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.
Und dies sind die, welche zu David nach Ziklag kamen, als er noch vor Saul, dem Sohne Kis', auf der Flucht war. Auch sie gehörten zu den Helden als Helfer im Streit,
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.
mit Bogen bewaffnet und geschickt, mit der Rechten und der linken Steine zu schleudern und Pfeile zu schießen. Von den Stammesgenossen Sauls, den Benjaminiten:
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];
Der Hauptmann Ahieser und Joas, die Söhne Hassemaas von Gibea, Jesiel und Pelet, die Söhne Asmaweths, Beracha und Jehu von Anathoth.
4 Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];
Jismaja von Gibeon, ein Held unter den dreißig und ein Anführer der dreißig; Jeremia, Jahasiel, Johanan und Josabad von Gedera.
5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
Eleusai, Jerimoth, Bealja, Semarja und Sephatja von Hariph;
6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
Elkana, Jissija, Asareel, Joeser und Jasobeam, die Korhiter;
7 Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
Joela und Sebadja, die Söhne Jerohams von Gedor.
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.
Von den Gaditen gingen zu David über - auf seine Burg in der Wüste - tapfere Männer, kampfgerüstete Krieger, die Schild und Lanze führten, die anzusehen waren wie Löwen und schnellfüßig wie Gazellen auf den Bergen:
9 Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
Eser, der Hauptmann, Obadja, der zweite, Eliab, der dritte,
10 Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.
Mismanna, der vierte, Jeremia, der fünfte,
11 Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.
Attai, der sechste, Eliel, der siebente,
12 Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
Johanan, der achte, Elsabad, der neunte,
13 Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.
Jeremia, der zehnte, Machbannai, der elfte.
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.
Diese kamen von den Gaditen, die Heerführer, deren Geringster es mit hundert, deren größter es mit tausend aufnehmen konnte.
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.
Diese waren es, die den Jordan überschritten im ersten Monat, als er seine Ufer bis an den Rand füllte, und die alle Bewohner der Seitenthäler in die Flucht jagten, nach Osten und nach Westen.
16 Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
Es kamen aber auch etliche von den Benjaminiten und Judäern bis zur Burg Davids.
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.”
Da ging David hinaus, trat vor sie, hob an und sprach zu ihnen: Wenn ihr in friedlicher Absicht zu mir kommt, um mir beizustehen, so will ich mich von Herzen mit euch vereinigen; kommt ihr aber, um mich an meine Feinde zu verraten, obschon kein Frevel an meinen Händen klebt, so sehe der Gott unserer Väter darein und strafe es!
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.”
Da ergriff der Geist Amasai, das Oberhaupt der dreißig, und er rief: Dein, o David, und mit dir, Sohn Isais! Heil. Heil dir und Heil deinen Helfern, denn dir half dein Gott! Da nahm sie David an und machte sie zu Hauptleuten der Kriegerschar.
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}!”
Von Manasse gingen zu David über, als er mit den Philistern zum Kampfe gegen Saul auszog, - doch halfen sie ihnen in Wahrheit nicht; denn die Fürsten der Philister schickten ihn, nachdem sie Rat gepflogen, hinweg, indem sie sprachen: er könnte mit Darangabe unserer Köpfe zu Saul, seinem Herrn, übergegen.
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].
Als er nun nach Ziklag zog, gingen von Manasse zu ihm über: - Adnah, Josabad, Jediael, Michael, Josabad, Elihu und Zillethai, die Häupter der Tausendschaften in Manasse.
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.
Diese nun verbündeten sich mit David gegen die Räuberschar, denn sie waren insgesamt tapfere Männer und wurden Anführer im Heere.
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).
Denn Tag für Tag kamen welche zu David, um ihm beizustehen, bis das Heer groß war, wie ein Gottesheer.
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.
Und dies sind die Zahlen der Häupter der zum Heereszuge Gerüsteten, die zu David nach Hebron kamen, um ihm gemäß dem Befehle Jahwes das Königtum Sauls zu übertragen:
24 There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
Judäer, die Schild und Lanze trugen: 6800 zum Heereszuge Gerüstete.
25 There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
Von den Simeoniten: 7100 tapfere Krieger.
26 There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
Von den Leviten: 4600.
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.
Dazu Jojada, der Fürst über die aus dem Hause Aarons, mit 3700
28 Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.
und Zadok, ein tapferer Jüngling; seine Familie zählte 22 Anführer.
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.
Von den Benjaminiten, den Stammesgenossen Sauls: 3000; denn bis dahin hielten die Meisten von ihnen am Hause Sauls fest.
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.
Von den Ephraimiten: 20800 tapfere, in ihren Familien hochberühmte Männer.
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.
Vom halben Stamm Manasse: 18000, die namentlich bezeichnet waren, daß sie hingehen sollten, um David zum Könige zu machen.
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.
Von den Nachkommen Issachars, die um die Zeitläufe Bescheid wußten, so daß sie wußten, was Israel thun solle: 200 Hauptleute und ihre sämtlichen Stammesgenossen unter ihrem Befehl.
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.
Von Sebulon: 50000 Kriegstüchtige, mit allerlei kriegerischen Waffen zum Kampfe Gerüstete und bereit, einmütig im Streite mitzuhelfen.
34 There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.
Von Naphtali: 1000 Anführer und mit ihnen 37000 mit Schild und Speer.
35 There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
Von den Daniten 28600 zum Kampfe Gerüstete.
36 There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.
Von Asser: 40000 Kriegstüchtige, bereit, Krieg zu führen.
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.
Von jenseits des Jordan: Von den Rubeniten, den Gaditen und dem halben Stamme Manasse: 120000 mit allerlei zur Kriegführung dienenden Waffen.
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.
Alle diese, in Schlachtreihe geordnete Krieger, kamen einmütig nach Hebron, um David über ganz Israel zum Könige zu machen.
39 The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their families had given them food to take with them.
Und sie blieben drei Tage dort bei David und aßen und tranken, denn ihre Volksgenossen hatten für sie zugerichtet.
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.
Dazu brachten die, die in der Nähe von ihnen wohnten, bis nach Issachar, Sebulon und Naphtali hin, Lebensmittel auf Eseln, Kamelen, Maultieren und Rindern: Mehl zur Nahrung, Feigenkuchen, Rosinenkuchen, Wein, Öl und Rinder und Schafe in Menge; denn es herrschte Freude in Israel.
