1 N a ka huihui a Iharaira katoa ki a Rawiri ki Heperona, a ka mea, Tenei matou, he wheua nou, he kikokiko nou.

Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

2 I mua ake nei, i te mea ano ko Haora te kingi, ko koe te kaikawe atu, te kaikawe mai, i a Iharaira: kua korerotia ano koe e Ihowa, e tou Atua, Ko koe hei hepara mo taku iwi, mo Iharaira, ko koe ano hei tino tangata mo taku iwi, mo Iharaira.

In times past, even when Saul was king, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and Jehovah thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel.

3 N a ka haere nga kaumatua katoa o Iharaira ki te kingi, ki Heperona, ka whakarite kawenata a Rawiri ki a ratou ki Heperona ki te aroaro o Ihowa: a whakawahia ana e ratou a Rawiri hei kingi mo Iharaira, ko ta Ihowa hoki i ki ai, ara ko ta Hamuera.

So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Jehovah by Samuel.

4 N a ka haere a Rawiri ratou ko Iharaira katoa ki Hiruharama, ara ki Iepuhu; i reira ano nga Iepuhi, nga tangata whenua.

And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.

5 N a ka mea nga tangata o Iepuhu ki a Rawiri, E kore koe e tae mai ki konei. Heoi kua riro i a Rawiri te pourewa i Hiona; ko te pa ia o Rawiri.

And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

6 N a ka mea a Rawiri, Ko te tangata mana te patu tuatahi ki nga Iepuhi, hei tino tangata ia, hei rangatira. Na ko Ioapa tama a Teruia kua tae wawe, a meinga ana ko ia te tino tangata.

And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.

7 N a ka noho a Rawiri ki te pourewa; koia i huaina ai e ratou a reira ko te pa o Rawiri.

And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.

8 A i hanga e ia te pa a tawhio noa, o Miro mai a taka noa; a na Ioapa i whakaora tera atu wahi o te pa.

And he built the city round about, from Millo even round about; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

9 N a ka tino nui haere a Rawiri, i a ia hoki a Ihowa, te Atua o nga mano.

And David waxed greater and greater; for Jehovah of hosts was with him.

10 N a ko nga tino tangata enei a Rawiri, i kaha rawa nei me ia mo tona rangatiratanga, ratou ko Iharaira katoa, hei whakakingi i a ia; hei pera me ta Ihowa i ki ai mo Iharaira.

Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Jehovah concerning Israel.

11 A ko te tokomaha tenei o nga marohirohi a Rawiri: ko Iahopeama, tama a tetahi Hakamoni, te rangatira o te toru tekau; i ara ake tana tao ki nga rau e toru a patua iho e ia i te whakaekenga kotahi.

And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them at one time.

12 I muri i a ia ko Ereatara tama a Roro Ahohi; ko ia tetahi o nga marohirohi tokotoru.

And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

13 I a Rawiri ia i Paharamime, a i huihui nga Pirihitini ki reira ki te whawhai, a i reira tetahi wahi whenua e kapi ana i te parei; na kua rere te iwi i te aroaro o nga Pirihitini.

He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.

14 N a tu ana raua i waenganui o taua wahi, a ka mau i a raua, patua iho e raua nga Pirihitini: na nui atu te whakaoranga i whakaora ai a Ihowa.

And they stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and Jehovah saved them by a great victory.

15 N a ka haere nga rangatira tokotoru, no te toru tekau, ki raro, ki te kamaka ki a Rawiri, ki te ana o Aturama: a ko te ope o nga Pirihitini i te raroraro i Repaima e noho a puni ana.

And three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

16 N a i roto a Rawiri i te pourewa i taua wa, a ko nga hoia pupuri a nga Pirihitini i Peterehema i taua wa.

And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

17 N a ka minamina a Rawiri, a ka mea, Aue, me he tangata hei mea wai mai moku i te puna i Peterehema, i tera i te kuwaha!

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!

18 N a tika ana taua tokotoru na waenganui o te puni o nga Pirihitini, a utuhia mai ana he wai i te puna o Peterehema, i tera i te kuwaha; tangohia ana e ratou, mauria ana ki a Rawiri: otiia kihai a Rawiri i pai ki te inu, engari ringihia ana e ia h ei mea ki a Ihowa.

