1 Estas são as últimas palavras de Davi: Oráculo de Davi, filho de Isaí - oráculo do homem que foi exaltado, do ungido do Deus de Jacó, do cantor dos salmos de Israel.
2 O Espírito do Senhor fala por mim, sua palavra está na minha língua.
3 Deus de Israel falou, o rochedo de Israel me disse: O que governa com justiça, o soberano temente a Deus
4 é como a luz da manhã quando se levanta o sol, manhã sem neblina, que faz cintilar de orvalho a relva da terra.
5 Sim, minha dinastia é estável diante de Deus; ele fez comigo aliança eterna, a ser observada com absoluta fidelidade. Minha salvação e inteira felicidade não é ele quem faz germinar?
6 Os homens maus são como espinhos, que todos evitam e ninguém pega com a mão;
7 que se recolhem com um ferro ou com o cabo da lança, e são queimados no fogo.
8 Eis os nomes dos heróis de Davi: Jesboão, filho de Hacamoni, chefe dos três. Foi ele quem brandiu o seu machado contra oitocentos homens, matando-os de uma só vez.
9 Depois desse, Eleazar, filho de Dodo, filho de Aoí, um dos três heróis. Achava-se ele em Efes-Damim, quando os filisteus se reuniram ali para o combate. Tendo os israelitas fugido {cada um para a sua tenda},
10 ele manteve-se firme e bateu os filisteus até que sua mão se cansou e se crispou sobre a espada. O Senhor operou naquele dia uma grande vitória. Os soldados voltaram para onde estava Eleazar, mas somente para recolher os despojos.
11 Depois dele, Sama, filho de Age, o ararita. Reuniram-se os filisteus em Lequi, onde havia um pedaço de terra plantado de lentilhas; fugindo o exército diante dos filisteus,
12 postou-se Sema no meio do campo, defendeu-o e derrotou os filisteus, operando assim o Senhor uma grande vitória.
13 Três dos trinta desceram e foram ter com Davi, no início da colheita, à gruta de Odolão, estando a tropa dos filisteus acampada no vale dos refains.
14 Davi estava então na fortaleza, e havia uma guarnição de filisteus em Belém.
15 Davi teve desejo extravagante e exclamou: "Quem me dará a beber das águas do poço que está à porta de Belém?
16 Então os três valentes penetraram no acampamento dos filisteus e tiraram água do poço que está à porta de Belém. Trouxeram-na a Davi, mas ele não a quis beber, e derramou-a em libação ao Senhor,
17 dizendo: Longe de mim, ó Deus, fazer isso! Vou eu beber o sangue desses homens que para buscá-la arriscaram a sua vida? E não quis beber. Eis o que fizeram os três heróis:
18 Abisai, irmão de Joab, filho de Sarvia, que era também chefe dos trinta, brandiu sua lança contra trezentos homens, e os matou, conquistando assim grande renome entre os Trinta.
19 Ele era o mais considerado dentre os Trinta, mas não chegou a se igualar aos Três.
20 Banaias, filho de Jojada, homem de valor e rico em façanhas, originário de Cabseel, feriu os dois filhos de Ariel de Moab. Foi ele também quem desceu, num dia de neve, e matou um leão na cisterna.
21 Feriu ainda um egípcio de alta estatura, que tinha uma lança na mão. Banaias desceu contra ele com um simples bastão, arrancou-lhe a lança das mãos e o matou com a sua própria arma.
