Liber I Paralipomenon, 11

1. congregatus est igitur omnis Israël ad David in Hebron dicens os tuum sumus et caro tua

1. Then all Israel gathered themselves to David in Hebron, saying: We are thy bone, and thy flesh.

2. heri quoque et nudius tertius cum adhuc regnaret Saul tu eras qui educebas et introducebas Israël tibi enim dixit Dominus Deus tuus tu pasces populum meum Israël et tu eris princeps super eum

2. Yesterday also, and the day before when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: for the Lord thy God said to thee: Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt; be ruler over them.

3. venerunt ergo omnes majores natu Israël ad regem in Hebron et iniit David cum eis fœdus coram Domino unxeruntque eum regem super Israël juxta sermonem Domini quem locutus est in manu Samuhel

3. So all the ancients of Israel came to the king to Hebron, and David made a covenant with them before the Lord: and they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke in the hand of Samuel.

4. abiit quoque David et omnis Israël in Hierusalem hæc est Jebus ubi erant Jebusei habitatores terræ

4. And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, where the Jebusites were the inhabitants of the land.

5. dixeruntque qui habitabant in Jebus ad David non ingredieris huc porro David cepit arcem Sion quæ est civitas David

5. And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David: Thou shalt not come in here. But David took the castle of Sion, which is the city of David.

6. dixitque omnis qui percusserit Jebuseum in primis erit princeps et dux ascendit igitur primus Joab filius Sarviæ et factus est princeps

6. And he said: Whosoever shall first strike the Jebusites, shall be the head and chief captain. And Joab the son of Sarvia went up first, and was made the general.

7. habitavit autem David in arce et idcirco appellata est civitas David

7. And David dwelt in the castle, and therefore it was called the city of David.

8. ædificavitque urbem in circuitu a Mello usque ad gyrum Joab autem reliqua urbis extruxit

8. And he built the city round about from Mello all round, and Joab built the rest of the city.

9. proficiebatque David vadens et crescens et Dominus exercituum erat cum eo

9. And David went on growing and increasing, and the Lord of hosts was with him.

10. hii principes virorum fortium David qui adiuverunt eum ut rex fieret super omnem Israël juxta verbum Domini quod locutus est ad Israël

10. These are the chief of the valiant men of David, who helped him to be made king over all Israel, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke to Israel.

11. et iste numerus robustorum David Jesbaam filius Achamoni princeps inter triginta iste levavit hastam suam super trecentos vulneratos una vice

11. And this is the number of the heroes of David: Jesbaam the son of Hachamoni the chief among the thirty: he lifted up his spear against three hundred wounded by him at one time.

12. et post eum Eleazar filius patrui ejus Ahoites qui erat inter tres potentes

12. And after him was Eleazar his uncle's son the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.

13. iste fuit cum David in Aphesdommim quando Philisthim congregati sunt ad locum illum in prœlium et erat ager regionis illius plenus hordeo fugeratque populus a facie Philisthinorum

13. He was with David in Phesdomim, when the Philistines were gathered to that place to battle: and the field of that country was full of barley, and the people fled from before the Philistines.

14. hic stetit in medio agri et defendit eum cumque percussisset Philistheos dedit Dominus salutem magnam populo suo

14. But these men stood in the midst of the field, and defended it: and they slew the Philistines, and the Lord gave a great deliverance to his people.

15. descenderunt autem tres de triginta principibus ad petram in qua erat David ad speluncam Odollam quando Philisthim fuerant castrametati in valle Raphaim

15. And three of the thirty captains went down to the rock, wherein David was, to the cave of Odollam, when the Philistines encamped in the valley of Raphaim.

16. porro David erat in præsidio et statio Philisthinorum in Bethleem

16. And David was in a hold, and the garrison of the Philistines in Bethlehem.

17. desideravit igitur David et dixit o si quis daret mihi aquam de cisterna Bethleem quæ est in porta

17. And David longed, and said: O that some man would give me water of the cistern of Bethlehem, which is in the gate.

18. tres ergo isti per media castra Philisthinorum perrexerunt et hauserunt aquam de cisterna Bethleem quæ erat in porta et adtulerunt ad David ut biberet qui noluit sed magis libavit illam Domino

18. And these three broke through the midst of the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the cistern of Bethlehem, which was in the gate, and brought it to David to drink: and he would not drink of it, but rather offered it to the Lord,

19. dicens absit ut in conspectu Dei mei hoc faciam et sanguinem virorum istorum bibam quia in periculo animarum suarum adtulerunt mihi aquam et ob hanc causam noluit bibere hæc fecerunt tres robustissimi

19. Saying: God forbid that I should do this in the sight of my God, and should drink the blood of these men: for with the danger of their lives they have brought me the water. And therefore he would not drink. These things did the three most valiant.

