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 Männer, die zu David nach Ziklag kamen, als er noch von Saul, dem Sohne des Kis, verbannt war; auch sie gehörten zu den Helden, die ihm im Kampf halfen,

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.

ausgerüstet mit Bogen und geübt, mit der Rechten und mit der Linken Steine zu schleudern und Pfeile mit dem Bogen zu schießen. Von den Stammesgenossen Sauls aus (dem Stamme) Benjamin waren da:

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 Oberste Ahieser und Joas, der Sohn Semaas aus Gibea; ferner Jesiel und Pelet, die Söhne Asmaweths, Beracha und Jehu aus 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 aus Gibeon, ein Held unter den Dreißig und der Anführer der Dreißig; ferner Jeremia, Jahasiel und Johanan; Josabad aus Gedera;

5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];

Elusai, Jerimoth, Bealja und Semarja; Sephatja aus Hariph;

6 Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;

Elkana, Jissija, Asarel, Joeser und Jasobam, die Korhiter;

7 Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].

Joela und Sebadja, die Söhne Jerohams, aus 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 aber gingen tapfere Helden zu David nach der Bergfeste in der Wüste über, kampfgeübte Krieger, die Schild und Lanze zu führen wußten, 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.

der Oberste war Eser, der zweite Obadja, der dritte Eliab,

10 Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.

der vierte Mismanna, der fünfte Jeremia,

11 Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.

der sechste Atthai, der siebte Eliel,

12 Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.

der achte Johanan, der neunte Elsabad,

13 Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.

der zehnte Jeremia, der elfte Machbannai.

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, von den Gaditen, waren Heerführer, deren unbedeutendster es mit hundert, deren tüchtigster es mit tausend Mann 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 (einst) im ersten Monat über den Jordan setzten, als er alle seine Ufer überflutet hatte, und alle Bewohner der Niederungen, im Osten wie im Westen, in die Flucht jagten.

16 Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.

Als aber einmal auch von den Benjaminiten und Judäern Leute zu David nach der Bergfeste kamen,

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.”

trat David draußen vor sie hin und redete sie mit folgenden Worten an: »Kommt ihr als Freunde zu mir, um mir zu helfen, so will ich mich zu herzlicher Gemeinschaft mit euch vereinigen; wollt ihr mich aber an meine Feinde verraten, wiewohl kein Unrecht an meinen Händen klebt, so möge der Gott unserer Väter dareinsehen und es strafen!«

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 rief Abisai, der (spätere) Hauptmann der Dreißig, von Begeisterung ergriffen, aus: »Dein sind wir, David, und mit dir halten wir es, Sohn Isais! Heil, Heil dir und Heil denen, die es mit dir halten! Denn dir hilft dein Gott!« Darauf nahm David sie an und machte sie zu Anführern von Kriegerscharen.

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}!”

Auch von den Manassiten traten einige zu David über, als er mit den Philistern gegen Saul zu Felde zog – ohne ihnen jedoch Hilfe zu leisten; denn die Fürsten der Philister hatten ihn aus ihrem Heere entlassen, nachdem sie eine Beratung gehalten hatten, weil sie sich sagten: »Um den Preis unserer Köpfe könnte er zu Saul, seinem Herrn, übergehen« –;

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].

während er dann also (wieder) nach Ziklag zog, fielen ihm folgende Manassiten zu: Adnah, Josabad, Jediael, Michael, Josabad, Elihu und Zillethai, Häupter der Tausendschaften von 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 leisteten dem David Beistand gegen die Streifschar; denn sie waren sämtlich tapfere Krieger 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 Leute zu David, um Kriegsdienste bei ihm zu tun, bis es ein großes Heer geworden war wie ein Heer Gottes.

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.

Folgendes sind nun die Zahlen der zum Heeresdienst Gerüsteten, die sich bei David in Hebron einfanden, um ihm nach dem Befehl des HERRN das Königtum Sauls zu übertragen:

24 There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.

Von den Judäern, die Schild und Lanze führten, waren es 6800 zum Kriegsdienst 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 zum Hause Aarons gehörigen Krieger, und mit ihm 3700 Mann;

28 Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.

sodann Zadok, ein tapferer junger Held, dessen Familie 22 Hauptleute stellte; –

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, Sauls Stammesgenossen, 3000 Mann; denn bis dahin hielt der größte Teil von ihnen noch treu zum Hause Sauls; –

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 hochangesehene 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 mit Namen aufgeführt worden waren, daß sie hinziehen sollten, um David zum König 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 Issaschariten, die sich auf die Zeitverhältnisse verstanden, um zu wissen, was Israel tun müsse: ihre 200 Häupter und unter deren Befehl ihre sämtlichen Stammesgenossen; –

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 Mann, die zum Heeresdienst auszogen, in voller Kriegsrüstung und einmütig (zum Kampfe) sich ordnend; –

34 There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.

von Naphthali 1000 Anführer und mit ihnen 37000 Mann mit Schild und Speer; –

35 There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.

von den Daniten 28600 kampfgerüstete Leute; –

36 There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.

von Asser 40000 Mann, die zum Heeresdienst auszogen, zum Kampfe bereit; –

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 Jordans: von den Rubeniten, Gaditen und dem halben Stamm Manasse: 120000 Mann in voller feldmäßiger Kriegsrüstung.

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 Kriegsleute, zum Kampf in Schlachtreihen geordnet, kamen einmütigen Sinnes nach Hebron, um David zum König über ganz Israel zu machen; aber auch das ganze übrige Israel war einmütig in dem Entschluß, David zum König 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.

Drei Tage lang blieben sie dort bei David, aßen und tranken; denn ihre Volksgenossen hatten für ihren Unterhalt gesorgt;

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.

außerdem brachten die in ihrer Nähe bis nach Issaschar, Sebulon und Naphthali hin Wohnenden Lebensmittel auf Eseln, Kamelen, Maultieren und Rindern herbei: Mundvorrat von Mehl, Feigenkuchen und Rosinenkuchen, Wein und Öl, auch Rinder und Kleinvieh in Menge; denn es herrschte eine freudige Stimmung in Israel.