Ii Samuelis 23
1 Hæc autem sunt verba David novissima. Dixit David filius Isai: Dixit vir, cui constitutum est de Christo Dei Iacob, egregius psaltes Israel:
Now these are the last words of David. David, the son of Jesse, says, the man who was lifted up on high, the man on whom the God of Jacob put the holy oil, the loved one of Israel's songs, says:
2 Spiritus Domini locutus est per me, et sermo eius per linguam meam.
The spirit of the Lord had voice through me, his word was on my tongue.
3 Dixit Deus Israel mihi, locutus est Fortis Israel, Dominator hominum, iustus dominator in timore Dei:
The God of Israel said, the word of the Rock of Israel came to me: When an upright king is ruling over men, when he is ruling in the fear of God,
4 sicut lux auroræ, oriente sole, mane absque nubibus rutilat, et sicut pluviis germinat herba de terra.
It is as the light of the morning, when the sun comes up, a morning without clouds; making young grass come to life from the earth.
5 Nec tanta est domus mea apud Deum, ut pactum æternum iniret mecum firmum in omnibus atque munitum. Cuncta enim salus mea, et omnis voluntas: nec est quidquam ex ea quod non germinet.
For is not my house so with God? For he has made with me an eternal agreement, ordered in all things and certain: as for all my salvation and all my desire, will he not give it increase?
6 Prævaricatores autem quasi spinæ evellentur universi: quæ non tolluntur manibus.
But the evil-doers, all of them, will be like thorns to be pushed away, because they may not be gripped in the hand:
7 Et si quis tangere voluerit eas, armabitur ferro et ligno lanceato, igneque succensæ comburentur, usque ad nihilum.
But anyone touching them has to be armed with iron and the rod of a spear; and they will be burned with fire, every one of them.
8 Hæc nomina fortium David. Sedens in cathedra sapientissimus princeps inter tres, ipse est quasi tenerrimus ligni vermiculus, qui octingentos interfecit impetu uno.
These are the names of David's men of war: Ishbaal the Hachmonite, chief of the three; his axe was lifted up against eight hundred put to death at one time.
9 Post hunc, Eleazar filius patrui eius Ahohites inter tres fortes, qui erant cum David quando exprobraverunt Philisthiim, et congregati sunt illuc in prælium.
After him was Eleazar, the son of Dodai the Ahohite, one of the three great fighters, who was with David in Pas-dammim when the Philistines came together there for the fight; and when the men of Israel had gone in flight,
10 Cumque ascendissent viri Israel, ipse stetit et percussit Philisthæos donec deficeret manus eius, et obrigesceret cum gladio: fecitque Dominus salutem magnam in die illa: et populus, qui fugerat, reversus est ad cæsorum spolia detrahenda.
He was with David and went on fighting the Philistines till his hand became tired and stiff from gripping his sword: and that day the Lord gave a great salvation, and the people came back after him only to take the goods of the Philistines.
11 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,
After him was Shammah, the son of Ela the Hararite. And the Philistines came together in Lehi, where there was a bit of land full of seed; and the people went in flight from the Philistines.
12 stetit ille in medio agri, et tuitus est eum, percussitque Philisthæos: et fecit Dominus salutem magnam.
But he kept his place in the middle of the bit of land, and kept back their attack and overcame the Philistines: and the Lord gave a great salvation.
13 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.
And three of the thirty went down at the start of the grain-cutting, and they came to David at the strong place of Adullam; and the band of Philistines had taken up their position in the valley of Rephaim.
14 Et David erat in præsidio: porro statio Philisthinorum tunc erat in Bethlehem.
And at that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.
15 Desideravit ergo David, et ait: O si quis mihi daret potum aquæ de cisterna, quæ est in Bethlehem iuxta portam!
And David, moved by a strong desire, said, If only someone would give me a drink of water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town!
