1 Samuel 17
1 Entonces los filisteos reunieron sus ejércitos para la guerra y se concentraron en Soco, que pertenece a Judá. Acamparon en Efes-damim entre Soco y Azeca.
Now the Philistines got their armies together for war, and came together at Socoh in the land of Judah, and took up their position between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.
2 Saúl y los hombres de Israel se reunieron y acamparon en el valle de Ela. Dispusieron la batalla contra los filisteos.
And Saul and the men of Israel came together and took up their position in the valley of Elah, and put their forces in order against the Philistines.
3 Los filisteos estaban a un lado sobre una colina y los de Israel al frente de ellos sobre otra colina. El valle estaba entre ellos.
The Philistines were stationed on the mountain on one side and Israel on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
4 De entre el campamento de los filisteos salió un retador llamado Goliat, de Gat, cuya altura era de 2,9 metros.
And a fighter came out from the tents of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath; he was more than six cubits tall.
5 Llevaba un casco de bronce en la cabeza, e iba vestido con una cota de malla de bronce que pesaba cinco kilogramos.
And he had a head-dress of brass on his head, and he was dressed in a coat of metal, the weight of which was five thousand shekels of brass.
6 Sobre sus piernas llevaba grebas de hierro y una lanza de bronce sobre sus hombros.
His legs were covered with plates of brass and hanging on his back was a javelin of brass.
7 El asta de su lanza era como un rodillo de tejedores, y su punta pesaba 6,6 kilogramos. Su escudero iba delante de él.
The stem of his spear was as long as a cloth-worker's rod, and its head was made of six hundred shekels' weight of iron: and one went before him with his body-cover.
8 Se paró y gritó a los ejércitos de Israel: ¿Por qué salieron a alinearse en orden de batalla? ¿No soy yo un filisteo y ustedes son esclavos de Saúl? ¡Escójanse un hombre que baje contra mí!
He took up his position and in a loud voice said to the armies of Israel, Why have you come out to make war? Am I not a Philistine and you servants of Saul? Send out a man for yourselves and let him come down to me.
9 Si él puede pelear conmigo y me mata, entonces seremos sus esclavos. Pero si yo prevalezco contra él y lo mato, entonces ustedes serán nuestros esclavos y nos servirán.
If he is able to have a fight with me and overcome me, then we will be your servants: but if I am able to overcome him, then you will be our servants and do work for us.
10 Y añadió el filisteo: Hoy yo desafío al ejército de Israel. ¡Denme un hombre para que luchemos!
And the Philistine said, I have put to shame the armies of Israel this day; give me a man so that we may have a fight together.
11 Cuando Saúl y todo Israel oyeron estas palabras del filisteo, se turbaron y tuvieron mucho temor.
And Saul and all Israel, hearing those words of the Philistine, were troubled and full of fear.
12 Ahora bien, David era hijo de un hombre efrateo de Belén de Judá, llamado Isaí, quien tenía ocho hijos. En los días de Saúl, ese anciano tenía edad muy avanzada.
Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah named Jesse, who had eight sons; and he was an old man in Saul's day, and far on in years.
13 Los tres hijos mayores de Isaí habían ido a la guerra con Saúl. Los nombres de los tres hijos que fueron a la guerra eran: Eliab, el primogénito, Abinadab, el segundo, y Samá, el tercero.
And the three oldest sons of Jesse had gone with Saul to the fight: the names of the three who went to the fight were Eliab, the oldest, and Abinadab the second, and Shammah the third.
14 David era el menor. Fueron los tres mayores tras Saúl,
And David was the youngest: and the three oldest were with Saul's army.
15 pero David se apartó de Saúl y volvió a apacentar el rebaño de su padre en Belén.
Now David went to and from Saul, looking after his father's sheep at Beth-lehem.
16 El filisteo salía por la mañana y por la tarde. Así lo hizo durante 40 días.
And the Philistine came near every morning and evening for forty days.
