1 Chronicles 11
1 Then the people of Israel came to David at Hebron [town] and said to him, “Listen, we have the same ancestors [IDM] that you have.
Therfor al Israel was gaderid to Dauid in Ebron, and seide, We ben thi boon and thi fleisch;
2 In the past, when Saul was our king, it was you who led our Israeli [soldiers in our battles]. You are the one to whom Yahweh our God promised, ‘You will be the leader [MET] of my people; you will be their king.’”
also yisterdai and the thridde dai ago, whanne Saul regnede yit on Israel, thou it were that leddist out and leddist in Israel; for `thi Lord God seide to thee, Thou schalt fede my puple Israel, and thou schalt be prince on it.
3 So all the Israeli elders came to David at Hebron. And David made a sacred agreement with them while Yahweh was listening. They anointed him [with olive oil to set him apart] to be the king of the Israeli people. That is what Yahweh had previously told [the prophet] Samuel would happen.
Therfor alle the gretter in birthe of Israel camen to the kyng in Ebron; and Dauid maad with hem a boond of pees bifor the Lord, and thei anoyntiden hym kyng on Israel, bi the word of the Lord, which he spak in the hond of Samuel.
4 David and all the Israeli [soldiers] [SYN] went to Jerusalem. [At that time, ] Jerusalem was called Jebus, and the people who lived there were the Jebus people-group.
Therfor Dauid yede, and al Israel, in to Jerusalem; this Jerusalem is Jebus, where Jebuseis enhabiteris of the lond weren.
5 Those people said to David, “Your [soldiers] will not be able to get inside our city!” But David’s [soldiers] captured the city, even though it had strong walls around it, and since then it has been called ‘The City of David’.
And thei that dwelliden at Jebus seiden to Dauid, Thou schalt not entre hidur. Forsothe Dauid took the hiy tour of Syon, which is the citee of Dauid;
6 [What happened was this: ]: David said [to his soldiers], “The one who leads [our soldiers] to attack the Jebus people-group will become the commander of all my army.” Joab, the son of Zeruiah, led the soldiers, so he became the commander of all the army.
and he seide, Ech man that `sleeth first Jebusei, schal be prince and duyk. Therfor Joab, sone of Saruye, stiede first, and was maad prince.
7 [After they captured] the city which had strong walls around it, David moved there. That is why they named it ‘The City of David’.
Sotheli Dauid dwellide in the hiy tour, and therfor it was clepid the cytee of Dauid;
8 David’s workers rebuilt the city, starting where the land was filled in and extending to the wall that was around the city. Joab’s [men] repaired the other parts of the city.
and he bildide the citee in cumpas fro Mello til to the cumpas; forsothe Joab bildide the tother part of the citee.
9 David became more and more powerful/influential, because the Almighty Commander of the armies of angels was with/helping him.
And Dauid profitide goynge and wexynge, and the Lord of oostis was with hym.
10 Yahweh had promised [that David would become the king]. And all the Israeli people (were happy that David was/supported David as) their king. There were many soldiers/warriors who helped David’s kingdom to remain strong.
These ben the princes of the stronge men of Dauid, that helpiden hym, that he schulde be kyng on al Israel, bi the word of the Lord which he spak to Israel.
11 This is a list of the leaders of David’s [most mighty] warriors: Jashobeam was from the Hacmon clan. He was one of the leaders of David’s most powerful soldiers. One time he fought against 300 enemies and killed them all with his spear.
And this is the noumbre of the stronge men of Dauid; Jesbaam, the sone of Achamony, was prince among thretti; this reiside his schaft ethir spere on thre hundrid woundid men in o tyme.
12 Another one was Eleazar, who was the son of Dodo from the clan of Ahoh.
And after hym was Eleazar, the sone of his fadris brothir, and was `a man of Ahoit, which Eleazar was among thre miyti men.
