1 Samuel 24
1 After Saul [and his soldiers] returned [home] after fighting against the Philistia army, someone reported to Saul that David [and his men] had gone into the desert near En-Gedi.
Cuando Saúl volvió de perseguir a los filisteos, le informaron: “David está en el desierto de En-gadi”.
2 [When] Saul [heard that, he] chose 3,000 men from various areas in Israel, and they went to search for David and his men at a place named Rocks of Wild Goats.
Así que Saúl tomó tres mil hombres especialmente escogidos de todo Israel y fue a buscar a David y a sus hombres en los alrededores de las Rocas de las Cabras Salvajes.
3 At a place where the road was alongside some sheep pens, Saul [left the road and] entered a cave to defecate [EUP]. [He did not know that] David and his men were hiding further inside that same cave!
Cuando Saúl pasó por los corrales de las ovejas en el camino, había una cueva, y entró a hacer sus necesidades. David y sus hombres estaban escondidos en lo profundo de la cueva.
4 David’s men [saw Saul and] whispered to David, “Today is the day that Yahweh spoke about when he said, ‘I will enable you to defeat your enemy.’ You can do to him whatever you want to!” So David crept toward the entrance of the cave and [with his knife] he cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
Los hombres de David le dijeron: “Hoy es el día que el Señor te prometió al decirte: ‘Escucha, voy a entregarte a tu enemigo, para que hagas con él lo que quieras’”. Entonces David se acercó sigilosamente y cortó un trozo del borde del manto de Saúl.
5 [And then he returned to his men]. But then David felt guilty for having cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
Pero después David se sintió muy mal porque había cortado un trozo del manto de Saúl.
6 He said to his men, “I should not have done that to the king! I hope/desire that Yahweh will never allow me to attack the one whom God has appointed, because Yahweh is the one who chose him [to be the king].”
Y les dijo a sus hombres: “Que el Señor me impida hacer algo así a mi amo, el ungido del Señor. Nunca lo atacaré, porque es el ungido del Señor”.
7 By saying that, David restrained his men, and did not allow them to kill Saul.
Y reprendió a sus hombres, y no les permitió atacar a Saúl. Saúl se levantó y siguió su camino.
8 After Saul left the cave and started to walk on the road again, David came out of the cave and shouted to Saul, “King Saul!” Saul turned around and looked, and David bowed down with his face touching the ground.
Un poco más tarde, David salió de la cueva y gritó: “¡Mi amo el rey!”. Cuando Saúl miró a su alrededor, David se inclinó con el rostro hacia el suelo.
9 Then he said to Saul, “(Why do you pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’?/You should not pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’.) [RHQ]
“¿Por qué haces caso a la gente que dice que yo quiero hacerte daño”? preguntó David.
10 Today you can see with your own eyes that [what they say is not true]. Yahweh put you in a place where my men and I could have killed you when you were in this cave. Some of my men told me that I should do that, but I did not do that. I said to them, ‘I will not harm my master, because he is the king whom Yahweh appointed.’
“¡Sólo mira! Hoy has visto con tus propios ojos que el Señor te entregó a mí en la cueva. Algunos me instaron a matarte, pero yo te mostré compasivo y dije: ‘Me niego a atacar a mi amo, porque es el ungido del Señor’.
11 Your majesty, look at this piece of your robe that is in my hand! I cut it from your robe, but I did not kill you. So now you should be able to understand that I am not planning to do anything evil to you. I have not done anything wrong to you, but you are searching for me to kill me.
¡Mira, padre mío! ¿Ves este pedazo de tu túnica que estoy sosteniendo? Sí, te lo he cortado, pero no te he matado. Ahora puedes verlo por ti mismo y puedes estar seguro de que no he hecho nada malo ni rebelde. No he pecado contra ti, pero tú me persigues, tratando de matarme.
12 I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge and decide which of us ([is doing what is right/pleases him]). And I hope/desire that he will punish you for the wrong things that you have done to me. But I will not try to harm you.
“Que el Señor decida entre tú y yo quién de los dos tiene razón, y que el Señor te castigue, pero yo nunca intentaré hacerte daño.
13 There is a proverb that has the words, ‘Evil things are done by evil people.’ But [I am not evil, so] I will not do evil things to you.
Como dice el viejo refrán: ‘Del malvado salen actos malvados’, pero yo nunca trataré de hacerte daño.
14 “You are the king of Israel. So (why are you pursuing me?/you should not be pursuing me.) [RHQ] I am [as harmless as] [MET] a dead dog or a flea.
¿A quién persigue el rey de Israel? ¿A quién persigue? ¡A un perro muerto! ¡Sólo una pulga!
15 I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge which of us [is doing what (he wants/is right)]. I trust that he will [act like a lawyer and] judge (my case/what I have done), and that he will rescue me from your power [MTY].”
Que el Señor decida y elija entre tú y yo. Que preste atención a mi caso y lo apoye; que me salve de ti”.
16 When David finished speaking, Saul [called out to him and] asked, “My son David, is that your voice [that I am hearing]?” Then he began to cry loudly.
Cuando David terminó de decir esto, Saúl preguntó: “¿Eres tú el que habla, David, hijo mío?”, y lloró en voz alta.
17 He said, “You are a better man than I am. You have done something very good to me when I tried to do something very bad to you.
Entonces le dijo a David: “Tú eres mejor persona que yo, porque me has pagado con el bien, pero yo te he pagado con el mal.
18 When Yahweh put me in a place [in that cave] where you could have easily killed me, you did not do that.
Hoy has demostrado lo bien que me has tratado, pues cuando el Señor me entregó a ti, no me mataste.
19 (Who else would/No one else would) find his enemy and allow his enemy to escape [when he could kill him instead] [RHQ]. I hope/desire that Yahweh will reward you for being kindly to me today.
Porque si un hombre agarrara a su enemigo, ¿lo dejaría escapar ileso? ¡Que el Señor te recompense bien por cómo me has tratado hoy!
20 I know that [some day] you will surely become the king, and that your kingdom will prosper as you rule the Israeli people.
Escucha, sé que definitivamente serás rey, y tu gobierno sobre el reino de Israel será seguro.
21 Now while Yahweh is listening, solemnly promise to me that you will not kill my family and get rid of all my descendants.”
Ahora júrame por el Señor que no destruirás a mis descendientes que me siguen y que no borrarás mi nombre de mi linaje”.
22 David solemnly promised Saul that he would not [harm Saul’s family]. Then Saul went back home, and David and his men went back up into the place where they had been hiding.
Así que David le prometió esto a Saúl con un juramento. Entonces Saúl regresó a su casa, pero David y sus hombres volvieron a la fortaleza.