17 Isaí dijo a su hijo David: Toma ahora una medida de este grano tostado y estos diez panes para tus hermanos. Llévalos pronto al campamento a tus hermanos.
And Jesse said to his son David, Take now for your brothers an ephah of this dry grain and these ten cakes of bread, and go quickly with them to the tents to your brothers;
18 Lleva también estos diez quesos para el jefe de 1.000, y mira si tus hermanos están bien. Trae noticias de ellos,
And take these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers are and come back with a sign to say how they are.
19 pues Saúl y ellos, y todos los hombres de Israel luchan contra los filisteos en el valle de Ela.
Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
20 Por la mañana, David se levantó temprano, y dejó el rebaño al cuidado de un guarda. Tomó [las provisiones] y fue como Isaí le mandó. Y llegó al campamento cuando el ejército salía en orden de batalla y daba el grito de guerra.
And David got up early in the morning, and, giving the sheep into the care of a keeper, took the things and went as Jesse had said; and he came to the lines where the carts were, when the army was going out to the fight giving their war-cry.
21 Se dispusieron en orden de batalla, tanto Israel como los filisteos, ejército contra ejército.
And Israel and the Philistines had put their forces in position, army against army.
22 David dejó su carga en manos del guardián del equipo militar, corrió al frente de batalla y entró a saludar a sus hermanos.
And David gave his parcels into the hands of the keeper of the army stores, and went running to the army and came to his brothers to get knowledge about them.
23 Mientras conversaba con ellos, ahí estaba el retador, el filisteo de Gat llamado Goliat, quien salía del ejército de los filisteos y habló las mismas palabras. Y David las oyó.
And while he was talking to them, the fighter, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came out from the Philistines' lines and said the same words, in David's hearing.
24 Cuando todos los hombres de Israel veían a aquel hombre, huían de su presencia y tenían gran temor.
And all the men of Israel, when they saw him, went in flight, overcome with fear.
25 Los hombres de Israel decían: ¿Vieron a ese hombre que sale? Ciertamente sale para desafiar a Israel. Sucederá que al varón que lo mate, el rey lo enriquecerá con grandes riquezas, le dará su hija, y dará a la casa de su padre la excepción [de tributos] en Israel.
And the men of Israel said, Have you seen this man? Clearly he has come out to put shame on Israel: and it is certain that if any man overcomes him, the king will give that man great wealth, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's family free in Israel.
26 David preguntó a los varones que estaban junto a él: ¿Qué harán al hombre que venza a ese filisteo y quite la afrenta de Israel? Porque ¿quién es este filisteo incircunciso para que se enfrente a los escuadrones del ʼElohim viviente?
And David said to the men near him, What will be done to the man who overcomes this Philistine and takes away the shame from Israel? for who is this Philistine, a man without circumcision, that he has put shame on the armies of the living God?
27 El pueblo le respondió las mismas palabras: Así se hará al varón que lo mate.
And the people gave him this answer, So it will be done to the man who overcomes him.
28 Eliab, su hermano mayor, lo oyó hablar con aquellos hombres y se encendió en ira contra David, y dijo: ¿Para qué viniste? ¿Con quién dejaste las pocas ovejas en la región despoblada? Yo conozco tu insolencia y la perversidad de tu corazón, porque viniste para mirar la batalla.
And Eliab, his oldest brother, hearing what David said to the men, was moved to wrath against David, and said, Why have you come here? Into whose care have you given that little flock of sheep in the waste land? I have knowledge of your pride and the evil of your heart, you have come down to see the fight.
29 David respondió: ¿Qué hice yo ahora? ¿No fue solo una pregunta?
And David said, What have I done now? was it not only a word?
30 Se apartó de él hacia otro y preguntó lo mismo. Y el pueblo le respondió lo mismo que antes.
And turning away from him to one of the other men, he said the same words: and the people gave him the same answer.
