KJV ¹ Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,

VULC ¹ Hæc autem sunt verba David novissima. Dixit David filius Isai : [Dixit vir, cui constitutum est de christo Dei Jacob,
egregius psaltes Israël :

WLC ¹ וְאֵ֛לֶּה דִּבְרֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד הָאַֽחֲרֹנִ֑ים נְאֻ֧ם דָּוִ֣ד בֶּן־ יִשַׁ֗י וּנְאֻ֤ם הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ הֻ֣קַם עָ֔ל מְשִׁ֙יחַ֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וּנְעִ֖ים זְמִר֥וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

KJV ² The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

VULC ² Spiritus Domini locutus est per me,
et sermo ejus per linguam meam.

WLC ² ר֥וּחַ יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֶּר־ בִּ֑י וּמִלָּת֖וֹ עַל־ לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃

KJV ³ The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

VULC ³ Dixit Deus Israël mihi,
locutus est fortis Israël :
Dominator hominum,
justus dominator in timore Dei,

WLC ³ אָמַר֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִ֥י דִבֶּ֖ר צ֣וּר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מוֹשֵׁל֙ בָּאָדָ֔ם צַדִּ֕יק מוֹשֵׁ֖ל יִרְאַ֥ת אֱלֹהִֽים׃

KJV ⁴ And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

VULC ⁴ sicut lux auroræ, oriente sole,
mane absque nubibus rutilat :
et sicut pluviis germinat herba de terra.

WLC ⁴ וּכְא֥וֹר בֹּ֖קֶר יִזְרַח־ שָׁ֑מֶשׁ בֹּ֚קֶר לֹ֣א עָב֔וֹת מִנֹּ֥גַהּ מִמָּטָ֖ר דֶּ֥שֶׁא מֵאָֽרֶץ׃

KJV ⁵ Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.

VULC ⁵ Nec tanta est domus mea apud Deum,
ut pactum æternum iniret mecum,
firmum in omnibus atque munitum.
Cuncta enim salus mea, et omnis voluntas,
nec est quidquam ex ea quod non germinet.

WLC ⁵ כִּֽי־ לֹא־ כֵ֥ן בֵּיתִ֖י עִם־ אֵ֑ל כִּי֩ בְרִ֨ית עוֹלָ֜ם שָׂ֣ם לִ֗י עֲרוּכָ֤ה בַכֹּל֙ וּשְׁמֻרָ֔ה כִּֽי־ כָל־ יִשְׁעִ֥י וְכָל־ חֵ֖פֶץ כִּֽי־ לֹ֥א יַצְמִֽיחַ׃

KJV ⁶ But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

VULC ⁶ Prævaricatores autem quasi spinæ evellentur universi,
quæ non tolluntur manibus.

WLC ⁶ וּבְלִיַּ֕עַל כְּק֥וֹץ מֻנָ֖ד כֻּלָּ֑הַם כִּֽי־ לֹ֥א בְיָ֖ד יִקָּֽחוּ׃

KJV ⁷ But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.

VULC ⁷ Et si quis tangere voluerit eas,
armabitur ferro et ligno lanceato,
igneque succensæ comburentur usque ad nihilum.]

WLC ⁷ וְאִישׁ֙ יִגַּ֣ע בָּהֶ֔ם יִמָּלֵ֥א בַרְזֶ֖ל וְעֵ֣ץ חֲנִ֑ית וּבָאֵ֕שׁ שָׂר֥וֹף יִשָּׂרְפ֖וּ בַּשָּֽׁבֶת׃

KJV ⁸ These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.

VULC ⁸ Hæc nomina fortium David. Sedens in cathedra sapientissimus princeps inter tres, ipse est quasi tenerrimus ligni vermiculus, qui octingentos interfecit impetu uno.

WLC ⁸ אֵ֛לֶּה שְׁמ֥וֹת הַגִּבֹּרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְדָוִ֑ד יֹשֵׁ֨ב בַּשֶּׁ֜בֶת תַּחְכְּמֹנִ֣י ׀ רֹ֣אשׁ הַשָּׁלִשִׁ֗י ה֚וּא עֲדִינ֣וֹ עַל־ שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֛וֹת חָלָ֖ל בְּפַ֥עַם

KJV ⁹ And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:

VULC ⁹ Post hunc, Eleazar filius patrui ejus Ahohites inter tres fortes, qui erant cum David quando exprobraverunt Philisthiim, et congregati sunt illuc in prælium.

