1 Samuel 17
1 Los filisteos reunieron sus ejércitos para combatir, y se reunieron en Soco, que pertenece a Judá, y acamparon entre Soco y Azeca, en Efesdammim.
Now the Philistines got their armies together for war, and came together at Socoh in the land of Judah, and took up their position between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.
2 Saúl y los hombres de Israel se reunieron y acamparon en el valle de Ela, y prepararon la batalla contra los filisteos.
And Saul and the men of Israel came together and took up their position in the valley of Elah, and put their forces in order against the Philistines.
3 Los filisteos estaban en la montaña de un lado, e Israel estaba en la montaña del otro lado; y había un valle entre ellos.
The Philistines were stationed on the mountain on one side and Israel on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
4 Del campamento de los filisteos salió un campeón llamado Goliat de Gat, cuya altura era de seis codos y un palmo.
And a fighter came out from the tents of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath; he was more than six cubits tall.
5 Tenía un casco de bronce en la cabeza y llevaba una cota de malla, cuyo peso era de cinco mil siclos de bronce.
And he had a head-dress of brass on his head, and he was dressed in a coat of metal, the weight of which was five thousand shekels of brass.
6 Tenía espinilleras de bronce en las piernas y una jabalina de bronce entre los hombros.
His legs were covered with plates of brass and hanging on his back was a javelin of brass.
7 El asta de su lanza era como una viga de tejedor, y la punta de su lanza pesaba seiscientos siclos de hierro. Su escudero iba delante de él.
The stem of his spear was as long as a cloth-worker's rod, and its head was made of six hundred shekels' weight of iron: and one went before him with his body-cover.
8 Se puso de pie y gritó a los ejércitos de Israel, y les dijo: “¿Por qué habéis salido a preparar vuestra batalla? ¿Acaso no soy yo un filisteo, y vosotros siervos de Saúl? Escoged a un hombre para vosotros, y que baje hacia mí.
He took up his position and in a loud voice said to the armies of Israel, Why have you come out to make war? Am I not a Philistine and you servants of Saul? Send out a man for yourselves and let him come down to me.
9 Si es capaz de luchar conmigo y de matarme, entonces seremos tus siervos; pero si yo venzo contra él y lo mato, entonces seréis nuestros siervos y nos serviréis.”
If he is able to have a fight with me and overcome me, then we will be your servants: but if I am able to overcome him, then you will be our servants and do work for us.
10 El filisteo dijo: “¡Desafío hoy a los ejércitos de Israel! Dame un hombre, para que luchemos juntos”.
And the Philistine said, I have put to shame the armies of Israel this day; give me a man so that we may have a fight together.
11 Cuando Saúl y todo Israel oyeron estas palabras del filisteo, se espantaron y tuvieron mucho miedo.
And Saul and all Israel, hearing those words of the Philistine, were troubled and full of fear.
12 David era hijo de aquel efrateo de Belén de Judá, que se llamaba Isaí, y tenía ocho hijos. El hombre era un anciano en los días de Saúl.
Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah named Jesse, who had eight sons; and he was an old man in Saul's day, and far on in years.
13 Los tres hijos mayores de Isaí habían ido en pos de Saúl a la batalla; y los nombres de sus tres hijos que fueron a la batalla eran Eliab, el primogénito, y junto a él Abinadab, y el tercero Samá.
And the three oldest sons of Jesse had gone with Saul to the fight: the names of the three who went to the fight were Eliab, the oldest, and Abinadab the second, and Shammah the third.
14 David era el menor, y los tres mayores siguieron a Saúl.
And David was the youngest: and the three oldest were with Saul's army.
15 David iba y venía de Saúl para apacentar las ovejas de su padre en Belén.
Now David went to and from Saul, looking after his father's sheep at Beth-lehem.
16 El filisteo se acercó por la mañana y por la tarde, y se presentó durante cuarenta días.
And the Philistine came near every morning and evening for forty days.
17 Isaí dijo a su hijo David: “Toma ahora para tus hermanos un efa de este grano tostado y estos diez panes, y llévalos rápidamente al campamento para tus hermanos;
And Jesse said to his son David, Take now for your brothers an ephah of this dry grain and these ten cakes of bread, and go quickly with them to the tents to your brothers;
18 y lleva estos diez quesos al capitán de sus mil; y mira cómo están tus hermanos, y trae noticias.”
And take these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers are and come back with a sign to say how they are.
19 Saúl, ellos y todos los hombres de Israel estaban en el valle de Elah, luchando contra los filisteos.
Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
20 David se levantó de madrugada, dejó las ovejas con un cuidador, tomó las provisiones y se fue, como le había ordenado Isaí. Llegó al lugar de los carros cuando el ejército que salía a la lucha gritaba para la batalla.
And David got up early in the morning, and, giving the sheep into the care of a keeper, took the things and went as Jesse had said; and he came to the lines where the carts were, when the army was going out to the fight giving their war-cry.
21 Israel y los filisteos se prepararon para la batalla, ejército contra ejército.
And Israel and the Philistines had put their forces in position, army against army.
22 David dejó su equipaje en manos del guardián del equipaje y corrió hacia el ejército, y llegó a saludar a sus hermanos.
