Sh'muel (שמואל) - 2 Samuele 23

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וְאֵלֶּה דִּבְרֵי דָוִד הָאַחֲרֹנִים נְאֻם דָּוִד בֶּן־יִשַׁי וּנְאֻם הַגֶּבֶר הֻקַם עָל מְשִׁיחַ אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב וּנְעִים זְמִרֹות יִשְׂרָאֵל	1 These are the last words of David: "The utterance of David, son of Jesse; the utterance of the man God raised up, Anointed of the God of Jacob, favorite of the Mighty One of Israel.
2 רוּחַ יְהוָה דִּבֶּר־בִּי וּמִלָּתֹו עַל־לְשֹׁונִי	2 The spirit of the LORD spoke through me; his word was on my tongue.
3 אָמַר אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִי דִבֶּר צוּר יִשְׂרָאֵל מֹושֵׁל בָּאָדָם צַדִּיק מֹושֵׁל יִרְאַת אֱלֹהִים	3 The God of Israel spoke; of me the Rock of Israel said, 'He that rules over men in justice, that rules in the fear of God,
4 וּכְאֹור בֹּקֶר יִזְרַח־שָׁמֶשׁ בֹּקֶר לֹא עָבֹות מִנֹּגַהּ מִמָּטָר דֶּשֶׁא מֵאָרֶץ	4 Is like the morning light at sunrise on a cloudless morning, making the greensward sparkle after rain.'
5 כִּי־לֹא־כֵן בֵּיתִי עִם־אֵל כִּי בְרִית עֹולָם שָׂם לִי עֲרוּכָה בַכֹּל וּשְׁמֻרָה כִּי־כָל־יִשְׁעִי וְכָל־חֵפֶץ כִּי־לֹא יַצְמִיחַ	5 Is not my house firm before God? He has made an eternal covenant with me, set forth in detail and secured. Will he not bring to fruition all my salvation and my every desire?
6 וּבְלִיַּעַל כְּקֹוץ מֻנָד כֻּלָּהַם כִּי־לֹא בְיָד יִקָּחוּ	6 But the wicked are all like thorns to be cast away; they cannot be taken up by hand.
7 וְאִישׁ יִגַּע בָּהֶם יִמָּלֵא בַרְזֶל וְעֵץ חֲנִית וּבָאֵשׁ שָׂרֹוף יִשָּׂרְפוּ בַּשָּׁבֶת׃ פ	7 He who wishes to touch them must arm himself with iron and the shaft of a spear, and they must be consumed by fire."
8 אֵלֶּה שְׁמֹות הַגִּבֹּרִים אֲשֶׁר לְדָוִד יֹשֵׁב בַּשֶּׁבֶת תַּחְכְּמֹנִי ׀ רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁלִשִׁי הוּא עֲדִינֹו [הָעֶצְנֹו כ] (הָעֶצְנִי ק) עַל־שְׁמֹנֶה מֵאֹות חָלָל בְּפַעַם [אֶחָד כ] (אֶחָת׃ ק) ס	8 These are the names of David's warriors. Ishbaal, son of Hachamoni, was the first of the Three. It was he who brandished his battle-ax over eight hundred slain in a single encounter.
9 [וְאַחֲרֹו כ] (וְאַחֲרָיו ק) אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן־ [דֹּדִי כ] (דֹּדֹו ק) בֶּן־אֲחֹחִי בִּשְׁלֹשָׁה [גִּבֹּרִים כ] (הַגִּבֹּרִים ק) עִם־דָּוִד בְּחָרְפָם בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים נֶאֶסְפוּ־שָׁם לַמִּלְחָמָה וַיַּעֲלוּ אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל	9 Next to him, among the Three warriors, was Eleazar, son of Dodo the Ahohite. He was with David at Ephes-dammim when the Philistines assembled there for battle. The Israelites had retreated,
10 הוּא קָם וַיַּךְ בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים עַד ׀ כִּי־יָגְעָה יָדֹו וַתִּדְבַּק יָדֹו אֶל־הַחֶרֶב וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה תְּשׁוּעָה גְדֹולָה בַּיֹּום הַהוּא וְהָעָם יָשֻׁבוּ אַחֲרָיו אַךְ־לְפַשֵּׁט׃ ס	10 but he stood his ground and fought the Philistines until his hand grew tired and became cramped, holding fast to the sword. The LORD brought about a great victory on that day; the soldiers turned back after Eleazar, but only to strip the slain.