WLC ⁹ אֶלְעָזָ֥ר בֶּן־ בֶּן־ אֲחֹחִ֑י בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה עִם־ דָּוִ֗ד בְּחָֽרְפָ֤ם בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים נֶאֶסְפוּ־ שָׁ֣ם לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

KJV ¹⁰ He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.

VULC ¹⁰ Cumque ascendissent viri Israël, ipse stetit et percussit Philisthæos donec deficeret manus ejus, et obrigesceret cum gladio : fecitque Dominus salutem magnam in die illa : et populus qui fugerat, reversus est ad cæsorum spolia detrahenda.

WLC ¹⁰ ה֣וּא קָם֩ וַיַּ֨ךְ בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים עַ֣ד ׀ כִּֽי־ יָגְעָ֣ה יָד֗וֹ וַתִּדְבַּ֤ק יָדוֹ֙ אֶל־ הַחֶ֔רֶב וַיַּ֧עַשׂ יְהוָ֛ה תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה גְדוֹלָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וְהָעָ֛ם יָשֻׁ֥בוּ אַחֲרָ֖יו אַךְ־ לְפַשֵּֽׁט׃

KJV ¹¹ And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.

VULC ¹¹ Et post hunc, Semma filius Age de Arari. Et congregati sunt Philisthiim in statione : erat quippe ibi ager lente plenus. Cumque fugisset populus a facie Philisthiim,

WLC ¹¹ וְאַחֲרָ֛יו שַׁמָּ֥א בֶן־ אָגֵ֖א הָרָרִ֑י וַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים לַחַיָּ֗ה וַתְּהִי־ שָׁ֞ם חֶלְקַ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ מְלֵאָ֣ה עֲדָשִׁ֔ים וְהָעָ֥ם נָ֖ס מִפְּנֵ֥י פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

KJV ¹² But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.

VULC ¹² stetit ille in medio agri, et tuitus est eum, percussitque Philisthæos : et fecit Dominus salutem magnam.

WLC ¹² וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤ב בְּתוֹךְ־ הַֽחֶלְקָה֙ וַיַּצִּילֶ֔הָ וַיַּ֖ךְ אֶת־ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיַּ֥עַשׂ יְהוָ֖ה תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃

KJV ¹³ And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.

VULC ¹³ Necnon et ante descenderant tres qui erant principes inter triginta, et venerant tempore messis ad David in speluncam Odollam : castra autem Philisthinorum erant posita in Valle gigantum.

WLC ¹³ וַיֵּרְד֨וּ מֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣ים רֹ֗אשׁ וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ אֶל־ קָצִיר֙ אֶל־ דָּוִ֔ד אֶל־ מְעָרַ֖ת עֲדֻלָּ֑ם וְחַיַּ֣ת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים חֹנָ֖ה בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃

KJV ¹⁴ And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

VULC ¹⁴ Et David erat in præsidio : porro statio Philisthinorum tunc erat in Bethlehem.

WLC ¹⁴ וְדָוִ֖ד אָ֣ז בַּמְּצוּדָ֑ה וּמַצַּ֣ב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אָ֖ז בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃

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

VULC ¹⁵ Desideravit ergo David, et ait : O si quis mihi daret potum aquæ de cisterna quæ est in Bethlehem juxta portam !

WLC ¹⁵ וַיִּתְאַוֶּ֥ה דָוִ֖ד וַיֹּאמַ֑ר מִ֚י יַשְׁקֵ֣נִי מַ֔יִם מִבֹּ֥אר בֵּֽית־ לֶ֖חֶם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃

KJV ¹⁶ And the three mighty men brake through the host 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: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.

VULC ¹⁶ Irruperunt ergo tres fortes castra Philisthinorum, et hauserunt aquam de cisterna Bethlehem, quæ erat juxta portam, et attulerunt ad David : at ille noluit bibere, sed libavit eam Domino,

WLC ¹⁶ וַיִּבְקְעוּ֩ שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת הַגִּבֹּרִ֜ים בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־ מַ֙יִם֙ מִבֹּ֤אר בֵּֽית־ לֶ֙חֶם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשַּׁ֔עַר וַיִּשְׂא֖וּ וַיָּבִ֣אוּ אֶל־ דָּוִ֑ד וְלֹ֤א אָבָה֙ לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔ם וַיַּסֵּ֥ךְ אֹתָ֖ם לַֽיהוָֽה׃

KJV ¹⁷ And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.

