Liber I Samuelis, 17

1. Congregantes vero Phili sthim agmina sua in proe lium, convenerunt in Socho Iudae et castrametati sunt inter Socho et Azeca in Aphesdommim.

1. Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle; and they were gathered at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Aze'kah, in E'phes-dam'mim.

2. Porro Saul et viri Israel congregati venerunt in vallem Terebinthi et instruxerunt aciem ad pugnandum contra Philisthim.

2. And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and drew up in line of battle against the Philistines.

3. Et Philisthim stabant super montem ex hac parte, et Israel stabat super montem ex altera parte; vallisque erat inter eos.

3. And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with a valley between them.

4. Et egressus est vir propugnator de castris Philisthinorum nomine Goliath de Geth altitudinis sex cubitorum et palmi.

4. And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

5. Et cassis aerea super caput eius, et lorica squamata induebatur; porro pondus loricae eius quinque milia siclorum aeris.

5. He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.

6. Et ocreas aereas habebat in cruribus, et acinaces aereus erat inter umeros eius.

6. And he had greaves of bronze upon his legs, and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.

7. Hastile autem hastae eius erat quasi liciatorium texentium, ipsum autem ferrum hastae eius sescentos siclos habebat ferri; et armiger eius antecedebat eum.

7. And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and his shield-bearer went before him.

8. Stansque clamabat adversum agmina Israel et dicebat eis: “Quare venitis parati ad proelium? Numquid ego non sum Philisthaeus, et vos servi Saul? Eligite ex vobis virum, et descendat ad singulare certamen!

8. He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, "Why have you come out to draw up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.

9. Si quiverit pugnare mecum et percusserit me, erimus vobis servi; si autem ego praevaluero et percussero eum, vos servi eritis et servietis nobis”.

9. If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and serve us."

10. Et aiebat Philisthaeus: “Ego exprobravi agminibus Israel hodie: Date mihi virum, et ineat mecum singulare certamen!”.

10. And the Philistine said, "I defy the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together."

11. Audiens autem Saul et omnes Israelitae sermones Philisthaei huiuscemodi stupebant et metuebant nimis.

11. When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

12. David autem erat filius viri Ephrathaei, de quo supra dictum est, de Bethlehem Iudae, cui erat nomen Isai; qui habebat octo filios et erat vir in diebus Saul senex et grandaevus inter viros.

12. Now David was the son of an Eph'rathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. In the days of Saul the man was already old and advanced in years.

13. Abierunt autem tres filii eius maiores post Saul in proelium; et nomina trium filiorum eius, qui perrexerant ad bellum: Eliab primogenitus et secundus Abinadab tertiusque Samma.

13. The three eldest sons of Jesse had followed Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eli'ab the first-born, and next to him Abin'adab, and the third Shammah.

14. David autem erat minimus; tribus ergo maioribus secutis Saulem,

14. David was the youngest; the three eldest followed Saul,

15. ibat David et revertebatur a Saul, ut pasceret gregem patris sui in Bethlehem.

15. but David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.

16. Procedebat vero Philisthaeus mane et vespere et stabat quadraginta diebus.

16. For forty days the Philistine came forward and took his stand, morning and evening.

17. Dixit autem Isai ad David filium suum: “Accipe fratribus tuis ephi frumenti tosti et decem panes istos et curre in castra ad fratres tuos.

17. And Jesse said to David his son, "Take for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to your brothers;

18. Et decem formellas casei has deferes ad tribunum, et fratres tuos visitabis, si recte agant; et pignus ab eis referes”.

18. also take these ten cheeses to the commander of their thousand. See how your brothers fare, and bring some token from them."

19. Saul autem et illi et omnes filii Israel in valle Terebinthi pugnabant adversum Philisthim.

19. Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

20. Surrexit itaque David mane et commendavit gregem custodi et onustus abiit, sicut praeceperat ei Isai. Et venit ad carraginem, dum exercitus egrediebatur ad pugnam et vociferabatur in certamine.

20. And David rose early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took the provisions, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the encampment as the host was going forth to the battle line, shouting the war cry.

21. Direxerunt ergo Israel et Philisthim aciem adversus aciem.

21. And Israel and the Philistines drew up for battle, army against army.

22. Derelinquens autem David vasa, quae attulerat, sub manu custodis ad sarcinas, cucurrit ad locum certaminis et interrogabat, si omnia recte agerentur erga fratres suos.

