1 Samuel 18
1 Cuando David acabó de hablar con Saúl, el alma de Jonatán quedó unida estrechamente con el alma de David; y le amó Jonatán como a su propia alma.
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
2 Tomó Saúl a David aquel día consigo, y no le permitió que volviese a casa de su padre.
And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.
3 E hizo Jonatán pacto con David, porque le amaba como a su propia alma.
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
4 Jonatán se quitó el manto que vestía y se lo dio a David, así como su armadura, su espada, su arco y aun su cinturón.
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
5 Y salía David a dondequiera que Saúl le enviaba y se comportaba con prudencia, de modo que Saúl le dio un cargo al frente de las tropas. Así agradó a todo el pueblo, y también a los servidores de Saúl.
And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
6 Cuando, después de la muerte del filisteo por mano de David (las tropas) volvieron, salieron las mujeres de todas las ciudades de Israel, cantando y danzando, para recibir al rey Saúl, con tamboriles, con júbilo y con triángulos.
And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
7 Las mujeres danzaban y cantaban alternando, diciendo: “Saúl mató sus mil, mas David sus diez mil.”
And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
8 Entonces Saúl se irritó en gran manera, y tuvo por ello un gran disgusto. Decía: “A David le dan diez mil, y a mí (solamente) mil. No le falta más que el reino.”
And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
9 Y desde aquel día Saúl miraba a David con malos ojos.
And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
10 Al otro día vino sobre Saúl un espíritu malo enviado por Dios, de manera que tuvo un ataque de rabia en su misma casa. David tañía como los otros días, en tanto que Saúl tenía la lanza en su mano.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from Elohim came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.
11 Y arrojo Saúl la lanza, diciéndose: “Clavaré a David en la pared.” Pero David hurtó el cuerpo por dos cuerpos delante de él.
And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.
12 Temió, pues, Saúl a David; porque Yahvé estaba con este, en cambio de Saúl se había apartado.
And Saul was afraid of David, because YHWH was with him, and was departed from Saul.
13 Por eso Saúl le apartó de sí, haciéndolo jefe de mil hombres; y David salía y entraba frente al pueblo.
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
14 David obró en todas sus empresas con prudencia, pues Yahvé estaba con él.
And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and YHWH was with him.
15 Sin embargo Saúl, al ver que obraba con gran prudencia, le tenía miedo.
Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
16 Mas todo Israel y Judá amaba a David, porque salía y entraba al frente de ellos.
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
17 Saúl dijo a David: “Mira, te daré a Merob, mi hija mayor, por mujer, pero que me seas valiente, y pelees las batallas de Yahvé.” Mas para sí decía Saúl: “No venga mi mano sobre él, sino venga sobre él la mano de los filisteos.”
And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight YHWH 's battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
18 Respondió David a Saúl: “¿Quién soy yo, y cuál es mi vida, y la familia de mi padre en Israel, para que sea yo yerno del rey?”
And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
19 Pero cuando (Saúl) tuvo que dar su hija Merob a David, resultó que fue dada por mujer a Adriel meholatita.
But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
20 Mas Micol, (otra) hija de Saúl, amaba a David, y se lo dijo a Saúl, lo cual le pareció bien.
And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
21 Y dijo Saúl: “Se la daré para que le sirva de lazo y venga sobre él la mano de los filisteos.” Dijo, pues, Saúl a David: “Por segunda vez podrás hacerte ahora mi yerno.”
And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.
22 Y dio Saúl esta orden a sus siervos: “Hablad con David en secreto, diciendo: «Mira, el rey te estima, y todos sus servidores te aman; sé pues yerno del rey».”
And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son in law.
23 Los servidores de Saúl hablaron así a David; y respondió David: “¿Os parece poca cosa ser yerno del rey, siendo yo un hombre pobre y de humilde condición?”
And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
24 Los servidores de Saúl se lo refirieron a este, diciendo: “Esta es la respuesta que nos dio David.”
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
25 Entonces dijo Saúl: “Así diréis a David: «El rey no desea dote alguna; solo (exige) cien prepucios de filisteos, para vengarse de los enemigos del rey».” Mas Saúl pensaba hacer caer a David por manos de los filisteos.
And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
26 Sus servidores dijeron estas palabras a David, al cual pareció bien esta condición para ser yerno del rey. Antes de haber vencido el plazo,
And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired.
27 se levantó David y marchó, él con sus hombres, y mató a doscientos filisteos, y trayendo los prepucios los entregó en número completo al rey, para ser yerno del mismo. Y este le dio su hija Micol por mujer.
Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
28 Y vio Saúl claramente que Yahvé estaba con David; además, Micol, su hija, le amaba.
And Saul saw and knew that YHWH was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
29 Por eso Saúl tuvo cada vez más miedo de David y no dejó de ser enemigo de David todos los días.
And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.
30 Cada vez que los príncipes de los filisteos salían a campaña, David mostraba más prudencia que todos los servidores de Saúl, por lo cual se hizo muy célebre su nombre.
Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
