¹Now these [be] the last words of David [beloved] . David [beloved] the son of Yishai [I possess] said, and the man [who was] raised up on high, the anointed of the God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] of Ya’akov [Heal of God] , and the sweet psalmist of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] , said,

²The Spirit of the Lord -Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) spoke by me, and his word [was] in my tongue.

³The God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] said, the Rock of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] spoke to me, He that rules over men [must be] just, ruling in the fear of God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] .

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

⁵Although my house [be] not so with God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] ; yet he has 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.

⁶But [the sons] of Belial [Worthless, Good for Nothing] [shall be] all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

⁷But the man [that] shall to (to do entirely, do wholly) uch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the [same] place.

⁸These [be] the names of the mighty men whom David [beloved] had: The Tach’kmoni [you will make me wise] that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same [was] ‘Adino [his ornament] his ornament the ‘Etzni [sharp, strong, spear] : [he lift up his spear] against eight hundred, whom he killed at one time.

⁹And after him [was] El’azar [God has helped] the son of Dodo [his beloved] the Achochi [God prevails] , [one] of the three mighty men with David [beloved] , when they defied the P’lishtim [Immigrants] [that] were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] were gone away:

¹⁰He arose, and struck the P’lishtim [Immigrants] until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the Lord -Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil (plunder; prey; booty) .

¹¹And after him [was] Shammah [astonishment] the son of Age [I shall increase] the Harari [mountain dweller] . And the P’lishtim [Immigrants] were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the P’lishtim [Immigrants] .

¹²But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and killed the P’lishtim [Immigrants] : and the Lord -Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) wrought a great victory.

¹³And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David [beloved] in the harvest time unto the cave of ‘Adulam [Justice of the People] : and the troop of the P’lishtim [Immigrants] pitched in the valley of Refa’im [giants] .

¹⁴And David [beloved] [was] then in an hold, and the Garrison (fortification; military post) of the P’lishtim [Immigrants] [was] then [in] Beit-Lechem [House of Bread] .

¹⁵And David [beloved] longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beit-Lechem [House of Bread] , which [is] by the gate!

¹⁶And the three mighty men broke through the host of the P’lishtim [Immigrants] , and drew water out of the well of Beit-Lechem [House of Bread] , that [was] by the gate, and took [it] , and brought [it] to David [beloved] : nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord -Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) .

¹⁷And he said, Be it far from me, O Lord -Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) , 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.

¹⁸And Avishai [my father is a gift] , the brother of Yo’av [Yehovah is father] , the son of Tz’ruyah [balsam] , was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, [and] killed [them] , and had the name among three.

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

²⁰And B’nayahu [Yehovah has built] the son of Y’hoyada [Yehovah knows] , the son of a valiant man, of Kavtze’el [God Gathers] , who had done many acts, he killed two lionlike men of Mo’av [Seed of my Father] : he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:

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

²²These [things] did B’nayahu [Yehovah has built] the son of Y’hoyada [Yehovah knows] , and had the name among three mighty men.

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

²⁴‘Asah’el [God-made] the brother of Yo’av [Yehovah is father] [was] one of the thirty; Elchanan [God has been gracious] the son of Dodo [his beloved] of Beit-Lechem [House of Bread] ,

²⁵Shammah [astonishment] the Harodi [trembling] , Elika [my God rejects] the Harodi [trembling] ,

²⁶Heletz [he has saved] the Palti [escape] , ‘Ira [watchful of a city] the son of ‘Ikesh [twisted] the T’koai [trumpet blast] ,

²⁷Avi-ezer [My Father is Help] the ‘Anatot [affliction] , M’vunai [building of Yehovah] the Hushati [meaning unknown] ,

²⁸Tzalmon [shady] the Achochi [God prevails] , Mahrai [impetuous] the N’tofati [dropping] ,

²⁹Helev [milk] the son of Ba’anah [in affliction] , a N’tofati [dropping] , Ittai [with me] the son of Rivai [pleader with Yehovah] out of Giv’ah [Hill] of the children of Binyamin [Son of the Right Hand/Strength] ,

³⁰B’nayahu [Yehovah has built] the Pir’atoni [Princely] , Hiddai [for the rejoicing of Yehovah] of the brooks of Ga’ash [Quaking] ,

³¹Avi-’Alvon [El (God) is my father] the ‘Arati [desert house] , ‘Azmavet [strong unto death] the Barchumi [son of the blackened: in the pitied],

³²Elyachba [God hides] the Sha’alvoni [place of foxes] , of the sons of Yashen [sleeping] , Y’honatan [Yehovah has Given] ,

³³Shammah [astonishment] the Harari [mountain dweller] , Achi’am [mother’s brother] the son of Sharar [enemy] the Harari [mountain dweller] ,

³⁴Elifelet [God is deliverance] the son of Achasbai [brother of my encompassers] , the son of the Ma’akhati [pressure (literally, she has pressed)] , Eli’am [God of the people, or God is kinsman] the son of Achitofel [my brother i foolish] the Giloni [gentilic of preceding] ,

³⁵Hetzrai [enclosed] the Carmeli [garden-land] , Pa’arai [gaping] the Arbi [an ambush] ,

³⁶Yig’al [He Redeems] the son of Natan [giver] of Tzovah [station] , Bani [built] the Gadi [my fortune] [an invader: a troop: fortune],

³⁷Tzelek [fissure] the ‘Amoni [tribal] , Nachrai [snorter] the Be’erot [wells] , armourbearer to Yo’av [Yehovah is father] the son of Tz’ruyah [balsam] ,

³⁸‘Ira [watchful of a city] an Yitri [a remnant: excellence] , Garev [scabby] an Yitri [a remnant: excellence] ,

³⁹Uriyah [Yehovah is my light (flame)] the Hitti [Terrorists] : thirty and seven in all.