11 וְאַחֲרָיו שַׁמָּא בֶן־אָגֵא הָרָרִי וַיֵּאָסְפוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים לַחַיָּה וַתְּהִי־שָׁם חֶלְקַת הַשָּׂדֶה מְלֵאָה עֲדָשִׁים וְהָעָם נָס מִפְּנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים	11 Next to him was Shammah, son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines had assembled at Lehi, where there was a plot of land full of lentils. When the soldiers fled from the Philistines,
12 וַיִּתְיַצֵּב בְּתֹוךְ־הַחֶלְקָה וַיַּצִּילֶהָ וַיַּךְ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּים וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה תְּשׁוּעָה גְדֹולָה׃ ס	12 he took his stand in the middle of the plot and defended it. He slew the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory. Such were the deeds of the Three warriors.
13 וַיֵּרְדוּ [שְׁלֹשִׁים כ] (שְׁלֹשָׁה ק) מֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁים רֹאשׁ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־קָצִיר אֶל־דָּוִד אֶל־מְעָרַת עֲדֻלָּם וְחַיַּת פְּלִשְׁתִּים חֹנָה בְּעֵמֶק רְפָאִים	13 During the harvest three of the Thirty went down to David in the cave of Adullam, while a Philistine clan was encamped in the Vale of Rephaim.
14 וְדָוִד אָז בַּמְּצוּדָה וּמַצַּב פְּלִשְׁתִּים אָז בֵּית לָחֶם	14 At that time David was in the refuge, and there was a garrison of Philistines in Bethlehem.
15 וַיִּתְאַוֶּה דָוִד וַיֹּאמַר מִי יַשְׁקֵנִי מַיִם מִבֹּאר בֵּית־לֶחֶם אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׁעַר	15 Now David had a strong craving and said, "Oh, that someone would give me a drink of water from the cistern that is by the gate of Bethlehem!"
16 וַיִּבְקְעוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַגִּבֹּרִים בְּמַחֲנֵה פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיִּשְׁאֲבוּ־מַיִם מִבֹּאר בֵּית־לֶחֶם אֲשֶׁר בַּשַּׁעַר וַיִּשְׂאוּ וַיָּבִאוּ אֶל־דָּוִד וְלֹא אָבָה לִשְׁתֹּותָם וַיַּסֵּךְ אֹתָם לַיהוָה	16 So the Three warriors broke through the Philistine camp and drew water from the cistern that is by the gate of Bethlehem. But when they brought it to David he refused to drink it, and instead poured it out to the LORD,
17 וַיֹּאמֶר חָלִילָה לִּי יְהוָה מֵעֲשֹׂתִי זֹאת הֲדַם הָאֲנָשִׁים הַהֹלְכִים בְּנַפְשֹׁותָם וְלֹא אָבָה לִשְׁתֹּותָם אֵלֶּה עָשׂוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַגִּבֹּרִים׃ ס	17 saying: "The LORD forbid that I do this! Can I drink the blood of these men who went at the risk of their lives?" So he refused to drink it.
18 וַאֲבִישַׁי אֲחִי ׀ יֹואָב בֶּן־צְרוּיָה הוּא רֹאשׁ [הַשְּׁלֹשִׁי כ] (הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה ק) וְהוּא עֹורֵר אֶת־חֲנִיתֹו עַל־שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאֹות חָלָל וְלֹו־שֵׁם בַּשְּׁלֹשָׁה	18 Abishai, brother of Joab, son of Zeruiah, was at the head of the Thirty. It was he who brandished his spear over three hundred slain. He was listed among the Thirty
19 מִן־הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה הֲכִי נִכְבָּד וַיְהִי לָהֶם לְשָׂר וְעַד־הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה לֹא־בָא׃ ס	19 and commanded greater respect than the Thirty, becoming their leader. However, he did not attain to the Three.
20 וּבְנָיָהוּ בֶן־יְהֹויָדָע בֶּן־אִישׁ־ [חַי כ] (חַיִל ק) רַב־פְּעָלִים מִקַּבְצְאֵל הוּא הִכָּה אֵת שְׁנֵי אֲרִאֵל מֹואָב וְהוּא יָרַד וְהִכָּה אֶת־ [הָאֲרִיַּה כ] (הָאֲרִי ק) בְּתֹוךְ הַבֹּאר בְּיֹום הַשָּׁלֶג	20 Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, a stalwart from Kabzeel, was a man of great achievements. It was he who slew the two lions in Moab. He also went down and killed the lion in the cistern at the time of the snow.
21 וְהוּא־הִכָּה אֶת־אִישׁ מִצְרִי [אֲשֶׁר כ] (אִישׁ ק) מַרְאֶה וּבְיַד הַמִּצְרִי חֲנִית וַיֵּרֶד אֵלָיו בַּשָּׁבֶט וַיִּגְזֹל אֶת־הַחֲנִית מִיַּד הַמִּצְרִי וַיַּהַרְגֵהוּ בַּחֲנִיתֹו	21 It was he, too, who slew an Egyptian of large stature. Although the Egyptian was armed with a spear, he went against him with a club and wrested the spear from the Egyptian's hand, then killed him with his own spear.
