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Ang mga Tao na Sumama kay David at ang Kanyang mga Sundalo

12 Ito ang mga tao na pumunta kay David doon sa Ziklag nang siyaʼy nagtatago kay Saul na anak ni Kish. Kasama sila sa mga tumulong kay David sa labanan. Armado sila ng mga pana at mahuhusay silang pumana at manirador, kanan o kaliwang kamay man. Mga kamag-anak sila ni Saul mula sa lahi ni Benjamin. Pinamumunuan sila nina Ahiezer at Joash na mga anak ni Shemaa na taga-Gibea. Ito ang mga pangalan nila:

sina Jeziel at Pelet na mga anak ni Azmavet,

sina Beraca at Jehu na mga taga-Anatot,

si Ishmaya na taga-Gibeon, na isa sa mga tanyag na sundalo at isa rin sa matatapang na pinuno ng 30 matatapang na tao,

sina Jeremias, Jahaziel, Johanan, at Jozabad na taga-Gedera,

sina Eluzai, Jerimot, Bealia, Shemaria, at Shefatia na taga-Haruf,

sina Elkana, Ishia, Azarel, Joezer, at Jashobeam na mga angkan ni Kora,

sina Joela at Zebadia na mga anak ni Jeroham na taga-Gedor.

May mga tao ring mula sa lahi ni Gad ang sumama kay David doon sa matatag na kuta na pinagtataguan niya sa ilang. Matatapang silang sundalo at mahuhusay gumamit ng mga pananggalang at sibat. Kasintapang sila ng mga leon, at kasimbilis ng usa sa kabundukan:

si Ezer ang pinuno nila,

si Obadias ang pangalawa,

si Eliab ang pangatlo,

10 si Mishmana ang pang-apat,

si Jeremias ang panglima,

11 si Atai ang pang-anim,

si Eliel ang pampito,

12 si Johanan ang pangwalo,

si Elzabad ang pangsiyam,

13 si Jeremias ang pangsampu,

at si Macbanai ang pang-11.

14 Sila ang lahi ni Gad na mga kumander ng mga sundalo. Ang pinakamahina sa kanila ay makakapamahala ng 100 sundalo, at ang pinakamalakas ay makakapamahala ng 1,000 sundalo. 15 Tinawid nila ang Ilog ng Jordan nang unang buwan ng taon, ang panahong umaapaw ang tubig nito, at itinaboy nila ang lahat ng nakatira sa mga lambak ng silangan at kanluran ng ilog.

16 May mga tao ring nagmula sa mga lahi nina Benjamin at Juda na pumunta kay David doon sa pinagkukutaan niya. 17 Lumabas si David para salubungin sila at sinabi, “Kung pumunta kayo rito para tumulong sa akin bilang kaibigan, tinatanggap ko kayo na sumama sa amin. Pero kung pumunta kayo rito para ibigay ako sa aking mga kalaban kahit wala akong kasalanan, sanaʼy makita ito ng Dios ng ating mga ninuno at parusahan niya kayo.”

18 Pagkatapos, pinuspos ng Espiritu si Amasai na kalaunan ay naging pinuno ng 30 matatapang na sundalo, at sinabi niya,

“Kami po ay sa inyo, O David na anak ni Jesse! Magtagumpay sana kayo at ang mga tumutulong sa inyo, dahil ang Dios ninyo ang tumutulong sa inyo.”

Kaya tinanggap sila ni David at ginawang opisyal ng mga sundalo niya.

19 May mga tao rin na mula sa lahi ni Manase ang sumama kay David nang pumunta siya sa mga Filisteo para makipaglaban kay Saul. Pero hindi pumayag ang mga Filisteo na sumama si David at ang mga tauhan niya, dahil iniisip nila na baka muling pumanig si David sa amo niyang si Saul. Kaya pagkatapos nilang mag-usap, pinabalik nila si David sa Ziklag.

