| 1 ܘܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܠܘܬ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܚܒܪܘܢ ܘܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܕܡܟ ܚܢܢ ܘܒܣܪܟ | 1 Then all Israel gathered about David in Hebron, and they said: "Surely, we are of the same bone and flesh as you. |
| 2 ܘܐܦ ܐܬܡܠܝ ܘܡܢܬܡܠܝ ܟܕ ܫܐܘܠ ܗܘܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܥܠܝܢ ܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܢ̇ܦܩ ܗܘܝܬ ܘܥܐ̇ܠ ܒܪܝܫܗ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܙܠ ܐܢܬ ܬܪܥܐ ܠܥܡܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܢܬ ܬܗܘܐ ܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܫܒ̈ܛܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ | 2 Even formerly, when Saul was still the king, it was you who led Israel in all its battles. And now the LORD, your God, has said to you, 'You shall shepherd my people Israel and be ruler over them.'" |
| 3 ܘܐܬܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܫܒ̈ܛܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܚܒܪܘܢ ܘܝܡܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܘܡܬܐ ܒܚܒܪܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܩܝܡܘ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܬܩܝ̈ܡܝ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܢܒܝܐ ܕܡܠܠ ܗܘܐ ܒܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ | 3 Then all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and there David made a covenant with them in the presence of the LORD; and they anointed him king over Israel, in accordance with the word of the LORD as revealed through Samuel. |
| 4 ܘܐܙܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܕܗܝ ܡܬܩܪܝܐ ܗܘܬ ܝܒܘܣ ܡܢ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܘܬܡܢ ܗܘܘ ܝܒܘܣ̈ܝܐ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ | 4 Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, that is, Jebus, where the natives of the land were called Jebusites. |
| 5 ܘܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܝܬ̈ܒܝ ܝܒܘܣ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܠܐ ܬܥܘܠ ܠܗܪܟܐ ܘܟܢܫ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܘܟܒܫ ܠܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܨܗܝܘܢ ܗܢ̈ܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܬܩܪ̈ܝ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ | 5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You shall not enter here." David nevertheless captured the fortress of Zion, which is the City of David. |
| 6 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܩܛܘܠ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܓܒܪܐ ܝܒܘܣܝܐ ܗܘ ܢܗܘܐ ܪܫܐ ܘܪܒ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܣܠܩ ܝܘܐܒ ܒܪ ܨܘܪܝܐ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܘܐܩܝܡܗ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܪܫܐ ܘܪܒ ܚܝܠܐ | 6 David said, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be made the chief commander." Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was the first to go up; and so he became chief. |
| 7 ܘܝܬܒ ܕܘܝܕ ܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܨܗܝܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܩ̇ܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ | 7 David took up his residence in the fortress, which thenceforth was called the City of David. |
| 8 ܘܒܢܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܚܕܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܚܐܪܝܬܐ ܘܠܒܪ ܘܝܗܒ ܕܘܝܕ ܝܡܝܢܐ ܠܫܪܟܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ | 8 He rebuilt the city on all sides, from the Millo all the way around, while Joab restored the rest of the city. |
