1 Samuel 25

1 Y llegó la muerte a Samuel; y todo Israel se juntó, llorando por él, y lo enterraron en su casa en Ramá. Entonces David descendió al desierto de Maón.

Then Samuel died, and all of Israel gathered together, and they mourned him. And they buried him at his house in Ramah. And David, rising up, descended to the desert of Paran.

2 En Maón había un hombre cuyo negocio estaba en Carmel; era un gran hombre y tenía tres mil ovejas y mil cabras; y cortaba la lana de sus ovejas en Carmel.

Now there was a certain man in the wilderness of Maon, and his possessions were at Carmel. And this man was exceedingly great. And three thousand sheep, and one thousand goats were his. And it happened that he was shearing his sheep at Carmel.

3 Este hombre se llamaba Nabal, y el nombre de su esposa era Abigail: era una mujer de buen sentido y de aspecto agradable: pero el hombre era cruel y malo en sus caminos; Era de la familia de Caleb.

Now the name of this man was Nabal. And the name of his wife was Abigail. And she was a very prudent and beautiful woman. But her husband was hard-hearted, and very wicked, and malicious. And he was of the stock of Caleb.

4 Y David tuvo noticia en el desierto, de que Nabal estaba cortando la lana de sus ovejas.

Therefore, when David, in the desert, had heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep,

5 Entonces David envió a diez jóvenes y les dijo: Suban a Carmel y vayan a Nabal, y salúdalo de mi parte.

he sent ten young men, and he said to them: “Ascend to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name peacefully.

6 Y dile esto a mi hermano: Que todos estén bien: la paz sea contigo y con tu casa y todo lo que tienes.

And you shall say: ‘Peace be to my brothers and to you, and peace to your house, and peace to whatever you have.

7 He sabido que tienes cortadores de lana. Tus pastores han estado con nosotros, y no les hemos hecho mal, y no hemos tomado nada de ellos mientras estaban en Carmel.

I have heard that your shepherds, who were with us in the desert, were shearing. We have never troubled them, nor was anything from the flock missing to them at any time, during the entire time that they have been with us in Carmel.

8 Puedes interrogar a tus pastores, ellos dirán lo mismo. Así que ahora, que mis jóvenes tengan gracia en tus ojos, porque hemos llegado en un buen momento; por favor, cualquier cosa que tengas a la mano da a tus sirvientes y a tu hijo David.

Question your servants, and they will tell you. Now therefore, may your servants find favor in your eyes. For we have arrived on a good day. Whatever your hand will find, give it to your servants and to your son David.’”

9 Y cuando llegaron los jóvenes de David, dijeron todo esto a Nabal, en nombre de David, y no dijeron nada más.

And when the servants of David had arrived, they spoke to Nabal all these words in the name of David. And then they were silent.

10 Y Nabal les respondió y dijo: ¿Quién es David? ¿Quién es el hijo de Isai? Hay una serie de esclavos que en estos días huyen de sus amos.

But Nabal, responding to the servants of David, said: “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? Today, servants who are fleeing from their lords are increasing.

11 ¿Debo tomar mi pan, mi vino y la carne que he preparado para mis cortadores de lana y dársela a los hombres que vienen de allí, no tengo idea de dónde?

Therefore, shall I take my bread, and my water, and the meat of the cattle that I have slain for my shearers, and give it to men, when I do not know where they are from?”

12 Entonces los jóvenes de David, dándose la vuelta, regresaron y le contaron todo lo que había dicho.

And so the servants of David traveled back along their way. And returning, they went and reported to him all the words that he had said.

13 Y David dijo a sus hombres: Ciñese con sus espadas, cada uno de ustedes. Y todo hombre puso su espada; y David hizo lo mismo; y cerca de cuatrocientos hombres subieron con David, y doscientos cuidaron sus bienes.

Then David said to his servants, “Let each one gird his sword.” And each one girded his sword. And David also girded his sword. And about four hundred men followed David. But two hundred remained behind with the supplies.

14 Pero uno de los jóvenes le dijo a la esposa de Nabal, Abigail, que David envió a hombres de las tierras baldías saludar a nuestro amo, y él les dio una respuesta grosera.

Then it was reported to Abigail, the wife of Nabal, by one of his servants, saying: “Behold, David has sent messengers from the desert, so that they might speak kindly to our lord. But he turned them away.

15 Pero estos hombres han sido muy buenos con nosotros; no nos hicieron nada malo y nada de lo nuestro fue tocado mientras estábamos con ellos en los campos:

These men were good enough to us, and were not troublesome. Neither did we ever lose anything, during the entire time that we conversed with them in the desert.

