1 Samuel 17
1 The Philistines gathered their army [to fight the Israeli army]. They gathered together near Socoh, in the area where the descendants of Judah lived. They set up their tents at Ephes-Dammim, which is between Socoh and Azekah.
Entonces los filisteos reunieron sus ejércitos para la guerra y se concentraron en Soco, que pertenece a Judá. Acamparon en Efes-damim entre Soco y Azeca.
2 Saul gathered the Israeli army near Elah Valley, and they set up their tents. Then they all took their places, ready to fight the Philistines.
Saúl y los hombres de Israel se reunieron y acamparon en el valle de Ela. Dispusieron la batalla contra los filisteos.
3 So the Philistine and Israeli armies faced each other. They were on two hills, with a valley between them.
Los filisteos estaban a un lado sobre una colina y los de Israel al frente de ellos sobre otra colina. El valle estaba entre ellos.
4 Then Goliath, from Gath [city], came out from the Philistine camp. He was a champion warrior/soldier. He was (over 9 feet/3 meters) tall.
De entre el campamento de los filisteos salió un retador llamado Goliat, de Gat, cuya altura era de 2,9 metros.
5 He wore a helmet made of bronze [to protect his head], and he wore a coat made of metal plates [to protect his body]. The coat weighed (125 pounds/56 kg.).
Llevaba un casco de bronce en la cabeza, e iba vestido con una cota de malla de bronce que pesaba cinco kilogramos.
6 He wore bronze guards/protectors on his legs. He had a long bronze dagger fastened on his back.
Sobre sus piernas llevaba grebas de hierro y una lanza de bronce sobre sus hombros.
7 He also had a big spear. It had a cord on it to enable him to throw it better (OR, which was as thick as a weaver’s beam). The tip of the spear was made of iron and weighed (15 pounds/almost 7 kg.). A soldier carrying a huge shield walked in front of him.
El asta de su lanza era como un rodillo de tejedores, y su punta pesaba 6,6 kilogramos. Su escudero iba delante de él.
8 Goliath stood there and shouted to the Israeli army, “Why are you all lined up for battle? I am the great Philistine [soldier], and I think [RHQ] you are [merely] Saul’s slaves. Choose one man to fight for all of you, and send him down here to me!
Se paró y gritó a los ejércitos de Israel: ¿Por qué salieron a alinearse en orden de batalla? ¿No soy yo un filisteo y ustedes son esclavos de Saúl? ¡Escójanse un hombre que baje contra mí!
9 If he fights with me and kills me, then my fellow Philistines will all be your slaves. But if I defeat him and kill him, then you Israelis will all be our slaves.
Si él puede pelear conmigo y me mata, entonces seremos sus esclavos. Pero si yo prevalezco contra él y lo mato, entonces ustedes serán nuestros esclavos y nos servirán.
10 I defy/challenge you men of the Israeli army. Send me a man who will fight with me!”
Y añadió el filisteo: Hoy yo desafío al ejército de Israel. ¡Denme un hombre para que luchemos!
11 When Saul and all the Israeli soldiers heard that, they were extremely terrified [DOU].
Cuando Saúl y todo Israel oyeron estas palabras del filisteo, se turbaron y tuvieron mucho temor.
12 David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was from the clan of Ephrath. He lived in Bethlehem, in the area where the descendants of Judah lived. Jesse had eight sons. When Saul [was king], Jesse had already become a very old man [DOU].
Ahora bien, David era hijo de un hombre efrateo de Belén de Judá, llamado Isaí, quien tenía ocho hijos. En los días de Saúl, ese anciano tenía edad muy avanzada.
13 Jesse’s three oldest sons, Eliab and Abinadab and Shammah, had gone with Saul to fight [the Philistines].
Los tres hijos mayores de Isaí habían ido a la guerra con Saúl. Los nombres de los tres hijos que fueron a la guerra eran: Eliab, el primogénito, Abinadab, el segundo, y Samá, el tercero.
14 David was Jesse’s youngest son. While his three oldest brothers were with Saul,
David era el menor. Fueron los tres mayores tras Saúl,
15 David went back and forth: Sometimes he went to Saul’s camp, and sometimes he stayed in Bethlehem to take care of his father’s sheep.
pero David se apartó de Saúl y volvió a apacentar el rebaño de su padre en Belén.