And David gave his parcels into the hands of the keeper of the army stores, and went running to the army and came to his brothers to get knowledge about them.
23 Mientras hablaba con ellos, he aquí que el campeón, el filisteo de Gat, de nombre Goliat, salió de las filas de los filisteos y dijo las mismas palabras; y David las oyó.
And while he was talking to them, the fighter, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came out from the Philistines' lines and said the same words, in David's hearing.
24 Todos los hombres de Israel, al ver al hombre, huyeron de él y se aterrorizaron.
And all the men of Israel, when they saw him, went in flight, overcome with fear.
25 Los hombres de Israel dijeron: “¿Habéis visto a este hombre que ha subido? Seguramente ha subido para desafiar a Israel. El rey dará grandes riquezas al hombre que lo mate, y le dará su hija, y hará que la casa de su padre quede libre de impuestos en Israel.”
And the men of Israel said, Have you seen this man? Clearly he has come out to put shame on Israel: and it is certain that if any man overcomes him, the king will give that man great wealth, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's family free in Israel.
26 David habló con los hombres que estaban a su lado, diciendo: “¿Qué se hará con el hombre que mate a este filisteo y quite el oprobio a Israel? Porque ¿quién es este filisteo incircunciso, para que desafíe a los ejércitos del Dios vivo?”
And David said to the men near him, What will be done to the man who overcomes this Philistine and takes away the shame from Israel? for who is this Philistine, a man without circumcision, that he has put shame on the armies of the living God?
27 La gente le respondió así: “Así se hará con el que lo mate”.
And the people gave him this answer, So it will be done to the man who overcomes him.
28 Eliab, su hermano mayor, oyó cuando hablaba con los hombres; y la ira de Eliab ardió contra David, y dijo: “¿Por qué has bajado? ¿Con quién has dejado esas pocas ovejas en el desierto? Conozco tu orgullo y la maldad de tu corazón; porque has descendido para ver la batalla”.
And Eliab, his oldest brother, hearing what David said to the men, was moved to wrath against David, and said, Why have you come here? Into whose care have you given that little flock of sheep in the waste land? I have knowledge of your pride and the evil of your heart, you have come down to see the fight.
29 David dijo: “¿Qué he hecho ahora? ¿No hay una causa?”
And David said, What have I done now? was it not only a word?
30 Se apartó de él hacia otro, y volvió a hablar así; y el pueblo volvió a responderle de la misma manera.
And turning away from him to one of the other men, he said the same words: and the people gave him the same answer.
31 Al oír las palabras que David había dicho, las repitieron ante Saúl, y éste mandó a buscarlo.
And, hearing what David said, they gave Saul word of it: and he sent for him.
32 David dijo a Saúl: “Que no desfallezca el corazón de nadie a causa de él. Tu siervo irá a pelear con este filisteo”.
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart become feeble because of him; I, your servant, will go out and have a fight with this Philistine.
33 Saúl dijo a David: “No eres capaz de ir contra ese filisteo para luchar con él, pues tú eres sólo un joven, y él un hombre de guerra desde su juventud.”
And Saul said to David, You are not able to go out against this Philistine and have a fight with him: for you are only a boy, and he has been a man of war from his earliest days.
34 David dijo a Saúl: “Tu siervo estaba cuidando las ovejas de su padre; y cuando vino un león o un oso y se llevó un cordero del rebaño,
And David said to Saul, Your servant has been keeper of his father's sheep; and if a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,
35 salí tras él, lo golpeé y lo rescaté de su boca. Cuando se levantó contra mí, lo agarré por la barba, lo golpeé y lo maté.
I went out after him, and overcame him, and took it out of his mouth: and if, turning on me, he came at me, I took him by the hair and overcame him and put him to death.
36 Tu siervo golpeó al león y al oso. Este filisteo incircunciso será como uno de ellos, pues ha desafiado a los ejércitos del Dios vivo.”
Your servant has overcome lion and bear: and the fate of this Philistine, who is without circumcision, will be like theirs, seeing that he has put shame on the armies of the living God.
37 David dijo: “El Señor, que me libró de la zarpa del león y de la zarpa del oso, me librará de la mano de este filisteo.” Saúl le dijo a David: “Ve, Yahvé estará contigo”.
And David said, The Lord, who kept me safe from the grip of the lion and the bear, will be my saviour from the hands of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go! and may the Lord be with you.
38 Saúl vistió a David con sus ropas. Le puso un casco de bronce en la cabeza y lo vistió con una cota de malla.
Then Saul gave David his clothing of war, and put a head-dress of brass on his head and had him clothed with a coat of metal.
39 David se ató la espada a la ropa y trató de moverse, pues no la había probado. David le dijo a Saúl: “No puedo ir con esto, pues no lo he probado”. Entonces David se los quitó.
And David took Saul's sword and put the band round him over the metal coat, and was unable to go forward; for he was not used to them. Then David said to Saul, It is not possible for me to go out with these, for I am not used to them. So David took them off.
