1 Samuel 17
1 Los filisteos juntaron sus ejércitos para la guerra, y se reunieron en Socó, que pertenece a Judá, donde acamparon entre Socó y Asecá, en Efes-Dammim.
The Philistines gathered their army [to fight the Israeli army]. They gathered together near Socoh, in the area where the descendants of Judah lived. They set up their tents at Ephes-Dammim, which is between Socoh and Azekah.
2 Se reunieron también Saúl y los israelitas, y acamparon en el valle de Elá, y se pusieron en orden de batalla frente a los filisteos.
Saul gathered the Israeli army near Elah Valley, and they set up their tents. Then they all took their places, ready to fight the Philistines.
3 Los filisteos habían tomado posición en un monte por un lado, e Israel en un monte por el otro lado, mediando entre ellos el valle.
So the Philistine and Israeli armies faced each other. They were on two hills, with a valley between them.
4 Y salió un campeón del ejército de los filisteos, que se llamaba Goliat, de Gat; cuya estatura era de seis codos y un palmo.
Then Goliath, from Gath [city], came out from the Philistine camp. He was a champion warrior/soldier. He was (over 9 feet/3 meters) tall.
5 Llevaba sobre la cabeza un yelmo de bronce y estaba vestido de una coraza escamada, siendo el peso de la coraza de cinco mil siclos de bronce.
He wore a helmet made of bronze [to protect his head], and he wore a coat made of metal plates [to protect his body]. The coat weighed (125 pounds/56 kg.).
6 En las piernas llevaba grebas de bronce, y sobre sus hombros un venablo, también de bronce.
He wore bronze guards/protectors on his legs. He had a long bronze dagger fastened on his back.
7 El asta de su lanza era como el engullo de un telar, y la punta de su lanza pesaba seiscientos siclos de hierro. Delante de él iba su escudero.
He also had a big spear. It had a cord on it to enable him to throw it better (OR, which was as thick as a weaver’s beam). The tip of the spear was made of iron and weighed (15 pounds/almost 7 kg.). A soldier carrying a huge shield walked in front of him.
8 Se apostó y gritó hacia las filas de Israel, diciéndoles: “¿Por qué habéis salido a poneros en orden de batalla? ¿No soy yo un filisteo y vosotros sois siervos de Saúl? Escogeos un hombre, que descienda contra mí.
Goliath stood there and shouted to the Israeli army, “Why are you all lined up for battle? I am the great Philistine [soldier], and I think [RHQ] you are [merely] Saul’s slaves. Choose one man to fight for all of you, and send him down here to me!
9 Si él es capaz de pelear conmigo y me mata, seremos siervos vuestros; pero si yo prevalezco contra él y le mato, seréis vosotros esclavos nuestros y nos serviréis.”
If he fights with me and kills me, then my fellow Philistines will all be your slaves. But if I defeat him and kill him, then you Israelis will all be our slaves.
10 Y agregó el filisteo: “Hoy he escarnecido a las filas de Israel. Dadme un hombre, y lucharemos los dos.”
I defy/challenge you men of the Israeli army. Send me a man who will fight with me!”
11 Al oír las palabras del filisteo, Saúl y todo Israel quedaron consternados y sobrecogidos de grande miedo.
When Saul and all the Israeli soldiers heard that, they were extremely terrified [DOU].
12 Ahora bien, David era hijo de aquel efrateo de Betlehem de Judá, que se llamaba Isaí. Este tenía ocho hijos; en tiempo de Saúl era ya viejo y de edad muy avanzada entre los hombres.
David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was from the clan of Ephrath. He lived in Bethlehem, in the area where the descendants of Judah lived. Jesse had eight sons. When Saul [was king], Jesse had already become a very old man [DOU].
13 Los tres hijos mayores de Isaí habían ido a la guerra, en pos de Saúl. Esos tres hijos que habían ido a la guerra se llamaban Eliab, el primogénito, Abinadab, el segundo, y Sammá el tercero.
Jesse’s three oldest sons, Eliab and Abinadab and Shammah, had gone with Saul to fight [the Philistines].
14 David era el menor; y mientras los tres mayores seguían a Saúl,
David was Jesse’s youngest son. While his three oldest brothers were with Saul,
15 David iba y venía de junto a Saúl para apacentar el rebaño de su padre en Betlehem.
David went back and forth: Sometimes he went to Saul’s camp, and sometimes he stayed in Bethlehem to take care of his father’s sheep.
