II Samuel 23

ve'elleh divre david ha'akharonim ne'um david ben-yishay une'um haggever huqam al meshiakh elohe ya'aqov une'im zemirot yisra'el

These are the last words of David: The utterance of David son of Jesse, The utterance of the man set on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, The favorite of the songs of Israel:

ruakh Adonai dibber-bi umillato al-leshoni

The spirit of GOD has spoken through me, God’s message is on my tongue;

amar elohe yisra'el li dibber tsur yisra'el moshel ba'adam tsaddiq moshel yirat elohim

The God of Israel has spoken, The Rock of Israel said concerning me: “He who rules over people justly, He who rules in awe of God

ukhe'or boqer yizrakh-shamesh boqer lo avot minnogah mimmatar deshe me'arets

Is like the light of morning at sunrise, A morning without clouds— Through sunshine and rain [Bringing] vegetation out of the earth.”

ki-lo-khen beti im-el ki verit olam sam li arukhah vakkol ushemurah ki-khol-yishi vekhol-khefets ki-lo yatsmiakh

Is not my House established before God? For I have been granted an eternal pact, Drawn up in full and secured. Will [God] not cause all my success And [my] every desire to blossom?

uveliyya'al keqots munad kullaham ki-lo veyad yiqqakhu

But the wicked shall all Be raked aside like thorns; For no one will pick them up by hand.

ve'ish yigga bahem yimmale varzel ve'ets khanit uva'esh sarof yissarefu bashavet

Whoever touches them Must be armed with iron And the shaft of a spear; And they must be burned up on the spot.

elleh shemot haggibborim asher ledavid yoshev bashevet takhkemoni rosh hashalishi hu adino (htsnv) [ha'etsni] al-shemoneh me'ot khalal befa'am (khd) [ekhat]

These are the names of David’s warriors: Josheb-basshebeth, a Tahchemonite, the chief officer—he is Adino the Eznite; [he wielded his spear] against eight hundred and slew them on one occasion.

ve'akharav elazar ben-[dodo] (ddy) ben-akhokhi bishloshah (gvrym) [haggibborim] im-david bekharefam bappelishtim ne'esfu-sham lammilkhamah vayya'alu ish yisra'el

Next to him was Eleazar son of Dodo son of Ahohi. He was one of the three warriors with David when they defied the Philistines gathered there for battle. Israel’s force retreated,

hu qam vayyakh bappelishtim ad ki-yage'ah yado vattidbaq yado el-hakherev vayya'as Adonai teshu'ah gedolah bayyom hahu veha'am yashuvu akharayw akh-lefashet

but he held his ground. He struck down Philistines until his arm grew tired and his hand stuck to his sword; and GOD wrought a great victory that day. Then the troops came back to him—but only to strip [the slain].

ve'akharayw shammah ven-age harari vayye'asefu felishtim lakhayyah vattehi-sham khelqat hassadeh mele'ah adashim veha'am nas mippene felishtim

Next to him was Shammah son of Age the Ararite. The Philistines had gathered in force where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the troops fled from the Philistines.

vayyityatsev betokh-hakhelqah vayyatsileha vayyakh et-pelishtim vayya'as Adonai teshu'ah gedolah

But [Shammah] took his stand in the middle of the plot and defended it, and he routed the Philistines. Thus GOD wrought a great victory.

vayyeredu (shlshym) [sheloshah] mehasheloshim rosh vayyavo'u el-qatsir el-david el-me'arat adullam vekhayyat pelishtim khonah be'emeq refa'im

Once, during the harvest, three of the thirty chiefs went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a force of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

vedavid az bammetsudah umatsav pelishtim az bet lakhem

David was then in the stronghold, and a Philistine garrison was then at Bethlehem.

vayyitavveh david vayyomar mi yashqeni mayim mibbor bet-lekhem asher basha'ar

David felt a craving and said, “If only I could get a drink of water from the cistern that is by the gate of Bethlehem!”

