1 Chronicles 12

1 David went to Ziklag [town] to escape from [King] Saul. While he was there, many warriors came and joined him, and they helped him when he fought battles.

وقتی داوود از دست شائول پادشاه خود را پنهان کرده بود، عده‌ای از سربازان شجاع اسرائیلی در صقلغ به او ملحق شدند.

2 They carried bows [and arrows]. They were able to shoot arrows and to sling stones. They could use either their right arms or their left arms to do that. They were relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.

همهٔ اینها در تیراندازی و پرتاب سنگ با فلاخن بسیار مهارت داشتند و می‌توانستند دست چپ خود را مثل دست راستشان به کار ببرند. آنها مانند شائول از قبیلهٔ بنیامین بودند.

3 Their leader was Ahiezer. Next in command was Joash. They were both sons of Shemaah from Gibeah [city]. [These are the names of some of those warriors: ] Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth [town];

رئیس آنان اخیعزر پسر شماعه اهل جبعات بود. بقیهٔ افراد عبارت بودند از: یوآش (برادر اخیعزر)؛ یزی‌ئیل و فالط (پسران عزموت)؛ براکه و ییهو اهل عناتوت؛ یشمعیا اهل جبعون (جنگجوی شجاعی که در ردیف یا برتر از آن سی سردار بود)؛ ارمیا، یحزی‌ئیل، یوحانان و یوزاباد اهل جدیرات؛ العوزای، یریموت، بعلیا، شمریا و شفطیا اهل حروف؛ القانه، یشیا، عزرئیل، یوعزر و یشبعام از طایفۀ قورح؛ یوعیله و زبدیا (پسران یروحام) اهل جدور.

4 Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];

5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];

6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;

7 Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].

8 Some men from the tribe of Gad [east of the Jordan River] joined David when he was at his fortress in [the caves in] the desert. They were brave warriors who were trained for fighting battles and able to use shields and spears well. They [SYN] were as fierce as [SIM, MTY] lions, and they could run as fast as [HYP, SIM] deer/gazelles on the hills/mountains.

سربازان شجاع قبیلهٔ جاد نیز نزد داوود به پناهگاه او در بیابان رفتند. ایشان در جنگیدن با نیزه و سپر بسیار ماهر بودند، دل شیر داشتند و مثل غزال کوهی چابک و تیزرو بودند. این است اسامی ایشان به ترتیب رتبه: عازر، عوبدیا، الی‌آب، مشمنه، ارمیا، عتای، الی‌ئیل، یوحانان، الزاباد، ارمیا و مکبنای.

9 Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.

10 Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.

11 Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.

12 Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.

13 Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.

14 Those men from the tribe of Gad were all army officers. Some of them commanded 1,000 soldiers, and some of them commanded 100 soldiers.

این افراد از جاد، همه سردار بودند. کم توانترین آنها ارزش صد سرباز معمولی را داشت و پرتوانترین ایشان با هزار سرباز حریف بود!

15 They crossed [to the west side of] the Jordan [River] during March, [at the time of the year] when the river was flooded. They chased from there all the people who lived in the valleys on both sides of the river.

آنها در ماه اول سال، آنگاه که رود اردن طغیان می‌کند، از رود گذشتند و ساکنان کناره‌های شرقی و غربی رود را پراکنده ساختند.

16 Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.

افراد دیگری نیز از قبیله‌های بنیامین و یهودا نزد داوود آمدند.

17 David went out [of the cave] to meet them and said to them, “If you have come peacefully to help me, I am eager to have you join with me. But if you have come to enable my enemies to capture me, even though I [SYN] have not done anything to harm you, I hope/wish that the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/belonged to) will see it and condemn/punish you.”

داوود به استقبال ایشان رفت و گفت: «اگر به کمک من آمده‌اید، دست دوستی به هم می‌دهیم ولی اگر آمده‌اید مرا که هیچ ظلمی نکرده‌ام به دشمنانم تسلیم کنید، خدای اجدادمان ببیند و حکم کند.»

18 Then [God’s] Spirit came upon Amasai, who was another leader of the thirty [greatest warriors], and he said, “David, we want to be with you; you who are the son of Jesse, we will join you. We know that things will go very well [DOU] for you and for those who are with you, because your God is helping you.”

سپس روح خدا بر عماسای (که بعد رهبر آن سی نفر شد) آمد و او جواب داد: «ای داوود، ما در اختیار تو هستیم. ای پسر یَسا، ما طرفدار تو می‌باشیم. برکت بر تو و بر تمام یارانت باد، زیرا خدایت با توست.» پس داوود آنها را پذیرفت و ایشان را فرماندهان سپاه خود کرد.

19 So David welcomed those men, and he appointed them to be leaders of his soldiers. Some men from the tribe of Manasseh also joined David when he went with the soldiers of Philistia to fight against Saul’s [army]. But David and his men did not really help the army of Philistia. After the leaders of Philistia talked [about David and his soldiers], they sent David away. They said, “If David joins his master Saul again, we will all be killed {his army will kill all of us}!”

بعضی از سربازان قبیلهٔ منسی به داوود که همراه فلسطینی‌ها به جنگ شائول می‌رفت، ملحق شدند. (اما سرداران فلسطینی به داوود و افرادش اجازه ندادند که همراه آنها بروند. آنها پس از مشورت با یکدیگر داوود و افرادش را پس فرستادند، چون می‌ترسیدند ایشان به شائول بپیوندند)

20 When David went to Ziklag, these were the men from the tribe of Manasseh who went with him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, [another man whose name was] Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each of them had been a commander of 1,000 men [in Saul’s army].