16 Entretanto se acercaba el filisteo a la mañana y a la tarde, presentándose por espacio de cuarenta días.
For 40 days Goliath came out from the Philistine camp and stood there [taunting the Israeli army/telling the Israelis to choose one man to fight with him]. He did it twice each day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
17 Y dijo Isaí a David: “Toma para tus hermanos un efa de este grano tostado, y estos diez panes, y llévalos corriendo al campamento, a tus hermanos.
[One day], Jesse said to David, “Here is a sack of roasted grain and ten loaves of bread. Take these quickly to your [older] brothers.
18 Y estos diez quesos los llevarás al jefe de su millar. Pregunta por la salud de tus hermanos, y tráeme algo de ellos como prenda.
And here are ten large chunks of cheese. Take them to their commander. And see how things are going with your [older] brothers. Then [if they are okay, ] bring back something to show they are all right.”
19 Saúl y ellos, y todos los hombres de Israel, están en el valle de Elá luchando contra los filisteos.”
His brothers were with Saul and all the other Israeli soldiers, camped alongside Elah Valley, [preparing to] fight the Philistines.
20 Al día siguiente David se levantó muy temprano, y dejando las ovejas en manos de un pastor, cargó y se puso en marcha como Isaí le había mandado. Cuando llegó al atrincheramiento, el ejército iba saliendo en orden de batalla levantando el grito de combate,
So David arranged for another shepherd to take care of the sheep. Early the next morning he took the food and went to the Israeli camp, as Jesse told him to do. He arrived there just as the Israeli soldiers were forming their ranks and going out to the battlefield. As they went, they were shouting a war cry.
21 e Israel y los filisteos se pusieron en orden de batalla, ejército contra ejército.
The Philistine army and the Israeli army stood [on the hillsides], facing each other, ready for the battle.
22 Entonces David, dejando el equipaje que tenía sobre sí, en manos del guardia del bagaje, corrió hacia el ejército, y llegado allí saludó a sus hermanos.
David gave the food to the man who was taking care of the war equipment. [He told him to take care of the food that he brought], and then he went and greeted his older brothers.
23 Estaba aún hablando con ellos, cuando he aquí que aquel campeón, el filisteo de Gat, llamado Goliat, salió de las filas de los filisteos y habló lo mismo (que antes), oyéndolo David.
While he was talking with them, he saw Goliath coming out from among the Philistine soldiers, shouting [to the Israelis], challenging them [to send a man to fight him]. David heard what Goliath was saying.
24 Y todos los israelitas, cuando vieron a aquel hombre, huyeron de delante de él. Tuvieron gran miedo;
When all the Israeli soldiers saw Goliath, they were terrified and started to ran away.
25 y uno de los hombres de Israel dijo: “¿Veis a ese hombre que viene subiendo? Pues sube para desafiar a Israel. Al hombre que lo mate lo colmará el rey de grandes riquezas, le dará su hija, y a la casa de su padre la eximirá de tributos en Israel.”
They were saying to each other, “Look at him coming up toward us! And listen to him as he defies us Israelis! The king says that he will give a big reward to whoever kills this man. He also says that he will give his daughter to that man for him to marry her, and that he will no longer require that man’s family to pay taxes.”
26 Preguntó David a los que estaban junto a él: “¿Qué se hará al hombre que mate a ese filisteo, y quite el oprobio de Israel? Porque ¿quién es ese filisteo incircunciso para que insulte al ejército del Dios vivo?”
David talked to some of the men who were standing near him. He said, “What will be given to whoever kills this Philistine and frees us Israelis from this shame/disgrace? And who [does] this heathen Philistine [think he] is, defying/ridiculing the army that serves the all-powerful God?”
27 Y le repitió la gente aquellas mismas palabras, diciendo: “Así se hará al hombre que lo mate.”
They told him the same thing that the other men had said, about what the king would do for anyone who killed Goliath.
28 Al escuchar Eliab, su hermano mayor, que David hablaba con los hombres, se irritó contra David y le dijo: “¿Para qué has venido y en qué manos has dejado aquellas pocas ovejas en el desierto? Bien conocido tengo tu orgullo y la malicia de tu corazón; pues para ver la batalla has venido.”
But when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard David talking to the men, he was angry. He said to David, “Why have you come down here? Is someone taking care of those few sheep that you left in the desert? I know you are just a (smart-aleck/brat)! You just want to watch the battle!”
29 Contestó David: “¿Qué he hecho yo ahora? ¿Acaso he hecho más que hablar?”
David replied, “Have I done something wrong? I was merely asking a question!”
