1 Tantara 11
1 Nifanontoñe amy Davide e Kebrone ao t’Israele iaby, nanao ty hoe: Intoy, toe taola’o naho nofo’o zahay,
Then the people of Israel came to David at Hebron [town] and said to him, “Listen, we have the same ancestors [IDM] that you have.
2 Ie taolo, ndra te nimpanjaka t’i Saole, le ihe ty niaolo vaho nampimpoly Israele; le nanao ty hoe ama’o t’Iehovà Andrianañahare’o. Ho fahana’o ondatiko Israeleo naho ho mpifehe ondatiko Israeleo.
In the past, when Saul was our king, it was you who led our Israeli [soldiers in our battles]. You are the one to whom Yahweh our God promised, ‘You will be the leader [MET] of my people; you will be their king.’”
3 Aa le hene niheo mb’amy mpanjakay e Kebrone mb’eo o mpiaolo’ Israeleo vaho nifañina’ amy Davide e Kebrone ao añatrefa’ Iehovà; le noriza’ iareo ho mpanjaka’ Israele t’i Davide, ty amy tsara’ Iehovà am-pità’ i Samoeley.
So all the Israeli elders came to David at Hebron. And David made a sacred agreement with them while Yahweh was listening. They anointed him [with olive oil to set him apart] to be the king of the Israeli people. That is what Yahweh had previously told [the prophet] Samuel would happen.
4 Nimb’e Ierosalaime—i atao Iebosiy—t’i Davide naho Israele iaby, ie tao o nte-Iebosio, o mpimoneñe amy taneio.
David and all the Israeli [soldiers] [SYN] went to Jerusalem. [At that time, ] Jerusalem was called Jebus, and the people who lived there were the Jebus people-group.
5 Le hoe o nte-Iebosio amy Davide: Tsy himoak’ atoy irehe. Fe rinambe’ i Davide i rova fatratsey; i atao Rova i Davidey.
Those people said to David, “Your [soldiers] will not be able to get inside our city!” But David’s [soldiers] captured the city, even though it had strong walls around it, and since then it has been called ‘The City of David’.
6 Ie nanoe’ i Davide ty hoe: Ze mandafa ty nte-Iebosy valoha’e ty ho mpiaolo naho mpifehe. Ioabe ana’ i Tseroià ty nionjoñe valoha’e vaho nanoem-pifeleke.
[What happened was this: ]: David said [to his soldiers], “The one who leads [our soldiers] to attack the Jebus people-group will become the commander of all my army.” Joab, the son of Zeruiah, led the soldiers, so he became the commander of all the army.
7 Nimoneñe amy fipalirañey t’i Davide, izay ty nitokaveñ’ aze ty hoe, Rova’ i Davide.
[After they captured] the city which had strong walls around it, David moved there. That is why they named it ‘The City of David’.
8 Namboatse añariari’ i rovay re, boak’ amy Milòy naho o mañohok’azeo vaho namboare’ Ioabe ty ila’ i rovay.
David’s workers rebuilt the city, starting where the land was filled in and extending to the wall that was around the city. Joab’s [men] repaired the other parts of the city.
9 Niraorao erike t’i Davide amy te nindre ama’e t’Iehovà i Màroy.
David became more and more powerful/influential, because the Almighty Commander of the armies of angels was with/helping him.
10 Irezao o nimpiaolo’ o fanalolahy mpiamy Davideo, nimpirekets’ ama’e an-kafatrarañe amy fifehea’eio, miharo am’ Israele iaby, nanao aze mpanjaka’ Israele ty amy tsara’ Iehovàio.
Yahweh had promised [that David would become the king]. And all the Israeli people (were happy that David was/supported David as) their king. There were many soldiers/warriors who helped David’s kingdom to remain strong.
11 Inao ty famoliliañe o fanalolahy nimpiamy Davideo: Iasobeame, ana’ i nte-Kakmoniý mpifehe i telopoloy; nonjone’e ami’ty telon-jato i lefo’ey vaho zinevo’e iaby amy andro zay.
This is a list of the leaders of David’s [most mighty] warriors: Jashobeam was from the Hacmon clan. He was one of the leaders of David’s most powerful soldiers. One time he fought against 300 enemies and killed them all with his spear.
12 Nanonjohy aze t’i Eleazare ana’ i Dodò nte-Akoake, raik’ amy fanalolahy telo rey.
Another one was Eleazar, who was the son of Dodo from the clan of Ahoh.
