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.
When he had finished speaking to Saul, 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.
Saul took him that day, and wouldn’t let him go home to his father’s house any more.
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.
Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David with his clothing, even including his sword, his bow, and his sash.
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.
David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war. It was good 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.
As they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.
7 Las mujeres danzaban y cantaban alternando, diciendo: “Saúl mató sus mil, mas David sus diez mil.”
The women sang to one another as they played, and said, “Saul has 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.”
Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, “They have credited David with ten thousands, and they have only credited me with thousands. What can he have more but the kingdom?”
9 Y desde aquel día Saúl miraba a David con malos ojos.
Saul watched 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.
On the next day, an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house. David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his 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 threw the spear, for he said, “I will pin David to the wall!” David escaped from his presence twice.
12 Temió, pues, Saúl a David; porque Yahvé estaba con este, en cambio de Saúl se había apartado.
Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, and had 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 his presence, 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.
David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Yahweh was with him.
15 Sin embargo Saúl, al ver que obraba con gran prudencia, le tenía miedo.
When Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe 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; for 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.”
Saul said to David, “Behold, my elder daughter Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight Yahweh’s battles.” For Saul said, “Don’t let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on 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?”
David said to 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 at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.
20 Mas Micol, (otra) hija de Saúl, amaba a David, y se lo dijo a Saúl, lo cual le pareció bien.
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.”
Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David a second time, “You shall today be my son-in-law.”
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».”
Saul commanded his servants, “Talk with David secretly, and say, ‘Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. 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?”
Saul’s servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, “Does it seem to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man and little known?”
24 Los servidores de Saúl se lo refirieron a este, diciendo: “Esta es la respuesta que nos dio David.”
The servants of Saul told him, saying, “David spoke like this.”
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.
Saul said, “Tell David, ‘The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies.’” Now Saul thought he would 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,
When his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. Before the deadline,
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.
David arose and went, he and his men, and killed two hundred men of the Philistines. Then David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.
28 Y vio Saúl claramente que Yahvé estaba con David; además, Micol, su hija, le amaba.
Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David; and 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.
Saul was even more afraid of David; and Saul was 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 out; and as often as they went out, David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly esteemed.