30 Se apartó de él para dirigirse a otro, a quien preguntó del mismo modo; y el pueblo le dio la misma respuesta que antes.
Then he walked over to another man and asked him the same question, but the man gave him the same answer. Each time he asked someone, he received the same answer.
31 Algunos oyeron las palabras que habló David, y las refirieron a Saúl, el cual lo hizo llamar.
Finally, someone told king Saul what David had asked, and Saul sent someone to bring David to him.
32 Y dijo David a Saúl: “No se desmaye el corazón de nadie a causa de ese; tu siervo irá y luchará con ese filisteo.”
David told king Saul, “No one should (worry/become a coward) because of that Philistine man. I will go and fight with him!”
33 Mas Saúl dijo a David: “Tú no tienes fuerza para ir contra ese filisteo y luchar con él; pues eres joven todavía, y él es un hombre de guerra desde su juventud.”
Saul said to David, “You are only a young man, and he has been a very capable soldier all his life. So you are not able to go and fight with him!”
34 David replicó a Saúl: “Cuando tu siervo apacentaba las ovejas de su padre y venía un león, o un oso, y arrebataba una oveja del rebaño,
David replied, “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep [for many years]. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried away a lamb,
35 yo salía en su persecución; lo hería, y se la arrancaba de su boca; y cuando se levantaba contra mí, lo agarraba por la quijada, lo hería y lo mataba.
I went after the lion or the bear and attacked it and rescued the lamb from the wild animal’s mouth. Then I grabbed the animal by its jaw/throat and struck it and killed it.
36 Tu siervo ha matado tanto al león como al oso, y ese filisteo incircunciso será como uno de ellos, puesto que ha insultado al ejército del Dios vivo.”
I have killed both lions and bears. And [I will do] the same to this heathen Philistine, because he has defied/ridiculed the army of the all-powerful God!
37 Y agregó David: “Yahvé que me libró de las garras del león y de las garras del oso, Él mismo me librará de la mano de ese filisteo.” Dijo entonces Saúl a David: “Ve, pues, y Yahvé sea contigo.”
Yahweh has rescued me from paws of lions and bears, and he will rescue me from this Philistine!” Then Saul said to David, “All right, go [and fight him], and [I hope/desire] that Yahweh will help you!”
38 Vistió Saúl a David con su armadura, le puso un yelmo de bronce sobre la cabeza, y le cubrió con una coraza.
Then Saul gave to David his own clothes that he always wore in battles, and he gave him a bronze helmet and a coat made of metal plates.
39 Se ciñó luego David la espada sobre su armadura y comenzó a andar; porque no estaba acostumbrado a eso. Dijo David a Saúl: “No puedo andar con estas armas, porque no estoy acostumbrado”; y quitándoselas
David [put these things on. Then he] fastened his sword over them, and tried to walk. But he could not walk, because he was not accustomed to wearing those things. So David said to Saul, “I cannot fight wearing all these things, because I am not accustomed to [wearing] them!” So he took them off.
40 tomó su cayado en la mano, se escogió cinco guijarros lisos del torrente, los metió en el zurrón de pastor que traía y que le servía de bolsa, y con la honda en la mano se acercó al filisteo.
Then he took his walking/shepherd’s stick, and he picked up five smooth stones from the brook/stream. He put them in the pouch of his shoulder-bag. Then he put his sling in his hand and started walking toward Goliath.
41 Venía el filisteo acercándose poco a poco a David, yendo delante de él su escudero,
Goliath walked toward David, with the soldier who was carrying his shield walking in front of him. When he got near David,
42 y cuando miró y vio a David, lo despreció, porque era joven aún, rubio, y de hermoso aspecto.
he looked at David closely. He saw that David had a handsome face and healthy body, but that he was only a young man. So he sneered at David.
43 Y dijo el filisteo a David: “¿Soy yo acaso un perro, para que vengas contra mí con un bastón?” Y maldijo el filisteo a David por sus dioses.
He said to David, “Are you coming to me with a stick because [you think that] I am a dog?” Then he called out to his gods to harm David.
44 Luego dijo el filisteo a David: “Ven aquí, y daré tu carne a las aves del cielo y a las bestias del campo.”
He said to David, “Come here to me, and I will [kill you and] give your dead body to the birds and wild animals to eat!”
45 David contestó al filisteo: “Tú vienes contra mí con espada y lanza y venablo, mas yo voy contra ti en el nombre de Yahvé de los Ejércitos, el Dios del ejército de Israel, a quien tú has escarnecido.
