1Yexais tus tub Daviv yog tus uas Vajtswv tsa ua tus muaj hwjchim loj kawg nkaus, nws yog tus uas Yakhauj tus Vajtswv xaiv los ua vajntxwv, thiab nws yog tus uas sau cov nkauj uas zoo tshaj plaws rau cov Yixalayees hu. Tej lus no yog Daviv cov lus hais thaum kawg: 2Tus TSWV tus ntsujplig hais rau kuv; nws tej lus nyob ntawm kuv tus nplaig. 3Cov Yixalayees tus Vajtswv tau hais tseg lawm; tus uas tsomkwm cov Yixalayees hais li no rau kuv: “Tus vajntxwv uas kav ncaj ncees thiab kav los ntawm txojkev hwm Vajtswv, 4nws zoo ib yam li lub hnub ci thaum sawv ntxov uas tsis muaj huab li, yog lub hnub uas ua rau tej nroj tsuag ci ntsais tsias thaum los nag tas.”
5Vajtswv yuav foom koob hmoov ntau npaug rau kuv cov xeebntxwv, rau qhov nws tau coglus ruaj khov rau kuv mus ibtxhis, thiab lo lus cog tseg ntawd yuav tsis muab rhuav ib zaug li, yog lo lus cog tseg uas tsis txawj hloov. Tej ntawd yog tej uas kuv xav tau, qhov ntawd yuav yog kuv txojkev muaj yeej; thiab Vajtswv yuav muab tej ntawd rau kuv raws li nws coglus tseg. 6Tiamsis cov neeg tsis hwm Vajtswv, lawv zoo ib yam li tej pos uas muab sua povtseg; tsis muaj neeg xav muab tes kov li lawm. 7Nej yuav tsum muab cuabyeej hlau lossis hmuv hlau mus sua lawm xwb; lawv yuav raug hlawv kub hnyiab kom tas du lug.
Daviv Cov Tubrog Uas Nto Moo
(1 Xwmtxheej Vajntxwv 11.10-41)
8Cov neeg no yog Daviv cov tubrog uas nto moo tej npe: tus ib yog Yauses Npasenpes uas nyob hauv lub nroog Takhemoos ua tus thawjcoj ntawm “Peb Leeg”; nws muab nws tus hmuv nrog yim pua leej txivneej sib nkaug thiab nws muab lawv nkaug tuag tas rau hauv tshavrog. 9Tus ob uas nto moo ntawm peb leeg ntawd, yog Daudaus tus tub Ele-axas uas yog cuab Ahaus. Muaj ib hnub nws thiab Daviv twv nrog cov Filitees uas tabtom tuaj sib txoos ua ke rau ntawm tshavrog. Cov Yixalayees swb thim rov qab, 10tiamsis Ele-axas sawv nres nroos tua cov Filitees mus txog thaum nws tsaug npab thiab tsa tsis tau nws rab ntaj lawm. Hnub ntawd tus TSWV muaj yeej loj kawg li. Tom qab uas tej ntawd dhau lawm, cov Yixalayees mam li rov los rau hauv qhov chaw uas Ele-axas nyob, thiab los hle cov neeg uas Ele-axas tua tuag tej ris tsho hlau. 11Tus peb uas nto moo ntawm peb leeg ntawd yog Akhees tus tub Samas uas nyob hauv lub nroog Halales. Cov Filitees tuaj txoos ua ke rau ntawm Lehis uas yog ib thaj teb taum mog. Cov Yixalayees khiav cov Filitees, 12tiamsis Samas sawv nres nroos ntawm nws lub chaw hauv thaj teb ntawd tiv thiab tua cov Filitees. Hnub ntawd tus TSWV muaj yeej loj kawg li. 13Thaum yuav txog lub caij sau qoobloo peb leeg ntawm “Peb Caug Leej” ntawd, txawm nqis mus rau nram lub qhov tsua Adulas, qhov chaw uas Daviv nyob, thaum ntawd cov Filitees tabtom tuaj tsuam yeej nyob rau hauv lub Hav Lefayees. 14Lub sijhawm ntawd, Daviv mus nyob saum roob thiab muaj ib pab tubrog Filitees kav hlo lub nroog Npelehees. 15Daviv nco tsev heev, nws thiaj seev hais tias, “Yuav ua li cas kuv thiaj txib tau ib tug mus ce cov dej hauv lub qhovtshij uas nyob ntawm roojvag nroog Npelehees los rau kuv haus!” 16Ces peb tug tubrog uas nto moo ntawd, thiaj li khiav ceev heev mus phua plhawv cov Filitees lub yeej, mus ce cov dej hauv lub qhovtshij uas nyob ntawm lub roojvag nroog Npelehees thiab nqa los rau Daviv. Tiamsis Daviv tsis kam haus cov dej ntawd; nws muab hliv fij rau tus TSWV, 17Daviv hais tias, “Thov kuv tus Vajtswv txwv tsis txhob pub kuv haus cov dej no! Puas tsimnyog kuv haus cov ntshav uas yog cov neeg no txojsia? Vim lawv muab lawv txojsia mus pauv thiaj nqa tau cov dej no los.” Nws thiaj tsis kam haus cov dej ntawd. Tej no yog peb tug tubrog uas muaj siab tawv ntawd mus nqa tau los. 18Anpisais uas yog Yau-am tus kwv (nkawd niam hu ua Xeluyas), ua tus thawj ntawm “Peb Caug Leej uas nto moo ntawd.” Nws siv nws rab ntaj tua peb puas leej txivneej thiab muab lawv tua tuag tas huv tibsi, nws thiaj yog tus uas nto moo ntawm “Peb Caug Leej” ntawd. 19Nws yog tus uas nto moo tshaj ntawm “Peb Caug Leej” ntawd, thiab nws tau ua lawv tus thawjcoj, tiamsis nws tseem nto moo tsis npaum li “Peb Leeg” ntawd thiab. 20Yehauyadas tus tub Npenayas uas nyob hauv lub nroog Kaxees tuaj, nws yog ib tug uas nto moo heev thiab; nws muaj siab tawv ua tau ntau yam zoo, nws tua ob tug tubrog Mau-am uas ua tau kawg nkaus tuag huv tibsi lawm. Muaj ib hnub uas los daus hlob heev, nws tseem nqis mus tua tau ib tug tsov ntxhuav hauv qhov av los thiab. 21Thiab nws tseem tua ib tug tubrog Iziv uas loj heev tuag. Tus neeg Iziv ntawd nqa ib rab hmuv, tiamsis Npenayas muab qws ntaus tus neeg Iziv ntawd, thiab txeeb taus nws rab hmuv ntawm nws tes los, thiab muab tus tubrog Iziv ntawd nkaug tuag lawm. 22Tej ntawd twb yog tes haujlwm uas Npenayas ua, nws yog ib tug ntawm “Peb Caug Leeg” ntawd. 23Nws yog ib tu uas nto moo heev ntawm “Peb Caug leej,” tiamsis nws tseem tsis nto moo npaum li “Peb Leeg” ntawd thiab. Daviv thiaj tsa nws ua tus saib cov tubrog uas zov Daviv. 24-39Xam tagnrho “Peb Caug Leeg” ntawd muaj npe raws li nram no:
