1 Samuel 24
1 Cuando Saúl volvió de la persecución de los filisteos, le dieron aviso, diciendo: “Mira, David está en el desierto de Engadí.”
After Saul [and his soldiers] returned [home] after fighting against the Philistia army, someone reported to Saul that David [and his men] had gone into the desert near En-Gedi.
2 Tomó, pues, Saúl tres mil hombres escogidos de todo Israel, y salió en busca de David y su gente hasta las rocas de Yealim.
[When] Saul [heard that, he] chose 3,000 men from various areas in Israel, and they went to search for David and his men at a place named Rocks of Wild Goats.
3 Y llegado a unos rediles de ovejas junto al camino, donde había una caverna, entró allí para cubrir sus pies, en tanto que David y sus hombres estaban sentados en el fondo de la caverna.
At a place where the road was alongside some sheep pens, Saul [left the road and] entered a cave to defecate [EUP]. [He did not know that] David and his men were hiding further inside that same cave!
4 Entonces los hombres de David dijeron a este: “He aquí el día de que te habló Yahvé diciendo: «Mira, que voy a entregar a tu enemigo en tus manos para que hagas con él como bien te parezca».” Y se levantó David, y cortó furtivamente la orla del manto de Saúl.
David’s men [saw Saul and] whispered to David, “Today is the day that Yahweh spoke about when he said, ‘I will enable you to defeat your enemy.’ You can do to him whatever you want to!” So David crept toward the entrance of the cave and [with his knife] he cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
5 Mas después de esto le latía a David el corazón por haber cortado la orla (del manto) de Saúl,
[And then he returned to his men]. But then David felt guilty for having cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
6 y dijo a sus hombres: “No permita Yahvé que yo haga tal cosa contra mi señor, el ungido de Yahvé, extendiendo contra él mi mano; porque es el ungido de Yahvé.”
He said to his men, “I should not have done that to the king! I hope/desire that Yahweh will never allow me to attack the one whom God has appointed, because Yahweh is the one who chose him [to be the king].”
7 Con estas palabras contuvo David a sus hombres y no dejó que se levantasen contra Saúl. Salió, pues, Saúl de la caverna y siguió su camino.
By saying that, David restrained his men, and did not allow them to kill Saul.
8 Después de esto se levantó también David, y saliendo de la caverna se puso a gritar tras Saúl, diciendo: “¡Mi rey y señor!” Saúl miró atrás, y David inclinó el rostro hasta el suelo, y prosternándose
After Saul left the cave and started to walk on the road again, David came out of the cave and shouted to Saul, “King Saul!” Saul turned around and looked, and David bowed down with his face touching the ground.
9 dijo a Saúl: “¿Por qué escuchas las palabras de los que dicen: He aquí que David procura hacerte mal?
Then he said to Saul, “(Why do you pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’?/You should not pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’.) [RHQ]
10 Mira, en este mismo día ven tus ojos cómo Yahvé te ha entregado hoy en mis manos, en la caverna; y aunque me instigaron a que te matara, me he compadecido de ti, diciéndome: No extenderé mi mano contra mi señor, porque es el ungido de Yahvé.
Today you can see with your own eyes that [what they say is not true]. Yahweh put you in a place where my men and I could have killed you when you were in this cave. Some of my men told me that I should do that, but I did not do that. I said to them, ‘I will not harm my master, because he is the king whom Yahweh appointed.’
11 Padre mío, mira, sí, mira en mi mano la orla de tu manto. Si yo al cortar la orla de tu manto no te he matado, podrás reconocer y ver que en mí no hay maldad ni rebeldía, y que no he pecado contra ti; y sin embargo tú estás cazando mi vida para quitármela.
Your majesty, look at this piece of your robe that is in my hand! I cut it from your robe, but I did not kill you. So now you should be able to understand that I am not planning to do anything evil to you. I have not done anything wrong to you, but you are searching for me to kill me.
12 ¡Juzgue Yahvé entre mí y ti, y sea Yahvé quien me vengue de ti!, mas yo no levantaré mi mano contra ti.
I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge and decide which of us ([is doing what is right/pleases him]). And I hope/desire that he will punish you for the wrong things that you have done to me. But I will not try to harm you.
13 De los malos viene la maldad, dice un antiguo proverbio, pero yo no levantaré mi mano contra ti.
There is a proverb that has the words, ‘Evil things are done by evil people.’ But [I am not evil, so] I will not do evil things to you.
14 ¿Tras quién ha salido el rey de Israel? ¿A quién estás persiguiendo? A un perro muerto, a una pulga.
“You are the king of Israel. So (why are you pursuing me?/you should not be pursuing me.) [RHQ] I am [as harmless as] [MET] a dead dog or a flea.
15 ¡Sea Yahvé juez, y juzgue entre tú y yo! ¡Que Él vea y defienda mi causa, y que su sentencia me libre de tu mano!”
I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge which of us [is doing what (he wants/is right)]. I trust that he will [act like a lawyer and] judge (my case/what I have done), and that he will rescue me from your power [MTY].”
16 Cuando David hubo acabado de hablar a Saúl estas palabras, dijo Saúl: “¿Es esta tu voz, hijo mío, David?” Y alzó Saúl su voz y se puso a llorar.
When David finished speaking, Saul [called out to him and] asked, “My son David, is that your voice [that I am hearing]?” Then he began to cry loudly.
17 Y dijo a David: “Más justo eres tú que yo; ya que me has hecho bien, en tanto que yo te he pagado con mal.
He said, “You are a better man than I am. You have done something very good to me when I tried to do something very bad to you.
18 Hoy has manifestado tu bondad conmigo, pues cuando Yahvé me ha entregado en tus manos, no me has quitado la vida.
When Yahweh put me in a place [in that cave] where you could have easily killed me, you did not do that.
19 ¿Quién es el que hallando a su enemigo, lo deja seguir su camino sano y salvo? ¡Que Yahvé te haga bien en recompensa de lo que hoy has hecho conmigo!
(Who else would/No one else would) find his enemy and allow his enemy to escape [when he could kill him instead] [RHQ]. I hope/desire that Yahweh will reward you for being kindly to me today.
20 Ahora sé con certeza que tú reinarás, y que a tu mano pasará el reino de Israel.
I know that [some day] you will surely become the king, and that your kingdom will prosper as you rule the Israeli people.
21 Júrame, pues, por Yahvé que no extinguirás mi descendencia después de mí, y que no borrarás mi nombre de a casa de mi padre.”
Now while Yahweh is listening, solemnly promise to me that you will not kill my family and get rid of all my descendants.”
22 Y David se lo juró a Saúl, y Saúl fue a su casa, mas David y sus hombres subieron al lugar fuerte.
David solemnly promised Saul that he would not [harm Saul’s family]. Then Saul went back home, and David and his men went back up into the place where they had been hiding.