16 For 40 days Goliath came out from the Philistine camp and stood there [taunting the Israeli army/telling the Israelis to choose one man to fight with him]. He did it twice each day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
El filisteo salía por la mañana y por la tarde. Así lo hizo durante 40 días.
17 [One day], Jesse said to David, “Here is a sack of roasted grain and ten loaves of bread. Take these quickly to your [older] brothers.
Isaí dijo a su hijo David: Toma ahora una medida de este grano tostado y estos diez panes para tus hermanos. Llévalos pronto al campamento a tus hermanos.
18 And here are ten large chunks of cheese. Take them to their commander. And see how things are going with your [older] brothers. Then [if they are okay, ] bring back something to show they are all right.”
Lleva también estos diez quesos para el jefe de 1.000, y mira si tus hermanos están bien. Trae noticias de ellos,
19 His brothers were with Saul and all the other Israeli soldiers, camped alongside Elah Valley, [preparing to] fight the Philistines.
pues Saúl y ellos, y todos los hombres de Israel luchan contra los filisteos en el valle de Ela.
20 So David arranged for another shepherd to take care of the sheep. Early the next morning he took the food and went to the Israeli camp, as Jesse told him to do. He arrived there just as the Israeli soldiers were forming their ranks and going out to the battlefield. As they went, they were shouting a war cry.
Por la mañana, David se levantó temprano, y dejó el rebaño al cuidado de un guarda. Tomó [las provisiones] y fue como Isaí le mandó. Y llegó al campamento cuando el ejército salía en orden de batalla y daba el grito de guerra.
21 The Philistine army and the Israeli army stood [on the hillsides], facing each other, ready for the battle.
Se dispusieron en orden de batalla, tanto Israel como los filisteos, ejército contra ejército.
22 David gave the food to the man who was taking care of the war equipment. [He told him to take care of the food that he brought], and then he went and greeted his older brothers.
David dejó su carga en manos del guardián del equipo militar, corrió al frente de batalla y entró a saludar a sus hermanos.
23 While he was talking with them, he saw Goliath coming out from among the Philistine soldiers, shouting [to the Israelis], challenging them [to send a man to fight him]. David heard what Goliath was saying.
Mientras conversaba con ellos, ahí estaba el retador, el filisteo de Gat llamado Goliat, quien salía del ejército de los filisteos y habló las mismas palabras. Y David las oyó.
24 When all the Israeli soldiers saw Goliath, they were terrified and started to ran away.
Cuando todos los hombres de Israel veían a aquel hombre, huían de su presencia y tenían gran temor.
25 They were saying to each other, “Look at him coming up toward us! And listen to him as he defies us Israelis! The king says that he will give a big reward to whoever kills this man. He also says that he will give his daughter to that man for him to marry her, and that he will no longer require that man’s family to pay taxes.”
Los hombres de Israel decían: ¿Vieron a ese hombre que sale? Ciertamente sale para desafiar a Israel. Sucederá que al varón que lo mate, el rey lo enriquecerá con grandes riquezas, le dará su hija, y dará a la casa de su padre la excepción [de tributos] en Israel.
26 David talked to some of the men who were standing near him. He said, “What will be given to whoever kills this Philistine and frees us Israelis from this shame/disgrace? And who [does] this heathen Philistine [think he] is, defying/ridiculing the army that serves the all-powerful God?”
David preguntó a los varones que estaban junto a él: ¿Qué harán al hombre que venza a ese filisteo y quite la afrenta de Israel? Porque ¿quién es este filisteo incircunciso para que se enfrente a los escuadrones del ʼElohim viviente?
27 They told him the same thing that the other men had said, about what the king would do for anyone who killed Goliath.
El pueblo le respondió las mismas palabras: Así se hará al varón que lo mate.
28 But when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard David talking to the men, he was angry. He said to David, “Why have you come down here? Is someone taking care of those few sheep that you left in the desert? I know you are just a (smart-aleck/brat)! You just want to watch the battle!”
Eliab, su hermano mayor, lo oyó hablar con aquellos hombres y se encendió en ira contra David, y dijo: ¿Para qué viniste? ¿Con quién dejaste las pocas ovejas en la región despoblada? Yo conozco tu insolencia y la perversidad de tu corazón, porque viniste para mirar la batalla.
29 David replied, “Have I done something wrong? I was merely asking a question!”
David respondió: ¿Qué hice yo ahora? ¿No fue solo una pregunta?