20. Abisai quoque frater Joab ipse erat princeps trium et ipse levavit hastam suam contra trecentos vulneratos et ipse erat inter tres nominatissimus

20. And Abisai the brother of Joab, he was chief of three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he slew, and he was renowned among the three,

21. inter tres secundos inclitus et princeps eorum verumtamen usque ad tres primos non pervenerat

21. And illustrious among the second three, and their captain: but yet he attained not to the first three.

22. Banaja filius Jojadæ viri robustissimi qui multa opera perpetrarat de Capsehel ipse percussit duos Arihel Moab et ipse descendit et interfecit leonem in media cisterna tempore nivis

22. Banaias the son of Joiada, a most valiant man, of Cabseel, who had done many acts: he slew the two ariels of Moab: and he went down, and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in the time of snow.

23. et ipse percussit virum ægyptium cujus statura erat quinque cubitorum et habebat lanceam ut liciatorium texentium descendit ergo ad eum cum virga et rapuit hastam quam tenebat manu et interfecit eum hasta sua

23. And he slew an Egyptian, whose stature was of five cubits, and who had a spear like a weaver's beam: and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked away the spear, that he held in his hand, and slew him with his own spear.

24. hæc fecit Banaja filius Jojada qui erat inter tres robustos nominatissimus

24. These things did Banaias the son of Joiada, who was renowned among the three valiant ones,

25. inter triginta primus verumtamen ad tres usque non pervenerat posuit autem eum David ad auriculam suam

25. And the first among the thirty, but yet to the three he attained not: and David made him of his council.

26. porro fortissimi in exercitu Asaël frater Joab et Eleanan filius patrui ejus de Bethleem

26. Moreover the most valiant men of the army, were Asahel brother of Joab, and Elchanan the son of his uncle of Bethlehem,

27. Semmoth Arorites Helles Phallonites

27. Sammoth an Arorite, Helles a Phalonite,

28. Iras filius Acces Thecuites Abiezer Anathothites

28. Ira the son of Acces a Thecuite, Abiezer an Anathothite,

29. Sobbochai Asothites Ilai Ahoites

29. Sobbochai a Husathite, Ilai an Ahohite,

30. Marai Netophathites Heled filius Baana Netophathites

30. Maharai a Netophathite, Heled the son of Baana a Netophathite,

31. Ethai filius Ribai de Gabaath filiorum Beniamin Banaja Pharathonites

31. Ethai the son of Ribai of Gabaath of the sons of Benjamin, Banal a Pharathonite,

32. Uri de torrente Gaas Abial Arabathites Azmoth Bauramites Eliaba Salabonites

32. Hurai of the torrent Gaas, Abiel an Arbathite, Azmoth a Bauramite, Eliaba a Salabonite,

33. filii Asom Gezonites Jonathan filius Sega Ararites

33. The sons of Assem a, Gezonite, Jonathan the son of Sage an Ararite,

34. Ahiam filius Sachar Ararites

34. Ahiam the son of Sachar an Ararite,

35. Eliphal filius Ur

35. Eliphal the son of Ur,

36. Apher Mechurathites Ahia Phellonites

36. Hepher a Mecherathite, Ahia a Phelonite,

37. Asrai Carmelites Noorai filius Azbi

37. Hesro a Carmelite, Naarai the son of Azbai,

38. Johel frater Nathan Mabar filius Agarai

38. Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibahar the son of Agarai.

39. Sellec Ammonites Noorai Berothites armiger Joab filii Sarviæ

39. Selec an Ammonite, Naharai a Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Sarvia.

40. Iras Jethreus Gareb Jethreus

40. Ira a Jethrite, Gareb a Jethrite,

41. Urias Ettheus Zabad filius Ooli

41. 41Urias a Hethite, Zabad the son of Oholi,

42. Adina filius Seza Rubenites princeps Rubenitarum et cum eo triginta

42. Adina the son of Siza a Rubenite the prince of the Rubenites, and thirty with him:

43. Hanan filius Maacha et Josaphat Mathanites

43. Hanan the son of Maacha, and Josaphat a Mathanite,

44. Ozias Astharothites Semma et Jaihel filii Hotam Arœrites

44. Ozia an Astarothite, Samma, and Jehiel the sons of Hotham an Arorite,

45. Jedihel filius Samri et Joha frater ejus Thosaites

45. Jedihel the son of Zamri, and Jobs his brother a Thosaite,

46. Elihel Maumites et Jeribai et Josaja filii Elnæm et Jethma Moabites Elihel et Obed et Jasihel de Masobia

46. Eliel a Mithumite, and Jeribai, and Josaia the sons of Elnaim, and Jethma a Moabite, Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel of Masobia.