Ii Samuelis 5
1 Et venerunt universae tribus Israel ad David in Hebron, dicentes: Ecce nos, os tuum, et caro tua sumus.
Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Look, we are your flesh and bone.
2 Sed et heri et nudiustertius cum esset Saul rex super nos, tu eras educens et reducens Israel: dixit autem Dominus ad te: Tu pasces populum meum Israel, et tu eris dux super Israel.
In the recent past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led the Israelite army. Yahweh said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become ruler over Israel.'”
3 Venerunt quoque et seniores Israel ad regem in Hebron, et percussit cum eis rex David foedus in Hebron coram Domino: unxeruntque David in regem super Israel.
So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them before Yahweh. They anointed David king over Israel.
4 Filius triginta annorum erat David, cum regnare coepisset, et quadraginta annis regnavit.
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
5 In Hebron regnavit super Iudam septem annis et sex mensibus: in Ierusalem autem regnavit triginta tribus annis super omnem Israel et Iudam.
In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
6 Et abiit rex, et omnes viri qui erant cum eo, in Ierusalem, ad Iebusaeum habitatorem terrae: dictumque est David ab eis: Non ingredieris huc, nisi abstuleris caecos et claudos dicentes: Non ingredietur David huc.
The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land. They said to David, “You will not come here except to be turned away by the blind and the lame. David cannot come here.”
7 Cepit autem David arcem Sion, haec est civitas David.
Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold of Zion, which now is the city of David.
8 Proposuerat enim David in die illa praemium, qui percussisset Iebusaeum, et tetigisset domatum fistulas, et abstulisset caecos et claudos odientes animam David. idcirco dicitur in proverbio: Caecus et claudus non intrabunt in templum.
At that time David said, “Those who attack the Jebusites will have to go through the water shaft to reach the 'lame and the blind' who are David's enemies.” That is why people say, “The 'blind and the lame' must not enter the palace.”
9 Habitavit autem David in arce, et vocavit eam, Civitatem David: et aedificavit per gyrum a Mello et intrinsecus.
So David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. He fortified around it, from the terrace toward the inside.
10 Et ingrediebatur proficiens atque succrescens, et Dominus Deus exercituum erat cum eo.
David became very powerful because Yahweh, the God of hosts, was with him.
11 Misit quoque Hiram rex Tyri nuncios ad David, et ligna cedrina, et artifices lignorum, artificesque lapidum ad parietes: et aedificaverunt domum David.
Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, carpenters, and masons. They built a house for David.
12 Et cognovit David quoniam confirmasset eum Dominus regem super Israel, et quoniam exaltasset regnum eius super populum suum Israel.
David knew that Yahweh had established him as king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
13 Accepit ergo David adhuc concubinas et uxores de Ierusalem, postquam venerat de Hebron: natique sunt David et alii filii et filiae:
After David left Hebron and came to Jerusalem, he took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
14 et haec nomina eorum, qui nati sunt ei in Ierusalem, Samua, et Sobab, et Nathan, et Salomon,
These were the names of the children who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
15 et Iebahar, et Elisua, et Nepheg,
Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
16 et Iaphia, et Elisama, et Elioda, et Eliphaleth.
Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
17 Audierunt ergo Philisthiim quod unxissent David in regem super Israel: et ascenderunt universi ut quaererent David: quod cum audisset David, descendit in praesidium.
Now when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed as king over Israel, they all went out looking for him. But David heard about it and went down to the stronghold.
18 Philisthiim autem venientes diffusi sunt in Valle Raphaim.
Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
19 et consuluit David Dominum, dicens: Si ascendam ad Philisthiim? et si dabis eos in manu mea? Et dixit Dominus ad David: Ascende, quia tradens dabo Philisthiim in manu tua.
Then David asked for help from Yahweh. He said, “Should I attack the Philistines? Will you give victory over them?” Yahweh said to David, “Attack, for I will certainly give you victory over the Philistines.”
20 Venit ergo David in Baal Pharasim. et percussit eos ibi, et dixit: Divisit Dominus inimicos meos coram me, sicut dividuntur aquae. Propterea vocatum est nomen loci illius, Baal Pharasim.
So David attacked at Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He commented, “Yahweh has burst through my enemies before me like a bursting flood of water.” So the name of that place became Baal Perazim.
21 Et reliquerunt ibi sculptilia sua: quae tulit David, et viri eius.
The Philistines left their idols there, and David and his men carried them away.
22 Et addiderunt adhuc Philisthiim ut ascenderent, et diffusi sunt in Valle Raphaim.
Then the Philistines came up again and spread out once more in the Valley of Rephaim.
23 Consuluit autem David Dominum: Si ascendam contra Philisthaeos, et tradas eos in manus meas? Qui respondit: Non ascendas contra eos, sed gyra post tergum eorum, et venies ad eos ex adverso pyrorum.
So David sought help from Yahweh again, and Yahweh said to him, “You must not attack their front, but rather circle around behind them and come on them through the balsam woods.
24 Et cum audieris sonitum gradientis in cacumine pyrorum, tunc inibis praelium: quia tunc egredietur Dominus ante faciem tuam, ut percutiat castra Philisthiim.
When you hear the sound of marching in the wind blowing through the balsam treetops, then attack with force. Do this because Yahweh will have gone out before you to attack the army of the Philistines.”
25 Fecit itaque David sicut praeceperat ei Dominus, et percussit Philisthiim de Gabaa, usque dum venias Gezer.
So David did as Yahweh had commanded him. He killed Philistines from Geba all the way to Gezer.
