1 Samuel 16
1 El Señor le dijo a Samuel: “¿Hasta cuándo llorarás por Saúl, ya que lo he rechazado como rey de Israel? Llena tu cuerno de aceite y vete. Te enviaré a Isaí, el betlemita, porque me he provisto de un rey entre sus hijos”.
Finally, Yahweh said to Samuel, “I have decided that I will not allow Saul to continue to be the king. So you should not [RHQ] keep feeling sad [about what he has done]. Put some olive oil in a small container and go to Bethlehem [to anoint someone with the oil, and appoint him to be king]. I am sending you there to a man named Jesse, because I have chosen one of his sons to be the king [of Israel].”
2 Samuel dijo: “¿Cómo puedo ir? Si Saúl se entera, me matará”. Yahvé dijo: “Toma una novilla contigo y di: ‘He venido a sacrificar a Yahvé’.
But Samuel said, “I am afraid [RHQ] to do that! If Saul hears about it, he will kill me!” Yahweh said, “Take a (heifer/young female cow) with you, and say to people that you have come to [kill it and] offer it as a sacrifice to me.
3 Llama a Isaí al sacrificio, y yo te mostraré lo que debes hacer. Me ungirás al que yo te nombre”.
“Invite Jesse to come to the sacrifice. [When he comes, ] I will show you what you should do. And I will show you which of his sons [I have chosen to be the king]. Then you should anoint that one [with the olive oil to be the king].”
4 Samuel hizo lo que Yahvé había dicho y llegó a Belén. Los ancianos de la ciudad salieron a su encuentro temblando, y le dijeron: “¿Vienes en paz?”.
Samuel did what Yahweh told him to do. He went to Bethlehem. When the town leaders came to him, they trembled, [because they were worried that Samuel had come to rebuke them about something]. One of them asked him, “Have you come [to speak] peacefully [to us]?”
5 Dijo: “Tranquilos; he venido a sacrificar a Yahvé. Santificaos y venid conmigo al sacrificio”. Santificó a Isaí y a sus hijos, y los llamó al sacrificio.
Samuel replied, “Yes. I have come peacefully, to make a sacrifice to Yahweh. [Perform the rituals to] make yourselves acceptable to Yahweh, and then come with me to where they will offer the sacrifice.” Then Samuel performed the ritual to make Jesse and his sons acceptable to God, and he also invited them to the sacrifice.
6 Cuando llegaron, miró a Eliab y dijo: “Ciertamente el ungido de Yahvé está delante de él.”
When they arrived there, Samuel looked at [Jesse’s oldest son] Eliab, and thought, “Surely this is the one whom Yahweh has appointed [to be king]!”
7 Pero Yahvé dijo a Samuel: “No te fijes en su rostro ni en la altura de su estatura, porque lo he rechazado; porque yo no veo como ve el hombre. Porque el hombre mira la apariencia exterior, pero Yahvé mira el corazón”.
But Yahweh said to Samuel, “No, he is not the one whom I have chosen. Don’t pay attention to his being handsome and very tall, because I have not chosen him. I do not evaluate people as people do. You people evaluate people by their appearance, but I evaluate people by what is in their inner beings.”
8 Entonces Isaí llamó a Abinadab y lo hizo pasar ante Samuel. Éste le dijo: “El Señor tampoco ha elegido a éste”.
Then Jesse told [his next oldest son] Abinadab to step forward and walk in front of Samuel. [But when he did that], Samuel said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”
9 Luego Isaí hizo pasar a Shammah. Dijo: “Tampoco a éste lo ha elegido Yahvé”.
Then Jesse told [his next oldest son] Shammah to step forward. He stepped forward, but Samuel said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”
10 Isaí hizo pasar a siete de sus hijos ante Samuel. Samuel dijo a Isaí: “Yahvé no ha elegido a éstos”.
Similarly, Jesse told his other four sons to walk in front of Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “Yahweh has not chosen any of these sons of yours.”
11 Samuel dijo a Isaí: “¿Están todos tus hijos aquí?” Dijo: “Todavía queda el más joven. He aquí que está guardando las ovejas”. Samuel dijo a Isaí: “Envía a buscarlo, porque no nos sentaremos hasta que venga”.
