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Daa'uud Oo Ay Raaceen Dagaalyahanno

12 Haddaba intanu waa kuwii Daa'uud ugu yimid Siiqlag, intuu weli ka dhumanayay Saa'uul ina Qiish, oo iyagu waxay ku jireen ragga xoogga badan oo la dagaal galay. Oo iyagu qaansooyin bay siteen, oo gacanta midigta iyo tan bidixdaba dhagaxyo way ku wadhfin kareen, fallaadhona qaansooyin way kaga gani kareen, oo iyagu waxay ahaayeen reer Benyaamiin oo Saa'uul walaalihiis ah. Oo waxaa madax ahaa Axiiceser, dabadeedna Yoo'aash, oo ahaa ina Shemaacaah oo ahaa reer Gibecaad, iyo Yesii'eel iyo Feled oo ahaa wiilashii Casmaawed, iyo Beraakaah, iyo Yeehuu oo ahaa reer Canaatood, iyo Yishmacyaah oo ahaa reer Gibecoon oo ahaa nin xoog badan oo soddonka ka mid ahaa, oo weliba soddonka ka wada sarreeyey, iyo Yeremyaah, iyo Yaxasii'eel, iyo Yooxaanaan, iyo Yoosaabaad oo ahaa reer Gedeeraad, iyo Elcuusay, iyo Yeriimood, iyo Becalyaah, iyo Shemaryaah, iyo Shefatyaah oo ahaa reer Xaruuf, iyo Elqaanaah, iyo Yishiyaah, iyo Casareel, iyo Yooceser, iyo Yaashaabcaam oo ahaa reer Qorax, iyo Yooceelaah iyo Sebadyaah oo ahaa wiilashii Yeroxaam oo ahaa reer Gedoor. Oo waxaa reer Gaad Daa'uud isaga soocay oo ugu tegey dhufayskii cidlada ku yiil rag xoog badan oo ah rag dagaal loo tababbaray, oo gaashaan iyo waran qaadan karay, oo wejigooduna wuxuu ahaa sida weji libaax oo kale, oo waxay u dheereeyeen sida cawsha buuraha joogta. Oo iyaga waxaa madax ahaa Ceser, Cobadyaahna wuxuu ahaa kii labaad, Elii'aabna kii saddexaad, 10 Mishmannaahna kii afraad, Yeremyaahna kii shanaad, 11 Catayna kii lixaad, Elii'eelna kii toddobaad, 12 Yooxaanaanna kii siddeedaad, Elsaabaadna kii sagaalaad, 13 Yeremyaahna kii tobnaad, Makbannayna kii kow iyo tobnaad. 14 Kuwaas oo ahaa reer Gaad waxay ahaayeen saraakiishii ciidanka, oo kii iyaga ugu yaraa wuxuu u dhigmaa boqol nin, kii ugu weynaana kun nin. 15 Oo kuwaasu waxay ahaayeen kuwii bishii kowaad ka gudbay Webi Urdun oo buuxdhaafay oo qararka oo dhan ka daatay, oo iyagu waxay kala eryeen dadkii dooxooyinka degganaa oo dhan, xagga bari, iyo xagga galbeedba. 16 Oo waxaa dhufayska Daa'uud ugu yimid reer Benyaamiin iyo reer Yahuudah qaarkooda. 17 Markaasaa Daa'uud u baxay inuu iyaga ka hor tago, oo intuu jawaabay ayuu ku yidhi, Haddaad nabdoon iigu timaadeen inaad i caawisaan qalbigaygu wuu idinla jiri doonaa, laakiinse haddaad iigu timaadeen inaad cadaawayaashayda ii gacangelisaan, Ilaahii awowayaasheen taas ha fiiriyo oo ha canaanto, maxaa yeelay, gacmahayga wax xumaan ahu kuma jiraan. 18 Markaasaa ruuxii ku soo degay Camaasay oo soddonkii nin madax u ahaa, oo wuxuu yidhi, Daa'uudow, ina Yesayow, annagu waxaannu nahay kuwaagii, waannuna ku garab taagan nahay. Nabad. Nabad ha kula jirto, oo kaalmeeyayaashaadana nabad ha la jirto, waayo, waxaa ku caawiya Ilaahaaga. Markaasaa Daa'uud iyagii soo dhoweeyey oo wuxuu ka dhigay saraakiishii guutada. 19 Oo weliba reer Manasehna qaar baa Daa'uud geestiisa soo maray markuu raacay reer Falastiin oo Saa'uul dagaal ugu yimid, laakiinse iyagii ma ay caawiyin, waayo, saraakiishii reer Falastiin talay isagii ku eryeen, oo waxay isyidhaahdeen, Isagu intuu madaxyadeenna khatar geliyo ayuu sayidkiisii Saa'uul garab geli doonaa. 20 Oo markuu Siiqlag tegey waxaa geestiisa reer Manaseh ka soo maray Cadnaah, iyo Yoosaabaad, iyo Yediica'eel, iyo Miikaa'eel, iyo Yoosaabaad, iyo Eliihuu, iyo Silletay, oo dhammaantood ahaa saraakiil u taliya kun kun reer Manaseh ah. 21 Oo waxay Daa'uud ka caawiyeen guutadii wax dhacaysay, waayo, waxay ahaayeen rag xoog badan oo ahaa saraakiishii ciidanka. 22 Waayo, maalin ka maalin waxaa Daa'uud u iman jiray kuwo isaga caawiya, ilamaa ay noqdeen ciidan weyn, oo ah sidii ciidanka Ilaah.

