1 Chronicles 11

1 Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.

1 وَٱجْتَمَعَ كُلُّ رِجَالِ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ فِي حَبْرُونَ قَائِلِينَ: «هُوَذَا عَظْمُكَ وَلَحْمُكَ نَحْنُ.

2 Even in times past, while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD your God said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”

2 وَمُنْذُ أَمْسِ وَمَا قَبْلَهُ حِينَ كَانَ شَاوُلُ مَلِكًا كُنْتَ أَنْتَ تُخْرِجُ وَتُدْخِلُ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَقَدْ قَالَ لَكَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ: أَنْتَ تَرْعَى شَعْبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَأَنْتَ تَكُونُ رَئِيسًا لِشَعْبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ».

3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.

3 وَجَاءَ جَمِيعُ شُيُوخِ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ إِلَى حَبْرُونَ، فَقَطَعَ دَاوُدُ مَعَهُمْ عَهْدًا فِي حَبْرُونَ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَمَسَحُوا دَاوُدَ مَلِكًا عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ حَسَبَ كَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ عَنْ يَدِ صَمُوئِيلَ.

4 Then David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus), where the Jebusites inhabited the land.

4 وَذَهَبَ دَاوُدُ وَكُلُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، أَيْ يَبُوسَ. وَهُنَاكَ ٱلْيَبُوسِيُّونَ سُكَّانُ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

5 The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).

5 وَقَالَ سُكَّانُ يَبُوسَ لِدَاوُدَ: «لَا تَدْخُلْ إِلَى هُنَا». فَأَخَذَ دَاوُدُ حِصْنَ صِهْيَوْنَ، هِيَ مَدِينَةُ دَاوُدَ.

6 Now David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief.

6 وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «إِنَّ ٱلَّذِي يَضْرِبُ ٱلْيَبُوسِيِّينَ أَوَّلًا يَكُونُ رَأْسًا وَقَائِدًا». فَصَعِدَ أَوَّلًا يُوآبُ ٱبْنُ صَرُويَةَ، فَصَارَ رَأْسًا.

7 So David took up residence in the fortress; that is why it was called the City of David.

7 وَأَقَامَ دَاوُدُ فِي ٱلْحِصْنِ، لِذَلِكَ دَعَوْهُ «مَدِينَةَ دَاوُدَ».

8 He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.

8 وَبَنَى ٱلْمَدِينَةَ حَوَالَيْهَا مِنَ ٱلْقَلْعَةِ إِلَى مَا حَوْلِهَا. وَيُوآبُ جَدَّدَ سَائِرَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ.

9 And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of Hosts was with him.

9 وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ يَتَزَايَدُ مُتَعَظِّمًا وَرَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ مَعَهُ.

10 Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel, bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.

10 وَهَؤُلَاءِ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْأَبْطَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ لِدَاوُدَ، ٱلَّذِينَ تَشَدَّدُوا مَعَهُ فِي مُلْكِهِ مَعَ كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِتَمْلِيكِهِ حَسَبَ كَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ مِنْ جِهَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

11 This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the officers; he wielded his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed at one time.

11 وَهَذَا هُوَ عَدَدُ ٱلْأَبْطَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ لِدَاوُدَ: يَشُبْعَامُ بْنُ حَكْمُونِي رَئِيسُ ٱلثَّوَالِثِ. هُوَ هَزَّ رُمْحَهُ عَلَى ثَلَاثِ مِئَةٍ قَتَلَهُمْ دُفْعَةً وَاحِدَةً.

12 Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men.

12 وَبَعْدَهُ أَلِعَازَارُ بْنُ دُودُو ٱلْأَخُوخِيُّ. هُوَ مِنَ ٱلْأَبْطَالِ ٱلثَّلَاثَةِ.

13 He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At a place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.

13 هُوَ كَانَ مَعَ دَاوُدَ فِي فَسَّ دَمِّيمَ وَقَدِ ٱجْتَمَعَ هُنَاكَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ لِلْحَرْبِ. وَكَانَتْ قِطْعَةُ ٱلْحَقْلِ مَمْلُوءَةً شَعِيرًا، فَهَرَبَ ٱلشَّعْبُ مِنْ أَمَامِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ.

14 But Eleazar and David stationed themselves in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.

14 وَوَقَفُوا فِي وَسَطِ ٱلْقِطْعَةِ وَأَنْقَذُوهَا، وَضَرَبُوا ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ. وَخَلَّصَ ٱلرَّبُّ خَلَاصًا عَظِيمًا.

