1 Samuel 30
1 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the South, and upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
Tres días después, David y sus hombres llegaron de nuevo a Siclag. Unos amalecitas habían hecho una incursión en el Néguev y en Siclag. Habían atacado Siclag y la habían incendiado.
2 and had taken captive the women [and all] that were therein, both small and great: they slew not any, but carried them off, and went their way.
Habían capturado a las mujeres y a todos los demás allí, jóvenes y ancianos. No habían matado a nadie, pero se llevaron a todos con ellos al marcharse.
3 And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.
Cuando David y sus hombres volvieron a la ciudad, la encontraron quemada hasta los cimientos, y a sus mujeres e hijos capturados.
4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
David y sus hombres lloraron a gritos hasta no poder más.
5 And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Las dos esposas de David también habían sido tomadas como prisioneras: Ahinoam, de Jezreel, y Abigail, la viuda de Nabal, de Carmel.
6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David strengthened himself in the LORD his God.
David estaba en un gran apuro, porque los hombres estaban tan molestos por la pérdida de sus hijos que empezaron a hablar de apedrearlo. Pero confiando en el Señor, su Dios,
7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.
David fue a ver al sacerdote Abiatar, hijo de Ahimelec, y le dijo: “Tráeme el efod”. Y Abiatar se lo trajo.
8 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake [them], and shalt without fail recover [all].
Entonces David le preguntó al Señor: “¿Debo perseguir a estos asaltantes? ¿Los alcanzaré?” “Sí, persíguelos”, contestó el Señor, “porque definitivamente los alcanzarás y rescatarás a los prisioneros”.
9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.
David y seiscientos de sus hombres partieron hacia el valle de Besor.
10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred stayed behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor:
Doscientos de ellos se quedaron allí porque estaban demasiado cansados para cruzar el valle, mientras que David siguió adelante con cuatrocientos hombres.
11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they gave him water to drink:
Se encontraron con un egipcio en el campo y se lo llevaron a David. Le dieron de comer y de beber.
12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins; and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
También le dieron un trozo de una torta de higos y dos tortas de pasas. Se los comió y se recuperó, porque llevaba tres días y tres noches sin comer ni beber.
13 And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.
“¿De quién eres esclavo y de dónde vienes?” le preguntó David. “Soy egipcio – respondió –, esclavo de un amalecita. Mi amo me abandonó hace tres días cuando me enfermé.
14 We made a raid upon the South of the Cherethites, and upon that which belongeth to Judah, and upon the South of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.
Asaltamos a los queretanos en el Neguev, así como la parte que pertenece a Judá y el Neguev de Caleb. También quemamos Siclag”.
15 And David said to him, Wilt thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.
“¿Puedes guiarme hasta esos asaltantes?” preguntó David. “Si me juras por Dios que no me matarás ni me entregarás a mi amo, entonces te llevaré hasta ellos”, respondió el hombre.
16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the ground, eating and drinking, and feasting, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
Entonces llevó a David hasta donde los amalecitas, quienes estaban esparcidos por todo el lugar, comiendo, bebiendo y bailando debido al gran botín que habían tomado de las tierras de los filisteos y de Judá.
17 And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels and fled.
David los atacó desde el atardecer hasta la noche siguiente. Nadie escapó, excepto cuatrocientos hombres que lograron huir, montados en camellos.
18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken: and David rescued his two wives.
David recuperó todo lo que los amalecitas habían tomado, incluidas sus dos esposas.
19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David brought back all.
Todo fue contabilizado: todos los adultos y niños, así como todo el botín que los amalecitas habían tomado. David recuperó todo.
20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, [which] they drave before those [other] cattle, and said, This is David’s spoil.
También recuperó todos los rebaños y manadas. Sus hombres los llevaron por delante del resto del ganado, gritando: “¡Este es el botín de David!”.
21 And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.
Cuando David recuperó a los doscientos hombres que habían estado demasiado cansados para seguir con él desde el valle de Besor, salieron a recibirlo a él y a los hombres que lo acompañaban. Cuando David se acercó a los hombres para saludarlos,
22 Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them aught of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away and depart.
todos los hombres desagradables y buenos para nada de los que habían ido con David dijeron: “Ellos no estaban con nosotros, así que no compartiremos el botín que tomamos, excepto para devolverles a sus esposas e hijos. Que los tomen y se vayan”.
23 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given unto us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.
Pero David intervino diciendo: “No, hermanos míos, no deben hacer esto con lo que el Señor nos ha dado. Él nos ha protegido y nos ha entregado a los asaltantes que nos habían atacado.
24 And who will hearken unto you in this matter? for as his share is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his share be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall share alike.
¿Quién los va a escuchar cuando digan tales cosas? La parte que reciban los que fueron a la batalla será la misma que la de los que se quedaron para guardar las provisiones”.
25 And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel, unto this day.
David hizo que esta fuera la regla y norma para Israel desde ese día hasta ahora.
26 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;
Cuando David regresó a Siclag, envió parte del botín a cada uno de sus amigos entre los ancianos de Judá, diciendo: “Aquí tienen un regalo para ustedes del botín de los enemigos del Señor”.
27 To them which were in Beth-el, and to them which were in Ramoth of the South, and to them which were in Jattir;
David lo envió a los que vivían en Betuel, Ramot Néguev, Jattir,
28 and to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa;
Aroer, Sifmot, Eshtemoa,
29 and to them which were in Racal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites;
Racal, y las ciudades de los jeraelitas y ceneos,
30 and to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Cor-ashan, and to them which were in Athach;
Hormah, Bor-ashan, Athach,
31 and to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
Hebrón: todos los lugares a los que David y sus hombres habían ido.
