1 Samuel · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
1 Samuel 12 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 Samuel dijo a todo Israel: He escuchado todo lo que me pidieron y he puesto un rey sobre ustedes.
1 Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.
2 Ahora el rey está delante de ustedes. Yo ya soy viejo y tengo el cabello gris, y mis hijos están entre ustedes. He vivido delante de ustedes desde mi juventud hasta hoy.
2 Now, behold, the king walks before you. I am old and gray-headed. Behold, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my youth to this day.
3 Aquí estoy. Declaren contra mí delante del Señor y de su ungido. ¿He tomado el buey o el asno de alguien? ¿He engañado u oprimido a alguien? ¿He aceptado un soborno para cerrar los ojos ante la injusticia? Si lo he hecho, se lo devolveré.
3 Here I am. Witness against me before Yahweh and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Of whose hand have I taken a bribe to make me blind my eyes? I will restore it to you.”
4 Ellos respondieron: Nunca nos has engañado ni oprimido, ni has tomado nada de nadie.
4 They said, “You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything from anyone’s hand.”
5 Samuel les dijo: El Señor es testigo contra ustedes, y también su ungido es testigo hoy de que no han encontrado ninguna falta en mí. Ellos respondieron: Sí, él es testigo.
5 He said to them, “Yahweh is witness against you, and his anointed is witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” They said, “He is witness.”
6 Samuel dijo al pueblo: El Señor es testigo. Él fue quien dio autoridad a Moisés y Aarón y sacó a sus antepasados de la tierra de Egipto.
6 Samuel said to the people, “It is Yahweh who appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
7 Ahora quédense aquí. Delante del Señor les recordaré todas las acciones justas que él hizo por ustedes y por sus antepasados.
7 Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before Yahweh concerning all the righteous acts of Yahweh, which he did to you and to your fathers.
8 Cuando Jacob y sus hijos llegaron a Egipto y los egipcios oprimieron a sus antepasados, ellos clamaron al Señor. Entonces el Señor envió a Moisés y Aarón, quienes sacaron a sus antepasados de Egipto y los establecieron en este lugar.
8 “When Jacob had come into Egypt, and your fathers cried to Yahweh, then Yahweh sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt, and made them to dwell in this place.
9 Pero ellos fueron infieles al Señor su Dios, y él los entregó en manos de Sísara, jefe del ejército de Jabín, rey de Hazor, y también en manos de los filisteos y del rey de Moab, que lucharon contra ellos.
9 But they forgot Yahweh their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain 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 Entonces clamaron al Señor y dijeron: Hemos pecado, porque hemos abandonado al Señor y hemos servido a los baales y a las imágenes de Astarté. Pero ahora líbranos de nuestros enemigos y te serviremos.
10 They cried to Yahweh, and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken Yahweh and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth; but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.’
11 Entonces el Señor envió a Jerobaal, Barac, Jefté y Samuel. Los libró del poder de sus enemigos que los rodeaban, y ustedes vivieron seguros.
11 Yahweh sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you lived in safety.
12 Pero cuando vieron que Nahas, rey de los amonitas, venía contra ustedes, me dijeron: No. Queremos que un rey gobierne sobre nosotros, aunque el Señor su Dios era su rey.
12 “When you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ when Yahweh your God was your king.
13 Aquí está el rey que ustedes escogieron y pidieron. El Señor ha puesto un rey sobre ustedes.
13 Now therefore see the king whom you have chosen and whom you have asked for. Behold, Yahweh has set a king over you.
14 Si temen al Señor, le sirven, escuchan su voz y no se rebelan contra sus órdenes, y si ustedes y el rey que gobierna sobre ustedes siguen al Señor su Dios, todo irá bien.
14 If you will fear Yahweh, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of Yahweh, then both you and also the king who reigns over you are followers of Yahweh your God.
15 Pero si no escuchan la voz del Señor y se rebelan contra sus órdenes, la mano del Señor estará contra ustedes y contra su rey, como estuvo contra sus antepasados.
15 But if you will not listen to Yahweh’s voice, but rebel against the commandment of Yahweh, then Yahweh’s hand will be against you, as it was against your fathers.
16 Ahora quédense donde están y vean esta gran cosa que el Señor hará ante sus ojos.
16 “Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which Yahweh will do before your eyes.
17 ¿No estamos en el tiempo de la cosecha de trigo? Yo clamaré al Señor y él enviará truenos y lluvia. Así comprenderán cuán grande es el pecado que han cometido ante el Señor al pedir un rey.
17 Isn’t it wheat harvest today? I will call to Yahweh, that he may send thunder and rain; and you will know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in Yahweh’s sight, in asking for a king.”
18 Samuel clamó al Señor, y aquel día el Señor envió truenos y lluvia. Entonces todo el pueblo sintió gran temor del Señor y de Samuel.
18 So Samuel called to Yahweh, and Yahweh sent thunder and rain that day. Then all the people greatly feared Yahweh and Samuel.
19 Todo el pueblo dijo a Samuel: Ora al Señor tu Dios por tus siervos para que no muramos, porque a todos nuestros pecados hemos añadido este mal de pedir un rey.
