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1 Saúl sugirió a sus servidores y a Jonatán su hijo que asesinaran a David. Pero Jonatán, movido por la estrecha amistad que lo ligaba con David,
1 Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul’s son, greatly delighted in David.
2 le contó lo que su padre planeaba. ―Mañana por la mañana —le advirtió—, debes esconderte en un lugar en el campo.
2 Jonathan told David, saying, “Saul my father seeks to kill you. Now therefore, please take care of yourself in the morning, live in a secret place, and hide yourself.
3 Le pediré a mi padre que vaya allá conmigo y le hablaré a tu favor. Entonces veré qué es lo que piensa acerca de ti y te lo diré.
3 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will talk with my father about you; and if I see anything, I will tell you.”
4 A la mañana siguiente, mientras Jonatán conversaba con su padre, le habló bien de David y le pidió que no lo tuviera por enemigo. ―Él nada ha hecho contra ti —le dijo Jonatán—. Siempre te ha ayudado en todo lo que ha podido.
4 Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, “Don’t let the king sin against his servant, against David; because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you;
5 ¿Te has olvidado de cuando arriesgó su vida por dar muerte a Goliat y cómo el Señor le dio una gran victoria a Israel como resultado? Entonces estabas muy feliz. ¿Por qué ahora quieres asesinar a un hombre inocente? No hay razón para ello.
5 for he put his life in his hand and struck the Philistine, and Yahweh worked a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?”
6 Saúl halló razón en las palabras de Jonatán y juró: ―Vive el Señor que no mataré a David.
6 Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan; and Saul swore, “As Yahweh lives, he shall not be put to death.”
7 Jonatán llamó a David, le contó lo ocurrido, y lo llevó ante Saúl y todo quedó como antes.
7 Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as before.
8 La guerra estalló poco después, David dirigió las tropas contra los filisteos, y mató a muchos de ellos haciendo huir a todo el ejército.
8 There was war again. David went out and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
9 Pero un día en que Saúl estaba sentado en su casa oyendo a David tocar el arpa, repentinamente el espíritu que lo atormentaba de parte del Señor lo atacó. Tenía la lanza en la mano
9 An evil spirit from Yahweh was on Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing music with his hand.
10 y se la arrojó a David con la intención de matarlo, pero David se hizo a un lado y huyó en la noche, dejándola clavada en la madera de la pared.
10 Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence; and he stuck the spear into the wall. David fled and escaped that night.
11 Saúl entonces envió soldados para que vigilaran la casa de David y le dieran muerte cuando apareciera en la mañana. «Si no te vas esta noche —le dijo Mical—, mañana serás hombre muerto».
11 Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and to kill him in the morning. Michal, David’s wife, told him, saying, “If you don’t save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.”
12 Ella lo ayudó a bajar por la ventana.
12 So Michal let David down through the window. He went away, fled, and escaped.
13 Tomó luego una estatua y la puso en la cama con una almohada de pelo de cabra en la cabecera y la cubrió con una manta.
13 Michal took the teraphim and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair at its head and covered it with clothes.
14 Cuando llegaron los soldados para arrestar a David, ella les dijo que estaba enfermo.
14 When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, “He is sick.”
15 Pero Saúl ordenó que se lo llevasen en la cama para darle muerte.
15 Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.”
16 Mas cuando volvieron para llevárselo, descubrieron que se trataba de una estatua.
16 When the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats’ hair at its head.
17 ―¿Por qué me has engañado y has dejado escapar a mi enemigo? —le preguntó Saúl a Mical. ―Tuve que hacerlo —contestó Mical—. Él amenazó con matarme si no le ayudaba.
17 Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me like this and let my enemy go, so that he has escaped?” Michal answered Saul, “He said to me, ‘Let me go! Why should I kill you?’”
18 De este modo escapó David y se dirigió a Ramá para ver a Samuel. Allí le contó todo lo que Saúl había hecho. Samuel se llevó a David a vivir con él en Nayot.
18 Now David fled and escaped, and came to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. He and Samuel went and lived in Naioth.
19 Cuando Saúl supo que David estaba en Nayot de Ramá,
19 Saul was told, saying, “Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.”
20 envió soldados para que lo capturasen. Pero cuando llegaron y vieron a Samuel y a los demás profetas que profetizaban, el Espíritu de Dios cayó sobre ellos y ellos también comenzaron a profetizar.