31 Las palabras que David dijo le fueron referidas a Saúl, quien envió a llamarlo.
And, hearing what David said, they gave Saul word of it: and he sent for him.
32 David dijo a Saúl: No desmaye el corazón de alguno por causa de él. Tu esclavo irá y peleará contra ese filisteo.
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart become feeble because of him; I, your servant, will go out and have a fight with this Philistine.
33 Pero Saúl respondió a David: No podrás tú ir contra ese filisteo para pelear contra él, porque tú eres un muchacho, y él es guerrero desde su juventud.
And Saul said to David, You are not able to go out against this Philistine and have a fight with him: for you are only a boy, and he has been a man of war from his earliest days.
34 Pero David respondió a Saúl: Tu esclavo es pastor de las ovejas de mi padre. Si viene un león o un oso y se lleva algún cordero del rebaño,
And David said to Saul, Your servant has been keeper of his father's sheep; and if a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,
35 salgo tras él, lo golpeo y lo rescato de su boca. Si me ataca, lo agarro por la quijada y lo golpeo hasta matarlo.
I went out after him, and overcame him, and took it out of his mouth: and if, turning on me, he came at me, I took him by the hair and overcame him and put him to death.
36 Sea león o sea oso, tu esclavo los mata. Este filisteo incircunciso será como uno de ellos, porque desafía a los escuadrones del ʼElohim viviente.
Your servant has overcome lion and bear: and the fate of this Philistine, who is without circumcision, will be like theirs, seeing that he has put shame on the armies of the living God.
37 Y David añadió: Yavé, Quien me libró de las garras del león y de las garras del oso, Él también me librará de la mano de este filisteo. Entonces Saúl dijo a David: Vé, y Yavé sea contigo.
And David said, The Lord, who kept me safe from the grip of the lion and the bear, will be my saviour from the hands of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go! and may the Lord be with you.
38 Saúl vistió a David con sus propias ropas. Le colocó un casco de bronce en su cabeza y lo protegió con una coraza.
Then Saul gave David his clothing of war, and put a head-dress of brass on his head and had him clothed with a coat of metal.
39 Sobre la armadura le ató su propia espada. David intentó andar, porque nunca [las] había probado. Luego David dijo a Saúl: Con esto no puedo andar, porque no estoy entrenado. David se quitó todas aquellas cosas
And David took Saul's sword and put the band round him over the metal coat, and was unable to go forward; for he was not used to them. Then David said to Saul, It is not possible for me to go out with these, for I am not used to them. So David took them off.
40 y tomó su cayado en la mano. Escogió cinco piedras lisas del arroyo, las echó en el zurrón y con su honda en su mano se acercó al filisteo.
Then he took his stick in his hand, and got five smooth stones from the bed of the stream and put them in a bag such as is used by sheep-keepers; and in his hand was a leather band used for sending stones: and so he went in the direction of the Philistine.
41 El filisteo caminaba y se acercaba a David, y su escudero iba delante de él.
And the Philistine came nearer to David; and the man who had his body-cover went before him.
42 Cuando el filisteo miró y vio a David, lo despreció, porque era un joven rubio y de buen parecer.
And when the Philistine, taking note, saw David, he had a poor opinion of him: for he was only a boy, red-haired and good-looking.
43 Y el filisteo preguntó a David: ¿Soy yo un perro para que vengas contra mí con palos? Y al invocar sus ʼelohim maldijo a David.
And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come out to me with sticks? And the Philistine put curses on David by all his gods.
44 El filisteo también dijo a David: ¡Ven a mí, y daré tu carne a las aves del cielo y a las bestias del campo!
And the Philistine said to David, Come here to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field.
45 Entonces David respondió al filisteo: Tú vienes contra mí con espada y lanza larga y corta, pero yo voy contra ti en el Nombre de Yavé de las huestes, el ʼElohim de los escuadrones de Israel, a quien tú provocaste.