Daa'uud Oo Kuwa Kale Ka Raaceen Xebroon

23 Oo tanuna waa tiradii kuwii madaxda u ahaa kuwii dagaalka hubka u lahaa, oo Daa'uud ugu yimid Xebroon inay boqortooyada Saa'uul isaga u rogaan sidii uu eraygii Rabbigu ahaa. 24 Kuwii reer Yahuudah ee gaashaan iyo waran qaadayay waxay ahaayeen lix kun iyo siddeed boqol oo nin, oo dagaal hub u leh. 25 Oo kuwii reer Simecoon ee xoogga badnaa, dagaalkana u darbanaa waxay ahaayeen toddoba kun iyo boqol. 26 Reer Laawina waxaa ka joogay afar kun iyo lix boqol. 27 Oo Yehooyaadaacna wuxuu ahaa madaxdii reer Haaruun, oo isagana waxaa la socday saddex kun iyo toddoba boqol oo nin. 28 Saadooqna wuxuu ahaa nin dhallinyar oo xoog badan, oo waxaa la jiray laba iyo labaatan sirkaal oo reerkiisii wada ah. 29 Oo reer Benyaamiin oo ahaa Saa'uul walaalihiisna waxaa ka joogay saddex kun oo nin, waayo, ilaa waagaas iyaga intoodii badnayd waxay daacad u sii ahaayeen reerkii Saa'uul. 30 Oo reer Efrayimna waxaa ka joogay labaatan kun iyo siddeed boqol oo nin, oo ah rag xoog badan oo dhammaantood reerahooda caan ku ah. 31 Oo reer Manaseh badhkiisiina waxaa ka joogay siddeed iyo toban kun oo nin, oo loo magacaabay inay yimaadaan oo ay Daa'uud boqraan. 32 Oo reer Isaakaarna waxaa ka joogay rag garasho u leh wakhtiyada iyo waxa reer binu Israa'iil waajibka ku ah inay sameeyaan, oo iyaga madaxdoodu waxay ahaayeen laba boqol oo nin oo walaalahood oo dhanna iyagaa xukumay. 33 Oo reer Sebulunna waxaa ka joogay kuwo ciidanka geli kara oo dagaalka isu safi kara, iyagoo wata cayn kasta oo ah alaabta dagaalka, oo isdiyaarin kara, oo aan labaqalbiilayaal ahayn, oo tiradooduna waxay ahayd konton kun oo nin. 34 Oo reer Naftaalina waxaa ka joogay kun sirkaal oo ay la socdaan toddoba iyo soddon kun oo nin oo waran iyo gaashaan wada sita. 35 Oo reer Daanna waxaa ka joogay siddeed iyo labaatan kun iyo lix boqol oo nin oo dagaalka isu safi kara. 36 Oo reer Aasheerna waxaa ka joogay afartan kun oo nin oo ciidanka geli kara oo dagaalka isu safi kara. 37 Oo Webi Urdun dhankiisa kalena waxaa ka yimid boqol iyo labaatan kun oo nin oo wata cayn kasta oo ah alaabta dagaalka, oo waxayna ahaayeen reer Ruubeen, iyo reer Gaad, iyo reer Manaseh badhkiis. 38 Intaas oo dhan oo wada ahaa rag dagaalyahan ah oo dagaalka isu safi kara waxay Xebroon ula yimaadeen qalbi qumman inay Daa'uud reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan u boqraan, oo reer binu Israa'iil intooda hadhay oo dhammuna isku qalbi bay ku ahaayeen inay Daa'uud boqraan. 39 Oo iyana halkaasay Daa'uud la joogeen intii saddex maalmood ah, iyagoo wax cunaya oo wax cabbaya, waayo, walaalahood baa sooryo u diyaariyey. 40 Oo weliba dadkii iyaga u dhowaa ee ahaa ilaa reer Isaakaar iyo reer Sebulun iyo reer Naftaali waxay cunto ku soo rareen dameerro, iyo awr, iyo baqlo, iyo dibi, oo waxay keeneen bur, iyo fudad berde ah, iyo rucubo sabiib ah, iyo khamri, iyo saliid, iyo dibi, iyo ido, dhammaanna aad iyo aad bay u badnaayeen, maxaa yeelay, reer binu Israa'iil dhexdooda farxad baa jirtay.

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