1 Chronicles 11
1 Therfor al Israel was gaderid to Dauid in Ebron, and seide, We ben thi boon and thi fleisch;
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
2 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.
In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. The LORD your God said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’”
3 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.
So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, according to the LORD’s word by Samuel.
4 Therfor Dauid yede, and al Israel, in to Jerusalem; this Jerusalem is Jebus, where Jebuseis enhabiteris of the lond weren.
David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (also called Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
5 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;
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.
6 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.
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.
7 Sotheli Dauid dwellide in the hiy tour, and therfor it was clepid the cytee of Dauid;
David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it David’s city.
8 and he bildide the citee in cumpas fro Mello til to the cumpas; forsothe Joab bildide the tother part of the citee.
He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
9 And Dauid profitide goynge and wexynge, and the Lord of oostis was with hym.
David grew greater and greater, for the LORD of Armies was with him.
10 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.
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 the LORD’s word concerning Israel.
11 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.
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.
12 And after hym was Eleazar, the sone of his fadris brothir, and was `a man of Ahoit, which Eleazar was among thre miyti men.
After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.
13 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.
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.
14 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.
They stood in the middle of the plot, defended it, and killed the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great victory.
15 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.
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.
16 Forsothe Dauid was in a strong hold, and the stacioun, `that is, the oost gaderid, of Filisteis was in Bethleem.
David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem at that time.
17 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.
David longed, and said, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
18 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,
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 the LORD,
19 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.
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.
20 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,
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.
21 among the secounde thre he was noble, and the prince of hem; netheles he cam not til to the firste thre.
Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain; however he was not included in the three.
22 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;
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.
23 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.
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.
24 Banaye, the sone of Joiada, dide these thingis, that was moost named among thre stronge men, and was the firste among thretti;
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things and had a name among the three mighty men.
25 netheles he cam not til to the thre; sotheli Dauid settide hym at his eere.
Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he did not attain to the three; and David set him over his guard.
26 Forsothe the strongeste men `in the oost weren Asael, the brother of Joab, and Eleanan, the sone of his fadris brothir of Bethleem,
The mighty men of the armies also include Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27 Semynoth Arorites, Helles Phallonytes, Iras,
Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
28 the sone of Acces of Thecue, Abieser of Anathot,
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
29 Sobochay Sochites, Ylai Achoytes,
Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
30 Maray Nethophatithes, Heles, the sone of Banaa, Nethophatithes, Ethaa,
Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
31 the sone of Rabai, of Gabaath of the sones of Beniamyn; Banaye Pharatonythes, men of the stronde Gaas,
Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 Abihel Arabatithes, Azmoth Baruanythes, Eliaba Salaonythes,
Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
33 the sones of Assem Gesonythes, Jonathan, the sone of Saga, Ararithes, Achiam,
Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 the sone of Achar, Ararites,
the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,
35 Eliphal, the sone of Mapher,
Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
36 Mechoratithes, Ahya Phellonythes,
Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 Asrahi Carmelites, Neoray,
Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
38 the sone of Thasbi, Johel, the brother of Nathan, Mabar, the sone of Aggaray, Selech Ammonythes,
Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,
39 Nooray Berothites, the squyer of Joab, sone of Saruye,
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite (the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah),
40 Iras Jetreus, Gareb Jethreus,
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
41 Vrie Ethei, Sabab,
Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
42 the sone of Ooli, Adyna, the sone of Segar Rubenytes, prince of Rubenytis, and thritti men with hym;
Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite (a chief of the Reubenites), and thirty with him,
43 Hanan, the sone of Macha, and Josaphath Mathanythes, Ozias Astarothites,
Hanan the son of Maacah, Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Semma and Jahel, the sones of Hotayn Aroerites,
Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
45 Ledihel, the sone of Zamri, and Joha, his brother, Thosaythes,
Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
46 Hehiel Maanytes, Jerybay and Josia, the sones of Helnaen, Jethma Moabites,
Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
47 Heliel, and Obed, and Jasihel of Masobia.
Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
