1 Chronicles 12

1 Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;

١ وَهَذِهِ أَسْمَاءُ الرِّجَالِ الَّذِينَ وَفَدُوا عَلَى دَاوُدَ وَهُوَ مُخْتَبِئٌ مِنْ شَاوُلَ بْنِ قَيْسَ، وَهُمْ أَبْطَالُ حَرْبٍ

2 they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):

٢ بَارِعُونَ فِي رَمْيِ السِّهَامِ وَالْقِسِيِّ وَالْحِجَارَةِ بِالْمَقَالِيعِ، إِنْ بِالْيَدِ الْيُسْرَى أَوِ الْيَدِ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى السَّوَاءِ، وَجَمِيعُهُمْ مِنْ أَقْرِبَاءِ شَاوُلَ مِنْ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ.

3 Ahiezer their chief and Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite;

٣ وَكَانَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِمْ أَخِيعَزَرُ ثُمَّ يُوآشُ ابْنَا شَمَاعَةَ الْجِبْعِيِّ، وَيَزُوئِيلُ وَفَالَطُ ابْنَا عَزْمُوتَ، وَبَرَاخَةُ وَيَاهُو الْعَنَاثُوثِيُّ،

4 Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the Thirty and a leader over the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite;

٤ وَيَشْمَعْيَا الْجِبْعُونِيُّ أَحَدُ الأَبْطَالِ الثَّلاثِينَ وَقَائِدُهُمْ، وَيَرْمِيَا وَيَحْزِيئِيلُ وَيُوحَانَانُ وَيُوزَابَادُ مِنْ جَدِيرَةَ،

5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;

٥ وَإِلْعُوزَايُ وَيَرِيمُوثُ وَبَعْلِيَا وَشَمَرْيَا وَشَفَطْيَا مِنْ حَرُوفَ،

6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites;

٦ وَأَلْقَانَةُ وَيَشِيَّا وَعَزْرِئِيلُ وَيُوعَزَرُ وَيَشُبْعَامُ مِنْ عَشِيرَةِ قُورَحَ،

7 and Joelah and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.

٧ وَيُوعِيلَةُ وَزَبَدْيَا ابْنَا يَرُوحَامَ مِنْ جَدُورَ.

8 Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:

٨ وَمِنْ أَبْطَالِ الْحَرْبِ رِجَالِ الْجَيْشِ مِنَ الْجَادِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ انْضَمُّوا إِلَى دَاوُدَ وَهُوَ فِي الْقَلْعَةِ مِمَّنْ بَرَعُوا فِي اسْتِعْمَالِ التُّرُوسِ وَالرِّمَاحِ وَوُجُوهُهُمْ كَوُجُوهِ الأُسُودِ، وَسُرْعَتُهُمْ كَسُرْعَةِ ظِبَاءِ الْجِبَالِ.

9 Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,

٩ عَازَرُ وَكَانَ رَئِيساً لَهُمْ، وَعُوبَدْيَا الثَّانِي، وَأَلِيآبُ الثَّالِثُ،

10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

١٠ وَمِشْمَنَّةُ الرَّابِعُ، وَيَرْمِيَا الْخَامِسُ،

11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

١١ وَعَتَّايُ السَّادِسُ، وَإِيلِيئِيلُ السَّابِعُ،

12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

١٢ وَيُوحَانَانُ الثَّامِنُ، وَأَلْزَابَادُ التَّاسِعُ،

13 Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbanai the eleventh.

١٣ وَيَرْمِيَا الْعَاشِرُ، وَمَخْبَنَّايُ الْحَادِي عَشَرَ.

14 These Gadites were army commanders, the least of whom was a match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand.

١٤ وَجَمِيعُهُمْ مِنْ سِبْطِ جَادَ، وَقَادَةٌ فِي الْجَيْشِ، فَكَانَ الْكِبَارُ مِنْهُمْ قَادَةَ أُلُوفٍ، والصِّغَارُ قَادَةَ مِئَاتٍ.

15 These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.

١٥ وَقَدْ عَبَرُوا نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ فِي أَوَّلِ شَهْرٍ مِنَ السَّنَةِ فِي مَوْسِمِ فَيَضَانِهِ وَهَزَمُوا كُلَّ أَهْلِ الأَوْدِيَةِ شَرْقِيَّ النَّهْرِ وَغَرْبِيَّهُ.

16 Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.

