1 Samuel 20
1 David ran away from [the] Naioth [section] of Ramah [city]. He went to Jonathan and asked him, “What have I done [to displease your father]? What did I do that was wrong? Why is he trying to kill me?”
David huyó de Nayot de Ramá, y llegado que hubo a Jonatán, le dijo: “¿Qué he hecho yo? ¿Cuál es mi crimen y cuál mi pecado delante de tu padre, para que él busque mi vida?”
2 Jonathan replied, “My father is surely not trying to kill you! He always tells me before he does anything that he is planning. He tells me about important things and unimportant things that he plans to do. (Why would he refuse to tell me [if he were planning to kill me]?/I am sure that he would not refuse to tell me [if he were planning to kill you].) [RHQ] So what you are saying cannot be true.”
Le respondió: “De ninguna manera has de morir. Mira, mi padre no hace cosa alguna, ni grande ni chica, sin darme de ello aviso. ¿Por qué me habría de encubrir esto mi padre? No puede ser.”
3 Then David solemnly declared this to Jonathan: “Your father knows very well that you and I are very good friends, so he says to himself, ‘I will not tell Jonathan [what I am going to do]. If I tell Jonathan, he will be upset/distressed, [and then he will tell David].’ But just as certain as Yahweh lives and you live, I am only one step away from being killed.”
David, empero, agregó con juramento: “Tu padre sabe muy bien que he hallado gracia a tus ojos, y se habrá dicho: ‹Nada de esto sepa Jonatán, no sea que se aflija›; pero por la vida de Yahvé y por la vida tuya, que solo hay un paso entre mí y la muerte.”
4 Jonathan said to David, “I will do whatever you tell me to do.”
Respondió Jonatán a David: “Haré por ti todo cuanto me indiques.”
5 David replied, “Tomorrow we will celebrate the Festival of the New Moon. I always eat with the king at that festival. But tomorrow I will hide in the field, and I will stay there for one night. I will stay there until the evening of the day after tomorrow.
Entonces dijo David a Jonatán: “Mira, mañana es el novilunio, en que yo sin falta debería sentarme a la mesa con el rey; pero déjame ir, y me esconderé en el campo hasta la tarde del día tercero.
6 If your father asks why I am not there at the festival, say to him, ‘David requested me to allow him to go to his home in Bethlehem, where his family will offer the sacrifice that they offer [during this festival] every year.’
Si tu padre me echa de menos dirás: “David me pidió con instancia que le permitiera ir a toda prisa a Betlehem, su ciudad; porque se celebra allí el sacrificio anual de toda la familia.”
7 If your father says ‘That is okay’, then I know I will be safe. But if he becomes extremely angry, you will know that he is determined to harm me.
Si contesta: ‘Bien está’, habrá paz para tu siervo; pero si se pone furioso, sabrás que tiene determinada mi ruina.
8 Please be kind to me. Yahweh heard you when you made a solemn agreement with me [that you and I will always be loyal friends]. If I deserve to be punished [MTY], kill me yourself. I do not want [RHQ] you to allow your father to punish [IDM] me.”
Haz esta merced a tu siervo; ya que has concluido con tu siervo un pacto de Yahvé. Si hay en mí algún crimen, mátame tú mismo. ¿Para qué en tal caso llevarme a tu padre?”
9 Jonathan replied, “I will never do that! But if I find out that my father is determined to harm/kill you, I will certainly warn you.” [RHQ]
Respondió Jonatán: “¡Lejos sea de ti tal cosa! Si yo llego a saber que está determinado de parte de mi padre traer sobre ti el mal (juro) que te avisaré.”
10 David asked him, “How will I find out if your father answers you harshly?”
Preguntó David a Jonatán: “¿Quién me avisará en caso de que tu padre te responda con aspereza?”
11 Jonathan replied, “Come with me. We will go out into the field.” So they went together out into the field.
Dijo Jonatán a David: “Ven, salgamos al campo.” Salieron, pues, los dos al campo.
12 There Jonathan said to David, “I promise this while Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], is listening: At this time the day after tomorrow, I will find out what my father [is thinking about you]. If he is saying good things about you, I will certainly send a message to you to tell that to you [RHQ].
