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.
The Philistines gathered their army [to fight the Israeli army]. They gathered together near Socoh, in the area where the descendants of Judah lived. They set up their tents at Ephes-Dammim, which is between Socoh and Azekah.
2 Saúl y los hombres de Israel se reunieron y acamparon en el valle de Ela, y prepararon la batalla contra los filisteos.
Saul gathered the Israeli army near Elah Valley, and they set up their tents. Then they all took their places, ready to fight 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.
So the Philistine and Israeli armies faced each other. They were on two hills, with 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.
Then Goliath, from Gath [city], came out from the Philistine camp. He was a champion warrior/soldier. He was (over 9 feet/3 meters) 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.
He wore a helmet made of bronze [to protect his head], and he wore a coat made of metal plates [to protect his body]. The coat weighed (125 pounds/56 kg.).
6 Tenía espinilleras de bronce en las piernas y una jabalina de bronce entre los hombros.
He wore bronze guards/protectors on his legs. He had a long bronze dagger fastened on his back.
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.
He also had a big spear. It had a cord on it to enable him to throw it better (OR, which was as thick as a weaver’s beam). The tip of the spear was made of iron and weighed (15 pounds/almost 7 kg.). A soldier carrying a huge shield walked in front of him.
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.
Goliath stood there and shouted to the Israeli army, “Why are you all lined up for battle? I am the great Philistine [soldier], and I think [RHQ] you are [merely] Saul’s slaves. Choose one man to fight for all of you, and send him down here 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 fights with me and kills me, then my fellow Philistines will all be your slaves. But if I defeat him and kill him, then you Israelis will all be our slaves.
10 El filisteo dijo: “¡Desafío hoy a los ejércitos de Israel! Dame un hombre, para que luchemos juntos”.
I defy/challenge you men of the Israeli army. Send me a man who will fight with me!”
11 Cuando Saúl y todo Israel oyeron estas palabras del filisteo, se espantaron y tuvieron mucho miedo.
When Saul and all the Israeli soldiers heard that, they were extremely terrified [DOU].
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.
David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was from the clan of Ephrath. He lived in Bethlehem, in the area where the descendants of Judah lived. Jesse had eight sons. When Saul [was king], Jesse had already become a very old man [DOU].
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.
Jesse’s three oldest sons, Eliab and Abinadab and Shammah, had gone with Saul to fight [the Philistines].
14 David era el menor, y los tres mayores siguieron a Saúl.
David was Jesse’s youngest son. While his three oldest brothers were with Saul,
15 David iba y venía de Saúl para apacentar las ovejas de su padre en Belén.
David went back and forth: Sometimes he went to Saul’s camp, and sometimes he stayed in Bethlehem to take care of his father’s sheep.
16 El filisteo se acercó por la mañana y por la tarde, y se presentó durante cuarenta días.
For 40 days Goliath came out from the Philistine camp and stood there [taunting the Israeli army/telling the Israelis to choose one man to fight with him]. He did it twice each day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
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;
[One day], Jesse said to David, “Here is a sack of roasted grain and ten loaves of bread. Take these quickly to your [older] brothers.
18 y lleva estos diez quesos al capitán de sus mil; y mira cómo están tus hermanos, y trae noticias.”
And here are ten large chunks of cheese. Take them to their commander. And see how things are going with your [older] brothers. Then [if they are okay, ] bring back something to show they are all right.”
19 Saúl, ellos y todos los hombres de Israel estaban en el valle de Elah, luchando contra los filisteos.
His brothers were with Saul and all the other Israeli soldiers, camped alongside Elah Valley, [preparing to] fight 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.
So David arranged for another shepherd to take care of the sheep. Early the next morning he took the food and went to the Israeli camp, as Jesse told him to do. He arrived there just as the Israeli soldiers were forming their ranks and going out to the battlefield. As they went, they were shouting a war cry.
21 Israel y los filisteos se prepararon para la batalla, ejército contra ejército.
The Philistine army and the Israeli army stood [on the hillsides], facing each other, ready for the battle.
22 David dejó su equipaje en manos del guardián del equipaje y corrió hacia el ejército, y llegó a saludar a sus hermanos.
David gave the food to the man who was taking care of the war equipment. [He told him to take care of the food that he brought], and then he went and greeted his older brothers.
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.
While he was talking with them, he saw Goliath coming out from among the Philistine soldiers, shouting [to the Israelis], challenging them [to send a man to fight him]. David heard what Goliath was saying.
24 Todos los hombres de Israel, al ver al hombre, huyeron de él y se aterrorizaron.
When all the Israeli soldiers saw Goliath, they were terrified and started to ran away.
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.”
They were saying to each other, “Look at him coming up toward us! And listen to him as he defies us Israelis! The king says that he will give a big reward to whoever kills this man. He also says that he will give his daughter to that man for him to marry her, and that he will no longer require that man’s family to pay taxes.”
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?”
David talked to some of the men who were standing near him. He said, “What will be given to whoever kills this Philistine and frees us Israelis from this shame/disgrace? And who [does] this heathen Philistine [think he] is, defying/ridiculing the army that serves the all-powerful God?”
27 La gente le respondió así: “Así se hará con el que lo mate”.
They told him the same thing that the other men had said, about what the king would do for anyone who killed Goliath.
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”.
But when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard David talking to the men, he was angry. He said to David, “Why have you come down here? Is someone taking care of those few sheep that you left in the desert? I know you are just a (smart-aleck/brat)! You just want to watch the battle!”
