Warriors join David
1These were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the warriors who helped him in battle; 2they were armed with bows and were able to shoot arrows or to sling stones right-handed or left-handed; they were relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin):
3Ahiezer their chief and Joash the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite;
Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth;
Berakah, Jehu the Anathothite, 4and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty warrior among the Thirty, who was a leader of the Thirty;
Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite,12:4 In Hebrew texts the second half of this verse (Jeremiah… Gederathite) is numbered 12:5, and 12:5-40 is numbered 12:6-41. 5Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah and Shephatiah the Haruphite;
6Elkanah, Ishiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam the Korahites;
7and Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.
8Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness. They were brave warriors, ready for battle and able to handle the shield and spear. Their faces were the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles in the mountains.
9Ezer was the chief,
Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,
10Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
11Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
12Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
13Jeremiah the tenth and Makbannai the eleventh.
14These Gadites were army commanders; the least was a match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand. 15It was they who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight everyone living in the valleys, to the east and to the west.
16Other Benjaminites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold. 17David went out to meet them and said to them, ‘If you have come to me in peace to help me, I am ready for you to join me. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free from violence, may the God of our ancestors see it and judge you.’
18Then the Spirit came on Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said:
‘We are yours, David!
We are with you, son of Jesse!
Success, success to you,
and success to those who help you,
for your God will help you.’
So David received them and made them leaders of his raiding bands.
19Some of the tribe of Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (He and his men did not help the Philistines because, after consultation, their rulers sent him away. They said, ‘It will cost us our heads if he deserts to his master Saul.’) 20When David went to Ziklag, these were the men of Manasseh who defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu and Zillethai, leaders of units of a thousand in Manasseh. 21They helped David against raiding bands, for all of them were brave warriors, and they were commanders in his army. 22Day after day men came to help David, until he had a great army, like the army of God.12:22 Or a great and mighty army
Others join David at Hebron
23These are the numbers of the men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the Lord had said:
24from Judah, carrying shield and spear – 6,800 armed for battle;
25from Simeon, warriors ready for battle – 7,100;
26from Levi – 4,600, 27including Jehoiada, leader of the family of Aaron, with 3,700 men, 28and Zadok, a brave young warrior, with 22 officers from his family;
29from Benjamin, Saul’s tribe – 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul’s house until then;
30from Ephraim, brave warriors, famous in their own clans – 20,800;
31from half the tribe of Manasseh, designated by name to come and make David king – 18,000;
32from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do – 200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command;
33from Zebulun, experienced soldiers prepared for battle with every type of weapon, to help David with undivided loyalty – 50,000;
34from Naphtali – 1,000 officers, together with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears;
35from Dan, ready for battle – 28,600;
36from Asher, experienced soldiers prepared for battle – 40,000;
37and from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every type of weapon – 120,000.
38All these were fighting men who volunteered to serve in the ranks.
They came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. All the rest of the Israelites were also of one mind to make David king. 39The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking, for their families had supplied provisions for them. 40Also, their neighbours from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules and oxen. There were plentiful supplies of flour, fig cakes, raisin cakes, wine, olive oil, cattle and sheep, for there was joy in Israel.
Njamba cia Ita Kũnyiitana na Daudi
1Aya nĩo andũ arĩa mookire kũrĩ Daudi arĩ kũu Zikilagi, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aaingatĩtwo akehera maitho-inĩ ma Saũlũ mũrũ wa Kishu (maarĩ amwe a njamba cia ita iria ciamũteithirie mbaara-inĩ; 212:2 Atiir 3:15; 2Sam 3:19Nao maakuuaga mota na nĩmooĩ gũikia mĩguĩ, na gũikia mahiga na kĩgũtha, na guoko kwa ũrĩo kana kwa ũmotho; maarĩ a mbarĩ ĩmwe na Saũlũ kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Benjamini), nao maarĩ:
3Ahiezeri ũrĩa warĩ mũnene wao na Joashu, ariũ a Shemaa ũrĩa Mũgibea; na Jezieli, na Peleti, ariũ a Azimavethu; na Beraka, na Jehu ũrĩa Mũanathothu, 4na Ishimaia ũrĩa Mũgibeoni, mũndũ warĩ njamba thĩinĩ wa andũ arĩa Mĩrongo Ĩtatũ, nake aarĩ mũtongoria ũmwe thĩinĩ wa acio Mĩrongo Ĩtatũ; na Jeremia, na Jahazieli, na Johanani, na Jozabadu ũrĩa Mũgederathi, 5na Eluzai, na Jerimothu, na Bealia, na Shemaria, na Shefatia ũrĩa Mũharufi; 6na Elikana, na Ishia, na Azareli, na Joezeru, na Jashobeamu arĩa maarĩ a mbarĩ ya Kora; 7na Joela, na Zebadia, ariũ a Jerohamu kuuma Gedori.