22. And David left the things in charge of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the ranks, and went and greeted his brothers.

23. Cumque adhuc ille loqueretur eis, apparuit vir ille propugnator ascendens, Goliath nomine, Philisthaeus de Geth, ex castris Philisthinorum; et loquente eo haec eadem verba, audivit David.

23. As he talked with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came up out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke the same words as before. And David heard him.

24. Omnes autem Israelitae, cum vidissent virum, fugerunt a facie eius timentes eum valde.

24. All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were much afraid.

25. Et dixit unus quispiam de Israel: “Num vidistis virum hunc, qui ascendit? Ad exprobrandum enim Israeli ascendit. Virum ergo, qui percusserit eum, ditabit rex divitiis magnis et filiam suam dabit ei; et domum patris eius faciet absque tributo in Israel”.

25. And the men of Israel said, "Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel; and the man who kills him, the king will enrich with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel."

26. Et ait David ad viros, qui stabant secum, dicens: “Quid dabitur viro, qui percusserit Philisthaeum hunc et tulerit opprobrium de Israel? Quis est enim hic Philisthaeus incircumcisus, qui exprobravit acies Dei viventis?”.

26. And David said to the men who stood by him, "What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?"

27. Referebat autem ei populus eundem sermonem dicens: “Haec dabuntur viro, qui percusserit eum”.

27. And the people answered him in the same way, "So shall it be done to the man who kills him."

28. Quod cum audisset Eliab frater eius maior, loquente eo cum aliis, iratus est contra David et ait: “Quare venisti et cui dereliquisti pauculas oves illas in deserto? Ego novi superbiam tuam et nequitiam cordis tui, quia ut videres proelium descendisti”.

28. Now Eli'ab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eli'ab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, "Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption, and the evil of your heart; for you have come down to see the battle."

29. Et dixit David: “Quid feci? Numquid non verbum est?”.

29. And David said, "What have I done now? Was it not but a word?"

30. Et declinavit paululum ab eo ad alium dixitque eundem sermonem; et respondit ei populus verbum sicut prius.

30. And he turned away from him toward another, and spoke in the same way; and the people answered him again as before.

31. Audita sunt autem verba, quae locutus est David, et annuntiata in conspectu Saul.

31. When the words which David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul; and he sent for him.

32. Ad quem cum fuisset adductus, locutus est ei: “Non concidat cor cuiusquam in eo; ego servus tuus vadam et pugnabo adversus Philisthaeum istum”.

32. And David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."

33. Et ait Saul ad David: “Non vales resistere Philisthaeo isti nec pugnare adversus eum, quia puer es; hic autem vir bellator ab adulescentia sua”.

33. And Saul said to David, "You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth."

34. Dixitque David ad Saul: “Pascebat servus tuus patris sui gregem, et veniebat leo vel ursus tollebatque arietem de medio gregis.

34. But David said to Saul, "Your servant used to keep sheep for his father; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock,

35. Et sequebar eos et percutiebam eruebamque de ore eorum; et illi consurgebant adversum me, et apprehendebam mentum eorum et percutiebam interficiebamque eos.

35. I went after him and smote him and delivered it out of his mouth; and if he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him and killed him.

36. Nam et leonem et ursum interfecit servus tuus; erit igitur et Philisthaeus hic incircumcisus quasi unus ex eis, quia ausus est maledicere exercitum Dei viventis”.

36. Your servant has killed both lions and bears; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God."

37. Et ait David: “Dominus, qui eruit me de manu leonis et de manu ursi, ipse liberabit me de manu Philisthaei huius”. Dixit autem Saul ad David: “Vade, et Dominus tecum sit”.

37. And David said, "The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine." And Saul said to David, "Go, and the LORD be with you!"

38. Et induit Saul David vestimentis suis et imposuit galeam aeream super caput eius et vestivit eum lorica.

38. Then Saul clothed David with his armor; he put a helmet of bronze on his head, and clothed him with a coat of mail.

39. Accinctus ergo David gladio eius super vestem suam coepit tentare, si armatus posset incedere; non enim habebat consuetudinem. Dixitque David ad Saul: “Non possum sic incedere, quia nec usum habeo”. Et deposuit ea

39. And David girded his sword over his armor, and he tried in vain to go, for he was not used to them. Then David said to Saul, "I cannot go with these; for I am not used to them." And David put them off.

