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 came together to David at Hebron, and said, Truly, 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 the past, when Saul was king, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in; and the Lord your God said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel, and their ruler.

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 responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel, as the Lord had said by Samuel.

4 Therfor Dauid yede, and al Israel, in to Jerusalem; this Jerusalem is Jebus, where Jebuseis enhabiteris of the lond weren.

Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (which is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the people 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;

And the people of Jebus said to David, You will not come in here. But still, David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.

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.

And David said, The first to overcome the Jebusites will be chief and captain. And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, went up first, and became chief.

7 Sotheli Dauid dwellide in the hiy tour, and therfor it was clepid the cytee of Dauid;

And David took the strong tower for his living-place, so it was named the town of David.

8 and he bildide the citee in cumpas fro Mello til to the cumpas; forsothe Joab bildide the tother part of the citee.

And he took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo; and Joab put the rest of the town in order.

9 And Dauid profitide goynge and wexynge, and the Lord of oostis was with hym.

And David became greater and greater in power, because 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 David's men of war who were his strong supporters in the kingdom, and, with all Israel, made him king, as the Lord had said about 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 list of David's men of war: Ishbaal, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the three: he put to death three hundred at one time with his spear.

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.

And after him was Eleazar, the son of Dodo the Ahohite, who was one of the three great fighters.

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 Pas-dammim, where the Philistines had come together for the fight, near a bit of land full of barley; and the people went in flight 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.

And he took up his position in the middle of the bit of land, and kept back their attack, and overcame the Philistines; and the Lord gave a great salvation.

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.

And three of the thirty went down to David, to the rock, into the strong place of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines had taken up their position 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.

At that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.

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.

And David, moved by a strong desire, said, If only someone would give me a drink of the water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem by the doorway into the town!

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,

So the three, forcing a way through the Philistine army, got water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town, and took it back to David; but David would not take it, but made an offering of it, draining 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.

Saying, By my God, far be it from me to do this! How may I take as drink the life-blood of these men who have put their lives in danger? so he did not take it. These things did the three great men of war.

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,

And Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty, for he put to death three hundred with his spear, but he had not 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 thirty, he was the noblest, and was made their captain, but he was not equal to the first 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, a fighting-man of Kabzeel, had done great acts; he put to death two young lions going into their secret place; and he went down into a hole and put a lion to death in time of snow.

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.

And he made an attack on an Egyptian, a very tall man about five cubits high, armed with a spear like a cloth-worker's rod; he went down to him with a stick, and pulling his spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, put him to death with that same spear.

24 Banaye, the sone of Joiada, dide these thingis, that was moost named among thre stronge men, and was the firste among thretti;

These were the acts of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who had a great name among the thirty men of war.

25 netheles he cam not til to the thre; sotheli Dauid settide hym at his eere.

He was honoured over the thirty, but he was not equal to the first three: and David put him over his servants.

26 Forsothe the strongeste men `in the oost weren Asael, the brother of Joab, and Eleanan, the sone of his fadris brothir of Bethleem,

And these were the great men of war: Asahel, the brother of Joab, Elhanan, the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

27 Semynoth Arorites, Helles Phallonytes, Iras,

Shammoth the Harodite, 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 Nahale-gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

33 the sones of Assem Gesonythes, Jonathan, the sone of Saga, Ararithes, Achiam,

Azmaveth of Bahurim, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

34 the sone of Achar, Ararites,

The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan, the son of Shage 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, and Naharai the Berothite, the servant who had the care of the arms 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, and 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 and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.