1 Samuel 22
1 David [and his men] left Gath and went [east] to hide in a cave on a hill at Adullam [city]. Soon his [older] brothers and all his other relatives came and stayed with him there.
David, pues, salió de allí y se escapó a la cueva de Adulam. Cuando lo oyeron sus hermanos y toda la casa de su padre, bajaron allí hacia él.
2 Then other men came there. Some were men who had caused trouble, some were men who owed money, and some were men who were not content [IDM] [with the government]. They continued to come until there were 400 men there, and David was their leader.
Todos los que estaban en apuros, todos los que estaban endeudados y todos los que estaban descontentos se reunieron con él, y él se convirtió en capitán de ellos. Había con él unos cuatrocientos hombres.
3 Later they left there and went [east] to Mizpah [city] in the Moab region. There David requested the king of Moab, “Please allow my father and mother to live here with you until I know what God is going to do for me.”
David fue de allí a Mizpa de Moab, y le dijo al rey de Moab: “Te ruego que dejes salir a mi padre y a mi madre, hasta que sepa lo que Dios hará por mí.”
4 [The king gave him permission, ] so David’s parents stayed with the king of Moab all the time that David and the men who were with him were hiding [in that area].
Los llevó ante el rey de Moab, y vivieron con él todo el tiempo que David estuvo en la fortaleza.
5 One day the prophet Gad told David, “Leave (your fortress/this area) and return to Judah.” So David and his men went to Hereth forest [in Judah].
El profeta Gad le dijo a David: “No te quedes en la fortaleza. Vete y entra en la tierra de Judá”. Entonces David partió y llegó al bosque de Heret.
6 One day, someone told Saul that David and his men had arrived in Judah. On that day, Saul was sitting underneath the tamarisk tree on a hill at Gibeah [town]. He was holding his spear, and was surrounded by his army officers.
Saúl oyó que David había sido descubierto, con los hombres que lo acompañaban. Saúl estaba sentado en Guibeá, bajo el tamarisco de Ramá, con su lanza en la mano, y todos sus siervos estaban a su alrededor.
7 He shouted to them, “You men of the tribe of Benjamin, listen to me! Do you think that the son of Jesse will give all of you fields and vineyards [if he becomes your king]? Will he appoint all of you to become generals and captains [in his army] [RHQ]?
Saúl dijo a sus siervos que estaban a su alrededor: “¡Oigan ahora, benjamitas! ¿Acaso el hijo de Isaí les dará a todos ustedes campos y viñas? ¿Os hará a todos capitanes de millares y de centenas?
8 Is that why you have all conspired against me [RHQ]? None of you told me when my son [Jonathan] made a solemn agreement with that son of Jesse. None of you feels sorry for me. That son of Jesse was my servant, but now my son is encouraging him to hide in order to (ambush me/attack me suddenly), as he is doing today!”
¿Es por eso que todos ustedes han conspirado contra mí, y no hay nadie que me revele cuando mi hijo hace un tratado con el hijo de Isaí, y no hay ninguno de ustedes que se apene por mí, o que me revele que mi hijo ha incitado a mi siervo contra mí, para acechar, como sucede hoy?”
9 Doeg, a man from the Edom people-group, was standing there with Saul’s officers. He said to Saul, “When I was at Nob, I saw that son of Jesse talking to Ahimelech, the priest.
Entonces Doeg el edomita, que estaba junto a los servidores de Saúl, respondió y dijo: “He visto al hijo de Isaí llegar a Nob, a Ajimelec, hijo de Ajitub.
10 Ahimelech asked Yahweh what David should do. Then Ahimelech gave to David some food and the sword of Goliath, [the giant] from the Philistia people-group.”
Él consultó a Yahvé por él, le dio comida y le entregó la espada de Goliat el filisteo”.
11 Then Saul summoned Ahimelech and all Ahimelech’s relatives who were priests at Nob. So they all came to the king.
Entonces el rey envió a llamar al sacerdote Ajimelec, hijo de Ajitub, y a toda la casa de su padre, los sacerdotes que estaban en Nob; y todos ellos vinieron al rey.
