1 Samuel 18
1 Cuando terminó de hablar con Saúl, el alma de Jonatán se unió al alma de David, y Jonatán lo amó como a su propia alma.
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
2 Ese día Saúl lo apresó y no lo dejó volver a la casa de su padre.
And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father’s house.
3 Entonces Jonatán y David hicieron un pacto, porque él lo amaba como a su propia alma.
And David and Jonathan made a covenant, for be loved him as his own soul.
4 Jonatán se despojó de la túnica que llevaba puesta y se la dio a David con sus ropas, incluyendo su espada, su arco y su faja.
And Jonathan stripped himself of the coat with which he was clothed, and gave it to David, and the rest of his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
5 David salía a dondequiera que Saúl lo enviaba, y se comportaba con sabiduría; y Saúl lo puso al frente de los hombres de guerra. Fue bueno a los ojos de todo el pueblo, y también a los ojos de los servidores de Saúl.
And David went out to whatsoever business Saul sent him, and he behaved himself prudently: and Saul set him over the soldiers, and he was acceptable in the eyes of all the people, and especially in the eyes of Saul’s servants.
6 Cuando David regresó de la matanza del filisteo, las mujeres salieron de todas las ciudades de Israel, cantando y bailando, a recibir al rey Saúl con panderetas, con alegría y con instrumentos de música.
Now when David returned, after be slew the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels of joy, and cornets.
7 Las mujeres cantaban entre sí mientras tocaban, y decían “Saúl ha matado a sus miles, y David sus diez mil”.
And the women sung as they played, and they said: I Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
8 Saúl se enojó mucho, y este dicho le desagradó. Dijo: “A David le han acreditado diez mil, y a mí sólo me han acreditado mil. ¿Qué más puede tener él sino el reino?”.
And Saul was exceeding angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes, and he said: They have given David ten thousands, and to me they have given but a thousand; what can he have more but the kingdom?
9 Saúl vigiló a David desde ese día en adelante.
And Saul did not look on David with a good eye from that day and forward.
10 Al día siguiente, un espíritu maligno de Dios se apoderó poderosamente de Saúl, y profetizó en medio de la casa. David jugaba con su mano, como lo hacía cada día. Saúl tenía su lanza en la mano;
And the day after the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand as at other times. And Saul held a spear in his hand,
11 y Saúl arrojó la lanza, pues dijo: “¡Clavaré a David contra la pared!” David escapó de su presencia dos veces.
And threw it, thinking to nail David to the wall: and David stept aside out of his presence twice.
12 Saúl tenía miedo de David, porque Yahvé estaba con él y se había alejado de Saúl.
And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from himself.
13 Por eso Saúl lo apartó de su presencia y lo puso como jefe de mil, y salió y entró delante del pueblo.
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him a captain over a thousand men, and he went out and came in before the people.
14 David se comportó sabiamente en todos sus caminos, y el Señor estaba con él.
And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
15 Cuando Saúl vio que se comportaba con mucha sabiduría, le tuvo miedo.
And Saul saw that he was exceeding prudent, and began to beware of him.
16 Pero todo Israel y Judá amaban a David, porque salía y entraba delante de ellos.
But all Israel and Juda loved David, for he came in and went out before them.
17 Saúl dijo a David: “He aquí mi hija mayor Merab. Te la daré como esposa. Sólo sé valiente para mí y lucha en las batallas de Yahvé”. Porque Saúl dijo: “No dejes que mi mano esté sobre él, sino que la mano de los filisteos esté sobre él”.
And Saul said to David: Behold my elder daughter Merob, her will I give thee to wife: only be a valiant man, and fight the battles of the Lord. Now Saul said within himself: Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hands of the Philistines be upon him.
18 David dijo a Saúl: “¿Quién soy yo, y qué es mi vida, o la familia de mi padre en Israel, para que sea yerno del rey?”
And David said to Saul: Who am I, or what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law of the king?
19 Pero en el momento en que Merab, la hija de Saúl, debía ser entregada a David, fue dada como esposa a Adriel el meholatí.
And it came to pass at the time when Merob the daughter of Saul should have been given to David, that she was given to Hadriel the Molathite to wife.
20 Mical, hija de Saúl, amaba a David; se lo contaron a Saúl, y el asunto le agradó.
But Michol the other daughter of Saul loved David. And it was told Saul, and it pleased him.
21 Saúl dijo: “Se la entregaré para que le sirva de lazo y para que la mano de los filisteos esté contra él”. Por eso Saúl dijo a David por segunda vez: “Hoy serás mi yerno”.
And Saul said: I will give her to him, that she may be a stumblingblock to him, and that the band of the Philistines may be upon him. And Saul said to David: In two things thou shalt be my son in law this day.
22 Saúl ordenó a sus siervos: “Hablen con David en secreto y díganle: ‘He aquí que el rey se complace en ti, y todos sus siervos te aman. Ahora, pues, sé el yerno del rey’”.
And Saul commanded his servants to speak to David privately, saying: Behold thou pleasest the king, and all his servants love thee. Now therefore be the king’s son in law.
23 Los siervos de Saúl dijeron esas palabras a los oídos de David. David dijo: “¿Os parece poca cosa ser yerno del rey, ya que soy un hombre pobre y poco conocido?”.
And the servants of Saul spoke all these words in the ears of David. And David said: Doth it seem to you a small matter to be the king’s son in law? But I am a poor man, and of small ability.
24 Los sirvientes de Saúl le dijeron: “David habló así”.
And the servants of Saul told him, saying: Such words as these hath David spoken.
25 Saúl dijo: “Dile a David que el rey no desea otra dote que cien prepucios de los filisteos, para vengarse de los enemigos del rey”. Entonces Saúl pensó que haría caer a David por mano de los filisteos.
And Saul said: Speak thus to David: The king desireth not any dowry, but only a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. Now Saul thought to deliver David into the hands of the Philistines.
26 Cuando sus siervos le dijeron a David estas palabras, le pareció bien ser el yerno del rey. Antes del plazo,
And when his servants had told David the words that Saul had said, the word was pleasing in the eyes of David to be the king’s son in law.
27 David se levantó y fue, él y sus hombres, y mató a doscientos hombres de los filisteos. Entonces David trajo sus prepucios, y se los dieron en número completo al rey, para que fuera yerno del rey. Entonces Saúl le dio a su hija Mical como esposa.
And after a few days David rose up, and went with the men that were under him, and he slew of the Philistines two hundred men, and brought their foreskins and numbered them out to the king, that he might be his son in law. Saul therefore gave him Michol his daughter to wife.
28 Saúl vio y supo que el Señor estaba con David, y Mical, la hija de Saúl, lo amaba.
And Saul saw, and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michol the daughter of Saul loved him.
29 Saúl tenía aún más miedo de David, y Saúl era continuamente enemigo de David.
And Saul began to fear David more: and Saul became David’s enemy continually.
30 Entonces salieron los príncipes de los filisteos; y cada vez que salían, David se comportaba con más sabiduría que todos los siervos de Saúl, de modo que su nombre era muy estimado.
And the princes of the Philistines went forth: and from the beginning of their going forth, David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul, and his name became very famous.
