1 Samuel 17
1 Los ejércitos filisteos se reunieron para la batalla en Soco, en Judá. Acamparon en Efes-damim, entre Socoh y Azeca.
Now the Philistines got their armies together for war, and came together at Socoh in the land of Judah, and took up their position between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.
2 Saúl y los israelitas se reunieron y acamparon en el Valle de Ela y tomaron sus posiciones para comenzar la batalla contra los filisteos.
And Saul and the men of Israel came together and took up their position in the valley of Elah, and put their forces in order against the Philistines.
3 Los filisteos estaban en una colina y los israelitas en otra, con el valle entre ellos.
The Philistines were stationed on the mountain on one side and Israel on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
4 Entonces salió del campamento filisteo un campeón. Se llamaba Goliat, de Gat, y medía seis codos y un palmo.
And a fighter came out from the tents of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath; he was more than six cubits tall.
5 Tenía en la cabeza un casco de bronce y llevaba una cota de malla de bronce que pesaba cinco mil siclos.
And he had a head-dress of brass on his head, and he was dressed in a coat of metal, the weight of which was five thousand shekels of brass.
6 En las piernas llevaba una armadura de bronce y una jabalina colgada entre sus hombros.
His legs were covered with plates of brass and hanging on his back was a javelin of brass.
7 El asta de su lanza era tan gruesa como una viga de tejedor, con una punta de hierro que pesaba seiscientos siclos. Su escudero caminaba delante de él llevando su escudo.
The stem of his spear was as long as a cloth-worker's rod, and its head was made of six hundred shekels' weight of iron: and one went before him with his body-cover.
8 Goliat se puso de pie y gritó a las filas de soldados israelitas: “¿Por qué han venido y se han puesto en fila para la batalla? Yo soy el filisteo, y ustedes son los siervos de Saúl. Elijan a uno de sus hombres y hagan que descienda a pelear conmigo.
He took up his position and in a loud voice said to the armies of Israel, Why have you come out to make war? Am I not a Philistine and you servants of Saul? Send out a man for yourselves and let him come down to me.
9 Si él puede pelear conmigo y logra matarme, entonces los filisteos seremos sus esclavos. Pero si lo venzo y lo mato, entonces ustedes serán nuestros esclavos y trabajarán para nosotros”.
If he is able to have a fight with me and overcome me, then we will be your servants: but if I am able to overcome him, then you will be our servants and do work for us.
10 Entonces el filisteo dijo: “¡Me burlo de las líneas de batalla de Israel hoy! Dénme un hombre para que podamos luchar los dos”.
And the Philistine said, I have put to shame the armies of Israel this day; give me a man so that we may have a fight together.
11 Saúl y todos los soldados israelitas quedaron destrozados y absolutamente aterrados cuando oyeron lo que dijo el filisteo.
And Saul and all Israel, hearing those words of the Philistine, were troubled and full of fear.
12 David era uno de los hijos de Isaí, un efrateo de Belén de Judá que tenía ocho hijos. En la época en que Saúl era rey, Isaí era muy viejo.
Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah named Jesse, who had eight sons; and he was an old man in Saul's day, and far on in years.
13 Los tres hijos mayores de Isaí se habían unido a la guerra como parte del ejército de Saúl. Ellos eran Eliab (el primogénito), Abinadab (el segundo) y Simea (el tercero).
And the three oldest sons of Jesse had gone with Saul to the fight: the names of the three who went to the fight were Eliab, the oldest, and Abinadab the second, and Shammah the third.
14 David era el más joven. Los tres hijos mayores estaban con Saúl,
And David was the youngest: and the three oldest were with Saul's army.
15 mientras que David iba con Saúl y luego volvía para cuidar las ovejas de su padre.
Now David went to and from Saul, looking after his father's sheep at Beth-lehem.
16 Todas las mañanas y las tardes, durante cuarenta días, el filisteo salió y se puso en pie en el mismo lugar.
And the Philistine came near every morning and evening for forty days.