22 אֵלֶּה עָשָׂה בְּנָיָהוּ בֶּן־יְהֹויָדָע וְלֹו־שֵׁם בִּשְׁלֹשָׁה הַגִּבֹּרִים	22 Such were the deeds performed by Benaiah, son of Jehoiada. He was listed among the Thirty warriors
23 מִן־הַשְּׁלֹשִׁים נִכְבָּד וְאֶל־הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה לֹא־בָא וַיְשִׂמֵהוּ דָוִד אֶל־מִשְׁמַעְתֹּו׃ ס	23 and commanded greater respect than the Thirty. However, he did not attain to the Three. David put him in command of his bodyguard.
24 עֲשָׂה־אֵל אֲחִי־יֹואָב בַּשְּׁלֹשִׁים אֶלְחָנָן בֶּן־דֹּדֹו בֵּית לָחֶם	24 Asahel, brother of Joab. . . .Among the Thirty were: Elhanan, son of Dodo, from Bethlehem;
25 שַׁמָּה הַחֲרֹדִי אֱלִיקָא הַחֲרֹדִי׃ ס	25 Shammah from En-harod; Elika from En-harod;
26 חֶלֶץ הַפַּלְטִי עִירָא בֶן־עִקֵּשׁ הַתְּקֹועִי׃ ס	26 Helez from Beth-pelet; Ira, son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa;
27 אֲבִיעֶזֶר הָעַנְּתֹתִי מְבֻנַּי הַחֻשָׁתִי׃ ס	27 Abiezer from Anathoth; Sibbecai from Hushah;
28 צַלְמֹון הָאֲחֹחִי מַהְרַי הַנְּטֹפָתִי׃ ס	28 Zalmon from Ahoh; Maharai from Netophah;
29 חֵלֶב בֶּן־בַּעֲנָה הַנְּטֹפָתִי ס אִתַּי בֶּן־רִיבַי מִגִּבְעַת בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן׃ ס	29 Heled, son of Baanah, from Netophah; Ittai, son of Ribai, from Gibeah of the Benjaminites;
30 בְּנָיָהוּ פִּרְעָתֹנִי הִדַּי מִנַּחֲלֵי גָעַשׁ׃ ס	30 Benaiah from Pirathon; Hiddai from Nahale-gaash;
31 אֲבִי־עַלְבֹון הָעַרְבָתִי עַזְמָוֶת הַבַּרְחֻמִי׃ ס	31 Abibaal from Beth-arabah; Azmaveth from Bahurim;
32 אֶלְיַחְבָּא הַשַּׁעַלְבֹנִי בְּנֵי יָשֵׁן יְהֹונָתָן׃ ס	32 Eliahba from Shaalbon; Jashen the Gunite; Jonathan,
33 שַׁמָּה הַהֲרָרִי אֲחִיאָם בֶּן־שָׁרָר הָארָרִי׃ ס	33 son of Shammah the Hararite; Ahiam, son of Sharar the Hararite;
34 אֱלִיפֶלֶט בֶּן־אֲחַסְבַּי בֶּן־הַמַּעֲכָתִי ס אֱלִיעָם בֶּן־אֲחִיתֹפֶל הַגִּלֹנִי׃ ס	34 Eliphelet, son of Ahasbai, from Beth-maacah; Eliam, son of Ahithophel, from Gilo;
35 [חֶצְרֹו כ] (חֶצְרַי ק) הַכַּרְמְלִי פַּעֲרַי הָאַרְבִּי׃ ס	35 Hezrai from Carmel; Paarai the Arbite;
36 יִגְאָל בֶּן־נָתָן מִצֹּבָה ס בָּנִי הַגָּדִי׃ ס	36 Igal, son of Nathan, from Zobah; Bani the Gadite;
37 צֶלֶק הָעַמֹּנִי ס נַחְרַי הַבְּאֵרֹתִי [נֹשְׂאֵי כ] (נֹשֵׂא ק) כְּלֵי יֹואָב בֶּן־צְרֻיָה׃ ס	37 Zelek the Ammonite; Naharai from Beeroth, armor-bearer of Joab, son of Zeruiah;
38 עִירָא הַיִּתְרִי גָּרֵב הַיִּתְרִי׃ ס	38 Ira from Jattir; Gareb from Jattir;
39 אוּרִיָּה הַחִתִּי כֹּל שְׁלֹשִׁים וְשִׁבְעָה׃ פ	39 Uriah the Hittite-thirty-seven in all.