David replied, “You are coming to me with a sword and a dagger and a spear. But I am coming to you (in the name/with the authority) of almighty Yahweh. He is the God whom the army of Israel [worships], and he is the God whom you have defied/ridiculed.
46 Hoy te entregará Yahvé en mi mano, y yo te mataré y te cortaré la cabeza. Y los cadáveres del ejército de los filisteos los daré hoy mismo a las aves del cielo, y a las bestias de la tierra; y toda la tierra sabrá que hay Dios en Israel.
Today Yahweh will enable me to defeat you. I will strike you down and cut off your head. And [we Israelis will kill] many Philistine [soldiers and] give their bodies to the birds and wild animals to eat. And everyone in the world will [hear about it and] know that we Israeli people worship an [all-powerful] God.
47 Y también toda esta multitud conocerá que no por espada, ni por lanza, salva Yahvé; porque Yahvé es el Señor de la batalla, y Él os ha entregado en nuestras manos.”
And everyone here will know that Yahweh can rescue people without a sword or a spear. Yahweh always wins his battles, and he will enable us to defeat all of you [Philistines].”
48 Se levantó entonces el filisteo y poniéndose en marcha avanzó contra David, el cual corrió rápidamente hacia las filas de los filisteos;
As Goliath came closer to attack David, David ran quickly toward him.
49 y metiendo la mano en el zurrón, sacó de allí un guijarro, lo lanzó con la honda, e hirió al filisteo en la frente; y penetró el guijarro en la frente del (filisteo), que cayó de bruces en tierra.
He put his hand into his shoulder-bag and took out one stone. He [put it in his sling and] hurled it toward Goliath. The stone hit Goliath on the forehead and penetrated his skull, and he fell face down onto the ground.
50 Así prevaleció David sobre el filisteo con una honda y una piedra, e hirió al filisteo y le mató, sin que David tuviera espada en su mano.
Then David ran and stood over Goliath. He pulled Goliath’s sword from its sheath and killed him with it, and then cut off his head. In that way David defeated the Philistine without having his own sword. He used [only] a sling and a stone! When the other Philistines saw that their great warrior was dead, they ran away.
51 Luego David corrió y poniéndose sobre el filisteo, tomó la espada del mismo y sacándola de la vaina, lo mató y le cortó con ella la cabeza. Cuando los filisteos vieron muerto a su campeón echaron a huir,
52 pero los hombres de Israel y de Judá, levantándose, alzaron el grito y persiguieron a los filisteos hasta llegar a Gat, y hasta las puertas de Acarón; y cayeron traspasados (muchos) filisteos en el camino de Saaraim, hasta Gat y Acarón.
The Israeli men shouted and ran after them. They pursued them all the way to Gath and to the gates of Ekron [city]. They struck them as they went, with the result that dead/wounded Philistines were lying on the road all the way from Shaaraim to Gath and Ekron [towns].
53 Después de volver de la persecución de los filisteos los hijos de Israel saquearon su campamento.
When the Israelis returned from chasing the Philistines, they (plundered/took everything from) the Philistine camp.
54 Y tomando David la cabeza del filisteo, la llevó a Jerusalén; mas las armas del mismo las puso en su tienda.
David later took the head of Goliath to Jerusalem, but he kept Goliath’s weapons in his own tent.
55 Cuando Saúl vio a David salir al encuentro del filisteo, dijo a Abner, jefe del ejército: “¿De quién es hijo este joven, Abner?” A lo que respondió Abner: “Por tu vida, oh rey, que no lo sé.”
As Saul watched David going toward Goliath, he said to Abner, the commanded of his army, “Abner, whose son is that young man?” Abner replied, “(As sure as you are alive/Truly) [IDM], I do not know.”
56 Y dijo el rey: “Pregunta de quién es hijo el muchacho.”
Then the king said, “Find out whose son he is!”
57 Cuando David volvió después de dar muerte al filisteo, lo tomó Abner y lo llevó a la presencia de Saúl, con la cabeza del filisteo en su mano.
[Later, ] as David returned from killing Goliath, Abner took him to Saul. David was carrying Goliath’s head.
58 Saúl le preguntó: “¿De quién eres hijo, joven mío?” Y respondió David: “Soy hijo de tu siervo Isaí betlehemita.”
Saul asked him, “Young man, whose son are you?” David replied, “[Sir, perhaps you have forgotten that] I am the son of your servant Jesse, who has served you faithfully, who lives in Bethlehem.”
