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David entre los filisteos

27 Dijo luego David en su corazón: Al fin seré muerto algún día por la mano de Saúl; nada, por tanto, me será mejor que fugarme a la tierra de los filisteos, para que Saúl no se ocupe de mí, y no me ande buscando más por todo el territorio de Israel; y así escaparé de su mano. Se levantó, pues, David, y con los seiscientos hombres que tenía consigo se pasó a Aquis hijo de Maoc, rey de Gat. Y moró David con Aquis en Gat, él y sus hombres, cada uno con su familia; David con sus dos mujeres, Ahinoam jezreelita y Abigail la que fue mujer de Nabal el de Carmel. Y vino a Saúl la nueva de que David había huido a Gat, y no lo buscó más.

Y David dijo a Aquis: Si he hallado gracia ante tus ojos, séame dado lugar en alguna de las aldeas para que habite allí; pues ¿por qué ha de morar tu siervo contigo en la ciudad real? Y Aquis le dio aquel día a Siclag, por lo cual Siclag vino a ser de los reyes de Judá hasta hoy. Fue el número de los días que David habitó en la tierra de los filisteos, un año y cuatro meses.

Y subía David con sus hombres, y hacían incursiones contra los gesuritas, los gezritas y los amalecitas; porque estos habitaban de largo tiempo la tierra, desde como quien va a Shur hasta la tierra de Egipto. Y asolaba David el país, y no dejaba con vida hombre ni mujer; y se llevaba las ovejas, las vacas, los asnos, los camellos y las ropas, y regresaba a Aquis. 10 Y decía Aquis: ¿Dónde habéis merodeado hoy? Y David decía: En el Neguev de Judá, y el Neguev de Jerameel, o en el Neguev de los ceneos. 11 Ni hombre ni mujer dejaba David con vida para que viniesen a Gat; diciendo: No sea que den aviso de nosotros y digan: Esto hizo David. Y esta fue su costumbre todo el tiempo que moró en la tierra de los filisteos. 12 Y Aquis creía a David, y decía: Él se ha hecho abominable a su pueblo de Israel, y será siempre mi siervo.

David Escapes to the Philistines

27 Then David said in his heart, “Now I will be swept away one day by the hand of Saul. (A)There is nothing better for me than that I should utterly escape into the land of the Philistines. Saul then will despair of searching for me anymore in all the territory of Israel, and I will escape from his hand.” So David arose and crossed over, he and (B)the six hundred men who were with him, to (C)Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, (D)each with his household, even David with (E)his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife. And it was told to Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he no longer searched for him.

Then David said to Achish, “If now I have found favor in your sight, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may live there; for why should your servant live in the royal city with you?” So Achish gave him Ziklag that day; therefore (F)Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day. And the number of days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was (G)a year and four months.

Now David and his men went up and raided (H)the Geshurites and the Girzites and (I)the Amalekites; for they were the inhabitants of the land from ancient times, as you come to (J)Shur even as far as the land of Egypt. And David struck the land and did not leave a man or a woman alive, and he (K)took away the sheep, the cattle, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothing. Then he returned and came to Achish. 10 And Achish said, “Where have you (L)made a raid today?” And David said, “Against the [a]Negev of Judah and against the [b]Negev of (M)the Jerahmeelites and against the [c]Negev of (N)the Kenites.” 11 And David did not leave a man or a woman alive to bring to Gath, saying, “Lest they tell about us, saying, ‘So has David done and so has been his custom all the time he has lived in the country of the Philistines.’” 12 So Achish believed David, saying, “He has surely made himself odious among his people Israel; therefore he will become my servant forever.”

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 27:10 South country
  2. 1 Samuel 27:10 South country
  3. 1 Samuel 27:10 South country

David Allied with the Philistines

27 And David said in his heart, “Now I shall perish someday by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape to the land of the Philistines; and Saul will [a]despair of me, to seek me anymore in any part of Israel. So I shall escape out of his hand.” Then David arose (A)and went over with the six hundred men who were with him (B)to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. So David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, and David (C)with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s widow. And it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath; so he sought him no more.

Then David said to Achish, “If I have now found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?” So Achish gave him Ziklag that day. Therefore (D)Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day. Now [b]the time that David (E)dwelt in the country of the Philistines was one full year and four months.

And David and his men went up and raided (F)the Geshurites, (G)the [c]Girzites, and the (H)Amalekites. For those nations were the inhabitants of the land from [d]of old, (I)as you go to Shur, even as far as the land of Egypt. Whenever David [e]attacked the land, he left neither man nor woman alive, but took away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the apparel, and returned and came to Achish. 10 Then Achish would say, “Where have you made a raid today?” And David would say, “Against the southern area of Judah, or against the southern area of (J)the Jerahmeelites, or against the southern area of (K)the Kenites.” 11 David would save neither man nor woman alive, to bring news to Gath, saying, “Lest they should inform on us, saying, ‘Thus David did.’ ” And thus was his behavior all the time he dwelt in the country of the Philistines. 12 So Achish believed David, saying, “He has made his people Israel utterly abhor him; therefore he will be my servant forever.”

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 27:1 despair of searching for
  2. 1 Samuel 27:7 Lit. the number of days
  3. 1 Samuel 27:8 Or Gezrites
  4. 1 Samuel 27:8 ancient times
  5. 1 Samuel 27:9 Lit. struck