordenó que se fueran a sus campamentos.
3 Jonathan [and the men who were with him] attacked the Philistine soldiers who were camped at Geba. The [other] Philistines heard about that. [So Saul realized that the army of Philistia would probably come to fight the Israelis again]. So Saul [sent messengers to] blow trumpets throughout Israel [to gather the people together and] proclaim to them, “All you Hebrews need to hear [that now the Philistines will start a war with us]!”
Y Jonatán atacó a la fuerza armada de los filisteos estacionados en Guibea; y se dio a los filisteos la noticia de que los hebreos se volvían contra ellos. Y Saúl hizo sonar un cuerno por toda la tierra,
4 The messengers told the rest of the army to gather together with Saul at Gilgal. And all the people in Israel heard the news. People were saying, “Saul’s army has attacked the Philistine camp, with the result that now the Philistines hate us Israelis very much.”
Y todo Israel tenía la noticia de que Saúl había atacado a los filisteos, y que Israel era odiado por los filisteos. Y la gente se unió después de Saúl a Gilgal.
5 The Philistines gathered together and were given equipment to fight the Israelis. The Philistines had 3,000 chariots, and 6,000 chariot-drivers. Their soldiers [seemed to be as many] as grains of sand on the seashore [HYP]. They went up and set up their tents at Micmash, to the east of Beth-Aven ([which means ‘house of wickedness’, and really referred to Bethel town]).
Y los filisteos se juntaron para hacer la guerra a Israel, tres mil carruajes de guerra, seis mil jinetes y un ejército de personas numerosas como la arena del mar; subieron y tomaron su posición en Micmas, al al este de Bet-aven.
6 The Philistines attacked the Israelis very strongly, and the Israeli soldiers realized that they were in a very bad situation. So many of the Israeli soldiers hid in caves and holes in the ground, or among the rocks, or in pits, or in wells.
Cuando los hombres de Israel vieron el peligro en el que se encontraban, (porque la gente estaba preocupada), se cubrieron en las grietas de las laderas y en los bosques y en las rocas, los hoyos y los huecos.
7 Some of them crossed the Jordan River at a place where it was very shallow. Then they went to the area where the descendants of Gad lived and to [the] Gilead [region]. But Saul stayed at Gilgal. All the soldiers who were with him were shaking [because they were so afraid].
Y gran parte de la gente había pasado el Jordán a la tierra de Gad y de Galaad; pero Saúl todavía estaba en Gilgal, y toda la gente lo siguió temblando de miedo.
8 Saul waited seven days, which was the number of days that Samuel had told him to wait for him. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal [during that time], so many of the men in Saul’s army began to leave him and run away.
Y siguió esperando allí durante siete días, el tiempo fijado por Samuel, pero Samuel no vino a Gilgal; y la gente empezaba a alejarse de él.
9 So Saul said to the soldiers, “Bring to me an animal to be completely burned [on the altar] and one for the offering to enable us to maintain fellowship [with God].” [So the men did that].
Entonces Saúl dijo: Ven, dame el holocausto y las ofrendas de paz. E hizo una ofrenda quemada al Señor.
10 And just as he was finished burning those offerings, Samuel arrived. Saul went to greet him.
Y cuando terminó la ofrenda quemada, vino Samuel; y Saúl salió a verlo y le dio una bendición.
11 Samuel [saw what Saul had done, and he] said to Saul, “Why have you done this?” Saul replied, “I saw that my men were leaving me and running away, and that you did not come here during the time that you said that you would come, and that the Philistine army was gathering together at Micmash.
Y Samuel dijo: ¿Qué has hecho? Y Saúl dijo: Porque vi que la gente se estaba alejando de mí, y tú no habías venido en el tiempo que se había fijado, y los filisteos se habían reunido en Micmas;
12 “So I thought, ‘The Philistine army is going to attack us here at Gilgal, and I have not yet asked Yahweh to bless/help us.’ So I felt it was necessary to offer the burnt offerings [to seek God’s blessings].”
Dije: Ahora los filisteos bajarán sobre mí en Gilgal, y no he orado pidiendo ayuda al Señor; así que, me vi forzado a hacerlo, hice una ofrenda quemada.