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David’s Last Words
1These are the last words of David: “The inspired utterance of David son of Jesse, the utterance of the man exalted by the Most High, the man anointed by the God of Jacob, the hero of Israel’s songs:
2“The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me; his word was on my tongue. 3The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: ‘When one rules over people in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God, 4he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings grass from the earth.’
5“If my house were not right with God, surely he would not have made with me an everlasting covenant, arranged and secured in every part; surely he would not bring to fruition my salvation and grant me my every desire. 6But evil men are all to be cast aside like thorns, which are not gathered with the hand. 7Whoever touches thorns uses a tool of iron or the shaft of a spear; they are burned up where they lie.”
David’s Mighty Warriors
8These are the names of David’s mighty warriors: Josheb-Basshebeth,⚓ a Tahkemonite,⚓ was chief of the Three; he raised his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed⚓ in one encounter. 9Next to him was Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty warriors, he was with David when they taunted the Philistines gathered at Pas Dammim⚓ for battle. Then the Israelites retreated, 10but Eleazar stood his ground and struck down the Philistines till his hand grew tired and froze to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day. The troops returned to Eleazar, but only to strip the dead. 11Next to him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines banded together at a place where there was a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them. 12But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field. He defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the Lord brought about a great victory. 13During harvest time, three of the thirty chief warriors came down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. 14At that time David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem. 15David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!” 16So the three mighty warriors broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out before the Lord. 17“Far be it from me, Lord, to do this!” he said. “Is it not the blood of men who went at the risk of their lives?” And David would not drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty warriors. 18Abishai the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah was chief of the Three.⚓ He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed, and so he became as famous as the Three. 19Was he not held in greater honor than the Three? He became their commander, even though he was not included among them. 20Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion. 21And he struck down a huge Egyptian. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. 22Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty warriors. 23He was held in greater honor than any of the Thirty, but he was not included among the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard. 24Among the Thirty were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem, 25Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, 26Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa, 27Abiezer from Anathoth, Sibbekai⚓ the Hushathite, 28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, 29Heled⚓ son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjamin, 30Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai⚓ from the ravines of Gaash, 31Abi-Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, 32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan 33son of⚓ Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam son of Sharar⚓ the Hararite, 34Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maakathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, 35Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, 36Igal son of Nathan from Zobah, the son of Hagri,⚓ 37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah, 38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite 39and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.