20 Ito ang mga tao na mula sa lahi ni Manase na sumama kay David sa Ziklag: sina Adna, Jozabad, Jediael, Micael, Jozabad, Elihu at Ziletai. Bawat isa sa kanilaʼy pinuno ng 1,000 sundalo sa lahi ni Manase. 21 Tumulong sila kay David sa pakikipaglaban sa mga lumulusob sa kanila, dahil matatapang silang mga mandirigma. Kaya nga naging pinuno sila ng mga sundalo ni David. 22 Sa bawat araw, may mga tao na pumupunta kay David para tumulong, hanggang sa dumami at naging matibay ang kanyang mga sundalo.[a]

23-24 Ito ang bilang ng mga armadong sundalo na pumunta kay David sa Hebron upang tumulong sa kanya na maagaw ang kaharian ni Saul, ayon sa ipinangako ng Panginoon:

Mula sa lahi ni Juda: 6,800 sundalo na may mga dalang sibat at pana.

25 Mula sa lahi ni Simeon: 7,100 mahuhusay na sundalo.

26 Mula sa lahi ni Levi: 4,600 sundalo, 27 kabilang na si Jehoyada na pinuno ng pamilya ni Aaron at ang kanyang 3,700 tauhan, 28 at si Zadok na isang matapang at kabataang mandirigma at ang 22 opisyal mula sa kanyang pamilya.

29 Mula sa lahi ni Benjamin na mga kamag-anak ni Saul: 3,000 sundalo. Karamihan sa lahi ni Benjamin ay nanatiling tapat kay Saul.

30 Mula sa lahi ni Efraim: 20,800 matatapang na sundalo at tanyag sa pamilya nila.

31 Mula sa kalahating lahi ni Manase: 18,000 sundalo. Ipinadala sila para tumulong sa pagluklok kay David na maging hari.

32 Mula sa lahi ni Isacar: 200 pinuno kasama ang mga kamag-anak na pinamamahalaan nila. Sila ang nakakaalam kung ano ang dapat gawin ng Israel at kung kailan ito gagawin.

33 Mula sa lahi ni Zebulun: 50,000 mahuhusay na sundalo na armado ng ibaʼt ibang armas. Handang-handa silang tumulong at mamatay para kay David.

34 Mula sa lahi ni Naftali: 1,000 opisyal at 37,000 sundalo na may dalang mga pananggalang at sibat.

35 Mula sa lahi ni Dan: 28,600 sundalo na handa sa labanan.

36 Mula sa lahi ni Asher: 40,000 mahuhusay na sundalo na handa sa labanan.

37 At mula sa lahi sa silangan ng Ilog ng Jordan, ang lahi ni Reuben, Gad at kalahating lahi ni Manase: 120,000 sundalo na armado ng ibaʼt ibang uri ng armas.

38 Silang lahat ang sundalo na nagprisinta sa pakikipaglaban. Pumunta sila sa Hebron at nagkaisa silang gawing hari si David sa buong Israel. Sa katunayan, halos lahat ng Israelita ay gustong maging hari si David. 39 Nanatili sila roon ng tatlong araw kasama si David na nagsisikain at nag-iinuman dahil pinadalhan sila ng mga kababayan nila ng pagkain. 40 Nagdala rin ng pagkain ang mga kamag-anak nilang mula pa sa malayong lugar ng Isacar, Zebulun at Naftali. Ikinarga nila ito sa mga asno, kamelyo, mola[b] at baka. Marami ang kanilang harina, igos, mga pinatuyong pasas, katas ng ubas at langis, baka at tupa. Masayang-masaya ang lahat sa Israel.

Footnotes

  1. 12:22 hanggang sa dumami … mga sundalo: o, hanggang sa dumami ang kanyang mga sundalo katulad ng mga sundalo ng Dios.
  2. 12:40 mola: sa Ingles, “mule.” Hayop na parang kabayo.

