¹Now these are the last words of David: David the son of Jesse saith, And the man who was raised up on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel saith,

¹[Ny fara-teny nataon'i Davida] Ary izao no fara-teny nataon'i Davida: hoy Davida, zanak'i Jese, dia ny lehilahy izay voasandratra ho ambony, Ilay voahosotry ny Andriamanitr'i Jakoba sady mpanao fihirana mahafinaritra amin'ny Isiraely:[Na: Izay nampanantenaina ny amin'ny voahosotry, etc]

²The Spirit of Jehovah spoke by me, And his word was on my tongue.

²Ny Fanahin'i Jehovah no mampiteny ahy, ary ny teniny no eo amin'ny lelako;

³The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, The ruler among men shall be just, Ruling in the fear of God;

³Andriamanitry ny Isiraely manao hoe, eny, ny Vatolampin'ny Isiraely miteny amiko hoe: Indro ny Mpanapaka ny olona; Marina Izy sady manapaka amin'ny fahatahorana an'Andriamanitra;

⁴And [he shall be] as the light or the morning, [like] the rising of the sun, A morning without clouds; [When] from the sunshine, after rain, The green grass springeth from the earth.

⁴Ary izany dia toy ny fahazavan'ny maraina, raha miposaka ny masoandro, dia ilay maraina tsy misy rahona iny; Ary ny ahitra manorobona amin'ny tany noho ny hain'andro manarakaraka ny ranonorana.

⁵Although my house be not so before ùGod, Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in every way and sure; For [this is] all my salvation, and every desire, Although he make [it] not to grow.

⁵Ary tsy toy izany indrindra amin'Andriamanitra va ny taranako? Fa fanekena mandrakizay no nataony tamiko, Voalamina amin'ny zavatra rehetra sady voatandrina; Fa ny famonjena ahy rehetra sy ny iriko rehetra, moa tsy hampitsimohiny va?

⁶But [the sons] of Belial [are] all of them as thorns thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with hands;

⁶Fa ny tena ratsy fanahy rehetra kosa dia tahaka ny tsilo ariana, Fa tsy azo raisin'ny tanana izy;

⁷And the man that will touch them provideth himself with iron and the staff of a spear; And they shall be utterly burned with fire in [their] place.

⁷Ary ny olona izay mikasika azy Dia tsy maintsy mitondra vy sy zaran-defona; Ary hodorana amin'ny afo avokoa amin'izay itoerany ireny.[Heb. feno vy sy zaran-defona]

⁸These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Joseb-Bassebeth, Tachkemonite the chief of the captains: he was Adino the Eznite; he [fought] against eight hundred, slain [by him] at one time.

⁸[Ny anaran'ny lehilahy maherin'i Davida] Ary izao no anaran'ny lehilahy maherin'i Davida: Joseba-basebeta Takemonita no lehiben'ny mpanafika malaza; izy ilay Edino Eznita izay namely ny valon-jato lahy ka nahafaty azy tamin'ny ady indray mandeha monja.

⁹And after him, Eleazar the son of Dodo the son of an Ahohite: he was one of the three mighty men with David, when they had defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone up.

⁹Ary ny manarakaraka azy dia Eleazara, zanak'i Dodo, zanak'i Ahohita, anankiray amin'izy telo lahy mahery teo amin'i Davida, raha nihaika ny Filistina izay niangona hiady ireo, ka niakatra ny lehilahy amin'ny Isiraely;

¹⁰He arose and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave to the sword; and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.

¹⁰dia nitsangana Eleazara ka namely ny Filistina mandra-pahavizan'ny tànany ka efa niraikitra tamin'ny sabatra; ary Jehovah nanao famonjena lehibe tamin'izany andro izany, ka ny haka babo ihany no sisa nanarahan'ny olona azy.

¹¹And after him, Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite: the Philistines were gathered into a troop, and there was there a plot of ground full of lentils, and the people had fled before the Philistines;

¹¹Ary ny manarakaraka azy dia Sama, zanak'i Age Hararita. Ary nony nivory ho iray toko teo amin'ny tany nisy voanemba maniry ny Filistina, ary ny olona nandositra azy,[erva lenta]

¹²and he stood in the midst of the plot and delivered it, and smote the Philistines, and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance.

¹²dia nijanona teo afovoan'io tany io kosa izy ka nahazo io ary namono ny Filistina; ka dia nanao famonjena lehibe Jehovah.

¹³And three of the thirty chiefs went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam, when the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

¹³Ary nisy telo lahy samy malaza avy tamin'ny telo-polo lahy nidina ka tonga tao amin'i Davida tao amin'ny zohin'i Adolama nony fararano; ary ny miaramilan'ny Filistina nitoby teo amin'ny Lohasahan'ny Refaita.

¹⁴And David was then in the stronghold; and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.

