I Paralipomenon 12
1 Hi quoque venerunt ad David in Siceleg, cum adhuc fugeret Saul filium Cis, qui erant fortissimi et egregii pugnatores,
Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he kept still close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men who helped him in the conflict;
2 tendentes arcum, et utraque manu fundis saxa iacientes, et dirigentes sagittas: de fratribus Saul ex Beniamin.
armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left with stones and with arrows on the bow; [they were] of Saul's brethren of Benjamin:
3 Princeps Ahiecer, et Ioas filii Samaa Gabaathites, et Iaziel, et Phallet filii Azmoth, et Baracha, et Iehu Anathotites.
the chief Ahiezer, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Anathothite,
4 Samaias quoque Gabaonites fortissimus inter triginta et super triginta. Ieremias, et Ieheziel, et Iohanan, et Iezabad Gaderothites.
and Jishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite.
5 et Eluzai et Ierimuth, et Baalia, et Samaria, et Saphatia Haruphites.
Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;
6 Elcana, et Iesia, et Azareel, et Ioezer, et Iesbaam de Carehim:
Elkanah, and Jishijah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites;
7 Ioela quoque, et Zabadia filii Ieroham de Gedor.
and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8 Sed et de Gaddi transfugerunt ad David, cum lateret in deserto, viri robustissimi, et pugnatores optimi, tenentes clypeum et hastam: facies eorum quasi facies leonis, et veloces quasi capreae in montibus:
And of the Gadites, there separated themselves to David in the stronghold in the wilderness mighty men of valour, men fit for the service of war, armed with shield and spear; whose faces were [like] the faces of lions, and who were swift as the gazelles upon the mountains:
9 Ezer princeps, Obdias secundus, Eliab tertius,
Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
10 Masmana quartus, Ieremias quintus,
Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
11 Ethi sextus, Eliel septimus,
Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12 Iohanan octavus, Elzebad nonus,
Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13 Ieremias decimus, Machbanai undecimus.
Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.
14 hi de filiis Gad principes exercitus: novissimus centum militibus praeerat, et maximus, mille.
These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over a hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
15 Isti sunt qui transierunt Iordanem mense primo, quando inundare consuevit super ripas suas: et omnes fugaverunt qui morabantur in vallibus ad orientalem plagam et occidentalem.
These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it overflows all its banks, and they put to flight all [them] of the valleys, toward the east and toward the west.
16 Venerunt autem et de Beniamin, et de Iuda ad praesidium, in quo morabatur David.
And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.
17 Egressusque est David obviam eis, et ait: Si pacifice venistis ad me ut auxiliemini mihi, cor meum iungatur vobis: si autem insidiamini mihi pro adversariis meis, cum ego iniquitatem in manibus non habeam, videat Deus patrum nostrorum, et iudicet.
And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, If ye come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers see [it] and rebuke [it].
18 Spiritus vero induit Amasai principem inter triginta, et ait: Tui sumus o David, et tecum fili Isai: pax, pax tibi, et pax adiutoribus tuis. te enim adiuvat Deus tuus. Suscepit ergo eos David, et constituit principes turmae.
And the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the captains, [and he said, ] Thine [are we], David, And with thee, thou son of Jesse: Peace, peace be to thee! And peace be to thy helpers! For thy God helps thee. And David received them, and made them chiefs of bands.
19 Porro de Manasse transfugerunt ad David, quando veniebat cum Philisthiim adversus Saul, ut pugnaret: et non dimicavit cum eis. quia inito consilio remiserunt eum principes Philisthinorum, dicentes: Periculo capitis nostri revertetur ad dominum suum Saul.
And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not; for the lords of the Philistines upon deliberation sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul at the peril of our heads.
20 Quando igitur reversus est in Siceleg, transfugerunt ad eum de Manasse, Ednas, et Iozabad, et Iedihel, et Michael, et Ednas, et Iozabad, et Eliu, et Salathi, principes militum in Manasse.
As he went away to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh: Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.