vayyivqe'u sheloshet haggibborim bemakhaneh felishtim vayyishavu-mayim mibbor bet-lekhem asher basha'ar vayyisu vayyavi'u el-david velo avah lishtotam vayyassekh otam la-Adonai

So the three warriors got through the Philistine camp and drew water from the cistern that is by the gate of Bethlehem, and they carried it back. But when they brought it to David he would not drink it, and he poured it out as a libation to GOD.

vayyomer khalilah li Adonai me'asoti zot hadam ha'anashim haholekhim benafshotam velo avah lishtotam elleh asu sheloshet haggibborim

For he said, “GOD forbid that I should do this! Can [I drink] the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” So he would not drink it. Such were the exploits of the three warriors.

va'avishay akhi yo'av ben-tseruyah hu rosh (hshlshy) [hasheloshah] vehu orer et-khanito al-shelosh me'ot khalal velo-shem basheloshah

Abishai, the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah, was head of another three. He once wielded his spear against three hundred and slew them.

min-hasheloshah hakhi nikhbad vayehi lahem lesar ve'ad-hasheloshah lo-va

He won a name among the three; since he was the most highly regarded among the three, he became their leader. However, he did not attain to the three.

uvenayahu ven-yehoyada ben-ish-[khayil] (khy) rav-pe'alim miqqavtse'el hu hikkah et shene ari'el mo'av vehu yarad vehikkah et-[ha'ari] (hryh) betokh habbor beyom hashaleg

Benaiah son of Jehoiada, from Kabzeel, was a brave soldier who performed great deeds. He killed the two [sons] of Ariel of Moab. Once, on a snowy day, he went down into a pit and killed a lion.

vehu-hikkah et-ish mitsri (shr) [ish] mareh uveyad hammitsri khanit vayyered elayw bashavet vayyigzol et-hakhanit miyyad hammitsri vayyahargehu bakhanito

He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand, yet [Benaiah] went down against him with a club, wrenched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.

elleh asah benayahu ben-yehoyada velo-shem bishloshah haggibborim

Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; and he won a name among the three warriors.

min-hasheloshim nikhbad ve'el-hasheloshah lo-va vayesimehu david el-mishmato

He was highly regarded among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

asahel akhi-yo'av basheloshim elkhanan ben-dodo bet lakhem

Among the thirty were Asahel, the brother of Joab; Elhanan son of Dodo [from] Bethlehem,

shammah hakharodi eliqa hakharodi

Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

khelets happalti ira ven-iqqesh hatteqo'i

Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa,

avi'ezer ha'annetoti mevunnay hakhushati

Abiezer of Anathoth, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

tsalmon ha'akhokhi mahray hannetofati

Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

khelev ben-ba'anah hannetofati ittay ben-rivay miggivat bene vinyamin

Heleb son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjaminites,

benayahu piratoni hidday minnakhale ga'ash

Benaiah of Pirathon, Hiddai of Nahale-gaash,

avi-alvon ha'arvati azmavet habbarkhumi

Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

elyakhba hasha'alvoni bene yashen yehonatan

Eliahba of Shaalbon, sons of Jashen, Jonathan,

shammah haharari akhi'am ben-sharar harari

Shammah the Ararite, Ahiam son of Sharar the Ararite,

elifelet ben-akhasbay ben-hamma'akhati eli'am ben-akhitofel haggiloni

Eliphelet son of Ahasbai son of the Maacathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

(khtsrv) [khetsray] hakkarmeli pa'aray ha'arbi

Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

yigal ben-natan mitsovah bani haggadi

Igal son of Nathan from Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

tseleq ha'ammoni nakhray habbe'eroti (nshy) [nose] kele yo'av ben-tseruyah

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite—the arms-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah—

ira hayyitri garev hayyitri

Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

uriyyah hakhitti kol sheloshim veshivah

Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.