I Chronicles 12

ve'elleh habba'im el-david letsiqelag od atsur mippene sha'ul ben-qish vehemmah baggibborim ozere hammilkhamah

The following joined David at Ziklag while he was still in hiding from Saul son of Kish; these were the warriors who gave support in battle;

nosheqe qeshet mayminim umasmilim ba'avanim uvakhitsim baqqashet me'akhe sha'ul mibbinyamin

they were armed with the bow and could use both right hand and left hand to sling stones or shoot arrows with the bow; they were kindred of Saul from Benjamin.

harosh akhi'ezer veyo'ash bene hashema'ah haggivati (vyzvl) [vizi'el] vafelet bene azmavet uverakhah veyehu ha'annetoti

At the head were Ahiezer and Joash, sons of Shemaah of Gibeah; and Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth; and Beracah and Jehu of Anathoth;

veyishmayah haggivoni gibbor basheloshim ve'al-hasheloshim

Ishmaiah of Gibeon, a warrior among the thirty, leading the thirty;

veyirmeyah veyakhazi'el veyokhanan veyozavad haggederati

Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad of Gederah;

eluzay virimot uve'alyah ushemaryahu ushefatyahu (hkhryfy) [hakharufi]

Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Hariphite;

elqanah veyishiyyahu va'azarel veyo'ezer veyashovam haqqorkhim

Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam the Korahites;

veyo'elah uzevadyah bene yerokham min-haggedor

Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

umin-haggadi nivdelu el-david lamtsad midbarah gibbore hakhayil anshe tsava lammilkhamah orekhe tsinnah varomakh ufene aryeh penehem vekhitsvayim al-heharim lemaher

Of the Gadites, there withdrew to follow David to the wilderness stronghold valiant warriors, fighters fit for battle, armed with shield and spear; they had the appearance of lions, and were as swift as gazelles upon the mountains:

ezer harosh ovadyah hasheni eli'av hashelishi

Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

mishmannah harevi'i yirmeyah hakhamishi

Mashmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

attay hashishi eli'el hashevi'i

Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

yokhanan hashemini elzavad hatteshi'i

Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

yirmeyahu ha'asiri makhbannay ashte asar

Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

elleh mibbene-gad rashe hatsava ekhad leme'ah haqqatan vehaggadol le'alef

Those were the Gadites, heads of the army. The least was equal to a hundred, the greatest to a thousand.

elleh hem asher averu et-hayyarden bakhodesh harishon vehu memalle al-kol-[gedotayw] (gdytyv) vayyavrikhu et-kol-ha'amaqim lammizrakh velamma'arav

These were the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it was at its crest, and they put to flight all the lowlanders to the east and west.

vayyavo'u min-bene vinyamin vihudah ad-lamtsad ledavid

Some of the Benjaminites and Judahites came to the stronghold to David,

vayyetse david lifnehem vayya'an vayyomer lahem im-leshalom batem elay le'ozreni yihyeh-lli alekhem levav leyakhad ve'im-lerammotani letsaray belo khamas bekhappay yere elohe avotenu veyokhakh

and David went out to meet them, saying to them, “If you come on a peaceful errand, to support me, then I will make common cause with you, but if to betray me to my foes, for no injustice on my part, then let the God of our ancestors take notice and give judgment.”

veruakh laveshah et-amasay rosh (hshlvshym) [hashalishim] lekha david ve'immekha ven-yishay shalom shalom lekha veshalom le'ozerekha ki azarekha elohekha vayeqabbelem david vayyittenem berashe haggedud

Then the spirit seized Amasai, chief of the captains: “We are yours, David, On your side, son of Jesse; At peace, at peace with you, And at peace with him who supports you, For your God supports you.” So David accepted them, and placed them at the head of his band.

umimmenasheh nafelu al-david bevo'o im-pelishtim al-sha'ul lammilkhamah velo azarum ki ve'etsah shillekhuhu sarne felishtim lemor berashenu yippol el-adonayw sha'ul

Some Manassites went over to David’s side when he came with the Philistines to make war against Saul, but they were of no help to them, because the lords of the Philistines in council dismissed him, saying, “He will go over to the side of his lord, Saul, and it will cost us our heads”;

belekhto el-tsiqelag nafelu alayw mimmenasheh adnakh veyozavad vidi'a'el umikha'el veyozavad ve'elihu vetsilletay rashe ha'alafim asher limnasheh

when he went to Ziklag, these Manassites went over to his side—Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of the clans of Manasseh.