30 Then he walked over to another man and asked him the same question, but the man gave him the same answer. Each time he asked someone, he received the same answer.
Se apartó de él hacia otro y preguntó lo mismo. Y el pueblo le respondió lo mismo que antes.
31 Finally, someone told king Saul what David had asked, and Saul sent someone to bring David to him.
Las palabras que David dijo le fueron referidas a Saúl, quien envió a llamarlo.
32 David told king Saul, “No one should (worry/become a coward) because of that Philistine man. I will go and fight with him!”
David dijo a Saúl: No desmaye el corazón de alguno por causa de él. Tu esclavo irá y peleará contra ese filisteo.
33 Saul said to David, “You are only a young man, and he has been a very capable soldier all his life. So you are not able to go and fight with him!”
Pero Saúl respondió a David: No podrás tú ir contra ese filisteo para pelear contra él, porque tú eres un muchacho, y él es guerrero desde su juventud.
34 David replied, “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep [for many years]. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried away a lamb,
Pero David respondió a Saúl: Tu esclavo es pastor de las ovejas de mi padre. Si viene un león o un oso y se lleva algún cordero del rebaño,
35 I went after the lion or the bear and attacked it and rescued the lamb from the wild animal’s mouth. Then I grabbed the animal by its jaw/throat and struck it and killed it.
salgo tras él, lo golpeo y lo rescato de su boca. Si me ataca, lo agarro por la quijada y lo golpeo hasta matarlo.
36 I have killed both lions and bears. And [I will do] the same to this heathen Philistine, because he has defied/ridiculed the army of the all-powerful God!
Sea león o sea oso, tu esclavo los mata. Este filisteo incircunciso será como uno de ellos, porque desafía a los escuadrones del ʼElohim viviente.
37 Yahweh has rescued me from paws of lions and bears, and he will rescue me from this Philistine!” Then Saul said to David, “All right, go [and fight him], and [I hope/desire] that Yahweh will help you!”
Y David añadió: Yavé, Quien me libró de las garras del león y de las garras del oso, Él también me librará de la mano de este filisteo. Entonces Saúl dijo a David: Vé, y Yavé sea contigo.
38 Then Saul gave to David his own clothes that he always wore in battles, and he gave him a bronze helmet and a coat made of metal plates.
Saúl vistió a David con sus propias ropas. Le colocó un casco de bronce en su cabeza y lo protegió con una coraza.
39 David [put these things on. Then he] fastened his sword over them, and tried to walk. But he could not walk, because he was not accustomed to wearing those things. So David said to Saul, “I cannot fight wearing all these things, because I am not accustomed to [wearing] them!” So he took them off.
Sobre la armadura le ató su propia espada. David intentó andar, porque nunca [las] había probado. Luego David dijo a Saúl: Con esto no puedo andar, porque no estoy entrenado. David se quitó todas aquellas cosas
40 Then he took his walking/shepherd’s stick, and he picked up five smooth stones from the brook/stream. He put them in the pouch of his shoulder-bag. Then he put his sling in his hand and started walking toward Goliath.
y tomó su cayado en la mano. Escogió cinco piedras lisas del arroyo, las echó en el zurrón y con su honda en su mano se acercó al filisteo.
41 Goliath walked toward David, with the soldier who was carrying his shield walking in front of him. When he got near David,
El filisteo caminaba y se acercaba a David, y su escudero iba delante de él.
42 he looked at David closely. He saw that David had a handsome face and healthy body, but that he was only a young man. So he sneered at David.
Cuando el filisteo miró y vio a David, lo despreció, porque era un joven rubio y de buen parecer.
43 He said to David, “Are you coming to me with a stick because [you think that] I am a dog?” Then he called out to his gods to harm David.
Y el filisteo preguntó a David: ¿Soy yo un perro para que vengas contra mí con palos? Y al invocar sus ʼelohim maldijo a David.
44 He said to David, “Come here to me, and I will [kill you and] give your dead body to the birds and wild animals to eat!”
El filisteo también dijo a David: ¡Ven a mí, y daré tu carne a las aves del cielo y a las bestias del campo!
45 David replied, “You are coming to me with a sword and a dagger and a spear. But I am coming to you (in the name/with the authority) of almighty Yahweh. He is the God whom the army of Israel [worships], and he is the God whom you have defied/ridiculed.
