1 Samuel 16
1 Yavé dijo a Samuel: ¿Hasta cuándo te afligirás por Saúl, si Yo lo rechacé como rey de Israel? Llena tu cuerno de aceite, y ven, porque Yo te enviaré a Isaí de Belén, porque de entre sus hijos me seleccioné un rey.
Finally, Yahweh said to Samuel, “I have decided that I will not allow Saul to continue to be the king. So you should not [RHQ] keep feeling sad [about what he has done]. Put some olive oil in a small container and go to Bethlehem [to anoint someone with the oil, and appoint him to be king]. I am sending you there to a man named Jesse, because I have chosen one of his sons to be the king [of Israel].”
2 Samuel dijo: ¿Cómo iré? ¡Si Saúl se entera me matará! Pero Yavé dijo: Toma contigo una becerra de la manada vacuna, y dí: Vine a sacrificar a Yavé.
But Samuel said, “I am afraid [RHQ] to do that! If Saul hears about it, he will kill me!” Yahweh said, “Take a (heifer/young female cow) with you, and say to people that you have come to [kill it and] offer it as a sacrifice to me.
3 Invitarás a Isaí al sacrificio, y Yo te informaré lo que vas a hacer. Ungirás a quien Yo te diga.
“Invite Jesse to come to the sacrifice. [When he comes, ] I will show you what you should do. And I will show you which of his sons [I have chosen to be the king]. Then you should anoint that one [with the olive oil to be the king].”
4 Samuel hizo lo que le habló Yavé. Cuando llegó a Belén los ancianos de la ciudad salieron temblorosos a recibirlo y preguntaron: ¿Es pacífica tu venida?
Samuel did what Yahweh told him to do. He went to Bethlehem. When the town leaders came to him, they trembled, [because they were worried that Samuel had come to rebuke them about something]. One of them asked him, “Have you come [to speak] peacefully [to us]?”
5 Y él contestó: ¡Pacífica! Vine a ofrecer sacrificio a Yavé. Purifíquense ustedes y vengan conmigo al sacrificio. Después purificó a Isaí con sus hijos y los invitó al sacrificio.
Samuel replied, “Yes. I have come peacefully, to make a sacrifice to Yahweh. [Perform the rituals to] make yourselves acceptable to Yahweh, and then come with me to where they will offer the sacrifice.” Then Samuel performed the ritual to make Jesse and his sons acceptable to God, and he also invited them to the sacrifice.
6 Sucedió que cuando ellos llegaron, él vio a Eliab, y se dijo: ¡Ciertamente su ungido está delante de Yavé!
When they arrived there, Samuel looked at [Jesse’s oldest son] Eliab, and thought, “Surely this is the one whom Yahweh has appointed [to be king]!”
7 Pero Yavé dijo a Samuel: No mires su apariencia, ni a lo grande de su estatura, pues Yo lo desecho, porque Yavé no mira lo que mira el hombre. El hombre mira lo que está delante de sus ojos, pero Yavé mira el corazón.
But Yahweh said to Samuel, “No, he is not the one whom I have chosen. Don’t pay attention to his being handsome and very tall, because I have not chosen him. I do not evaluate people as people do. You people evaluate people by their appearance, but I evaluate people by what is in their inner beings.”
8 Entonces Isaí llamó a Abinadab, y lo hizo pasar delante de Samuel, quien dijo: Yavé tampoco eligió a éste.
Then Jesse told [his next oldest son] Abinadab to step forward and walk in front of Samuel. [But when he did that], Samuel said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”
9 Luego Isaí hizo pasar a Samá. Y él dijo: Yavé tampoco eligió a éste.
Then Jesse told [his next oldest son] Shammah to step forward. He stepped forward, but Samuel said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”
10 Así Isaí hizo pasar a sus siete hijos delante de Samuel, pero Samuel dijo a Isaí: Yavé no eligió a éstos.
Similarly, Jesse told his other four sons to walk in front of Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “Yahweh has not chosen any of these sons of yours.”
11 Samuel preguntó a Isaí: ¿Son éstos todos tus hijos? Y él respondió: Queda aún el menor. Ciertamente, pastorea el rebaño. Entonces Samuel dijo a Isaí: Envía por él y tráelo, porque no nos reclinaremos hasta que él venga aquí.