vehemmah azeru im-david al-haggedud ki-gibbore khayil kullam vayyihyu sarim batsava

It was they who gave support to David against the band [of Amalekite raiders], for all were valiant warriors; and they were officers of the force.

ki le'et-yom beyom yavo'u al-david le'ozro ad-lemakhaneh gadol kemakhaneh elohim

Day in day out, people came to David to give him support, until there was an army as vast as the army of God.

ve'elleh mispere rashe hekhaluts latsava ba'u al-david khevronah lehasev malkhut sha'ul elayw kefi Adonai

These are the numbers of the [men of the] armed bands who joined David at Hebron to transfer Saul’s kingdom to him, in accordance with the word of GOD:

bene yehudah nose'e tsinnah varomakh sheshet alafim ushemoneh me'ot khalutse tsava

Judahites, equipped with shield and spear—6,800 armed men;

min-bene shimon gibbore khayil latsava shivat alafim ume'ah

Simeonites, valiant warriors, combat troops—7,100;

min-bene hallevi arba'at alafim veshesh me'ot

of the Levites—4,600;

vihoyada hannagid le'aharon ve'immo sheloshet alafim usheva me'ot

Jehoiada, chief officer of the Aaronites; with him, 3,700;

vetsadoq na'ar gibbor khayil uvet-aviv sarim esrim ushenayim

Zadok, a valiant young warrior, with his clan—22 officers;

umin-bene vinyamin akhe sha'ul sheloshet alafim ve'ad-hennah marbitam shomerim mishmeret bet sha'ul

of the Benjaminites, kindred of Saul, 3,000 in their great numbers, hitherto protecting the interests of the house of Saul;

umin-bene efrayim esrim elef ushemoneh me'ot gibbore khayil anshe shemot levet avotam

of the Ephraimites, 20,800 valiant warriors, famous men in their clans;

umekhatsi matteh menasheh shemonah asar alef asher niqqevu beshemot lavo lehamelikh et-david

of the half-tribe of Manasseh, 18,000, who were designated by name to come and make David king;

umibbene yissashkhar yode'e vinah la'ittim lada'at mah-yya'aseh yisra'el rashehem matayim vekhol-akhehem al-pihem

of the Issacharites, men who knew how to interpret the signs of the times, to determine how Israel should act; their chiefs were 200, and all their kindred followed them;

mizzevulun yotse'e tsava orekhe milkhamah bekhol-kele milkhamah khamishim alef vela'ador belo-lev valev

of Zebulun, those ready for service, able to man a battle line with all kinds of weapons, 50,000, giving support wholeheartedly;

uminnaftali sarim alef ve'immahem betsinnah vakhanit sheloshim veshivah alef

of Naphtali, 1,000 chieftains with their shields and lances—37,000;

umin-haddani orekhe milkhamah esrim-ushemonah elef veshesh me'ot

of the Danites, able to man the battle line—28,600;

ume'asher yotse'e tsava la'arokh milkhamah arba'im alef

of Asher, those ready for service to man the battle line—40,000;

ume'ever layyarden min-haruveni vehaggadi vakhatsi shevet menasheh bekhol kele tseva milkhamah me'ah ve'esrim alef

from beyond the Jordan, of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, together with all kinds of military weapons—120,000.

kol-elleh anshe milkhamah odere ma'arakhah belevav shalem ba'u khevronah lehamelikh et-david al-kol-yisra'el vegam kol-sherit yisra'el lev ekhad lehamelikh et-david

All these—warriors, manning the battle line with whole heart—came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel. Likewise, all the rest of Israel was of one mind to make David king.

vayyihyu-sham im-david yamim sheloshah okhelim veshotim ki-hekhinu lahem akhehem

They were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their kindred had provided for them.

vegam haqqerovim-alehem ad-yissashkhar uzevulun venaftali mevi'im lekhem bakhamorim uvaggemallim uvapperadim uvabbaqar ma'akhal qemakh develim vetsimmuqim veyayin-veshemen uvaqar vetson larov ki simkhah beyisra'el

And also, their relatives as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali brought food by donkey, camel, mule, and ox—provisions of flour, cakes of figs, raisin cakes, wine, oil, cattle, and sheep in abundance, for there was joy in Israel.