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.
After David finished talking with Saul, [he met Saul’s son, Jonathan.] Jonathan [immediately] liked David; in fact, he began to love/like him as much as he loved/liked himself.
2 Ese día Saúl lo apresó y no lo dejó volver a la casa de su padre.
From that day, Saul kept David with him, and did not let him return home.
3 Entonces Jonatán y David hicieron un pacto, porque él lo amaba como a su propia alma.
Because Jonathan loved David so much, he made a solemn agreement with David. [They promised each other that they would always be loyal friends].
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.
Jonathan took off his own outer robe and gave it to David. He also gave David his soldier’s tunic, his sword, his bow [and arrows], and his belt.
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.
[David went wherever Saul sent him. And] whatever Saul told him to do, David did it very successfully. As a result, Saul appointed David to be a commander in the army. All the officers and other men in the army (approved of/were very pleased with) that.
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.
But, when the men in the army were returning home after David had killed Goliath, the women came out from many [HYP] towns in Israel to meet/greet King Saul. They were singing and dancing very joyfully, playing tambourines and lyres.
7 Las mujeres cantaban entre sí mientras tocaban, y decían “Saúl ha matado a sus miles, y David sus diez mil”.
As they danced, they sang this song to each other: “Saul has killed 1,000 [enemy soldiers], But David has killed 10,000 [of them].”
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?”.
[When] Saul [heard them singing that, he] did not like it. He became very angry. He said [to himself], “They are saying that David [killed] 10,000 men, but that I [have killed] only 1,000. Soon they will want to make him their king!” [RHQ]
9 Saúl vigiló a David desde ese día en adelante.
From that time, Saul watched David very closely because he was suspicious [that David would try to become king].
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;
The next day, an evil spirit sent by God suddenly took control of Saul. He began to act like a madman, inside his house. David was playing the lyre for him, as he did every day. Saul was holding 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 he hurled it [at David], saying to himself, “I will fasten David to the wall with the spear!” He did that two times, but David jumped aside [both times].
12 Saúl tenía miedo de David, porque Yahvé estaba con él y se había alejado de Saúl.
Because [it became evident that] Yahweh had abandoned Saul but [that] he was helping David, Saul was afraid of David.
13 Por eso Saúl lo apartó de su presencia y lo puso como jefe de mil, y salió y entró delante del pueblo.
So he appointed David as a commander of 1,000 soldiers and sent David away from him, [hoping that David would be killed in a battle]. But when David led his soldiers [in their battles],
14 David se comportó sabiamente en todos sus caminos, y el Señor estaba con él.
he always had great success, because Yahweh was helping him.
15 Cuando Saúl vio que se comportaba con mucha sabiduría, le tuvo miedo.
When Saul heard that David [and his soldiers were] very successful, he became more afraid of David.
16 Pero todo Israel y Judá amaban a David, porque salía y entraba delante de ellos.
But all the people of Israel and of Judah loved David, because he led the soldiers very successfully [in the battles].
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”.
One day Saul said to David, “I am ready to give you my oldest daughter, Merab, to be your wife. I will do that if you serve me bravely by fighting battles for Yahweh [against the Philistines]”. He said that because he thought, “I will not try to get rid of David by myself. I will allow the Philistines to do that.”
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?”
But David said to Saul, “I am not [RHQ] a very important person, and my family is not very important, and my clan is not a very important Israeli clan. So I do not deserve to become your son-in-law.” [RHQ]
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.
So, when it was time for Merab to be given to David to become his wife, instead, Saul gave her to a man named Adriel, from Meholah [town].
20 Mical, hija de Saúl, amaba a David; se lo contaron a Saúl, y el asunto le agradó.
But Saul’s other daughter, Michal, fell in love with David. When they told Saul about that, he was pleased.
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”.
He thought, “I will let Michal marry him, in order that she may trap him, and the Philistines will be able to kill him.” So he said to David, [“You can marry Michal],” and by saying that, he indicated for the second time that David would become his son-in-law.
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’”.
Saul told his servants, “Talk to David privately, and say to him, ‘Listen, the king is pleased with you, and all of us his servants love you. So now [we think that] you should [marry Michal and] become 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?”.
So they told that to David. But David said, “It would be a great honor [RHQ] to become the king’s son-in-law. But [I do not think that I should do that, because] I am only a poor and insignificant man.”
24 Los sirvientes de Saúl le dijeron: “David habló así”.
When the servants told Saul what David had said,
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.
Saul replied, “Go and say to David, ‘[In order for] the king [to allow you to marry Michal, he] wants [you to kill] 100 Philistines [and cut off] their foreskins [and bring the foreskins to him to prove that you have killed them]. In that way he will get revenge on his enemies.’” But what Saul wanted was that the Philistines would kill David [while David was trying to kill them].
26 Cuando sus siervos le dijeron a David estas palabras, le pareció bien ser el yerno del rey. Antes del plazo,
When the servants told that to David, he was very pleased that he could become the king’s son-in-law [by doing that. The king had said how many days he would allow for David to do that]. But before that time ended,
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.
David and his men went and killed, [not 100, but] 200 Philistines! He brought their foreskins to Saul, and counted them [while Saul was watching], in order to prove that he had [done what the king required so that he could become Saul’s son-in-law. So then Saul was obligated] to allow David to marry his daughter Michal.
28 Saúl vio y supo que el Señor estaba con David, y Mical, la hija de Saúl, lo amaba.
But when Saul realized that Yahweh was helping David, and that his daughter loved David,
29 Saúl tenía aún más miedo de David, y Saúl era continuamente enemigo de David.
he became more afraid of David. So, as long as Saul lived, he was David’s enemy.
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.
The Philistine armies repeatedly came to fight the Israelis, but every time they fought, David and his soldiers were more successful than any of Saul’s other army commanders. As a result, David became very famous.
