1 Samuel 30
1 Al tercer día, cuando David y sus hombres llegaron a Siclag, aconteció que los amalecitas habían incursionado en el Neguev contra Siclag, y lo asolaron e incendiaron.
It came about, when David and his men had come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the Negev and on Ziklag. They attacked Ziklag, burned it,
2 También tomaron cautivas a las mujeres y a todos los que estaban allí, grandes y pequeños. Pero a nadie mataron, sino se los llevaron al proseguir su camino.
and captured the women and everyone who was in it, both small and great. They killed no one, but carried them off as they went on their way.
3 Cuando David y sus hombres llegaron a la ciudad, ahí estaba quemada, y sus esposas, hijos e hijas fueron llevados cautivos.
When David and his men came to the city, it was burned, and their wives, their sons, and their daughters were taken captive.
4 Entonces David y la gente que estaba con él alzaron su voz y lloraron hasta cuando no les quedaron más fuerzas para llorar.
Then David and the people that were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more power to weep.
5 También fueron tomadas cautivas las dos esposas de David: Ahinoam jezreelita y Abigail, la que fue esposa de Nabal carmelita.
David's two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelite woman, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
6 Además David estaba muy angustiado porque el pueblo hablaba de apedrearlo, porque todo el pueblo estaba amargado, cada uno por causa de sus hijos e hijas. Pero David se fortaleció en Yavé su ʼElohim.
David was greatly distressed, for the people were talking about stoning him, for all the people were bitter in spirit, each man for his sons and daughters; but David strengthened himself in Yahweh, his God.
7 David dijo al sacerdote Abiatar, hijo de Ahimelec: Tráeme el efod. Y Abiatar llevó el efod a David.
David said to Abiathar son of Ahimelech, the priest, “I beg you, bring the ephod here for me.” Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
8 David consultó a Yavé: ¿Persigo a esta banda? ¿Los alcanzaré? Y Él le respondió: Persíguelos porque de seguro la alcanzarás y sin duda los rescatarás.
David prayed to Yahweh for direction, saying, “If I pursue after this troop, will I overtake them?” Yahweh answered him, “Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them, and you will surely recover everything.”
9 Por tanto, David salió con los 600 hombres que estaban con él, y llegaron hasta el torrente Besor, donde se quedaron los rezagados.
So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him; they came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed.
10 Pero David continuó con 400 hombres, porque 200 se detuvieron porque estaban demasiado cansados para cruzar el torrente Besor.
But David kept pursuing, he and four hundred men; for two hundred had stayed behind, who were so weak that they could not go over the brook Besor.
11 Hallaron en el campo a un egipcio, a quien llevaron a David. Le dieron pan, y comió, y le dieron a beber agua.
They found an Egyptian in a field and brought him to David; they gave him bread, and he ate; they gave him water to drink;
12 Le dieron un trozo de torta de higos secos y dos racimos de uvas pasas. Y cuando él comió le volvió el aliento, porque no había comido pan ni bebido agua en tres días y tres noches.
and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. When he had eaten, he gained strength again, for he had eaten no bread nor drunk any water for three days and three nights.
13 David le preguntó: ¿A quién perteneces? ¿De dónde vienes? Y él respondió: Soy un joven de Egipto, esclavo de un amalecita, y mi ʼadón me abandonó hace tres días, porque enfermé.
David said to him, “To whom do you belong? Where do you come from?” He said, “I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; my master left me because three days ago I fell sick.
14 Nosotros hicimos una incursión al sur de los cereteos, en lo que pertenece a Judá y por el sur de Caleb, e incendiamos a Siclag.
We made a raid on the Negev of the Kerethites, and what belongs to Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag.”
15 David le dijo: ¿Puedes llevarme tú a esa banda? Y él respondió: Júrame por ʼElohim que no me matarás ni me entregarás en mano de mi ʼadón, y yo te llevaré a esa banda.
David said to him, “Will you bring me down to this raiding party?” The Egyptian said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or betray me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this raiding party.”