13 Nindre amy Davide e Pase-Damime ao re, ie nifanontoñe hañotakotake eo o nte-Pelistio, añ’ila’ ty teteke lifotse vare-hordea; naho fa nilay añatrefa’ o nte-Pelistio ondatio,
[One day] he was with David at Pas Dammim when the soldiers of Philistia gathered there for the battle. There was a field of barley there. At first the Israeli soldiers ran away from the soldiers of Philistia,
14 le nijohañe añivo’ i tetekey iereo, nañaro aze, le zinevo’ iareo o nte-Pelistio; vaho rinomba’ Iehovà an-drombake jabajaba.
but then David and Eleazar stopped in the middle of the field and fought to defend it and killed [many of] the soldiers of Philistia. Yahweh enabled them to win a great victory on that day.
15 Teo te nizotso mb’amy vato mb’amy Davidey mb’eo, an-dakato’ i Adolame ao, ie nitobe am-bavatane’ i Refaime ao o nte-Pelistio, ty telo amo mpiaolo telopoloo.
One time three of David’s thirty most mighty warriors came to David when he was camping next to the huge rock outside the cave near Adullam. At that same time, the army of Philistia had camped in the Rephaim Valley.
16 Ie tam-pipalirañe ao t’i Davide, le te Betlekheme ao o mpirimbo-nte-Pelistio.
David was in a fortress, and some of the soldiers of Philistia were occupying Bethlehem.
17 Niazo ty hasijy t’i Davide, nanao ty hoe: Ehe te eo ty hanjotso rano amako boak’ am-bovom-Betlekheme marine’ i lalambeiy.
[One day] David was very thirsty and said, “I wish that someone would bring me some water from the well near the gate at Bethlehem!”
18 Niboroboñafe’ i telo rey i toben-te Pilistiy, le nitarike rano boak’ am-bovo’ i Betlekheme ao marine’ i lalambeiy; nendese’ iereo vaho nazotso’ iareo amy Davide; fe tsy nimete nikama t’i Davide, te mone nadoa’e añatrefa’ Iehovà,
So those three most outstanding warriors forced their way through the camp of Philistia soldiers and drew some water from the well, and brought it to David. But he would not drink it. Instead, he poured it out [on the ground to be an offering] to Yahweh.
19 nanao ty hoe: Sondo’e aman’ Añahareko te hanoeko o raha zao; hinomeko hao ty lio’ ondaty namoe’ay retiañe? Fa am-pamoeam-piay i nañandesa’ iareoy. Aa le tsy nimete ninon-dre. Ie o nanoe’ i fanalolahy telo reio.
He said, “Yahweh, it would certainly not be right for me to drink this water! That would be like [RHQ] drinking the blood of these men who were willing/ready to die for me!” So he refused to drink it. That was one of the things that those three most outstanding warriors did.
20 I Abisaý, rahalahi’ Ioabe, ty nimpiaolo’ i telopolo rey; ie nañonjon-defoñe ami’ty telon-jato naho zinama’e vaho nibangoeñe añivo’ i telo rey.
Joab’s [younger] brother Abishai was the leader of the 30 most mighty warriors. [One time] Abishai fought 300 [enemy] soldiers with his spear and killed them.
21 Ie ty nanañ’ asy amy telo antsaranga faha-roe y vaho nanoeñe mpiaolo’ iareo; fe tsy nitaka’e i telo valoha’e rey.
So he became as famous as those three most outstanding warriors. He became their commander, even though he was not one of those three men.
22 I Benià, ana’ Iehoiadà, ana’ ty fanalolahy nte-Kabtseele, mpitoloñe an-kafatrarañe, nandafa nte-Moabe roe an-tron-diona, le nizotso añivon-koboñe añ’ androm-panàla namono ty liona ao.
Jehoiada’s son Benaiah was a brave soldier from Kabzeel [town] who did heroic deeds. He killed two of the best warriors from [the] Moab [people-group]. One day he went down into a pit when snow was falling [on the ground] and killed a lion there.
23 Zinevo’e t’i nte-Mitsraime, ondaty abo, lime kiho ty haabo’e, am-pità’ i nte-Mitsraimey ty lefo’e hoe bodam-panenoñe; kobaiñe ty tama’e te nizotso mb’ama’e mb’eo naho tinava’e am-pità’ i nte-Mitsraimey i lefo’ey vaho vinono’e amy lefo’ey.
He also killed a soldier from Egypt who was (7-1/2 feet/2.3 meters) tall. The soldier from Egypt carried a spear that was as long as a weaver’s rod. Benaiah had [only] a club, but he grabbed the other man’s spear and killed him with it.
24 Izay o nanoe’ i Benaià, ana’ Iehoiadào, le nibangoe’ i fanalolahy telo rey i tahina’ey.
Those are some of the things that Benaiah did. So he became as famous as the three mighty warriors.
