2 Samuel 1
1 Después de la muerte de Saúl, David volvió de atacar a los amalecitas, y se quedó en Siclag durante dos días.
After Saul died, David [and the men who were with him] returned to Ziklag [town] after defeating the descendants of Amalek. They stayed in Ziklag for two days.
2 Al tercer día llegó un hombre del campamento de Saúl. Sus ropas estaban rasgadas y traía polvo sobre la cabeza. Y cuando se acercó a David, se inclinó ante él y se postró en el suelo en señal de respeto.
On the third day, unexpectedly a man arrived there who had come from where Saul’s army was camped. He had torn his clothes and put dust on his head [to show that he was grieving]. He came to David, and prostrated himself on the ground [in front of David to show respect for him].
3 “¿De dónde vienes?” le preguntó David. “Me alejé del campamento israelita”, respondió.
David asked him, “Where have you come from?” The man replied, “I escaped from where the Israeli army had been camped.”
4 “Cuéntame qué pasó”, le preguntó David. “El ejército huyó de la batalla”, respondió el hombre. “Muchos de ellos murieron, y también murieron Saúl y su hijo Jonatán”.
David asked him, “What happened? Tell me [about the battle]!” The man replied, “The Israeli soldiers ran away from the battle. Many of them were killed. And Saul and his son Jonathan (are dead/were also killed).”
5 “¿Cómo sabes que murieron Saúl y Jonatán?” le preguntó David al hombre que daba el informe.
David said to the young man, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
6 “Casualmente estaba allí, en el monte Gilboa”, respondió. “Vi a Saúl, apoyado en su lanza, con los carros enemigos y los auriculares avanzando hacia él.
The young man replied, “It happened that I was on Gilboa Mountain [where the battle occurred], and I saw Saul, leaning on his spear. The [enemy] chariots and their drivers had come very close to Saul.
7 Se volvió y me vio. Me llamó y le respondí: ‘Estoy aquí para ayudar’.
Saul turned around and saw me, and he called out to me. I answered him and said, ‘What do you want me to do?’
8 “Me preguntó: ‘¿Quién eres tú?’ “Le dije: ‘Soy amalecita’.
He replied, ‘Who are you?’ I replied, ‘I am a descendant of Amalek.’
9 “Entonces me dijo: ‘¡Por favor, ven aquí y mátame! Estoy sufriendo una terrible agonía, pero la vida aún resiste’.
Then he said to me, ‘Come over here and kill me. I am still alive, but I am enduring a lot of pain.’
10 “Así que me acerqué a él y lo maté, porque sabía que, herido como estaba, no aguantaría mucho tiempo. Le quité la corona de la cabeza y el brazalete del brazo, y te los he traído aquí, mi señor”.
So I went to him and killed him, because I knew that he was wounded very badly and would (not continue to live/soon die). I took the crown that was on his head and the band/bracelet that was on his arm, and I have brought them to you.”
11 Entonces David se agarró su ropa y la rasgó, así como lo habían hecho sus hombres.
Then David and all the men who were with him tore their clothes [to show that they were very sad].
12 Se lamentaron, lloraron y ayunaron hasta la noche por Saúl y su hijo Jonatán, y por el ejército del Señor, los israelitas, que habían muerto a espada.
They mourned for Saul and his son Jonathan, and they cried and (fasted/abstained from eating food) until it was evening. They also mourned for all the army of Yahweh, and for all the Israeli people, because many of their soldiers had been killed in the battle [MTY].
13 David preguntó al hombre que le trajo el informe: “¿De dónde eres?” “Soy hijo de un extranjero”, respondió, “soy amalecita”.
Then David asked the young man who had told him [about the battle], “Where are you from?” He replied, “My father is a descendant of Amalek, but we live in Israel.”
14 “¿Por qué no te preocupaste por matar al ungido del Señor?” preguntó David.
