| א וַיִּקָּבְצוּ כָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל-דָּוִיד, חֶבְרוֹנָה לֵאמֹר: הִנֵּה עַצְמְךָ וּבְשָׂרְךָ, אֲנָחְנוּ. | 1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying: 'Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. |
| ב גַּם-תְּמוֹל גַּם-שִׁלְשׁוֹם, גַּם בִּהְיוֹת שָׁאוּל מֶלֶךְ--אַתָּה הַמּוֹצִיא וְהַמֵּבִיא, אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל; וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְךָ, אַתָּה תִרְעֶה אֶת-עַמִּי אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאַתָּה תִּהְיֶה נָגִיד, עַל עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל. | 2 In times past, even when Saul was king, it was thou that didst lead out and bring in Israel; and the LORD thy God said unto thee: Thou shalt feed My people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over My people Israel.' |
| ג וַיָּבֹאוּ כָּל-זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ, חֶבְרוֹנָה, וַיִּכְרֹת לָהֶם דָּוִיד בְּרִית בְּחֶבְרוֹן, לִפְנֵי יְהוָה; וַיִּמְשְׁחוּ אֶת-דָּוִיד לְמֶלֶךְ עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל, כִּדְבַר יְהוָה בְּיַד-שְׁמוּאֵל. {ס} | 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Samuel. {S} |
| ד וַיֵּלֶךְ דָּוִיד וְכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל יְרוּשָׁלִַם, הִיא יְבוּס; וְשָׁם, הַיְבוּסִי, יֹשְׁבֵי, הָאָרֶץ. | 4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem--the same is Jebus--and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there. |
| ה וַיֹּאמְרוּ יֹשְׁבֵי יְבוּס, לְדָוִיד, לֹא תָבוֹא, הֵנָּה; וַיִּלְכֹּד דָּוִיד אֶת-מְצֻדַת צִיּוֹן, הִיא עִיר דָּוִיד. | 5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David: 'Thou shalt not come in hither.' Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David. |
| ו וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד--כָּל-מַכֵּה יְבוּסִי בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה, יִהְיֶה לְרֹאשׁ וּלְשָׂר; וַיַּעַל בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה יוֹאָב בֶּן-צְרוּיָה, וַיְהִי לְרֹאשׁ. | 6 And David said: 'Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.' And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief. |
| ז וַיֵּשֶׁב דָּוִיד, בַּמְצָד; עַל-כֵּן קָרְאוּ-לוֹ, עִיר דָּוִיד. | 7 And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David. |
| ח וַיִּבֶן הָעִיר מִסָּבִיב, מִן-הַמִּלּוֹא וְעַד-הַסָּבִיב; וְיוֹאָב, יְחַיֶּה אֶת-שְׁאָר הָעִיר. | 8 And he built the city round about, from Millo even round about; and Joab repaired the rest of the city. |
| ט וַיֵּלֶךְ דָּוִיד, הָלוֹךְ וְגָדוֹל; וַיהוָה צְבָאוֹת, עִמּוֹ. {פ} | 9 And David waxed greater and greater; for the LORD of hosts was with him. {P} |
| י וְאֵלֶּה רָאשֵׁי הַגִּבֹּרִים אֲשֶׁר לְדָוִיד, הַמִּתְחַזְּקִים עִמּוֹ בְמַלְכוּתוֹ עִם-כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהַמְלִיכוֹ--כִּדְבַר יְהוָה, עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל. {ס} | 10 Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who held strongly with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. {S} |
| יא וְאֵלֶּה מִסְפַּר הַגִּבֹּרִים, אֲשֶׁר לְדָוִיד: יָשָׁבְעָם בֶּן-חַכְמוֹנִי, רֹאשׁ השלושים הַשָּׁלִישִׁים--הוּא-עוֹרֵר אֶת-חֲנִיתוֹ עַל-שְׁלֹשׁ-מֵאוֹת חָלָל, בְּפַעַם אֶחָת. | 11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the captains; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them at one time. |