12 Saul said to Ahimelech, “You son of Ahitub, listen to me!” Ahimelech answered, “Yes, sir!”
Saúl dijo: “Escucha ahora, hijo de Ajitub”. Él respondió: “Aquí estoy, mi señor”.
13 Saul said, “Why are you and Jesse’s son conspiring to get rid of me? You gave him some bread and a sword. You requested God to tell David what he should do. David has rebelled against me, and right now he is [hiding somewhere], waiting [to attack me].”
Saúl le dijo: “¿Por qué has conspirado contra mí, tú y el hijo de Isaí, en que le has dado pan y espada, y has consultado a Dios por él, para que se levante contra mí, para acechar, como hoy?”
14 Ahimelech replied, “[I do not understand why you are saying that, because] David, your son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguards, is very loyal to you. No one is more loyal to you than David! Everyone in your household respects him very much.
Entonces Ahimelec respondió al rey y dijo: “¿Quién de todos tus siervos es tan fiel como David, que es yerno del rey, capitán de tu guardia y honrado en tu casa?
15 Furthermore, this was certainly not [RHQ] the first time that I requested God to say what he wanted David to do. And it is not right for you to accuse me or any of my relatives [of trying to get rid of you], because I do not know anything about [anyone wanting to do that].”
¿Acaso he comenzado hoy a preguntar a Dios por él? ¡Lejos de mí! Que el rey no impute nada a su siervo, ni a toda la casa de mi padre; porque tu siervo no sabía nada de todo esto, ni menos ni más.”
16 The king then shouted, “Ahimelech, you and your all your relatives are going to be executed right now!”
El rey dijo: “Sin duda morirás, Ajimelec, tú y toda la casa de tu padre”.
17 Then he commanded his bodyguards, “Kill these priests of Yahweh, because they are allies of David, and they are conspiring with David against me! They knew that David was trying to run away from me, but they did not tell me!” But Saul’s bodyguards refused to kill Yahweh’s priests.
El rey dijo a la guardia que lo rodeaba: “Vuélvanse y maten a los sacerdotes de Yahvé, porque también su mano está con David, y porque sabían que había huido y no me lo revelaron.” Pero los servidores del rey no quisieron extender su mano para caer sobre los sacerdotes de Yahvé.
18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You kill them!” So Doeg, the man from the Edom people-group, went out and struck them with his sword. On that day he killed eighty-five men who were wearing the sacred vests [because they were God’s priests].
El rey le dijo a Doeg: “¡Vuelve y ataca a los sacerdotes!” Doeg el edomita se volvió y atacó a los sacerdotes, y ese día mató a ochenta y cinco personas que llevaban un efod de lino.
19 He also went and killed many people in Nob, the city where the priests lived. He killed men, women, children, babies, cattle, donkeys, and sheep there.
Hirió a Nob, la ciudad de los sacerdotes, a filo de espada, tanto a hombres como a mujeres, niños y lactantes, y ganado, asnos y ovejas, a filo de espada.
20 But Abiathar, Ahimelech’s son, escaped. He ran away and joined David [and the men who were with him].
Uno de los hijos de Ajimelec, hijo de Ajitub, llamado Abiatar, escapó y huyó tras David.
21 He told David that Saul had commanded [Doeg] to kill Yahweh’s priests.
Abiatar le dijo a David que Saúl había matado a los sacerdotes de Yahvé.
22 Then David said to him, “That man from the Edom people-group, Doeg, was there at Nob on the day [that I was there]. I knew that he would surely tell Saul [what happened]. So it is my fault that your father and all of his family have been killed.
David le dijo a Abiatar: “Yo sabía que ese día, cuando Doeg el edomita estaba allí, seguramente se lo diría a Saúl. Soy responsable de la muerte de todas las personas de la casa de tu padre.
23 You stay with me, and do not be afraid. The man who wants to kill you wants to kill me also, but you will be safe if you stay with me.”
Quédate conmigo. No tengas miedo, porque el que busca mi vida busca la tuya. Estarás a salvo conmigo”.