Then Samuel asked Jesse, “Do you have any other sons?” Jesse replied, “My youngest son [is not here]; he is out [in the fields] taking care of the sheep.” Samuel said, “Send someone to bring him here! We will not sit down [to eat] until he gets here.”
12 Isaí envió por él y lo presentó. Él era rubio, de ojos vivaces y buen parecer. Entonces Yavé dijo: ¡Levántate y úngelo, porque éste es!
So Jesse sent [someone] to bring [David there. And when David arrived, Samuel saw that] he was handsome and healthy, and had bright eyes. Then Yahweh said, “This is the one [whom I have chosen]; anoint him [to be king].”
13 Entonces Samuel tomó el cuerno de aceite y lo ungió en medio de sus hermanos, y el Espíritu de Yavé se apoderó de David desde aquel día en adelante. Luego Samuel se levantó y regresó a Ramá.
So as David [stood there] in front of his older brothers, Samuel took the container of oil that he had brought and poured some of it on David’s head [to set him apart to serve God. After they all ate, Samuel left] and returned to Ramah. But Yahweh’s Spirit came on David powerfully, and stayed with David for the rest of his life.
14 El Espíritu de Yavé se apartó de Saúl, y un espíritu malo de parte de Yavé lo atormentaba.
But Yahweh’s Spirit left Saul. Instead [of his Spirit staying with Saul], Yahweh sent an evil spirit to Saul to terrify him [repeatedly].
15 Los esclavos de Saúl le dijeron: Mira, un espíritu malo de parte de Yavé te atormenta.
One of his servants said to him, “It is evident that an evil spirit sent by God is terrifying you.
16 Ordene nuestro ʼadón a sus esclavos que están ante ti, que busquen un varón que sepa tañer el arpa. Acontecerá que cuando te acometa el espíritu malo de parte de ʼElohim, él tañerá con su mano y tú estarás bien.
So [we suggest that you] allow us, your servants here, to search for a man who plays the harp well. He can play the harp whenever the evil spirit bothers you. Then [you will calm down and] you will be okay again.”
17 Saúl respondió a sus esclavos: Búsquenme alguno que taña bien y tráiganlo.
Saul replied, “[Fine/Okay], find for me a man who can play [the harp] well, and bring him to me.”
18 Entonces uno de los esclavos tomó la palabra y dijo: Miren, vi a un hijo de Isaí de Belén que sabe tañer. Es poderoso y valiente, guerrero, discreto en el hablar y de buen parecer, y Yavé está con él.
One of his servants said to him, “A man named Jesse, in Bethlehem [town], has a son who plays the harp very well. Furthermore, he is a brave man, and is a capable soldier. He is handsome and he always speaks wisely. And Yahweh always protects him.”
19 Saúl envió mensajeros a Isaí para decirle: Envíame a tu hijo David, el que está con el rebaño.
So Saul sent this message to Jesse: “Send your son David to me, the one who takes care of sheep.”
20 Isaí tomó un asno cargado de pan, un odre de vino y un cabrito del rebaño, y los envió a Saúl por medio de su hijo David.
[So after they went to] Jesse [and told him that, he agreed. He] got a young goat, a container of wine, a donkey on which he put some loaves of bread, and gave them to David to take to Saul [as a present].
21 David fue a Saúl y se quedó con él. Lo estimó muchísimo, y lo nombró portador de sus armas.
Then David went to Saul and started to work for him. Saul liked David very much, and he became the man who carried Saul’s weapons [when Saul went to fight in battles].
22 Saúl envió a decir a Isaí: Te ruego que David se quede delante de mí, pues halló gracia ante mis ojos.
Then Saul sent [a messenger] to Jesse to tell him, “I am pleased with David. Please let him stay here and work for me.”
23 De modo que cuando el espíritu malo de parte de ʼElohim acometía a Saúl, David tomaba el arpa y la tañía con su mano. Saúl hallaba alivio y se sentía mejor, y el espíritu malo se apartaba de él.
[Jesse agreed, and after that], whenever the evil spirit whom God sent tormented Saul, David played the harp. Then Saul would become calm, and the evil spirit would leave him.
