2 Samuel 23— comparação

1Ora, estas são as últimas palavras de Davi.

2“O Espírito do SENHOR falou por mim.

3O Deus de Israel disse,

4será como a luz da manhã quando o sol nasce,

5Não está assim firmada a minha casa com Deus?

6Mas todos os ímpios serão como espinhos que se jogam fora,

7O homem que os toca deve estar armado com ferro e com a haste de uma lança.

8Estes são os nomes dos valentes que Davi tinha: Josebe-Bassebete, o taquemonita, o principal dos capitães; ele era chamado Adino, o eznita, que matou oitocentos de uma só vez.

9Depois dele estava Eleazar, filho de Dodai, filho de um aoíta, um dos três valentes com Davi quando desafiaram os filisteus que estavam ali reunidos para a batalha, e os homens de Israel haviam recuado.

10Ele se levantou e feriu os filisteus até que a sua mão ficasse cansada, e a sua mão ficou grudada na espada; e o SENHOR operou um grande livramento naquele dia; e o povo voltou atrás dele apenas para tomar os despojos.

11Depois dele estava Samá, filho de Age, o hararita. Os filisteus haviam se reunido em uma tropa onde havia um pedaço de terra cheio de lentilhas; e o povo fugiu dos filisteus.

12Mas ele se colocou no meio do terreno e o defendeu, e matou os filisteus; e o SENHOR operou um grande livramento.

13Três dos trinta líderes desceram, e vieram a Davi na época da colheita, à caverna de Adulão; e a tropa dos filisteus estava acampada no vale de Refaim.

14Davi estava então na fortaleza; e a guarnição dos filisteus estava então em Belém.

15Davi disse com saudade: “Quem dera alguém me desse de beber da água do poço de Belém, que fica junto à porta da cidade!”

16Os três valentes romperam pelo exército dos filisteus, tiraram água do poço de Belém que ficava junto à porta da cidade, a pegaram e a trouxeram a Davi; mas ele não quis bebê-la, mas a derramou ao SENHOR.

17Ele disse: “Longe de mim, SENHOR, que eu faça isso! Não é este o sangue dos homens que arriscaram as suas vidas para ir?” Portanto, ele não quis bebê-la. Estas coisas fizeram os três valentes.

18Abisai, o irmão de Joabe, filho de Zeruia, era o líder dos três. Ele levantou a sua lança contra trezentos e os matou, e obteve fama entre os três.

19Não era ele o mais honrado dos três? Portanto, ele foi feito comandante deles. No entanto, ele não foi incluído como um dos três principais.

20Benaia, filho de Joiada, filho de um homem valente de Cabzeel, que havia feito grandes feitos, matou os dois filhos de Ariel de Moabe. Ele também desceu e matou um leão no meio de uma cova em tempo de neve.

21Ele matou um egípcio enorme, e o egípcio tinha uma lança na mão; mas ele desceu contra ele com um cajado, arrancou a lança da mão do egípcio e o matou com a sua própria lança.

22Benaia, filho de Joiada, fez estas coisas, e obteve fama entre os três valentes.

23Ele era mais honrado do que os trinta, mas não chegou aos três. E Davi o colocou no comando da sua guarda.

24Asael, irmão de Joabe, era um dos trinta: Elanã, filho de Dodô, de Belém,

25Samá, o harodita, Elica, o harodita,

26Helez, o paltita, Ira, filho de Iques, o tecoíta,

27Abiezer, o anatotita, Mebunai, o husatita,

28Zalmom, o aoíta, Maarai, o netofatita,

29Helebe, filho de Baaná, o netofatita, Itai, filho de Ribai, de Gibeá dos filhos de Benjamim,

30Benaia, um piratonita, Hidai, dos ribeiros de Gaás,

31Abialbom, o arbatita, Azmavete, o barumita,

32Eliaba, o saalbonita, os filhos de Jasém, Jônatas,

33Samá, o hararita, Aião, filho de Sarar, o ararita,

34Elifelete, filho de Aasbai, filho do maacatita, Eliã, filho de Aitofel, o gilonita,

35Hezro, o carmelita, Paarai, o arbita,

36Igal, filho de Natã, de Zobá, Bani, o gadita,

37Zeleque, o amonita, Naarai, o beerotita, escudeiro de Joabe, filho de Zeruia,

38Ira, o itrita, Garebe, o itrita,

39e Urias, o heteu: trinta e sete ao todo.

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

2“Yahweh’s Spirit spoke by me. His word was on my tongue.

3The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, ‘One who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God,

4shall be as the light of the morning when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.’

5Isn’t my house so with God? Yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure, for it is all my salvation and all my desire. Won’t he make it grow?

6But all the ungodly will be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can’t be taken with the hand.

7The man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. They will be utterly burned with fire in their place.”

8These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb Basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; he was called Adino the Eznite, who killed eight hundred at one time.

9After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel had gone away.

10He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and Yahweh worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take plunder.

11After him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. The Philistines had gathered together into a troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.

12But he stood in the middle of the plot and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh worked a great victory.

13Three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

14David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

15David said longingly, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”

16The three mighty men 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 he would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh.

17He said, “Be it far from me, Yahweh, that I should do this! Isn’t this the blood of the men who risked their lives to go?” Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.

18Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.

19Wasn’t he most honorable of the three? Therefore he was made their captain. However he wasn’t included as one of the three.

20Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit in a time of snow.

21He killed a huge Egyptian, and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but 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.

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

23He was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three. David set him over his guard.

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

25Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

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

27Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

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

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

31Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

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

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

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

35Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

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

37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

38Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

39and Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.