| 9 ܘܕܘܝܕ ܐܙ̇ܠ ܗܘܐ ܘܥ̇ܬܪ ܘܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܥܡܗ | 9 David became more and more powerful, for the LORD of hosts was with him. |
| 10 ܘܗܠܝܢ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܕܡܥܫܢܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܡܗ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܠܡܩܡܘܬܗ ܡܠܟܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܝܟ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܡܠܠ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ | 10 These were David's chief warriors who, together with all Israel, supported him in his reign in order to make him true king, even as the LORD had commanded concerning Israel. |
| 11 ܘܗܠܝܢ ܡܢܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܓܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܕܝܬܒ ܒܡܘܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܪܫܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܗܘܝܘ ܓܕܝܢܘ ܓܢܒܪܐ ܗܘ ܫܡܛ ܪܘܡܚܗ ܘܩܛܠ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܥܬܐ ܚܕܐ | 11 Here is the list of David's warriors: Ishbaal, the son of Hachamoni, chief of the Three. He brandished his spear against three hundred, whom he slew in a single encounter. |
| 12 ܒܬܪܗ ܗܘܐ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܒܪ ܕܕܗ ܡܢ ܕܚܘܚ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܗܘ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ | 12 Next to him Eleazar, the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the Three warriors. |
| 13 ܟܕ ܗܘܐ ܥܡ ܕܘܝܕ ܒܦܣܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܥ̇ܒܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܬܡܢ ܩܪܒܐ ܘܗܘܬ ܬܡܢ ܚܩܠܐ ܚܕܐ ܕܙܪܝܥܐ ܣܥܪ̈ܐ ܘܥܡܐ ܐܬܒܕܪܘ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ | 13 He was with David at Pas-dammim, where the Philistines had massed for battle. The plow-land was fully planted with barley, but its defenders were retreating before the Philistines. |
| 14 ܘܩܡܘ ܒܓܘ ܚܩܠܐ ܘܦܨܝܘܗ̇ ܘܚܪܒܘ ܠܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܥܒܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܨܚܢܐ ܪܒܐ | 14 He made a stand on the sown ground, kept it safe, and cut down the Philistines. Thus the LORD brought about a great victory. |
| 15 ܘܢܚܬܘ ܬܠܬܐ ܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܠܘܬ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܡܥܪܬܐ ܕܓܬܡ ܘܡܫܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܫܪ̈ܝܢ ܗܘ̈ܝ ܒܦܩܥܬܐ ܕܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ | 15 Three of the Thirty chiefs went down to the rock, to David, who was in the cave of Adullam while the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim. |
| 16 ܘܕܘܝܕ ܫܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܡܫܟܢܐ ܘܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ | 16 David was then in the stronghold, and a Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem. |
| 17 ܘܐܬܪܓܪܓ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܢ ܝܗܒ ܠܝ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܐܫܬܝܬ ܡܢ ܓܘܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ | 17 David expressed a desire: "Oh, that someone would give me a drink from the cistern that is by the gate at Bethlehem!" |
