1 Samuel 24
1 Cuando Saúl volvió de seguir a los filisteos, le dijeron: “He aquí que David está en el desierto de En Gedi”.
After Saul [and his soldiers] returned [home] after fighting against the Philistia army, someone reported to Saul that David [and his men] had gone into the desert near En-Gedi.
2 Entonces Saúl tomó a tres mil hombres escogidos de todo Israel y fue a buscar a David y a sus hombres a las rocas de las cabras salvajes.
[When] Saul [heard that, he] chose 3,000 men from various areas in Israel, and they went to search for David and his men at a place named Rocks of Wild Goats.
3 Llegó a los corrales de las ovejas junto al camino, donde había una cueva, y Saúl entró a hacer sus necesidades. David y sus hombres se encontraban en lo más recóndito de la cueva.
At a place where the road was alongside some sheep pens, Saul [left the road and] entered a cave to defecate [EUP]. [He did not know that] David and his men were hiding further inside that same cave!
4 Los hombres de David le dijeron: “He aquí el día del que Yahvé te dijo: ‘He aquí que entregaré a tu enemigo en tu mano, y harás con él lo que te parezca’”. Entonces David se levantó y cortó en secreto la falda del manto de Saúl.
David’s men [saw Saul and] whispered to David, “Today is the day that Yahweh spoke about when he said, ‘I will enable you to defeat your enemy.’ You can do to him whatever you want to!” So David crept toward the entrance of the cave and [with his knife] he cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
5 Después, el corazón de David se conmovió porque había cortado la falda de Saúl.
[And then he returned to his men]. But then David felt guilty for having cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
6 Dijo a sus hombres: “No permita Yahvé que le haga esto a mi señor, el ungido de Yahvé, que extienda mi mano contra él, ya que es el ungido de Yahvé.”
He said to his men, “I should not have done that to the king! I hope/desire that Yahweh will never allow me to attack the one whom God has appointed, because Yahweh is the one who chose him [to be the king].”
7 Así que David controló a sus hombres con estas palabras, y no permitió que se levantaran contra Saúl. Saúl se levantó de la cueva y siguió su camino.
By saying that, David restrained his men, and did not allow them to kill Saul.
8 David también se levantó después, salió de la cueva y gritó tras Saúl, diciendo: “¡Mi señor el rey!” Cuando Saúl miró hacia atrás, David se inclinó con el rostro hacia la tierra, y mostró respeto.
After Saul left the cave and started to walk on the road again, David came out of the cave and shouted to Saul, “King Saul!” Saul turned around and looked, and David bowed down with his face touching the ground.
9 David dijo a Saúl: “¿Por qué escuchas las palabras de los hombres, que dicen: ‘He aquí que David busca hacerte daño’?
Then he said to Saul, “(Why do you pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’?/You should not pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’.) [RHQ]
10 He aquí que tus ojos han visto cómo el Señor te ha entregado hoy en mi mano en la cueva. Algunos me instaron a matarte, pero te perdoné. Dije: ‘No extenderé mi mano contra mi señor, porque es el ungido de Yahvé’.
Today you can see with your own eyes that [what they say is not true]. Yahweh put you in a place where my men and I could have killed you when you were in this cave. Some of my men told me that I should do that, but I did not do that. I said to them, ‘I will not harm my master, because he is the king whom Yahweh appointed.’
11 Además, padre mío, mira, sí, mira la falda de tu manto en mi mano; porque en que corté la falda de tu manto y no te maté, conoce y ve que no hay maldad ni desobediencia en mi mano. No he pecado contra ti, aunque persigas mi vida para quitármela.
Your majesty, look at this piece of your robe that is in my hand! I cut it from your robe, but I did not kill you. So now you should be able to understand that I am not planning to do anything evil to you. I have not done anything wrong to you, but you are searching for me to kill me.
12 Que Yahvé juzgue entre tú y yo, y que Yahvé me vengue de ti; pero mi mano no estará sobre ti.
I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge and decide which of us ([is doing what is right/pleases him]). And I hope/desire that he will punish you for the wrong things that you have done to me. But I will not try to harm you.
13 Como dice el proverbio de los antiguos: “De los impíos sale la maldad”; pero mi mano no estará sobre ti.
There is a proverb that has the words, ‘Evil things are done by evil people.’ But [I am not evil, so] I will not do evil things to you.
14 ¿Contra quién ha salido el rey de Israel? ¿A quién persigue? ¿A un perro muerto? ¿Una pulga?
“You are the king of Israel. So (why are you pursuing me?/you should not be pursuing me.) [RHQ] I am [as harmless as] [MET] a dead dog or a flea.
15 Sea, pues, Yahvé el juez, y dicte sentencia entre tú y yo, y vea, y defienda mi causa, y me libre de tu mano.”
I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge which of us [is doing what (he wants/is right)]. I trust that he will [act like a lawyer and] judge (my case/what I have done), and that he will rescue me from your power [MTY].”
16 Cuando David terminó de decir estas palabras a Saúl, éste dijo: “¿Es esa tu voz, hijo mío David?” Saúl alzó la voz y lloró.
When David finished speaking, Saul [called out to him and] asked, “My son David, is that your voice [that I am hearing]?” Then he began to cry loudly.
17 Dijo a David: “Tú eres más justo que yo, pues me has hecho bien, mientras que yo te he hecho mal.
He said, “You are a better man than I am. You have done something very good to me when I tried to do something very bad to you.
18 Hoy has declarado cómo me has tratado bien, porque cuando Yahvé me entregó en tu mano, no me mataste.
When Yahweh put me in a place [in that cave] where you could have easily killed me, you did not do that.
19 Porque si un hombre encuentra a su enemigo, ¿lo dejará ir ileso? Por eso, que el Señor te recompense bien por lo que has hecho hoy conmigo.
(Who else would/No one else would) find his enemy and allow his enemy to escape [when he could kill him instead] [RHQ]. I hope/desire that Yahweh will reward you for being kindly to me today.
20 Ahora bien, yo sé que ciertamente serás rey, y que el reino de Israel será establecido en tu mano.
I know that [some day] you will surely become the king, and that your kingdom will prosper as you rule the Israeli people.
21 Júrame, pues, por Yahvé que no cortarás mi descendencia después de mí, y que no destruirás mi nombre de la casa de mi padre.”
Now while Yahweh is listening, solemnly promise to me that you will not kill my family and get rid of all my descendants.”
22 David juró a Saúl. Saúl se fue a su casa, pero David y sus hombres subieron a la fortaleza.
David solemnly promised Saul that he would not [harm Saul’s family]. Then Saul went back home, and David and his men went back up into the place where they had been hiding.