15 Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

15 وَنَزَلَ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنَ ٱلثَّلَاثِينَ رَئِيسًا إِلَى ٱلصَّخْرِ إِلَى دَاوُدَ إِلَى مَغَارَةِ عَدُلَّامَ وَجَيْشُ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ نَازِلٌ فِي وَادِي ٱلرَّفَائِيِّينَ.

16 At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.

16 وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ حِينَئِذٍ فِي ٱلْحِصْنِ، وَحَفَظَةُ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ حِينَئِذٍ فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ.

17 David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”

17 فَتَأَوَّهَ دَاوُدُ وَقَالَ: «مَنْ يَسْقِينِي مَاءً مِنْ بِئْرِ بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ ٱلَّتِي عِنْدَ ٱلْبَابِ؟»

18 So the Three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,

18 فَشَقَّ ٱلثَّلَاثَةُ مَحَلَّةَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَٱسْتَقَوْا مَاءً مِنْ بِئْرِ بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ ٱلَّتِي عِنْدَ ٱلْبَابِ، وَحَمَلُوهُ وَأَتَوْا بِهِ إِلَى دَاوُدَ، فَلَمْ يَشَأْ دَاوُدُ أَنْ يَشْرَبَهُ بَلْ سَكَبَهُ لِلرَّبِّ.

19 saying, “Far be it from me, my God, to do this! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives, David refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.

19 وَقَالَ: «حَاشَا لِي مِنْ قِبَلِ إِلَهِي أَنْ أَفْعَلَ ذَلِكَ! أَأَشْرَبُ دَمَ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلرِّجَالِ بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ؟ لِأَنَّهُمْ إِنَّمَا أَتَوْا بِهِ بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ». وَلَمْ يَشَأْ أَنْ يَشْرَبَهُ. هَذَا مَا فَعَلَهُ ٱلْأَبْطَالُ ٱلثَّلَاثَةُ.

20 Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Three, and he wielded his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.

20 وَأَبِشَايُ أَخُو يُوآبَ كَانَ رَئِيسَ ثَلَاثَةٍ. وَهُوَ قَدْ هَزَّ رُمْحَهُ عَلَى ثَلَاثِ مِئَةٍ فَقَتَلَهُمْ، فَكَانَ لَهُ ٱسْمٌ بَيْنَ ٱلثَّلَاثَةِ.

21 He was doubly honored above the Three, and he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.

21 مِنَ ٱلثَّلَاثَةِ أُكْرِمَ عَلَى ٱلِٱثْنَيْنِ وَكَانَ لَهُمَا رَئِيسًا، إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَصِلْ إِلَى ٱلثَّلَاثَةِ ٱلْأُوَلِ.

22 And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.

22 بَنَايَا بْنُ يَهُويَادَاعَ ٱبْنِ ذِي بَأْسٍ كَثِيرِ ٱلْأَفْعَالِ مِنْ قَبْصِيئِيلَ. هُوَ ٱلَّذِي ضَرَبَ أَسَدَيْ مُوآبَ، وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي نَزَلَ وَضَرَبَ أَسَدًا فِي وَسَطِ جُبٍّ يَوْمَ ٱلثَّلْجِ.

23 He also struck down an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.

23 وَهُوَ ضَرَبَ ٱلرَّجُلَ ٱلْمِصْرِيَّ ٱلَّذِي قَامَتُهُ خَمْسُ أَذْرُعٍ، وَفِي يَدِ ٱلْمِصْرِيِّ رُمْحٌ كَنَوْلِ ٱلنَّسَّاجِينَ. فَنَزَلَ إِلَيْهِ بِعَصًا وَخَطَفَ ٱلرُّمْحَ مِنْ يَدِ ٱلْمِصْرِيِّ وَقَتَلَهُ بِرُمْحِهِ.

24 These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name along with the three mighty men.

24 هَذَا مَا فَعَلَهُ بَنَايَا بْنُ يَهُويَادَاعَ، فَكَانَ لَهُ ٱسْمٌ بَيْنَ ٱلثَّلَاثَةِ ٱلْأَبْطَالِ.

25 He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.

25 هُوَذَا أُكْرِمَ عَلَى ٱلثَّلَاثِينَ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَصِلْ إِلَى ٱلثَّلَاثَةِ. فَجَعَلَهُ دَاوُدُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ سِرِّهِ.