وقتی داوود به صقلغ می‌رفت، این افراد از قبیلهٔ منسی به او پیوستند: عدناح، یوزاباد، یدیعی‌ئیل، میکائیل، یوزاباد، الیهو و صلتای. این افراد سرداران سپاه منسی بودند.

21 They were all brave soldiers, and they helped David to fight against the groups of men who roamed throughout the country, robbing people. So those men became commanders in David’s army.

ایشان جنگاورانی قوی و بی‌باک بودند و داوود را در جنگ با عمالیقی‌های مهاجم کمک کردند.

22 Every day more men joined David’s men, and his army became large, like [SIM] the army of God (OR, a very huge army).

هر روز عده‌ای به داوود می‌پیوستند تا اینکه سرانجام سپاه بزرگ و نیرومندی تشکیل شد.

23 These are the numbers of soldiers who were ready for battle who joined David at Hebron [city]. They came to help him to become the king of Israel to replace Saul, as Yahweh had promised would happen.

این است تعداد افراد مسلحی که در حبرون به داوود ملحق شدند تا سلطنت شائول را به داوود واگذار کنند، درست همان‌طور که خداوند فرموده بود:

24 There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.

از قبیلهٔ یهودا ۶٬۸۰۰ نفر مجهز به نیزه و سپر؛ از قبیلهٔ شمعون ۷٬۱۰۰ مرد زبدهٔ جنگی؛ از قبیلهٔ لاوی ۴٬۶۰۰ نفر، شامل یهویاداع، سرپرست خاندان هارون با ۳٬۷۰۰ نفر و صادوق که جنگاوری جوان و بسیار شجاع بود با ۲۲ سردار؛ از قبیلهٔ بنیامین، همان قبیله‌ای که شائول به آن تعلق داشت، ۳٬۰۰۰ مرد که اکثر آنها تا آن موقع نسبت به شائول وفادار مانده بودند؛ از قبیلهٔ افرایم ۲۰٬۸۰۰ مرد جنگی و نیرومند که همه در طایفهٔ خود معروف بودند؛ از نصف قبیلهٔ منسی ۱۸٬۰۰۰ نفر که انتخاب شده بودند تا بیایند و داوود را برای پادشاه شدن کمک کنند؛ از قبیلهٔ یساکار ۲۰۰ سردار، با افراد زیر دست خود (این سرداران موقعیت جنگی را خوب تشخیص می‌دادند و می‌دانستند چگونه اسرائیلی‌ها را برای جنگ بسیج کنند)؛ از قبیلهٔ زبولون ۵۰٬۰۰۰ مرد جنگی کارآزموده و مسلح که نسبت به داوود وفادار بودند؛ از قبیلهٔ نفتالی ۱٬۰۰۰ سردار و ۳۷٬۰۰۰ سرباز مجهز به نیزه و سپر؛ از قبیلهٔ دان ۲۸٬۶۰۰ سرباز آمادهٔ جنگ؛ از قبیلهٔ اشیر ۴۰٬۰۰۰ سرباز تعلیم دیده و آمادهٔ جنگ؛ از آن سوی رود اردن (محل سکونت قبایل رئوبین و جاد و نصف قبیلهٔ منسی) ۱۲۰٬۰۰۰ سرباز مجهز به انواع اسلحه؛

25 There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.

26 There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.

27 Jehoiada, who was a leader descended from Aaron, was in that group of descendants of Levi, and there were 3,700 men with him.

28 Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.

29 There were 3,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin who were Saul’s relatives. Most of them had previously wanted one of Saul’s descendants to be the king.

30 There were 20,800 men from the tribe of Ephraim who were all brave warriors and trained for fighting battles and famous in their own clans.

31 There were 18,000 men from the half of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived west of the Jordan River]. They were all chosen to go and help David become the king.

32 There were 200 men who were leaders from the tribe of Issachar, along with their relatives. Those leaders always knew what the Israelis should do, and they knew the right time to do it.

33 There were 55,000 men from the tribe of Zebulun. They were all experienced warriors and knew how to use all kinds of weapons well. They were completely loyal to David.

34 There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.

35 There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.

36 There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.

37 There were also 120,000 soldiers from the area east of the Jordan [River who joined David]. They were from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh. They had all kinds of weapons.

38 All those men were soldiers who volunteered to be in David’s army. They came to Hebron wanting very much to enable David to be the king of all of the Israeli people.

تمام این جنگجویان برای یک هدف به حبرون آمدند و آن اینکه داوود را بر تمام اسرائیل پادشاه سازند. در حقیقت، تمام قوم اسرائیل با پادشاه شدن داوود موافق بودند.

39 The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their families had given them food to take with them.

این افراد جشن گرفتند و سه روز با داوود خوردند و نوشیدند. چون قبلاً خانواده‌هایشان برای ایشان تدارک دیده بودند.

40 Also, their fellow Israelis came from as far away as the area where the tribes of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali lived, bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. They brought a lot of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, [olive] oil, cattle and sheep. And throughout Israel, the people were very joyful.

همچنین مردم اطراف از سرزمین یساکار، زبولون و نفتالی خوراک بر پشت الاغ و شتر و قاطر و گاو گذاشته، آورده بودند. مقدار خیلی زیادی آرد، نان شیرینی، کشمش، شراب، روغن و تعداد بی‌شماری گاو و گوسفند برای این جشن آورده شد، زیرا در سراسر کشور شادی و سرور بود.