¹ εν-P ο- A--DSN ιαομαι-VA--AMN εγω- P--AS ο- A--ASM *ισραηλ-N---ASM και-C αποκαλυπτω-VV--FPI3S ο- A--NSF αδικια-N1A-NSF *εφραιμ-N---GSM και-C ο- A--NSF κακια-N1A-NSF *σαμαρια-N1A-GSF οτι-C εργαζομαι-VAI-AMI3P ψευδης-A3H-APN και-C κλεπτης-N1M-NSM προς-P αυτος- D--ASM ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI3S εκδιδυσκω-V1--PAPNSM ληστης-N1M-NSM εν-P ο- A--DSF οδος-N2--DSF αυτος- D--GSM

² οπως-C συναδω-V1--PAS3P ως-C συναδω-V1--PAPNPM ο- A--DSF καρδια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GPM πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF κακια-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GPM μιμνησκω-VSI-API1S νυν-D κυκλοω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM ο- A--NPN διαβουλιον-N2N-NPN αυτος- D--GPM απεναντι-P ο- A--GSN προσωπον-N2N-GSN εγω- P--GS γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P

³ εν-P ο- A--DPF κακια-N1A-DPF αυτος- D--GPM ευφραινω-VA--AAI3P βασιλευς-N3V-APM και-C εν-P ο- A--DPN ψευδος-N3E-DPN αυτος- D--GPM αρχων-N3--APM

⁴ πας-A3--NPM μοιχευω-V1--PAPNPM ως-C κλιβανος-A1--NSM καιω-V1--PMPNSM εις-P πεψις-N3I-ASF κατακαυμα-N3M-GSN απο-P ο- A--GSF φλοξ-N3G-GSF απο-P φυρασις-N3I-GSF στεαρ-N3T-GSN εως-P ο- A--GSN ζυμουσθαι-VC--APN αυτος- D--ASN

⁵ ο- A--NPF ημερα-N1A-NPF ο- A--GPM βασιλευς-N3V-GPM συ- P--GP αρχω-VAI-AMI3P ο- A--NPM αρχων-N3--NPM θυμοω-V4--PMN εκ-P οινος-N2--GSM εκτεινω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P λοιμος-N2--GPM

⁶ διοτι-C ανακαιω-VCI-API3P ως-C κλιβανος-A1--NSM ο- A--NPF καρδια-N1A-NPF αυτος- D--GPM εν-P ο- A--DSN καταρασσω-V1--PAN αυτος- D--APM ολος-A1--ASF ο- A--ASF νυξ-N3--ASF υπνος-N2--GSM *εφραιμ-N---NSM ενπιμπλημι-VSI-API3S πρωι-D γιγνομαι-VCI-API3S ανακαιω-VCI-API3S ως-C πυρ-N3--GSN φεγγος-N3E-NSN

⁷ πας-A3--NPM θερμαινω-VCI-API3P ως-C κλιβανος-A1--NSM και-C καταεσθιω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--APM κριτης-N1M-APM αυτος- D--GPM πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM βασιλευς-N3V-NPM αυτος- D--GPM πιπτω-VAI-AAI3P ου-D ειμι-V9--IAI3S ο- A--NSM επικαλεω-V2--PMPNSM εν-P αυτος- D--DPM προς-P εγω- P--AS

⁸ *εφραιμ-N---NSM εν-P ο- A--DPM λαος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GSM συν αναμιγνυμι-V5I-IMI3S *εφραιμ-N---NSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εγκρυφιας-N1T-NSM ου-D μεταστρεφω-V1--PMPNSM

⁹ καταεσθιω-VBI-AAI3P αλλοτριος-A1A-NPM ο- A--ASF ισχυς-N3--ASF αυτος- D--GSM αυτος- D--NSM δε-X ου-D επιγιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI3S και-C πολια-N1A-NPF εκανθεω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DSM και-C αυτος- D--NSM ου-D γιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI3S

¹⁰ και-C ταπεινοω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSF υβρις-N3I-NSF *ισραηλ-N---GSM εις-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ου-D επιστρεφω-VAI-AAI3P προς-P κυριος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM θεος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GPM και-C ου-D εκζητεω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASM εν-P πας-A3--DPM ουτος- D--DPM