19 All the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God, that we not die; for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for a king.”
20 Samuel respondió: No tengan miedo. Ustedes han hecho este mal, pero no se aparten del Señor. Sírvanle con todo su corazón.
20 Samuel said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. You have indeed done all this evil; yet don’t turn away from following Yahweh, but serve Yahweh with all your heart.
21 No se aparten para seguir a dioses falsos que no pueden ayudar ni salvar, porque no son nada.
21 Don’t turn away to go after vain things which can’t profit or deliver, for they are vain.
22 El Señor no abandonará a su pueblo por el honor de su nombre, porque quiso hacer de ustedes su propio pueblo.
22 For Yahweh will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased Yahweh to make you a people for himself.
23 En cuanto a mí, jamás pecaría contra el Señor dejando de orar por ustedes. Seguiré enseñándoles el camino bueno y correcto.
23 Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh in ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.
24 Solo teman al Señor y sírvanle fielmente con todo su corazón. Recuerden las grandes cosas que ha hecho por ustedes.
24 Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.
25 Pero si continúan haciendo el mal, ustedes y su rey serán destruidos.
25 But if you keep doing evil, you will be consumed, both you and your king.”
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Nahash
King of the Ammonites who besieged Jabesh-gilead and demanded the right eye of every man there until Saul defeated him; his later kindness to David is recalled when David consoles…
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 11:1; 1 Samuel 11:2; 1 Samuel 12:12
Cross references (25)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Samuel 10:24; 1 Samuel 11:14–15; 1 Samuel 10:1; 1 Samuel 8:19–22; 1 Samuel 8:5–8
- 2 1 Samuel 8:5; 1 Samuel 8:20; 1 Samuel 8:1; Numbers 27:17; 1 Samuel 8:3
- 3 Acts 20:33; Numbers 16:15; Deuteronomy 16:19; 1 Samuel 24:6; 1 Peter 5:2
- 4 3 John 12; Psalm 37:5–6; Daniel 6:4
- 5 Exodus 22:4; Acts 24:20; Acts 23:9; 2 Corinthians 1:12; 1 Corinthians 4:4
- 6 Micah 6:4; Exodus 6:26; Psalm 99:6; Psalm 77:19–20; Psalm 105:41
- 7 Isaiah 1:18; Acts 17:3; Micah 6:1–5; Isaiah 5:3–4; Ezekiel 18:25–30
- 8 Exodus 4:14–16; Exodus 2:23–24; 1 Samuel 10:18; Genesis 46:5–7; Exodus 3:9–10
- 9 Judges 4:2; Judges 10:7; Judges 3:12; Judges 13:1; Deuteronomy 32:18
- 10 Judges 2:13; Judges 10:10; Judges 3:7; Judges 10:15–16; Judges 3:9
- 11 Judges 6:32; Judges 4:6; Judges 6:14; Judges 8:35; 1 Samuel 7:13
- 12 Judges 8:23; 1 Samuel 8:5–7; Genesis 17:7; 1 Samuel 10:19; 1 Samuel 11:1–2
- 13 Hosea 13:11; 1 Samuel 10:24; 1 Samuel 8:5; 1 Samuel 9:20; 1 Samuel 11:15
- 14 Joshua 24:14; Deuteronomy 28:1–14; Joshua 24:20; Psalm 81:12–15; Isaiah 3:10
- 15 Joshua 24:20; Isaiah 1:20; 1 Samuel 12:9; Isaiah 3:11; Leviticus 26:14–30
- 16 Exodus 14:13; Exodus 14:31; 1 Samuel 12:7; 1 Samuel 15:16
- 17 1 Samuel 8:7; 1 Samuel 7:9–10; Proverbs 26:1; James 5:16–18; Psalm 99:6
- 18 Exodus 14:31; Ezra 10:9; Exodus 9:23–25; Psalm 106:12–13; Revelation 11:5–6
- 19 Exodus 9:28; 1 John 5:16; 1 Samuel 12:23; Exodus 10:17; 1 Samuel 7:5
- 20 Deuteronomy 11:16; Joshua 23:6; Psalm 101:3; Psalm 125:5; 1 Peter 3:16
- 21 Habakkuk 2:18; Jeremiah 16:19; Jeremiah 10:15; Deuteronomy 11:16; Jeremiah 14:22
- 22 Deuteronomy 14:2; Psalm 106:8; Philippians 1:6; 1 Kings 6:13; Jeremiah 14:21
- 23 Colossians 1:9; Romans 1:9; 2 Timothy 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:10; 1 Kings 8:36
- 24 Deuteronomy 10:21; Proverbs 1:7; Isaiah 5:12; Hebrews 12:29; Psalm 126:2–3
- 25 Joshua 24:20; Hosea 10:3; Deuteronomy 28:36; 1 Samuel 31:1–5; Isaiah 3:11
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or if I have received from the hand of any a bribe or [so much as] a shoe, speak out against me, and I will restore it to you." And when the people had said to him, "Thou hast not tyrannized, neither hast thou oppressed us neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand," he called the Lord to …