Ii Samuelis 23
1 Hæc autem sunt verba David novissima. Dixit David filius Isai: Dixit vir, cui constitutum est de christo Dei Iacob, egregius psaltes Israel:
Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, the man who was raised on high says, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:
2 Spiritus Domini locutus est per me, et sermo eius per linguam meam.
“The LORD’s Spirit spoke by me. His word was on my tongue.
3 Dixit Deus Israel mihi, locutus est Fortis Israel, Dominator hominum, iustus dominator in timore Dei.
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, ‘One who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God,
4 Sicut lux auroræ, oriente sole, mane absque nubibus rutilat, et sicut pluviis germinat herba de terra.
shall be as the light of the morning when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.’
5 Nec tanta est domus mea apud Deum, ut pactum æternum iniret mecum firmum in omnibus atque munitum. Cuncta enim salus mea, et omnis voluntas: nec est quidquam ex ea quod non germinet.
Isn’t my house so with God? Yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure, for it is all my salvation and all my desire. Won’t he make it grow?
6 Prævaricatores autem quasi spinæ evellentur universi: quæ non tolluntur manibus.
But all the ungodly will be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can’t be taken with the hand.
7 Et si quis tangere voluerit eas, armabitur ferro et ligno lanceato, igneque succensæ comburentur, usque ad nihilum.
The man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. They will be utterly burnt with fire in their place.”
8 Hæc nomina fortium David. Sedens in cathedra sapientissimus princeps inter tres, ipse est quasi tenerrimus ligni vermiculus, qui octingentos interfecit impetu uno.
These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb Basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; he was called Adino the Eznite, who killed eight hundred at one time.
9 Post hunc, Eleazar filius patrui eius Ahohites inter tres fortes, qui erant cum David quando exprobraverunt Philisthiim, et congregati sunt illuc in prælium.
After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel had gone away.
10 Cumque ascendissent viri Israel, ipse stetit et percussit Philisthæos donec deficeret manus eius, et obrigesceret cum gladio: fecitque Dominus salutem magnam in die illa: et populus, qui fugerat, reversus est ad cæsorum spolia detrahenda.
He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and the LORD worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take plunder.
11 Et post hunc, Semma filius Age de Arari. et congregati sunt Philisthiim in statione: erat quippe ibi ager lente plenus. Cumque fugisset populus a facie Philisthiim,
After him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. The Philistines had gathered together into a troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.
12 stetit ille in medio agri, et tuitus est eum, percussitque Philisthæos: et fecit Dominus salutem magnam.
But he stood in the middle of the plot and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and the LORD worked a great victory.
13 Necnon et ante descenderant tres qui erant principes inter triginta, et venerant tempore messis ad David in speluncam Odollam: castra autem Philisthinorum erant posita in Valle gigantum.
Three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
14 Et David erat in præsidio: porro statio Philisthinorum tunc erat in Bethlehem.
David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
15 Desideravit ergo David, et ait: O si quis mihi daret potum aquæ de cisterna, quæ est in Bethlehem iuxta portam!
David said longingly, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
16 Irruperunt ergo tres fortes castra Philisthinorum, et hauserunt aquam de cisterna Bethlehem, quæ erat iuxta portam, et attulerunt ad David: at ille noluit bibere, sed libavit eam Domino,
The three mighty men 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 he would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD.
17 dicens: Propitius sit mihi Dominus, ne faciam hoc: num sanguinem hominum istorum, qui profecti sunt, et animarum periculum bibam? Noluit ergo bibere. Hæc fecerunt tres robustissimi.
He said, “Be it far from me, LORD, that I should do this! Isn’t this the blood of the men who risked their lives to go?” Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
18 Abisai quoque frater Ioab filius Sarviæ, princeps erat de tribus: ipse est qui levavit hastam suam contra trecentos, quos interfecit, nominatus in tribus,
Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name amongst the three.
19 et inter tres nobilior, eratque eorum princeps, sed usque ad tres primos non pervenerat.
Wasn’t he most honourable of the three? Therefore he was made their captain. However he wasn’t included as one of the three.
20 Et Banaias filius Ioiadæ viri fortissimi, magnorum operum, de Cabseel: ipse percussit duos leones Moab, et ipse descendit, et percussit leonem in media cisterna in diebus nivis.
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 in a time of snow.
21 Ipse quoque interfecit virum Ægyptium, virum dignum spectaculo, habentem in manu hastam: itaque cum descendisset ad eum in virga, vi extorsit hastam de manu Ægyptii, et interfecit eum hasta sua.
He killed a huge Egyptian, and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.
22 hæc fecit Banaias filius Ioiadæ.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name amongst the three mighty men.
23 Et ipse nominatus inter tres robustos, qui erant inter triginta nobiliores: verumtamen usque ad tres non pervenerat: fecitque eum sibi David auricularium, a secreto.
He was more honourable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three. David set him over his guard.
24 Asael frater Ioab inter triginta, Elehanan filius patrui eius de Bethlehem,
Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty: Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
25 Semma de Harodi, Elica de Harodi,
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
26 Heles de Phalti, Hira filius Acces de Thecua,
Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
27 Abiezer de Anathoth, Mobonnai de Husati,
Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
28 Selmon Ahohites, Maharai Netophathites,
Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
29 Heled filius Baana, et ipse Netophathites, Ithai filius Ribai de Gabaath filiorum Beniamin,
Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
30 Banaia Pharathonites, Heddai de Torrente Gaas,
Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash.
31 Abialbon Arbathites, Azmaveth de Beromi,
Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
32 Eliaba de Salaboni. Filii Iassen, Ionathan,
Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
33 Semma de Orori, Aiam filius Sarar Arorites,
Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,
34 Eliphelet filius Aasbai filii Machati, Eliam filius Achitophel Gelonites,
Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
35 Hesrai de Carmelo, Pharai de Arbi,
Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
36 Igaal filius Nathan de Soba, Bonni de Gadi,
Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
37 Selec de Ammoni, Naharai Berothites armiger Ioab filii Sarviæ,
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armour bearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
38 Ira Iethrites, Gareb et ipse Iethrites,
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
39 Urias Hethæus. Omnes triginta septem.
and Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