Davids erste Anhänger in Ziklag

12 Als David noch in Ziklag lebte, um sich vor Saul, dem Sohn von Kisch, zu verstecken, schlossen sich ihm erfahrene Soldaten an, die im Krieg für ihn kämpften. Sie waren ausgezeichnete Bogenschützen und konnten mit der rechten und mit der linken Hand Pfeile abschießen und Steine schleudern. Zu dieser Truppe gehörten vom Stamm Benjamin aus Sauls Sippe:

Ahiëser, ihr Anführer, und Joasch, sie beide waren Söhne von Schemaa aus Gibea;

außerdem Jesiël und Pelet, die Söhne von Asmawet;

Beracha und Jehu aus Anatot;

Jischmaja aus Gibeon; er war als Anführer der dreißig Offiziere Davids berühmt;

weiter Jirmeja, Jahasiël, Johanan und Josabad aus Gedera;

Elusai, Jerimot, Bealja, Schemarja und Schefatja aus Haruf.

Aus der Sippe der Korachiter schlossen sich David folgende Männer an:

Elkana, Jischija, Asarel, Joëser und Joschobam;

dazu kamen noch Joëla und Sebadja, die Söhne von Jeroham, aus Gedor.

Auch vom Stamm Gad liefen erfahrene Soldaten zu David über. Sie kamen zu ihm, als er sich noch in der Wüste in einer Bergfestung verborgen hielt. Sie waren kampferprobt, mutig wie Löwen und in den Bergen flink wie Gazellen. Sie waren mit Schild und Speer bewaffnet.

10 Ihr Befehlshaber hieß Eser, ihm unterstanden zehn Männer: Obadja, Eliab, 11 Mischmanna, Jirmeja, 12 Attai, Eliël, 13 Johanan, Elsabad, 14 Jirmeja und Machbannai.

15 Alle elf vom Stamm Gad wurden später Heerführer. Schon der Schwächste von ihnen konnte es im Kampf mit hundert Gegnern aufnehmen, der Stärkste sogar mit tausend. 16 Sie überquerten den Jordan im Frühling bei Hochwasser und schlugen alle Bewohner der Seitentäler im Osten und im Westen in die Flucht.

17 Auch von den Stämmen Benjamin und Juda kamen einige Männer zu David in die Bergfestung. 18 David ging ihnen entgegen und fragte: »Kommt ihr in friedlicher Absicht zu mir? Wollt ihr mir helfen? Dann könnt ihr euch meinen Soldaten anschließen! Oder wollt ihr mich an meine Feinde verraten, obwohl ich nichts verbrochen habe? Dann wird der Gott unserer Vorfahren euch strafen, denn er sieht es.«

19 Da wurde Amasai, der spätere Befehlshaber von Davids Elitetruppe, vom Geist Gottes ergriffen und rief: »Zu dir, David, wollen wir gehören, und für dich, Isais Sohn, kämpfen wir! Wir wünschen dir und deinen Anhängern Erfolg und Sieg! Denn dein Gott ist da und hilft dir!« Da nahm David die Männer bei sich auf und ernannte sie zu Führern seiner Kriegstruppe.

20 Auch vom Stamm Manasse liefen einige Soldaten zu David über, als dieser mit den Philistern gegen Saul in den Krieg ziehen wollte. Zuletzt aber durfte David nicht an der Schlacht teilnehmen. Die Fürsten der Philister befürchteten, er könne wieder zu Saul, seinem früheren Herrn, überlaufen und sie ins Verderben stürzen. Darum schickten sie ihn zurück.

21 Als David nun auf dem Weg nach Ziklag war, schlossen sich ihm folgende Offiziere vom Stamm Manasse an: Adnach, Josabad, Jediaël, Michael, Josabad, Elihu und Zilletai. Jeder von ihnen war Befehlshaber über 1000 Soldaten gewesen. 22 Sie halfen David im Kampf gegen die Banden der Amalekiter. David machte sie zu Truppenführern in seinem Heer, denn sie waren erfahrene Soldaten.

23 Tag für Tag kamen Männer zu David, um ihm zu helfen. Schließlich verfügte er über ein riesiges Heer[a].

Davids Heer in Hebron

24 Es folgt ein Verzeichnis aller Soldaten, die zu David nach Hebron kamen. Sie wollten ihn an Sauls Stelle zum König machen, wie der Herr es gesagt hatte.