16 Pero día y noche eran como un muro que nos rodeaba mientras estábamos con ellos, cuidando de las ovejas.

They were a wall to us, as much in the night as in the day, during all the days that we were with them, pasturing the sheep.

17 Ahora, piensa en lo que vas a hacer; porque el mal está reservado para nuestro amo y toda su casa, porque es una persona con mal genio que no es posible decirle nada.

For this reason, consider and realize what you should do. For evil has been decided against your husband and against your house. And he is a son of Belial, so that no one is able to speak to him.”

18 Luego, Abigail tomó rápidamente doscientos pasteles de pan y dos pieles llenas de vino y cinco ovejas listas para cocinar y cinco medidas de grano seco y cien paquetes de uvas secas y doscientos pasteles de higos, luego cargó todo en los asnos.

And so Abigail hurried, and she took two hundred loaves, and two vessels of wine, and five cooked sheep, and five measures of cooked grain, and one hundred clusters of dried grapes, and two hundred masses of dried figs, and she set them upon donkeys.

19 Y ella dijo a sus jóvenes: Pasa delante de mí y yo te seguiré. Pero ella no le dijo nada a su esposo Nabal.

And she said to her servants: “Go before me. Behold, I will follow after your back.” But she did not reveal it to her husband, Nabal.

20 Ahora, mientras ella bajaba al amparo de la montaña sobre su asno, David y sus hombres bajaron contra ella, y de repente ella se encontró cara a cara con ellos.

And when she had climbed on a donkey, and was descending to the base of the mountain, David and his men were descending to meet her. And she met them.

21 Entonces David había dicho: ¿De qué me sirve cuidar los bienes de este hombre en el desierto, para que no haya pérdida de nada de lo que era suyo? Solo me ha devuelto mal por bien.

And David said: “Truly, in vain have I preserved all that was his in the wilderness, so that nothing perished out of all that belonged to him. And he has repaid evil to me for good.

22 Que el castigo de Dios sea sobre David, si cuando llega la mañana hay un hombre de su pueblo que aún vive.

May God do these things, by the enemies of David, and may he add these other things, if I leave behind until morning, out of all that belongs to him, anything that urinates against a wall.”

23 Y cuando Abigail vio a David, ella rápidamente se bajó del asno y cayó de bruces ante él.

Then, when Abigail had seen David, she hurried and descended from the donkey. And she fell upon her face before David, and she reverenced on the ground.

24 Y cayendo a sus pies, ella dijo: Que el mal esté sobre mí, señor mío, sobre mí; permite que tu sierva te diga una palabra, y escucha las palabras de tu sierva.

And she fell at his feet, and she said: “May this iniquity be upon me, my lord. I beg you, let your handmaid speak to your ears, and listen to the words of your servant.

25 Que mi señor no le preste atención a Nabal, que es perverso; porque como se llama, así es él, un hombre sin sentido. Pero yo, tu sierva, no vi a los jóvenes a quienes mi señor a enviado.

Let not my lord, the king, I beseech you, set his heart upon this iniquitous man, Nabal. For in accord with his name, he is senseless, and foolishness is with him. But I, your handmaid, did not see your servants, my lord, whom you had sent.

26 Ahora, mi señor, por el Dios viviente y por tu alma viviente, al ver que el Señor te ha impedido el crimen de sangre y de tomar en tus manos el castigo, que todos tus enemigos que te odian y los que querían hacer mal a mi señor, sean como Nabal.

Now therefore, my lord, as your soul lives, and as the Lord lives, who has kept your hand to yourself, and has prevented you from coming to blood: now, let your enemies be like Nabal, and like all those who are seeking evil for my lord.

27 Y esta ofrenda que tu sierva da a mi señor, sea dada a los jóvenes que están con mi señor.

Because of this, accept this blessing, which your handmaid has brought to you, my lord. And give it to the young men who follow you, my lord.

28 Y que el pecado de tu sierva tenga perdón: porque el Señor ciertamente fortalecerá a tu familia, porque mi señor está luchando en la guerra del Señor; y ningún mal se verá en ti todos tus días.

Forgive the iniquity of your handmaid. For the Lord will surely make for you, my lord, a faithful house, because you, my lord, fight the battles of the Lord. Therefore, let no evil be found in you all the days of your life.

29 Y aunque un hombre haya tomado las armas contra ti, poniendo tu vida en peligro, el alma de mi señor se mantendrá segura bajo la protección del Señor del Señor tu Dios; y los que están contra ti se arrojados violentamente por él Señor, como quien tira piedras de una honda.

For if a man, at any time, will rise up, pursuing you and seeking your life, the life of my lord will be preserved, as if in the sheave of the living, with the Lord your God. But the lives of your enemies will be spun around, as if with the force of a whirling sling.