Then Samuel asked Jesse, “Do you have any other sons?” Jesse replied, “My youngest son [is not here]; he is out [in the fields] taking care of the sheep.” Samuel said, “Send someone to bring him here! We will not sit down [to eat] until he gets here.”
12 Envió y lo hizo entrar. Ahora era rubicundo, de rostro apuesto y buena apariencia. Yahvé dijo: “¡Levántate! Ungidlo, porque éste es”.
So Jesse sent [someone] to bring [David there. And when David arrived, Samuel saw that] he was handsome and healthy, and had bright eyes. Then Yahweh said, “This is the one [whom I have chosen]; anoint him [to be king].”
13 Entonces Samuel tomó el cuerno de aceite y lo ungió en medio de sus hermanos. Entonces el Espíritu de Yahvé vino poderosamente sobre David desde aquel día. Samuel se levantó y se fue a Ramá.
So as David [stood there] in front of his older brothers, Samuel took the container of oil that he had brought and poured some of it on David’s head [to set him apart to serve God. After they all ate, Samuel left] and returned to Ramah. But Yahweh’s Spirit came on David powerfully, and stayed with David for the rest of his life.
14 El Espíritu de Yahvé se apartó de Saúl, y un espíritu maligno de Yahvé lo perturbó.
But Yahweh’s Spirit left Saul. Instead [of his Spirit staying with Saul], Yahweh sent an evil spirit to Saul to terrify him [repeatedly].
15 Los servidores de Saúl le dijeron: “Mira, un espíritu maligno de parte de Dios te perturba.
One of his servants said to him, “It is evident that an evil spirit sent by God is terrifying you.
16 Que nuestro señor ordene ahora a sus siervos que están delante de usted que busquen a un hombre que sepa tocar el arpa. Entonces, cuando el espíritu maligno de Dios esté sobre ti, él tocará con su mano, y tú estarás bien”.
So [we suggest that you] allow us, your servants here, to search for a man who plays the harp well. He can play the harp whenever the evil spirit bothers you. Then [you will calm down and] you will be okay again.”
17 Saúl dijo a sus siervos: “Proporciónenme ahora un hombre que sepa tocar bien y tráiganmelo”.
Saul replied, “[Fine/Okay], find for me a man who can play [the harp] well, and bring him to me.”
18 Uno de los jóvenes respondió y dijo: “He aquí que he visto a un hijo de Isaí, el de Belén, que es hábil en el juego, valiente, hombre de guerra, prudente en la palabra y apuesto; y Yahvé está con él.”
One of his servants said to him, “A man named Jesse, in Bethlehem [town], has a son who plays the harp very well. Furthermore, he is a brave man, and is a capable soldier. He is handsome and he always speaks wisely. And Yahweh always protects him.”
19 Por eso Saúl envió mensajeros a Isaí y le dijo: “Envíame a tu hijo David, que está con las ovejas”.
So Saul sent this message to Jesse: “Send your son David to me, the one who takes care of sheep.”
20 Isaí tomó un asno cargado de pan, un recipiente de vino y un cabrito, y los envió por medio de su hijo David a Saúl.
[So after they went to] Jesse [and told him that, he agreed. He] got a young goat, a container of wine, a donkey on which he put some loaves of bread, and gave them to David to take to Saul [as a present].
21 David llegó a Saúl y se presentó ante él. Lo amaba mucho, y se convirtió en su portador de la armadura.
Then David went to Saul and started to work for him. Saul liked David very much, and he became the man who carried Saul’s weapons [when Saul went to fight in battles].
22 Saúl envió a decir a Isaí: “Por favor, deja que David se presente ante mí, porque ha encontrado gracia ante mis ojos”.
Then Saul sent [a messenger] to Jesse to tell him, “I am pleased with David. Please let him stay here and work for me.”
23 Cuando el espíritu de Dios estaba sobre Saúl, David tomó el arpa y tocó con su mano; así Saúl se refrescó y se puso bien, y el espíritu malo se alejó de él.
[Jesse agreed, and after that], whenever the evil spirit whom God sent tormented Saul, David played the harp. Then Saul would become calm, and the evil spirit would leave him.