| יב וְאַחֲרָיו אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן-דּוֹדוֹ, הָאֲחוֹחִי; הוּא, בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁה הַגִּבֹּרִים. | 12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men. |
| יג הוּא-הָיָה עִם-דָּוִיד בַּפַּס דַּמִּים, וְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים נֶאֶסְפוּ-שָׁם לַמִּלְחָמָה, וַתְּהִי חֶלְקַת הַשָּׂדֶה, מְלֵאָה שְׂעוֹרִים; וְהָעָם נָסוּ, מִפְּנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים. | 13 He was with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines. |
| יד וַיִּתְיַצְּבוּ בְתוֹךְ-הַחֶלְקָה וַיַּצִּילוּהָ, וַיַּכּוּ אֶת-פְּלִשְׁתִּים; וַיּוֹשַׁע יְהוָה, תְּשׁוּעָה גְדוֹלָה. | 14 But they stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great victory. |
| טו וַיֵּרְדוּ שְׁלוֹשָׁה מִן-הַשְּׁלוֹשִׁים רֹאשׁ עַל-הַצֻּר, אֶל-דָּוִיד--אֶל-מְעָרַת, עֲדֻלָּם; וּמַחֲנֵה פְלִשְׁתִּים, חֹנָה בְּעֵמֶק רְפָאִים. | 15 And three of the thirty chiefs went down to the rock to David, unto the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim. |
| טז וְדָוִיד, אָז בַּמְּצוּדָה; וּנְצִיב פְּלִשְׁתִּים, אָז בְּבֵית לָחֶם. | 16 And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. |
| יז וַיִּתְאָו דָּוִיד, וַיֹּאמַר: מִי יַשְׁקֵנִי מַיִם, מִבּוֹר בֵּית-לֶחֶם אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׁעַר. | 17 And David longed, and said: 'Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!' |
| יח וַיִּבְקְעוּ הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה בְּמַחֲנֵה פְלִשְׁתִּים, וַיִּשְׁאֲבוּ-מַיִם מִבּוֹר בֵּית-לֶחֶם אֲשֶׁר בַּשַּׁעַר, וַיִּשְׂאוּ, וַיָּבִאוּ אֶל-דָּוִיד; וְלֹא-אָבָה דָוִיד לִשְׁתּוֹתָם, וַיְנַסֵּךְ אֹתָם לַיהוָה. | 18 And the three broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; but David would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD, |
| יט וַיֹּאמֶר חָלִילָה לִּי מֵאֱלֹהַי מֵעֲשׂוֹת זֹאת, הֲדַם הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה אֶשְׁתֶּה בְנַפְשׁוֹתָם כִּי בְנַפְשׁוֹתָם הֱבִיאוּם, וְלֹא אָבָה, לִשְׁתּוֹתָם; אֵלֶּה עָשׂוּ, שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַגִּבּוֹרִים. | 19 and said: 'My God forbid it me, that I should do this; shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it.' Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men. |
| כ וְאַבְשַׁי אֲחִי-יוֹאָב, הוּא הָיָה רֹאשׁ הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁה, וְהוּא עוֹרֵר אֶת-חֲנִיתוֹ, עַל-שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת חָלָל; ולא- וְלוֹ- שֵׁם, בַּשְּׁלוֹשָׁה. | 20 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three. |
| כא מִן-הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁה בַשְּׁנַיִם נִכְבָּד, וַיְהִי לָהֶם לְשָׂר; וְעַד-הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁה, לֹא-בָא. {ס} | 21 Of the three in the second rank he was the most honourable, and was made their captain; howbeit he attained not to the first three. {S} |
| כב בְּנָיָה בֶן-יְהוֹיָדָע בֶּן-אִישׁ-חַיִל רַב-פְּעָלִים, מִן-קַבְצְאֵל; הוּא הִכָּה, אֵת שְׁנֵי אֲרִיאֵל מוֹאָב, וְהוּא יָרַד וְהִכָּה אֶת-הָאֲרִי בְּתוֹךְ הַבּוֹר, בְּיוֹם הַשָּׁלֶג. | 22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he smote the two altar-hearths of Moab; he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow. |
| כג וְהוּא-הִכָּה אֶת-הָאִישׁ הַמִּצְרִי אִישׁ מִדָּה חָמֵשׁ בָּאַמָּה, וּבְיַד הַמִּצְרִי חֲנִית כִּמְנוֹר אֹרְגִים, וַיֵּרֶד אֵלָיו, בַּשָּׁבֶט; וַיִּגְזֹל אֶת-הַחֲנִית מִיַּד הַמִּצְרִי, וַיַּהַרְגֵהוּ בַּחֲנִיתוֹ. | 23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. |