13 Samuel replied, “What you did was very foolish! You have not obeyed what Yahweh, your God, commanded [about sacrifices]. If you had obeyed him, God would have allowed you and your descendants to rule [Israel] for a long time.
Entonces Samuel dijo a Saúl: Has hecho una estupidez: no guardaste las reglas que el SEÑOR tu Dios te dio; El propósito del Señor era hacer que tu reinado sobre Israel fuera segura para siempre.
14 But now [because of what you have done, you will die, and after you die, ] none of your descendants will rule. Yahweh is seeking for a man [to be king] who will be just the kind of person that he wants him to be, so that he can appoint him to be the leader of his people. Yahweh will do this because you have not obeyed what he commanded.”
Pero ahora tu reinado no continuará: el Señor buscara un hombre que le agrade en todo sentido conforme a su corazón, le dará el lugar de gobernante sobre su pueblo, porque no has hecho lo que el Señor Te dio órdenes de hacer.
15 Then Samuel left Gilgal and went up to Gibeah. Saul stayed at Gilgal with his soldiers. There were only about 600 of them left [who had not run away].
Luego subió Samuel de Gilgal y el resto de la gente subió después de Saúl contra los hombres de guerra, y vinieron de Gilgal a Gibeah en la tierra de Benjamín: y Saúl tomó el número de las personas que estaban Con él, unos seiscientos hombres.
16 Saul and his son Jonathan and the soldiers who were with them went to Geba [city] in the area of the tribe of Benjamin [and set up their tents there]. The Philistine army set up their tents at Micmash.
Y Saúl, con su hijo Jonatán y la gente que estaba con ellos, esperaba en Geba, en la tierra de Benjamín, pero las tiendas de los filisteos estaban en Micmas.
17 Three groups of Philistia men soon left the place where their army was staying, and went and (raided the Israeli towns/attacked the Israelis and took their possessions). One group went [north] toward Ophrah [city] in [the] Shual [region].
Y tres escuadrones de hombres salieron de los filisteos para destruir la tierra; Un y escuadrón pasó por el camino que va a Ofra, a la tierra de Sual.
18 One group went [west] to Beth-Horon [city]. The third group went toward the [Israeli] border, above Zeboim Valley, near the desert.
Y otro fue en dirección a Bet-horon; y otro fue por la colina mirando hacia el valle de Zeboim, en dirección al desierto.
19 At that time, there were no men in Israel who (were blacksmiths/could make things from iron). [The people of Philistia would not permit the Israelis to do that, because they were afraid that] they would make iron swords and spears for the Hebrews to fight with.
No había herrero en toda la tierra de Israel; porque los filisteos no lo permitían, Por temor a los hebreos se hicieran espadas o lanzas.
20 So [whenever the Israelis needed] to sharpen the blades of their plows, or picks, or axes, or sickles, they were forced to take those things to a Philistia man who could sharpen those things.
Pero todos los israelitas tenían que ir a los filisteos para afilar sus arados y azadones, hachas y hoces;
21 They needed to pay (one fourth of an ounce/8 grams) of silver for sharpening a plow, and (an eighth of an ounce/4 grams) of silver to sharpen an axe, or a sickle, or (an ox goad/a pointed rod to jab an ox to make it walk).
Se cobraba ocho gramos de plata para afilar, los instrumentos en sus arados, azadones, horquillas y hachas, y para poner puntas de hierro en sus varas de empuje de bueyes.
22 So [because the Israelis could not make weapons from iron], on the day that the Israelis fought [against the men of Philistia], Saul and Jonathan were the only Israeli men who had swords. None of the others had a sword; [they had only bows and arrows].
En el día de la pelea en Micmas, no se vio ni una espada ni una lanza en las manos de ninguna de las personas con Saúl y Jonatán: solo Saúl y su hijo Jonatán los tuvieron.
23 Before the battle started, some Philistia men went to (the pass/a narrow place between two cliffs) outside Micmash to guard it.
Y la fuerza armada de los filisteos salió al estrecho camino de Micmas.