Entonces David respondió al filisteo: Tú vienes contra mí con espada y lanza larga y corta, pero yo voy contra ti en el Nombre de Yavé de las huestes, el ʼElohim de los escuadrones de Israel, a quien tú provocaste.
46 Today Yahweh will enable me to defeat you. I will strike you down and cut off your head. And [we Israelis will kill] many Philistine [soldiers and] give their bodies to the birds and wild animals to eat. And everyone in the world will [hear about it and] know that we Israeli people worship an [all-powerful] God.
Hoy Yavé te entregará en mis manos. Yo te heriré y te cortaré la cabeza. Entregaré los cadáveres del campamento de los filisteos a las aves del cielo y a las bestias de la tierra, para que toda la tierra sepa que hay ʼElohim en Israel,
47 And everyone here will know that Yahweh can rescue people without a sword or a spear. Yahweh always wins his battles, and he will enable us to defeat all of you [Philistines].”
y toda esta gente sepa que Yavé no salva con la espada y la lanza. Por cuanto esta batalla es de Yavé, Él los entregará en nuestras manos.
48 As Goliath came closer to attack David, David ran quickly toward him.
Sucedió que cuando el filisteo comenzó a andar para encontrarse con David, éste se apresuró y corrió hacia la línea de batalla contra el filisteo.
49 He put his hand into his shoulder-bag and took out one stone. He [put it in his sling and] hurled it toward Goliath. The stone hit Goliath on the forehead and penetrated his skull, and he fell face down onto the ground.
Al meter David su mano en el zurrón, sacó una piedra, la lanzó con la honda e hirió al filisteo en la frente. La piedra quedó clavada en la frente, y [él] cayó sobre su rostro en tierra.
50 Then David ran and stood over Goliath. He pulled Goliath’s sword from its sheath and killed him with it, and then cut off his head. In that way David defeated the Philistine without having his own sword. He used [only] a sling and a stone! When the other Philistines saw that their great warrior was dead, they ran away.
Así David, sin tener espada en su mano, prevaleció sobre el filisteo con una honda y una piedra. Hirió al filisteo y lo mató.
Entonces David corrió, se puso en pie sobre el filisteo, tomó la espada de éste, la sacó de su vaina y lo remató. Con ella le cortó la cabeza. Los filisteos, al ver a su caudillo muerto, huyeron.
52 The Israeli men shouted and ran after them. They pursued them all the way to Gath and to the gates of Ekron [city]. They struck them as they went, with the result that dead/wounded Philistines were lying on the road all the way from Shaaraim to Gath and Ekron [towns].
Entonces los hombres de Israel y de Judá se levantaron, gritaron y persiguieron a los filisteos hasta llegar al valle y las puertas de Ecrón. Los muertos de entre los filisteos estaban tendidos por el camino de Saraim, hasta Gat y Ecrón.
53 When the Israelis returned from chasing the Philistines, they (plundered/took everything from) the Philistine camp.
Los hijos de Israel se volvieron de perseguir a los filisteos y saquearon su campamento.
54 David later took the head of Goliath to Jerusalem, but he kept Goliath’s weapons in his own tent.
David tomó la cabeza del filisteo y la llevó a Jerusalén, pero las armas de él las puso en su tienda.
55 As Saul watched David going toward Goliath, he said to Abner, the commanded of his army, “Abner, whose son is that young man?” Abner replied, “(As sure as you are alive/Truly) [IDM], I do not know.”
Cuando Saúl vio a David que salía a encontrarse con el filisteo, preguntó a Abner, jefe del ejército: Abner, ¿de quién es hijo ese muchacho? Y Abner respondió:
56 Then the king said, “Find out whose son he is!”
¡Vive tu alma, oh rey, no sé! Y el rey dijo: Averigua tú de quién es hijo ese muchacho.
57 [Later, ] as David returned from killing Goliath, Abner took him to Saul. David was carrying Goliath’s head.
Al volver David de matar al filisteo, Abner lo tomó y lo llevó delante de Saúl, con la cabeza del filisteo en su mano.
58 Saul asked him, “Young man, whose son are you?” David replied, “[Sir, perhaps you have forgotten that] I am the son of your servant Jesse, who has served you faithfully, who lives in Bethlehem.”
Saúl le preguntó: Joven, ¿de quién eres hijo? Y David respondió: Soy hijo de tu esclavo Isaí de Belén.