25 Vom Stamm Juda waren es 6800 Mann, bewaffnet mit Schild und Speer;

26 vom Stamm Simeon 7100 erfahrene Soldaten;

27 vom Stamm Levi 4600 Mann; 28 unter ihnen waren Jojada, das Oberhaupt von Aarons Nachkommen, mit 3700 Mann, 29 und Zadok, ein junger, aber erfahrener Soldat, mit 22 Offizieren aus seiner Sippe;

30 vom Stamm Benjamin, aus dem Saul kam, waren es 3000 Mann, doch die meisten Soldaten aus diesem Stamm hielten bis dahin noch zu Sauls Familie;

31 vom Stamm Ephraim kamen 20.800 Soldaten, Männer von Rang und Namen in ihren Sippen;

32 vom halben Stamm Manasse 18.000 Mann; sie waren ausgewählt worden, um zu Davids Krönung nach Hebron zu reisen;

33 vom Stamm Issachar 200 Offiziere mit ihren Truppen; diese Männer konnten den Lauf der Dinge richtig einschätzen und wussten, was Israel zu tun hatte;

34 vom Stamm Sebulon kam ein geordnetes Heer von 50.000 bewaffneten Soldaten, alle fest entschlossen, sich David anzuschließen;

35 vom Stamm Naftali waren es 1000 Offiziere mit einem Heer von 37.000 Mann, bewaffnet mit Schild und Speer;

36 vom Stamm Dan ein geordnetes Heer von 28.600 Mann;

37 vom Stamm Asser ein geordnetes Heer von 40.000 Mann;

38 von den Stämmen Ruben, Gad und dem halben Stamm Manasse, die östlich des Jordan lebten, waren es 120.000 Mann in voller Kriegsrüstung.

39 Sie alle kamen geordnet in Truppen nach Hebron und hatten ein und dasselbe Ziel: Sie wollten David zum König über ganz Israel machen. Das war auch der Wunsch der übrigen Israeliten. 40 Die Truppenverbände blieben drei Tage bei David. Die Einwohner von Hebron versorgten sie mit Nahrung. 41 Alle, die in der Nähe wohnten, sogar die Bewohner der Gebiete Issachar, Sebulon und Naftali, halfen mit. Auf Eseln und Kamelen, auf Maultieren und Rindern brachten sie Lebensmittel nach Hebron: Mehlspeisen, Feigen- und Rosinenkuchen, Wein und Öl; dazu ganze Herden von Schafen und Rindern. Alle Israeliten freuten sich sehr.

Footnotes

  1. 12,23 Wörtlich: über ein großes Heer, so wie ein Heer Gottes.

Warriors Join David

12 These were the men who came to David at Ziklag,(A) while he was banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the warriors who helped him in battle; they were armed with bows and were able to shoot arrows or to sling stones right-handed or left-handed;(B) they were relatives of Saul(C) from the tribe of Benjamin):

Ahiezer their chief and Joash the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Berakah, Jehu the Anathothite, and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty warrior among the Thirty, who was a leader of the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite,[a](D) Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah and Shephatiah the Haruphite; Elkanah, Ishiah, Azarel, Joezer and Jashobeam the Korahites; and Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham from Gedor.(E)

Some Gadites(F) 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,(G) and they were as swift as gazelles(H) in the mountains.

Ezer was the chief,

Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,

10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

13 Jeremiah the tenth and Makbannai the eleventh.

14 These Gadites were army commanders; the least was a match for a hundred,(I) and the greatest for a thousand.(J) 15 It was they who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks,(K) and they put to flight everyone living in the valleys, to the east and to the west.

16 Other Benjamites(L) and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold. 17 David 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.”

18 Then the Spirit(M) came on Amasai,(N) chief of the Thirty, and he said:

“We are yours, David!
    We are with you, son of Jesse!
Success,(O) 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.