13 [One day] he was with David at Pas Dammim when the soldiers of Philistia gathered there for the battle. There was a field of barley there. At first the Israeli soldiers ran away from the soldiers of Philistia,
This was with Dauid in Aphesdomyn, whanne Filisteis weren gaderid to o place in to batel; and a feeld of that cuntrey was ful of barli, and the puple fledde fro the face of Filisteis.
14 but then David and Eleazar stopped in the middle of the field and fought to defend it and killed [many of] the soldiers of Philistia. Yahweh enabled them to win a great victory on that day.
This Eleazar stood in the myddis of the feeld, and defendide it; and whanne he hadde slayn Filisteis, the Lord yaf greet helthe to his puple.
15 One time three of David’s thirty most mighty warriors came to David when he was camping next to the huge rock outside the cave near Adullam. At that same time, the army of Philistia had camped in the Rephaim Valley.
Sotheli thre of thritti princes yeden doun to the stoon, wher ynne Dauid was, to the denne of Odolla, whanne Filisteis settiden tentis in the valey of Raphaym.
16 David was in a fortress, and some of the soldiers of Philistia were occupying Bethlehem.
Forsothe Dauid was in a strong hold, and the stacioun, `that is, the oost gaderid, of Filisteis was in Bethleem.
17 [One day] David was very thirsty and said, “I wish that someone would bring me some water from the well near the gate at Bethlehem!”
Therfor Dauid desiride watir, and seide, Y wolde, that sum man yaf to me water of the cisterne of Bethleem, which is in the yate.
18 So those three most outstanding warriors forced their way through the camp of Philistia soldiers and drew some water from the well, and brought it to David. But he would not drink it. Instead, he poured it out [on the ground to be an offering] to Yahweh.
Therfor these thre yeden thoruy the myddil of the castelis of Filisteis, and drowen watir of the cisterne of Bethleem, that was in the yate, and thei brouyten to Dauid, that he schulde drynke; and Dauid nolde `drynke it, but rather he offride it to the Lord, and seide, Fer be it,
19 He said, “Yahweh, it would certainly not be right for me to drink this water! That would be like [RHQ] drinking the blood of these men who were willing/ready to die for me!” So he refused to drink it. That was one of the things that those three most outstanding warriors did.
that Y do this thing in the siyt of my God, and that Y drynke the blood of these men, for in the perel of her lyues thei brouyten watir to me; and for this cause he nolde drynke. Thre strongeste men diden these thingis.
20 Joab’s [younger] brother Abishai was the leader of the 30 most mighty warriors. [One time] Abishai fought 300 [enemy] soldiers with his spear and killed them.
Also Abisai, the brother of Joab, he was the prince of thre men, and he reiside his schaft ayens thre hundrid woundid men; and he was moost named among thre,
21 So he became as famous as those three most outstanding warriors. He became their commander, even though he was not one of those three men.
among the secounde thre he was noble, and the prince of hem; netheles he cam not til to the firste thre.
22 Jehoiada’s son Benaiah was a brave soldier from Kabzeel [town] who did heroic deeds. He killed two of the best warriors from [the] Moab [people-group]. One day he went down into a pit when snow was falling [on the ground] and killed a lion there.
Banaye, the sone of Joiada, strongest man of Capsael, that dide many werkis; he killide two stronge men of Moab; and he yede doun, and killide a lioun in the myddil of a cisterne, in the tyme of snow;
23 He also killed a soldier from Egypt who was (7-1/2 feet/2.3 meters) tall. The soldier from Egypt carried a spear that was as long as a weaver’s rod. Benaiah had [only] a club, but he grabbed the other man’s spear and killed him with it.
and he killide a man of Egipt, whos stature was of fyue cubitis, and he hadde a spere as the beem of webbis; therfor Banaye yede doun to hym with a yerde, and rauyschide the spere, which he held in the hond, and killide hym with his owne spere.
24 Those are some of the things that Benaiah did. So he became as famous as the three mighty warriors.
Banaye, the sone of Joiada, dide these thingis, that was moost named among thre stronge men, and was the firste among thretti;
25 He was more honored than the other members of the group of thirty most mighty warriors, but he did not become a member of the group of three most outstanding warriors. David appointed him to be the leader of his bodyguards.
netheles he cam not til to the thre; sotheli Dauid settide hym at his eere.
