2 صَمُوئيل 23

١ 1 وَهَذِهِ كَلِمَاتُ دَاوُدَ الأَخِيرَةُ: هَذَا مَا أُوْحِيَ بِهِ إِلَى دَاوُدَ بْنِ يَسَّى، وَمَا تَنَبَّأَ بِهِ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي عَظَّمَهُ الْعَلِيُّ، الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي مَسَحَهُ إِلَهُ يَعْقُوبَ. هَذَا هُوَ مُرَتِّلُ إِسْرَائِيلَ الْمَحْبُوبُ.

Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, the man whom God raised up, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:

٢ 2 «تَكَلَّمَ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ بِفَمِي، وَكَلِمَتُهُ نَطَقَ بِها لِسَانِي.

"The Spirit of YHWH spoke by me. His word was on my tongue.

٣ 3 إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ تَكَلَّمَ، صَخْرَةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَالَ لِي: عِنْدَمَا يَحْكُمُ إِنْسَانٌ بِعَدْلٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَيَتَسَلَّطُ بِمَخَافَةِ اللهِ،

The God of Jacob said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, 'One who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God,

٤ 4 فَإِنَّهُ يُشْرِقُ عَلَيْهِمْ كَنُورِ الْفَجْرِ، وَكَالشَّمْسِ يَشِعُّ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي صَبَاحٍ صَافٍ، وَكَالْمَطَرِ الَّذِي يَسْتَنْبِتُ عُشْبَ الأَرْضِ.

shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.'

٥ 5 أَلَيْسَتْ هَكَذَا عَلاقَةُ بَيْتِي بِاللهِ؟ أَلَمْ يُبْرِمْ مَعِي عَهْداً أَبَدِيًّا كَامِلاً وَمُؤَمَّناً؟ أَلا يُكَلِّلُ خَلاصِي بِالْفَلاحِ وَيَضْمَنُ تَحْقِيقَ رَغَائِبِي؟

Most certainly my house is not so with God, yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure, for it is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he doesn't make it grow.

٦ 6 أَمَّا الأَشْرَارُ فَيُطْرَحُونَ جَمِيعاً كَالشَّوْكِ، لأَنَّهُمْ يَجْرَحُونَ الْيَدَ الَّتِي تَلْمَسُهُمْ.

But all of the ungodly shall be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can't be taken with the hand,

٧ 7 وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَمَسُّهُمْ يَتَسَلَّحُ بِحَدِيدٍ وقَنَاةِ رُمْحٍ، وَتَلْتَهِمُهُمُ النَّارُ جَمِيعاً فِي مَكَانِهِمْ».

But the man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. They shall be utterly burned with fire in their place."

٨ 8 وَهَذِهِ أَسْمَاءُ رِجَالِ دَاوُدَ الأَبْطَالِ: يُوشَيْبُ بَشَّبَثُ التَّحْكَمُونِيُّ، وَكَانَ قَائِدَ الثَّلاثَةِ، هَاجَمَ بِرُمْحِهِ ثَمَانِي مِئَةٍ وَقَتَلَهُمْ دَفْعَةً وَاحِدَةً.

These are the names of the warriors whom David had: Jeshbaal the son of Hachmoni, leader of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred whom he killed at one time.

٩ 9 وَيَلِيهِ أَلِعَازَارُ بْنُ دُودُو بْنِ أَخُوخِي، وَهُوَ أَحَدُ الأَبْطَالِ الثَّلاثَةِ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا مَعَ دَاوُدَ حِينَ عَيَّرُوا الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ (فِي أَفَسِ دَمِّيمَ) الْمُجْتَمِعِينَ هُنَاكَ لِلْحَرْبِ، وَعِنْدَمَا تَقَهْقَرَ رِجَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ،

After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, one of the Three warriors. He was with David in Pas Dammim when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel had retreated.

١٠ 10 صَمَدَ هُوَ وَظَلَّ يُهَاجِمُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ حَتَّى كَلَّتْ يَدُهُ وَلَصِقَتْ بِالسَّيْفِ، وَوَهَبَهُ الرَّبُّ نَصْراً مُؤَزَّراً فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، وَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ رَجَعَ الشَّعْبُ لِنَهْبِ الْغَنَائِمِ فَقَطْ.

He arose, and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and YHWH worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take spoil.

