1 Samuel 30
1 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
Tres días después, David y sus hombres llegaron de nuevo a Siclag. Unos amalecitas habían hecho una incursión en el Néguev y en Siclag. Habían atacado Siclag y la habían incendiado.
2 And had taken the women captives that [were] in it, they slew not any, either great or small, but carried [them] away, and went on their way.
Habían capturado a las mujeres y a todos los demás allí, jóvenes y ancianos. No habían matado a nadie, pero se llevaron a todos con ellos al marcharse.
3 So David and his men came to the city, and behold, [it was] burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.
Cuando David y sus hombres volvieron a la ciudad, la encontraron quemada hasta los cimientos, y a sus mujeres e hijos capturados.
4 Then David and the people that [were] with him, lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
David y sus hombres lloraron a gritos hasta no poder más.
5 And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Las dos esposas de David también habían sido tomadas como prisioneras: Ahinoam, de Jezreel, y Abigail, la viuda de Nabal, de Carmel.
6 And David was greatly distressed: for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons, and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
David estaba en un gran apuro, porque los hombres estaban tan molestos por la pérdida de sus hijos que empezaron a hablar de apedrearlo. Pero confiando en el Señor, su Dios,
7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.
David fue a ver al sacerdote Abiatar, hijo de Ahimelec, y le dijo: “Tráeme el efod”. Y Abiatar se lo trajo.
8 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake [them], and without fail recover [all].
Entonces David le preguntó al Señor: “¿Debo perseguir a estos asaltantes? ¿Los alcanzaré?” “Sí, persíguelos”, contestó el Señor, “porque definitivamente los alcanzarás y rescatarás a los prisioneros”.
9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that [were] with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind remained.
David y seiscientos de sus hombres partieron hacia el valle de Besor.
10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, who were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
Doscientos de ellos se quedaron allí porque estaban demasiado cansados para cruzar el valle, mientras que David siguió adelante con cuatrocientos hombres.
11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they made him drink water;
Se encontraron con un egipcio en el campo y se lo llevaron a David. Le dieron de comer y de beber.
12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drank [any] water, three days and three nights.
También le dieron un trozo de una torta de higos y dos tortas de pasas. Se los comió y se recuperó, porque llevaba tres días y tres noches sin comer ni beber.
13 And David said to him, To whom [belongest] thou? and whence [art] thou? And he said, I [am] a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.
“¿De quién eres esclavo y de dónde vienes?” le preguntó David. “Soy egipcio – respondió –, esclavo de un amalecita. Mi amo me abandonó hace tres días cuando me enfermé.
14 We made an invasion [upon] the south of the Cherethites, and upon [the coast] which [belongeth] to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.
Asaltamos a los queretanos en el Neguev, así como la parte que pertenece a Judá y el Neguev de Caleb. También quemamos Siclag”.
15 And David said to him, Canst thou conduct me down to this company? And he said, Swear to me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will lead thee down to this company.
“¿Puedes guiarme hasta esos asaltantes?” preguntó David. “Si me juras por Dios que no me matarás ni me entregarás a mi amo, entonces te llevaré hasta ellos”, respondió el hombre.
16 And when he had conducted him down, behold, [they were] spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken from the land of the Philistines, and from the land of Judah.
Entonces llevó a David hasta donde los amalecitas, quienes estaban esparcidos por todo el lugar, comiendo, bebiendo y bailando debido al gran botín que habían tomado de las tierras de los filisteos y de Judá.
17 And David smote them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, who rode upon camels, and fled.
David los atacó desde el atardecer hasta la noche siguiente. Nadie escapó, excepto cuatrocientos hombres que lograron huir, montados en camellos.
18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
David recuperó todo lo que los amalecitas habían tomado, incluidas sus dos esposas.
19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any [thing] that they had taken to them: David recovered all.
Todo fue contabilizado: todos los adultos y niños, así como todo el botín que los amalecitas habían tomado. David recuperó todo.
20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, [which] they drove before those [other] cattle, and said, This [is] David's spoil.
También recuperó todos los rebaños y manadas. Sus hombres los llevaron por delante del resto del ganado, gritando: “¡Este es el botín de David!”.
21 And David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that [were] with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.
Cuando David recuperó a los doscientos hombres que habían estado demasiado cansados para seguir con él desde el valle de Besor, salieron a recibirlo a él y a los hombres que lo acompañaban. Cuando David se acercó a los hombres para saludarlos,
22 Then answered all the wicked men, and [men] of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them [aught] of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead [them] away, and depart.
todos los hombres desagradables y buenos para nada de los que habían ido con David dijeron: “Ellos no estaban con nosotros, así que no compartiremos el botín que tomamos, excepto para devolverles a sus esposas e hijos. Que los tomen y se vayan”.
23 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.
Pero David intervino diciendo: “No, hermanos míos, no deben hacer esto con lo que el Señor nos ha dado. Él nos ha protegido y nos ha entregado a los asaltantes que nos habían atacado.
24 For who will hearken to you in this matter? but as his part [is] that goeth down to the battle, so [shall] his part [be] that tarrieth by the goods: they shall part alike.
¿Quién los va a escuchar cuando digan tales cosas? La parte que reciban los que fueron a la batalla será la misma que la de los que se quedaron para guardar las provisiones”.
25 And it was [so] from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
David hizo que esta fuera la regla y norma para Israel desde ese día hasta ahora.
26 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah, [even] to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you, of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;
Cuando David regresó a Siclag, envió parte del botín a cada uno de sus amigos entre los ancianos de Judá, diciendo: “Aquí tienen un regalo para ustedes del botín de los enemigos del Señor”.
27 To [them] who [were] in Beth-el, and to [them] who [were] in south Ramoth, and to [them] who [were] in Jattir,
David lo envió a los que vivían en Betuel, Ramot Néguev, Jattir,
28 And to [them] who [were] in Aroer, and to [them] who [were] in Siphmoth, and to [them] who [were] in Eshtemoa,
Aroer, Sifmot, Eshtemoa,
29 And to [them] who [were] in Rachal, and to [them] who [were] in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to [them] who [were] in the cities of the Kenites,
Racal, y las ciudades de los jeraelitas y ceneos,
30 And to [them] who [were] in Hormah, and to [them] who [were] in Chor-ashan, and to [them] who [were] in Athach,
Hormah, Bor-ashan, Athach,
31 And to [them] who [were] in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to resort.
Hebrón: todos los lugares a los que David y sus hombres habían ido.
