1 L os filisteos reunieron a todo su ejército en Afec, mientras que el ejército israelita acampó junto a la fuente que está en Jezrel.

Now the Philistines gathered all their forces at Aphek, and the Israelites encamped by the fountain in Jezreel.

2 Y cuando los jefes de los filisteos pasaron revista a sus compañías de cien y de mil soldados, vieron que David y sus hombres estaban en la retaguardia con Aquis.

As the Philistine lords were passing on by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were in the rear with Achish,

3 E ntonces los jefes filisteos dijeron: «Y estos hebreos, ¿qué hacen aquí?» Y Aquis respondió: «Éste es David, el siervo del rey Saúl. Me ha servido fielmente desde hace más de un año, y en todo este tiempo no he visto en él nada reprobable.»

The Philistine princes said, What are these Hebrews doing here? Achish said to the Philistine princes, Is not this David, the servant of Saul king of Israel, who has been with me these days and years, and I have found no fault in him since he deserted to me to this day?

4 P ero los jefes de los filisteos se enojaron, y le dijeron: «Despídelo. Que se regrese al lugar que le señalaste. No queremos que nos acompañe a la batalla, porque podría volverse contra nosotros. Para congraciarse con su señor, ¿qué mejor manera que ofrecerle nuestras cabezas?

And the Philistine princes were angry with Achish and they said to him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place where you have assigned him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us. For how could David reconcile himself to his master? Would it not be with the heads of the men here?

5 P recisamente de él decían las mujeres en sus cantos y en sus danzas: »Saúl mató a miles de guerreros, pero David mató a más de diez mil.»

Is not this David, of whom they sang to one another in dances, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

6 E ntonces Aquis mandó llamar a David y le dijo: «Te juro por el Señor que reconozco tu rectitud. Tú has entrado y salido del campamento con toda libertad, y no tengo motivo de queja desde que estás a mi servicio. ¡Pero no les agradas a los jefes!

Then Achish called David and said to him, As surely as the Lord lives, you have been honest and upright, and for you to go out and come in with me in the army is good in my sight; for I have found no evil in you from the day of your coming to me to this day. Yet the lords do not approve of you.

7 C reo que es mejor que tranquilamente te regreses a tu casa, para que no se disgusten los jefes filisteos.»

So return now and go peaceably, so as not to displease the Philistine lords.

8 D avid le preguntó al rey Aquis: «¿Pero qué es lo que hice? ¿En qué te he fallado desde que estoy a tu servicio, para que no pueda ir y pelear contra tus enemigos?»

David said to Achish, But what have I done? And what have you found in your servant as long as I have been with you to this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?

9 Y Aquis le respondió: «En mi opinión, tú eres un hombre bueno; ¡eres como un ángel de Dios! Pero los jefes de los filisteos me han pedido que no vayas con nosotros a la batalla.

And Achish said to David, I know that you are as blameless in my sight as an angel of God; nevertheless the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.

10 A sí que levántate mañana temprano, junto con tus hombres fieles, y váyanse del campamento.»

So now rise up early in the morning, with your master’s servants who have come with you, and as soon as you are up and have light, depart.

11 Y a la mañana siguiente, David y sus hombres se levantaron para regresar a la tierra de los filisteos, en tanto que los filisteos se fueron a Jezrel.

So David and his men rose up early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. But the Philistines went up to Jezreel.