1 Samuel 18
1 Cuando acabó de hablar a Saúl, aconteció que el alma de Jonatán quedó ligada al alma de David, y Jonatán lo amó como a él mismo.
And it happened that, when he had completed speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan adhered to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him like his own soul.
2 Aquel día Saúl lo retuvo y no lo dejó volver a casa de su padre.
And Saul took him that day, and would not permit him to return to his father’s house.
3 Jonatán hizo un pacto con David porque lo amaba como a él mismo.
Then David and Jonathan formed a pact. For he loved him like his own soul.
4 Jonatán se quitó la ropa que llevaba y se la dio a David junto con otras ropas suyas, incluso su espada, su arco y su cinturón.
And Jonathan took off the coat that he was wearing, and he gave it to David, with the rest of his garments, even to his sword and bow, and even his belt.
5 David salía adondequiera que Saúl lo enviaba, y se portaba con prudencia. Saúl lo ascendió al mando de gente de guerra. Fue acepto a los ojos de todo el pueblo, y ante los ojos de los esclavos de Saúl.
Also, David went out to do everything whatsoever that Saul sent him to do, and he conducted himself prudently. And Saul set him over men of war. And he was acceptable in the eyes of the entire people, and most of all in the sight of the servants of Saul.
6 Pero sucedió que cuando ellos regresaban, al volver David de la matanza de los filisteos, las mujeres de todas las ciudades de Israel salían con cantos y danzas a recibir al rey Saúl con cánticos de júbilo, panderos e instrumentos musicales.
Now when David returned, after he had struck down the Philistine, the women went out, from all the cities of Israel, leading the singing and dancing, rejoicing with timbrels and bells, so as to meet king Saul.
7 Y mientras danzaban, las mujeres cantaban y decían: Saúl mató a sus miles, Y David a sus diez miles.
And the women sang, as they played, saying, “Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand.”
8 Saúl se enojó muchísimo, pues ese dicho le pareció malo, y dijo: A David le dan diez miles y a mí me dan miles. ¿Qué más puede tener sino el reino?
Then Saul became exceedingly angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes. And he said: “They have given David ten thousand, and to me they gave only one thousand. What is left for him, except the kingdom itself?”
9 Desde aquel día Saúl no miró con buenos ojos a David.
Therefore, Saul did not regard David with a good eye, from that day and thereafter.
10 Al día siguiente, aconteció que un espíritu malo de parte de ʼElohim se apoderó de Saúl, quien deliraba furioso en su casa. David tañía con su mano, como otras veces, y Saúl tenía su lanza en su mano.
Then, on the next day, the evil spirit from God assailed Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand, just as at every other time. And Saul held a lance in his hand.
11 Saúl tiró la lanza mientras se decía: ¡Clavaré a David contra la pared! Pero David la esquivó dos veces.
And he threw it, thinking that he would be able to fix David to the wall. And David stepped aside twice, from before his face.
12 Saúl tuvo temor a David, porque Yavé estaba con él. [David] se apartó de Saúl.
And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, but he had withdrawn from Saul.
13 Por tanto Saúl lo apartó de él y lo designó jefe de 1.000 hombres. Él salía y entraba al frente de la tropa.
Therefore, Saul sent him away from himself, and he made him tribune over one thousand men. And he entered and departed in the sight of the people.
14 En todos sus asuntos David se conducía con prudencia, y Yavé estaba con él.
Also, David acted prudently in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
15 Al ver Saúl que él procedía con tanta prudencia, tenía temor a causa de él.
And so, Saul saw that he was exceedingly prudent, and he began to be wary of him.
16 Pero todo Israel y Judá amaban a David, porque él salía y entraba al frente de ellos.
But all of Israel and Judah loved David. For he entered and departed before them.
17 Saúl dijo a David: Ahí está Merab, mi hija mayor. A ella te la daré como esposa, con tal que me seas un guerrero valiente y pelees las batallas de Yavé. Porque Saúl se decía: Que mi mano no se levante contra él, sino que la mano de los filisteos se levante contra él.