| 18 ܘܒܗ̇ ܒܫܥܬܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܬܠܬܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܨܪܘ ܘܥܠܘ ܒܡܫܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܘܡܠܘ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܓܘܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܢܣܒܘ ܘܐܝܬܝܘ ܘܝܗܒܘ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܘܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܠܡܫܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܢܣܟ ܐܢܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ | 18 Thereupon the Three broke through the encampment of the Philistines, drew water from the cistern by the gate at Bethlehem, and carried it back to David. But David refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out as a libation to the LORD, |
| 19 ܘܐܡܪ ܚܣ ܠܝ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܐܥܒܕ ܗܕܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܢܦܩܘ ܐܙܠܘ ܥܠ ܕܡܐ ܕܨܘܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܠܡܫܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܥܒܕܘ ܬܠܬܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ | 19 saying, "God forbid that I should do such a thing! Could I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?" For at the risk of their lives they brought it; and so he refused to drink it. Such deeds as these the Three warriors performed. |
| 20 ܘܐܒܝܫܝ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܐܒ ܗܘ ܗܘܐ ܪܫܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܗܘ ܫܡܛ ܪܘܡܚܐ ܥܠ ܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܩܛܝ̈ܠܝܢ ܘܠܗ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܥܠ ܬܠܬܝܢ | 20 Abishai, the brother of Joab. He was the chief of the Thirty; he brandished his spear against three hundred, and slew them. Thus he had a reputation like that of the Three. |
| 21 ܘܡܢ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܡܝܩܪ ܗܘܐ ܘܗܘܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܪܫܐ ܘܩܪܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܥܒܕ ܗܘܐ | 21 He was twice as famous as any of the Thirty and became their commander, but he did not attain to the Three. |
| 22 ܒܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܝܘܝܕܥ ܓܒܪܐ ܓܢܒܪ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܫܦܝܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܒ̇ܕܘ̈ܗܝ ܡܢ ܟܪܟܐ ܕܩܒܨܐܝܠ ܗܘ ܚܪܒ ܠܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܘܗܘ ܢܚܬ ܘܩܛܠ ܠܐܪܝܐ ܒܓܘ ܥܒܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܬܠܓܐ | 22 Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, a valiant man of mighty deeds, from Kabzeel. He killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab, and also, on a snowy day, he went down and killed the lion in the cistern. |
| 23 ܘܗܘ ܩܛܠ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܡܨܪܝܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܪܐ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܐܪܝܟ ܗܘܐ ܚܡܫ ܐܡ̈ܝܢ ܘܒܐܝܕܗ ܕܡܨܪܝܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܪܘܡܚܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܒܝܐ ܕܫܢܢܗ̇ ܐܝܟ ܢܘܠܐ ܕܓܪ̈ܕܝܝܐ ܘܢܚܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܒܚܘܛܪܐ ܘܢܣܒܗ̇ ܠܪܘܡܚܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܡܨܪܝܐ ܘܩܛܠܗ ܒܗ̇ ܒܪܘܡܚܐ | 23 He likewise slew the Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall. The Egyptian carried a spear that was like a weaver's heddle-bar, but he came against him with a staff, wrested the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear. |
| 24 ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܥܒܕ ܒܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܝܘܝܕܥ ܘܠܗ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܫܡܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ | 24 Such deeds as these of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, gave him a reputation like that of the Three. |