26 These are the names of David’s mighty warriors: Asahel, the [younger] brother of Joab; Elhanan, the son of Dodo, from Bethlehem;
Forsothe the strongeste men `in the oost weren Asael, the brother of Joab, and Eleanan, the sone of his fadris brothir of Bethleem,
27 Shammah, from [the] Harod [clan]; Helez, from [the] Pelon [clan];
Semynoth Arorites, Helles Phallonytes, Iras,
28 Ira, the son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa [town]; Abiezer, from Anathoth [city];
the sone of Acces of Thecue, Abieser of Anathot,
29 Sibbecai, from Hushah’s [clan]; Ilai from Ahoh’s clan;
Sobochay Sochites, Ylai Achoytes,
30 Maharai, from Netophah [town]; Heled, the son of Baanah, also from Netophah [town];
Maray Nethophatithes, Heles, the sone of Banaa, Nethophatithes, Ethaa,
31 Ithai, the son of Ribai, from Gibeah [town] in [the land that belonged to] the tribe of Benjamin; Benaiah, from Pirathon [town];
the sone of Rabai, of Gabaath of the sones of Beniamyn; Banaye Pharatonythes, men of the stronde Gaas,
32 Hurai, from the valleys near Gaash [Mountain]; Abiel from the clan of Arabah;
Abihel Arabatithes, Azmoth Baruanythes, Eliaba Salaonythes,
33 Azmaveth, from Baharum [town]; Eliahba, from Shaalbon [town];
the sones of Assem Gesonythes, Jonathan, the sone of Saga, Ararithes, Achiam,
34 The sons of Hashem from [the] Gizon [clan]; Jonathan the son of Shagee from the Harar [town/clan];
the sone of Achar, Ararites,
35 Ahiam the son of Sharar/Sacar, from Harar [town/clan]; Eliphal the son of Ur;
Eliphal, the sone of Mapher,
36 Hepher from the Mekerath [clan]; Ahijah from the Pelon [clan/town];
Mechoratithes, Ahya Phellonythes,
37 Hezro from Carmel [city]; Naarai the son of Ezbai;
Asrahi Carmelites, Neoray,
38 Joel the [younger] brother of Nathan; Mibhar the son of Hagri;
the sone of Thasbi, Johel, the brother of Nathan, Mabar, the sone of Aggaray, Selech Ammonythes,
39 Zelek from the Ammon people-group; Naharai, the man who carried Joab’s weapons, from Beeroth [town];
Nooray Berothites, the squyer of Joab, sone of Saruye,
40 Ira and Gareb from Jattir [town];
Iras Jetreus, Gareb Jethreus,
41 Uriah, [Bathsheba’s husband], from the Heth people-group; Zabad the son of Ahlai;
Vrie Ethei, Sabab,
42 Adina the son of Shiza, a leader from the tribe of Reuben, who had thirty [soldiers] with him;
the sone of Ooli, Adyna, the sone of Segar Rubenytes, prince of Rubenytis, and thritti men with hym;
43 Hanan the son of Maacah; Joshaphat from Mithna [town/clan];
Hanan, the sone of Macha, and Josaphath Mathanythes, Ozias Astarothites,
44 Uzzia from Ashterath [town]; Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham, from Aroer [city];
Semma and Jahel, the sones of Hotayn Aroerites,
45 Jediael the son of Shimri and his [younger] brother Joha, from Tiz [town/clan];
Ledihel, the sone of Zamri, and Joha, his brother, Thosaythes,
46 Eliel from Mahavah [town/clan]; Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam; Ithmah from [the] Moab [region];
Hehiel Maanytes, Jerybay and Josia, the sones of Helnaen, Jethma Moabites,
47 Eliel and Obed, and Jaasiel from Zobah [town/clan].
Heliel, and Obed, and Jasihel of Masobia.