VULC ¹⁷ dicens : Propitius sit mihi Dominus, ne faciam hoc : num sanguinem hominum istorum qui profecti sunt, et animarum periculum bibam ? Noluit ergo bibere. Hæc fecerunt tres robustissimi.

WLC ¹⁷ וַיֹּ֡אמֶר חָלִילָה֩ לִּ֨י יְהוָ֜ה מֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִי זֹ֗את הֲדַ֤ם הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ הַהֹלְכִ֣ים בְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔ם וְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑ם אֵ֣לֶּה עָשׂ֔וּ שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃

KJV ¹⁸ And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.

VULC ¹⁸ Abisai quoque frater Joab filius Sarviæ, princeps erat de tribus : ipse est qui levavit hastam suam contra trecentos, quos interfecit : nominatus in tribus,

WLC ¹⁸ וַאֲבִישַׁ֞י אֲחִ֣י ׀ יוֹאָ֣ב בֶּן־ צְרוּיָ֗ה ה֚וּא רֹ֣אשׁ וְהוּא֙ עוֹרֵ֣ר אֶת־ חֲנִית֔וֹ עַל־ שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת חָלָ֑ל וְלוֹ־ שֵׁ֖ם בַּשְּׁלֹשָֽׁה׃

KJV ¹⁹ Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.

VULC ¹⁹ et inter tres nobilior, eratque eorum princeps, sed usque ad tres primos non pervenerat.

WLC ¹⁹ מִן־ הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה֙ הֲכִ֣י נִכְבָּ֔ד וַיְהִ֥י לָהֶ֖ם לְשָׂ֑ר וְעַד־ הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖ה לֹא־ בָֽא׃

KJV ²⁰ And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:

VULC ²⁰ Et Banaias filius Jojadæ viri fortissimi, magnorum operum, de Cabseel. Ipse percussit duos leones Moab, et ipse descendit, et percussit leonem in media cisterna in diebus nivis.

WLC ²⁰ וּבְנָיָ֨הוּ בֶן־ יְהוֹיָדָ֧ע בֶּן־ אִֽישׁ־ רַב־ פְּעָלִ֖ים מִֽקַּבְצְאֵ֑ל ה֣וּא הִכָּ֗ה אֵ֣ת שְׁנֵ֤י אֲרִאֵל֙ מוֹאָ֔ב וְ֠הוּא יָרַ֞ד וְהִכָּ֧ה אֶֽת־ בְּת֥וֹךְ הַבֹּ֖אר בְּי֥וֹם הַשָּֽׁלֶג׃

KJV ²¹ And he slew 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 slew him with his own spear.

VULC ²¹ Ipse quoque interfecit virum ægyptium, virum dignum spectaculo, habentem in manu hastam : itaque cum descendisset ad eum in virga, vi extorsit hastam de manu Ægyptii, et interfecit eum hasta sua.

WLC ²¹ וְהוּא־ הִכָּה֩ אֶת־ אִ֨ישׁ מִצְרִ֜י מַרְאֶ֗ה וּבְיַ֤ד הַמִּצְרִי֙ חֲנִ֔ית וַיֵּ֥רֶד אֵלָ֖יו בַּשָּׁ֑בֶט וַיִּגְזֹ֤ל אֶֽת־ הַחֲנִית֙ מִיַּ֣ד הַמִּצְרִ֔י וַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּ בַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃

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

VULC ²² Hæc fecit Banaias filius Jojadæ.

WLC ²² אֵ֣לֶּה עָשָׂ֔ה בְּנָיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־ יְהוֹיָדָ֑ע וְלוֹ־ שֵׁ֖ם בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃

KJV ²³ He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

VULC ²³ Et ipse nominatus inter tres robustos, qui erant inter triginta nobiliores : verumtamen usque ad tres non pervenerat : fecitque eum sibi David auricularium, a secreto.

