2 Samuel 21

NEW JERUSALEM	Biblia Sagrada
1 In the days of David there was a famine which lasted for three years on end. David consulted Yahweh,and Yahweh said, 'Saul and his family have incurred blood-guilt, by putting the Gibeonites to death.'	1 David emprendió el camino, mientras Jonatán entraba en la ciudad.
2 Then the king summoned the Gibeonites and said-now, the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but were aremnant of the Amorites, to whom the Israelites had bound themselves by oath; Saul, however, in his zeal for theIsraelites and for Judah, had done his best to exterminate them -- hence David said to the Gibeonites,	2 David llegó a Nob, donde se encontraba el sacerdote Ajimélec. Este salió con miedo a su encuentro, y le preguntó: «¿Cómo vienes solo y sin compañía?».
3 'What can I do for you? How can I make amends, so that you wil cal a blessing down on Yahweh'sheritage?'	3 David le respondió: «El rey me ha dado órdenes, diciéndome: “Nadie sepa nada del asunto al que te envío y de lo que te he ordenado”. A los criados, los he citado en tal lugar.
4 The Gibeonites replied, 'Our quarrel with Saul and his family cannot be settled for silver or gold, nor byputting to death one man in Israel.' David said, 'Say what you want and I wil do it for you.'	4 Y bien, ¿qué tienes a mano? Dame cinco panes o lo que haya».
5 Then they replied to the king, 'The man who dismembered us and planned to annihilate us, so that weshould not exist anywhere in Israelite territory-	5 El sacerdote le dijo: «No tengo a mano pan común, sino pan consagrado; bastaría con que los criados se hayan guardado al menos de mujer».
6 we want seven of his descendants handed over to us; and we shal dismember them before Yahwehat Gibeon on Yahweh's hill.' 'I shal hand them over,' said the king.	6 David le respondió: «Ciertamente. Siempre que salgo a luchar, nos abstenemos de mujeres y los criados se mantienen puros. Aunque es un viaje profano, hoy están puros sus cuerpos».
7 The king, however, spared Meribbaal son of Jonathan, son of Saul, on account of the oath by Yahwehbinding them together, binding David and Jonathan son of Saul.	7 El sacerdote le entregó el pan consagrado, pues no había otro pan que el de la proposición, que se retira de la presencia del Señor para poner pan reciente ese día.
8 The king took the two sons born to Saul by Rizpah daughter of Aiah: Armoni and Meribbaal; and thefive sons borne by Merab daughter of Saul to Adriel son of Barzil ai, of Meholah.	8 Aquel día se encontraba allí uno de los servidores de Saúl, detenido ante el Señor. Se llamaba Doeg, edomita, jefe de los pastores de Saúl.
9 He handed these over to the Gibeonites who dismembered them before Yahweh on the hil . Theseven of them perished together; they were put to death in the first days of the harvest, at the beginning of thebarley harvest.	9 David preguntó a Ajimélec: «No hay por aquí a mano una lanza o una espada? Pues ni siquiera cogí la espada ni las armas, por tratarse de un asunto urgente del rey».
10 Rizpah daughter of Aiah, wearing sacking and spreading some out for herself on the rock, from thebeginning of the barley harvest until the rain fel on them from heaven, kept the birds of the sky away from themin the daytime, and the wild animals away at night.	10 El sacerdote respondió: «Ahí está la espada de Goliat, el filisteo, al que mataste en el valle del Terebinto, envuelta en un paño, detrás del efod. Si la quieres, cógela, ya que aquí no hay más que esa». David dijo: «No hay otra mejor. Dámela».
11 David was told of what Saul's concubine, Rizpah daughter of Aiah, had done.	11 David emprendió aquel día la huida lejos de la presencia de Saúl y llegó adonde estaba Aquís, rey de Gat.
12 David went and recovered the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the notables of Jabesh inGilead. The latter had stolen them from the square in Beth-Shean, where the Philistines had hung them, whenthe Philistines had defeated Saul at Gilboa.	12 Los servidores de Aquís le dijeron: «¡Oh rey del país! ¿No es este David, de quien se cantaba en los corros:“Saúl mató a mil, | David a diez mil”?».
13 David fetched the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan. The bones of the men who had beendismembered were col ected	13 David se dio cuenta del comentario y sintió mucho miedo de Aquís, rey de Gat.
14 and these, with the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan, were buried in the territory of Benjamin, atZela, in the tomb of Saul's father, Kish. The king's orders were carried out to the letter and after that, God tookpity on the country.	14 Entonces fingió ante él tener perturbada la razón. Tambaleándose ante ellos, hacía signos en las hojas del portón, dejando caer la baba sobre la barba.
15 Once again the Philistines made war on Israel. David went down with his retainers; they fought thePhilistines and David began to tire.	15 Aquís dijo a sus servidores: «¿No veis que es un hombre que está loco? ¿Por qué me lo habéis traído?
16 There was a champion, one of the sons of Rapha. His spear weighed three hundred shekels ofbronze; he was wearing a new sword and was confident of kil ing David.	16 ¿Necesito yo locos, para que me hayáis traído a este a hacer locuras delante a mí? ¿Pensáis que va a entrar a mi servicio?».
17 Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his rescue, however, attacking the Philistine and kil ing him. Then itwas that David's men swore the fol owing oath to him, 'You are never to go into battle with us again, in case youshould extinguish the lamp of Israel!'
18 After this, war with the Philistines broke out again at Gob. This was when Sibbecai of Hushah kil edSaph, one of the sons of Rapha.
19 Again, war with the Philistines broke out at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair, of Bethlehem, kil ed Goliathof Gath, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
20 There was further warfare at Gath, where there was a man of huge stature with six fingers on eachhand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in al . He too was a son of Rapha.
21 When he defied Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, brother of David cut him down.
22 These four were sons of Rapha in Gath and fel at the hands of David and his retainers.