1 Chronik 11
1 Nun sammelte sich ganz Israel bei David zu Hebron und sprach: "Wir sind dein Fleisch und Bein.
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.
2 Noch als Saul König war, bist du es gewesen, der Israel ins Feld und heimgeführt hat. Auch sprach der Herr, dein Gott, zu dir: 'Du sollst mein Volk Israel weiden und Fürst über mein Volk Israel sein!'"
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.’”
3 Also kamen alle Ältesten Israels zum König nach Hebron. Und David schloß mit ihnen zu Hebron vor dem Herrn einen Bund. Dann salbten sie David zum König über Israel nach dem Worte des Herrn durch Samuel.
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.
4 Nun zog David mit ganz Israel gegen Jerusalem, das ist Jebus. Dort waren die Jebusiter einheimisch im Lande.
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.
5 Da sprachen die Einwohner von Jebus zu David: "Du kommst nicht hier herein." David aber erstürmte die Burg Sions, das ist die Davidsstadt.
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’.
6 Da sprach David: "Jeder, der zuerst einen Jebusiter erschlägt, sei Hauptmann und Befehlshaber!" Da stieg Joab, der Sohn der Zeruja, zuerst hinauf. So ward er Hauptmann.
[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.
7 Hierauf ließ sich David in der Burg nieder. Darum nannte man sie Davidsstadt.
[After they captured] the city which had strong walls around it, David moved there. That is why they named it ‘The City of David’.
8 Er baute die Stadt ringsum, von der Bastei bis zu der Ringmauer. Und Joab stellte die übrige Stadt her.
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.
9 David aber ward immer größer, und der Herr der Heerscharen war mit ihm.
David became more and more powerful/influential, because the Almighty Commander of the armies of angels was with/helping him.
10 Dies sind der Helden Davids Häupter, die fest zu ihm hielten, als er König ward, um ihn nach des Herrn Wort zum König auch über Gesamtisrael zu machen.
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.
11 Dies ist die Zahl der Davidshelden: Chaknonis Sohn Josebeam, das Haupt der Dreißig. Er ist es, der seinen Speer über dreihundert Erschlagene auf einmal schwang.
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.
12 Nach ihm kommt der Achotiter Eleazar, Dodos Sohn. Er gehörte zu den drei Helden.
Another one was Eleazar, who was the son of Dodo from the clan of Ahoh.
13 Er war mit David am Blutsteinfelsen gewesen, als sich die Philister dort zur Schlacht sammelten. Nun war dort ein Feld voll Gerste. Als aber das Volk vor den Philistern floh,
[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,
14 stellten sie sich mitten auf das Feldstück, behaupteten es und schlugen die Philister, und der Herr verhalf ihnen zu einem großen Sieg.
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.
15 Drei von den dreißig Hauptleuten stiegen nach dem Felsennest zu David, in die Höhle von Adullam hinab. Das Philisterheer aber lagerte in der Rephaimebene.
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.
16 Damals war David in der Feste, die Philisterbesatzung aber in Bethlehem.
David was in a fortress, and some of the soldiers of Philistia were occupying Bethlehem.
17 Nun spürte David ein Gelüste und fragte: "Wer holt mir Trinkwasser aus dem Brunnen in Bethlehem am Tore?"
[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!”
18 Da schlugen sich die Drei durch das Philisterlager, schöpften Wasser aus dem Brunnen in Bethlehem am Tore und brachten es David. David aber wollte es nicht mehr trinken, sondern spendete es für den Herrn.
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.
19 Er sprach: "Bewahre mich mein Gott davor, daß ich so etwas tue! Sollte ich dieser Männer Blut samt ihrem Leben trinken? Denn mit Lebensgefahr haben sie es hergebracht." Und so wollte er es nicht trinken. Solches taten die drei Helden.
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.
20 Joabs Bruder Abisai war das Haupt der Dreißig. Er war es, der seinen Speer gegen dreihundert Unreine schwang. Bei den Dreien war er angesehen.
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.
21 Er wurde schnell von den Dreien ausgezeichnet, und so ward er bei ihnen Hauptmann. Aber an die Drei reichte er nicht heran.
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.
22 Benaja, Jojadas Sohn, war der Sohn eines tüchtigen, tatenreichen Mannes aus Kabseel, ein tapferer Held. Er selber hatte Moabs beide Kämpen erschlagen. Auch war er hinabgestiegen und hatte den Löwen mitten im Brunnen erschlagen, als Schnee fiel.
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.