Y dijo Jonatán a David: “¡Yahvé, Dios de Israel! Yo sondearé a mi padre, mañana, o pasado mañana, y si la cosa va bien para David, y yo no enviare informarte de ello,
13 But if he is planning to hurt/kill you, I will enable you to know [IDM] that, and enable you to go away safely. I desire that Yahweh will punish me severely if I do not do that [for you]. I desire/hope that Yahweh will be with you [and help you] like he has helped my father.
haga Yahvé a Jonatán esto y esotro. Y si mi padre quiere hacerte mal, te lo descubriré también, y te dejaré salir para que vayas en paz. ¡Y sea Yahvé contigo, como estuvo con mi padre!
14 But while I am still alive, please be kind to me in the same way that Yahweh is kind to me, and do not kill me [when you become king].
Y, si yo viviere aún, usa conmigo de la misericordia de Yahvé; pero si muero,
15 But [if I die, ] never stop being kind to my family, [even] after Yahweh has gotten rid of all your enemies all over the earth.”
no prives jamás mi casa de tu favor, aun cuando Yahvé extirpe de la faz de la tierra a todos los enemigos de David.”
16 [David agreed]. So Jonathan made a solemn agreement with David. And he said, “I hope/desire that Yahweh will get rid of all your enemies.”
Pactó, pues, Jonatán con la casa de David; y Yahvé se encargó de tomar venganza de los enemigos de David.
17 And Jonathan requested David to repeat his solemn promise to be his close friend, because Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself.
Jonatán juró una vez más a David por lo mucho que le quería; pues le amaba como a su misma alma.
18 Then Jonathan said, “Tomorrow we will celebrate the Festival of the New Moon. When you are not sitting at your place when we eat, my father will (miss you/see that you are not there).
Y le dijo Jonatán: “Mañana es el novilunio; serás echado de menos, porque tu asiento quedará vacío.
19 The day after tomorrow, in the evening, go to the place where you hid before. Wait by the pile of stones.
Mas al tercer día bajarás prestamente e irás al sitio donde te escondiste el otro día, y te quedarás junto al peñón de Esel.
20 I will come out and shoot three arrows as though I were trying to shoot at a target. [The arrows will hit the ground] close to the pile of stones.
Yo tiraré tres flechas a ese lado, como si tirara a un blanco.
21 Then I will send a boy to bring the arrows back to me. If you hear me say to him, ‘They are closer to me’, then as surely as Yahweh lives, you will know that everything is fine, [and that Saul will not kill you].
Y he aquí que enviaré al muchacho (diciéndole): «Anda y busca las flechas». Si digo al muchacho: «¡Mira, las flechas están más acá de ti, recógelas!»; entonces ven, porque estás seguro, y no hay ningún peligro. ¡Por la vida de Yahvé!
22 But if I tell him, ‘The arrows are farther away’, you will know that you must leave immediately, because Yahweh wants you to run away.
Mas si digo al muchacho de esta manera: «Mira, las flechas están más allá de ti»; entonces vete porque Yahvé te hace marchar.
23 I hope/desire that Yahweh will watch you and me and enable us to never forget what we have promised each other.”
En cuanto a lo que hemos hablado, yo y tú, he aquí que Yahvé está entre yo y tú para siempre.”
24 So David went and hid in the field. When the Festival of the New Moon started, the king sat down to eat.
Se escondió David en el campo. Y llegado el novilunio se sentó el rey a la mesa para comer.
25 He sat where he usually sat, close to the wall. Jonathan sat across from him, and Abner [the army commander] sat next to Saul. But no one was sitting in the place where David [usually sat].
Se sentó el rey en su sitio, como de costumbre, en el asiento cercano a la pared. Jonatán estaba en frente y Abner se sentó al lado de Saúl, pero el asiento de David quedaba vacío.
26 On that day, Saul did not say anything about David, because he was thinking, “Something must have happened that caused David to become unacceptable [to worship God].”
Saúl no dijo nada aquel día, pues se decía: “Le habrá pasado algo; no está limpio; seguramente se ha contaminado”
27 But the next day, when David was not sitting at the place where he usually sat, Saul asked Jonathan, “Why has that son of Jesse not been here to eat with us yesterday and today?”
Al día siguiente, segundo día del novilunio, permaneciendo aún vacío el asiento de David, dijo Saúl a Jonatán, su hijo: “¿Por qué no ha venido a comer el hijo de Isaí, ni ayer, ni hoy?”
