¹Ja kogu Iisrael kogunes Taaveti juurde Hebronisse, öeldes: 'Vaata, me oleme sinu luu ja liha!

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

²Juba varem, siis kui Saul oli kuningas, olid sina Iisraeli väljaviijaks ja tagasitoojaks. Ja sinule on Issand, su Jumal, öelnud: Sina pead hoidma mu Iisraeli rahvast kui karjane ja sina pead olema mu Iisraeli rahva vürst!'

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.

³Ja kõik Iisraeli vanemad tulid kuninga juurde Hebronisse ning Taavet tegi Hebronis Issanda ees nendega lepingu; siis nad võidsid Taaveti Iisraeli kuningaks, nagu Issand Saamueli läbi oli käskinud.

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.

⁴Seejärel läksid Taavet ja kogu Iisrael Jeruusalemma, see on Jebuusi; seal olid jebuuslased, maa elanikud.

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

⁵Ja Jebuusi elanikud ütlesid Taavetile: 'Siia sisse sa ei pääse!' Aga Taavet vallutas Siioni linnuse - see on nüüd Taaveti linn.

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.

⁶Taavet oli öelnud: 'Kes esimesena lööb jebuuslasi, saab peameheks ja pealikuks!' Ja Joab, Seruja poeg, läks esimesena sinna üles ning sai peameheks.

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.

⁷Siis elas Taavet linnuses; sellepärast nimetati see Taaveti linnaks.

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

⁸Ja ta ehitas linna ringikujuliselt ümber kantsi; ja Joab taastas ülejäänud linna.

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

⁹Ja Taavet läks üha vägevamaks, sest vägede Issand oli temaga.

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

¹⁰Ja need olid Taaveti kangelaste peamehed, kes koos kogu Iisraeliga teda toetasid kuningaausse saamisel, teda Issanda käsul kuningaks tõstes -

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.

¹¹Taaveti kangelaste loetelu: Jaasobeam, hakmonlase poeg, sangarite pealik; see oli tema, kes lennutas oma piigi kolmesaja vastu, neid ühekorraga maha lüües.

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.

¹²Ja tema järel Eleasar, Doodo poeg, ahohlane; üks neist kolmest kangelasest.

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

¹³Tema oli koos Taavetiga Pas-Dammimis, kui vilistid olid sinna kogunenud sõdima. Seal oli põllujagu, täis otra. Rahvas põgenes vilistite eest,

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.

¹⁴aga nemad asusid keset põllujagu, päästsid selle ja lõid vilistid maha. Nõnda andis Issand suure võidu.

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

¹⁵Ja kolm neist kolmekümnest peamehest läks alla kalju peale Taaveti juurde Adullami koopasse, kui vilistid olid leeri üles löönud Refaimi orus.

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.

¹⁶Aga Taavet oli siis mäelinnuses ja vilistite linnavägi oli Petlemmas.

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

¹⁷Taavetile tuli janu ja ta ütles: 'Kes annaks mulle vett juua Petlemma kaevust, mis on värava juures?'

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!

¹⁸Siis tungisid need kolm vilistite leeri ja ammutasid vett Petlemma kaevust värava juures, kandsid ja tõid Taavetile. Aga Taavet ei tahtnud seda juua, vaid valas selle Issandale

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.

¹⁹ja ütles: 'Jäägu Jumala pärast minust kaugele, et teeksin seda! Kas peaksin jooma nende meeste verd, nende hinge? Sest nad tõid seda oma hinge hinnaga!' Sellepärast ta ei tahtnud seda juua. Seda tegid need kolm kangelast.

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.

²⁰Ja Abisai, Joabi vend, oli nende kolmekümne peamees; tema lennutas oma piigi kolmesaja vastu ja lõi need maha; ta oli nende kolmekümne hulgas kuulus.

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.

²¹Ta oli küll lugupeetuim nende kolmekümne hulgas ja oli neile pealikuks, aga nende kolme vastu ta ei saanud.

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

²²Benaja, Joojada poeg, pärit Kabseelist, sõjamehe poeg, oli rikas tegudelt; tema lõi maha kaks vägevat Moabi meest; tema läks alla ja tappis kaevus ühe lõvi, kord kui lund oli sadanud.

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.

²³Ja ta lõi maha Egiptuse mehe, pikakasvulise mehe, kes oli viis küünart pikk; egiptlasel oli käes piik nagu kangrupoom, aga tema läks ta juurde kepiga ja kiskus egiptlase käest piigi ning tappis tema ta oma piigiga.

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.

²⁴Seda tegi Benaja, Joojada poeg, ja tema oli nende kolmekümne kangelase hulgas kuulus.

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

²⁵Vaata, ta oli lugupeetuim nende kolmekümne hulgas, aga nende kolme vastu ta ei saanud. Ja Taavet pani tema oma ihukaitseväe ülemaks.

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

²⁶Ja sõjakangelased olid: Asael, Joabi vend; Elhanan, Doodo poeg Petlemmast;

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

²⁷Sammot, harorlane; Heles, pelonlane;

²⁷Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

²⁸Iira, Ikkesi poeg, tekoalane; Abieser, anatotlane;

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

²⁹Sibkai, huusalane; Iilai, ahohlane;

²⁹Sibbechai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

³⁰Mahrai, netofalane; Heeled, Baana poeg, netofalane;

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

³¹Iitai, Riibai poeg, benjaminlaste Gibeast; Benaja, piraatonlane;

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

³²Huurai, Nahale-Gaasist; Abiel, arbalane;

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

³³Asmavet, baharuumlane; Eljahba, saalbonlane;

³³Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

³⁴gisonlase Haasemi pojad; Joonatan, Saage poeg, hararlane;

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

³⁵Ahiam, Saakari poeg, hararlane; Elifal, Uuri poeg;

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

³⁶Heefer, mekeralane; Ahija, pelonlane;

³⁶Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

³⁷Hesro, karmellane; Naarai, Esbai poeg;

³⁷Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

³⁸Joel, Naatani vend; Mibhar, Hagri poeg;

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

³⁹Selek, ammonlane; Nahrai, beerotlane, Joabi, Seruja poja sõjariistade kandja;

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

⁴⁰Iira, jeterlane; Gaareb, jeterlane;

⁴⁰Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

⁴¹Uurija, hett; Saabad, Ahlai poeg;

⁴¹Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

⁴²Adiina, Siisa poeg, ruubenlane, ruubenlaste peamees, ja temaga oli koos kolmkümmend meest;

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

⁴³Haanan, Maaka poeg; Joosafat, mitnilane;

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

⁴⁴Ussija, astarotlane; Saama ja Jeiel, aroerlase Hootami pojad;

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

⁴⁵Jediael, Simri poeg, ja Joha, tema vend, tiislane;

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

⁴⁶Eliel, mahavlane; Jeribai ja Joosavja, Elnaami pojad; Jitma, moab;

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

⁴⁷Eliel, Oobed ja Jaasiel Sobajast.

⁴⁷Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.