1 Samuel 19
1 Saúl habló con su hijo Jonatán y con todos sus servidores para que mataran a David. Pero Jonatán, hijo de Saúl, se alegró mucho de David.
Then Saul urged all his servants and his son Jonathan to kill David. But Jonathan liked David very much.
2 Jonatán le dijo a David: “Mi padre Saúl quiere matarte. Ahora, pues, cuídate por la mañana, vive en un lugar secreto y escóndete.
So he warned David, “My father Saul is seeking for a way to kill you. So be careful. Tomorrow morning go and find a place to hide [in the field].
3 Yo saldré y me pondré al lado de mi padre en el campo donde estás, y hablaré con mi padre sobre ti; y si veo algo, te lo diré.”
I will ask my father to go out there with me. [While we are out there], I will talk to him about you. Then I will tell you everything that he tells me.” [So David did what Jonathan told him to do].
4 Jonatán habló bien de David a Saúl, su padre, y le dijo: “No permitas que el rey peque contra su siervo, contra David, porque él no ha pecado contra ti, y porque sus obras han sido muy buenas para contigo;
[The next morning], Jonathan spoke with his father, saying many good things about David. He said, “You should never do anything to harm your servant David! He has never done anything to harm you! Everything that he has done has helped you very much.
5 porque él puso su vida en su mano e hirió al filisteo, y Yahvé obró una gran victoria para todo Israel. Tú lo viste y te alegraste. ¿Por qué, pues, pecarás contra la sangre inocente, matando a David sin causa?”
He was in danger of being killed when he fought against [Goliath, the champion of] the Philistia [army. By enabling David to kill him], Yahweh won a great victory for all the people of Israel. You were very happy when you saw that. Why would you want to do anything now to harm David [RHQ]? There is no reason for you to kill him, because he has not done anything wrong!”
6 Saúl escuchó la voz de Jonatán y juró: “Vive Yahvé que no lo matarán”.
Saul listened to what Jonathan said. Then Saul said, “I solemnly promise that just as certain as Yahweh lives, I will not kill David.”
7 Jonatán llamó a David, y Jonatán le mostró todas esas cosas. Entonces Jonatán llevó a David ante Saúl, y éste estuvo en su presencia como antes.
Afterward, Jonathan summoned David and told him what he and Saul had said. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and David served Saul as he had done before.
8 Volvió a haber guerra. David salió y luchó con los filisteos, y los mató con gran mortandad; y ellos huyeron ante él.
One day a war started again, and David [led his soldiers to] fight against the Philistia army. David’s [army] attacked them very furiously, with the result that the Philistia army ran away.
9 Un espíritu maligno de parte de Yahvé estaba sobre Saúl mientras éste estaba sentado en su casa con su lanza en la mano, y David tocaba música con su mano.
But one day when sitting in his house, an evil spirit [sent] from Yahweh [suddenly] came upon Saul. While David was playing his harp [for Saul],
10 Saúl trató de clavar a David en la pared con la lanza, pero éste se escabulló de la presencia de Saúl, y clavó la lanza en la pared. David huyó y escapó esa noche.
Saul hurled his spear at David to try to fasten him to the wall. David (dodged/jumped to one side), and the spear did not hit him. The spear stuck in the wall, but that night David escaped.
11 Saúl envió mensajeros a la casa de David para vigilarlo y matarlo por la mañana. Mical, la esposa de David, le dijo: “Si no salvas tu vida esta noche, mañana te matarán”.
Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house. He told them to watch the house and to kill David [while he was leaving the house] the following morning. But David’s wife Michal [saw them and] warned him, “To survive, you must run away tonight, because if you do not do that, you will be killed tomorrow!”
12 Entonces Mical hizo bajar a David por la ventana. Él se alejó, huyó y escapó.
So she enabled David to climb out through a window, and he ran away and escaped.