812:8 Kĩam 30:11; 2Sam 17:10Agadi amwe nĩmagarũrũkire magĩcooka mwena wa Daudi o kũu werũ-inĩ kĩĩhitho-inĩ gĩake. Maarĩ njamba cia ita irĩ ũrũme ciehaarĩirie gũthiĩ mbaara, na nĩmooĩ kũhũthĩra ngo na itimũ. Mothiũ mao maahaanaga ta mothiũ ma mĩrũũthi, na maarĩ ihenya ta thwariga irĩ irĩma-inĩ.
9Ezeri nĩwe warĩ mũnene wao,
na Obadia aarĩ mũnini wake; nake Eliabu aarĩ wa gatatũ,
10na Mishimana aarĩ wa kana, na Jeremia aarĩ wa gatano,
11na Atai aarĩ wa gatandatũ, na Elieli aarĩ wa mũgwanja,
12na Johanani aarĩ wa kanana, na Elizabadu aarĩ wa kenda,
13na Jeremia aarĩ wa ikũmi, na Makabanai aarĩ wa ikũmi na ũmwe.
1412:14 Alaw 26:8; Gũcook 32:30Agadi acio maarĩ anene a mbũtũ cia ita; ũrĩa warĩ mũnini mũno wao aarũaga mbaara ĩrĩa ĩngĩarũirwo nĩ andũ igana, nake ũrĩa warĩ mũnene mũno wao aarũaga mbaara ĩrĩa ĩngĩarũirwo nĩ andũ ngiri ĩmwe. 1512:15 Josh 3:15Nĩo maaringire Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani mweri wa mbere rĩrĩa rwaiyũrĩte nginya rũkoina hũgũrũrũ ciaruo ciothe, na makĩingatithia andũ arĩa othe maaikaraga cianda-inĩ cia mwena wa irathĩro na mwena wa ithũĩro.
1612:16 2Sam 3:19Andũ amwe a kuuma Benjamini na angĩ a kuuma Juda o nao magĩũka kũrĩ Daudi kũu kĩĩhitho-inĩ gĩake. 17Daudi agĩthiĩ kũmatũnga, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Angĩkorwo mũrooka kũrĩ niĩ na thayũ kũndeithia-rĩ, nĩndĩhaarĩirie kũmwamũkĩra tũtuĩke kĩndũ kĩmwe; no angĩkorwo mũũkĩte kũngunyanĩra kũrĩ thũ ciakwa o rĩrĩa itarenda haaro-rĩ, Ngai wa maithe maitũ arorora ũndũ ũcio na amũtuĩre ciira.”
1812:18 Atiir 3:10; 2Sam 17:25Hĩndĩ ĩyo Roho agĩikũrũkĩra Amasai, mũnene wa arĩa Mĩrongo Ĩtatũ, akiuga atĩrĩ:
“Tũrĩ aku, wee Daudi!
Tũrĩ hamwe nawe, wee mũrũ wa Jesii!
Ũrogaacĩra, ũgaacĩre ki,
na arĩa magũteithagia marogaacĩra,
nĩgũkorwo Ngai waku nĩegũgũteithia.”
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi akĩmaamũkĩra na akĩmatua atongoria a mbũtũ ciake cia gũtharĩkĩra thũ.
1912:19 1Sam 29:2-11Andũ amwe a Manase nĩmagarũrũkire magĩthiĩ mwena wa Daudi rĩrĩa aathiire na Afilisti kũhũũrana na Saũlũ. (Daudi na andũ ake matiateithirie Afilisti, tondũ thuutha wa kwaranĩria, aathani ao nĩmamũingatire. Maamwĩrire atĩrĩ, “Tũkaarĩha na mĩoyo iitũ angĩgatũtiganĩria acookerere mwathi wake Saũlũ.”) 20Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Daudi aathiire Zikilagi, aya nĩo andũ a Manase arĩa maagarũrũkire magĩthiĩ mwena wake: Adina, na Jozabadu, na Jediaeli, na Mikaeli, na Jozabadu, na Elihu, na Zilethai, atongoria a ikundi cia ngiri kũu Manase. 21Nĩmateithirie Daudi kuuma kũrĩ mbũtũ iria ciamũtharĩkĩire, nĩgũkorwo othe maarĩ njamba cia ita irĩ ũrũme, na maarĩ anene a ita ciake. 22Mũthenya o mũthenya andũ nĩmookaga gũteithia Daudi, o nginya akĩgĩa na mbũtũ nene, o ta mbũtũ ya Ngai.