١١ 11 وَيَعْقُبُهُ شَمَّةُ بْنُ أَجِي الْهَرَارِيُّ. وَكَانَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ قَدْ حَشَدُوا جَيْشاً فِي قِطْعَةِ حَقْلٍ مَزْرُوعَةٍ بِالْعَدَسِ، فَهَرَبَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ أَمَامَهُمْ.

After him was Shamma the son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines were gathered together at Lehi, where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.

١٢ 12 لَكِنَّ شَمَّةَ ثَبَتَ فِي مَكَانِهِ وَسَطَ قِطْعَةِ الْحَقْلِ، وَقَضَى عَلَى الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَأَنْقَذَ الْحَقْلَ مِنْهُمْ، فَوَهَبَهُ اللهُ النَّصْرَ عَلَيْهِمْ.

But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and YHWH worked a great victory.

١٣ 13 وَفِي مَوْسِمِ الْحَصَادِ، أَقْبَلَ هَؤُلاءِ الثَّلاثَةُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الثَّلاثِينَ رَئِيساً إِلَى دَاوُدَ اللّاجِئِ إِلَى مَغَارَةِ عَدُلَّامَ، وَكَانَ جَيْشُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ آنَئِذٍ مُعَسْكِراً فِي وَادِي الرَّفَائِيِّينَ،

And three of the Thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.

١٤ 14 بَيْنَمَا دَاوُدُ مُعْتَصِماً فِي الْحِصْنِ، وَحَامِيَةُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ نَازِلةً فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ.

David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

١٥ 15 فَتَأَوَّهَ دَاوُدُ قَائِلاً: «مَنْ يَسْقِينِي مَاءً مِنْ بِئْرِ بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ الْقَائِمَةِ عِنْدَ بَوَّابَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ؟»

And David had a craving and said, "Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate."

١٦ 16 فَاقْتَحَمَ الأَبْطَالُ الثَّلاثَةُ مُعَسْكَرَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَجَلَبُوا مَاءً مِنْ بِئْرِ بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ الْقَائِمَةِ عِنْدَ الْبَوَّابَةِ، وَحَمَلُوهُ إِلَى دَاوُدَ. فَلَمْ يَشَأْ أَنْ يَشْرَبَهُ بَلْ سَكَبَهُ لِلرَّبِّ،

The Three warriors broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but he would not drink of it, but poured it out to YHWH.

١٧ 17 قَائِلاً: «مَعَاذَ اللهِ أَنْ أَفْعَلَ هَذَا! إِنَّهُ دَمُ الرِّجَالِ الَّذِينَ جَازَفُوا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ». وَهَكَذَا أَبَى أَنْ يَشْرَبَهُ. هَذَا مَا قَامَ بِهِ هَؤُلاءِ الأَبْطَالُ الثَّلاثَةُ.

He said, "Far be it from me, YHWH, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. The Three warriors did these things.

١٨ 18 وَكَانَ أَبِيشَايُ أَخُو يُوآبَ وَابْنُ صُرُويَّةَ رَئِيسَ ثَلاثَةٍ أَيْضاً. هَذَا جَابَهَ بِرُمْحِهِ ثَلاثَ مِئَةٍ وَقَتَلَهُمْ، فَذَاعَتْ شُهْرَتُهُ بَيْنَ الثَّلاثَةِ،

And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was leader of the Thirty. And he wielded his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name beside the Three.

١٩ 19 وَارْتَفَعَتْ مَكَانَتُهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَصَارَ لَهُمْ رَئِيساً، إِلّا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَصِلْ إِلَى مَرْتَبَةِ الثَّلاثَةِ الأُوَلِ.

He was the most illustrious of the Thirty, and he became their leader. However he did not attain to the Three.

٢٠ 20 وَكَانَ بَنَايَاهُو بْنُ يَهُويَادَاعَ مُحَارِباً مُجِيداً مِنْ قَبْصِئِيلَ، هَذَا صَرَعَ بَطَلَيْ مُوآبَ، وَنَزَلَ إِلَى وَسَطِ جُبٍّ فِي يَوْمٍ مُثْلِجٍ وَقَتَلَ أَسَداً،

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, who performed great deeds. He killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.

٢١ 21 كَمَا قَضَى عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِصْرِيٍّ عِمْلاقٍ كَانَ يَحْمِلُ بِيَدِهِ رُمْحاً، فَتَصَدَّى لَهُ بِعَصاً وَخَطَفَ الرُّمْحَ مِنْ يَدِهِ وَقَتَلَهُ بِهِ.

