¹Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

¹Chixjunileb laj Israel queßxchßutub ribeb ut queßcôeb aran Hebrón riqßuin laj David. Queßxye re: —Lâo kacomon kib âcuiqßuin.

²In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. Yahweh your God said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over my people Israel.’”

²Junxil nak laj Saúl toj cuan chokß karey, lâat xatcßamoc be chiruheb laj Israel chi pletic. Ut li Kâcuaß lâ Dios quixye âcue: “Lâat tatcßamok be chiruheb laj Israel lin tenamit ut lâat ajcuiß tat-oc chokß rey chi taklânc saß xbêneb,” chan li Dios.—

³So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Yahweh by Samuel.

³Ut chixjunileb li nequeßcßamoc be saß xyânkeb laj Israel queßcuulac riqßuin li rey David aran Hebrón. Laj David quixbânu jun li contrato riqßuineb chiru li Kâcuaß. Ut queßxqßue li aceite saß xjolom ut queßxxakab chokß xreyeb joß quixye li Kâcuaß re laj Samuel.

⁴David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.

⁴Laj David rochbeneb chixjunileb laj Israel queßcôeb Jerusalén, li nequeßxye ajcuiß Jebús re. Cuanqueb laj jebuseo saß li tenamit aßan.

⁵The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You shall not come in here.” Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. The same is the city of David.

⁵Eb laj jebuseo queßxye re laj David: —Lâat incßaß tatrûk chi oc arin, chanqueb. Abanan laj David qui-oc ut quinumta saß xbêneb ut quirêchani li naßajej Sión li ac cauresinbil chi us. Ut queßxqßue chokß xcßabaß li naßajej “Lix tenamit laj David”.

⁶David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.

⁶Laj David ac quixye: —Li ani tâoc xbên cua chi pletic riqßuineb laj jebuseo, aßan li tâxakabâk chi taklânc saß xbêneb li soldado, chan. Ut laj Joab lix yum lix Sarvia, aßan li xbên li qui-oc chi pletic. Joßcan nak laj Joab quiqßueheß xcuanquil chi taklânc.

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

⁷Laj David cô chi cuânc saß li naßajej li nequeßcuan cuiß li soldados. Joßcan nak queßxqßue “Xtenamit laj David” chokß xcßabaß li naßajej aßan.

⁸He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

⁸Laj David quixyîb cuißchic li naßajej aßan joß tenamit. Quixtiquib saß li naßajej Milo ut quixyîb toj cuan cuiß li tzßac li sutsu cuiß li tenamit. Ut li yi jach chic quixyîb laj Joab.

⁹David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh of Armies was with him.

⁹Ut laj David yô chi nimânc xcuanquil xban nak li nimajcual Dios cuan riqßuin.

¹⁰Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Yahweh concerning Israel.

¹⁰Aßaneb aßin lix cßabaßeb lix soldados laj David li nequeßtaklan saß xbêneb li kßaxal cauheb rib chi pletic. Aßaneb li queßtenkßan re laj David rochbeneb chixjunileb laj Israel nak queßxxakab chokß xreyeb joß quixye li Kâcuaß.

¹¹This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time.

¹¹Aßaneb aßin xcßabaßeb li cauheb rib chi pletic, li queßtenkßan re laj David: li xbên, aßan laj Jasobeam li ralal laj Hacmoni. Aßan li kßaxal nim xcuanquil saß xbêneb li lajêb xcaßcßâl chi soldado li cauheb rib chi pletic. Saß jun li plêt laj Jasobeam quixcamsiheb oxib ciento chi cuînk riqßuin lix lâns.

¹²After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

¹²Li xcab, aßan laj Eleazar li ralal laj Dodo. Aßan xcomoneb li ralal xcßajol laj Ahoha. Laj Eleazar, aßan jun saß xyânkeb li oxibeb li cauheb xchßôl chi pletic.

