1 Samuel 30
1 Now when David and his men were come to Siceleg on the third day, the Amalecites had made an invasion on the south side upon Siceleg, and had smitten Siceleg, and burnt it with fire.
Cuando al tercer día David y su gente llegaron a Siceleg, los amalecitas habían irrumpido en el Négueb y en Siceleg, y habían tomado a Siceleg y le pegaron fuego,
2 And had taken the women captives that were in it, both little and great: and they had not killed any person, but had carried them with them, and went on their way.
llevándose cautivas a las mujeres que había en ella, y a chicos y grandes, pero sin matar a nadie. Llevándoselos (a todos) habían retomado el camino.
3 So when David and his men came to the city, and found it burnt with fire, and that their wives and their sons, and their daughters were taken captives,
Llegados David y sus hombres a la ciudad, la vieron quemada; y sus mujeres, sus hijos y sus hijas habían sido llevados cautivos.
4 David and the people that were with him, lifted up their voices, and wept till they had no more tears.
Entonces David la gente que estaba con él alzaron la voz, y lloraron hasta que se les acabaron las fuerzas para llorar.
5 For the two wives also of David were taken captives, Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
También las dos mujeres de David habían sido hechas cautivas: Ahinoam la jesreelita, y Abigail de Carmel, mujer de Nabal.
6 And David was greatly afflicted: for the people had a mind to stone him, for the soul of every man was bitterly grieved for his sons, and daughters: but David took courage in the Lord his God.
David se halló en grandes angustias, porque el pueblo hablaba de apedrearle; pues el espíritu de toda la gente estaba amargado, cada cual a causa de sus hijos y de sus hijas. Pero David se confortó en Yahvé, su Dios.
7 And he said to Abiathar the priest the son of Achimelech: Bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
Y dijo David al sacerdote Abiatar, hijo de Aquimelec: “Tráeme el efod.” Trajo Abiatar el efod a David,
8 And David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I pursue after these robbers, and shall I overtake them, or not? And the Lord said to him: Pursue after them: for thou shalt surely overtake them and recover the prey.
y David consultó a Yahvé, diciendo: “¿Perseguiré a estos salteadores? ¿Les daré alcance?” Y le respondió: “Persigue, porque de cierto los alcanzarás y recobrarás (lo robado).”
9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the torrent Besor: and some being weary stayed there.
Entonces David se puso en marcha, él y los seiscientos hombres que estaban con él, y llegaron al torrente Besor, donde se quedaron los rezagados.
10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred stayed, who being weary could not go over the torrent Besor.
David continuó la persecución con cuatrocientos hombres, quedándose los doscientos hombres que estaban demasiado cansados para pasar el torrente Besor.
11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David: and they gave him bread to eat, and water to drink,
Hallaron en el campo un egipcio, al cual llevaron a David. Le dieron pan y comió, y le dieron de beber agua.
12 As also a piece of a cake of figs, and two bunches of raisins. And when he had eaten them his spirit returned, and he was refreshed: for he had not eaten bread, nor drunk water three days, and three nights.
Le dieron también un trozo de torta de higos secos, y dos atados de pasas. Y cuando hubo comido, se recobró; pues no había comido pan, ni bebido agua, en tres días y tres noches.
13 And David said to him: To whom dost thou belong? or whence dost thou come? and whither art thou going? He said: I am a young man of Egypt, the servant of an Amalecite, and my master left me, because I began to be sick three days ago.
Preguntole David: “¿De quién eres y de dónde vienes?” Contestó: “Soy un esclavo egipcio que sirvo a un amalecita; hace tres días me abandonó mi amo, porque caí enfermo.
14 For we made an invasion on the south side of Cerethi, and upon Juda, and upon the south of Caleb, and we burnt Siceleg with fire.
Hicimos una incursión en la parte meridional de los cereteos y de Judá, y por el mediodía de Caleb; y hemos quemado a Siceleg.”
15 And David said to him: Canst thou bring me to this company? And he said: Swear to me by God, that thou wilt not kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee to this company. And David swore to him.
Díjole David: “¿Podrás conducirme a donde están los salteadores?” Él respondió: “Júrame por Dios que no me matarás ni me entregarás en mano de mi amo, y yo te llevaré hasta esa gente.”
16 And when he had brought him, behold they were lying spread upon all the ground, eating and drinking, and as it were keeping a festival day, for all the prey, and the spoils which they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Juda.