| כד אֵלֶּה עָשָׂה, בְּנָיָהוּ בֶּן-יְהוֹיָדָע; וְלוֹ-שֵׁם, בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁה הַגִּבֹּרִים. | 24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men. |
| כה מִן-הַשְּׁלוֹשִׁים, הִנּוֹ נִכְבָּד הוּא, וְאֶל-הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה, לֹא-בָא; וַיְשִׂימֵהוּ דָוִיד, עַל-מִשְׁמַעְתּוֹ. {ס} | 25 Behold, he was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three; and David set him over his guard. {S} |
| כו וְגִבּוֹרֵי, הַחֲיָלִים: עֲשָׂהאֵל {ר} אֲחִי יוֹאָב, {ס} אֶלְחָנָן בֶּן-דּוֹדוֹ מִבֵּית לָחֶם. {ס} | 26 Also the mighty men of valour: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem; |
| כז שַׁמּוֹת, {ר} הַהֲרוֹרִי, {ס} חֶלֶץ, הַפְּלוֹנִי. {ס} | 27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite; |
| כח עִירָא בֶן-עִקֵּשׁ {ר} הַתְּקוֹעִי, {ס} אֲבִיעֶזֶר הָעַנְּתוֹתִי. {ס} | 28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite; |
| כט סִבְּכַי, {ר} הַחֻשָׁתִי, {ס} עִילַי, הָאֲחוֹחִי. {ס} | 29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite; |
| ל מַהְרַי, {ר} הַנְּטֹפָתִי, {ס} חֵלֶד בֶּן-בַּעֲנָה, הַנְּטוֹפָתִי. {ס} | 30 Mahrai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite; |
| לא אִיתַי {ר} בֶּן-רִיבַי, מִגִּבְעַת בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן, {ס} בְּנָיָה, הַפִּרְעָתֹנִי. {ס} | 31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite; |
| לב חוּרַי {ר} מִנַּחֲלֵי גָעַשׁ, {ס} אֲבִיאֵל הָעַרְבָתִי. {ס} | 32 Hurai of Nahale-gaash, Abiel the Arbathite; |
| לג עַזְמָוֶת, {ר} הַבַּחֲרוּמִי, {ס} אֶלְיַחְבָּא, הַשַּׁעַלְבֹנִי. {ס} | 33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite; |
| לד בְּנֵי, הָשֵׁם {ר} הַגִּזוֹנִי, {ס} יוֹנָתָן בֶּן-שָׁגֵה, הַהֲרָרִי. {ס} | 34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shageh the Hararite; |
| לה אֲחִיאָם {ר} בֶּן-שָׂכָר הַהֲרָרִי, {ס} אֱלִיפַל בֶּן-אוּר. {ס} | 35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur; |
| לו חֵפֶר, הַמְּכֵרָתִי, {ר} אֲחִיָּה, הַפְּלֹנִי. {ס} | 36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite; |
| לז חֶצְרוֹ, הַכַּרְמְלִי, {ס} נַעֲרַי, {ר} בֶּן-אֶזְבָּי. {ס} | 37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai; |
| לח יוֹאֵל אֲחִי נָתָן, {ס} מִבְחָר בֶּן- {ר} הַגְרִי. {ס} | 38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri; |
| לט צֶלֶק, הָעַמּוֹנִי; נַחְרַי, הַבֵּרֹתִי, נֹשֵׂא, כְּלֵי יוֹאָב בֶּן- {ר} צְרוּיָה. {ס} | 39 Zelek the Ammonite, Nahrai the Berothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah; |
| מ עִירָא, הַיִּתְרִי, {ס} גָּרֵב, הַיִּתְרִי. {ס} | 40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite; |
| מא אוּרִיָּה, {ר} הַחִתִּי, {ס} זָבָד, בֶּן-אַחְלָי. {ס} | 41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai; |
| מב עֲדִינָא בֶן-שִׁיזָא הָראוּבֵנִי, {ר} רֹאשׁ לָראוּבֵנִי--וְעָלָיו שְׁלֹשִׁים. {ס} | 42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him; |
| מג חָנָן, בֶּן-מַעֲכָה, וְיוֹשָׁפָט, {ר} הַמִּתְנִי. {ס} | 43 Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite; |
| מד עֻזִּיָּא, הָעַשְׁתְּרָתִי; {ס} שָׁמָע, ויעואל וִיעִיאֵל, {ר} בְּנֵי, חוֹתָם הָעֲרֹעֵרִי. {ס} | 44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite; |
| מה יְדִיעֲאֵל, בֶּן-שִׁמְרִי, וְיֹחָא אָחִיו, {ר} הַתִּיצִי. {ס} | 45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite; |
| מו אֱלִיאֵל, הַמַּחֲוִים, וִירִיבַי וְיוֹשַׁוְיָה, בְּנֵי אֶלְנָעַם; {ס} וְיִתְמָה, {ר} הַמּוֹאָבִי. | 46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite; |
| מז אֱלִיאֵל וְעוֹבֵד, {ס} וְיַעֲשִׂיאֵל הַמְּצֹבָיָה. {פ} | 47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite. {P} |