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

¹³Laj Eleazar cuan rochben laj David nak queßpletic riqßuineb laj filisteo aran Pasdamim. Saß li naßajej aßan cuan jun sîril li cebada aubil. Eb laj Israel queßêlelic chiruheb laj filisteo.

¹⁴They stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh saved them by a great victory.

¹⁴Laj Eleazar rochbeneb lix soldado queßxxakab ribeb saß xyi li acuîmk ut queßpletic riqßuineb laj filisteo re teßxcol ribeb. Queßpletic toj retal queßnumta saß xbêneb xban nak li Kâcuaß quitenkßan reheb.

¹⁵Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁵Oxib xcomoneb li lajêb xcaßcßâl li nequeßtaklan saß xbêneb li soldados queßcôeb cuan cuiß li nimla pec li cuan nachß riqßuin li ochoch pec Adulam, xban nak aran cuan laj David. Ut eb laj filisteo cuan xmuhebâleb saß li ru takßa re Refaim.

¹⁶David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

¹⁶Laj David cuan saß li naßajej li nequeßxcol cuiß ribeb. Jun chßûtal eb laj filisteo ac xeßoc saß li tenamit Belén.

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

¹⁷Laj David quiraj ru ucßac. Quixye: —Us raj cuan ta junak tixcßam chak cuucßa saß li becbil haß li cuan chire li oquebâl re li tenamit Belén, chan.

¹⁸The three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh,

¹⁸Li oxib chi cuînk li cauheb rib chi pletic, queßnumeß saß lix naßajeb laj filisteo. Queßrisi li haß saß li becbil haß li cuan chire li oquebâl re Belén. Queßxcßam ut queßxqßue re laj David. Abanan laj David incßaß quirucß. Quixhoy ban li haß re xmayejanquil chiru li Dios.

¹⁹and said, “My God forbid it me, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy?” For they risked their lives to bring it. Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.

¹⁹Ut quixye: —Aß taxak li Dios tinixtenkßa re nak incßaß tincuucß li haß aßin. Chanchan raj nak tincuucß xquiqßueleb li cuînk aßin xban nak xeßxkßaxtesi raj lix yußameb chi câmc nak queßcôeb chixcßambal li haß aßin, chan. Ut laj David incßaß quirucß li haß. Aßan aßin li queßxbânu li oxib chi cuînk li cauheb xchßôl chi pletic.

²⁰Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.

²⁰Laj Abisai, li rîtzßin laj Joab, aßan li quitaklan saß xbêneb li lajêb xcaßcßâl chi soldado. Laj Abisai quixcamsiheb oxib ciento chi cuînk riqßuin lix lâns. Joßcan nak quiniman xcuanquil joß li oxibeb li cauheb rib chi pletic.

²¹Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: however he didn’t attain to the three.

²¹Laj Abisai, aßan li kßaxal naßno ru saß xyânkeb li lajêb xcaßcßâl chi soldado ut aßan ajcuiß li quicßamoc be saß xyânkeb. Abanan lix cuanquil incßaß quixtau lix cuanquileb li oxibeb li cauheb rib chi pletic.

²²Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.

²²Joßcan ajcuiß laj Benaía naßno ru. Laj Benaía, aßan li ralal laj Joiada li chalenak saß li tenamit Cabseel. Nabal li cßaßru quixbânu xban xcacuilal xchßôl. Quixcamsi cuibeb li cuînk aj Moab. Saß jun li cutan nak yô chi tßanecß li nieve, laj Benaía cuan saß jun chamal jul nak quixcamsi jun li cakcoj.

²³He killed an Egyptian, a man of great 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 killed him with his own spear.

²³Quixcamsi ajcuiß jun li cuînk aj Egipto. Li cuînk aßan kßaxal najt rok. Numenak cuib metro xteram ut cuan xlâns saß rukß chanchan xcheßel li quemleb. Laj Benaía quixchap jun li cheß ut qui-oc chi pletic riqßuin toj retal quixmakß lix lâns chiru. Ut riqßuin ajcuiß li lâns aßan quixcamsi laj Egipto.

