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.
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Davĩt Pai Parsốt Tháng
1Davĩt con samiang Yê-sai la cũai Yiang Sursĩ rưoh yỗn cỡt sốt toâr clữi tễ canŏ́h; Yiang Sursĩ, ca Yacốp sang, rưoh án yỗn cỡt puo. Cớp Davĩt chĩc máh cansái ũat bũi yỗn cũai I-sarel. Nâi la parnai parsốt tháng Davĩt pai: 2“Raviei Yiang Sursĩ pai na cứq; parnai án ỡt tâng tambớr bỗq cứq. 3Yiang Sursĩ cũai I-sarel sang khoiq atỡng cứq chơ. Án ca bán curiaq cũai I-sarel khoiq táq ntỡng cớp cứq neq: ‘Puo ca táq sốt na ŏ́c tanoang tapứng cớp yám noap Yiang Sursĩ, 4án la samoât poang claq tễ cláih, cớp ramứl tỡ bữn capáng; án la samoât moat mandang claq chóq bát nhuam; táq yỗn bát cỡt ramoong nhuam toâq yứh mia.’
5“Yiang Sursĩ toâp ễ satốh ŏ́c bốn yỗn máh tŏ́ng toiq cứq, yuaq án khoiq par‑ữq cớp cứq samoât lứq. Ŏ́c par‑ữq ki tỡ bữn ralêq cớp tỡ nai pứt. Ngkíq ơiq, dũ ramứh cứq yoc ễ bữn Yiang Sursĩ toâp chuai cứq; ống án toâp têq táq dũ ranáq ki cỡt lứq. 6Máh cũai tỡ bữn sa‑âm Yiang Sursĩ, tỗp alới la ariang sarlia noau carieiq táh; tỡ bữn noau têq tatũih ống atĩ miat. 7Cũai aléq ma ễ yống sarlia, cóq án ĩt tong coih tỡ la crơng tac, chơ án têq pũiq sarlia ki cớp chŏ́ng táh yỗn cat lacốiq nheq.”⚓
Máh Tahan Davĩt Ca Bữn Ramứh Ranoâng
8Máh tahan Davĩt bữn ramứh ranoâng la neq: Cũai dâu lứq la Yô-sep Basê-bet,⚓ tễ vil Ta Kê-môn. Án la manoaq tễ pái náq tahan bữn ramứh ranoâng clữi tễ tahan canŏ́h. Án khoiq rachíl, cớp bữn cachĩt tacual culám náq cũai tahan muoi taláp sâng toâq coih án. 9Cũai bar la E-lia-sơ con samiang Dô-dô, sâu Ahôh. Bữn muoi tangái E-lia-sơ dếh puo Davĩt loŏh chíl tỗp tahan Phi-li-tin noau parỗm ễ rachíl. Tahan I-sarel lúh sarlỡt nheq, 10ma E-lia-sơ táng rachíl cớp cachĩt máh tahan Phi-li-tin toau atĩ án cỡt rurut nheq, tỡ têq dếh cutiang táh dau noâng. Ma tâng tangái ki, Yiang Sursĩ chuai án yỗn bữn chíl riap toâr lứq. Toâq moâm rachíl, tỗp tahan I-sarel toâq ramóh loah E-lia-sơ, cớp ĩt crơng choac tễ cũai án khoiq cachĩt. 11Cũai pái la Samah con samiang Akê, sâu Ha-ar. Tahan Phi-li-tin khoiq rôm parnơi pỡ vil Lê-hi, pỡ ruang chóh satong. Tỗp tahan I-sarel lúh tễ tỗp Phi-li-tin. 12Ma Samah tayứng tâng mpứng dĩ ruang ki cớp chíl tahan Phi-li-tin toau cuchĩt nheq. Tâng tangái ki Yiang Sursĩ chuai yỗn ŏ́c riap toâr lứq. 13Cheq ễ toâq catữ sot, bữn cũai pái náq tahan tễ tỗp pái chít náq; alới sễng mut tâng cưp cheq vil A-dulam, la ntốq Davĩt ỡt. Bo ki bữn muoi tỗp Phi-li-tin ntôm táq dỗn pỡ avúng Rê-phêm. 14Bo ki, Davĩt ỡt tâng pỡng cóh bữn ntốq parnoâng khâm lứq. Ma tahan Phi-li-tin muoi tỗp ễn cheng bữn vil Bet-lahem. 15Davĩt sâng sanhữ lứq vil án bữm, chơ án pai neq: “Cumíq bữn manoaq pỡq ŏh dỡq tễ chữong cheq ngoah toong vil Bet-lahem, chơ dững yỗn cứq nguaiq!” 16Chơ pái náq tahan tễ tỗp pái chít náq, alới mut luoiq tâng ntốq tỗp Phi-li-tin ỡt. Chơ alới pỡq ŏh dỡq tễ chữong, cớp dững achu yỗn Davĩt nguaiq. Ma Davĩt tỡ bữn nguaiq; án tốh dỡq ki tâng cutễq chiau sang yỗn Yiang Sursĩ. 17Án pai neq: “Yiang Sursĩ ơi! Cứq tỡ riap nguaiq dỡq nâi, yuaq dỡq nâi la samoât aham pái náq samiang chĩuq pứt rangứh dŏq pỡq ŏh!” Cỗ ngkíq, puo Davĩt tỡ bữn nguaiq. Ranáq ki la ranáq pái náq tahan clŏ́q lứq cớp bữn ramứh ranoâng clữi tễ canŏ́h. 18Abi-sai la a‑ễm samiang Yô-ap; alới bar náq la con samiang niang Sê-ruya. Abi-sai cỡt tahan sốt pái chít náq ca bữn ramứh ranoâng.⚓ Án ĩt coih rachíl cớp cũai par‑ũal pái culám náq tahan, cớp án bữn cachĩt dũ náq tỗp ki. Yuaq ngkíq, ramứh án cỡt pardŏh parchia tâng mpứng dĩ tahan pái chít náq ki. 19Án la cũai bữn ramứh ranoâng parchia parhan lứq tễ tỗp pái chít náq; án cỡt sốt tỗp alới hỡ. Ma khân talĩ cớp alới pái náq, ramứh ranoâng án tỡ bữn parchia parhan li cớp pái náq tahan clŏ́q lứq ki. 20Be-naya con samiang Yê-hôi-ada la cũai clŏ́q lứq tễ vil Cap-sil, án la cũai bữn ramứh ranoâng lứq tê. Án táq sa‑ữi ranáq clŏ́q lứq. Án cachĩt bar náq tahan Mô-ap ca khễuq lứq rachíl; cớp bữn muoi trỗ, bo tangái prễl príl sễng Be-naya sễng tâng prúng, cớp cachĩt muoi lám cula samín. 21Cớp muoi trỗ ễn Be-naya cachĩt muoi noaq cũai Ê-yip-tô tỗ chác toâr ca yống coih. Án ĩt racál carchĩt cớp cũai ki; án sũa ĩt coih tễ cũai ki, chơ choat loah cũai ki toâq coih ki toâp. 22Nâi la ranáq clŏ́q Be-naya con samiang Yê-hôi-ada khoiq táq; án la manoaq tễ pái chít náq tahan clŏ́q lứq. 23Án la cũai clŏ́q roan lứq tâng tỗp alới, ma ramứh ranoâng án tỡ bữn parchia parhan li cớp pái náq sốt tahan ki. Puo Davĩt ớn Be-naya cỡt sốt máh tahan bán curiaq puo. 24Máh cũai tâng tỗp pái chít náq bữn ramứh neq: A-sahel a‑ễm samiang Yô-ap; El-hanan con samiang Dô-dô tễ vil Bet-lahem; 25Samah cớp E-li-ca tễ vil Harôt; 26Hê-lêt tễ vil Pê-lêt; I-ra con samiang I-kêt tễ vil Tacua; 27Abia-sơ tễ vil Ana-thôt; Mê-bunai tễ vil Husa; 28Sal-môn tễ vil Ahôh; Ma-harai tễ vil Nê-tô-pha; 29Hê-lep con samiang Banah tễ vil Nê-tô-pha; I-thai con samiang Ri-bai tễ vil Ki-bĩah, tỗp Ben-yamin; 30Be-naya tễ vil Pi-rathôn; Hi-dai tễ parchon cóh cheq vil Ca-at; 31Abial-bôn tễ ntốq A-rabat; At-mavet tễ vil Bahu-rim; 32E-lia-ba tễ vil Sa-al-bôn, tỗp con samiang Yasen; 33Yô-nathan con samiang Samah tễ sâu Ha-ar; Ahiam con samiang Sar-ar tễ sâu Ha-ar; 34E-li-phalet con samiang Ahat-bai tễ vil Maca; E-liam con samiang Ahi-tô-phel tễ vil Ki-lô; 35Hê-trô tễ vil Car-mel; Parai tễ vil Arap; 36I-cal con samiang Nathan tễ vil Sô-ba; Bani tễ tỗp Cát; 37Sê-lec tễ tỗp Amôn; Naha-rai tễ vil Bê-rôt la cũai dững crơng choac yỗn Yô-ap; 38I-ra cớp Carep tễ tỗp I-thrit, 39Uria tễ tỗp Hêt. Nheq tữh tahan bữn ramứh ranoâng lứq la pái chít tapul náq.