17 Isaí le dijo a su hijo David: “Por favor, lleva a tus hermanos este efa de grano tostado y estos diez panes para tus hermanos. Llévalos rápidamente al campamento de tus hermanos.
And Jesse said to his son David, Take now for your brothers an ephah of this dry grain and these ten cakes of bread, and go quickly with them to the tents to your brothers;
18 Además, lleva estos diez trozos de queso a su comandante. Comprueba con cuidado cómo están tus hermanos y tráeme noticias de ellos”.
And take these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers are and come back with a sign to say how they are.
19 Sus hermanos estaban con Saúl y todo el ejército israelita en el Valle de Ela, luchando contra los filisteos.
Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
20 David se levantó de madrugada y dejó el rebaño con un pastor. Tomó las provisiones y se puso en marcha como se lo había dicho Isaí. Llegó al campamento justo cuando el ejército marchaba hacia su línea de batalla, gritando el grito de guerra.
And David got up early in the morning, and, giving the sheep into the care of a keeper, took the things and went as Jesse had said; and he came to the lines where the carts were, when the army was going out to the fight giving their war-cry.
21 Los israelitas se colocaron en su línea de batalla y los filisteos en la del lado opuesto.
And Israel and the Philistines had put their forces in position, army against army.
22 David dejó sus provisiones con el responsable y corrió a la línea de batalla. Cuando llegó allí, preguntó a sus hermanos cómo estaban.
And David gave his parcels into the hands of the keeper of the army stores, and went running to the army and came to his brothers to get knowledge about them.
23 Mientras hablaba con ellos, Goliat, el campeón filisteo de Gat, salió de sus filas y gritó su desafío como antes, y esta vez David escuchó lo que decía.
And while he was talking to them, the fighter, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came out from the Philistines' lines and said the same words, in David's hearing.
24 Todos los soldados israelitas huyeron al verlo, porque tenían un miedo terrible.
And all the men of Israel, when they saw him, went in flight, overcome with fear.
25 “¿Han visto a ese hombre que no deja de salir para burlarse de Israel?”, preguntaron. “El rey hará muy rico al hombre que lo mate. También le dará a su hija en matrimonio, y su familia vivirá libre de impuestos en Israel”.
And the men of Israel said, Have you seen this man? Clearly he has come out to put shame on Israel: and it is certain that if any man overcomes him, the king will give that man great wealth, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's family free in Israel.
26 Entonces David les preguntó a los hombres que estaban a su lado: “¿Qué recibirá el hombre que mate a este filisteo y elimine esta vergüenza de Israel? ¿Quién se cree que es este Filisteo pagano para burlarse del Dios vivo de los ejércitos?”.
And David said to the men near him, What will be done to the man who overcomes this Philistine and takes away the shame from Israel? for who is this Philistine, a man without circumcision, that he has put shame on the armies of the living God?
27 Los soldados repitieron lo que habían dicho, diciéndole: “Esto es lo que recibirá el que lo mate”.
And the people gave him this answer, So it will be done to the man who overcomes him.
28 Cuando Eliab, el hermano mayor de David, lo oyó hablar con los hombres, se enojó con él. “¿Qué haces aquí?”, le preguntó. “¿Con quién has dejado esas pocas ovejas en el desierto? ¡Sé lo orgulloso y malvado que eres! Sólo has venido a ver la batalla”.
And Eliab, his oldest brother, hearing what David said to the men, was moved to wrath against David, and said, Why have you come here? Into whose care have you given that little flock of sheep in the waste land? I have knowledge of your pride and the evil of your heart, you have come down to see the fight.
29 “¿Qué he hecho ahora?” preguntó David. “¿No puedo ni siquiera hacer una pregunta?”.
And David said, What have I done now? was it not only a word?
30 Se acercó a otros y les hizo la misma pregunta, y ellos le dieron la misma respuesta que antes.
And turning away from him to one of the other men, he said the same words: and the people gave him the same answer.
