1 Samuel 24
1 Sucedió que cuando Saúl volvió de perseguir a los filisteos, le informaron: Mira, David está en la región despoblada de Engadí.
And when Saul had returned after pursuing the Philistines, they reported to him, saying, “Behold, David is in the desert of Engedi.”
2 Saúl tomó 3.000 hombres escogidos de todo Israel y salió a buscar a David y sus hombres por los peñascos de las cabras monteses.
Therefore, Saul, taking three thousand elect men from all of Israel, traveled in order to search for David and his men, even upon the most broken rocks, which are passable only to mountain goats.
3 Así que llegó a los rediles de ovejas en el camino donde había una cueva, y Saúl entró en ella para cubrir sus pies. David y sus hombres estaban sentados en las partes más internas de la cueva.
And he arrived at the sheepfolds, which presented themselves along the way. And a cave was in that place, which Saul entered, so that he might ease his bowels. But David and his men were hiding in the interior part of the cave.
4 Y los hombres de David le dijeron: Este es el día del cual Yavé te dijo: Mira, entrego a tu enemigo en tu mano. Haz con él como te parezca. Entonces David se levantó y con cautela cortó la orilla del manto de Saúl.
And the servants of David said to him: “Behold the day, about which the Lord said to you, ‘I will deliver your enemy to you, so that you may do to him as it will be pleasing in your eyes.’” Then David rose up, and he quietly cut off the edge of Saul’s cloak.
5 Después de esto, aconteció que el corazón de David lo remordió porque cortó la orilla del manto de Saúl.
After this, his own heart struck David, because he had cut off the edge of Saul’s cloak.
6 Y dijo a sus hombres: ¡Líbreme Yavé de hacer tal cosa contra mi ʼadón, el ungido de Yavé, que yo extienda mi mano contra él, pues es el ungido de Yavé!
And he said to his men: “May the Lord be gracious to me, lest I do this thing to my lord, the Christ of the Lord, so that I lay my hand upon him. For he is the Christ of the Lord.”
7 Con estas palabras David disuadió a los suyos y no les permitió levantarse contra Saúl, de modo que Saúl salió de la cueva y siguió por el camino.
And David restrained his men with his words, and he would not permit them to rise up against Saul. And so Saul, going out of the cave, continued to undertake his journey.
8 Enseguida David también se levantó. Al salir de la cueva dio voces tras Saúl: ¡Oh rey ʼadón mío! Y al mirar Saúl tras él, David se inclinó hasta la tierra y se postró.
Then David also rose up after him. And departing from the cave, he cried out behind the back of Saul, saying: “My lord, the king!” And Saul looked behind him. And David, bowing himself face down to the ground, reverenced.
9 En seguida David preguntó a Saúl: ¿Por qué escuchas palabras de hombres quienes dicen: Mira, David procura tu mal?
And he said to Saul: “Why do you listen to the words of men who say: ‘David seeks evil against you?’
10 Mira, hoy mismo tus ojos ven cómo Yavé te colocó en mi mano dentro de la cueva. Se habló de matarte, pero se tuvo compasión de ti, pues dije: ¡No extenderé mi mano contra mi ʼadón, porque es el ungido de Yavé!
Behold, this day your eyes have seen that the Lord has delivered you into my hand, in the cave. And I thought that I might kill you. But my eye has spared you. For I said: I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the Christ of the Lord.
11 Y mira, padre mío, mira la orilla de tu manto en mi mano, pues al cortar la orilla de tu manto, no te maté. Reconoce y percibe que no hay maldad ni transgresión en mis manos, ni pequé contra ti, aunque tú acechas mi vida para tomarla.
Moreover, see and know, O my father, the edge of your cloak in my hand. For though I cut off the top of your cloak, I was not willing to extend my hand against you. Turn your soul and see that there is no evil in my hand, nor any iniquity or sin against you. Yet you lie in wait for my life, so that you may take it away.
12 ¡Yavé juzgue entre tú y yo, y que Yavé me vengue de ti! Pero mi mano no se levantará contra ti.
May the Lord judge between me and you. And may the Lord vindicate me from you. But my hand will not be against you.
13 Como dice el proverbio de los antiguos: De los perversos sale la perversidad. Pero mi mano no se levantará contra ti.
So too, it is said in the ancient proverb, ‘From the impious, impiety will go forth.’ Therefore, my hand will not be upon you.
14 ¿Tras quién sale el rey de Israel? ¿A quién persigue? ¿A un perro muerto? ¿A una pulga?
Whom are you pursuing, O king of Israel? Whom are you pursuing? You are pursuing a dead dog, a single flea.
15 Yavé sea el Juez, y juzgue entre tú y yo, y defienda mi causa y me libre de tu mano.
May the Lord be the judge, and may he judge between me and you. And may he see and judge my case, and rescue me from your hand.”
16 Cuando David terminó de decir esas palabras a Saúl, aconteció que Saúl dijo: ¿Es esta tu voz, hijo mío David? Entonces Saúl alzó su voz y lloró.
And when David had completed speaking words in this way to Saul, Saul said, “Could this be your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice, and he wept.
17 Y dijo a David: Más justo eres tú que yo, porque tú me trataste bien, y yo te traté mal.
And he said to David: “You are more just than I am. For you have distributed good to me, but I have repaid evil to you.
18 Tú demostraste hoy cómo me trataste bien, porque Yavé me colocó en tu mano, y no me mataste.
And you have revealed this day the good that you have done for me: how the Lord delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.
19 Porque si un hombre halla a su enemigo, ¿lo deja ir en paz? ¡Yavé te galardone por lo que me hiciste hoy!
For who, when he will have found his enemy, will release him along a good path? So may the Lord repay you for this good turn, because you have acted on my behalf this day.
20 Y ahora mira, yo sé que de seguro reinarás, y que el reino de Israel será estable en tu mano.
And now I know certainly that you shall be king, and you shall have the kingdom of Israel in your hand.
21 Ahora pues, júrame por Yavé que no exterminarás mi descendencia, ni borrarás mi nombre de la casa de mi padre.
Swear to me in the Lord that you will not take away my offspring after me, nor take away my name from the house of my father.”
22 David se lo juró a Saúl. Y Saúl se fue a su casa, y David y sus hombres subieron a los riscos.
And David swore to Saul. Therefore, Saul went away to his own house. And David and his men ascended to places that were more secure.
