1 Samuel 30

EL LIBRO DEL PUEBLO DE DIOS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
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 when David and his men had arrived at Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made an attack on the south side against Ziklag. And they had struck 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 they had led the women in it away as captives, from the small to the great. And they had not killed anyone, but they led them away with them. And then they traveled on their journey.
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 Therefore, when David and his men had arrived at the city, and had found it burned with fire, and that their wives and their sons and daughters had been led away as captives,
4 Entonces prorrumpieron en sollozos, hasta que se quedaron sin fuerzas para llorar.	4 David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices. And they mourned until the tears in them failed.
5 Las dos mujeres de David –Ajinóam de Izreel y Abigail, la esposa de Nabal, el de Carmel– también habían sido capturadas.	5 For indeed, the two wives of David also had been led away as captives: Ahinoam, the Jezreelite, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
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 saddened. And the people were willing to stone him, because the soul of every man was bitter over his sons and daughters. But David was strengthened by 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 he said to the priest Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring the ephod to me.” And Abiathar brought 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 consulted the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue these robbers, and will I overtake them, or not?” And the Lord said to him: “Pursue. For without doubt, you will overtake them and find the prey.”
9 David partió con los seiscientos hombres que lo acompañaban, y llegaron al torrente Besor, donde se quedaron los rezagados.	9 Therefore, David went away, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and they arrived as far as the torrent Besor. And certain ones, being weary, stayed there.
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 stayed, who, being weary, were not able to cross the torrent 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 man in the field, and they led him to David. And they gave him bread, so that he might eat, and water, so that he might drink,
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 also a section of a mass of dried figs, and two clusters of dried grapes. And when he had eaten, his spirit returned, and he was refreshed. For he had not eaten bread, nor drank water, for 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 so David said to him: “To whom do you belong? Or where are you from? And where are you going?” And he said: “I am a young man of Egypt, the servant of an Amalekite man. But my lord abandoned me, because I began to be sick the day before yesterday.
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 For indeed, we broke forth to the southern side of Cherethi, and against Judah, and to 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, “Are you able to lead me to this battle line?” And he said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me, and that you will not deliver me into the hands of my lord, and I will lead you to this battle line.” And David swore to him.
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 led him, behold, they were stretched out on the face of the land everywhere, eating and drinking and celebrating, as if it were a feast day, because of all the prey and spoils that they had taken from the land of the Philistines, and from 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 struck them down from evening until the evening of the next day. And no one among them escaped, except four hundred youths, who had climbed on camels and fled.
18 David salvó todo lo que habían arrebatado los amalecitas y, en especial, libró a sus dos mujeres.	18 Therefore, David rescued all that the Amalekites had taken, and he 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 nothing was missing, from small even to great, among the sons and daughters, and among the spoils, and among everything whatsoever that they had seized. David returned it 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 he took all the flocks and the herds, and he drove them before his face. And they said, “This is the prey of David.”
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 Then David arrived at the two hundred men, who, being weary, had stayed, for they had not been able to follow David, and he had ordered them to remain at the torrent Besor. And they went out to meet David, and the people who were with him. Then David, drawing near to the people, greeted them peacefully.
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 And all the wicked and iniquitous men, out of the men who had gone with David, responding, said: “Since they did not go with us, we will not give to them anything from the prey that we have rescued. But let his wife and children be enough for each of them; when they have accepted this, they may go back.”
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 But David said: “You shall not do this, my brothers, with these things that the Lord has delivered to us, for he has preserved us, and he has given into our hands the robbers who broke out among us.
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 And so, let no one heed you over these words. But equal shall be the portion of him who descended to the battle, and of him who remained with the supplies, and they will divide it 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 this has been done from that day and thereafter. And it was established as a statute, and as if a law, in Israel even to 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 Then David went to Ziklag, and he sent gifts from the prey to the elders of Judah, his neighbors, saying, “Receive a blessing from the prey of the enemies of the Lord,”
27 a los de Betul, a los de Ramot del Négueb y a los de Iatir;	27 to those who were in Bethel, and who were in Ramoth toward the south, and who were in Jattir,
28 a los de Aroer, a los de Sifmot y a los de Estemoa;	28 and who were in Aroer, and who were in Siphmoth, and who 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 who were in Racal, and who were in the cities of Jerahmeel, and who were in the cities of Keni,
30 a los de Jormá, a los de Borasán y a los de Atac;	30 and who were in Hormah, and who were at the lake of Ashan, and who were in Athach,
31 a los de Hebrón y a los de todos los lugares que David y sus hombres habían recorrido.	31 and who were in Hebron, and to the remainder who were in those places where David had stayed, he and his men.