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All of them were expert archers, and they could shoot arrows or sling stones with their left hand as well as their right. They were all relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.
Their leader was Ahiezer son of Shemaah from Gibeah; his brother Joash was second-in-command. These were the other warriors: Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu from Anathoth;
Some brave and experienced warriors from the tribe of Gad also defected to David while he was at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were expert with both shield and spear, as fierce as lions and as swift as deer on the mountains.
Перешли к Давиду в его укрепление в пустыне и некоторые из гадитян. Это были отважные и опытные воины, умеющие обращаться со щитом и копьем. Лица их были, как у львов и быстры они были, как газели в горах.
These warriors from Gad were army commanders. The weakest among them could take on a hundred regular troops, and the strongest could take on a thousand!
These were the men who crossed the Jordan River during its seasonal flooding at the beginning of the year and drove out all the people living in the lowlands on both the east and west banks.
Это они переправились через реку Иордан в первый месяц, когда она выходит из берегов, и обратили в бегство всех, кто жил в долинах к востоку и к западу.
David went out to meet them and said, “If you have come in peace to help me, we are friends. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when I am innocent, then may the God of our ancestors see it and punish you.”
Давид вышел навстречу и сказал им: — Если вы пришли с миром, чтобы помогать мне, я готов объединиться с вами. Но если вы пришли, чтобы предать меня моим врагам, когда мои руки чисты от насилия, то пусть Бог наших отцов увидит и рассудит.
Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the leader of the Thirty, and he said, “We are yours, David! We are on your side, son of Jesse. Peace and prosperity be with you, and success to all who help you, for your God is the one who helps you.” So David let them join him, and he made them officers over his troops.
Some men from Manasseh defected from the Israelite army and joined David when he set out with the Philistines to fight against Saul. But as it turned out, the Philistine rulers refused to let David and his men go with them. After much discussion, they sent them back, for they said, “It will cost us our heads if David switches loyalties to Saul and turns against us.”
Когда Давид пошел с филистимлянами воевать против Саула, к нему перешли некоторые из рода Манассии. (Давид и его люди не помогали филистимлянам, потому что их правители, посоветовавшись, отослали его прочь. Они сказали: «Если он перейдет к своему господину Саулу, то это нам будет стоить головы».)
Here is a list of the men from Manasseh who defected to David as he was returning to Ziklag: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each commanded 1,000 troops from the tribe of Manasseh.
Когда Давид возвращался в Циклаг, из рода Манассии к нему перешли: Аднах, Иозавад, Иедиаел, Михаил, Иозавад, Элигу и Циллетай — тысяченачальники манассиян.
These are the numbers of armed warriors who joined David at Hebron. They were all eager to see David become king instead of Saul, just as the LORD had promised.
From the tribe of Issachar, there were 200 leaders of the tribe with their relatives. All these men understood the signs of the times and knew the best course for Israel to take.
из рода Иссахара, людей разумных, которые знали, что и когда надлежало делать Израилю, — 200 вождей со всеми своими родственниками, следующими по их слову.
From the east side of the Jordan River — where the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh lived — there were 120,000 troops armed with every kind of weapon.
All these men came in battle array to Hebron with the single purpose of making David the king over all Israel. In fact, everyone in Israel agreed that David should be their king.
Все эти воины боевым строем пришли в Хеврон исполненные воли сделать Давида царем над всем Израилем. И все остальные израильтяне единодушно решили сделать Давида царем.
And people from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. Vast supplies of flour, fig cakes, clusters of raisins, wine, olive oil, cattle, sheep, and goats were brought to the celebration. There was great joy throughout the land of Israel.
А также их соседи, даже такие, как роды Иссахара, Завулона и Неффалима, приходили с ослами, верблюдами, мулами и волами, нагруженными едой. Еды — муки, инжира, изюма, вина, масла, мяса крупного и мелкого скота — было в изобилии, потому что в Израиле царила радость.