23 Er ist es auch, der den Ägypter, einen riesigen Mann von fünf Ellen, erschlagen hat. Der Ägypter hatte einen Speer gleich einem Weberbaume in der Hand. Er aber ging mit dem Stocke auf ihn los, entriß dem Ägypter die Lanze und tötete ihn mit dem eigenen Speere.
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.
24 Solches hatte Benaja, Jojadas Sohn, getan. Und er war bei den Dreien angesehen.
Those are some of the things that Benaiah did. So he became as famous as the three mighty warriors.
25 Er hatte sich unter den Dreißig ausgezeichnet. Aber an die Drei reichte er nicht heran. David setzte ihn über seine Leibwache.
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.
26 Die tapferen Helden sind Joabs Bruder Asael, der Bethlehemite Elchanan, Dodos Sohn,
These are the names of David’s mighty warriors: Asahel, the [younger] brother of Joab; Elhanan, the son of Dodo, from Bethlehem;
27 der Haroditer Sammot, der Pelomiter Cheles,
Shammah, from [the] Harod [clan]; Helez, from [the] Pelon [clan];
28 der Tekoiter Ira, des Ikkes Sohn, der Anatotiter Abiezer,
Ira, the son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa [town]; Abiezer, from Anathoth [city];
29 der Chusatiter Sibkai, der Achotiter Ilai,
Sibbecai, from Hushah’s [clan]; Ilai from Ahoh’s clan;
30 der Netophatiter Mocharai, der Netophatiter Cheled, Baanas Sohn,
Maharai, from Netophah [town]; Heled, the son of Baanah, also from Netophah [town];
31 Ribais Sohn Itai aus Gibea Benjamins, der Paratoniter Benaja,
Ithai, the son of Ribai, from Gibeah [town] in [the land that belonged to] the tribe of Benjamin; Benaiah, from Pirathon [town];
32 Churai aus Nachale Gaas, der Asbatiter Abiel,
Hurai, from the valleys near Gaash [Mountain]; Abiel from the clan of Arabah;
33 der Bacharumiter Azmavet, der Saalboniter Eljachba,
Azmaveth, from Baharum [town]; Eliahba, from Shaalbon [town];
34 der Gizoniter Hasem, der Harariter Jonatan, des Sage Sohn,
The sons of Hashem from [the] Gizon [clan]; Jonathan the son of Shagee from the Harar [town/clan];
35 der Harariter Achiam, Sakars Sohn, Eliphal, Urs Sohn,
Ahiam the son of Sharar/Sacar, from Harar [town/clan]; Eliphal the son of Ur;
36 der Mekeratiter Chepher, der Peloniter Achia,
Hepher from the Mekerath [clan]; Ahijah from the Pelon [clan/town];
37 der Karmeliter Chesro, Naarai, Ezbais Sohn,
Hezro from Carmel [city]; Naarai the son of Ezbai;
38 Joel, Natans Bruder, Mibchar, Chagris Sohn,
Joel the [younger] brother of Nathan; Mibhar the son of Hagri;
39 der Ammoniter Selek, der Berotiter Nachrai, des Serujasohnes Joab Waffenträger,
Zelek from the Ammon people-group; Naharai, the man who carried Joab’s weapons, from Beeroth [town];
40 der Istriter Ira, der Istriter Gareb,
Ira and Gareb from Jattir [town];
41 der Chittiter Uria, Zobad, Achlais Sohn,
Uriah, [Bathsheba’s husband], from the Heth people-group; Zabad the son of Ahlai;
42 der Rubenite Adina, Zizas Sohn, ein Häuptling der Rubeniter und Anführer der Dreißig,
Adina the son of Shiza, a leader from the tribe of Reuben, who had thirty [soldiers] with him;
43 Chanan, Maakas Sohn, der Mitniter Josaphat,
Hanan the son of Maacah; Joshaphat from Mithna [town/clan];
44 der Astarotiter Uzzia, Sama und Jeiel, die Söhne des Aroëriters Chotam,
Uzzia from Ashterath [town]; Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham, from Aroer [city];
45 Jediael, Simris Sohn, und sein Bruder Jocha, der Tisiter,
Jediael the son of Shimri and his [younger] brother Joha, from Tiz [town/clan];
46 der Machanatiter Eliel, Jeribai und Josavja, Elnaams Söhne, der Moabiter Itma,
Eliel from Mahavah [town/clan]; Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam; Ithmah from [the] Moab [region];
47 Eliel, Obed und der Mesobaiter Jaasiel.
Eliel and Obed, and Jaasiel from Zobah [town/clan].