Andũ arĩa angĩ Maanyiitaniĩre na Daudi kũu Hebironi
2312:23 1Maũ 10:14; 1Sam 16:1Ũyũ nĩguo mũigana wa andũ arĩa meehaarĩirie gũthiĩ mbaara arĩa maathiire Hebironi kũrĩ Daudi nĩgeetha magarũre ũthamaki wa Saũlũ, maũnengere Daudi, o ta ũrĩa Jehova oigĩte:
24andũ a Juda arĩa meehaarĩirie kũrũa mbaara maakuĩte ngo na matimũ, maarĩ 6,800;
25andũ a Simeoni arĩa njamba cia ita meehaarĩirie kũrũa mbaara, maarĩ 7,100;
26andũ a Alawii maarĩ 4,600; 27amwe ao maarĩ Jehoiada, mũtongoria wa nyũmba ya Harũni ũrĩa warĩ na andũ 3,700, 28na Zadoku, mwanake mũnini warĩ njamba ya ita ĩrĩ ũrũme, ũrĩa warĩ na anene a thigari mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na eerĩ kuuma nyũmba yake;
2912:29 2Sam 3:19; 2:8-9andũ a Benjamini, na nĩo maarĩ a mbarĩ ĩmwe na Saũlũ, maarĩ 3,000; aingĩ ao maatũũrĩte maathĩkagĩra nyũmba ya Saũlũ, o nginya hĩndĩ ĩyo;
30andũ a Efiraimu, njamba cia ita irĩ ũrũme na irĩ ngumo mĩhĩrĩga-inĩ yao, maarĩ 20,800;
31andũ a nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase, arĩa maagwetetwo na marĩĩtwa nĩguo mathiĩ matue Daudi mũthamaki, maarĩ 18,000;
3212:32 Esit 1:13andũ a Isakaru, arĩa maarĩ na ũmenyo wa mahinda, na makamenya ũrĩa Isiraeli magĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩka, maarĩ anene 200 arĩa maathaga andũ othe a nyũmba ciao;
33andũ a Zebuluni, thigari iria ciamenyerete mbaara, na nĩmehaarĩirie kũrũa mbaara me na mĩthemba yothe ya indo cia mbaara, nĩguo mateithie Daudi marĩ na ngoro ĩmwe, nao maarĩ 50,000;
34andũ a Nafitali maarĩ anene 1,000 hamwe na andũ 37,000 arĩa makuuĩte ngo na matimũ;
35andũ a Dani arĩa mehaarĩirie kũrũa mbaara, maarĩ 28,600;
36andũ a Asheri, thigari iria ciamenyerete mbaara na mehaarĩirie kũrũa mbaara, maarĩ 40,000;
37na kuuma mwena wa irathĩro wa Jorodani, andũ a Rubeni, na Gadi, na nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase, marĩ na mĩthemba yothe ya indo cia mbaara, maarĩ 120,000.
3812:38 1Maũ 9:1Acio othe maarĩ andũ a kũrũa arĩa meerutĩte gũtungata marĩ ita-inĩ. Magĩũka Hebironi marĩ na ngoro ĩmwe ya gũtua Daudi mũthamaki wa Isiraeli guothe. Andũ a Isiraeli arĩa angĩ othe o nao maarĩ na rĩciiria o rĩmwe rĩa gũtua Daudi mũthamaki. 3912:39 2Sam 3:20; Isa 25:6-8Andũ acio maikarire kũu na Daudi mĩthenya ĩtatũ makĩrĩa na makĩnyua, nĩgũkorwo andũ a nyũmba ciao nĩmaheanĩte irio nĩ ũndũ wao. 4012:40 1Sam 25:18; 1Maũ 29:22O na ningĩ andũ arĩa maatũũraga hakuhĩ nao kuuma Isakaru, na Zebuluni, na Nafitali nĩmarehire irio ikuuĩtwo nĩ ndigiri, na ngamĩĩra, na nyũmbũ, na ndegwa. Nĩ kwarehetwo mũtu mũingĩ, na ngũmba cia ngũyũ na cia thabibũ nyũmũ, na ndibei, na maguta, na ngʼombe, na ngʼondu, nĩgũkorwo kwarĩ na gĩkeno kũu Isiraeli.
