1 Samuel 21
1 David fled from there and went to Nob [city to see] Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech trembled when he saw David [because he was afraid that something bad had happened]. He said to David, “Why are you alone? Why have no men come with you?”
Entonces David vino a Nob a ver al sacerdote Ahimelec. Ahimelec salió al encuentro de David temblando y le dijo: “¿Por qué estás solo y no hay nadie contigo?”.
2 David [deceived Ahimelech] by replying, “The king sent me. But he does not want anyone to know anything about what he sent me to do. I have told my men where [they should meet me].
David respondió al sacerdote Ahimelec: “El rey me ha mandado hacer algo y me ha dicho: ‘Que nadie sepa nada del asunto sobre el que te envío y de lo que te he mandado. He enviado a los jóvenes a un lugar determinado’.
3 Now [I want to know], do you have any [food here for me to eat] [IDM]? Could you give me five loaves of bread, or whatever [other food] that you can find?”
Ahora, pues, ¿qué hay bajo tu mano? Por favor, dame cinco panes en la mano, o lo que haya”.
4 The priest answered David, “There is no ordinary bread here, but I have some of the sacred bread [that was placed before Yahweh]. Your men may eat it if they have not slept with [EUP] women [recently].”
El sacerdote respondió a David y le dijo: “No tengo pan común, pero hay pan sagrado; si tan sólo los jóvenes se hubieran apartado de las mujeres.”
5 David replied, “They have not been near women for many days. I do not allow my men to defile themselves by sleeping with women while they are preparing to fight in battles. They must continue to keep themselves acceptable to God when they are on ordinary trips, and [today they have kept themselves acceptable to God] because now we are doing something very special/important.”
David respondió al sacerdote y le dijo: “En verdad, las mujeres han sido apartadas de nosotros como de costumbre estos tres días. Cuando yo salí, los vasos de los jóvenes eran santos, aunque sólo era un viaje común. ¿Cuánto más entonces hoy serán santos sus vasos?”
6 The only bread that the priest had was the sacred bread that had been placed in Yahweh’s presence [in the Sacred tent]. So the priest gave David some of that bread. On that day the priest had taken those loaves from the table and replaced them with (fresh/newly baked) loaves.
Entonces el sacerdote le dio pan sagrado, pues allí no había más pan que el pan de muestra que se tomaba delante de Yahvé, para sustituirlo por pan caliente el día en que se quitaba.
7 It happened that Doeg, from the Edom people-group, was there on that day to make himself acceptable to Yahweh, [and he saw what Ahimelech did]. He was one of Saul’s officials and the leader of Saul’s shepherds.
Aquel día, un hombre de los siervos de Saúl estaba detenido ante el Señor, y se llamaba Doeg el edomita, el mejor de los pastores que pertenecían a Saúl.
8 David asked Ahimelech, “Do you have a spear or a sword [that I could use]? The king [appointed us to do] this task [and told us to leave] immediately, so I did not have time to bring any weapons.”
David dijo a Ajimelec: “¿No hay aquí bajo tu mano lanza o espada? Porque no he traído mi espada ni mis armas, porque el asunto del rey requería premura”.
9 Ahimelech replied, “I have only the sword that belonged to Goliath [the giant] from the Philistia people-group whom you killed in Elah Valley. It is wrapped in a cloth, and is behind the sacred vest [in the Sacred Tent]. If you want it, take it, because I have no other [weapon] here.” David replied, “Truly, there is no other sword that is [as good] as that one! Give it to me.”
El sacerdote dijo: “Mira, la espada de Goliat el filisteo, a quien mataste en el valle de Elah, está aquí envuelta en un paño detrás del efod. Si quieres tomarla, tómala, pues aquí no hay otra más que esa”. David dijo: “No hay ninguno así. Dámelo”.
10 [So Ahimelech gave it to him], and David left there. He [and his men] and went to Gath [city in the Philistia region], to stay with King Achish.
David se levantó y huyó aquel día por miedo a Saúl, y se dirigió a Aquis, rey de Gat.
11 But the officers of King Achish [objected to David being there. They] said to King Achish, “This man is [RHQ] David, the king of Israel! He is the one [RHQ] whom [our enemies], the [Israeli] people, [honored by] dancing and singing, ‘Saul has killed thousands [of his enemies], but David has killed tens of thousands of them!’”
Los servidores de Aquis le dijeron: “¿No es éste David el rey del país? ¿No se cantaban unos a otros sobre él en las danzas, diciendo, ‘Saúl ha matado a sus miles, ¿y David sus diez mil?”
12 David heard what those men were saying, so he was afraid of [what] King Achish [might do to him].
David guardó estas palabras en su corazón, y tuvo mucho miedo de Aquis, rey de Gat.
13 So he pretended that he was insane. He started scratching on the gates [of the city] and allowing his saliva to run down his beard.
Cambió su conducta ante ellos y se hizo pasar por loco en sus manos, y garabateó en las puertas de la puerta, y dejó que su saliva cayera sobre su barba.
14 Then King Achish said to his men, “Look at this man! He is acting like an insane man! Why have you brought him to me?
Entonces Aquis dijo a sus siervos: “Mirad, veis que el hombre está loco. ¿Por qué, pues, me lo habéis traído?
15 Have you brought him because I do not have enough insane men here already [RHQ]? I do not want [RHQ] him to come into my house!”
¿Acaso me faltan locos, para que hayáis traído a este sujeto a hacer de loco en mi presencia? ¿Debe entrar este sujeto en mi casa?”
