1 أخبار 18

١ 1 وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ هَزَمَ دَاوُدُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَأَخْضَعَهُمْ وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَى جَتَّ وَضِيَاعِهَا مِنْهُمْ.

And it came to pass afterwards, that David struck the Philistines, and routed them, and took Geth and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.

٢ 2 وَقَهَرَ الْمُوآبِيِّينَ وَاسْتَعْبَدَهُمْ، فَصَارُوا يُؤَدُّونَ لَهُ الْجِزْيَةَ.

And he struck Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, [and] tributaries.

٣ 3 وَهَاجَمَ دَاوُدُ هَدَدْعَزَرَ مَلِكَ صُوبَةَ فِي حَمَاةَ حِينَ ذَهَبَ لِفَرْضِ سُلْطَتِهِ عِنْدَ نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ،

And David struck Adraazar king of Suba of Emath, as he was going to establish power toward the river Euphrates.

٤ 4 وَاسْتَوْلَى دَاوُدُ عَلَى أَلْفِ مَرْكَبَةٍ مِنْ مَرْكَبَاتِهِ، وَأَسَرَ سَبْعَةَ آلافِ فَارِسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ رَاجِلٍ، وَعَرْقَبَ دَاوُدُ كُلَّ خَيْلِ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ. وَلَمْ يُبْقِ لِنَفْسِهِ سِوَى مِئَةِ مَرْكَبَةٍ.

And David took of them a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand infantry: and David houghed all the chariot [horses], but there were reserved of them a hundred chariots.

٥ 5 وَعِنْدَمَا أَسْرَعَ أَرَامِيُّو دِمَشْقَ لِنَجْدَةِ هَدَدْعَزَرَ مَلِكِ صُوبَةَ قَتَلَ دَاوُدُ مِنْهُمُ اثْنَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ رَجُلٍ،

And the Syrian came from Damascus to help Adraazar king of Suba; and David struck of the Syrian [army] twenty and two thousand men.

٦ 6 وَأَقَامَ حَامِيَةً فِي أَرَامَ دِمَشْقَ، فَصَارَ الأَرَامِيُّونَ خَاضِعِينَ لِدَاوُدَ يُؤَدُّونَ لَهُ الْجِزْيَةَ. وَكَانَ الرَّبُّ يَنْصُرُ دَاوُدَ أَيْنَمَا تَوَجَّهَ.

And David put a garrison in Syria near Damascus; and they became tributary servants to David: and the Lord delivered David wherever he went.

٧ 7 وَغَنِمَ دَاوُدُ أَتْرَاسَ الذَّهَبِ الَّتِي كَانَ يَحْمِلُهَا ضُبَّاطُ هَدَدْعَزَرَ وَأَتَى بِها إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ،

And David took the golden collars that were on the servants of Adraazar, and brought them to Jerusalem.

٨ 8 كَمَا نَقَلَ كَمِّيَّةً هَائِلَةً مِنَ النُّحَاسِ مِنْ مَدِينَتَيْ طَبْحَةَ وَخُونَ مَدِينَتَيْ هَدَدْعَزَرَ فَعَمِلَ مِنْهَا سُلَيْمَانُ بِرْكَةَ النُّحَاسِ وَالأَعْمِدَةَ وَآنِيَةَ النُّحَاسِ.

And David took out of Matabeth, and out of the chief cities of Adraazar very much brass: of this Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the brazen vessels.

٩ 9 وَعِنْدَمَا عَلِمَ تُوعُو مَلِكُ حَمَاةَ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ قَدْ دَحَرَ جَيْشَ هَدَدْعَزَرَ مَلِكِ صُوبَةَ،

And Thoa king of Emath heard that David had struck the whole force of Adraazar king of Suba.

١٠ 10 أَرْسَلَ هَدُورَامَ ابْنَهُ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ دَاوُدَ مُحَمَّلاً بِهَدَايَا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَذَهَبٍ وَنُحَاسٍ، لِيُهَنِّئَهُ وَيُبَارِكَهُ، لأَنَّهُ هَزَمَ هَدَدْعَزَرَ، إذْ إِنَّ هَدَدْعَزَرَ كَانَ دَائِماً يَشُنُّ عَلَيْهِ حُرُوباً.

And he sent Aduram his son to king David to ask how he was, and to congratulate him because he had fought against Adraazar, and struck him; for Thoa was the enemy of Adraazar.

١١ 11 فَخَصَّصَ دَاوُدُ لِلرَّبِّ هَذِهِ الْهَدَايَا مَعَ كُلِّ مَا اسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهِ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَذَهَبٍ مِمَّا غَنِمَهُ مِنَ الأُمَمِ كَالأَدُومِيِّينَ وَالْمُوآبِيِّينَ وَالْعَمُّونِيِّينَ وَالْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَعَمَالِيقَ.

And all the golden and silver and brazen vessels, even these king David consecrated to the Lord, with the silver and the gold which he took from all the nations; from Idumaea, and Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalec.

١٢ 12 وَقَضَى أَبْشَايُ ابْنُ صَرُويَةَ عَلَى ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ أَلْفاً مِنَ الأَدُومِيِّينَ فِي وَادِي الْمِلْحِ،

And Abesa son of Saruia struck the Idumeans in the valley of Salt, eighteen thousand.

١٣ 13 وَأَقَامَ حَامِيَةً مِنْ جُنُودِهِ فِي بِلادِ أَدُومَ، فَصَارَ جَمِيعُ الأَدُومِيِّينَ خَاضِعِينَ لِدَاوُدَ. وَكَانَ الرَّبُّ يَنْصُرُ دَاوُدَ أَيْنَمَا تَوَجَّهَ.

And he put garrisons in the valley; and all the Idumaeans became David's servants: and the Lord delivered David wherever he went.

١٤ 14 وَمَلَكَ دَاوُدُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ أَرْجَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَعَدَلَ بَيْنَ شَعْبِهِ وَأَنْصَفَ.

So David reigned over all Israel; and he executed judgment and justice to all his people.

١٥ 15 وَكَانَ يُوآبُ ابْنُ صَرُويَةَ قَائِدَ الْجَيْشِ، وَيهَوُشَافَاطُ بْنُ أَخِيلُودَ مُسَجِّلاً،

And Joab the son of Saruia [was] over the army, and Josaphat the son of Achilud [was] recorder.

١٦ 16 وَصَادُوقُ بْنُ أَخِيطُوبَ وَأَبِيمَالِكُ بْنُ أَبِيَاثَارَ كَاهِنَيْنِ، وَشُوشَا أَمِينَ سِرِّ الْمَلِكِ،

And Sadoc son of Achitob, and Achimelech son of Abiathar, [were] the priests; and Susa [was] the scribe;

١٧ 17 وَبَنَايَا بْنُ يَهُويَادَاعَ رَئِيسَ الْحَرَسِ الْمَلَكِيِّ. أَمَّا أَبْنَاءُ دَاوُدَ فَكَانُوا يَتَوَلَّوْنَ مَنَاصِبَ كِبَارِ الْمُوَظَّفِينَ فِي خِدْمَةِ الْمَلِكِ.

and Banaeas the son of Jodae [was] over the Cherethite and the Phelethite, and the sons of David were the chief deputies of the king.