19 Some 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.”)(P) 20 When David went to Ziklag,(Q) 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. 21 They helped David against raiding bands, for all of them were brave warriors, and they were commanders in his army. 22 Day after day men came to help David, until he had a great army, like the army of God.[b]

Others Join David at Hebron

23 These are the numbers of the men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron(R) to turn(S) Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the Lord had said:(T)

24 from Judah, carrying shield and spear—6,800 armed for battle;

25 from Simeon, warriors ready for battle—7,100;

26 from Levi—4,600, 27 including Jehoiada, leader of the family of Aaron, with 3,700 men, 28 and Zadok,(U) a brave young warrior, with 22 officers from his family;

29 from Benjamin,(V) Saul’s tribe—3,000, most(W) of whom had remained loyal to Saul’s house until then;

30 from Ephraim, brave warriors, famous in their own clans—20,800;

31 from half the tribe of Manasseh, designated by name to come and make David king—18,000;

32 from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do(X)—200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command;

33 from Zebulun, experienced soldiers prepared for battle with every type of weapon, to help David with undivided loyalty—50,000;

34 from Naphtali—1,000 officers, together with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears;

35 from Dan, ready for battle—28,600;

36 from Asher, experienced soldiers prepared for battle—40,000;

37 and from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, armed with every type of weapon—120,000.

38 All these were fighting men who volunteered to serve in the ranks. They came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel.(Y) All the rest of the Israelites were also of one mind to make David king. 39 The men spent three days there with David, eating and drinking,(Z) for their families had supplied provisions for them. 40 Also, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules and oxen. There were plentiful supplies(AA) of flour, fig cakes, raisin(AB) cakes, wine, olive oil, cattle and sheep, for there was joy(AC) in Israel.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 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.
  2. 1 Chronicles 12:22 Or a great and mighty army

12 Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he kept still close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men who helped him in the conflict;

armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left with stones and with arrows on the bow; [they were] of Saul's brethren of Benjamin:

the chief Ahiezer, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Anathothite,

and Jishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite.

Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;

Elkanah, and Jishijah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites;

and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

And of the Gadites, there separated themselves to David in the stronghold in the wilderness mighty men of valour, men fit for the service of war, armed with shield and spear; whose faces were [like] the faces of lions, and who were swift as the gazelles upon the mountains:

Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.

14 These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over a hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.

15 These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it overflows all its banks, and they put to flight all [them] of the valleys, toward the east and toward the west.

16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.

17 And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, If ye come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers see [it] and rebuke [it].

18 And the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the captains, [and he said,] Thine [are we], David, And with thee, thou son of Jesse: Peace, peace be to thee! And peace be to thy helpers! For thy God helps thee. And David received them, and made them chiefs of bands.

19 And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not; for the lords of the Philistines upon deliberation sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul at the peril of our heads.

20 As he went away to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh: Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.

21 And they helped David in his expeditions; for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.

22 For day by day there came [men] to David to help him, until it was a great camp, like the camp of God.

23 And this is the number of the men equipped for military service, who came to David to Hebron, to transfer the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Jehovah.

24 The children of Judah that bore shield and spear were six thousand eight hundred, equipped for military service.

25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for war, seven thousand one hundred.

26 Of the children of Levi four thousand six hundred.

27 And Jehoiada the prince of Aaron, and with him were three thousand seven hundred;

28 and Zadok, a valiant young man, and his father's house two and twenty chief men.

29 And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand; but hitherto the greater part of them had adhered to the house of Saul.

30 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valour, men of name in their fathers' houses.

31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were expressed by name, to come and make David king.

32 And of the children of Issachar, who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their bidding.

33 Of Zebulun, such as went forth in the host, armed for war with all weapons of war, fifty thousand, keeping rank without double heart.

34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear.

35 And of the Danites armed for war twenty-eight thousand six hundred.

36 And of Asher such as went forth in the host, to set themselves in battle array, forty thousand.

37 And from the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of weapons of war for battle, a hundred and twenty thousand.

38 All of them men of war, keeping rank in battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

39 And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had prepared for them;

40 and those too that were near them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought food on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen; provisions of meal, fig-cakes and raisin-cakes, and wine and oil, and oxen and sheep, abundantly; for there was joy in Israel.