And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto Jehovah,

19 I mea ia, Aue, ma toku Atua ahau e arai kei mea i tenei! kia inumia koia e ahau nga toto o enei tangata, me i kotahi nei kua mate? me i kotahi hoki ratou kua mate i te tikinga atu. Na reira i kore ai ia i pai ki te inu. Ko enei nga mahi a aua to a tokotoru.

and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

20 N a ko Apihai teina o Ioapa te rangatira o taua tokotoru; i ara ake tana tao ki nga rau e toru, patua iho e ia; i whai ingoa ia i roto i te tokotoru.

And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

21 O te tokotoru, nui atu tona kororia i to te tokorua, a meinga ana ko ia hei rangatira mo ratou: otiia kihai ia i uru ki te tokotoru tuatahi.

Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.

22 M e Penaia tama a Iehoiara, he tama na tetahi tangata toa o Kapateere, he nui ana mahi, nana i patu nga tama tokorua a Ariere o Moapa; i haere ano ia ki raro, a patua ana e ia tetahi raiona i roto i te rua i te wa o te hukarere.

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

23 N ana hoki tetahi Ihipiana i patu, he tangata nui, e rima nga whatianga te roa: he tao ano i te ringa o taua Ihipiana koia ano kei te rakau a te kaiwhatu; na haere ana ia ki raro, ki a ia, he tokotoko hoki tana, a kapohia ana e ia te tao i roto i te ringa o te Ihipiana, patua iho ia ki tana tao ano.

And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and 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.

24 N a Penaia tama a Iehoiara enei mahi; i whai ingoa ano ia i nga toa tokotoru.

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

25 N a, nona te kororia nui o te toru tekau; otiia kihai ia i uru ki te tokotoru tuatahi. Na meinga ana ia e Rawiri hei rangatira mo ana kaitiaki.

Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.

26 M e nga maia hoki o nga ope; ko Atahere teina o Ioapa, ko Erehanana tama a Roro o Peterehema,

Also the mighty men of the armies: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

27 K o Hamoto Harori, ko Herete Peroni;

Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

28 K o Ira tama a Ikehe Tekoi, ko Apietere Anatoti;

Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,

29 K o Hipekai Huhati, ko Irai Ahohi;

Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

30 K o Maharai Netopati, ko Herere tama a Paana, he Netopati;

Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,

31 K o Itai tama a Ripai, no Kipea, no nga tama a Pineamine, ko Penaia Pirotoni;

Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

32 K o Hurai, no nga awaawa o Kaaha, ko Apiere Arapati;

Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

33 K o Atamawete Paharumi, ko Eriahapa Haaraponi;

Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

34 K o nga tama a Haheme Kitoni, ko Honatana tama a Hake Harari;

the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite,

35 K o Ahiama tama a Hakara Harari, ko Eripara tama a Uru;

Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,

36 K o Hewhere Mekerati, ko Ahia Peroni;

Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

37 K o Hetero Karameri, ko Naarai tama a Etepai;

Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

38 K o Hoera teina o Natana, ko Mipihara tama a Hakeri;

Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Hagri,

39 K o Tereke Amoni, ko Nahari Peroti, ko te kaimau o nga patu a Ioapa tama a Teruia;

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

40 K o Ira Itiri, ko Karepa Itiri;

Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

41 K o Uria Hiti, ko Tapara tama a Aharai;

Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

42 K o Arina tama a Hiti Reupeni, he rangatira no nga Reupeni, e toru tekau ona hoa;

Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,

43 K o Hanana tama a Maaka, ko Iohapata Mitini;

Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

44 K o Utia Ahaterati, ko Hama raua ko Teiere, ko nga tama a Hotama Aroeri;

Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

45 K o Teriaere tama a Himiri, raua ko tona teina ko Toha te Titi;

Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,

46 K o Eriere Mahawi, ratou ko Teripai, ko Tohawia, he tama na Erenaama, ko Itima Moapi;

Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,

47 K o Eriere, ko Opere, ko Taahiere Metopai.

Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.