2 Samuel 23
1 Now these are the last words of David: David the son of Jesse saith, And the man who was raised up on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel saith,
Haec autem sunt verba novissima, quae dixit David. Dixit David filius Isai: Dixit vir, cui constitutum est de christo Dei Iacob, egregius psaltes Israel:
2 The Spirit of Jehovah spoke by me, And his word was on my tongue.
Spiritus Domini locutus est per me, et sermo eius per linguam meam.
3 The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, The ruler among men shall be just, Ruling in the fear of God;
Dixit Deus Israel mihi, locutus est Fortis Israel, Dominator hominum, iustus dominator in timore Dei.
4 And [he shall be] as the light of the morning, [like] the rising of the sun, A morning without clouds; [When] from the sunshine, after rain, The green grass springeth from the earth.
Sicut lux aurorae, oriente sole, mane absque nubibus rutilat, et sicut pluviis germinat herba de terra.
5 Although my house be not so before God, Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in every way and sure; For [this is] all my salvation, and every desire, Although he make [it] not to grow.
Nec tanta est domus mea apud Deum, ut pactum aeternum iniret mecum firmum in omnibus atque munitum. Cuncta enim salus mea, et omnis voluntas: nec est quidquam ex ea quod non germinet.
6 But [the sons] of Belial [are] all of them as thorns thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands;
Praevaricatores autem quasi spinae evellentur universi: quae non tolluntur manibus.
7 And the man that will touch them provideth himself with iron and the staff of a spear; And they shall be utterly burned with fire in [their] place.
Et si quis tangere voluerit eas, armabitur ferro et ligno lanceato, igneque succensae comburentur, usque ad nihilum.
8 These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Joseb-Bassebeth, Tachkemonite the chief of the captains: he was Adino the Eznite; he [fought] against eight hundred, slain [by him] at one time.
Haec nomina fortium David. David sedens in cathedra sapientissimus princeps inter tres, ipse est quasi tenerrimus ligni vermiculus, qui octingentos interfecit impetu uno.
9 And after him, Eleazar the son of Dodo the son of an Ahohite: he was one of the three mighty men with David, when they had defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone up.
Post hunc, Eleazar filius patrui eius Ahohites inter tres fortes, qui erant cum David quando exprobraverunt Philisthiim, et congregati sunt illuc in praelium.
10 He arose and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave to the sword; and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.
Cumque ascendissent viri Israel, ipse stetit et percussit Philisthaeos donec deficeret manus eius, et obrigesceret cum gladio: fecitque Dominus salutem magnam in die illa: et populus, qui fugerat, reversus est ad caesorum spolia detrahenda.
11 And after him, Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite: the Philistines were gathered into a troop, and there was there a plot of ground full of lentils, and the people had fled before the Philistines;
Et post hunc, Semma filius Age de Arari. et congregati sunt Philisthiim in statione: erat quippe ibi ager lente plenus. Cumque fugisset populus a facie Philisthiim,
12 and he stood in the midst of the plot and delivered it, and smote the Philistines, and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance.
stetit ille in medio agri, et tuitus est eum, percussitque Philisthaeos: et fecit Dominus salutem magnam.
13 And three of the thirty chiefs went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam, when the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
Necnon et ante descenderant tres qui erant principes inter triginta, et venerant tempore messis ad David in speluncam Odollam: castra autem Philisthinorum erant posita in Valle gigantum.
14 And David was then in the stronghold; and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
Et David erat in praesidio: porro statio Philisthinorum tunc erat in Bethlehem.
15 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me to drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate!
Desideravit ergo David, aquam de lacu et ait: O si quis mihi daret potum aquae de cisterna, quae est in Bethlehem iuxta portam!
16 And the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; however he would not drink of it, but poured it out to Jehovah.
Irruperunt ergo tres fortes castra Philisthinorum, et hauserunt aquam de cisterna Bethlehem, quae erat iuxta portam, et attulerunt ad David: at ille noluit bibere, sed libavit eam Domino,
17 And he said, Be it far from me, Jehovah, that I should do this thing! is it not the blood of the men that went at the risk of their lives? Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
dicens: Propitius sit mihi Dominus, ne faciam hoc: num sanguinem hominum istorum, qui profecti sunt, et animarum periculum bibam? Noluit ergo bibere. Haec fecerunt tres robustissimi.
18 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was the chief of three; and he brandished his spear against three hundred and slew them; and he had a name among the three.
Abisai quoque frater Ioab filius Sarviae, princeps erat de tribus: ipse est qui levavit hastam suam contra trecentos, quos interfecit, nominatus in tribus,
19 Was he not most honourable of three? and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the [first] three.
et inter tres nobilior, eratque eorum princeps, sed usque ad tres primos non pervenerat.
20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, son of a valiant man, great in exploits, of Kabzeel: he it was that smote two lions of Moab; and he went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.
Et Banaias filius Ioiadae viri fortissimi, magnorum operum, de Cabseel: ipse percussit duos leones Moab, et ipse descendit, et percussit leonem in media cisterna in diebus nivis.
21 He also smote the Egyptian, an imposing man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
Ipse quoque interfecit virum Aegyptium, virum dignum spectaculo, habentem in manu hastam: itaque cum descendisset ad eum in virga, vi extorsit hastam de manu Aegyptii, et interfecit eum hasta sua.
22 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he had a name among the three mighty men.
haec fecit Banaias filius Ioiadae.
23 He was honoured above the thirty, but he did not attain to the [first] three. And David set him in his council.
Et ipse nominatus inter tres robustos, qui erant inter triginta nobiliores: verumtamen usque ad tres non pervenerat: fecitque eum sibi David auricularium, a secreto.
24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
Asael frater Ioab inter triginta, Elehanan filius patrui eius de Bethlehem,
25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
Semma de Harodi, Elica de Harodi,
26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Heles de Phalti, Hira filius Acces de Thecua,
27 Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
Abiezer de Anathoth, Mobonnai de Husati,
28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
Selmon Ahohites, Maharai Netophathites,
29 Heleb the son of Baanah, the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
Heled filius Baana, et ipse Netophathites, Ithai filius Ribai de Gabaath filiorum Beniamin,
30 Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
Banaia Pharathonites, Heddai de Torrente Gaas,
31 Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
Abialbon Arbathites, Azmaveth de Beromi,
32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
Eliaba de Salaboni. Filii Iassen, Ionathan,
33 Shammah the Ararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,
Semma de Orodi, Aiam filius Sarar Arorites,
34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
Eliphelet filius Aasbai filii Machati, Eliam filius Achitophel Gelonites,
35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
Hesrai de Carmelo, Pharai de Arbi,
36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
Igaal filius Nathan de Soba, Bonni de Gadi,
37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
Selec de Ammoni, Naharai Berothites armiger Ioab filii Sarviae,
38 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
Ira Iethrites, Gareb et ipse Iethrites,
39 Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
Urias Hethaeus. Omnes triginta septem.