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

²⁴Aßan aßin li quixbânu laj Benaía li ralal laj Joiada. Ut riqßuin aßan naßno ru joß eb li oxibeb li cauheb rib chi pletic.

²⁵Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three: and David set him over his guard.

²⁵Quiqßueheß xcuanquil saß xyânkeb li lajêb xcaßcßâl chi soldado. Abanan moco joß ta li oxibeb li kßaxal nînkeb xcuanquil. Laj David quixqßue laj Benaía chi taklânc saß xbêneb li soldado li nequeßcßacßalen re.

²⁶Also the mighty men of the armies: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

²⁶Aßaneb aßin xcßabaßeb li soldado li kßaxal cauheb rib chi pletic: laj Asael li rîtzßin laj Joab; laj Elhanán li ralal laj Dodo, Belén xtenamit;

²⁷Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

²⁷laj Samot, Harod xtenamit; laj Heles, Pelón xtenamit;

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

²⁸laj Ira li ralal laj Iques, Tecoa xtenamit; laj Abiezer, Anatot xtenamit;

²⁹Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

²⁹laj Sibecai, Husat xtenamit; laj Ilai, Ahoh xtenamit;

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

³⁰laj Maharai ut laj Heled li ralal laj Baana, Netofa xtenamiteb;

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

³¹laj Itai li ralal laj Ribai, Gabaa xtenamiteb, xcomoneb li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín; laj Benaía, Piratón xtenamit;

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

³²laj Hurai li chalenak cuan cuiß li rok haß li cuan Gaas; laj Abiel, Arabá xtenamit;

³³Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

³³laj Azmavet, Bahurim xtenamit; laj Eliaba, Saalbón xtenamit;

³⁴the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,

³⁴eb li ralal laj Hasem, Gizón xtenamit; laj Jonatán li ralal laj Sage, Arar xtenamit;

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

³⁵laj Ahíam li ralal laj Sacar, Arar xtenamit; laj Elifal li ralal laj Ur;

³⁶Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

³⁶laj Hefer, Mequer xtenamit; laj Ahías, Pelón xtenamit;

³⁷Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

³⁷laj Hezro, Carmel xtenamit; laj Naarai li ralal laj Ezbai;

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

³⁸laj Joel li rîtzßin laj Natán; laj Mibhar li ralal laj Hagrai;

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

³⁹laj Selec, Amón xtenamit; laj Naharai, Beerot xtenamit, (laj Naharai, aßan li nacßamoc re lix chßîchß re pletic laj Joab lix yum lix Sarvia);

⁴⁰Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

⁴⁰laj Ira ut laj Gareb, Itra xtenamiteb;

⁴¹Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

⁴¹laj Urías, laj heteo; laj Zabad li ralal laj Ahlai;

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

⁴²laj Adina, li ralal laj Siza xcomoneb li ralal xcßajol laj Rubén; (Laj Adina, aßan li nacßamoc be saß xyânkeb li ralal xcßajol laj Rubén. Cuanqueb ajcuiß lajêb xcaßcßâl chi soldado li nataklan saß xbêneb).

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

⁴³Laj Hanán li ralal laj Maaca; laj Josafat, Mitná xtenamit;

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

⁴⁴laj Uzías, Astarot xtenamit; laj Sama ut laj Jehiel, eb li ralal laj Hotam, Aroer xtenamit;

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

⁴⁵laj Jediael li ralal laj Simri; ut laj Joha li rîtzßin, aj tizita;

⁴⁶Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,

⁴⁶laj Eliel, Mahava xtenamit; laj Jerebai ut laj Josavía, eb li ralal laj Elnaam; laj Itma, Moab xtenamit;laj Eliel, laj Obed ut laj Jaasiel, Mesoba xtenamiteb.

⁴⁷Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

⁴⁷laj Eliel, laj Obed ut laj Jaasiel, Mesoba xtenamiteb.