13 Mical tomó el terafín y lo puso en la cama, y le puso una almohada de pelo de cabra en la cabeza y lo cubrió con ropa.
Then Michal took an idol and put it in the bed. She covered it with some [of David’s] clothes, and put some goat’s hair on the head of the idol.
14 Cuando Saúl envió mensajeros para llevarse a David, ella dijo: “Está enfermo”.
When the messengers came [to the house the next morning], she told them that David was sick [and could not get out of bed].
15 Saúl envió a los mensajeros a ver a David, diciendo: “Tráiganlo a la cama, para que lo mate”.
[When they reported that to] Saul, he told them to go back to David’s house. He said to them, “Bring him to me lying on his bed, in order that I can kill him!”
16 Cuando los mensajeros entraron, he aquí que el terafín estaba en la cama, con la almohada de pelo de cabra a la cabeza.
But when those men entered David’s house, they saw that there was only an idol in the bed, with goat’s hair on its head.
17 Saúl dijo a Mical: “¿Por qué me has engañado así y has dejado ir a mi enemigo, de modo que ha escapado?” Mical respondió a Saúl: “Me dijo: ‘¡Déjame ir! ¿Por qué he de matarte?”
[When they reported that to Saul, ] Saul [summoned] Michal [and] said to her, “Why did you trick me like that? You allowed my enemy to escape!” Michal replied to Saul, “David told me that if I did not help him escape, he would kill me!” [RHQ]
18 David huyó y escapó, y vino a Samuel en Ramá, y le contó todo lo que Saúl le había hecho. Él y Samuel se fueron a vivir a Naiot.
After David had escaped from Saul, he went to Samuel, who was [at his home] at Ramah. He told Samuel everything that Saul had done to [try to kill] him. Then David and Samuel went to Naioth, [which was a section] of [Ramah city], and they stayed there.
19 Le avisaron a Saúl diciendo: “He aquí que David está en Naiot, en Ramá”.
Someone told Saul that David was in Naioth.
20 Saúl envió mensajeros para apresar a David; y cuando vieron a la compañía de los profetas profetizando, y a Samuel de pie como jefe sobre ellos, el Espíritu de Dios vino sobre los mensajeros de Saúl, y ellos también profetizaron.
So Saul sent some messengers to capture David. [When] those messengers [arrived in Ramah, they] met some men who were proclaiming ecstatic messages, and Samuel was there, as their leader. When Saul’s messengers met them, the Spirit of God took control of Saul’s men, and they also spoke ecstatically.
21 Cuando se le informó a Saúl, envió otros mensajeros, y ellos también profetizaron. Saúl volvió a enviar mensajeros la tercera vez, y también profetizaron.
When Saul heard about that, he sent messengers a third time, but they also started to speak ecstatically.
22 También fue a Ramá y llegó al gran pozo que está en Secu, y preguntó: “¿Dónde están Samuel y David?” Uno dijo: “He aquí que están en Naioth, en Ramá”.
Finally, Saul himself went to Ramah. When he arrived at the well at [a place named] Secu, he asked people there, “Where are Samuel and David?” The people replied, “They are at Naioth in Ramah [city].”
23 Allí fue a Naiot en Ramá. Entonces el Espíritu de Dios vino también sobre él, y siguió profetizando hasta llegar a Naiot en Ramá.
While Saul was walking toward Naioth, the Spirit of God also took control of him. [While he walked on], he continued speaking ecstatic messages until he came to Naioth.
24 También se despojó de sus ropas. También profetizó ante Samuel y se acostó desnudo todo aquel día y toda aquella noche. Por eso dicen: “¿También Saúl está entre los profetas?”
There he took off his clothes, and he spoke messages from God in front of Samuel. He lay on the ground doing that all day and all night. That is the reason that [when people see someone doing something that is very unexpected, they think about what happened to Saul, and] they say, “We are surprised, like the people were surprised to see Saul [acting like] a prophet?” [RHQ]
