2 Samuel 1
1 After Saul died, David [and the men who were with him] returned to Ziklag [town] after defeating the descendants of Amalek. They stayed in Ziklag for two days.
Después de la muerte de Saúl, estando David de vuelta de la derrota de los amalecitas, y hallándose ya dos días en Siceleg,
2 On the third day, unexpectedly a man arrived there who had come from where Saul’s army was camped. He had torn his clothes and put dust on his head [to show that he was grieving]. He came to David, and prostrated himself on the ground [in front of David to show respect for him].
sucedió que al tercer día llegó un hombre del campamento de Saúl, rasgados sus vestidos y cubierta su cabeza de polvo; el cual llegado a David se postró en tierra e hizo reverencia.
3 David asked him, “Where have you come from?” The man replied, “I escaped from where the Israeli army had been camped.”
David le preguntó: “¿De dónde vienes?” “He podido escapar del campamento de Israel”, contestó él.
4 David asked him, “What happened? Tell me [about the battle]!” The man replied, “The Israeli soldiers ran away from the battle. Many of them were killed. And Saul and his son Jonathan (are dead/were also killed).”
David le dijo: “¿Qué ha sucedido? Cuéntamelo.” A lo que respondió: “Huyó el pueblo de la batalla, y muchos del pueblo han caído y perecieron; también Saúl y su hijo Jonatán han sido muertos.”
5 David said to the young man, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
Preguntó entonces David al mozo que le daba la noticia: “¿Cómo sabes que han muerto Saúl y su hijo Jonatán?”
6 The young man replied, “It happened that I was on Gilboa Mountain [where the battle occurred], and I saw Saul, leaning on his spear. The [enemy] chariots and their drivers had come very close to Saul.
Respondió el mozo que le traía la noticia: “Yo me hallaba por casualidad en el monte Gelboé, y vi a Saúl arrojado sobre su lanza, cuando los carros y la gente de a caballo le daban ya alcance.
7 Saul turned around and saw me, and he called out to me. I answered him and said, ‘What do you want me to do?’
Volviéndose él entonces hacia atrás, me vio y me llamó. Yo respondí: “Heme aquí.”
8 He replied, ‘Who are you?’ I replied, ‘I am a descendant of Amalek.’
Y me preguntó: “¿Quién eres tú?” Le dije: “Soy un amalecita.”
9 Then he said to me, ‘Come over here and kill me. I am still alive, but I am enduring a lot of pain.’
Tras lo cual él me dijo: “Ponte sobre mí y mátame; porque se ha apoderado de mí angustia mortal, y mi vida está aún toda en mí.”
10 So I went to him and killed him, because I knew that he was wounded very badly and would (not continue to live/soon die). I took the crown that was on his head and the band/bracelet that was on his arm, and I have brought them to you.”
Me puse entonces sobre él y lo maté; porque sabía que no podía vivir después de su caída. Y tomé la diadema que había sobre su cabeza, y el brazalete que tenía en su brazo, y los he traído aquí a mi señor.”
11 Then David and all the men who were with him tore their clothes [to show that they were very sad].
Entonces asió David sus vestidos y los rasgó, haciendo lo mismo todos cuantos estaban con él.
12 They mourned for Saul and his son Jonathan, and they cried and (fasted/abstained from eating food) until it was evening. They also mourned for all the army of Yahweh, and for all the Israeli people, because many of their soldiers had been killed in the battle [MTY].
E hicieron duelo y lloraron, ayunando hasta la tarde, por Saúl y por Jonatán, su hijo, y por el pueblo de Yahvé y por la casa de Israel; pues habían caído al filo de la espada.
13 Then David asked the young man who had told him [about the battle], “Where are you from?” He replied, “My father is a descendant of Amalek, but we live in Israel.”
Después dijo David al mozo que le había traído la noticia: “¿De dónde eres?” Respondió: “Soy hijo de un extranjero, amalecita.”
