2 Samuel 23
1 Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, the man who was raised on high says, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:
Hæc autem sunt verba David novissima. Dixit David filius Isai: [Dixit vir, cui constitutum est de christo Dei Jacob, egregius psaltes Israël:
2 “The LORD’s Spirit spoke by me. His word was on my tongue.
Spiritus Domini locutus est per me, et sermo ejus per linguam meam.
3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, ‘One who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God,
Dixit Deus Israël mihi, locutus est fortis Israël: Dominator hominum, justus dominator in timore Dei,
4 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.’
sicut lux auroræ, oriente sole, mane absque nubibus rutilat: et sicut pluviis germinat herba de terra.
5 Isn’t my house 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. Won’t he make it grow?
Nec tanta est domus mea apud Deum, ut pactum æternum iniret mecum, firmum in omnibus atque munitum. Cuncta enim salus mea, et omnis voluntas, nec est quidquam ex ea quod non germinet.
6 But all the ungodly will be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can’t be taken with the hand.
Prævaricatores autem quasi spinæ evellentur universi, quæ non tolluntur manibus.
7 The man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. They will be utterly burnt with fire in their place.”
Et si quis tangere voluerit eas, armabitur ferro et ligno lanceato, igneque succensæ comburentur usque ad nihilum.]
8 These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb Basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; he was called Adino the Eznite, who killed eight hundred at one time.
Hæc nomina fortium David. Sedens in cathedra sapientissimus princeps inter tres, ipse est quasi tenerrimus ligni vermiculus, qui octingentos interfecit impetu uno.
9 After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel had gone away.
Post hunc, Eleazar filius patrui ejus Ahohites inter tres fortes, qui erant cum David quando exprobraverunt Philisthiim, et congregati sunt illuc in prælium.
10 He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and the LORD worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take plunder.
Cumque ascendissent viri Israël, ipse stetit et percussit Philisthæos donec deficeret manus ejus, et obrigesceret cum gladio: fecitque Dominus salutem magnam in die illa: et populus qui fugerat, reversus est ad cæsorum spolia detrahenda.
11 After him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. The Philistines had gathered together into a troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.
Et post hunc, Semma filius Age de Arari. Et congregati sunt Philisthiim in statione: erat quippe ibi ager lente plenus. Cumque fugisset populus a facie Philisthiim,
12 But he stood in the middle of the plot and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and the LORD worked a great victory.
stetit ille in medio agri, et tuitus est eum, percussitque Philisthæos: et fecit Dominus salutem magnam.
13 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 encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
Necnon et ante descenderant tres qui erant principes inter triginta, et venerant tempore messis ad David in speluncam Odollam: castra autem Philisthinorum erant posita in Valle gigantum.
14 David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
Et David erat in præsidio: porro statio Philisthinorum tunc erat in Bethlehem.
15 David said longingly, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
Desideravit ergo David, et ait: O si quis mihi daret potum aquæ de cisterna quæ est in Bethlehem juxta portam!
16 The three mighty men 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 the LORD.
Irruperunt ergo tres fortes castra Philisthinorum, et hauserunt aquam de cisterna Bethlehem, quæ erat juxta portam, et attulerunt ad David: at ille noluit bibere, sed libavit eam Domino,
17 He said, “Be it far from me, LORD, that I should do this! Isn’t this the blood of the men who risked their lives to go?” Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
dicens: Propitius sit mihi Dominus, ne faciam hoc: num sanguinem hominum istorum qui profecti sunt, et animarum periculum bibam? Noluit ergo bibere. Hæc fecerunt tres robustissimi.
18 Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name amongst the three.
Abisai quoque frater Joab filius Sarviæ, princeps erat de tribus: ipse est qui levavit hastam suam contra trecentos, quos interfecit: nominatus in tribus,
19 Wasn’t he most honourable of the three? Therefore he was made their captain. However he wasn’t included as one of the three.
et inter tres nobilior, eratque eorum princeps, sed usque ad tres primos non pervenerat.
20 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit in a time of snow.
Et Banaias filius Jojadæ viri fortissimi, magnorum operum, de Cabseel. Ipse percussit duos leones Moab, et ipse descendit, et percussit leonem in media cisterna in diebus nivis.
21 He killed a huge Egyptian, and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.
Ipse quoque interfecit virum ægyptium, virum dignum spectaculo, habentem in manu hastam: itaque cum descendisset ad eum in virga, vi extorsit hastam de manu Ægyptii, et interfecit eum hasta sua.
22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name amongst the three mighty men.
Hæc fecit Banaias filius Jojadæ.
23 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three. David set him over his guard.
Et ipse nominatus inter tres robustos, qui erant inter triginta nobiliores: verumtamen usque ad tres non pervenerat: fecitque eum sibi David auricularium, a secreto.
24 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty: Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
Asaël frater Joab inter triginta, Elehanan filius patrui ejus de Bethlehem,
25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
Semma de Harodi, Elica de Harodi,
26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Heles de Phalti, Hira filius Acces de Thecua,
27 Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
Abiezer de Anathoth, Mobonnai de Husati,
28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
Selmon Ahohites, Maharai Netophathites,
29 Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
Heled filius Baana, et ipse Netophathites, Ithai filius Ribai de Gabaath filiorum Benjamin,
30 Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash.
Banaia Pharathonites, Heddai de torrente Gaas,
31 Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
Abialbon Arbathites, Azmaveth de Beromi,
32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
Eliaba de Salaboni. Filii Jassen, Jonathan,
33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,
Semma de Orori, Ajam filius Sarar Arorites,
34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
Eliphelet filius Aasbai filii Machati, Eliam filius Achitophel Gelonites,
35 Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
Hesrai de Carmelo, Pharai de Arbi,
36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
Igaal filius Nathan de Soba, Bonni de Gadi,
37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armour bearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
Selec de Ammoni, Naharai Berothites armiger Joab filii Sarviæ,
38 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
Ira Jethrites, Gareb et ipse Jethrites,
39 and Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
Urias Hethæus: omnes triginta septem.
