I Paralipomenon 11

1 Congregatus est igitur omnis Israel ad David in Hebron, dicens: Os tuum sumus, et caro tua.

Therfor al Israel was gaderid to Dauid in Ebron, and seide, We ben thi boon and thi fleisch;

2 Heri quoque, et nudiustertius cum adhuc regnaret Saul, tu eras qui educebas, et introducebas Israel: tibi enim dixit Dominus Deus tuus: Tu pasces populum meum Israel, et tu eris princeps super eum.

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.

3 Venerunt ergo omnes maiores natu Israel ad regem in Hebron, et iniit David cum eis foedus coram Domino: unxeruntque eum regem super Israel, iuxta sermonem Domini, quem locutus est in manu Samuel.

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.

4 Abiit quoque David, et omnis Israel in Ierusalem. haec est Iebus, ubi erant Iebusaei habitatores terrae.

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

5 Dixeruntque qui habitabant in Iebus ad David: Non ingredieris huc. Porro David cepit arcem Sion, quae est Civitas David,

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;

6 dixitque: Omnis qui percusserit Iebusaeum in primis, erit princeps et dux. Ascendit igitur primus Ioab filius Sarviae, et factus est princeps.

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.

7 Habitavit autem David in arce, et idcirco appellata est Civitas David.

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

8 Aedificavitque urbem in circuitu a Mello usque ad gyrum, Ioab autem reliqua urbis extruxit.

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

9 Proficiebatque David vadens et crescens, et Dominus exercituum erat cum eo.

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

10 Hi principes virorum fortium David, qui adiuverunt eum ut rex fieret super omnem Israel iuxta verbum Domini, quod locutus est ad Israel.

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.

11 Et iste numerus robustorum David: Iesbaam filius Hachamoni princeps inter triginta: iste levavit hastam suam super trecentos vulneratos una vice.

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.

12 Et post eum Eleazar filius patrui eius Ahohites, qui erat inter tres potentes.

And after hym was Eleazar, the sone of his fadris brothir, and was `a man of Ahoit, which Eleazar was among thre miyti men.

13 Iste fuit cum David in Phesdomim, quando Philisthiim congregati sunt ad locum illum in praelium: et erat ager regionis illius plenus hordeo, fugeratque populus a facie Philisthinorum.

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.

14 Hi steterunt in medio agri, et defenderunt eum: cumque percussissent Philisthaeos, dedit Dominus salutem magnam populo suo.

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.

15 Descenderunt autem tres de triginta principibus ad petram, in qua erat David, ad speluncam Odollam, quando Philisthiim fuerant castrametati in Valle raphaim.

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.

16 Porro David erat in praesidio, et statio Philisthinorum in Bethlehem.

Forsothe Dauid was in a strong hold, and the stacioun, `that is, the oost gaderid, of Filisteis was in Bethleem.

17 Desideravit igitur David, et dixit: O si quis daret mihi aquam de cisterna Bethlehem, quae est in porta.

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.

18 Tres ergo isti per media castra Philisthinorum perrexerunt, et hauserunt aquam de cisterna Bethlehem, quae erat in porta, et attulerunt ad David ut biberet: qui noluit, sed magis libavit illam Domino,

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,

19 dicens: Absit ut in conspectu Dei mei hoc faciam, et sanguinem istorum virorum bibam: quia in periculo animarum suarum attulerunt mihi aquam. Et ob hanc causam noluit bibere. haec fecerunt tres robustissimi.

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.

20 Abisai quoque frater Ioab ipse erat princeps trium, et ipse levavit hastam suam contra trecentos vulneratos, et ipse erat inter tres nominatissimus,

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,

21 et inter tres secundus inclytus, et princeps eorum: verumtamen usque ad tres primos non pervenerat.

among the secounde thre he was noble, and the prince of hem; netheles he cam not til to the firste thre.

22 Banaias filius Ioiadae viri robustissimi, qui multa opera perpetrarat, de Cabseel: ipse percussit duos ariel Moab: et ipse descendit, et interfecit leonem in media cisterna tempore nivis.

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;

23 Et ipse percussit virum Aegyptium, cuius statura erat quinque cubitorum, et habebat lanceam ut liciatorium texentium: descendit igitur ad eum cum virga, et rapuit hastam, quam tenebat manu. et interfecit eum hasta sua.

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.

24 Haec fecit Banaias filius Ioiadae, qui erat inter tres robustos nominatissimus,

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

25 inter triginta primus, verumtamen ad tres usque non pervenerat: posuit autem eum David ad auriculam suam.

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

26 Porro fortissimi viri in exercitu, Asahel frater Ioab, et Elchanan filius patrui eius de Bethlehem,

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

27 Sammoth Arorites, Helles Pharonites,

Semynoth Arorites, Helles Phallonytes, Iras,

28 Ira filius Acces Thecuites, Abiezer Anathothites,

the sone of Acces of Thecue, Abieser of Anathot,

29 Sobbochai Husathites, Ilai Ahohites,

Sobochay Sochites, Ylai Achoytes,

30 Maharai Netophathites, Heled filius Baana Netophathites,

Maray Nethophatithes, Heles, the sone of Banaa, Nethophatithes, Ethaa,

31 Ethai filius Ribai de Gabaath filiorum Beniamin, Banaia Pharatonites,

the sone of Rabai, of Gabaath of the sones of Beniamyn; Banaye Pharatonythes, men of the stronde Gaas,

32 Hurai de Torrente Gaas, Abiel Arbathites, Azmoth Bauramites, Eliaba Salabonites.

Abihel Arabatithes, Azmoth Baruanythes, Eliaba Salaonythes,

33 Filii Assem Gezonites, Ionathan filius Sage Ararites,

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

34 Ahiam filius Sachar Ararites,

the sone of Achar, Ararites,

35 Eliphal filius Ur,

Eliphal, the sone of Mapher,

36 Hepher Mecherathites, Ahia Phelonites,

Mechoratithes, Ahya Phellonythes,

37 Hesro Carmelites, Naarai filius Asbai,

Asrahi Carmelites, Neoray,

38 Ioel frater Nathan, Mibahar filius Agarai.

the sone of Thasbi, Johel, the brother of Nathan, Mabar, the sone of Aggaray, Selech Ammonythes,

39 Selec Ammonites, Naharai Berothites armiger Ioab filii Sarviae.

Nooray Berothites, the squyer of Joab, sone of Saruye,

40 Ira Iethraeus, Gareb Iethraeus,

Iras Jetreus, Gareb Jethreus,

41 Urias Hethaeus, Zabad filius Oholi,

Vrie Ethei, Sabab,

42 Adina filius Siza Rubenites princeps Rubenitarum, et cum eo triginta:

the sone of Ooli, Adyna, the sone of Segar Rubenytes, prince of Rubenytis, and thritti men with hym;

43 Hanan filius Maacha, et Iosaphat Mathanites,

Hanan, the sone of Macha, and Josaphath Mathanythes, Ozias Astarothites,

44 Ozia Astarothites, Samma, et Iehiel filii Hotham Arorites,

Semma and Jahel, the sones of Hotayn Aroerites,

45 Iedihel filius Samri, et Ioha frater eius Thosaites,

Ledihel, the sone of Zamri, and Joha, his brother, Thosaythes,

46 Eliel Mahumites, et Ieribai, et Iosaia filii Elnaem, et Iethma Moabites,

Hehiel Maanytes, Jerybay and Josia, the sones of Helnaen, Jethma Moabites,

47 Eliel, et Obed, et Iasiel de Masobia.

Heliel, and Obed, and Jasihel of Masobia.