31 Alguien escuchó lo que dijo David y se lo comunicó a Saúl, que mandó a buscarlo.
And, hearing what David said, they gave Saul word of it: and he sent for him.
32 David le dijo a Saúl: “Que nadie se desanime por culpa de este filisteo. Yo, tu siervo, iré a luchar contra él”.
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart become feeble because of him; I, your servant, will go out and have a fight with this Philistine.
33 “No puedes ir a luchar contra ese filisteo”, respondió Saúl. “Tú eres sólo un muchacho, y él es un guerrero entrenado desde su juventud”.
And Saul said to David, You are not able to go out against this Philistine and have a fight with him: for you are only a boy, and he has been a man of war from his earliest days.
34 David respondió: “Tu siervo ha estado cuidando las ovejas de su padre. Cuando venía un león o un oso y se llevaba un cordero del rebaño,
And David said to Saul, Your servant has been keeper of his father's sheep; and if a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,
35 yo lo perseguía, lo derribaba y salvaba el cordero de su boca. Si se volvía para atacarme, le agarraba el pelo, lo golpeaba y lo mataba.
I went out after him, and overcame him, and took it out of his mouth: and if, turning on me, he came at me, I took him by the hair and overcame him and put him to death.
36 He matado leones y osos, y este pagano filisteo será como uno de ellos, pues se ha burlado de los ejércitos del Dios vivo”.
Your servant has overcome lion and bear: and the fate of this Philistine, who is without circumcision, will be like theirs, seeing that he has put shame on the armies of the living God.
37 David concluyó: “El Señor, que me salvó de las garras del león y del oso, y del mismo modo me salvará de este filisteo”. “Ve, y que el Señor esté contigo”, respondió Saúl.
And David said, The Lord, who kept me safe from the grip of the lion and the bear, will be my saviour from the hands of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go! and may the Lord be with you.
38 Saúl le dio a David su propia ropa de combate para que se la pusiera, le colocó un casco de bronce en la cabeza y le puso una armadura.
Then Saul gave David his clothing of war, and put a head-dress of brass on his head and had him clothed with a coat of metal.
39 David se puso la espada sobre la armadura, pero no podía caminar porque no estaba acostumbrado. “No puedo caminar con todo esto”, le dijo David a Saúl. “No estoy acostumbrado”. Así que David se quitó toda la armadura.
And David took Saul's sword and put the band round him over the metal coat, and was unable to go forward; for he was not used to them. Then David said to Saul, It is not possible for me to go out with these, for I am not used to them. So David took them off.
40 Tomó su bastón, escogió cinco piedras lisas del arroyo y las puso en su bolsa de pastor. Llevando su honda en la mano, se acercó al filisteo.
Then he took his stick in his hand, and got five smooth stones from the bed of the stream and put them in a bag such as is used by sheep-keepers; and in his hand was a leather band used for sending stones: and so he went in the direction of the Philistine.
41 El filisteo se acercó a David, cada vez más cerca, con su escudero al frente.
And the Philistine came nearer to David; and the man who had his body-cover went before him.
42 Cuando el filisteo miró de cerca, pudo ver que David era sólo un joven apuesto de cara roja, y entonces trató a David con desprecio.
And when the Philistine, taking note, saw David, he had a poor opinion of him: for he was only a boy, red-haired and good-looking.
43 “¿Piensas que soy un perro para venir a pelear conmigo con un palo?”, le preguntó el filisteo a David, y lo maldijo por sus dioses.
And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come out to me with sticks? And the Philistine put curses on David by all his gods.
44 Entonces el filisteo le gritó a David: “Ven aquí, y daré de comer tu carne a las aves y a los animales salvajes”.
And the Philistine said to David, Come here to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field.
45 David le respondió al filisteo: “Tú vienes a atacarme con espada, lanza y jabalina. Pero yo vengo a atacarte en nombre del Señor Todopoderoso, el Dios de los ejércitos de Israel, del que te has burlado.