30 Y cuando el Señor haga por mi señor todas las cosas buenas que dijo que haría por ti, y te haga gobernante de Israel;

Therefore, when the Lord will have done for you, my lord, all the good that he has spoken about you, and when he will have appointed you as leader over Israel,

31 Entonces no tendrá pesar, y el corazón de mi señor no se turbará con remordimiento porque tomaste la vida inocente y de haberte hecho justicia por tu propia mano. Y cuando el Señor te haya prosperado, entonces piensa en tu sierva.

this will not be for you a regret or a scruple of the heart, my lord, that you had shed innocent blood, or had taken revenge for yourself. And when the Lord will have done well for my lord, you shall remember your handmaid.”

32 Y David dijo a Abigail: Alabado sea el Señor, el Dios de Israel, que te envió a mí encuentro.

And David said to Abigail: “Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me. And blessed is your eloquence.

33 Una bendición por tu buen consejo y para ti, que me ha impedido hoy el crimen de sangre y hacerme justicia con mi propia mano.

And blessed are you, who prevented me today from going to blood, and from taking revenge for myself with my own hand.

34 En verdad, por el Señor vivo, el Dios de Israel, que me ha impedido hacerte mal, si no hubieras sido tan rápida en venir a mí encuentro, al amanecer no habría habido hombre vivo en la casa de Nabal.

But instead, as the Lord God of Israel lives, he has prevented me from doing evil to you. But if you had not come quickly to meet me, there would not have been left to Nabal by the morning light, anything that urinates against a wall.”

35 Entonces David tomó de sus manos su ofrenda, y él le dijo: Vuelve a tu casa en paz; Mira, he oído tu voz y he tomado tu ofrenda con respeto.

Then David received from her hand all that she had brought to him. And he said to her: “Go in peace to your own house. Behold, I have heeded your voice, and I have honored your face.”

36 Y Abigail volvió a Nabal; y él estaba festejando en su casa como un rey; y el corazón de Nabal estaba lleno de alegría, porque había tomado mucho vino; así que ella no le dijo nada hasta que llegó el alba.

Then Abigail went to Nabal. And behold, he was holding a feast for himself in his house, like the feast of a king. And the heart of Nabal was cheerful. For he was greatly inebriated. And she did not reveal a word to him, small or great, until morning.

37 Y por la mañana, cuando desapareció el efecto del vino, la esposa de Nabal le contó todas estas cosas, y le dio un ataque al corazón, y se quedó como piedra.

Then, at first light, when Nabal had digested his wine, his wife revealed to him these words, and his heart died within himself, and he became like a stone.

38 Y unos diez días después, el Señor hirió a Nabal y la muerte vino a él.

And after ten days had passed, the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.

39 Y al enterarse David de que Nabal había muerto, dijo: Alabado sea él Señor, que tomó mi causa contra Nabal por la vergüenza que puso sobre mí, y ha guardado a su siervo del mal, y ha envió a la cabeza de Nabal la recompensa de su maldad. Y David envió un mensaje a Abigail, deseando tomarla como su esposa.

And when David had heard that Nabal was dead, he said: “Blessed is the Lord, who has judged the case of my reproach at the hand of Nabal, and who has preserved his servant from evil. And the Lord has repaid the malice of Nabal upon his own head.” Then David sent and he spoke with Abigail, so that he might take her to himself as wife.

40 Cuando los criados de David vinieron a Carmel, a Abigail, le dijeron: David nos ha enviado por ti, para que te llevemos a él como su esposa.

And David’s servants went to Abigail at Carmel, and they spoke to her, saying, “David has sent us to you, so that he might take you to himself as wife.”

41 Entonces ella se levantó e inclinándose a la tierra, dijo: Mira, estoy lista para ser una sirvienta, que lava los pies a los sirvientes de mi señor.

And rising up, she reverenced prone on the ground, and she said, “Behold, let your servant be a handmaid, to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”

42 Entonces Abigail se levantó rápidamente y fue a por su asno, con cinco de sus jovencitas, tras los hombres que David había enviado; y ella se convirtió en la esposa de David.

And Abigail rose up and hurried, and she climbed upon a donkey, and five girls went with her, her attendants. And she followed the messengers of David, and she became his wife.

43 Y David había tomado a Ahinoam de Jezreel como su esposa; estas dos eran sus esposas.

Moreover, David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel. And both of them were his wives.

44 Entonces Saúl había entregado a su hija Mical, la esposa de David, a Palti, el hijo de Lais de Galim.

Then Saul gave his daughter Michal, the wife of David, to Palti, the son of Laish, who was from Gallim.