١٦ وَتَوَافَدَ عَلَى دَاوُدَ وَهُوَ فِي الْحِصْنِ قَوْمٌ مِنْ سِبْطَيْ بِنْيَامِينَ وَيَهُوذَا

17 And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”

١٧ فَخَرَجَ دَاوُدُ لاِسْتِقْبَالِهِمْ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «إِنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ جِئْتُمْ بِنِيَّةٍ خَالِصَةٍ لِتُسَاعِدُونِي، فَإِنَّ قَلْبِي يَتَّحِدُ مَعَ قُلُوبِكُمْ؛ وَلَكِنْ إنْ كُنْتُمْ مُزْمِعِينَ عَلَى تَسْلِيمِي لِعَدُوِّي مِنْ غَيْرِ ذَنْبٍ جَنَيْتُهُ فَإِنَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِنَا يَرَى وَيُنْصِفُ».

18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.

١٨ فَحَلَّ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ عَلَى عَمَاسَايَ الَّذِي أَصْبَحَ فِي مَا بَعْدُ قَائِدَ الثَّلاثَةِ وَقَالَ: «إِنَّنَا رِجَالُكَ يَا دَاوُدُ، وَنَحْنُ مَعَكَ يَا ابْنَ يَسَّى. سَلامٌ لَكَ، وَسَلامٌ لِنَاصِرِيكَ، لأَنَّ إِلَهَكَ هُوَ مُعِينُكَ». فَرَحَّبَ بِهِمْ دَاوُدُ وَجَعَلَهُمْ رُؤَسَاءَ فِي جَيْشِهِ.

19 Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)

١٩ وَانْضَمَّ إِلَى دَاوُدَ بَعْضُ رِجَالِ مَنَسَّى حِينَ جَاءَ مَعَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوا لِمُحَارَبَةِ شَاوُلَ، وَلَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَشْتَرِكْ فِي الْمَعْرَكَةِ لأَنَّ أَقْطَابَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ تَدَاوَلُوا فِي أَمْرِهِ وَخَافُوا أَنْ يَنْقَلِبَ عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَحْظَى بِرِضَى شَاوُلَ، فَأَبْعَدُوهُ عَنِ الْمَعْرَكَةِ.

20 When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.

٢٠ وَفِي أَثْنَاءِ عَوْدَتِهِ إِلَى صِقْلَغَ انْضَمَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رِجَالِ مَنَسَّى: عَدْنَاحُ وَيُوزَابَادُ وَيَدِيعَئِيلُ وَمِيخَائِيلُ وَيُوزَابَادُ وَأَلِيهُو وَصِلْتَايُ، وَقَدْ كَانُوا قَادَةً عَلَى أُلُوفٍ مِنْ جُنُودِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى.

21 They helped David against the raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.

٢١ وَقَدْ أَسْعَفُوا دَاوُدَ فِي حَرْبِهِ مَعَ الْغُزَاةِ الْعَمَالِقَةِ لأَنَّهُمْ جَمِيعاً رِجَالُ حَرْبٍ أَشِدَّاءُ وَكَانُوا قَادَةً فِي الْجَيْشِ.

22 For at that time men came to David day after day to help him, until he had a great army, like the army of God.

٢٢ وَإِذْ تَقَاطَرَ الرِّجَالُ لِلانْضِمَامِ إِلَى دَاوُدَ، يَوْماً بَعْدَ يَوْمٍ، أَصْبَحَ لَدَيْهِ جَيْشٌ عَظِيمٌ قَوِيٌّ.

23 Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:

٢٣ وَهَذَا إحْصَاءٌ بِالْجُنُودِ الْمُحَارِبِينَ الَّذِينَ انْضَمُّوا إِلَى دَاوُدَ فِي حَبْرُونَ لِيُحَوِّلُوا مَمْلَكَةَ شَاوُلَ إِلَيْهِ حَسَبَ وَعْدِ الرَّبِّ.

24 From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.

٢٤ مِنْ سِبْطِ يَهُوذَا: سِتَّةُ آلافٍ وَثَمَانِي مِئَةِ جُنْدِيٍّ مِنْ حَمَلَةِ الأَتْرَاسِ وَالرِّمَاحِ.

25 From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle.

٢٥ مِنْ سِبْطِ شِمْعُونَ: سَبْعَةُ آلافٍ وَمِئَةٌ مِنَ الْمُحَارِبِينَ الأَشِدَّاءِ.

26 From Levi: 4,600,

٢٦ مِنْ سِبْطِ لاوِي: أَرْبَعَةُ آلافٍ وَسِتُّ مِئَةٍ.

27 including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men,

٢٧ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ هرُونَ: الْقَائِدُ يَهُويَادَاعُ عَلَى رَأْسِ ثَلاثَةِ آلافٍ وَسَبْعِ مِئَةٍ.

28 and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.

٢٨ وَانْضَمَّ إِلَيْهِ أَيْضاً صَادُوقُ الْمُقَاتِلُ الْجَبَّارُ مَعَ اثْنَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ قَائِداً مِنْ أَقْرِبَائِهِ.

