1 Samuel 12

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1 Samuel dijo a todo Israel: «Ya veis que os he atendido en todo lo que me habéis pedido y he puesto un rey sobre vosotros.	1 Then Samuel said to all of Israel: “Behold, I have listened to your voice, according to all that you have said to me, and I have appointed a king over you.
2 En adelante, el rey marchara delante de vosotros. Cuanto a mí, he envejecido y encanecido, y mis hijos entre vosotros están. He andado delante de vosotros desde mi juventud hasta hoy.	2 And now the king advances before you. But I am old and have gray hair. Moreover, my sons are with you. And so, having conversed before you from my youth, even until this day, behold, I am here.
3 Aquí me tenéis. Atestiguad contra mí delante de Yahveh y delante de su ungido. ¿De quién he tomado yo el buey o de quién he tomado el asno? ¿A quién he atropellado u oprimido? ¿Quién me ha sobornado para que cerrara los ojos? Yo os lo restituiré».	3 Speak about me before the Lord, and before his Christ, as to whether I have taken anyone’s ox or donkey, or whether I have falsely accused anyone, or whether I have oppressed anyone, or whether I have accepted a bribe from the hand of anyone, and I will repudiate the same, this day, and I will restore it to you.”
4 Respondieron: «No nos has atropellado ni oprimido, y nada has recibido de nadie».	4 And they said, “You have not falsely accused us, nor oppressed us, nor have you taken anything from the hand of anyone.”
5 El les dijo: «Yahveh es testigo contra vosotros, y su ungido es testigo hoy de que vosotros no habéis encontrado nada en mis manos». Respondieron: «Es testigo».	5 And he said to them, “The Lord is a witness against you, and his Christ is a witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.” And they said, “He is the witness.”
6 Dijo entonces Samuel al pueblo: «Testigo es aquel Yahveh que suscitó a Moisés y Aarón y que hizo subir a vuestros padres del país de Egipto.	6 And Samuel said to the people: “It is the Lord who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who led our fathers away from the land of Egypt.
7 Presentaos ahora para que yo pleitee con vosotros ante Yahveh y para recordaros todos los beneficios que Yahveh ha llevado a cabo en favor vuestro y de vuestros padres.	7 Now therefore, stand, so that I may contend in judgment against you before the Lord, about all the mercies of the Lord, which he has given to you and to your fathers:
8 Cuando Jacob entró en Egipto, los egipcios los oprimieron y vuestros padres clamaron a Yahveh. Entonces Yahveh envió a Moisés y Aarón que sacaron a vuestros padres de Egipto y los puso en este lugar.	8 How Jacob entered into Egypt, and your fathers cried out to the Lord. And the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, and he led your fathers away from Egypt, and he transferred them to this place.
9 Pero ellos olvidaron a Yahveh su Dios, y él los entregó en manos de Sísara, jefe del ejército de Jasor, en manos de los filisteos y del rey de Moab, que combatieron contra ellos.	9 But they forgot the Lord their God, and so he delivered them into the hand of Sisera, master of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab. And they fought against them.
10 Clamaron a Yahveh diciendo: “Hemos pecado, porque hemos abandonado a Yahveh y servido a los Baales y a las Astartés. Pero ahora, líbranos de las manos de nuestros enemigos y te serviremos.”	10 But afterward, they cried out to the Lord, and they said: ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and we have served the Baals and Ashtaroth. Now therefore, rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.’
11 Envió entonces Yahveh a Yerubbaal, a Baraq, a Jefté y a Samuel, os ha librado de los enemigos que os rodeaban y habéis vivido en seguridad.	11 And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and he rescued you from the hand of your enemies all around, and you lived in confidence.
12 Pero, en cuanto habéis visto que Najás, rey de los ammonitas, venía contra vosotros, me habéis dicho: “¡No! Que reine un rey sobre nosotros,” siendo así que vuestro rey es Yahveh, Dios vuestro.	12 Then, seeing that Nahash, the king of the sons of Ammon, had arrived against you, you said to me, ‘By no means! Instead, a king shall reign over us,’ even though the Lord your God was reigning over you.
13 Aquí tenéis ahora al rey que os habéis elegido. Yahveh ha establecido un rey sobre vosotros.	13 Now therefore, your king is present, whom you chose and requested. Behold, the Lord has given you a king.
14 Si teméis a Yahveh y le servís, si escucháis su voz y no os rebeláis contra las órdenes de Yahveh; si vosotros y el rey que reine sobre vosotros seguís a Yahveh vuestro Dios, está bien.	14 If you will fear the Lord, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not provoke the mouth of the Lord, then both you, and the king who rules over you, will be following the Lord your God.
15 Pero si no escucháis la voz de Yahveh, si os rebeláis contra las órdenes de Yahveh, entonces la mano de Yahveh pesará sobre vosotros y sobre vuestro rey.	15 But if you will not listen to the voice of the Lord, but instead you provoke his words, then the hand of the Lord will be over you and over your fathers.
16 Una vez más, quedaos para ver este gran prodigio que Yahveh realiza a vuestros ojos.	16 Therefore, stand now, and see this great thing, which the Lord will accomplish in your sight.
17 ¿No es ahora la cosecha del trigo? Pues bien, voy a invocar a Yahveh para que haga tronar y llover. Reconoced y ved el gran mal que habéis hecho a los ojos de Yahveh, a pedir un rey para vosotros».	17 Is it not the harvest of the wheat today? I will call upon the Lord, and he will send thunder and rain. And you will know and see that you have done a great evil in the sight of the Lord, by petitioning for a king over you.”
18 Invocó Samuel a Yahveh, que hizo tronar y llover aquel mismo día, y todo el pueblo cobró mucho temor a Yahveh y a Samuel.	18 And Samuel cried out to the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain on that day.
19 Dijo todo el pueblo a Samuel: «Suplica a Yahveh tu Dios en favor de tus siervos, para que no muramos; hemos colmado nuestros pecados pidiendo en rey para nosotros».	19 And all the people feared the Lord and Samuel exceedingly. And all the people said to Samuel: “Pray, on behalf of your servants, to the Lord your God, so that we may not die. For we have added to all our sins this evil, that we would petition for a king.”
20 Pero Samuel dijo al pueblo: «No temáis. Cierto que habéis hecho esta maldad. Pero ahora, no os alejéis de Yahveh y servidle con todo vuestro corazón,	20 Then Samuel said to the people: “Do not be afraid. You have done all this evil. Yet truly, do not choose to withdraw from the back of the Lord. Instead, serve the Lord with all your heart.
21 y no os apartéis en pos de los que no son nada, que no sirven ni salvan porque no son nada.	21 And do not choose to turn aside after vanities, which will never benefit you, nor rescue you, since they are empty.
22 Pues Yahveh no rechazará a su pueblo por el honor de su gran nombre, porque Yahveh se ha dignado hacer de vosotros su pueblo.	22 And the Lord will not abandon his people, because of his great name. For the Lord has sworn to make you his people.
23 Por mi parte, lejos de mí pecar contra Yahveh dejando de suplicar por vosotros y de enseñaros el camino bueno y recto.	23 So then, far be it from me, this sin against the Lord, that I would cease to pray for you. And so, I will teach you the good and upright way.
24 Sólo a Yahveh temeréis y le serviréis fielmente, con todo vuestro corazón, porque habéis visto esta cosa grandiosa que ha realizado en medio de vosotros.	24 Therefore, fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and from your whole heart. For you have seen the great works that he has done among you.
25 Pero si os portáis mal, pereceréis, vosotros y vuestro rey».	25 But if you persevere in wickedness, both you and your king will perish together.”