Los condujo allá, y he aquí que (los amalecitas) se habían extendido sobre toda aquella región y estaban comiendo, bebiendo y haciendo fiesta, a causa de todo el gran botín que habían tomado de la tierra de los filisteos y de la tierra de Judá.
17 And David slew them from the evening unto the evening of the next day, and there escaped not a man of them, but four hundred young men, who had gotten upon camels, and fled.
Y los derrotó David desde el crepúsculo hasta la tarde del día siguiente; y no escapó nadie de ellos, salvo cuatrocientos mozos que montados en camellos lograron huir.
18 So David recovered all that the Amalecites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.
David recobró todo cuanto los amalecitas habían robado, y rescató también a sus dos mujeres.
19 And there was nothing missing small or great, neither of their sons or their daughters, nor of the spoils, and whatsoever they had taken: David recovered all.
No les faltó cosa alguna, ni chica ni grande, ni hijos ni hijas, ni nada del botín ni de cuanto les habían quitado. David lo recuperó todo.
20 And he took all the flocks and the herds, and made them go before him: and they said: This is the prey of David.
Además tomó David todo el ganado menor y mayor; y llevaron delante de él ese ganado, diciendo: “Este es el botín de David.”
21 And David came to the two hundred men, who being weary had stayed, and were not able to follow David, and he had ordered them to abide at the torrent Besor: and they came out to meet David, and the people that were with him. And David coming to the people saluted them peaceably.
Cuando David llegó a los doscientos hombres que habían estado demasiado cansados para seguir a David, y a quienes él había dejado junto al torrente Besor, salieron estos al encuentro de David y del pueblo que le acompañaba, y David se acercó a la gente y los saludó.
22 Then all the wicked and unjust men that had gone with David answering, said: Because they came not with us, we will not give them any thing of the prey which we have recovered: but let every man take his wife and his children, and be contented with them, and go his way.
Entonces todos los malos y perversos de entre los hombres que habían seguido a David, comenzaron a decir: “Por cuanto no salieron con nosotros, no les daremos nada del botín que hemos rescatado, sino tan solo a cada hombre su mujer y sus hijos. ¡Que se los lleven y se vayan!”
23 But David said: You shall not do so, my brethren, with these things, which the Lord hath given us, who hath kept us, and hath delivered the robbers that invaded us into our hands.
Pero David dijo: “No hagáis así, hermanos míos, con lo que Yahvé nos ha dado, ya que Él nos ha guardado y ha entregado en nuestras manos a los salteadores que se habían arrojado sobre nosotros.
24 And no man shall hearken to you in this matter. But equal shall be the portion of him that went down to battle and of him that abode at the baggage, and they shall divide alike.
¿Quién podrá aprobar lo que proponéis?, porque la parte debe ser la misma para el que bajó al combate y para el que se quedó con el bagaje. Ambos participen por igual.”
25 And this hath been done from that day forward, and since was made a statute, and an ordinance, and as a law in Israel.
Y fue así desde aquel día en adelante, y David lo puso por ley y estatuto en Israel, que subsiste hasta el día de hoy.
26 Then David came to Siceleg, and sent presents of the prey to the ancients of Juda his neighbours, saying: Receive a blessing of the prey of the enemies of the Lord.
Llegado que hubo David a Siceleg, envió del botín a los ancianos de Judá, amigos suyos, diciendo: “Aquí tenéis un regalo del despojo de los enemigos de Yahvé.”
27 To them that were in Bethel, and that were in Ramoth to the south, and to them that were in Jether,
(Mandó también regalos) a los de Betul, a los de Ramot-Négueb, a los de Jatir,
28 And to them that were in Aroer and that were in Sephamoth, and that were in Esthamo,
a los de Arara, a los de Sefomot, a los de Estemoa,
29 And that were in Rachal, and that were in the cities of Jerameel, and that were in the cities of Ceni,
a los de Racal, a los de las ciudades de Jerameel, a los de las ciudades de los cineos,
30 And that were in Arama, and that were in the lake Asan, and that were in Athach,
a los de Horma, a los de Cor-Asán, a los de Atac,
31 And that were in Hebron, and to the rest that were in those places, in which David had abode with his men.
los de Hebrón, y a todos los lugares que David y sus hombres habían frecuentado.
