¹And all Israel assembled themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

¹[Ny nanosorana an'i Davida ho mpanjaka handimby an'i Saoly, sy ny nahazoany an'i Jerosalema] Ary dia nivory teo amin'i Davida tao Hebrona ny Isiraely rehetra ka nanao hoe: Indreto izahay, fa taolanao sy nonao.

²Even aforetime, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel; and Jehovah thy God said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel.

²Hatry ny fahiny ihany koa, fony Saoly mbola nanjaka aza, dia ianao ihany no mpitarika ny Isiraely nivoaka sy niditra; ary hoy Jehovah Andriamanitrao taminao; Hianao no ho mpiandry ny Isiraely oloko, ary ianao no ho mpanapaka azy.

³And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel according to the word of Jehovah through Samuel.

³Eny, tonga tao amin'ny mpanjaka tao Hebrona ny loholon'ny Isiraely rehetra; ary Davida nanao fanekena taminy tao Hebrona teo anatrehan'i Jehovah; ary dia nanosotra an'i Davida ho mpanjakan'ny Isiraely izy araka ny tenin'i Jehovah izay nampilazainy an'i Samoela.

⁴And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

⁴Ary Davida sy ny Isiraely rehetra nankany Jerosalema (Jebosa izany); ary tao ny Jebosita tompon-tany.

⁵And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. But David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.

⁵Ary hoy ny mponina tao Jebosa tamin'i Davida: Tsy ho tafiditra eto ianao. Kanjo afak'i Davida ihany ny batery fiarovana, dia Ziona (Tanànan'i Davida izany).

⁶And David said, Whoever smites the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

⁶Ary hoy Davida: Na iza na iza no hamely voalohany ny Jebosita, dia izy no ho lohany sy ho komandy. Ary Joaba, zanak'i Zeroia, no niakatra voalohany, ka dia izy no lohany.

⁷And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.

⁷Dia nitoetra tao anatin'ny batery fiarotana Davida, ka izany no nanaovana ny anarany hoe Tanànan'i Davida

⁸And he built the city round about, even from the Millo round about; and Joab renewed the rest of the city.

⁸Ary nandrafitra ny manodidina ny tanàna hatrany Milo izy; ary Joaba nampamboatra ny sisa tamin'ny tanàna.[Heb. fiarovana]

⁹And David became continually greater; and Jehovah of hosts was with him.

⁹Koa dia nandroso nihalehibe Davida; fa Jehovah, Tompon'ny maro, no nomba azy.

¹⁰And these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who shewed themselves valiant with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Jehovah concerning Israel.

¹⁰[Ny amin'ny lehilahy maherin'i Davida izay niady hampanjaka azy] Ary izao no lohan'ny lehilahy maherin'i Davida izay nifikitra mafy taminy tamin'ny fanjakany, mbamin'ny Isiraely rehetra hampanjaka azy araka ny tenin'i Jehovah ny amin'ny Isiraely.

¹¹And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of Hachmoni, the chief of the captains; he brandished his spear against three hundred, slain [by him] at one time.

¹¹Dia izao no isan'ny lehilahy maherin'i Davida: Jasobeama, zanak'i Hakmony, lehiben'ny mpanafika malaza; izy no namely telon-jato lahy tamin'ny lefona ka naharingana azy tamin'ny ady indray mandeha monja.

¹²And after him, Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite; he was one of the three mighty men.

¹²Ary ny manarakaraka azy dia Eleazara, zanak'i Dodo Ahohita, anankiray amin'izy telo lahy mahery.

¹³He was with David at Pas-dammim, where the Philistines were gathered together to battle; and there was [there] a plot of ground full of barley; and the people had fled from before the Philistines.

¹³Izy dia teo amin'i Davida tao Efesa-damima, raha vory teo ny Filistina hiady, ary ny tany nisy vary hordea maniry, ary ny olona nandositra ny Filistina.

¹⁴And they stood in the midst of the plot and delivered it, and smote the Philistines; and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance.

¹⁴Fa nijanona teo afovoan'io tany io kosa Eleazara ka nahazo io ary namono ny Filistina, ka dia nanao famonjena lehibe Jehovah.

¹⁵And three of the thirty chiefs went down to the rock to David, to the cave of Adullam, when the army of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁵Ary nisy telo lahy malaza tamin'ny telo-polo nidina nankeo amin'ny vatolampy ho any amin'i Davida tamin'ny zohin'i Adolama; ary ny miaramilan'ny Filistina nitoby tao amin'ny Lohasahan'ny Refaita.

¹⁶And David was then in the stronghold; and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.

¹⁶Ary Davida dia tao amin'ny batery fiarovana tamin'izay, ary ny miaramilan'ny Filistina kosa dia tao Betlehema.

¹⁷And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me to drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate!

¹⁷Ary Davida naniry ka nanao hoe: Enga anie ka hisy hampisotro rano ahy avy amin'ny fantsakana ao Betlehema, ilay ao akaikin'ny vavahady.

¹⁸And the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; David however would not drink of it, but poured it out to Jehovah.

¹⁸Ary izy telo lahy ireo namaky teo amin'ny miaramilan'ny Filistina ka nanovo rano tao amin'ny fantsakana tao Betlehema, ilay tao akaikin'ny vavahady, dia nentiny ho any amin'i Davida. Kanjo tsy nety nisotro izy, fa naidiny ho an'i Jehovah.