40 Tomó su bastón en la mano, y escogió para sí cinco piedras lisas del arroyo, y las puso en el zurrón de su bolsa de pastor que tenía. Tenía su honda en la mano, y se acercó al filisteo.
Then he took his stick in his hand, and got five smooth stones from the bed of the stream and put them in a bag such as is used by sheep-keepers; and in his hand was a leather band used for sending stones: and so he went in the direction of the Philistine.
41 El filisteo caminó y se acercó a David, y el hombre que llevaba el escudo iba delante de él.
And the Philistine came nearer to David; and the man who had his body-cover went before him.
42 Cuando el filisteo miró a su alrededor y vio a David, lo menospreció, pues era un joven rubio y de buen aspecto.
And when the Philistine, taking note, saw David, he had a poor opinion of him: for he was only a boy, red-haired and good-looking.
43 El filisteo dijo a David: “¿Soy un perro, para que vengas a mí con palos?” El filisteo maldijo a David por sus dioses.
And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come out to me with sticks? And the Philistine put curses on David by all his gods.
44 El filisteo dijo a David: “Ven a mí, y daré tu carne a las aves del cielo y a los animales del campo”.
And the Philistine said to David, Come here to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field.
45 Entonces David dijo al filisteo: “Tú vienes a mí con espada, con lanza y con jabalina; pero yo vengo a ti en nombre del Señor de los Ejércitos, el Dios de los ejércitos de Israel, a quien has desafiado.
Then David said to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword and a spear and a javelin: but I come to you in the name of the Lord of armies, the God of the armies of Israel on which you have put shame.
46 Hoy, Yahvé te entregará en mi mano. Te golpearé y te quitaré la cabeza. Entregaré hoy los cadáveres del ejército de los filisteos a las aves del cielo y a las fieras de la tierra, para que toda la tierra sepa que hay un Dios en Israel,
This day the Lord will give you up into my hands, and I will overcome you, and take your head off you; and I will give the bodies of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth today, so that all the earth may see that Israel has a God;
47 y para que toda esta asamblea sepa que Yahvé no salva con espada y lanza; porque la batalla es de Yahvé, y él te entregará en nuestra mano.”
And all these people who are here today may see that the Lord does not give salvation by sword and spear: for the fight is the Lord's, and he will give you up into our hands.
48 Cuando el filisteo se levantó y caminó y se acercó para encontrarse con David, éste se apresuró y corrió hacia el ejército para encontrarse con el filisteo.
Now when the Philistine made a move and came near to David, David quickly went at a run in the direction of the army, meeting the Philistine face to face.
49 David metió la mano en su bolsa, tomó una piedra y la lanzó, e hirió al filisteo en la frente. La piedra se hundió en su frente, y él cayó de bruces a la tierra.
And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and sent it from his leather band straight at the Philistine, and the stone went deep into his brow, and he went down to the earth, falling on his face.
50 Entonces David se impuso al filisteo con la honda y con la piedra, e hirió al filisteo y lo mató; pero David no tenía espada en la mano.
So David overcame the Philistine with his leather band and a stone, wounding the Philistine and causing his death: but David had no sword in his hand.
51 Entonces David corrió, se paró sobre el filisteo, tomó su espada, la sacó de su vaina, lo mató y le cortó la cabeza con ella. Cuando los filisteos vieron que su campeón había muerto, huyeron.
So running up to the Philistine and putting his foot on him, David took his sword out of its cover, and put him to death, cutting off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their fighter was dead, they went in flight.
52 Los hombres de Israel y de Judá se levantaron y gritaron, y persiguieron a los filisteos hasta Gai y hasta las puertas de Ecrón. Los heridos de los filisteos cayeron por el camino de Shaaraim, hasta Gat y Ecrón.
And the men of Israel and of Judah got up, and gave a cry, and went after the Philistines as far as Gath and the town doors of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines were falling down by the road from Shaaraim all the way to Gath and Ekron.
53 Los hijos de Israel volvieron de perseguir a los filisteos, y saquearon su campamento.
Then the children of Israel came back from going after the Philistines, and took their goods from the tents.
54 David tomó la cabeza del filisteo y la llevó a Jerusalén, pero puso su armadura en su tienda.
And David took the head of the Philistine to Jerusalem, but the metal war-dress and the arms he put in his tent.
55 Cuando Saúl vio que David salía contra el filisteo, le dijo a Abner, el capitán del ejército: “Abner, ¿de quién es hijo este joven?” Abner dijo: “Como vive tu alma, oh rey, no puedo saberlo”.
And when Saul saw David going out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, Abner, whose son is this young man? And Abner said, On your life, O king, I have no idea.
56 El rey dijo: “¡Investiga de quién es hijo el joven!”
And the king said, Make search and see whose son this young man is.
57 Cuando David regresó de la matanza del filisteo, Abner lo tomó y lo llevó ante Saúl con la cabeza del filisteo en la mano.
And when David was coming back after the destruction of the Philistine, Abner took him to Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
58 Saúl le dijo: “¿De quién eres hijo, joven?” David respondió: “Soy hijo de tu siervo Isaí, el de Belén”.
And Saul said to him, Young man, whose son are you? And David in answer said, I am the son of your servant Jesse of Beth-lehem.