14 David asked him, “(Why were you not afraid [that you would be punished if you] killed Saul, whom Yahweh had appointed [MTY] [to be the king]?/You should have been afraid [that you would be punished if you] killed Saul, whom Yahweh had appointed [MTY] [to be the king].) [RHQ]
“David le dijo: “¿Cómo no tuviste temor de extender tu mano para dar muerte al ungido de Yahvé?”
15 You yourself said, ‘I killed the man whom Yahweh appointed to be the king.’ So you have caused yourself to be guilty [MTY] of causing your own death!” Then David summoned one of his soldiers and said to him, “Kill him!” So the soldier killed him by striking him [with a sword].
Y llamó David a uno de los jóvenes, al cual dijo: “¡Acércate y mátalo!” Y él lo hirió, y murió (el amalecita),
mientra David le decía: “Tu sangre caiga sobre tu cabeza; pues tu misma boca ha dado testimonio contra ti, al decir: Yo he dado muerte al ungido de Yahvé.”
17 Then David composed/wrote this sad song about Saul and Jonathan,
David entonó la siguiente elegía por Saúl y Jonatán, su hijo;
18 and he commanded that it be taught to the people of Judah. [The song is called] ‘The Bow [and Arrow]’ and it has been written in the Book of Jashar:
y mandó enseñarla a los hijos de Judá. Es el (canto del) arco, que está escrito en el Libro del Justo:
19 “You Israeli people, your glorious [MTY] leaders have been killed on the mountains! [It is very sad that] those mighty men have died!
¡La flor de Israel, traspasada, yace sobre tus alturas! ¡Cómo cayeron los héroes!
20 “Do not tell it [to our enemies in the Philistia area]; do not tell to the people who live in Gath [city] what happened; do not proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon [city], because if you tell them, [even] the women in that area will be happy; do not allow those (pagan women/women who do not know God) to rejoice.
No lo digáis en Gat; no publiquéis la nueva en las calles de Ascalón, que no se alegren las hijas de los filisteos ni salten de gozo las hijas de los incircuncisos.
21 I hope/desire that there will be no rain or dew on the mountains of [the] Gilboa [area] [APO], and that no grain will grow in the fields there, because there the shield of Saul, the mighty [king], fell on the ground. No one rubbed [olive] oil on Saul’s shield;
¡Montes de Gelboé, ni rocío ni lluvia vuelvan a caer sobre vosotros! ni seáis campos de primicias. Pues allí fue arrojado el escudo de los héroes, el escudo de Saúl, cual si no fuera ungido con óleo.
22 instead, it was stained with the blood of those whom he had killed, and the fat of mighty enemy soldiers was smeared on it. Jonathan [PRS] did not retreat carrying his bow [and arrows], and Saul always [defeated his enemies when he fought them] with his sword. [PRS, LIT]
El arco de Jonatán no disparó flecha sin sangre de traspasados, sin grasa de valientes; ni tornó vacía la espada de Saúl.
23 “Saul and Jonathan were loved and they pleased many people. They were together [LIT] while they lived and when they died. [In battles] they were swifter than eagles and they were stronger than lions.
¡Saúl y Jonatán, amables y hermosos, inseparables en la vida y en la muerte! ¡Más ligeros que las águilas, más fuertes que los leones!
24 “You Israeli women, cry about Saul; He provided beautiful scarlet/red clothes for you and he gave you gold ornaments/jewelry to fasten on those clothes.
Hijas de Israel, llorad a Saúl, quien os vestía de rica escarlata, y colocaba adornos de oro sobre vuestro ropaje.
25 “[It is very sad that] this mighty soldier has died! Jonathan has been killed on the mountains/hills.
¡Cómo cayeron los héroes en el campo de batalla! ¡Cómo fue traspasado Jonatán sobre tus alturas!
26 Jonathan, my dear friend, I grieve for you; you were very dear to me. You loved me in a wonderful manner; it was better than the way that a woman loves [her husband and her children].
La angustia me oprime por ti, oh hermano mío, Jonatán! Tú eras toda mi delicia; tu amor era para mí más precioso que el amor de las mujeres.
27 “It is very sad that those mighty men have died, and their weapons are now abandoned!
¡Cómo han caído los héroes! ¡Cómo han perecido las armas del combate!