40. et tulit baculum suum in manu sua; et elegit sibi quinque levissimos lapides de torrente et misit eos in peram pastoralem, qua ut sacculo lapidum utebatur, et fundam manu tulit et processit adversum Philisthaeum.

40. Then he took his staff in his hand, and chose five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in his shepherd's bag or wallet; his sling was in his hand, and he drew near to the Philistine.

41. Ibat autem Philisthaeus incedens et appropinquans adversum David, et armiger eius ante eum.

41. And the Philistine came on and drew near to David, with his shield-bearer in front of him.

42. Cumque inspexisset Philisthaeus et vidisset David, despexit eum; erat enim adulescens rufus et pulcher aspectu.

42. And when the Philistine looked, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, ruddy and comely in appearance.

43. Et dixit Philisthaeus ad David: “Numquid ego canis sum, quod tu venis ad me cum baculo?”. Et maledixit Philisthaeus David in diis suis;

43. And the Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

44. dixitque ad David: “Veni ad me, et dabo carnes tuas volatilibus caeli et bestiis terrae”.

44. The Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field."

45. Dixit autem David ad Philisthaeum: “Tu venis ad me cum gladio et hasta et acinace; ego autem venio ad te in nomine Domini exercituum, Dei agminum Israel, quibus exprobrasti.

45. Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin; but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

46. Hodie dabit te Dominus in manu mea, et percutiam te et auferam caput tuum a te; et dabo cadaver tuum et cadavera castrorum Philisthim hodie volatilibus caeli et bestiis terrae, ut sciat omnis terra quia est Deus in Israel,

46. This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down, and cut off your head; and I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,

47. et noverit universa ecclesia haec quia non in gladio nec in hasta salvat Dominus: ipsius enim est bellum, et tradet vos in manus nostras”.

47. and that all this assembly may know that the LORD saves not with sword and spear; for the battle is the LORD'S and he will give you into our hand."

48. Cum ergo surrexisset Philisthaeus et veniret et appropinquaret contra David, festinavit David et cucurrit ad pugnam adversum Philisthaeum.

48. When the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine.

49. Et misit manum suam in peram tulitque unum lapidem et funda iecit; et percussit Philisthaeum in fronte, et infixus est lapis in fronte eius, et cecidit in faciem suam super terram.

49. And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone, and slung it, and struck the Philistine on his forehead; the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground.

50. Praevaluitque David adversum Philisthaeum in funda et in lapide; percussumque Philisthaeum interfecit. Cumque gladium non haberet in manu, David

50. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine, and killed him; there was no sword in the hand of David.

51. cucurrit et stetit super Philisthaeum; et tulit gladium eius et eduxit eum de vagina sua et interfecit eum praeciditque caput eius. Videntes autem Philisthim quod mortuus esset fortissimus eorum fugerunt.

51. Then David ran and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath, and killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.

52. Et consurgentes viri Israel et Iudae vociferati sunt et persecuti Philisthaeos usque dum venirent ad Geth et usque ad portas Accaron. Cecideruntque vulnerati de Philisthim in via a Saarim usque ad Geth et usque ad Accaron.

52. And the men of Israel and Judah rose with a shout and pursued the Philistines as far as Gath and the gates of Ekron, so that the wounded Philistines fell on the way from Sha-ara'im as far as Gath and Ekron.

53. Et revertentes filii Israel, postquam persecuti fuerant Philisthaeos, praedati sunt castra eorum.

53. And the Israelites came back from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.

54. Assumens autem David caput Philisthaei attulit illud in Ierusalem; arma vero eius posuit in tabernaculo.

54. And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.

55. Eo autem tempore, quo viderat Saul David egredientem contra Philisthaeum, ait ad Abner principem militiae: “De qua stirpe descendit hic adulescens, Abner?”. Dixitque Abner: “Vivit anima tua, rex, quia non novi”.

55. When Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, "Abner, whose son is this youth?" And Abner said, "As your soul lives, O king, I cannot tell."

56. Et ait rex: “Interroga tu, cuius filius sit iste puer”.

56. And the king said, "Inquire whose son the stripling is."

57. Cumque regressus esset David, percusso Philisthaeo, tulit eum Abner et introduxit coram Saul caput Philisthaei habentem in manu.

57. And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

58. Et ait ad eum Saul: “De qua progenie es, o adulescens?”. Dixitque David: “Filius servi tui Isai Bethlehemitae ego sum”.

58. And Saul said to him, "Whose son are you, young man?" And David answered, "I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite."