1 Chronik 12
1 Und das sind die, welche zu David gen Ziklag kamen, als er sich noch vor Saul, dem Sohne des Kis, verbergen mußte; sie waren auch unter den Helden, die im Kriege halfen.
David went to Ziklag [town] to escape from [King] Saul. While he was there, many warriors came and joined him, and they helped him when he fought battles.
2 Sie waren bewaffnet mit Bogen und geübt, mit der Rechten und mit der Linken Steine zu werfen, auch mit dem Bogen Pfeile zu schießen; sie waren von den Brüdern Sauls, aus Benjamin.
They carried bows [and arrows]. They were able to shoot arrows and to sling stones. They could use either their right arms or their left arms to do that. They were relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.
3 Das Haupt war Achieser, und Joas, Söhne Semahas, des Gibeatiters; Jesiel und Pelet, die Söhne Asmavets; Beracha und Jehu, der Anatotiter.
Their leader was Ahiezer. Next in command was Joash. They were both sons of Shemaah from Gibeah [city]. [These are the names of some of those warriors: ] Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth [town];
4 Jismaja, der Gibeoniter, ein Gewaltiger unter den Dreißig, ja, über die Dreißig. Jeremia, Jahasiel, Johanan, Josabad, der Gederatiter.
Ishmaiah from the Gibeon [city], who was a leader of the thirty mighty warriors; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah [town];
5 Elusai, Jerimot, Bealja, Semarja, Sephatja, der Hariphiter.
Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah from Haruph [town];
6 Elkana, Jischija, Asareel, Joeser, Jasobeam, die Korhiter.
Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam, who were descendants of Korah;
7 Joela und Sebadja, die Söhne Jerohams, von Gedor.
Joelah and Zebadiah, who were sons of Jeroham, from Gedor [town].
8 Auch von den Gaditern sonderten sich etliche aus zu David auf die Berghöhe in der Wüste, starke Helden und Kriegsleute, die Schilde und Speere führten; deren Angesichter waren wie die Angesichter der Löwen, und sie waren so schnell wie die Gazellen auf den Bergen.
Some men from the tribe of Gad [east of the Jordan River] joined David when he was at his fortress in [the caves in] the desert. They were brave warriors who were trained for fighting battles and able to use shields and spears well. They [SYN] were as fierce as [SIM, MTY] lions, and they could run as fast as [HYP, SIM] deer/gazelles on the hills/mountains.
9 Der erste hieß Geser, der zweite Obadja, der dritte Eliab;
Ezer was their leader. Next in command was Obadiah. Next was Eliab.
10 der vierte Mismanna, der fünfte Jeremia;
Next was Mishmannah. Next was Jeremiah.
11 der sechste Atai; der siebente Eliel;
Next was Attai. Next was Eliel.
12 der achte Johanan; der neunte Elsabad;
Next was Johanan. Next was Elzabad.
13 der zehnte Jeremia; der elfte Machbannai.
Next was [another man whose name was] Jeremiah. The last was Macbannai.
14 Diese waren von den Kindern Gad, Häupter im Heer; der kleinste unter ihnen nahm es mit hundert, der größte mit tausend auf.
Those men from the tribe of Gad were all army officers. Some of them commanded 1,000 soldiers, and some of them commanded 100 soldiers.
15 Diese sind es, die im ersten Monat über den Jordan gingen, als er alle seine Ufer überflutet hatte, und verjagten alle, die in den Tälern gegen Morgen und Abend wohnten.
They crossed [to the west side of] the Jordan [River] during March, [at the time of the year] when the river was flooded. They chased from there all the people who lived in the valleys on both sides of the river.
16 Es kamen auch von den Kindern Benjamin und Juda auf die Bergfeste zu David.
Some other men from the tribe of Benjamin and from Judah also came to David in his fortress.
17 Und David ging zu ihnen hinaus und sprach: Seid ihr in friedlicher Absicht zu mir gekommen, um mir zu helfen, so soll mein Herz mit euch einig sein; wenn aber, um mich meinen Feinden zu verraten, da doch kein Frevel in meinen Händen ist, so sehe der Gott unsrer Väter darein und strafe es!
David went out [of the cave] to meet them and said to them, “If you have come peacefully to help me, I am eager to have you join with me. But if you have come to enable my enemies to capture me, even though I [SYN] have not done anything to harm you, I hope/wish that the God whom our ancestors (worshiped/belonged to) will see it and condemn/punish you.”
18 Da kam der Geist über Amasai, das Haupt der Dreißig; der sagte: «Dein sind wir, David, und mit dir halten wir's, du Sohn Isais: Friede, Friede sei mit dir und Friede mit deinen Helfern; denn dein Gott hilft dir!» Also nahm sie David an und setzte sie zu Häuptern über die Kriegsleute.
Then [God’s] Spirit came upon Amasai, who was another leader of the thirty [greatest warriors], and he said, “David, we want to be with you; you who are the son of Jesse, we will join you. We know that things will go very well [DOU] for you and for those who are with you, because your God is helping you.”
19 Und von Manasse gingen zu David über, als er mit den Philistern wider Saul in den Streit zog und ihnen doch nicht helfen durfte; denn die Fürsten der Philister schickten ihn nach gehaltenem Rat fort, indem sie sprachen: Es könnte uns den Kopf kosten, wenn er zu Saul, seinem Herrn, überliefe!
So David welcomed those men, and he appointed them to be leaders of his soldiers. Some men from the tribe of Manasseh also joined David when he went with the soldiers of Philistia to fight against Saul’s [army]. But David and his men did not really help the army of Philistia. After the leaders of Philistia talked [about David and his soldiers], they sent David away. They said, “If David joins his master Saul again, we will all be killed {his army will kill all of us}!”
20 Als er dann nach Ziklag zog, schlossen sich ihm von Manasse an: Adna, Josabad, Jediael, Michael, Josabad, Elihu und Ziletai, Häupter über Tausendschaften in Manasse.
When David went to Ziklag, these were the men from the tribe of Manasseh who went with him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, [another man whose name was] Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each of them had been a commander of 1,000 men [in Saul’s army].
21 Und sie halfen David wider die Streifschar; denn sie waren alle tapfere Helden und wurden Oberste über das Heer.
They were all brave soldiers, and they helped David to fight against the groups of men who roamed throughout the country, robbing people. So those men became commanders in David’s army.
22 Auch kamen alle Tage etliche zu David, ihm zu helfen, bis es ein großes Heer ward, wie ein Heer Gottes.
Every day more men joined David’s men, and his army became large, like [SIM] the army of God (OR, a very huge army).
23 Und dies ist die Zahl der Hauptleute über die zum Heeresdienst Gerüsteten, die zu David gen Hebron kamen, um ihm das Königreich Sauls zuzuwenden, nach dem Worte des HERRN:
These are the numbers of soldiers who were ready for battle who joined David at Hebron [city]. They came to help him to become the king of Israel to replace Saul, as Yahweh had promised would happen.
24 von den Kindern Juda, die Schild und Speer trugen: 6800 zum Krieg Gerüstete;
There were 6,800 men from Judah, who carried shields and spears.
25 von den Kindern Simeon an tapferen Helden für den Krieg: 7100;
There were 7,100 men from the tribe of Simeon. They were all strong warriors trained to fight battles.
26 von den Kindern Levi: 4600;
There were 4,600 men from the tribe of Levi.
27 dazu Jojada, der Fürst [der Nachkommen] von Aaron mit 3700 Mann;
Jehoiada, who was a leader descended from Aaron, was in that group of descendants of Levi, and there were 3,700 men with him.
28 Zadok, ein junger Mann, ein tapferer Held, mit seines Vaters Haus, zweiundzwanzig Oberste.
Zadok, a strong young soldier, was also in that group, and there were 22 other leaders from his clan who came with him.
29 Von den Kindern Benjamin, den Brüdern Sauls: 3000; denn bis auf diese Zeit hielten ihrer viele es noch mit dem Hause Sauls;
There were 3,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin who were Saul’s relatives. Most of them had previously wanted one of Saul’s descendants to be the king.
30 von den Kindern Ephraim: 20800 tapfere Helden und berühmte Männer im Hause ihrer Väter;
There were 20,800 men from the tribe of Ephraim who were all brave warriors and trained for fighting battles and famous in their own clans.
31 von dem halben Stamme Manasse: 18000, die mit Namen genannt wurden, daß sie kämen, um David zum König zu machen;
There were 18,000 men from the half of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived west of the Jordan River]. They were all chosen to go and help David become the king.
32 von den Kindern Issaschar, die sich auf die Zeiten verstanden, um zu wissen, was Israel tun sollte: zweihundert Hauptleute; und alle ihre Brüder folgten ihrem Wort;
There were 200 men who were leaders from the tribe of Issachar, along with their relatives. Those leaders always knew what the Israelis should do, and they knew the right time to do it.
33 von Sebulon, von denen, die in das Heer zogen, mit allerlei Kriegswaffen zum Kampf gerüstet: 50000, bereit, ohne Doppelherzigkeit sich einzureihen;
There were 55,000 men from the tribe of Zebulun. They were all experienced warriors and knew how to use all kinds of weapons well. They were completely loyal to David.
34 von Naphtali: tausend Oberste und mit ihnen, die Schild und Speer führten, 37000;
There were 1,000 officers from the tribe of Naphtali. With them were 37,000 soldiers, each carrying shields and spears.
35 von den Danitern: 28000, zum Streit gerüstet;
There were 28,600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan, all trained to fight battles.
36 von Asser: 40000, die in das Heer zogen, zum Streit gerüstet;
There were 47,000 experienced soldiers from the tribe of Asher, all trained to fight battles.
37 von denen jenseits des Jordan, von den Rubenitern, Gaditern und dem halben Stamm Manasse mit allerlei Kriegswaffen: 120000.
There were also 120,000 soldiers from the area east of the Jordan [River who joined David]. They were from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh. They had all kinds of weapons.
38 Alle diese Kriegsleute, zur Schlachtordung gerüstet, kamen von ganzem Herzen gen Hebron, um David zum König zu machen über ganz Israel. Auch das ganze übrige Israel war einmütig dafür, daß man David zum König machte.
All those men were soldiers who volunteered to be in David’s army. They came to Hebron wanting very much to enable David to be the king of all of the Israeli people.
39 Und sie waren daselbst bei David drei Tage lang, aßen und tranken; denn ihre Brüder hatten für sie zubereitet.
The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, because their families had given them food to take with them.
40 Auch brachten die, welche zunächst bei ihnen wohnten, bis nach Issaschar, Sebulon und Naphtali hin, Brot auf Eseln, Kamelen, Maultieren und Rindern, Mehlspeise, Feigen [kuchen] und Rosinenkuchen, Wein, Öl, Rinder, Schafe in Menge; denn es war Freude in Israel.
Also, their fellow Israelis came from as far away as the area where the tribes of Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali lived, bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. They brought a lot of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, [olive] oil, cattle and sheep. And throughout Israel, the people were very joyful.
