1 Samuel 18
La Palabra (España)
18 Cuando David acabó de hablar con Saúl, Jonatán y David se hicieron amigos íntimos, pues Jonatán lo quería como a sí mismo. 2 Por su parte, Saúl tomó consigo a David aquel día y no lo dejó volver a casa de su padre. 3 Jonatán y David sellaron un pacto, pues Jonatán lo quería como a sí mismo. 4 Jonatán se quitó el manto que llevaba puesto y se lo dio a David, junto con su armadura, su espada, su arco y su cinturón. 5 David tenía éxito en todas las misiones que le encomendaba Saúl, por lo que este lo puso al frente de su ejército. David caía bien a todo el mundo, incluso a los ministros de Saúl.
Envidia de Saúl
6 Cuando volvían, después de que David matara al filisteo, las mujeres de todas las ciudades salían al encuentro del rey Saúl, cantando y danzando alegremente con panderos y platillos. 7 Y las mujeres cantaban a coro:
Saúl mató a mil
y David a diez mil.
8 A Saúl no le gustó la copla y muy enfadado pensaba: a David le dan diez mil y a mí me dan mil. ¡Sólo falta que lo hagan rey! 9 Y a partir de aquel momento Saúl sintió celos de David.
10 Al día siguiente, el mal espíritu atacó a Saúl que andaba por el palacio fuera de sí. David estaba tocando el arpa, como otros días. Saúl tenía la lanza en la mano 11 y la arrojó contra David pensando clavarlo en la pared. Pero David la esquivó por dos veces.
12 Saúl tenía miedo de David, porque el Señor estaba con él y se había, en cambio, apartado de Saúl. 13 Por eso lo apartó de su lado nombrándolo capitán, con lo que David realizaba continuas expediciones al frente del pueblo 14 y tenía éxito en todas sus campañas, porque el Señor estaba con él. 15 Al ver Saúl que David tenía éxito, le entró mucho miedo. 16 En cambio, todos los de Israel y Judá querían a David, porque él los guiaba en sus expediciones.
Matrimonio de David
17 Cierto día Saúl dijo a David:
— Mira, te daré como esposa a mi hija mayor, Merab, con tal que me sirvas como un valiente y combatas las guerras del Señor.
Pues se decía: “No atentaré personalmente contra él; que lo hagan los filisteos”.
18 David le respondió:
— ¿Quiénes somos yo y la familia de mi padre en Israel para aspirar a convertirme en yerno del rey?
19 Pero cuando llegó el momento de casar a Merab, la hija de Saúl, con David, esta fue dada por esposa a Adriel, el de Mejolá.
20 Mical, hija de Saúl, estaba enamorada de David. Se lo contaron a Saúl y le pareció bien, 21 pues pensó: “Se la daré para que actúe como cebo y lo maten los filisteos”.
Así que Saúl dijo a David:
— Por segunda vez hoy puedes ser mi yerno.
22 Luego ordenó a sus servidores:
— Hablad confidencialmente con David y decidle: “Mira, el rey te aprecia y todos sus servidores te quieren. Así que acepta ser yerno del rey”.
23 Los servidores de Saúl comunicaron a David estas palabras y él respondió:
— ¿Pensáis que es cosa fácil convertirse en yerno del rey? Y yo sólo soy un hombre pobre y humilde.
24 Los servidores de Saúl le transmitieron la respuesta que había dado David. 25 Y Saúl les dijo:
— Comunicadle a David que el rey no quiere dote, sino cien prepucios de filisteos para vengarse de sus enemigos.
Pues Saúl tramaba hacer caer a David en poder de los filisteos.
26 Los servidores de Saúl transmitieron estas palabras a David que consideró justa la propuesta para convertirse en yerno del rey. Antes de cumplirse el plazo. 27 David se puso en camino con sus hombres, mató a doscientos filisteos, se llevó sus prepucios y se los entregó al rey para poder ser su yerno. Entonces Saúl le dio a David a su hija Mical por esposa.
28 Saúl comprendió que el Señor estaba con David y que su hija Mical lo amaba. 29 Por eso Saúl le temió aún más y se convirtió en su enemigo de por vida.
30 Cada vez que los jefes filisteos hacían incursiones, David tenía más éxito que todos los oficiales de Saúl. Por ello, su nombre ganó mucho prestigio.
1 Samuel 18
American Standard Version
18 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house. 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. 5 And David [a]went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and [b]behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
6 And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the [c]Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels, with joy, and with [d]instruments of music. 7 And the women [e]sang one to another as they played, and said,
Saul hath slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands.
8 And Saul was very wroth, and this saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? 9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he [f]prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. And Saul had his spear in his hand; 11 and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David avoided out of his presence twice. 12 And Saul was afraid of David, because Jehovah was with him, and was departed from Saul. 13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. 14 And David [g]behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him. 15 And when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.
17 And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah’s battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him. 18 And David said unto Saul, Who am I, and [h]what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king? 19 But it came to pass at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife. 20 And Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. 21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time.
22 And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son-in-law. 23 And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed? 24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David. 25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. 26 And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. And the days were not expired; 27 and David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king’s son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife. 28 And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him. 29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David’s enemy continually.
30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, as often as they went forth, that David [i]behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much [j]set by.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 18:5 Or, went out; whithersoever Saul sent him, he etc.
- 1 Samuel 18:5 Or, prospered
- 1 Samuel 18:6 Or, Philistines
- 1 Samuel 18:6 Or, triangles Or, three-stringed instruments
- 1 Samuel 18:7 Or, answered one another
- 1 Samuel 18:10 Or, raved
- 1 Samuel 18:14 Or, prospered
- 1 Samuel 18:18 Or, who are my kinsfolk
- 1 Samuel 18:30 Or, prospered more than
- 1 Samuel 18:30 Hebrew precious.
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