16 Entonces lo llevó. Y ahí estaban ellos esparcidos por toda aquella tierra comiendo, bebiendo y festejando por todo el gran despojo que tomaron de la tierra de los filisteos y de la tierra de Judá.
When the Egyptian had brought David down, the raiders were spread out over all the ground, eating and drinking and dancing because of all the booty they had taken out of the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.
17 David los atacó desde el alba hasta la noche del día siguiente. No escapó ninguno de ellos, excepto 400 jóvenes que montaron en camellos y huyeron.
David attacked them from the twilight to the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped except for four hundred young men, who rode on camels and fled.
18 David liberó a todos los que fueron tomados por los amalecitas y rescató a sus dos esposas.
David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
19 No les faltó cosa pequeña ni grande, ni hijos ni hijas, ni del despojo de todo lo que les tomaron. David lo recuperó todo.
Nothing was missing, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither booty, nor anything that the raiders had taken for themselves. David brought back everything.
20 Además David se apoderó de todos los rebaños y las manadas vacunas, los cuales llevaron delante del ganado recobrado. Y decían: ¡Este es el botín de David!
David took all the flocks and the herds, which the men drove ahead of the other cattle. They said, “This is David's booty.”
21 David llegó a los 200 hombres que por estar muy débiles no pudieron seguirlo, a quienes dejó junto al torrente Besor. Ellos salieron a recibir a David y a la gente que lo acompañaba. Cuando David se acercó a ellos, los saludó con paz.
David came to the two hundred men who had been too weak to follow him, the ones the others had made to stay at the brook Besor. These men went ahead to meet David and the people who were with him. When David came to these people, he greeted them.
22 Pero todos los hombres malvados y perversos que fueron con David dijeron: Puesto que no fueron con nosotros, no les demos del despojo recuperado, excepto a cada uno su esposa y sus hijos. Que los tomen y se vayan.
Then all the wicked men and worthless fellows among those who had gone with David said, “Because these men did not go with us, we will not give them any of the booty that we have recovered. Except that each man may take his wife and children, lead them away, and go.”
23 Pero David dijo: Hermanos míos, no hagan eso con lo que Yavé nos dio, pues nos protegió y entregó la banda que vino contra nosotros en nuestra mano.
Then David said, “You must not act like this, my brothers, with what Yahweh has given to us. He has preserved us and given into our hand the raiders who came against us.
24 ¿Quién los escuchará en esto? Porque la misma parte debe haber para los que van a la batalla y para los que se quedan con el equipo. Participarán por igual.
Who will listen to you in this matter? For as the share is for anyone who goes into battle, so also will the share be for anyone who waits by the baggage; they will share and share alike.”
25 Desde aquel día en adelante quedó establecido esto como estatuto y ordenanza en Israel hasta hoy.
It has been so from that day to this day, for David made it a statute and a decree for Israel.
26 Al llegar a Siclag David envió parte del despojo a los ancianos de Judá, sus amigos, y dijo: Aquí está un presente para ustedes del despojo de los enemigos de Yavé.
When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the booty to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, “See, here is a present for you from the booty from Yahweh's enemies.”
27 También envió a los que estaban en Bet-ʼEl, en Ramot del sur, en Jatir,
He also sent some to the elders who were in Bethel, and to those who were in Ramoth of the South, and to those who were in Jattir,
28 en Aroer y en Sifmot, en Estemoa,
and to those who were in Aroer, and to those who were in Siphmoth, and to those who were in Eshtemoa.
29 en Racal, en las ciudades de Jerameel, en las ciudades del ceneo,
He also sent some to the elders who were in Rakal, and to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those who were in the cities of the Kenites,
30 en Horma, en Corasán, en Atac,
and to those who were in Hormah, and to those who were in Bor Ashan, and to those who were in Athak,
31 en Hebrón, y a todos los lugares que David recorrió con sus hombres.
and to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men habitually went.
