1 Samuel 27

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1 David se dijo a sí mismo: «Algún día voy a perecer a manos de Saúl. Lo mejor será refugiarme en tierra de filisteos. Saúl dejará de perseguirme por todos los términos de Israel y escaparé de sus manos».	1 And David said in his heart: “At some time, I will one day fall into the hands of Saul. Is it not better if I flee, and be saved in the land of the Philistines, so that Saul may despair and cease to seek me in all the parts of Israel? Therefore, I will flee away from his hands.”
2 Levantóse David y pasó, con los seiscientos hombres que tenía, a Akís, hijo de Maok, rey de Gat.	2 And David rose up and went away, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish, the son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
3 Se asentó David con Akís en Gat, él y sus hombres, cada cual con su familia; David con sus dos mujeres, Ajinoam de Yizreel y Abigaíl, mujer de Nabal, de Carmelo.	3 And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men: each man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam, the Jezreelite, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
4 Se dio aviso a Saúl que David había huido a Gat y dejó de buscarlo.	4 And it was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath. And so, he did not continue to seek him.
5 Dijo David a Akís: «Si he hallado gracia a tus ojos, que se me asigne un lugar en una de las ciudades del territorio, para residir en ella. ¿Por qué ha de morar tu siervo a tu lado, en la ciudad real?»	5 And David said to Achish: “If I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be given to me in one of the cities of this region, so that I may live there. For why should your servant stay in the city of the king with you?”
6 Aquel mismo día le asignó Akís Siquelag; por esto Siquelag pertenece hasta el día de hoy a los reyes de Judá.	6 And so, Achish gave Ziklag to him on that day. And for this reason, Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah, even to this day.
7 El número de días que moró David en territorio de los filisteos fue de un año y cuatro meses.	7 Now the number of days that David lived in the region of the Philistines was four months.
8 Subía David con su gente y hacía incursiones contra los guesuritas, los guirzitas y los amalecitas, pues éstos son los habitantes de la región, desde Telam, yendo hacia Sur, hasta la tierra de Egipto.	8 And David and his men went up and took plunder from Geshuri, and from Girzi, and from the Amalekites. For in the land long ago, these were the inhabitants of the area, going from Shur as far as the land of Egypt.
9 Devastaba David la tierra y no dejaba con vida hombre ni mujer; se apoderaba de las ovejas y bueyes, asnos y camellos y vestidos, y se volvía para llevarlos a Akís.	9 And David struck the entire land. Neither did he leave alive man or woman. And he took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the donkeys, and the camels, and the garments. And he returned and went to Achish.
10 Akís preguntaba: «¿Donde habéis hecho hoy la incursión?», y David respondía: «Contra el Négueb de Judá, contra el Négueb de Yerajmeel, contra el Négueb de los quenitas».	10 Then Achish said to him, “Whom did you go out against today?” And David responded, “Against the south of Judah, and against the south of Jerahmeel, and against the south of Keni.”
11 David no dejaba llevar a Gat con vida hombres ni mujeres, pues decía: «No se que den aviso contra nosotros y digan: “Esto ha hecho David.” «De esta forma se comportó David todo el tiempo que moró en territorio de filisteos.	11 Neither man nor woman was left alive by David. Neither did he lead back any of them to Gath, saying, “Lest perhaps they may speak against us.” David did these things. And this was his decision during all the days that he lived in the region of the Philistines.
12 Akís confiaba en David diciéndose: «Seguramente se ha hecho odioso a su pueblo Israel y será mi servidor para siempre».	12 Therefore, Achish trusted David, saying: “He has worked much harm against his people Israel. And so, he will be a servant to me forever.”