29 From Benjamin, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time.

٢٩ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ أَقْرِبَاءِ شَاوُلَ: ثَلاثَةُ آلافٍ، أَمَّا أَكْثَرِيَّةُ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ فَظَلُّوا مُوَالِينَ لِشَاوُلَ حَتَّى ذَلِكَ الْحِينِ.

30 From Ephraim: 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous among their own clans.

٣٠ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ أَفْرَايِمَ: عِشْرُونَ أَلْفاً وَثَمَانِي مِئَةٍ مِنَ الْمُحَارِبِينَ الأَشِدَّاءِ الْمَشْهُورِينَ بَيْنَ عَشَائِرِ قَبِيلَتِهِمْ.

31 From the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.

٣١ وَمِنْ نِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى: ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ أَلْفاً قَدْ اُخْتِيرُوا بِالتَّعْيِينِ لِيَذْهَبُوا وَيُنَصِّبُوا دَاوُدَ مَلِكاً عَلَيْهِمْ.

32 From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.

٣٢ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ يَسَّاكَرَ، مِنْ ذَوِي الْخِبْرَةِ وَالْحِكْمَةِ فِي سِيَاسَةِ شُؤُونِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: مِئَتَانِ مِنَ الرُّؤَسَاءِ مَعَ أَقْرِبَائِهِمِ الَّذِينَ تَحْتَ إِمْرَتِهِمْ.

33 From Zebulun: 50,000 fit for service, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, who with one purpose were devoted to David.

٣٣ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ زَبُولُونَ: خَمْسُونَ أَلْفاً مِنَ الْمُحَارِبِينَ الْمُخْلِصِينَ الْمُتَمَرِّسِينَ عَلَى الْحَرْبِ بِكُلِّ أَصْنَافِ الأَسْلِحَةِ.

34 From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear.

٣٤ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ نَفْتَالِي: أَلْفُ قَائِدٍ عَلَى رَأْسِ سَبْعَةٍ وَثلاثِينَ أَلْفاً مِنَ الْمُحَارِبِينَ بِالأَتْرَاسِ وَالرِّمَاحِ.

35 From Dan: 28,600 prepared for battle.

٣٥ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ دَانٍ: ثَمَانِيَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ أَلْفاً وَسِتُّ مِئَةٍ مِنَ الْجُنُودِ الْمُقَاتِلِينَ فِي الْمَعَارِكِ.

36 From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle.

٣٦ وَمِنْ سِبْطِ أَشِيرَ: أَرْبَعُونَ أَلْفاً مِنَ الْمُجَنَّدِينَ الْمُقَاتِلِينَ فِي الْمَعَارِكِ.

37 And from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh there: 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war.

٣٧ وَمِنْ سِبْطَيْ رَأُوبَيْنَ وَجَادٍ وَنِصْفِ سِبْطِ مَنَسَّى: مِئَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ أَلْفاً مِنَ الْمُتَمَرِّسِينَ عَلَى الْقِتَالِ بِجَمِيعِ أَصْنَافِ الأَسْلِحَةِ، قَدِمُوا مِنْ شَرْقِيِّ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ.

38 All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.

٣٨ وَقَدِ انْضَمَّ رِجَالُ الْحَرْبِ هَؤُلاءِ بِنِيَّةٍ خَالِصَةٍ إِلَى دَاوُدَ فِي حَبْرُونَ، لِيُنَصِّبُوهُ مَلِكاً عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ، مُتَآزِرِينَ بِذَلِكَ مَعَ بَقِيَّةِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ تَوَافَدُوا بِكُلِّ وَلاءٍ لِيُبَايِعُوا دَاوُدَ مَلِكاً عَلَيْهِمْ،

39 They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.

٣٩ وَمَكَثُوا مَعَ دَاوُدَ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ يَحْتَفِلُونَ آكِلِينَ شَارِبِينَ مِمَّا أَعَدَّهُ لَهُمْ أَقْرِبَاؤُهُمْ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

40 And their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant supplies of flour, fig cakes and raisin cakes, wine and oil, oxen and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.

٤٠ كَمَا شَارَكَ فِي اسْتِضَافَتِهِمْ عَشَائِرُ الأَسْبَاطِ الْقَرِيبَةِ حَتَّى يَسَّاكَرَ وَزَبُولُونَ وَنَفْتَالِي، الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَأْتُونَ مُحَمِّلِينَ حَمِيرَهُمْ وَجِمَالَهُمْ وَبِغَالَهُمْ وَبَقَرَهُمْ بِالْخُبْزِ وَالدَّقِيقِ وَالتِّينِ وَالزَّبِيبِ وَالْخَمْرِ وَالزَّيْتِ. كَمَا جَاءُوا بِأَعْدَادٍ وَفِيرَةٍ مِنَ الْبَقَرِ وَالْغَنَمِ لِلذَّبْحِ، لأَنَّ الْفَرَحَ عَمَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ.