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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Tavi tej lug kws has thaus kawg
1Nuav yog Tavi tej lug kws has thaus kawg, “Nuav yog tej lug kws Yexi tug tub Tavi tau has, yog tug kws raug muab tsaa ua tug hlub, yog tug kws Yakhauj tug Vaajtswv laub roj tsaa, yog tug kws phim tej nkauj kws hu tau zoo kawg rua cov Yixayee. 2Yawmsaub tug Ntsuj Plig kuas kuv has, nwg tej lug nyob ntawm kuv tug nplaig. 3Yixayee tug Vaajtswv tub has lawm, Yixayee Txhwb Zeb tub has rua kuv tas, ‘Thaus leejtwg kaav tuabneeg ncaaj, yog qhov kws nwg paub ntshai Vaajtswv ua rua nwg txawj kaav, 4mas nwg ci rua puab zoo yaam nkaus le qhov kaaj thaus sawv ntxuv, zoo yaam le lub nub ci rua taagkig tsw muaj fuab, hab yaam le naag ua rua nroj tsuag tuaj ntsuab xab sau nplaim aav.’
5“Kuv caaj ceg nyob ruaj rua huv Vaajtswv los tsw yog? Tsua qhov Vaajtswv cog lug ib txhab ib txhws rua kuv, hab cog lug txhua yaam muaj kaab muaj ke ruaj khov. Nwg yuav tsw ua rua qhov kws kuv dim kuas tav lov, hab tsw pub kuv tau txhua yaam kws kuv lub sab xaav lov? 6Tassws cov kws tsw fwm Vaajtswv yuav zoo yaam nkaus le tej xuav paug kws muab xyeeb pov tseg tsua qhov yuav xuas teg khaws los tsw tau. 7Tug kws kov tej hov yuav xuas cuab yeej hlau lossws xuas tug ku muv hab yuav muab suavtawg hlawv kub nyab taag rua hov ntawd.”
Tavi cov tuam leem
(1VKk. 11:10-41)
8Nuav yog Tavi cov tuam leem tej npe. Yause Npasenpe kws yog cum Thamauni yog tug thawj⚓ huv paab peb tug tuam leem. Nwg xuas muv moog ua ib zag rog rua yim pua leej mas muab puab tua taag huvsw. 9Peb tug tuam leem hov tug ob yog Ntauntau tug tub Ele‑axa kws yog Ahau‑a cum. Nwg nrug Tavi nyob rua thaus kws puab twv cov Filixatee kws sau zog tuaj ua ke yuav ua rog hov ntawd, mas cov Yixayee kuj thim rov qaab. 10Tes Ele‑axa sawv ntawm nwg lub chaw tua cov Filixatee moog txug thaus nwg txhais teg loog taag lu rua nwg raab ntaaj. Nub hov Yawmsaub ua kuas kov yeej hlo. Cov tub rog kuj rov tuaj rua ntawm nwg, tsuas yog tuaj daws tej hov txhua chaw ntawm cov tuabneeg kws muab tua tau lawd. 11Tug peb yog Sama kws yog Ake nyob huv Hala tug tub. Cov Filixatee sau zog tuaj ua ke rua ntawm Lehi kws yog ib thaaj teb kws muaj taum lab puv nkaus. Cov tub rog kuj thim tswv cov Filixatee lawm. 12Tassws Sama sawv khov kho huv plawv thaaj teb hov zuv rawv thaaj teb hov hab tua cov Filixatee. Mas Yawmsaub ua kuas kov yeej hlo. 13Thaus lub caij sau qoob muaj peb leeg huv peb caug tug thawj rog nqeg moog cuag Tavi huv lub qhov tsua Antulaa rua thaus cov Filixatee ib paab ua yeej huv lub haav Lefa‑i. 14Thaus hov Tavi nyob huv lub chaw ruaj khov hab cov Filixatee ib paab tub rog kuj nyob zuv rawv huv lub moos Npelehee. 15Mas Tavi txawm has seev yeeg tas, “Kheev muaj ib tug moog nqaa tau cov dej huv lub qhov dej kws nyob ntawm ib saab rooj loog Npelehee lug rua kuv haus.” 16Mas peb tug tuam leem hov txhad txeem plawg huv cov Filixatee lub yeej moog ntaus tau dej huv lub qhov dej ntawm Npelehee ib saab rooj loog coj lug pub rua Tavi. Tassws Tavi tsw kaam haus cov dej hov, nwg muab laub xyeem rua Yawmsaub, 17hab has tas, “Au Yawmsaub, thov tsw xob ca kuv ua le nuav. Kuv yuav haus cov tuabneeg kws sev nyog txujsa moog hov cov ntshaav lov?” Ua le nuav nwg txhad tsw kaam haus. Tej nuav yog tej kws peb tug tuam leem hov ua. 18Yau‑a tug kwv Anpisai kws yog Xeluya tug tub ua peb caug leej hov⚓ tug thawj. Nwg xuas muv ua rog rua peb puas leej mas muab puab tua taag huvsw mas txhad tau koob meej ib yaam le peb leeg hov. 19Nwg yog tug kws muaj koob meej ntau dua peb caug leej hov.b Nwg ua tug thawj kws kaav peb caug leej tassws tsw suav nwg rua huv peb leeg hov. 20Yehauyanta tug tub Npenaya yog ib tug sab luj sab tuab huv lub moos Khaxe‑ee, nwg ua tej qhov num luj. Nwg tau tua Mau‑a cov tub rog ob tug kws muaj zug kawg le. Hab nwg tau nqeg rua huv lub qhov mas tua tau ib tug tsuv ntxhuav rua nub kws lug daus xwb daus npu. 21Hab nwg tau tua ib tug tuabneeg Iyi, yog ib tug kws zoo nraug kawg. Tug Iyi hov tuav rawv ib raab muv kuas Npenaya coj tug paas nreg moog rua ntawm tug Iyi xwb, tes txeeb tau tug Iyi raab muv ntawm nwg teg muab nwg raab muv rov nkaug tug Iyi tuag. 22Yehauyanta tug tub Npenaya tau ua tej num nuav hab tau koob meej ib yaam nkaus le peb tug tuam leem hov. 23Nwg muaj koob meej huv peb caug leej hov tassws tsw suav nwg rua huv peb tug tuam leem hov. Tavi kuj tsaa nwg ua tug thawj kaav paab tub rog kws zuv vaajntxwv. 24Peb caug leej hov tej npe yog le nuav, Yau‑a tug kwv Axahee, Ntauntau tug tub Eehanaa kws nyob huv Npelehee, 25Sama huv lub moos Halau, Elikha huv moos Halau, 26Helexi kws yog Pati cum, Ikhe tug tub Ila huv moos Thekhau‑a, 27Anpiyexaw huv moos Anathau, Menpunai kws yog Husa cum, 28Xamoo huv cum Ahau‑a, Mahalai huv moos Nethaufa, 29Npa‑anas tug tub Hele huv moos Nethaufa, Linpai tug tub Ithai huv moos Kinpe‑a huv Npeeyamee tebchaws, 30Npenaya huv moos Pilathoo, Hintai kws nyob ntawm tug dej Ka‑a, 31Anpi Yaanpoo kws yog Anpa cum, Amave huv moos Npahuli, 32Eliyanpa huv moos Sa‑aanpoo, Yasee cov tub, Yaunathaa, 33Sama huv moos Hala, Sala tug tub Ahiyaa huv moos Hala, 34Ahanpai tug tub Elifele huv moos Ma‑akha, Ahithaufee tug tub Eli‑aa huv moos Kilau, 35Helau huv moos Khamee, Palai huv moos Anpa, 36Nathaa tug tub Ikaa huv moos Xaunpa, Npani xeem Kas, 37Xeleb kws yog tuabneeg Aamoo, Nahalai huv moos Npe‑awlau kws kwv Xeluya tug tub Yau‑a tej cuab yeej ua rog, 38Ila kws yog Ithala cum, Kale huv cum Ithala, 39hab Uliya kws yog tuabneeg Hithai. Huvsw muaj peb caug xyaa leej.