¹¹ και-C ειμι-V9--IAI3S *εφραιμ-N---NSM ως-C περιστερα-N1A-NSF ανους-A1C-NSF ου-D εχω-V1--PAPNSF καρδια-N1A-ASF *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF επικαλεω-V2I-IMI3S και-C εις-P *ασσυριος-N2--APM πορευομαι-VCI-API3P

¹² καθως-D αν-X πορευομαι-V1--PMS3P επιβαλλω-VF2-FAI1S επι-P αυτος- D--APM ο- A--ASN δικτυον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS καθως-D ο- A--APN πετεινον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM κατααγω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM παιδευω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APM εν-P ο- A--DSF ακοη-N1--DSF ο- A--GSF θλιψις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GPM

¹³ ουαι-I αυτος- D--DPM οτι-C αποπηδαω-VAI-AAI3P απο-P εγω- P--GS δειλαιος-A1A-NPM ειμι-V9--PAI3P οτι-C ασεβεω-VAI-AAI3P εις-P εγω- P--AS εγω- P--NS δε-X λυτροω-VAI-AMI1S αυτος- D--APM αυτος- D--NPM δε-X καταλαλεω-VAI-AAI3P κατα-P εγω- P--GS ψευδης-A3H-APN

¹⁴ και-C ου-D βοαω-VAI-AAI3P προς-P εγω- P--AS ο- A--NPF καρδια-N1A-NPF αυτος- D--GPM αλλα-C η-C ολολυζω-V1I-IAI3P εν-P ο- A--DPF κοιτη-N1--DPF αυτος- D--GPM επι-P σιτος-N2--DSM και-C οινος-N2--DSM κατατεμνω-V1I-IMI3P παιδευω-VCI-API3P εν-P εγω- P--DS

¹⁵ καιεγω-C+ PNS καταισχυω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--APM βραχιων-N3N-APM αυτος- D--GPM και-C εις-P εγω- P--AS λογιζομαι-VAI-AMI3P πονηρος-A1A-APN

¹⁶ αποστρεφω-VDI-API3P εις-P ουδεις-A3--ASN γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P ως-C τοξον-N2N-NSN εντεινω-VM--XMPNSN πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P εν-P ρομφαια-N1A-DSF ο- A--NPM αρχων-N3--NPM αυτος- D--GPM δια-P απαιδευσια-N1A-ASF γλωσσα-N1S-GSF αυτος- D--GPM ουτος- D--NSM ο- A--NSM φαυλισμος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GPM εν-P γη-N1--DSF *αιγυπτος-N2--DSF

¹ Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, the man who was raised on high says, the anointed of the God of Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel:

² "The Spirit of Yahweh spoke by me. His word was on my tongue.

³ The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, 'One who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God,

⁴ shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.'

⁵ Most certainly my house is not so with God, yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure, for it is all my salvation, and all [my] desire, although he doesn't make it grow.

⁶ But all of the ungodly shall be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can't be taken with the hand,

⁷ But the man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. They shall be utterly burned with fire in their place."

⁸ These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb Basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one time.

⁹ After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines who were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away.

¹⁰ He arose, and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and Yahweh worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take spoil.

¹¹ After him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. The Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.

¹² But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh worked a great victory.

¹³ Three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁴ David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

¹⁵ David longed, and said, "Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"

¹⁶ The three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but he would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh.

¹⁷ He said, "Be it far from me, Yahweh, that I should do this! Isn't it the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. The three mighty men did these things.

¹⁸ Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.

¹⁹ Wasn't he most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: however he didn't attain to the [first] three.

²⁰ Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he killed the two [sons of] Ariel of Moab: he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.

²¹ He killed an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.

²² These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.

²³ He was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn't attain to the [first] three. David set him over his guard.

²⁴ Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

²⁵ Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

²⁶ Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

²⁷ Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

²⁸ Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

²⁹ Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

³⁰ Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash.

³¹ Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

³² Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,

³³ Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite,

³⁴ Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

³⁵ Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

³⁶ Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

³⁷ Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

³⁸ Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

³⁹ Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.