1 Samuel 12

1 Entonces Samuel dijo a todo Israel: Ciertamente escuché su voz en todo lo que me dijeron. Constituí un rey que reine sobre ustedes.

And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and I have set a king over you.

2 Ahora, miren, su rey marcha al frente de ustedes. Yo ya soy anciano y canoso, y también mis hijos están delante de ustedes. Desde mi juventud hasta hoy yo anduve delante de ustedes.

And now, behold, the king is walking before you; and I am old and gray-headed; and my sons, behold, they are with you; and I have walked before you from my youth even until this day.

3 Aquí estoy, testifiquen contra mí en presencia de Yavé y de su ungido, si tomé el buey o el asno de alguno, si calumnié a alguien, si agravié a alguno, o si de algún modo acepté soborno ante lo cual cerré mis ojos. Yo se lo restituiré.

Behold, here am I; testify against me in the presence of the Lord, and in the presence of his anointed: Whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or from whose hand have I received any ransom so that I withdrew my eyes from him? and I will restore it you.

4 Entonces dijeron: Nunca nos calumniaste, ni agraviaste, ni tomaste algo de mano de algún hombre.

And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor hast thou oppressed us, and thou hast not taken from any man's hand the least.

5 Y él les dijo: Yavé es testigo contra ustedes y su ungido es testigo hoy, que nada hallaron en mi mano. Ellos respondieron: Es testigo.

And he said unto them, The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found in my hand the least: and they answered, He is witness.

6 Samuel dijo al pueblo: Yavé es el que designó a Moisés y a Aarón, Quien sacó a sus antepasados de la tierra de Egipto.

And Samuel said unto the people, It is the Lord who did [wonders through] Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

7 Ahora pues, estén quietos, para que yo razone con ustedes delante de Yavé sobre todos los actos justos que Yavé hizo con ustedes y con sus antepasados.

And now stand up, that I may hold judgment with you before the Lord concerning all the benefits of the Lord, which he hath done to you and to your fathers.

8 Después que Jacob entró en Egipto, sus antepasados clamaron a Yavé, y Yavé envió a Moisés y a Aarón, quienes sacaron a sus antepasados de Egipto, y los establecieron en este lugar.

When Jacob was come into Egypt, then did your fathers cry unto the Lord, and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, and they brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and caused them to dwell in this place.

9 Pero ellos se olvidaron de Yavé su ʼElohim, y Él los entregó en mano de Sísara, jefe del ejército de Hazor, en mano de los filisteos, y en mano del rey de Moab, quienes pelearon contra ellos.

And when they forgot the Lord their God, he sold them into the hand of Sissera, the chief of the host of Chazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they made war against them.

10 Entonces ellos clamaron a Yavé: Pecamos, abandonamos a Yavé y servimos a los baales y a Astarot. ¡Líbranos ahora de la mano de nuestros enemigos, y te serviremos!

And they cried [then] unto the Lord, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and have served the Be'alim and the 'Ashtaroth; and now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.

11 Yavé envió a Jerobaal, Bedán, Jefté y Samuel, y los libró de mano de sus enemigos de alrededor y vivieron con seguridad.

And the Lord sent Yerubba'al, and Bedan, and Yiphthach, and Samuel, and he delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, so that ye dwelt safely.

12 Pero cuando vieron que Nahas, rey de los hijos de Amón, venía contra ustedes, me dijeron: No. Un rey reinará sobre nosotros, aun cuando Yavé su ʼElohim era su Rey.

But when ye saw that Nachash the king of the children of 'Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, No; but a king shall reign over us: when the Lord your God is your king.

13 Ahora pues, aquí tienen al rey que eligieron, el cual pidieron. Ciertamente Yavé designó rey sobre ustedes.

And now here is the king whom ye have chosen, whom ye have asked for! and, behold, the Lord hath set over you a king.

14 Si temen a Yavé, le sirven, obedecen su voz y no son rebeldes a la Palabra de Yavé, y si tanto ustedes como su rey sirven a Yavé su ʼElohim, harán bien.

If ye will fear the Lord, and serve him, and obey his voice, and will not rebel against the will of the Lord: then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the Lord your God.

15 Pero si no obedecen la voz de Yavé y son rebeldes a la Palabra de Yavé, la mano de Yavé estará contra ustedes y contra su rey.

But if ye will not hearken to the voice of the Lord, and rebel against the will of the Lord: then will the hand of the Lord be against you, as it was against your fathers.

16 Aun ahora preséntense y vean la gran maravilla que hace Yavé ante sus ojos:

And now stand up and see this great thing, which the Lord is about doing before your eyes.

17 ¿No es ahora la cosecha del trigo? Invocaré a Yavé para que Él envíe truenos y lluvia. Sabrán y verán que fue grande la perversidad que cometieron ante Yavé al pedir un rey para ustedes.

Is there not wheat-harvest today? I will call unto the Lord, and he will send thunders and rain; and ye will [thus] perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done, in the eyes of the Lord, to ask for yourselves a king.

18 Entonces Samuel invocó a Yavé. Ese día Yavé envió truenos y lluvia, y todo el pueblo temió grandemente a Yavé y a Samuel.

And Samuel called unto the Lord; and the Lord sent thunders and rain on that day: and all the people feared greatly the Lord and Samuel.

19 Todo el pueblo dijo a Samuel: Ora por tus esclavos ante Yavé tu ʼElohim para que no muramos, porque añadimos a todos nuestros pecados este mal de pedir rey para nosotros.

And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray in behalf of thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we may not die; for we have added unto all our sins yet this evil, to ask for ourselves a king.

20 Samuel respondió al pueblo: No teman. Ustedes cometieron todo este mal. Sin embargo, no se aparten de seguir a Yavé, sino sírvanle con todo su corazón.

And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not; ye have indeed done all this evil: yet turn not aside from following the Lord, and serve ye the Lord with all your heart;

21 No se aparten tras vanidades que no aprovechan ni libran, porque son vanidades.

And turn ye not aside; for then would ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; because they are vain.

22 Porque Yavé no abandonará a su pueblo por su gran Nombre, pues Yavé se complació en convertirlos en pueblo suyo.

For the Lord will not forsake his people for the sake of his great name; because it hath pleased the Lord to make you a people unto himself.

23 Por tanto, lejos esté de mí que peque contra Yavé al cesar de orar por ustedes. Más bien los instruiré en el camino bueno y recto.

Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray in behalf of you; but I will teach you the good and the right way:

24 Solo teman a Yavé, y sírvanle de verdad con todo su corazón, pues consideren cuán grandes cosas hizo por ustedes.

Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for see what great things he hath done with you.

25 Pero si persisten en hacer el mal, perecerán, tanto ustedes como su rey.

But if ye will in any wise do wickedly, both ye yourselves as also your king shall perish.