David asked him, “(Why were you not afraid [that you would be punished if you] killed Saul, whom Yahweh had appointed [MTY] [to be the king]?/You should have been afraid [that you would be punished if you] killed Saul, whom Yahweh had appointed [MTY] [to be the king].) [RHQ]
15 David llamó a uno de sus hombres y le dijo: “¡Adelante, mátalo!”. Así que el hombre cortó al amalecita y lo mató.
You yourself said, ‘I killed the man whom Yahweh appointed to be the king.’ So you have caused yourself to be guilty [MTY] of causing your own death!” Then David summoned one of his soldiers and said to him, “Kill him!” So the soldier killed him by striking him [with a sword].
16 David le dijo al amalecita: “Tu muerte es culpa tuya, porque has testificado contra ti mismo al decir: ‘Yo maté al ungido del Señor’”.
17 Entonces David cantó este lamento por Saúl y su hijo Jonatán.
Then David composed/wrote this sad song about Saul and Jonathan,
18 Ordenó que se enseñara al pueblo de Judá. Se llama “el Arco” y está registrado en el Libro de los Justos:
and he commanded that it be taught to the people of Judah. [The song is called] ‘The Bow [and Arrow]’ and it has been written in the Book of Jashar:
19 “Israel, el glorioso yace muerto en tus montañas. ¡Cómo han caído los poderosos!
“You Israeli people, your glorious [MTY] leaders have been killed on the mountains! [It is very sad that] those mighty men have died!
20 No lo anuncies en la ciudad de Gat, no lo proclames en las calles de Ascalón, para que las mujeres filisteas no se alegren, para que las mujeres paganas no lo celebren.
“Do not tell it [to our enemies in the Philistia area]; do not tell to the people who live in Gath [city] what happened; do not proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon [city], because if you tell them, [even] the women in that area will be happy; do not allow those (pagan women/women who do not know God) to rejoice.
21 ¡Montes de Gilboa, que no caiga rocío ni lluvia sobre ustedes! Que no tengas campos que produzcan ofrendas de grano. Porque allí fue profanado el escudo de los poderosos; el escudo de Saúl, ya no se cuida con aceite de oliva.
I hope/desire that there will be no rain or dew on the mountains of [the] Gilboa [area] [APO], and that no grain will grow in the fields there, because there the shield of Saul, the mighty [king], fell on the ground. No one rubbed [olive] oil on Saul’s shield;
22 Jonatán con su arco no se retiró de atacar al enemigo; Saúl con su espada no regresó con las manos vacías de derramar sangre.
instead, it was stained with the blood of those whom he had killed, and the fat of mighty enemy soldiers was smeared on it. Jonathan [PRS] did not retreat carrying his bow [and arrows], and Saul always [defeated his enemies when he fought them] with his sword. [PRS, LIT]
23 Durante su vida, Saúl y Jonatán fueron muy queridos y agradables, y la muerte no los dividió. Eran más rápidos que las águilas, más fuertes que los leones.
“Saul and Jonathan were loved and they pleased many people. They were together [LIT] while they lived and when they died. [In battles] they were swifter than eagles and they were stronger than lions.
24 Mujeres de Israel, lloren por Saúl, que les ha dado ropas finas de color escarlata adornadas con adornos de oro.
“You Israeli women, cry about Saul; He provided beautiful scarlet/red clothes for you and he gave you gold ornaments/jewelry to fasten on those clothes.
25 ¡Cómo han caído los poderosos en la batalla! Jonatán yace muerto en vuestros montes.
“[It is very sad that] this mighty soldier has died! Jonathan has been killed on the mountains/hills.
26 ¡Lloro tanto por ti, hermano mío Jonatán! ¡Eras tan querido para mí! Tu amor por mí era tan maravilloso, más grande que el amor de las mujeres.
Jonathan, my dear friend, I grieve for you; you were very dear to me. You loved me in a wonderful manner; it was better than the way that a woman loves [her husband and her children].
27 ¡Cómo han caído los poderosos! ¡Las armas de la guerra han desaparecido!”
“It is very sad that those mighty men have died, and their weapons are now abandoned!
