1 A l tercer día, cuando David y sus hombres llegaron a Siclag, los Amalecitas habían hecho una incursión en el Neguev (región del sur) y contra Siclag, y habían asolado a Siclag y la habían incendiado,

And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

2 y se habían llevado cautivas a las mujeres y a todos los que estaban en ella, grandes y pequeños, sin dar muerte a nadie. Se los llevaron y siguieron su camino.

And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.

3 C uando David y sus hombres llegaron a la ciudad, vieron que había sido quemada; y que sus mujeres, sus hijos y sus hijas habían sido llevados cautivos.

So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

4 E ntonces David y la gente que estaba con él alzaron su voz y lloraron, hasta que no les quedaron fuerzas para llorar.

Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

5 L as dos mujeres de David, Ahinoam la Jezreelita y Abigail, la viuda de Nabal, el de Carmel, habían sido llevadas cautivas.

And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

6 Y David estaba muy angustiado porque la gente hablaba de apedrearlo, pues todo el pueblo estaba amargado, cada uno a causa de sus hijos y de sus hijas. Pero David se fortaleció en el Señor su Dios.

And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.

7 E ntonces dijo David al sacerdote Abiatar, hijo de Ahimelec: “Te ruego que me traigas el efod.” Y Abiatar llevó el efod a David.

And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.

8 Y David consultó al Señor: “¿Perseguiré a esta banda? ¿Podré alcanzarlos ?” Y El le respondió: “Persígue los, porque de cierto los alcanzarás y sin duda los rescatarás a todos.”

And David enquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

9 P artió, pues, David, él y los 600 hombres que estaban con él, y llegaron hasta el torrente Besor, donde algunos se quedaron rezagados.

So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

10 P ero David siguió adelante, él y 400 hombres, porque 200 que estaban demasiado fatigados para cruzar el torrente Besor, se quedaron atrás.

But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.

11 Y hallaron en el campo a un Egipcio y se lo llevaron a David; le dieron pan y comió, y le dieron a beber agua.

And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;

12 T ambién le dieron un pedazo de torta de higos y dos racimos de uvas pasas y comió, y su espíritu se reanimó; porque no había comido pan ni bebido agua en tres días y tres noches.

And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.

13 Y David le dijo: “¿De quién eres tú, y de dónde eres?” Y él dijo: “Soy un joven de Egipto, siervo de un Amalecita; mi amo me dejó atrás cuando me enfermé hace tres días.

And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.

14 H icimos una incursión contra el Neguev de los Cereteos, contra el de Judá y contra el Neguev de Caleb, y pusimos fuego a Siclag.”

We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

15 E ntonces David le dijo: “¿Me llevarás a esa banda?” Y él respondió: “Júreme por Dios que no me matará ni me entregará en manos de mi amo, y lo llevaré a esa banda.”

And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.

16 C uando lo llevó, vieron que los Amalecitas estaban desparramados sobre toda aquella tierra, comiendo, bebiendo y bailando por el gran botín que habían tomado de la tierra de los Filisteos y de la tierra de Judá.

And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

17 Y David los hirió desde el anochecer hasta el atardecer del día siguiente. Ninguno de ellos escapó, excepto 400 jóvenes que montaron en camellos y huyeron.

And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

18 D avid recuperó todo lo que los Amalecitas habían tomado, también rescató a sus dos mujeres.

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.

19 N ada de lo que era de ellos les faltó, pequeño o grande, hijos o hijas, botín o cualquier cosa que habían tomado para sí; David lo recuperó todo.

And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.

20 D avid tomó también todas las ovejas y el ganado de los Amalecitas, llevándolos delante de los otros ganados, y decían: “Este es el botín de David.”

And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.

21 C uando David llegó a donde estaban los 200 hombres que, demasiado fatigados para seguir a David, se habían quedado en el torrente Besor, éstos salieron al encuentro de David y del pueblo que estaba con él, y David se acercó al pueblo y los saludó.

And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.

22 E ntonces todos los hombres malvados e indignos de entre los que habían ido con David respondieron, y dijeron: “Porque no fueron con nosotros, no les daremos nada del botín que hemos recuperado, sino a cada hombre su mujer y sus hijos, para que se los lleven y se vayan.”

Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.

23 P ero David dijo: “No deben hacer eso, hermanos míos, con lo que nos ha dado el Señor, quien nos ha guardado y ha entregado en nuestra mano la banda que vino contra nosotros.

Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the Lord hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.

24 ¿ Y quién los escuchará a ustedes sobre este asunto? Porque conforme a la parte del que desciende a la batalla, así será la parte de los que se quedan cuidando el equipaje; ellos recibirán lo mismo.”

For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.

25 Y así ha sido desde aquel día en adelante, en que David lo estableció como estatuto y ordenanza para Israel hasta el día de hoy.

And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.

26 C uando llegó David a Siclag, mandó parte del botín a los ancianos de Judá, sus amigos, diciendo: “Aquí está un presente para ustedes del botín de los enemigos del Señor.”

And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the Lord;

27 Y lo envió a los de Betel, a los de Ramot del Neguev, a los de Jatir,

To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,

28 a los de Aroer, a los de Sifmot, a los de Estemoa,

And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,

29 a los de Racal, a los de las ciudades de Jerameel, a los de las ciudades del Quenita,

And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites,

30 a los de Horma, a los de Corasán, a los de Atac,

And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chorashan, and to them which were in Athach,

31 a los de Hebrón y a todos los lugares por donde David y sus hombres habían andado.

And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.