1 Samuel 30

EL LIBRO DEL PUEBLO DE DIOS	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Al tercer día, cuando David y sus hombres llegaron a Siquelag, los amalecitas habían incursionado por el Négueb y contra Siquelag. Habían arrasado y prendido fuego a Siquelag,	1 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
2 llevándose cautivas a las mujeres y también a todos los que había allí, del más pequeño al más grande. Pero no habían matado a nadie, sino que se los habían llevado a todos, prosiguiendo luego su camino.	2 And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.
3 Al llegar a la ciudad, David y sus hombres vieron que había sido incendiada, y que sus mujeres, sus hijos y sus hijas habían sido llevados cautivos.	3 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.
4 Entonces prorrumpieron en sollozos, hasta que se quedaron sin fuerzas para llorar.	4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
5 Las dos mujeres de David –Ajinóam de Izreel y Abigail, la esposa de Nabal, el de Carmel– también habían sido capturadas.	5 And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
6 David se vio en un grave aprieto, porque la tropa amenazaba con apedrearlo, ya que todos estaban llenos de amargura por sus hijos y sus hijas. Pero David retomó coraje gracias al Señor, su Dios,	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 encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
7 y dijo al sacerdote Abiatar, hijo de Ajimélec: «Por favor, preséntame el efod». Abiatar presentó el efod a David,	7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.
8 y David interrogó al Señor, en estos términos: «¿Debo perseguir a esa banda? ¿La alcanzaré?». El Señor le respondió: «Persíguela. Seguro que la alcanzarás y librarás a los cautivos».	8 And David inquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.
9 David partió con los seiscientos hombres que lo acompañaban, y llegaron al torrente Besor, donde se quedaron los rezagados.	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.
10 Entonces continuó la persecución con cuatrocientos hombres; doscientos se habían detenido, por estar demasiado extenuados para cruzar el torrente Besor.	10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
11 En pleno campo encontraron a un egipcio, y se lo llevaron a David. Le dieron pan para comer y agua para bebe,	11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;
12 y también le ofrecieron un trozo de torta de higos y dos racimos de pasas de uva. Con la comida él se reanimó, porque en tres días y tres noches no había comido ni bebido nada.	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.
13 Luego David le preguntó: «¿De quién eres y de dónde vienes?». El respondió: «Soy un muchacho egipcio, esclavo de un amalecita. Mi dueño me abandonó hace tres días, porque caí enfermo.	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.
14 Hicimos una incursión por el Négueb de los quereteos, contra el Négueb de Judá y contra el Négueb de Caleb. También incendiamos Siquelag».	14 We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.
15 David le preguntó: «¿Quieres llevarme adonde está esa banda?». El respondió: «Júrame por Dios que no me matarás ni me entregarás en manos de mi dueño, y yo te llevaré adonde está esa banda».	15 And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.
16 El muchacho lo guió, y encontraron a los amalecitas desparramados por toda la comarca, comiendo, bebiendo y festejando por el gran botín que habían recogido en el país de los filisteos y en país de Judá.	16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
17 David los masacró desde el alba hasta la tarde del día siguiente, y no escapó ni uno solo, con excepción de cuatrocientos jóvenes que huyeron montados en camellos.	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.
18 David salvó todo lo que habían arrebatado los amalecitas y, en especial, libró a sus dos mujeres.	18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
19 No les faltó nadie, ni grande ni pequeño, ni hijos ni hijas, ni nada del botín y de todo lo que les habían quitado los amalecitas. David lo recuperó todo.	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 recovered all.
20 Se adueñó además de ovejas y vacas, y los que iban delante, acarreando ese ganado, decían: «¡Este es el botín de David!».	20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
21 David llegó al lugar donde estaban los doscientos hombres que no lo habían seguido, por estar demasiado extenuados, y se habían quedado atrás, junto al torrente Besor. Estos salieron al encuentro de David y de la tropa que lo acompañaba. David se acercó con la tropa y los saludó.	21 And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also 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.
22 Pero entre los que estaban con David había unos hombres mezquinos, que levantaron la voz y dijeron: «¡Por no haber venido con nosotros, no les daremos nada del botín que hemos recuperado, salvo a cada uno su mujer y sus hijos! ¡Que se los lleven y se vayan!».	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 ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.
23 Pero David dijo: «No se comporten así, hermanos míos, con lo que nos ha dado el Señor. El nos ha protegido y ha puesto en nuestras manos a esa banda que vino a atacarnos.	23 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.
24 ¿Quién puede estar de acuerdo con lo que ustedes proponen? Porque la parte que le toca al que baja a combatir le tocará también al que cuida el equipaje: juntos participarán del botín».	24 For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.
25 A partir de aquel día, David hizo de esto un precepto y una costumbre para Israel, que sigue en vigencia hasta el día de hoy.	25 And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
26 Al llegar a Siquelag, David envió parte del botín a los ancianos de Judá y a sus amigos, con este mensaje: «Ahí tienen un obsequio del botín arrebatado a los enemigos del Señor». Se lo envió	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;
27 a los de Betul, a los de Ramot del Négueb y a los de Iatir;	27 To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,
28 a los de Aroer, a los de Sifmot y a los de Estemoa;	28 And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,
29 a los de Racal, a los de las ciudades de Ierajmel y a los de las ciudades de los quenitas;	29 And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites,
30 a los de Jormá, a los de Borasán y a los de Atac;	30 And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chor-ashan, and to them which were in Athach,
31 a los de Hebrón y a los de todos los lugares que David y sus hombres habían recorrido.	31 And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.