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 came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that, the soul of Jonathan, was knit with, the soul of David, so that Jonathan loved him, as 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 suffered him not to return unto the house of his father.
3 Jonatán hizo un pacto con David porque lo amaba como a él mismo.
And Jonathan and David solemnised a covenant, —because he loved him as 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 stripped himself of the robe which was upon him, and gave it to David, —and his equipments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
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.
And David went forth—whithersoever Saul sent him, he behaved himself prudently, so Saul set him over the men of war, —and he became a favourite in the eyes of all the people, yea even in the eyes 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.
But so it was, when they came in on the return of David from the smiting of the Philistine, that the women went forth out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet Saul the king, —with timbrels, with rejoicing, and with instruments of three strings.
7 Y mientras danzaban, las mujeres cantaban y decían: Saúl mató a sus miles, Y David a sus diez miles.
And the women that made merry responded to each other in song, and said, —Saul, hath smitten, his thousands, but, David, his, tens of thousands.
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 was Saul exceeding angry, and this saying was offensive in his eyes, and he said, —They have ascribed, to David, ten thousands, but, to me, have they ascribed thousands, —What, more, then, can he have but, the kingdom?
9 Desde aquel día Saúl no miró con buenos ojos a David.
And Saul was eyeing David from that day forward.
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.
And, when it came to pass, on the morrow, that a superhuman spirit of sadness came suddenly upon Saul, and he was moved to raving in the midst of the house, —and, David, began playing with his hand, as he had done day by day, that a spear being in Saul’s hand,
11 Saúl tiró la lanza mientras se decía: ¡Clavaré a David contra la pared! Pero David la esquivó dos veces.
Saul hurled the spear, and said to himself—I will smite David, even to the wall! But David moved round from before him, twice.
12 Saúl tuvo temor a David, porque Yavé estaba con él. [David] se apartó de Saúl.
And Saul feared because of David, —for Yahweh was with him, whereas, from Saul, he had departed.
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.
So Saul removed him from him, and appointed him to be for him the captain of a thousand, —and he went out and came in before the people.
14 En todos sus asuntos David se conducía con prudencia, y Yavé estaba con él.
And it came to pass that David, in all his ways, acted prudently, —and, Yahweh, was with him.
15 Al ver Saúl que él procedía con tanta prudencia, tenía temor a causa de él.
And, when Saul saw that, he, was acting very prudently, he was afraid of him.
16 Pero todo Israel y Judá amaban a David, porque él salía y entraba al frente de ellos.
But, all Israel and Judah, were in love with David, —for he was going out and coming in 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.
So then Saul said unto David—Lo! my elder daughter Merab, her, will I give thee to wife, only, approve thyself unto me as a son of valour and fight the battles of Yahweh. Saul, however, had said to himself—Let not, my own hand, be upon him, but let, the hand 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?
And David said unto Saul—Who am, I, or who are my kinsfolk, the family of my father, in Israel, —that I should become son-in-law, to 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.
But it came to pass, within the time for giving Merab daughter of Saul to David, that, she, was given to Adriel the Meholathite, to wife.
20 Mical, hija de Saúl, amaba a David. Se lo informaron a Saúl, y le pareció bien el asunto.
Then did Michal, Saul’s daughter, love David, —and it was told Saul, and the thing was right in his eyes.
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 to himself—I will give her unto him, that she may prove to him a snare, and that, the hand of the Philistines, may be upon him. So then Saul said unto David, A second time, mayest thou become my son-in-law to-day.
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—Speak ye unto David quietly saying, Lo! the king delighteth in thee, and, all his servants, love thee, —now, therefore, become thou son-in-law to 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 spake, in the ears of David, these words. And David said—Seemeth it a light thing, in your eyes, to become son-in-law to the king, seeing that, I, am a poor man and lightly esteemed?
24 Sus esclavos le informaron eso a Saúl y le dijeron: David habló estas palabras.
So the servants of Saul told him, saying, —According to these words, spake David,
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 said Saul—Thus, shall ye say unto David—The king hath no delight in purchase-price, but rather in a hundred foreskins of Philistines, by avenging himself on the enemies of the king. But, Saul, thought to let David fall by the hand 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,
So, when his servants told David these words, the thing was right in the eyes of David, to become son-in-law unto the king, —and the days had not expired.
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.
Wherefore David arose, and went—he and his men, and smote among the Philistines two hundred men, and David brought in their foreskins, and gave them in full tale unto the king, that he might become son-in-law unto the king, and Saul gave him Michal his daughter, to wife.
28 Al ver esto, Saúl comprendió que Yavé estaba con David, y Mical, hija de Saúl, lo amaba.
And Saul saw and knew that, Yahweh, was with David, and that, all Israel, loved him.
29 El temor de Saúl le aumentó a David, y éste fue hostil a David todos los días.
So then Saul went on to fear because of David, yet more, —and it came to pass that Saul was hostile to David, all the days.
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, when the princes of the Philistines came forth, so it was, that, as often as they came forth, David was more circumspect than any of the servants of Saul, so that his name was, precious exceedingly.