16 Irruperunt ergo tres fortes castra Philisthinorum, et hauserunt aquam de cisterna Bethlehem, quæ erat iuxta portam, et attulerunt ad David: at ille noluit bibere, sed libavit eam Domino,
And the three men, forcing their way through the Philistine army, got water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town, and took it back to David: but he would not take it, but, draining it out, made an offering of it to the Lord.
17 dicens: Propitius sit mihi Dominus, ne faciam hoc: num sanguinem hominum istorum, qui profecti sunt, et animarum periculum bibam? Noluit ergo bibere. Hæc fecerunt tres robustissimi.
And he said, Far be it from me, O Lord, to do this; how may I take as my drink the life-blood of men who have put their lives in danger? So he would not take it. These things did the three great men of war.
18 Abisai quoque frater Ioab filius Sarviæ, princeps erat de tribus: ipse est qui levavit hastam suam contra trecentos, quos interfecit, nominatus in tribus,
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. He put to death three hundred with his spear, and he got for himself a name among the thirty.
19 et inter tres nobilior, eratque eorum princeps, sed usque ad tres primos non pervenerat.
Was he not the noblest of the thirty? so he was made their captain: but he was not equal to the first three.
20 Et Banaias filius Ioiadæ viri fortissimi, magnorum operum, de Cabseel: ipse percussit duos leones Moab, et ipse descendit, et percussit leonem in media cisterna in diebus nivis.
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a fighting man of Kabzeel, had done great acts; he put to death the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down into a hole and put a lion to death in time of snow:
21 Ipse quoque interfecit virum Ægyptium, virum dignum spectaculo, habentem in manu hastam: itaque cum descendisset ad eum in virga, vi extorsit hastam de manu Ægyptii, et interfecit eum hasta sua.
And he made an attack on an Egyptian, a tall man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a stick, and pulling the spear out of the hands of the Egyptian, put him to death with that same spear.
22 Hæc fecit Banaias filius Ioiadæ.
These were the acts of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who had a great name among the thirty men of war.
23 Et ipse nominatus inter tres robustos, qui erant inter triginta nobiliores: verumtamen usque ad tres non pervenerat: fecitque eum sibi David auricularium, a secreto.
He was honoured over the rest of the thirty, but he was not equal to the first three. And David put him over the fighting men who kept him safe.
24 Asael frater Ioab inter triginta, Elehanan filius patrui eius de Bethlehem,
Asahel, the brother of Joab, was one of the thirty; and Elhanan, the son of Dodai, of Beth-lehem,
25 Semma de Harodi, Elica de Harodi,
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
26 Heles de Phalti, Hira filius Acces de Thecua,
Helez the Paltite, Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
27 Abiezer de Anathoth, Mobonnai de Husati,
Abiezer the Anathothite, Sibbecai the Hushathite,
28 Selmon Ahohites, Maharai Netophathites,
Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
29 Heled filius Baana, et ipse Netophathites, Ithai filius Ribai de Gabaath filiorum Beniamin,
Heldai, the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai, the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
30 Banaia Pharathonites, Heddai de Torrente Gaas,
Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the valleys of Gaash,
31 Abialbon Arbathites, Azmaveth de Beromi,
Abiel the Arbathite, Azmaveth of Bahurim,
32 Eliaba de Salaboni. Filii Iassen, Ionathan,
Eliahba the Shaalbonite, Jashen the Gunite,
33 Semma de Orori, Aiam filius Sarar Arorites,
Jonathan, the son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam, the son of Sharar the Hararite,
34 Eliphelet filius Aasbai filii Machati, Eliam filius Achitophel Gelonites,
Eliphelet, the son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam, the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
35 Hesrai de Carmelo, Pharai de Arbi,
Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Archite,
36 Igaal filius Nathan de Soba, Bonni de Gadi,
Igal, the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
37 Selec de Ammoni, Naharai Berothites armiger Ioab filii Sarviæ,
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, who had the care of the arms of Joab, son of Zeruiah,
38 Ira Iethrites, Gareb et ipse Iethrites,
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
39 Urias Hethæus. Omnes triginta septem.
Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in number.