29 David dijo: “¿Qué he hecho ahora? ¿No hay una causa?”
David replied, “Have I done something wrong? I was merely asking a question!”
30 Se apartó de él hacia otro, y volvió a hablar así; y el pueblo volvió a responderle de la misma manera.
Then he walked over to another man and asked him the same question, but the man gave him the same answer. Each time he asked someone, he received the same answer.
31 Al oír las palabras que David había dicho, las repitieron ante Saúl, y éste mandó a buscarlo.
Finally, someone told king Saul what David had asked, and Saul sent someone to bring David to 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”.
David told king Saul, “No one should (worry/become a coward) because of that Philistine man. I will go and fight with him!”
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.”
Saul said to David, “You are only a young man, and he has been a very capable soldier all his life. So you are not able to go and fight with him!”
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,
David replied, “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep [for many years]. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried away a lamb,
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 after the lion or the bear and attacked it and rescued the lamb from the wild animal’s mouth. Then I grabbed the animal by its jaw/throat and struck it and killed it.
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.”
I have killed both lions and bears. And [I will do] the same to this heathen Philistine, because he has defied/ridiculed the army of the all-powerful 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”.
Yahweh has rescued me from paws of lions and bears, and he will rescue me from this Philistine!” Then Saul said to David, “All right, go [and fight him], and [I hope/desire] that Yahweh will help 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 to David his own clothes that he always wore in battles, and he gave him a bronze helmet and a coat made of metal plates.
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.
David [put these things on. Then he] fastened his sword over them, and tried to walk. But he could not walk, because he was not accustomed to wearing those things. So David said to Saul, “I cannot fight wearing all these things, because I am not accustomed to [wearing] them!” So he 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 walking/shepherd’s stick, and he picked up five smooth stones from the brook/stream. He put them in the pouch of his shoulder-bag. Then he put his sling in his hand and started walking toward Goliath.
41 El filisteo caminó y se acercó a David, y el hombre que llevaba el escudo iba delante de él.
Goliath walked toward David, with the soldier who was carrying his shield walking in front of him. When he got near David,
42 Cuando el filisteo miró a su alrededor y vio a David, lo menospreció, pues era un joven rubio y de buen aspecto.
he looked at David closely. He saw that David had a handsome face and healthy body, but that he was only a young man. So he sneered at David.
43 El filisteo dijo a David: “¿Soy un perro, para que vengas a mí con palos?” El filisteo maldijo a David por sus dioses.
He said to David, “Are you coming to me with a stick because [you think that] I am a dog?” Then he called out to his gods to harm David.
44 El filisteo dijo a David: “Ven a mí, y daré tu carne a las aves del cielo y a los animales del campo”.
He said to David, “Come here to me, and I will [kill you and] give your dead body to the birds and wild animals to eat!”
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.
David replied, “You are coming to me with a sword and a dagger and a spear. But I am coming to you (in the name/with the authority) of almighty Yahweh. He is the God whom the army of Israel [worships], and he is the God whom you have defied/ridiculed.
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,
Today Yahweh will enable me to defeat you. I will strike you down and cut off your head. And [we Israelis will kill] many Philistine [soldiers and] give their bodies to the birds and wild animals to eat. And everyone in the world will [hear about it and] know that we Israeli people worship an [all-powerful] 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 everyone here will know that Yahweh can rescue people without a sword or a spear. Yahweh always wins his battles, and he will enable us to defeat all of you [Philistines].”
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.
As Goliath came closer to attack David, David ran quickly toward him.
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.
He put his hand into his shoulder-bag and took out one stone. He [put it in his sling and] hurled it toward Goliath. The stone hit Goliath on the forehead and penetrated his skull, and he fell face down onto the ground.
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.
Then David ran and stood over Goliath. He pulled Goliath’s sword from its sheath and killed him with it, and then cut off his head. In that way David defeated the Philistine without having his own sword. He used [only] a sling and a stone! When the other Philistines saw that their great warrior was dead, they ran away.
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.
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.
The Israeli men shouted and ran after them. They pursued them all the way to Gath and to the gates of Ekron [city]. They struck them as they went, with the result that dead/wounded Philistines were lying on the road all the way from Shaaraim to Gath and Ekron [towns].
53 Los hijos de Israel volvieron de perseguir a los filisteos, y saquearon su campamento.
When the Israelis returned from chasing the Philistines, they (plundered/took everything from) the Philistine camp.
54 David tomó la cabeza del filisteo y la llevó a Jerusalén, pero puso su armadura en su tienda.
David later took the head of Goliath to Jerusalem, but he kept Goliath’s weapons in his own 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”.
As Saul watched David going toward Goliath, he said to Abner, the commanded of his army, “Abner, whose son is that young man?” Abner replied, “(As sure as you are alive/Truly) [IDM], I do not know.”
56 El rey dijo: “¡Investiga de quién es hijo el joven!”
Then the king said, “Find out whose son he 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.
[Later, ] as David returned from killing Goliath, Abner took him to Saul. David was carrying Goliath’s head.
58 Saúl le dijo: “¿De quién eres hijo, joven?” David respondió: “Soy hijo de tu siervo Isaí, el de Belén”.
Saul asked him, “Young man, whose son are you?” David replied, “[Sir, perhaps you have forgotten that] I am the son of your servant Jesse, who has served you faithfully, who lives in Bethlehem.”