Then David said to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword and a spear and a javelin: but I come to you in the name of the Lord of armies, the God of the armies of Israel on which you have put shame.
46 Hoy el Señor te entregará en mis manos, y yo te derribaré; te cortaré la cabeza y entregaré los cadáveres de los soldados filisteos a las aves y a los animales salvajes. Entonces todo el mundo sabrá que hay un Dios que actúa por Israel.
This day the Lord will give you up into my hands, and I will overcome you, and take your head off you; and I will give the bodies of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth today, so that all the earth may see that Israel has a God;
47 Todos los aquí reunidos se darán cuenta de que el Señor salva, pero no con espada y lanza. Porque la batalla es del Señor, y él nos entregará a todos los filisteos”.
And all these people who are here today may see that the Lord does not give salvation by sword and spear: for the fight is the Lord's, and he will give you up into our hands.
48 Cuando el filisteo avanzó para atacarlo, David corrió hacia la línea de batalla para enfrentarlo.
Now when the Philistine made a move and came near to David, David quickly went at a run in the direction of the army, meeting the Philistine face to face.
49 David metió la mano en su bolsa, sacó una piedra y la disparó con su honda, golpeando al filisteo en la frente. La piedra se le clavó en la frente, y Goliat se desplomó boca abajo en el suelo.
And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and sent it from his leather band straight at the Philistine, and the stone went deep into his brow, and he went down to the earth, falling on his face.
50 Así fue como David derrotó al filisteo con sólo una honda y una piedra; sin espada en la mano, David derribó al filisteo y lo mató.
So David overcame the Philistine with his leather band and a stone, wounding the Philistine and causing his death: but David had no sword in his hand.
51 Entonces David corrió y se paró sobre el filisteo. Tomó la espada del filisteo y la sacó de su vaina. Lo mató y luego le cortó la cabeza con la espada. Cuando los filisteos vieron que su campeón estaba muerto, dieron la vuelta y huyeron.
So running up to the Philistine and putting his foot on him, David took his sword out of its cover, and put him to death, cutting off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their fighter was dead, they went in flight.
52 Entonces los hombres de Israel y de Judá se lanzaron al grito de guerra y persiguieron a los filisteos hasta Gat y hasta las puertas de Ecrón. Sus cuerpos fueron esparcidos a lo largo del camino de Saaraim hacia Gat y Ecrón.
And the men of Israel and of Judah got up, and gave a cry, and went after the Philistines as far as Gath and the town doors of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines were falling down by the road from Shaaraim all the way to Gath and Ekron.
53 Cuando los israelitas regresaron de su acalorada persecución a los filisteos, saquearon sus campamentos.
Then the children of Israel came back from going after the Philistines, and took their goods from the tents.
54 David tomó la cabeza del filisteo y la llevó a Jerusalén, pero puso las armas del filisteo en su propia tienda.
And David took the head of the Philistine to Jerusalem, but the metal war-dress and the arms he put in his tent.
55 Cuando Saúl vio que David salía a luchar contra el filisteo, le preguntó a Abner, el comandante del ejército: “Abner, ¿de quién es hijo ese joven?” “Por su vida, Su Majestad, no lo sé”, respondió Abner.
And when Saul saw David going out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, Abner, whose son is this young man? And Abner said, On your life, O king, I have no idea.
56 “Averigua de quién es hijo este joven”, ordenó el rey.
And the king said, Make search and see whose son this young man is.
57 En cuanto David regresó de matar al filisteo, Abner lo tomó y lo llevó ante Saúl. David todavía tenía la cabeza del filisteo en la mano.
And when David was coming back after the destruction of the Philistine, Abner took him to Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
58 “¿De quién eres hijo, joven?” preguntó Saúl. “Soy hijo de tu siervo Isaí de Belén”, respondió David.
And Saul said to him, Young man, whose son are you? And David in answer said, I am the son of your servant Jesse of Beth-lehem.
