1 Samuel 16
1 And the Lord said to Samuel: “How long will you mourn for Saul, though I have rejected him, so that he would not reign over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and approach, so that I may send you to Jesse of Bethlehem. For I have provided a king from among his sons for myself.”
Y dijo Jehová a Samuel: ¿Hasta cuando has tú de llorar a Saul habiéndole yo desechado, que no reine sobre Israel? Hinche tu cuerno de aceite, y ven, enviarte he a Isaí de Belén: porque de sus hijos me he proveido de rey.
2 And Samuel said: “How shall I go? For Saul will hear of it, and he will put me to death.” And the Lord said: “You shall take, by your hand, a calf from the herd. And you shall say, ‘I have arrived in order to immolate to the Lord.’
Y dijo Samuel: ¿Cómo iré? Si Saul lo entendiere, me matará. Jehová respondió: Toma una becerra de las vacas en tus manos, y dí: A sacrificar a Jehová he venido.
3 And you shall call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will reveal to you what you should do. And you shall anoint whomever I will indicate to you.”
Y llama a Isaí al sacrificio, y yo te enseñaré lo que has de hacer, y ungirme has al que yo te dijere.
4 Therefore, Samuel did just as the Lord told him. And he went to Bethlehem, and the elders of the city wondered. And meeting him, they said, “Is your arrival peaceful?”
Y Samuel hizo como le dijo Jehová: y como él llegó a Belén, los ancianos de la ciudad le salieron a recibir con miedo: y dijeron: ¿Es pacífica tu venida?
5 And he said: “It is peaceful. I have arrived in order to immolate to the Lord. Be sanctified, and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and he called them to the sacrifice.
Y él respondió: Si. Vengo a sacrificar a Jehová; santificáos, y veníd conmigo al sacrificio: y santificando él a Isaí y a sus hijos llamólos al sacrificio.
6 And when they had entered, he saw Eliab, and he said, “Could he be the Christ in the sight of the Lord?”
Y aconteció, que como ellos vinieron, él vio a Eliab, y dijo: De cierto delante de Jehová está su ungido.
7 And the Lord said to Samuel: “You should not look with favor on his face, nor on the height of his stature. For I have rejected him. Neither do I judge by the appearance of a man. For man sees those things that are apparent, but the Lord beholds the heart.”
Y Jehová respondió a Samuel: No mires a su parecer, ni a la altura de su estatura; porque yo le desecho; porque no es lo que el hombre ve, porque el hombre ve lo que está delante de sus ojos, mas Jehová ve el corazón.
8 And Jesse called Abinadab, and he brought him before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”
E Isaí llamó a Abinadab, e hízole pasar delante de Samuel, el cual dijo: Ni a este ha elegido Jehová.
9 Then Jesse brought Shammah. And he said about him, “And the Lord has not chosen this one.”
E hizo pasar Isaí a Samma; y él dijo: tampoco a este ha elegido Jehová.
10 And so Jesse brought his seven sons before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.”
E hizo pasar Isaí sus siete hijos delante de Samuel, y Samuel dijo a Isaí: Jehová no ha elegido a estos.
11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Could the sons now be completed?” But he responded, “There still remains a little one, and he pastures the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse: “Send and bring him. For we shall not recline to eat, until he arrives here.”
Y dijo Samuel a Isaí: ¿Hánse acabado los mozos? Y él respondió: Aun queda el menor que apacienta las ovejas. Y dijo Samuel a Isaí: Envía por él; porque no nos asentarémos a la mesa hasta que él venga aquí.
12 Therefore, he sent and brought him. Now he was ruddy, and beautiful to behold, and with a stately face. And the Lord said, “Rise up, anoint him! For it is he.”
Y él envió por él, y metióle delante: el cual era rojo, de hermoso parecer, y de bello aspecto. Entonces Jehová dijo: Levántate y úngele, que este es.
13 Therefore, Samuel took the horn of oil, and he anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord was guiding David from that day and thereafter. And Samuel rose up, and he went away to Ramah.
Y Samuel tomó el cuerno del aceite, y ungióle de entre sus hermanos: y desde aquel día en adelante el Espíritu de Jehová tomó a David. Y levantándose Samuel, volvióse a Rama.
14 But the Spirit of the Lord withdrew from Saul, and a wicked spirit from the Lord disturbed him.
Y el Espíritu de Jehová se apartó de Saul, y atormentábale el espíritu malo de parte de Jehová.
15 And the servants of Saul said to him: “Behold, an evil spirit from God disturbs you.
Y los criados de Saul le dijeron: He aquí ahora que el espíritu malo de Dios te atormenta.
16 May our lord order, and your servants, who are before you, will seek a man skillful in playing a stringed instrument, so that when the evil spirit from the Lord assails you, he may play with his hand, and you may bear it more easily.”
Diga pues nuestro señor a tus siervos que están delante de ti, que busquen alguno que sepa tañer arpa: para que cuando fuere sobre ti el espíritu malo de Dios, él taña con su mano, y estés mejor.
17 And Saul said to his servants, “Then provide for me someone who can play well, and bring him to me.”
Y Saul respondió a sus criados: Mirádme pues ahora por alguno que taña bien, y traédmele.
18 And one of the servants, responding, said: “Behold, I have seen the son of Jesse of Bethlehem, a skillful player, and very strong and robust, a man fit for war, and prudent in words, a handsome man. And the Lord is with him.”
Entonces uno de los criados respondió, diciendo: He aquí, yo he visto a un hijo de Isaí de Belén que sabe tañer: y es valiente de fuerza, y hombre de guerra: prudente en sus palabras, hermoso, y Jehová es con él.
19 Therefore, Saul sent messengers to Jesse, saying, “Send to me your son David, who is in the pastures.”
Y Saul envió mensajeros a Isaí, diciendo: Envíame a David tu hijo, el que está con las ovejas.
20 And so, Jesse took a donkey laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid from one of the goats, and he sent them, by the hand of his son David, to Saul.
E Isaí tomó un asno cargado de pan, y un cuero de vino, y un cabrito de las cabras, y enviólo a Saul por mano de David su hijo.
21 And David went to Saul, and stood before him. And he loved him exceedingly, and he made him his armor bearer.
Y viniendo David a Saul estuvo delante de él, y él le amó mucho, y fue hecho su escudero.
22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying: “Let David remain before my sight. For he has found favor in my eyes.”
Y Saul envió a decir a Isaí: Yo te ruego que esté David conmigo, porque ha hallado gracia en mis ojos.
23 And so, whenever the evil spirit from the Lord assailed Saul, David took up his stringed instrument, and he struck it with his hand, and Saul was refreshed and uplifted. For the evil spirit withdrew from him.
Y cuando el espíritu malo de Dios era sobre Saul, David tomaba la arpa y tañía con su mano, y Saul tenía refrigerio, y estaba mejor, y el espíritu malo se apartaba de él.