26 Now these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

26 وَأَبْطَالُ ٱلْجَيْشِ هُمْ: عَسَائِيلُ أَخُو يُوآبَ، وَأَلْحَانَانُ بْنُ دُودُوَ مِنْ بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ،

27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

27 شَمُّوتُ ٱلْهَرُورِيُّ، حَالِصُ ٱلْفَلُونِيُّ،

28 Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

28 عِيرَا بْنُ عِقِّيشَ ٱلتَّقُوعِيُّ، أَبِيعَزَرُ ٱلْعَنَاثُوثِيُّ،

29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

29 سِبْكَايُ ٱلْحُوشَاتِيُّ، عِيلَايُ ٱلْأَخُوخِيُّ،

30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,

30 مَهْرَايُ ٱلنَّطُوفَاتِيُّ، خَالِدُ بْنُ بَعْنَةَ ٱلنَّطُوفَاتِيُّ،

31 Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

31 إِتَّايُ بْنُ رِيبَايَ مِنْ جِبْعَةِ بَنِي بَنْيَامِينَ، بَنَايَا ٱلْفَرْعَتُونِيُّ،

32 Hurai from the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

32 حُورَايُ مِنْ أَوْدِيَةِ جَاعَشَ، أَبِيئِيلُ ٱلْعَرَبَاتِيُّ،

33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

33 عَزْمُوتُ ٱلْبَحْرُومِيُّ، إِلْيَحْبَا ٱلشَّعْلُبُونِيُّ،

34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan son of Shagee the Hararite,

34 بَنُو هَاشِمَ ٱلْجَزُونِيُّ، يُونَاثَانُ بْنُ شَاجَايَ ٱلْهَرَارِيُّ،

35 Ahiam son of Sachar the Hararite, Eliphal son of Ur,

35 أَخِيآمُ بْنُ سَاكَارَ ٱلْهَرَارِيُّ، أَلِيفَالُ بْنُ أُورَ،

36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

36 حَافَرُ ٱلْمَكِيرَاتِيُّ، وَأَخِيَا ٱلْفَلُونِيُّ،

37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,

37 حَصْرُو ٱلْكَرْمَلِيُّ، نَعْرَايُ بْنُ أَزْبَايَ،

38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri,

38 يُوئِيلُ أَخُو نَاثَانَ، مَبْحَارُ بْنُ هَجْرِي،

39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

39 صَالِقُ ٱلْعَمُّونِيُّ، نَحْرَايُ ٱلْبَئِيرُوتِيُّ، حَامِلُ سِلَاحِ يُوآبَ ٱبْنِ صَرُويَةَ،

40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

40 عِيرَا ٱلْيِثْرِيُّ، جَارِبُ ٱلْيِثْرِيُّ،

41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,

41 أُورِيَّا ٱلْحِثِّيُّ، زَابَادُ بْنُ أَحْلَايَ،

42 Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, chief of the Reubenites, and the thirty with him,

42 عَدِينَا بْنُ شِيزَا ٱلرَّأُوبَيْنِيُّ، رَأْسُ ٱلرَّأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ وَمَعَهُ ثَلَاثُونَ،

43 Hanan son of Maacah, Joshaphat the Mithnite,

43 حَانَانُ ٱبْنُ مَعْكَةَ، يُوشَافَاطُ ٱلْمَثْنِيُّ،

44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

44 عُزِّيَّا ٱلْعَشْتَرُوتِيُّ، شَامَاعُ وَيَعُوئِيلُ ٱبْنَا حُوثَامَ ٱلْعَرُوعِيرِيِ،

45 Jediael son of Shimri and his brother Joha the Tizite,

45 يَدِيعَئِيلُ بْنُ شِمْرِي، وَيُوحَا أَخُوهُ ٱلتِّيصِيُّ،

46 Eliel the Mahavite, Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, Ithmah the Moabite,

46 إِيلِيئِيلُ مِنْ مَحْوِيمَ، وَيَرِيبَايُ وَيُوشُويَا ٱبْنَا أَلْنَعَمَ، وَيِثْمَةُ ٱلْمُوآبِيُّ،

47 Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

47 إِيلِيئِيلُ وَعُوبِيدُ وَيَعِسِيئِيلُ مِنْ مَصُوبَايَا.