He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature. And the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.

٢٢ 22 هَذَا مَا صَنَعَهُ بَنَايَاهُو بْنُ يَهُويَادَاعَ فَذَاعَتْ شُهْرَتُهُ بَيْنَ الأَبْطَالِ الثَّلاثَةِ.

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the Three warriors.

٢٣ 23 وَارْتَفَعَتْ مَكَانَتُهُ عَلَى الثَّلاثِينَ قَائِداً، وَلَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ مَرْتَبَةَ الثَّلاثَةِ الأُوَلِ فَعَيَّنَهُ دَاوُدُ قَائِداً لِحَرَسِهِ الْخَاصِّ.

He was more honored than the Thirty, but he did not attain to the Three. David set him over his guard.

٢٤ 24 وَكَانَ عَسَائِيلُ أَخُو يُوآبَ وَاحِداً مِنَ الثَّلاثِينَ رَئِيساً، وَكَذَلِكَ أَلْحَانَانُ بْنُ دُودُو مِنْ بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ،

Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the Thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo from Bethlehem,

٢٥ 25 وَشَمَّةُ الْحَرُودِيُّ وَأَلِيقَا الْحَرُودِيُّ

Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

٢٦ 26 وَحَالَصُ الْفَلْطِيُّ، وَعِيرَا بْنُ عِقِّيشَ التَّقُوعِيُّ

Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

٢٧ 27 وَأَبِيعَزَرُ الْعَنَاثُوثِيُّ، وَمَبُونَايُ الْحُوشَاتِيُّ.

Abiezer the Anathothite, Sibbekai the Hushathite,

٢٨ 28 وَصَلْمُونُ الأَخُوخِيُّ، وَمَهْرَايُ النَّطُوفَاتِيُّ.

Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

٢٩ 29 وَخَالَبُ بْنُ بَعْنَةَ النَّطُوفَاتِيُّ، وَإِتَّايُ بْنُ رِيبَايَ مِنْ جِبْعَةِ بِنِي بِنْيَامِينَ،

Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the people of Benjamin,

٣٠ 30 وَبَنَايَا الْفَرْعَتُونِيُّ، وَهِدَّايُ مِنْ أَوْدِيَةِ جَاعَشَ.

Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of Nahale Gaash.

٣١ 31 وَأَبُو عَلْبُونَ الْعَرَبَاتِيُّ، وَعَزْمُوتُ الْبَرْحُومِيُّ.

Abiel son of the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Bahurimite,

٣٢ 32 وَأَلْيَحْبَا الشَّعْلُبُّونِيُّ، وَيُونَاثَانُ مِنْ بَنِي يَاشَنَ.

Eliahba the Shaalbinite, Jashen the Gizonite,

٣٣ 33 وَشَمَّةُ الْهَرَارِيُّ، وَأَخِيآمُ بْنُ شَارَارَ الأَرَارِيُّ،

Jonathan son of Shamma the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sakar the Hararite,

٣٤ 34 وَأَلِيفَلَطُ بْنُ أَحَسْبَايَ ابْنُ الْمَعْكِيِّ، وَأَلِيعَامُ بْنُ أَخِيتُوفَلَ الْجِيلُونِيُّ.

Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

٣٥ 35 وَحَصْرَايُ الْكَرْمَلِيُّ، وَفَعْرَايُ الأَرَبِيُّ،

Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Archite,

٣٦ 36 وَيَجْآلُ بْنُ نَاثَانَ مِنْ صُوبَةَ، وَبَانِي الْجَادِيُّ،

Igal the son of Nathan, from the army of the Hagrites,

٣٧ 37 وَصَالَقُ الْعَمُّوِنيُّ، وَنَحْرَايُ الْبَئِيرُوتِيُّ حَامِلُ سِلاحِ يُوآبَ بْنِ صُرُويَّةَ،

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

٣٨ 38 وَعِيرَا الْيِثْرِيُّ، وَجَارَبُ الْيِثْرِيُّ،

Ira the Jattirite, Gareb the Jattirite,

٣٩ 39 وَأُورِيَّا الْحِثِّيُّ. وَهُمْ فِي جُمْلَتِهِمْ سَبْعَةٌ وَثَلاثُونَ بَطَلاً.

Uriah the Hethite: thirty-seven in all.