22 Isso fez Banaias, filho de Jojada, obtendo renome entre os heróis.
23 Foi mais considerado que os trinta, mas não igualou aos três. Davi pô-lo à frente de sua guarda.
24 Entre os trinta contavam-se Asael, irmão de Joab; Elcanã, filho de Dodo, de Belém;
25 Sama de Harod; Elica de Harod;
26 Heles de Falti; Hira, filho de Aces de Técua;
27 Abieser de Anatot; Mobonai, o husatita;
28 Selmon, o aoita; Maarai de Netofa;
29 Heled, filho de Baana de Netofa; Etai, filho de Ribai de Gabaa dos benjaminitas;
30 Banaía de Faraton; Hedai do vale de Gaas;
31 Abi-Albon de Araba;
32 Azmavet de Berom; Eliaba de Salabon; Bene-Jassen;
33 Jonatã; Sama, o ararita; Aião, filho de Sarar, o ararita;
34 Elifelet, filho de Aasbai, o macatita; Elião, filho de Aquitofel de Gilo;
35 Hesrai de Carmelo;
36 Farai de Arbi; Igaal, filho de Natã de Soba; Boni de Gad;
37 Selec, o amonita; Naarai de Berot, escudeiro de Joab, filho de Sarvia;
38 Ira de Jeter; Gareb de Jeter;
39 Urias, o hiteu. Trinta e sete ao todo.
1 Now these are the last words of David. David, the son of Jesse, says, the man who was lifted up on high, the man on whom the God of Jacob put the holy oil, the loved one of Israel's songs, says:
2 The spirit of the Lord had voice through me, his word was on my tongue.
3 The God of Israel said, the word of the Rock of Israel came to me: When an upright king is ruling over men, when he is ruling in the fear of God,
4 It is as the light of the morning, when the sun comes up, a morning without clouds; making young grass come to life from the earth.
5 For is not my house so with God? For he has made with me an eternal agreement, ordered in all things and certain: as for all my salvation and all my desire, will he not give it increase?
6 But the evil-doers, all of them, will be like thorns to be pushed away, because they may not be gripped in the hand:
7 But anyone touching them has to be armed with iron and the rod of a spear; and they will be burned with fire, every one of them.
8 These are the names of David's men of war: Ishbaal the Hachmonite, chief of the three; his axe was lifted up against eight hundred put to death at one time.
9 After him was Eleazar, the son of Dodai the Ahohite, one of the three great fighters, who was with David in Pas-dammim when the Philistines came together there for the fight; and when the men of Israel had gone in flight,
10 He was with David and went on fighting the Philistines till his hand became tired and stiff from gripping his sword: and that day the Lord gave a great salvation, and the people came back after him only to take the goods of the Philistines.
11 After him was Shammah, the son of Ela the Hararite. And the Philistines came together in Lehi, where there was a bit of land full of seed; and the people went in flight from the Philistines.
12 But he kept his place in the middle of the bit of land, and kept back their attack and overcame the Philistines: and the Lord gave a great salvation.
13 And three of the thirty went down at the start of the grain-cutting, and they came to David at the strong place of Adullam; and the band of Philistines had taken up their position in the valley of Rephaim.
14 And at that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.
15 And David, moved by a strong desire, said, If only someone would give me a drink of water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town!
16 And the three men, forcing their way through the Philistine army, got water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town, and took it back to David: but he would not take it, but, draining it out, made an offering of it to the Lord.
17 And he said, Far be it from me, O Lord, to do this; how may I take as my drink the life-blood of men who have put their lives in danger? So he would not take it. These things did the three great men of war.
18 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. He put to death three hundred with his spear, and he got for himself a name among the thirty.
19 Was he not the noblest of the thirty? so he was made their captain: but he was not equal to the first three.
20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a fighting man of Kabzeel, had done great acts; he put to death the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down into a hole and put a lion to death in time of snow:
21 And he made an attack on an Egyptian, a tall man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a stick, and pulling the spear out of the hands of the Egyptian, put him to death with that same spear.
22 These were the acts of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who had a great name among the thirty men of war.
23 He was honoured over the rest of the thirty, but he was not equal to the first three. And David put him over the fighting men who kept him safe.
24 Asahel, the brother of Joab, was one of the thirty; and Elhanan, the son of Dodai, of Beth-lehem,
25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
26 Helez the Paltite, Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
27 Abiezer the Anathothite, Sibbecai the Hushathite,
28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
29 Heldai, the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai, the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the valleys of Gaash,
31 Abiel the Arbathite, Azmaveth of Bahurim,
32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, Jashen the Gunite,
33 Jonathan, the son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam, the son of Sharar the Hararite,
34 Eliphelet, the son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam, the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Archite,
36 Igal, the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, who had the care of the arms of Joab, son of Zeruiah,
38 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
39 Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in number.