WLC ²³ מִן־ הַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣ים נִכְבָּ֔ד וְאֶל־ הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖ה לֹא־ בָ֑א וַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּ דָוִ֖ד אֶל־ מִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃

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

VULC ²⁴ Asaël frater Joab inter triginta, Elehanan filius patrui ejus de Bethlehem,

WLC ²⁴ עֲשָׂה־ אֵ֥ל אֲחִֽי־ יוֹאָ֖ב בַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֑ים אֶלְחָנָ֥ן בֶּן־ דֹּד֖וֹ בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃

KJV ²⁵ Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

VULC ²⁵ Semma de Harodi, Elica de Harodi,

WLC ²⁵ שַׁמָּה֙ הַֽחֲרֹדִ֔י אֱלִיקָ֖א הַחֲרֹדִֽי׃

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

VULC ²⁶ Heles de Phalti, Hira filius Acces de Thecua,

WLC ²⁶ חֶ֚לֶץ הַפַּלְטִ֔י עִירָ֥א בֶן־ עִקֵּ֖שׁ הַתְּקוֹעִֽי׃

KJV ²⁷ Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

VULC ²⁷ Abiezer de Anathoth, Mobonnai de Husati,

WLC ²⁷ אֲבִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ הָֽעַנְּתֹתִ֔י מְבֻנַּ֖י הַחֻשָׁתִֽי׃

KJV ²⁸ Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

VULC ²⁸ Selmon Ahohites, Maharai Netophathites,

WLC ²⁸ צַלְמוֹן֙ הָֽאֲחֹחִ֔י מַהְרַ֖י הַנְּטֹפָתִֽי׃

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

VULC ²⁹ Heled filius Baana, et ipse Netophathites, Ithai filius Ribai de Gabaath filiorum Benjamin,

WLC ²⁹ חֵ֥לֶב בֶּֽן־ בַּעֲנָ֖ה הַנְּטֹפָתִ֑י אִתַּי֙ בֶּן־ רִיבַ֔י מִגִּבְעַ֖ת בְּנֵ֥י בִנְיָמִֽן׃

KJV ³⁰ Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,

VULC ³⁰ Banaia Pharathonites, Heddai de torrente Gaas,

WLC ³⁰ בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙ פִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔י הִדַּ֖י מִנַּ֥חֲלֵי גָֽעַשׁ׃

KJV ³¹ Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

VULC ³¹ Abialbon Arbathites, Azmaveth de Beromi,

WLC ³¹ אֲבִֽי־ עַלְבוֹן֙ הָֽעַרְבָתִ֔י עַזְמָ֖וֶת הַבַּרְחֻמִֽי׃

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

VULC ³² Eliaba de Salaboni. Filii Jassen, Jonathan,

WLC ³² אֶלְיַחְבָּא֙ הַשַּׁ֣עַלְבֹנִ֔י בְּנֵ֥י יָשֵׁ֖ן יְהוֹנָתָֽן׃

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

VULC ³³ Semma de Orori, Ajam filius Sarar Arorites,

WLC ³³ שַׁמָּה֙ הַֽהֲרָרִ֔י אֲחִיאָ֥ם בֶּן־ שָׁרָ֖ר הָארָרִֽי׃

KJV ³⁴ Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

VULC ³⁴ Eliphelet filius Aasbai filii Machati, Eliam filius Achitophel Gelonites,

WLC ³⁴ אֱלִיפֶ֥לֶט בֶּן־ אֲחַסְבַּ֖י בֶּן־ הַמַּֽעֲכָתִ֑י אֱלִיעָ֥ם בֶּן־ אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל הַגִּלֹנִֽי׃

KJV ³⁵ Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

VULC ³⁵ Hesrai de Carmelo, Pharai de Arbi,

WLC ³⁵ הַֽכַּרְמְלִ֔י פַּעֲרַ֖י הָאַרְבִּֽי׃

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

VULC ³⁶ Igaal filius Nathan de Soba, Bonni de Gadi,

WLC ³⁶ יִגְאָ֤ל בֶּן־ נָתָן֙ מִצֹּבָ֔ה בָּנִ֖י הַגָּדִֽי׃

KJV ³⁷ Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

VULC ³⁷ Selec de Ammoni, Naharai Berothites armiger Joab filii Sarviæ,

WLC ³⁷ צֶ֖לֶק הָעַמֹּנִ֑י נַחְרַי֙ הַבְּאֵ֣רֹתִ֔י כְּלֵ֖י יוֹאָ֥ב בֶּן־ צְרֻיָֽה׃

KJV ³⁸ Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,

VULC ³⁸ Ira Jethrites, Gareb et ipse Jethrites,

WLC ³⁸ עִירָא֙ הַיִּתְרִ֔י גָּרֵ֖ב הַיִּתְרִֽי׃

KJV ³⁹ Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

VULC ³⁹ Urias Hethæus : omnes triginta septem.

WLC ³⁹ אֽוּרִיָּה֙ הַֽחִתִּ֔י כֹּ֖ל שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