1 أخبار 18

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

Forsothe it was doon aftir these thingis, that Dauid smoot Filisteis, and made hem lowe, and took awey Geth and vilagis therof fro the hond of Filisteis;

٢ 2 وَقَهَرَ الْمُوآبِيِّينَ وَاسْتَعْبَدَهُمْ، فَصَارُوا يُؤَدُّونَ لَهُ الْجِزْيَةَ.

and that he smoot Moab; and Moabitis weren maad seruauntis of Dauid, and brouyten yiftis to hym.

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

In that tyme Dauid smoot also Adadezer, kyng of Soba, of the cuntrey of Emath, whanne he yede for to alarge his empire til to the flood Eufrates.

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.

Therfor Dauid took a thousynde foure horsid cartis of his, and seuene thousynde of horsmen, and twenti thousynde of foot men; and he hoxide alle the horsis of charis, outakun an hundrid foure horsid cartis, whiche he kepte to hym silf.

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

Forsothe also Sirus of Damask cam aboue, to yyue help to Adadezer, kyng of Soba, but Dauid smoot also of hise two and twenti thousynde of men;

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

and he settide kniytis in Damask, that Sirie also schulde serue hym, and brynge yiftis. And the Lord helpide hym in alle thingis to whiche he yede.

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

And Dauid took goldun arowe caasis, whiche the seruauntis of Adadezer hadden, and he brouyte tho in to Jerusalem;

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

also and of Thebath and of Chum, the citees of Adadezer, he took ful myche of bras, wherof Salomon made the brasun see, `that is, waischynge vessel, and pileris, and brasun vessels.

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

And whanne Thou, kyng of Emath, hadde herd this thing, `that is, that Dauid hadde smyte al the oost of Adadezer, kyng of Soba,

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.

he sente Aduram, his sone, to Dauid the kyng, for to axe of hym pees, and for to thanke hym, for he hadde ouercome and hadde smyte Adadezer; for whi king Adadezer was aduersarie of Thou.

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

But also kyng Dauid halewide to the Lord alle the vessels of gold, and of siluer, and of bras; and the siluer, and the gold, which the kyng hadde take of alle folkis, as wel of Idumee and Moab, and of the sones of Amon, as of Filisteis and Amalech.

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

Forsothe Abisai, the sone of Saruye, smoot Edom in the valei of salt pittis, `ten and eiyte thousynde.

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

And he settide strong hold in Edom, that Ydumei schulde serue Dauid. And the Lord sauide Dauid in alle thingis, to whiche he yede.

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

Therfor Dauid regnede on al Israel, and dide doom and riytwisnesse to al his puple.

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

Forsothe Joab, the sone of Saruye, was `on the oost; and Josaphat, the sone of Ayluth, was chaunceler;

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

forsothe Sadoch, the sone of Achitob, and Achymalech, the sone of Abyathar, weren preestis; and Susa was scribe;

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

and Banaye, the sone of Joiada, was on the legiouns Cerethi and Phelethi; sotheli the sones of Dauid weren the firste at the hond of the kyng.