And Saul said to David: “Behold, my elder daughter, Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be a valiant man, and fight the wars of the Lord.” Now Saul was considering within himself, saying, “Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hands of the Philistines be upon him.”
18 Respondió David a Saúl: ¿Quién soy yo? ¿Qué es mi vida, o la familia de mi padre en Israel, para que yo sea yerno del rey?
Then David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life, and what is my father’s kinship within Israel, that I should be the son-in-law of the king?”
19 Pero sucedió que al llegar el momento de entregar a Merab, hija de Saúl, a David, ella fue entregada como esposa a Adriel meholatita.
Then it happened that, at the time when Merab, the daughter of Saul, was to be given to David, she was given to Adriel, the Meholathite, as wife.
20 Mical, hija de Saúl, amaba a David. Se lo informaron a Saúl, y le pareció bien el asunto.
Now Michal, the other daughter of Saul, loved David. And this was reported to Saul, and it pleased him.
21 Saúl se dijo: Se la daré, para que ella le sirva de trampa, y la mano de los filisteos se levante contra él. Y Saúl dijo a David por segunda vez: Hoy serás mi yerno.
And Saul said, “I will give her to him, so that she may be a stumbling block to him, and so that the hand of the Philistines may be upon him.” And Saul said to David, “In two things, you shall be my son-in-law today.”
22 Saúl ordenó a sus esclavos: Hablen en secreto a David, y díganle: Mira, el rey se complace en ti, y todos sus esclavos te aman. ¡Sé, pues, yerno del rey!
And Saul commanded his servants to speak to David privately, saying: “Behold, you are pleasing to the king, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, be the son-in-law of the king.”
23 Los esclavos de Saúl hablaron estas palabras a oídos de David. Y David respondió: ¿Les parece a ustedes cosa sencilla ser yerno del rey? Yo soy un hombre pobre y de baja estima.
And the servants of Saul spoke all these words to the ears of David. And David said: “Does it seem a small matter to you, to be the son-in-law of the king? I am but a poor and unimportant man.”
24 Sus esclavos le informaron eso a Saúl y le dijeron: David habló estas palabras.
And the servants reported to Saul, saying, “David has spoken words in this manner.”
25 Y Saúl contestó: Digan esto a David: El rey no desea alguna dote, sino 100 prepucios de filisteos, para vengarse de los enemigos del rey. Pero Saúl deseaba que David cayera en manos de los filisteos.
Then Saul said, “Speak in this way to David: The king does not have need of any dowry, but only one hundred foreskins from the Philistine men, so that he may be vindicated from the enemies of the king.” So did Saul think to deliver David into the hands of the Philistines.
26 Cuando sus esclavos dijeron esas palabras a David, agradó a David ser yerno del rey. Antes que el plazo se cumpliera,
And when his servants had repeated to David the words that Saul had spoken, the word was pleasing in the eyes of David, so that he would become son-in-law of the king.
27 David se levantó, salió con sus hombres y mató a 200 varones de los filisteos. Luego David llevó sus prepucios y los entregó todos al rey para ser yerno del rey. Y Saúl le dio a su hija Mical como esposa.
And after a few days, David, rising up, went with the men who were under him, and he struck down two hundred men of the Philistines. And he brought their foreskins, and he counted them out for the king, so that he might be his son-in-law. And so, Saul gave to him his daughter Michal as wife.
28 Al ver esto, Saúl comprendió que Yavé estaba con David, y Mical, hija de Saúl, lo amaba.
And Saul saw and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved him.
29 El temor de Saúl le aumentó a David, y éste fue hostil a David todos los días.
And Saul began to fear David all the more. And Saul became the enemy of David, every day.
30 Entonces los jefes de los filisteos salían a la guerra. Sucedía que cada vez que salían, David actuaba en las batallas mejor que cualquiera de los esclavos de Saúl, de modo que su nombre adquirió mucha fama.
And the leaders of the Philistines departed. And from the beginning of their departure, David conducted himself more prudently than all the servants of Saul, and his name became exceedingly celebrated.