25 Ie ty nanañ’ asy amy telopoloy, f’ie tsy nahatakatse i telo valoha’e rey, ro najado’ i Davide amo mpañaro azeo.
He was more honored than the other members of the group of thirty most mighty warriors, but he did not become a member of the group of three most outstanding warriors. David appointed him to be the leader of his bodyguards.
26 Ty fanalolahy amo lahindefoñeo, le i Asaele rahalahi’ Ioabe, i Elkanane, ana’ i Dodò nte-Betlekheme;
These are the names of David’s mighty warriors: Asahel, the [younger] brother of Joab; Elhanan, the son of Dodo, from Bethlehem;
27 i Samote nte-Harore, i Keletse nte-Pelone,
Shammah, from [the] Harod [clan]; Helez, from [the] Pelon [clan];
28 Irà, ana’ Ikekese nte-Tekoe, i Abiezere nte Anatote,
Ira, the son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa [town]; Abiezer, from Anathoth [city];
29 i Sibekaý nte-Kosà, Ilaý nte-Akoake,
Sibbecai, from Hushah’s [clan]; Ilai from Ahoh’s clan;
30 i Mahàre, nte-Netofà, i Kelede ana’ i Baanià, nte-Nitofà,
Maharai, from Netophah [town]; Heled, the son of Baanah, also from Netophah [town];
31 Itaý ana’ i Ribaý nte-Gibà amo ana’ i Beniamineo, i Benaià nte Piratone;
Ithai, the son of Ribai, from Gibeah [town] in [the land that belonged to] the tribe of Benjamin; Benaiah, from Pirathon [town];
32 i Koraý tamy saka Gaasey, i Abiele, nte Arbate,
Hurai, from the valleys near Gaash [Mountain]; Abiel from the clan of Arabah;
33 i Azmavete, nte-Bakorime, i Eliabà nte-Saalbone,
Azmaveth, from Baharum [town]; Eliahba, from Shaalbon [town];
34 o ana’ i Haseme nte-Gizòo, Ionatane, ana’ i Sagay nte Harare,
The sons of Hashem from [the] Gizon [clan]; Jonathan the son of Shagee from the Harar [town/clan];
35 i Akiame, ana’ i Sakare nte Harare, i Elifale ana’ i Ore
Ahiam the son of Sharar/Sacar, from Harar [town/clan]; Eliphal the son of Ur;
36 i Kefere nte Mekerate, i Akiià nte Pelone
Hepher from the Mekerath [clan]; Ahijah from the Pelon [clan/town];
37 i Ketsrò nte Karmele, i Naaraý ana’ i Ezbaý,
Hezro from Carmel [city]; Naarai the son of Ezbai;
38 Ioele rahalahi’ i Natane, i Mibkare ana’ i Hagrý,
Joel the [younger] brother of Nathan; Mibhar the son of Hagri;
39 i Tseleke nte Amone, i Nakaraý nte Berote, ty mpitàm-pikala’ Ioabe ana’ i Tseroià,
Zelek from the Ammon people-group; Naharai, the man who carried Joab’s weapons, from Beeroth [town];
40 Irà nte Ietere, i Garebe nte-Ietere,
Ira and Gareb from Jattir [town];
41 i Orià nte Kite, i Zabade ana’ i Aklay
Uriah, [Bathsheba’s husband], from the Heth people-group; Zabad the son of Ahlai;
42 i Adinà ana’ i Siza nte Reobene, mpifehe o nte Reobeneo, rekets’ i telopolo mpiama’e rey
Adina the son of Shiza, a leader from the tribe of Reuben, who had thirty [soldiers] with him;
43 i Kanàne, ana’ i Maakà naho Iosafate nte Metene,
Hanan the son of Maacah; Joshaphat from Mithna [town/clan];
44 i Ozià, nte Asterate, i Samà naho Iehiele, ana’ i Kotane nte Aroere,
Uzzia from Ashterath [town]; Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham, from Aroer [city];
45 Iediaele, ana’ i Simrý naho Iohà rahalahi’e nte Tizite,
Jediael the son of Shimri and his [younger] brother Joha, from Tiz [town/clan];
46 i Eliele nte Makavè naho Ieribaý naho Iosavià ana’ i Elnaame naho Itmà nte Moabe,
Eliel from Mahavah [town/clan]; Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam; Ithmah from [the] Moab [region];
47 i Eliele naho i Ovede vaho Iasiele nte Metsobaià.
Eliel and Obed, and Jaasiel from Zobah [town/clan].