28 Jonathan replied, “David earnestly requested me that I permit him to go to Bethlehem.
Contestó Jonatán a Saúl: “Con mucha instancia me pidió David permiso para ir a Betlehem,
29 He said, ‘Please allow me to go, because our family is going to offer a sacrifice. My [older] brother insisted that I be there. So please allow me to go to be with my [older] brothers.’ [I allowed David to go], and that is the reason that he is not here eating with you.”
diciendo: «Te ruego me dejes ir; pues en aquella ciudad celebramos un sacrificio de familia; mi hermano insiste en que vaya. Ahora, pues, si he hallado gracia a tus ojos, permíteme ir en seguida para ver a mis hermanos». Por esto no ha venido a la mesa del rey.”
30 Saul was (furious/very angry) with Jonathan. He yelled at him, “You stupid bastard [EUP]! I know that you are being loyal to that son of Jesse. By doing that, you will bring shame to yourself and to your mother.
Entonces se encendió la ira de Saúl contra Jonatán, y le dijo: “Hijo perverso y rebelde, ¿no sé yo acaso que has escogido al hijo de Isaí para oprobio tuyo y para oprobio del pudor de tu madre?
31 As long as Jesse’s son is living, you will never become the king, and you will never rule over a kingdom! So now, summon David, and bring him to me. He must be executed!”
Porque mientras viva el hijo de Isaí sobre la tierra, ni tú estarás seguro, ni lo estará tu reino. Ahora, pues, envía a traérmele; porque es digno de muerte.”
32 Jonathan asked his father, “Why should David be executed? What wrong has he done?”
Jonatán respondió a su padre Saúl y le dijo: “¿Por qué ha de morir? ¿Qué ha hecho?”
33 Then Saul threw his spear at Jonathan in order to kill him, [but the spear did not hit him]. So Jonathan knew that his father really wanted to kill David.
Mas Saúl blandió contra él la lanza para matarlo, por donde entendió Jonatán que su padre tenía resuelto hacer morir a David.
34 Jonathan was very angry, and he left the room. On that second day of the festival, he refused to eat anything. He was disgusted about what his father had done, and he was worried about David.
Y se levantó Jonatán de la mesa lleno de ira, y no comió bocado el segundo día del novilunio, pues estaba muy afligido por causa de David y porque su padre lo había afrentado.
35 The following morning Jonathan went out to the field to give a message to David, like he had agreed that he would do. He took a young boy with him.
Al día siguiente salió Jonatán al campo, como había convenido con David, acompañado de un jovencito.
36 Jonathan said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows that I shoot.” The boy started running, and Jonathan shot an arrow ahead of the boy.
Y dijo al muchacho: “Corre, busca las flechas que voy a tirar.” El muchacho corrió, y (Jonatán) disparó la flecha de modo que pasara más allá de él.
37 When the boy ran to the place where the arrow hit the ground, Jonathan called out, “The arrow is further away!” [RHQ]
Cuando el muchacho llegó al lugar de la flecha que Jonatán había tirado, le gritó este, diciendo: “¿No está la flecha más allá de ti?”
38 Then he shouted to the boy, “Act quickly; do not wait! Do not stop!” The boy picked up the arrow and brought it back to Jonathan.
Y siguió gritando Jonatán tras el muchacho: “¡Rápido, date prisa, no te detengas!” Recogió, pues, el mozo de Jonatán las flechas, y volvió a donde estaba su señor.
39 But the boy did not understand the meaning of what Jonathan had said; only Jonathan and David knew.
El muchacho no sabía de qué se trataba; solamente Jonatán y David lo entendían.
40 Then Jonathan gave his bow and arrows to the boy and told him, “Go back to the town.”
Luego Jonatán dio sus armas al muchacho que le acompañaba, y le dijo: “Anda, llévalas a la ciudad.”
41 When the boy left, David came out from the south side of the pile of stones behind which he had been hiding. He went to Jonathan and bowed [in front of Jonathan] three times, with his face touching the ground. Then David and Jonathan kissed each other [on the cheek/neck], and they cried together. But David cried more than Jonathan.
Cuando se hubo ido el muchacho, se levantó David de la parte meridional, cayó sobre su rostro a tierra y se postró tres veces. Se besaron el uno al otro, y lloraron juntamente, hasta que David no pudo más contenerse.
42 Jonathan said to David, “May things go well for you as you go. Yahweh has heard what we solemnly promised to always do for each other, and what we said that our descendants must do for each other.” Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town.
Y dijo Jonatán a David: “Vete en paz, ya que los dos hemos jurado en nombre de Yahvé, diciendo: «Yahvé esté entre mí y entre ti, entre mi descendencia y la tuya para siempre».”