¹⁹And he said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing! should I drink the blood of these men [who went] at the risk of their lives? for at the risk of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

¹⁹Fa hoy izy: Sanatria amiko eo anatrehan'Andriamanitra raha hanao izany; hisotro ny ran'ireto olona nanao vi-very ny ainy ireto va aho? fa nanao vi-very ny ainy izy ireo tamin'ny nakany ity. Ka dia tsy nety nisotro izy. Izany zavatra izany no nataon'ireo telo lahy mahery ireo.

²⁰And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was the chief of three; and he brandished his spear against three hundred and slew them; and he had a name among the three.

²⁰Ary Abisay, rahalahin'i Joaba, no lehibe tamin'izy telo lahy; fa izy koa namely telonjato lahy tamin'ny lefona ka nahafaty azy, ka dia izy no nalaza tamin'izy telo lahy.

²¹Of the three he was more honourable than the two, and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the [first] three.

²¹Eny, tamin'izy telo lahy dia izy no nanana voninahitra mihoatra noho ny azy roa lahy, fa izy no lehibeny; nefa tsy nahomby azy telo lahy teo izy.

²²Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, great in exploits, of Kabzeel: he it was that smote two lions of Moab; and he went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.

²²Ary Benaia, zanak'i Joiada, zanaky ny lehilahy mahay tany Kabzela, izay nahavita asa be, izy no nahafaty ny roa lahy mahery tany Moaba; ary izy koa no nidina namono ny liona tao anatin'ny lavaka fantsakana tamin'ilay andro nisy oram-panala iny.[Heb. lionan'Andriamanitra]

²³He also smote the Egyptian, a man of stature, five cubits high: and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.

²³Ary izy koa no namono ilay Egyptiana makadiry, izay dimy hakiho ny halavany, nefa teny an-tànan'ilay Egyptiana nisy lefona tahaka ny vodi-tenon'ny mpanenona; nefa namorotsahan'i Benaia tamin'ny tehiny ihany izy, dia nosarihany ny lefona teny an-tànan'ilay Egyptiana, ka iny lefony iny ihany no namonoany azy.

²⁴These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he had a name among the three mighty men.

²⁴Izany zavatra izany no nataon'i Benaia, zanak'i Joiada, ary tamin'izy telo lahy mahery dia izy no nalaza.

²⁵Behold, he was honoured above the thirty, but he did not attain to the [first] three. And David set him in his council.

²⁵Indro fa be voninahitra tamin'ny telo-polo lahy izy, nefa tsy nahomby azy telo lahy teo; ary Davida nanao azy ho isan'ny mpanolo-tsaina azy.

²⁶And the valiant men of the forces were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

²⁶Ary ny lehilahy mahery dia Asahela, rahalahin'i Joaba, sy Elanana, zanak'i Dodo, avy any Betlehema,

²⁷Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

²⁷sy Samota Harorita sy Haleza Pelonita

²⁸Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

²⁸sy Ira, zanak'Ikesy Tekoita, sy Abiezera Anatotita

²⁹Sibbechai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

²⁹sy Sibekay Hosatita sy Ely Ahohita

³⁰Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,

³⁰sy Maharay Netofatita sy Heleda, zanak'i Bana Netofatita,

³¹Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

³¹sy Itahy, zanak'i Ribay avy any Gibean'ny taranak'i Benjamina, sy Benaia Piratonita

³²Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

³²sy Horay, any amin'ny lohasahan-driak'i Gasy, sy Abiela Arbatita

³³Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

³³sy Azmaveta Baharomita sy Eliaba Salbonita

³⁴Bene-Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,

³⁴sy ny zanak'i Hasema Gizonita sy Jonatana, zanak'i Sage Hararita,

³⁵Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,

³⁵sy Ahiama, zanak'i Sakara Hararita, sy Elifala, zanak'i Ora,

³⁶Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

³⁶sy Hefera Mekeratita sy Ahia Pelonita

³⁷Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

³⁷sy Hezro Karmelita sy Naray, zanak'i Ezbay,

³⁸Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,

³⁸sy Joela, rahalahin'i Natana, sy Mibara, zanak'i Hagry.

³⁹Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

³⁹sy Zaleta Amonita sy Naharay Berotita, mpitondra ny fiadian'i Joaba, zanak'i Zeroia,

⁴⁰Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

⁴⁰sy Ira Jitrita sy Gareba Jitrita

⁴¹Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

⁴¹sy Oria Hetita sy Zabada, zanak'i Ahelay,

⁴²Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him;

⁴²sy Adina, zanak'i Siza Robenita, mpifehy ny Robenita, ary ny namany telo-polo lahy koa,

⁴³Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

⁴³sy Hanana, zanak'i Maka, sy Josafata Mitnita

⁴⁴Uzzia the Ashtarothite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

⁴⁴sy Ozia Astartita ary Sama sy Jeiela, zanak'i Hotama Aroerita,

⁴⁵Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,

⁴⁵sy Jediaela, zanak'i Simry, sy Joha Tizita rahalahiny

⁴⁶Eliel of Mahavim, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Jithmah the Moabite,

⁴⁶sy Eliala Mahavita sy Jeribay sy Josavia, zanak'i Elnama, sy Jitma Moabitasy Eliala sy Obeda ary Jasiela Mezobaita.

⁴⁷Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

⁴⁷sy Eliala sy Obeda ary Jasiela Mezobaita.