¹⁴Ary Davida dia tao amin'ny batery fiarovana tamin'izay, ary ny miaramilan'ny Filistina kosa dia tao Betlehema.

¹⁵And 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!

¹⁵Ary Davida naniry ka nanao hoe: Enga anie ka hisy hampisotro rano ahy avy amin'ny fantsakana ao Betlehema, ilay ao akaikin'ny vavahady!

¹⁶And the three mighty men 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; however he would not drink of it, but poured it out to Jehovah.

¹⁶Ary ireo telo lahy mahery namaky teo amin'ny miaramilan'ny Filistina ka nanovo rano tamin'ny fantsakana tao Betlehema, izay teo anilan'ny vavahady, dia nentiny ho any amin'i Davida; kanjo tsy nety nisotro izy, fa naidiny ho an'i Jehovah iny.

¹⁷And he said, Be it far from me, Jehovah, that I should do this thing! is it not the blood of the men that went at the risk of their lives? Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

¹⁷Fa hoy Davida: Sanatria, Jehovah ô, raha hanao izany aho; tsy ran'ny lehilahy izay nandeha nanao vy very ny ainy va ity? Ka dia tsy nety nisotro izy. Izany zavatra izany no nataon'ireo telo lahy mahery ireo.

¹⁸And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was the chief of three; and he brandished his spear against three hundred and slew them; and he had a name among the three.

¹⁸Ary Abisay, rahalahin'i Joaba, zanak'i Zeroia, no lehibe amin'izy telo lahy, ary izy namely ny telon-jato lahy tamin'ny lefona ka nahafaty azy, ka dia izy no nalaza tamin'izy telo lahy.

¹⁹Was he not most honourable of three? and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the [first] three.

¹⁹Tsy izy va no be voninahitra noho izy telo lahy? Fa izy no lehibeny; nefa tsy nahomby ny telo lahy teo izy.

²⁰And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, 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.

²⁰Ary Benaia, zanak'i Joiada, zanaky ny lehilahy mahay tany Kabezela, izay nahavita asa be, izy no namono ny roa lahy mahery tany Moaba; ary izy no nidina ka namono ny liona tao an-davaka fantsakana tamin'ilay andro nisy oram-panala iny;[Heb. lionan'Andriamanitra]

²¹He also smote the Egyptian, an imposing man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; 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.

²¹ary izy koa no namono ilay Egyptiana makadiry be; ary ilay Egyptiana nitondra lefona teny an-tànany, 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.

²²These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he had a name among the three mighty men.

²²Izany no nataon'i Benaia, zanak'i Joiada, ary tamin'izy telo lahy mahery dia izy no nalaza.

²³He was honoured above the thirty, but he did not attain to the [first] three. And David set him in his council.

²³Izy no nalaza noho ny telo-polo lahy, nefa tsy nahomby azy telo lahy teo izy. Ary Davida nanendry azy ho isan'ny mpanolo-tsaina azy.

²⁴Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

²⁴Asahela, rahalahin'i Joaba, no anankiray amin'ny telo-polo, ary Elanana, zanak'i Dodo, avy any Betlehema,

²⁵Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

²⁵Sama Harodita, Elika Harodita,

²⁶Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

²⁶Heleza Paltita, Ira, zanak'Ikesy Tekoita,

²⁷Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

²⁷Abiezera Anatotita, Mebonay Hosatita,

²⁸Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

²⁸Zalmona Ahohita, Maharay Netofatita,

²⁹Heleb the son of Baanah, the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

²⁹Haleba, zanak'i Bana Netofatita, Itahy, zanak'i Ribay, avy any Gibean'ny taranak'i Benjamina,

³⁰Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,

³⁰Benaia Piratonita, Hiday, avy any amin'ny lohasahan-driak'i Gasy,

³¹Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

³¹Abi-albona Arbatita, Azmaveta Psaromita,

³²Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,

³²Eliaba Salbonita, tamin'ny zanak'i Jasena, Jonatana,

³³Shammah the Ararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,

³³Sama Hararita, Ahiama, zanak'i Sarara Hararita,

³⁴Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

³⁴Elifeleta, zanak'i Ahasbay, zanaky ny Makatita, Eliama, zanak'i Ahitofela Gilonita,

³⁵Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

³⁵Hezray Karmelita, Paray Arbita,

³⁶Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

³⁶Jigala, zanak'i Natana, avy any Zoba, Bany Gadita,

³⁷Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

³⁷Zaleka Amonita, Naharay Berotita, mpitondra ny fiadian'i Joaba, zanak'i Zeroia,

³⁸Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

³⁸Ira Jitrita, Gareba Jitrita,Oria Hetita; fito amby telo-polo no isan'izy rehetra.

³⁹Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.

³⁹Oria Hetita; fito amby telo-polo no isan'izy rehetra.