Then David said to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword and a spear and a javelin: but I come to you in the name of the Lord of armies, the God of the armies of Israel on which you have put shame.
46 Hoy Yavé te entregará en mis manos. Yo te heriré y te cortaré la cabeza. Entregaré los cadáveres del campamento de los filisteos a las aves del cielo y a las bestias de la tierra, para que toda la tierra sepa que hay ʼElohim en Israel,
This day the Lord will give you up into my hands, and I will overcome you, and take your head off you; and I will give the bodies of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth today, so that all the earth may see that Israel has a God;
47 y toda esta gente sepa que Yavé no salva con la espada y la lanza. Por cuanto esta batalla es de Yavé, Él los entregará en nuestras manos.
And all these people who are here today may see that the Lord does not give salvation by sword and spear: for the fight is the Lord's, and he will give you up into our hands.
48 Sucedió que cuando el filisteo comenzó a andar para encontrarse con David, éste se apresuró y corrió hacia la línea de batalla contra el filisteo.
Now when the Philistine made a move and came near to David, David quickly went at a run in the direction of the army, meeting the Philistine face to face.
49 Al meter David su mano en el zurrón, sacó una piedra, la lanzó con la honda e hirió al filisteo en la frente. La piedra quedó clavada en la frente, y [él] cayó sobre su rostro en tierra.
And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and sent it from his leather band straight at the Philistine, and the stone went deep into his brow, and he went down to the earth, falling on his face.
50 Así David, sin tener espada en su mano, prevaleció sobre el filisteo con una honda y una piedra. Hirió al filisteo y lo mató.
So David overcame the Philistine with his leather band and a stone, wounding the Philistine and causing his death: but David had no sword in his hand.
51 Entonces David corrió, se puso en pie sobre el filisteo, tomó la espada de éste, la sacó de su vaina y lo remató. Con ella le cortó la cabeza. Los filisteos, al ver a su caudillo muerto, huyeron.
So running up to the Philistine and putting his foot on him, David took his sword out of its cover, and put him to death, cutting off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their fighter was dead, they went in flight.
52 Entonces los hombres de Israel y de Judá se levantaron, gritaron y persiguieron a los filisteos hasta llegar al valle y las puertas de Ecrón. Los muertos de entre los filisteos estaban tendidos por el camino de Saraim, hasta Gat y Ecrón.
And the men of Israel and of Judah got up, and gave a cry, and went after the Philistines as far as Gath and the town doors of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines were falling down by the road from Shaaraim all the way to Gath and Ekron.
53 Los hijos de Israel se volvieron de perseguir a los filisteos y saquearon su campamento.
Then the children of Israel came back from going after the Philistines, and took their goods from the tents.
54 David tomó la cabeza del filisteo y la llevó a Jerusalén, pero las armas de él las puso en su tienda.
And David took the head of the Philistine to Jerusalem, but the metal war-dress and the arms he put in his tent.
55 Cuando Saúl vio a David que salía a encontrarse con el filisteo, preguntó a Abner, jefe del ejército: Abner, ¿de quién es hijo ese muchacho? Y Abner respondió:
And when Saul saw David going out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, Abner, whose son is this young man? And Abner said, On your life, O king, I have no idea.
56 ¡Vive tu alma, oh rey, no sé! Y el rey dijo: Averigua tú de quién es hijo ese muchacho.
And the king said, Make search and see whose son this young man is.
57 Al volver David de matar al filisteo, Abner lo tomó y lo llevó delante de Saúl, con la cabeza del filisteo en su mano.
And when David was coming back after the destruction of the Philistine, Abner took him to Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
58 Saúl le preguntó: Joven, ¿de quién eres hijo? Y David respondió: Soy hijo de tu esclavo Isaí de Belén.
And Saul said to him, Young man, whose son are you? And David in answer said, I am the son of your servant Jesse of Beth-lehem.