| 25 ܘܡܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܝܩܪ ܗܘܐ ܘܩܐܪܣܐ ܐܝܟ ܬܠܬܐ ܥܒܕ ܗܘܐ ܘܐܩܝܡܗ ܕܘܝܕ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܢܛܘܪܐ ܥܠ ܪܘܡܚܗ | 25 He was more famous than any of the Thirty, but he did not attain to the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard. |
| 26 ܘܥܠ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܥܫܐܝܠ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܐܒ ܐܠܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܕܕܗ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ | 26 Also these warriors: Asahel, the brother of Joab; Elhanan, son of Dodo, from Bethlehem; |
| 27 ܫܡܘܬ ܡܢ ܛܘܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܚܠܨ ܕܡܢ ܦܠܛܘܢ | 27 Shammoth, from En-harod; Helez, from Palti; |
| 28 ܥܝܪܐ ܒܪ ܥܩܝܣ ܕܡܢ ܬܩܘܥ ܐܒܝܥܙܪ ܕܡܢ ܥܢܬܘܬ | 28 Ira, son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa; Abiezer, from Anathoth; |
| 29 ܣܒܝ ܕܡܢ ܚܘܫܬ ܥܠܝ ܕܡܢ ܚܘܚ | 29 Sibbecai, from Husha; Ilai, from Ahoh; |
| 30 ܡܗܪܝ ܕܡܢ ܢܛܘܦܬ ܚܠܕ ܒܪ ܒܥܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܢܛܘܦܬ | 30 Maharai, from Netophah; Heled, son of Baanah, from Netophah; |
| 31 ܐܬܝ ܒܪ ܪܒܝ ܕܡܢ ܓܒܥܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܒܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܦܪܥܬܘܢ | 31 Ithai, son of Ribai, from Gibeah of Benjamin; Benaiah, from Pirathon; |
| 32 ܚܕܝ ܕܡܢ ܢܚܝܠܓܫ ܐܒܝܐܝܠ ܕܡܢ ܥܪܒܬܘܢ | 32 Hurai, from the valley of Gaash; Abiel, from Beth-arabah; |
| 33 ܥܘܙܒܢ ܕܡܢ ܡܪܚܡ ܐܠܝܦܐ ܕܡܢ ܫܠܒܡ | 33 Azmaveth, from Bahurim; Eliahba, from Shaalbon; |
| 34 ܒ̈ܢܝ ܫܝܡ ܕܡܢ ܥܙܘܢ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܪ ܫܓܐ ܕܡܢ ܛܘܪ ܟܪܡܠܐ | 34 Jashen the Gunite; Jonathan, son of Shagee, from En-harod; |
| 35 ܐܚܝܪܡ ܒܪ ܣܟܡ ܕܡܢ ܛܘܪ ܒܝܬܐ ܐܠܝܦܘܢ ܒܪ ܐܕܘ ܕܡܢ ܒܓܪܬܘܢ | 35 Ahiam, son of Sachar, from En-harod; Elipheleth, son of |
| 36 ܚܦܪ ܕܡܢ ܡܟܪܬܝܡ ܐܚܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܚܨܪ | 36 Ahasabi, from Beth-maacah; Ahijah, from Gilo; |
| 37 ܚܨܪܝ ܕܡܢ ܟܪܡܠܐ ܠܥܙܪ ܕܡܢ ܐܘܒܕ | 37 Hezro, from Carmel; Naarai, the son of Ezbai; |
| 38 ܝܘܐܝܠ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܢܬܢ ܡܟܚܕ ܡܢ ܓܕ | 38 Joel, brother of Nathan, from Rehob, the Gadite; |
| 39 ܨܠܩ ܥܡܘܢܝܐ ܡܚܙܝ ܒܝܪܬܝܐ ܫ̇ܩ̈ܠܝ ܡܐܢ̈ܝ ܙܝܢܗ ܕܝܘܐܒ ܒܪ ܨܘܪܝܐ | 39 Zelek the Ammonite; Naharai, from Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab, son of Zeruiah; |
| 40 ܥܝܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܥܪܒ ܕܡܢ ܝܬܪ | 40 Ira, from Jattir; Gareb, from Jattir; |
| 41 ܐܘܪܝܐ ܚܝܬܝܐ ܙܒܕܝ ܒܪ ܐܚܠܝ | 41 Uriah the Hittite; Zabad, son of Ahlai, |
| 42 ܓܕܝܢܘ ܒܪ ܫܐܪܐ ܡܢ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܗܘܝܘ ܪܫܐ ܕܫܒܛܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܘܗܘܝܘ ܫܠܝܛ ܥܠ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܬܠܬܝܢ | 42 and, in addition to the Thirty, Adina, son of Shiza, the Reubenite, chief of the tribe of Reuben; |
| 43 ܝܘܫܦܛ | 43 Hanan, from Beth-maacah; Joshaphat the Mithnite; |
| 44 ܕܡܢ ܥܣܬܪܘܬ ܫܡܥ ܘܥܡܐܝܠ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܚܘܬܡ ܕܡܢ ܥܪܥܪܘܬ | 44 Uzzia, from Ashterath; Shama and Jeiel, sons of Hotham, from Aroer; |
| 45 ܝܕܥܐܝܠ ܒܪ ܫܡܪܝ ܘܝܘܚܐ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܥܡܘܙܘܬ | 45 Jediael, son of Shimri, and Joha, his brother, the Tizite; |
| 46 ܘܥܢܐܝܠ ܡܚܘܝܡ ܡܘܨܝܠ ܪܝܒܝ ܘܐܢܫܘܐ ܒܪܗ ܐܚܡܐܝܠ ܘܝܬܡܐ ܡܘܐܒܝܐ | 46 Eliel the Mahavite; Jeribai and Joshaviah, sons of Elnaam; Ithmah, from Moab; |
| 47 ܐܠܝܠ ܘܝܬܡܐ ܘܥܘܒܝܪ ܠܥܣܐܝܠ ܘܐܫܟܝܪ | 47 Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobian. |
