1 Chronicles 11
1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
Therfor al Israel was gaderid to Dauid in Ebron, and seide, We ben thi boon and thi fleisch;
2 In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. Yahweh your God said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’”
also yisterdai and the thridde dai ago, whanne Saul regnede yit on Israel, thou it were that leddist out and leddist in Israel; for `thi Lord God seide to thee, Thou schalt fede my puple Israel, and thou schalt be prince on it.
3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh. They anointed David king over Israel, according to Yahweh’s word by Samuel.
Therfor alle the gretter in birthe of Israel camen to the kyng in Ebron; and Dauid maad with hem a boond of pees bifor the Lord, and thei anoyntiden hym kyng on Israel, bi the word of the Lord, which he spak in the hond of Samuel.
4 David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (also called Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
Therfor Dauid yede, and al Israel, in to Jerusalem; this Jerusalem is Jebus, where Jebuseis enhabiteris of the lond weren.
5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here!” Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. The same is David’s city.
And thei that dwelliden at Jebus seiden to Dauid, Thou schalt not entre hidur. Forsothe Dauid took the hiy tour of Syon, which is the citee of Dauid;
6 David had said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
and he seide, Ech man that `sleeth first Jebusei, schal be prince and duyk. Therfor Joab, sone of Saruye, stiede first, and was maad prince.
7 David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it David’s city.
Sotheli Dauid dwellide in the hiy tour, and therfor it was clepid the cytee of Dauid;
8 He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
and he bildide the citee in cumpas fro Mello til to the cumpas; forsothe Joab bildide the tother part of the citee.
9 David grew greater and greater, for Yahweh of Armies was with him.
And Dauid profitide goynge and wexynge, and the Lord of oostis was with hym.
10 Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to Yahweh’s word concerning Israel.
These ben the princes of the stronge men of Dauid, that helpiden hym, that he schulde be kyng on al Israel, bi the word of the Lord which he spak to Israel.
11 This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time.
And this is the noumbre of the stronge men of Dauid; Jesbaam, the sone of Achamony, was prince among thretti; this reiside his schaft ethir spere on thre hundrid woundid men in o tyme.
12 After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.
And after hym was Eleazar, the sone of his fadris brothir, and was `a man of Ahoit, which Eleazar was among thre miyti men.
13 He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
This was with Dauid in Aphesdomyn, whanne Filisteis weren gaderid to o place in to batel; and a feeld of that cuntrey was ful of barli, and the puple fledde fro the face of Filisteis.
14 They stood in the middle of the plot, defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh saved them by a great victory.
This Eleazar stood in the myddis of the feeld, and defendide it; and whanne he hadde slayn Filisteis, the Lord yaf greet helthe to his puple.
15 Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
Sotheli thre of thritti princes yeden doun to the stoon, wher ynne Dauid was, to the denne of Odolla, whanne Filisteis settiden tentis in the valey of Raphaym.
16 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem at that time.
Forsothe Dauid was in a strong hold, and the stacioun, `that is, the oost gaderid, of Filisteis was in Bethleem.
17 David longed, and said, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
Therfor Dauid desiride watir, and seide, Y wolde, that sum man yaf to me water of the cisterne of Bethleem, which is in the yate.
18 The three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, took it, and brought it to David; but David would not drink any of it, but poured it out to Yahweh,
Therfor these thre yeden thoruy the myddil of the castelis of Filisteis, and drowen watir of the cisterne of Bethleem, that was in the yate, and thei brouyten to Dauid, that he schulde drynke; and Dauid nolde `drynke it, but rather he offride it to the Lord, and seide, Fer be it,
19 and said, “My God forbid me, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy?” For they risked their lives to bring it. Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
that Y do this thing in the siyt of my God, and that Y drynke the blood of these men, for in the perel of her lyues thei brouyten watir to me; and for this cause he nolde drynke. Thre strongeste men diden these thingis.
20 Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.
Also Abisai, the brother of Joab, he was the prince of thre men, and he reiside his schaft ayens thre hundrid woundid men; and he was moost named among thre,
21 Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain; however he wasn’t included in the three.
among the secounde thre he was noble, and the prince of hem; netheles he cam not til to the firste thre.
22 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 on a snowy day.
Banaye, the sone of Joiada, strongest man of Capsael, that dide many werkis; he killide two stronge men of Moab; and he yede doun, and killide a lioun in the myddil of a cisterne, in the tyme of snow;
23 He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high. In the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.
and he killide a man of Egipt, whos stature was of fyue cubitis, and he hadde a spere as the beem of webbis; therfor Banaye yede doun to hym with a yerde, and rauyschide the spere, which he held in the hond, and killide hym with his owne spere.
24 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things and had a name among the three mighty men.
Banaye, the sone of Joiada, dide these thingis, that was moost named among thre stronge men, and was the firste among thretti;
25 Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three; and David set him over his guard.
netheles he cam not til to the thre; sotheli Dauid settide hym at his eere.
26 The mighty men of the armies also include Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
Forsothe the strongeste men `in the oost weren Asael, the brother of Joab, and Eleanan, the sone of his fadris brothir of Bethleem,
27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
Semynoth Arorites, Helles Phallonytes, Iras,
28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
the sone of Acces of Thecue, Abieser of Anathot,
29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
Sobochay Sochites, Ylai Achoytes,
30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
Maray Nethophatithes, Heles, the sone of Banaa, Nethophatithes, Ethaa,
31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
the sone of Rabai, of Gabaath of the sones of Beniamyn; Banaye Pharatonythes, men of the stronde Gaas,
32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
Abihel Arabatithes, Azmoth Baruanythes, Eliaba Salaonythes,
33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
the sones of Assem Gesonythes, Jonathan, the sone of Saga, Ararithes, Achiam,
34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,
the sone of Achar, Ararites,
35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
Eliphal, the sone of Mapher,
36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
Mechoratithes, Ahya Phellonythes,
37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
Asrahi Carmelites, Neoray,
38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
the sone of Thasbi, Johel, the brother of Nathan, Mabar, the sone of Aggaray, Selech Ammonythes,
39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite (the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah),
Nooray Berothites, the squyer of Joab, sone of Saruye,
40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
Iras Jetreus, Gareb Jethreus,
41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
Vrie Ethei, Sabab,
42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite (a chief of the Reubenites), and thirty with him,
the sone of Ooli, Adyna, the sone of Segar Rubenytes, prince of Rubenytis, and thritti men with hym;
43 Hanan the son of Maacah, Joshaphat the Mithnite,
Hanan, the sone of Macha, and Josaphath Mathanythes, Ozias Astarothites,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
Semma and Jahel, the sones of Hotayn Aroerites,
45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
Ledihel, the sone of Zamri, and Joha, his brother, Thosaythes,
46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
Hehiel Maanytes, Jerybay and Josia, the sones of Helnaen, Jethma Moabites,
47 Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
Heliel, and Obed, and Jasihel of Masobia.
