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.
After Saul [and his soldiers] returned [home] after fighting against the Philistia army, someone reported to Saul that David [and his men] had gone into the desert near En-Gedi.
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.
[When] Saul [heard that, he] chose 3,000 men from various areas in Israel, and they went to search for David and his men at a place named Rocks of Wild 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.
At a place where the road was alongside some sheep pens, Saul [left the road and] entered a cave to defecate [EUP]. [He did not know that] David and his men were hiding further inside that same 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.
David’s men [saw Saul and] whispered to David, “Today is the day that Yahweh spoke about when he said, ‘I will enable you to defeat your enemy.’ You can do to him whatever you want to!” So David crept toward the entrance of the cave and [with his knife] he cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
5 Después de esto, aconteció que el corazón de David lo remordió porque cortó la orilla del manto de Saúl.
[And then he returned to his men]. But then David felt guilty for having cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
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!
He said to his men, “I should not have done that to the king! I hope/desire that Yahweh will never allow me to attack the one whom God has appointed, because Yahweh is the one who chose him [to be the king].”
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.
By saying that, David restrained his men, and did not allow them to kill Saul.
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.
After Saul left the cave and started to walk on the road again, David came out of the cave and shouted to Saul, “King Saul!” Saul turned around and looked, and David bowed down with his face touching the ground.
9 En seguida David preguntó a Saúl: ¿Por qué escuchas palabras de hombres quienes dicen: Mira, David procura tu mal?
Then he said to Saul, “(Why do you pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’?/You should not pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’.) [RHQ]
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!
Today you can see with your own eyes that [what they say is not true]. Yahweh put you in a place where my men and I could have killed you when you were in this cave. Some of my men told me that I should do that, but I did not do that. I said to them, ‘I will not harm my master, because he is the king whom Yahweh appointed.’
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.
Your majesty, look at this piece of your robe that is in my hand! I cut it from your robe, but I did not kill you. So now you should be able to understand that I am not planning to do anything evil to you. I have not done anything wrong to you, but you are searching for me to kill me.
12 ¡Yavé juzgue entre tú y yo, y que Yavé me vengue de ti! Pero mi mano no se levantará contra ti.
I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge and decide which of us ([is doing what is right/pleases him]). And I hope/desire that he will punish you for the wrong things that you have done to me. But I will not try to harm you.
13 Como dice el proverbio de los antiguos: De los perversos sale la perversidad. Pero mi mano no se levantará contra ti.
There is a proverb that has the words, ‘Evil things are done by evil people.’ But [I am not evil, so] I will not do evil things to you.
14 ¿Tras quién sale el rey de Israel? ¿A quién persigue? ¿A un perro muerto? ¿A una pulga?
“You are the king of Israel. So (why are you pursuing me?/you should not be pursuing me.) [RHQ] I am [as harmless as] [MET] a dead dog or a flea.
15 Yavé sea el Juez, y juzgue entre tú y yo, y defienda mi causa y me libre de tu mano.
I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge which of us [is doing what (he wants/is right)]. I trust that he will [act like a lawyer and] judge (my case/what I have done), and that he will rescue me from your power [MTY].”
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.
When David finished speaking, Saul [called out to him and] asked, “My son David, is that your voice [that I am hearing]?” Then he began to cry loudly.
17 Y dijo a David: Más justo eres tú que yo, porque tú me trataste bien, y yo te traté mal.
He said, “You are a better man than I am. You have done something very good to me when I tried to do something very bad to you.
18 Tú demostraste hoy cómo me trataste bien, porque Yavé me colocó en tu mano, y no me mataste.
When Yahweh put me in a place [in that cave] where you could have easily killed me, you did not do that.
19 Porque si un hombre halla a su enemigo, ¿lo deja ir en paz? ¡Yavé te galardone por lo que me hiciste hoy!
(Who else would/No one else would) find his enemy and allow his enemy to escape [when he could kill him instead] [RHQ]. I hope/desire that Yahweh will reward you for being kindly to me today.
20 Y ahora mira, yo sé que de seguro reinarás, y que el reino de Israel será estable en tu mano.
I know that [some day] you will surely become the king, and that your kingdom will prosper as you rule the Israeli people.
21 Ahora pues, júrame por Yavé que no exterminarás mi descendencia, ni borrarás mi nombre de la casa de mi padre.
Now while Yahweh is listening, solemnly promise to me that you will not kill my family and get rid of all my descendants.”
22 David se lo juró a Saúl. Y Saúl se fue a su casa, y David y sus hombres subieron a los riscos.
David solemnly promised Saul that he would not [harm Saul’s family]. Then Saul went back home, and David and his men went back up into the place where they had been hiding.