21 hi praebuerunt auxilium David adversus latrunculos: omnes enim erant viri fortissimi, et facti sunt principes in exercitu.
And they helped David in his expeditions; for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.
22 Sed et per singulos dies veniebant ad David ad auxiliandum ei, usque dum fieret grandis numerus, quasi exercitus Dei.
For day by day there came [men] to David to help him, until it was a great camp, like the camp of God.
23 Iste quoque est numerus principum exercitus, qui venerunt ad David, cum esset in Hebron, ut transferrent regnum Saul ad eum, iuxta verbum Domini.
And this is the number of the men equipped for military service, who came to David to Hebron, to transfer the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Jehovah.
24 Filii Iuda portantes clypeum et hastam, sex millia octingenti expediti ad praelium.
The children of Judah that bore shield and spear were six thousand eight hundred, equipped for military service.
25 De filiis Simeon virorum fortissimorum ad pugnandum, septem millia centum.
Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for war, seven thousand one hundred.
26 De filiis Levi, quattuor millia sexcenti.
Of the children of Levi four thousand six hundred.
27 Ioioda quoque princeps de stirpe Aaron, et cum eo tria millia septingenti.
And Jehoiada the prince of Aaron, and with him were three thousand seven hundred;
28 Sadoc etiam puer egregiae indolis, et domus patris eius, principes viginti duo.
and Zadok, a valiant young man, and his father's house two and twenty chief men.
29 De filiis autem Beniamin fratribus Saul, tria millia: magna enim pars eorum adhuc sequebatur domum Saul.
And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand; but hitherto the greater part of them had adhered to the house of Saul.
30 Porro de filiis Ephraim viginti millia octingenti, fortissimi robore, viri nominati in cognationibus suis.
And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valour, men of name in their fathers' houses.
31 Et ex dimidia tribu Manasse, decem et octo millia, singuli per nomina sua venerunt ut constituerent regem David.
And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were expressed by name, to come and make David king.
32 De filiis quoque Issachar viri eruditi, qui noverant singula tempora ad praecipiendum quid facere deberet Israel, principes ducenti: omnis autem reliqua tribus eorum consilium sequebatur.
And of the children of Issachar, who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their bidding.
33 Porro de Zabulon qui egrediebantur ad praelium, et stabant in acie instructi armis bellicis, quinquaginta millia venerunt in auxilium, non in corde duplici.
Of Zebulun, such as went forth in the host, armed for war with all weapons of war, fifty thousand, keeping rank without double heart.
34 Et de Nephthali, principes mille: et cum eis instructi clypeo et hasta, triginta et septem millia.
And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear.
35 De Dan etiam praeparati ad praelium, viginti octo millia sexcenti.
And of the Danites armed for war twenty-eight thousand six hundred.
36 Et de Aser egredientes ad pugnam, et in acie provocantes, quadraginta millia.
And of Asher such as went forth in the host, to set themselves in battle array, forty thousand.
37 Trans Iordanem autem de filiis Ruben, et de Gad, et dimidia parte tribus Manasse instructi armis bellicis, centum viginti millia.
And from the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of weapons of war for battle, a hundred and twenty thousand.
38 Omnes isti viri bellatores expediti ad pugnandum, corde perfecto venerunt in Hebron, ut constituerent regem David super universum Israel: sed et omnes reliqui ex Israel, uno corde erant, ut rex fieret David.
All of them men of war, keeping rank in battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
39 Fueruntque ibi apud David tribus diebus comedentes et bibentes. praeparaverant enim eis fratres sui.
And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had prepared for them;
40 Sed et qui iuxta eos erant, usque ad Issachar, et Zabulon, et Nephthali, afferebant panes in asinis, et camelis, et mulis, et bobus ad vescendum: farinam, palathas, uvam passam, vinum, oleum, boves, arietes ad omnem copiam. gaudium quippe erat in Israel.
and those too that were near them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen; provisions of meal, fig-cakes and raisin-cakes, and wine and oil, and oxen and sheep, abundantly; for there was joy in Israel.