20 Saul sent messengers to seize David; and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, God’s Spirit came on Saul’s messengers, and they also prophesied.
21 Cuando Saúl supo lo que había sucedido, envió a otros soldados, pero ellos también profetizaron. Y lo mismo ocurrió una tercera vez.
21 When Saul was told, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied.
22 Entonces Saúl mismo fue a Ramá y llegó a la fuente que hay en Secú. ―¿Dónde están Samuel y David? —demandó. Alguien le dijo que estaban en Nayot,
22 Then he also went to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Secu: and he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” One said, “Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah.”
23 pero en el camino a Nayot, el Espíritu de Dios vino sobre Saúl y él también comenzó a profetizar.
23 He went there to Naioth in Ramah. Then God’s Spirit came on him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
24 Se despojó de sus vestiduras y estuvo desnudo todo el día y toda la noche profetizando delante de Samuel. ―¡Cómo! —exclamaron—. ¿Saúl entre los profetas?
24 He also stripped off his clothes. He also prophesied before Samuel and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore they say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
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The shepherd who became Israel's greatest king and a man after God's own heart.
Cited in the guide: 1 Sam. 16 - 1 Kings 2; 2 Sam. 7; 1 Chron. 2:15; Matt. 1:6
Cross references (22)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Samuel 18:1; 1 Samuel 18:9
- 2 Proverbs 17:17; Acts 9:24; Acts 23:16; 1 Samuel 20:2; 1 Samuel 18:1–3
- 3 1 Samuel 20:13; 1 Samuel 20:9
- 4 Jeremiah 18:20; Proverbs 31:8–9; Genesis 42:22; 1 Samuel 20:32; Proverbs 17:13
- 5 1 Chronicles 11:14; 1 Samuel 11:13; 1 Samuel 20:32; Judges 9:17; Matthew 27:4
- 6 Proverbs 26:24–25; Jeremiah 5:2; 1 Samuel 28:10; 1 Samuel 19:10–11; Psalm 15:4
- 7 1 Samuel 18:2; 1 Samuel 16:21; 1 Samuel 18:13; 1 Samuel 18:10; 1 Chronicles 11:2
- 8 Psalm 18:32–50; Psalm 27:3
- 9 1 Samuel 16:14; 1 Samuel 16:16; 1 Samuel 18:10–11
- 10 1 Samuel 20:33; 1 Samuel 18:11; Proverbs 21:30; Matthew 10:23; Psalm 34:19
- 11 Psalm 59:1–17; Judges 16:2
- 12 Joshua 2:15; Acts 9:24–25; 2 Corinthians 11:32–33; Psalm 34:19
- 13 Genesis 31:19; Judges 18:17; Judges 18:14; Judges 17:5; Hosea 3:4
- 14 Joshua 2:5; 2 Samuel 17:20; 2 Samuel 16:17–19
- 15 Proverbs 27:3–4; 1 Samuel 19:6; Job 31:31; Psalm 37:12; Romans 3:15
- 17 2 Samuel 2:22; Exodus 1:17–19; 1 Samuel 22:17; 1 Samuel 28:12; 1 Samuel 19:14
- 18 1 Samuel 7:17; James 5:16; 1 Samuel 28:3; Psalm 116:11; 1 Samuel 15:34
- 19 1 Samuel 26:1; 1 Samuel 23:19; Proverbs 29:12; 1 Samuel 22:9–10
- 20 Joel 2:28; John 7:32; 1 Samuel 10:5–6; 1 Corinthians 14:24–25; 1 Corinthians 14:3
- 21 Jeremiah 13:23; Proverbs 27:22; 2 Kings 1:9–13; Joel 2:28
- 23 Proverbs 16:9; 1 Samuel 10:10; Numbers 24:2; 1 Samuel 19:20; Numbers 23:5
- 24 1 Samuel 10:10–12; Micah 1:8; 2 Samuel 6:20; Isaiah 20:2; 2 Samuel 6:14
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There is indeed a story in the Scripture of the Reigns, of the occasion when Saul sent to guard the house in order that he might kill David....But in like manner as Saul effected not his purpose of slaying David: so this could not the government of the Jews effect, that the testimony of guards sleeping should avail more …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)