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 together to David at Hebron, saying, "Look, 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. YHWH your God said to you, 'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall rule 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 YHWH; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of YHWH 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 (that is, 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 shall not come in here." Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the City 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.
David 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 the City 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.
He built the city all around, from the 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 YHWH of hosts 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 warriors whom David had, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of YHWH 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 warriors whom David had: Jeshbaal the son of Hachmoni, leader of the Three. And he wielded his spear against eight 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 warriors.
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, 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.
And he took his stand in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and YHWH 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.
And 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 camped 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 then in Bethlehem.
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 had a craving and said, "Oh that one would give me water to drink of 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, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to YHWH,
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 it 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 warriors 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,
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, was leader of the Thirty. And he wielded his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name beside the Three.
21 among the secounde thre he was noble, and the prince of hem; netheles he cam not til to the firste thre.
He was the most illustrious of the Thirty, and he became their leader. However, he did not attain to 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 was a valiant man of Kabzeel, who performed great deeds. He killed the two of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit 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.
He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, seven feet five inches tall; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and grabbed 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 warriors.
25 netheles he cam not til to the thre; sotheli Dauid settide hym at his eere.
Look, he was more honored 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,
Also the warriors of the armies: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27 Semynoth Arorites, Helles Phallonytes, Iras,
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, Helez the Paltite,
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,
Sibbekai the Hushathite, Zalmon 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 people of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 Abihel Arabatithes, Azmoth Baruanythes, Eliaba Salaonythes,
Hiddai of Nahale Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
33 the sones of Assem Gesonythes, Jonathan, the sone of Saga, Ararithes, Achiam,
Azmaveth the Bahurimite, Eliahba the Shaalbinite,
34 the sone of Achar, Ararites,
Jashen the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shamma the Hararite,
35 Eliphal, the sone of Mapher,
Ahiam the son of Sakar the Hararite, Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai the Maacathite,
36 Mechoratithes, Ahya Phellonythes,
Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
37 Asrahi Carmelites, Neoray,
Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Archite,
38 the sone of Thasbi, Johel, the brother of Nathan, Mabar, the sone of Aggaray, Selech Ammonythes,
Igal the son of Nathan, from the elite troops of the Hagrites,
39 Nooray Berothites, the squyer of Joab, sone of Saruye,
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
40 Iras Jetreus, Gareb Jethreus,
Ira the Jattirite, Gareb the Jattirite,
41 Vrie Ethei, Sabab,
Uriah the Hethite, 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 Mezobaiah.
