2 Samuel 23
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, the man who was raised on high says, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:
1Hæc autem sunt verba David novissima. Dixit David filius Isai: [Dixit vir, cui constitutum est de christo Dei Jacob, egregius psaltes Israël:
2“The LORD’s Spirit spoke by me. His word was on my tongue.
2Spiritus Domini locutus est per me, et sermo ejus per linguam meam.
3The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, ‘One who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God,
3Dixit Deus Israël mihi, locutus est fortis Israël: Dominator hominum, justus dominator in timore Dei,
4shall be as the light of the morning when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.’
4sicut lux auroræ, oriente sole, mane absque nubibus rutilat: et sicut pluviis germinat herba de terra.
5Isn’t my house so with God? Yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure, for it is all my salvation and all my desire. Won’t he make it grow?
5Nec tanta est domus mea apud Deum, ut pactum æternum iniret mecum, firmum in omnibus atque munitum. Cuncta enim salus mea, et omnis voluntas, nec est quidquam ex ea quod non germinet.
6But all the ungodly will be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can’t be taken with the hand.
6Prævaricatores autem quasi spinæ evellentur universi, quæ non tolluntur manibus.
7The man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. They will be utterly burned with fire in their place.”
7Et si quis tangere voluerit eas, armabitur ferro et ligno lanceato, igneque succensæ comburentur usque ad nihilum.]
8These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb Basshebeth, a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; he was called Adino the Eznite, who killed eight hundred at one time.
8Hæc nomina fortium David. Sedens in cathedra sapientissimus princeps inter tres, ipse est quasi tenerrimus ligni vermiculus, qui octingentos interfecit impetu uno.
9After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel had gone away.
9Post hunc, Eleazar filius patrui ejus Ahohites inter tres fortes, qui erant cum David quando exprobraverunt Philisthiim, et congregati sunt illuc in prælium.
10He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and the LORD worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take plunder.
10Cumque ascendissent viri Israël, ipse stetit et percussit Philisthæos donec deficeret manus ejus, et obrigesceret cum gladio: fecitque Dominus salutem magnam in die illa: et populus qui fugerat, reversus est ad cæsorum spolia detrahenda.
11After him was Shammah the son of Agee, a Hararite. The Philistines had gathered together into a troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.
11Et post hunc, Semma filius Age de Arari. Et congregati sunt Philisthiim in statione: erat quippe ibi ager lente plenus. Cumque fugisset populus a facie Philisthiim,
12But he stood in the middle of the plot and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and the LORD worked a great victory.
12stetit ille in medio agri, et tuitus est eum, percussitque Philisthæos: et fecit Dominus salutem magnam.
13Three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
13Necnon et ante descenderant tres qui erant principes inter triginta, et venerant tempore messis ad David in speluncam Odollam: castra autem Philisthinorum erant posita in Valle gigantum.
14David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
14Et David erat in præsidio: porro statio Philisthinorum tunc erat in Bethlehem.
15David said longingly, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
15Desideravit ergo David, et ait: O si quis mihi daret potum aquæ de cisterna quæ est in Bethlehem juxta portam !
16The three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and took it and brought it to David; but he would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD.
16Irruperunt ergo tres fortes castra Philisthinorum, et hauserunt aquam de cisterna Bethlehem, quæ erat juxta portam, et attulerunt ad David: at ille noluit bibere, sed libavit eam Domino,
17He said, “Be it far from me, LORD, that I should do this! Isn’t this the blood of the men who risked their lives to go?” Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.
17dicens: Propitius sit mihi Dominus, ne faciam hoc: num sanguinem hominum istorum qui profecti sunt, et animarum periculum bibam? Noluit ergo bibere. Hæc fecerunt tres robustissimi.
18Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.
18Abisai quoque frater Joab filius Sarviæ, princeps erat de tribus: ipse est qui levavit hastam suam contra trecentos, quos interfecit: nominatus in tribus,
19Wasn’t he most honorable of the three? Therefore he was made their captain. However he wasn’t included as one of the three.
19et inter tres nobilior, eratque eorum princeps, sed usque ad tres primos non pervenerat.
20Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit in a time of snow.
20Et Banaias filius Jojadæ viri fortissimi, magnorum operum, de Cabseel. Ipse percussit duos leones Moab, et ipse descendit, et percussit leonem in media cisterna in diebus nivis.
21He killed a huge Egyptian, and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.
21Ipse quoque interfecit virum ægyptium, virum dignum spectaculo, habentem in manu hastam: itaque cum descendisset ad eum in virga, vi extorsit hastam de manu Ægyptii, et interfecit eum hasta sua.
22Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the three mighty men.
22Hæc fecit Banaias filius Jojadæ.
23He was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three. David set him over his guard.
23Et ipse nominatus inter tres robustos, qui erant inter triginta nobiliores: verumtamen usque ad tres non pervenerat: fecitque eum sibi David auricularium, a secreto.
24Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty: Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
24Asaël frater Joab inter triginta, Elehanan filius patrui ejus de Bethlehem,
25Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
25Semma de Harodi, Elica de Harodi,
26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
26Heles de Phalti, Hira filius Acces de Thecua,
27Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
27Abiezer de Anathoth, Mobonnai de Husati,
28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
28Selmon Ahohites, Maharai Netophathites,
29Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
29Heled filius Baana, et ipse Netophathites, Ithai filius Ribai de Gabaath filiorum Benjamin,
30Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash.
30Banaia Pharathonites, Heddai de torrente Gaas,
31Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
31Abialbon Arbathites, Azmaveth de Beromi,
32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
32Eliaba de Salaboni. Filii Jassen, Jonathan,
33Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,
33Semma de Orori, Ajam filius Sarar Arorites,
34Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
34Eliphelet filius Aasbai filii Machati, Eliam filius Achitophel Gelonites,
35Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
35Hesrai de Carmelo, Pharai de Arbi,
36Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
36Igaal filius Nathan de Soba, Bonni de Gadi,
37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
37Selec de Ammoni, Naharai Berothites armiger Joab filii Sarviæ,
38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
38Ira Jethrites, Gareb et ipse Jethrites,
39and Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.
39Urias Hethæus: omnes triginta septem.
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