صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلثَّانِي 8

١ 1 وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ضَرَبَ دَاوُدُ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَذَلَّلَهُمْ، وَأَخَذَ دَاوُدُ «زِمَامَ ٱلْقَصَبَةِ» مِنْ يَدِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ.

Sometime after this, David attacked and subdued the Philistines, taking Metheg-ammah from the them.

٢ 2 وَضَرَبَ ٱلْمُوآبِيِّينَ وَقَاسَهُمْ بِٱلْحَبْلِ. أَضْجَعَهُمْ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، فَقَاسَ بِحَبْلَيْنِ لِلْقَتْلِ وَبِحَبْلٍ لِلِٱسْتِحْيَاءِ. وَصَارَ ٱلْمُوآبِيُّونَ عَبِيدًا لِدَاوُدَ يُقَدِّمُونَ هَدَايَا.

David also defeated the Moabites. He made them lie down on the ground, and he measured them with a length of cord. He measured two lengths for those to be killed, and one cord length for those to be allowed to live. So he made them subject to him and required them to pay taxes.

٣ 3 وَضَرَبَ دَاوُدُ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ بْنَ رَحُوبَ مَلِكَ صُوبَةَ حِينَ ذَهَبَ لِيَرُدَّ سُلْطَتَهُ عِنْدَ نَهْرِ ٱلْفُرَاتِ.

David also defeated Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he tried to enforce his control along the Euphrates River.

٤ 4 فَأَخَذَ دَاوُدُ مِنْهُ أَلْفًا وَسَبْعَ مِئَةِ فَارِسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ رَاجِلٍ. وَعَرْقَبَ دَاوُدُ جَمِيعَ خَيْلِ ٱلْمَرْكَبَاتِ وَأَبْقَى مِنْهَا مِئَةَ مَرْكَبَةٍ.

David captured from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, and 20,000 foot soldiers. David hamstrung all the chariot horses—except he saved enough for 100 chariots.

٥ 5 فَجَاءَ أَرَامُ دِمَشْقَ لِنَجْدَةِ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ مَلِكِ صُوبَةَ، فَضَرَبَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ أَرَامَ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ رَجُلٍ.

When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of them.

٦ 6 وَجَعَلَ دَاوُدُ مُحَافِظِينَ فِي أَرَامِ دِمَشْقَ، وَصَارَ ٱلْأَرَامِيُّونَ لِدَاوُدَ عَبِيدًا يُقَدِّمُونَ هَدَايَا. وَكَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ يُخَلِّصُ دَاوُدَ حَيْثُمَا تَوَجَّهَ.

He placed garrisons in Aramean kingdom with its capital in Damascus, and made the Arameans subject to him and required them to pay taxes. The Lord gave David victories wherever he went.

٧ 7 وَأَخَذَ دَاوُدُ أَتْرَاسَ ٱلذَّهَبِ ٱلَّتِي كَانَتْ عَلَى عَبِيدِ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ وَأَتَى بِهَا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

David took the shields of gold that belonged to Hadadezer's officers and brought them to Jerusalem.

٨ 8 وَمِنْ بَاطِحَ وَمِنْ بِيرَوَثَايَ، مَدِينَتَيْ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ، أَخَذَ ٱلْمَلِكُ دَاوُدُ نُحَاسًا كَثِيرًا جِدًّا.

King David also took a large quantity of bronze from Betah and Berothai, towns that had belonged to Hadadezer.

٩ 9 وَسَمِعَ تُوعِي مَلِكُ حَمَاةَ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ قَدْ ضَرَبَ كُلَّ جَيْشِ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ،

When Tou, king of Hamath, learned that David had destroyed the entire army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah,

١٠ 10 فَأَرْسَلَ تُوعِي يُورَامَ ٱبْنَهُ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ دَاوُدَ لِيَسْأَلَ عَنْ سَلَامَتِهِ وَيُبَارِكَهُ لِأَنَّهُ حَارَبَ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ وَضَرَبَهُ، لِأَنَّ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ وكَانَتْ لَهُ حُرُوبٌ مَعَ تُوعِي. وَكَانَتْ بِيَدِهِ آنِيَةُ فِضَّةٍ وَآنِيَةُ ذَهَبٍ وَآنِيَةُ نُحَاسٍ.

he sent his son Joram to David to make friends with him and to congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer. Tou and Hadadezer had often been at war. Joram brought all kinds of gifts of gold, silver, and bronze.

١١ 11 وَهَذِهِ أَيْضًا قَدَّسَهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ دَاوُدُ لِلرَّبِّ مَعَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ وَٱلذَّهَبِ ٱلَّذِي قَدَّسَهُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ ٱلشُّعُوبِ ٱلَّذِينَ أَخْضَعَهُمْ

King David dedicated these gifts to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had taken from all the nations he had subdued:

١٢ 12 مِنْ أَرَامَ، وَمِنْ مُوآبَ، وَمِنْ بَنِي عَمُّونَ، وَمِنَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَمِنْ عَمَالِيقَ، وَمِنْ غَنِيمَةِ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ بْنِ رَحُوبَ مَلِكِ صُوبَةَ.

Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalekites; as well as the plunder taken from Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

١٣ 13 وَنَصَبَ دَاوُدُ تَذْكَارًا عِنْدَ رُجُوعِهِ مِنْ ضَرْبِهِ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ أَلْفًا مِنْ أَرَامَ فِي وَادِي ٱلْمِلْحِ.

David also made a name for himself when he came back after defeating eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

١٤ 14 وَجَعَلَ فِي أَدُومَ مُحَافِظِينَ. وَضَعَ مُحَافِظِينَ فِي أَدُومَ كُلِّهَا. وَكَانَ جَمِيعُ ٱلْأَدُومِيِّينَ عَبِيدًا لِدَاوُدَ. وَكَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ يُخَلِّصُ دَاوُدَ حَيْثُمَا تَوَجَّهَ.

He placed garrisons all through Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The Lord gave David victories wherever he went.

١٥ 15 وَمَلَكَ دَاوُدُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ يُجْرِي قَضَاءً وَعَدْلًا لِكُلِّ شَعْبِهِ.

David ruled over all Israel. He did what was fair and right for all his people.

١٦ 16 وَكَانَ يُوآبُ ٱبْنُ صَرُويَةَ عَلَى ٱلْجَيْشِ، وَيَهُوشَافَاطُ بْنُ أَخِيلُودَ مُسَجِّلًا،

Joab, son of Zeruiah, was the army commander, and Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, kept the official records.

١٧ 17 وَصَادُوقُ بْنُ أَخِيطُوبَ وَأَخِيمَالِكُ بْنُ أَبِيَاثَارَ كَاهِنَيْنِ، وَسَرَايَا كَاتِبًا،

Zadok, son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, son of Abiathar, were priests, while Seraiah was the secretary.

١٨ 18 وَبَنَايَاهُو بْنُ يَهُويَادَاعَ عَلَى ٱلْجَّلَادِينَ وَٱلسُّعَاةِ، وَبَنُو دَاوُدَ كَانُوا كَهَنَةً.

Benaiah, son of Jehoiada was in charge of the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were priests.