1 Hou Olelesu 18
1 Amogalu fa: no, hina bagade Da: ibidi da bu Filisidini dunu doagala: le, ili hasali. Amalalu, Filisidini dunu ilia Isala: ili sogega ouligimusa: dawa: i da ne gumi ba: i.
Some time later, David’s [army] attacked the army of Philistia and defeated them. They captured Gath [city] and the surrounding villages.
2 Amalalu, Da: ibidi da Moua: be dunu hasali. Amaiba: le, e da Moua: be fi dunu ilima ouligisu hamoi, amola ilia da ema su (‘da: gisi’) iasu.
His [army] also defeated [the army of] the Moab [people-group]. The people were forced to accept David as their ruler, and also to pay money [each year to David’s government, in order that David’s army would protect them].
3 Amalalu, e da Ha: da: disa (E da Silia soge fonobahadi amo Souba amoga hina bagade galu) amo hasali. Ha: da: disa da soge Iufala: idisi Hano gusudili ouligilalu. Be mafua dunu da lelebeba: le, e da amoga ouligisu fisi. E da amo sogega ouligisu hou bu lamusa: ahoanoba, Da: ibidi da e doagala: i.
David’s [army] also fought against [the army of] Hadadezer, the king of [the] Zobah [region in Syria] near Hamath [city], when Hadadezer was trying to establish control over the area near the Euphrates River.
4 Da: ibidi da sa: liode 1,000 agoane, dadi gagui dunu hosi da: iya fila heda: i 7,000 agoane amola emoga ahoasu dadi gagui dunu 20,000 agoane gagulaligi. E da hosi idi, amo da sa: liode 100 agoane hiougima: ne defele gala, amo gagulaligi. E da hosi eno huluane mae masa: ne, ilia emo dina: fe dadamunisisi.
David’s [army] captured 1,000 of Hadadezer’s chariots, 7,000 chariot-drivers, and 20,000 soldiers. They hamstrung/crippled most of their horses; there were only 100 horses that they did not cripple.
5 Silia fi dunu Dama: sagase moilai bai bagadega esalu da hina bagade Ha: da: disa fuli gala: ma: ne dadi gagui wa: i asunasi. Be Da: ibidi da amo wa: i doagala: le, 22,000 dunu fane lelegei.
When the army of Syria came from Damascus [city] to help Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
6 Amalalu, e da ilia soge ganodini ha wa: i fisu diasu gilisisu gaguli gagai. E da ili ouligibiba: le, ilia da ema su (‘da: gisi’) iasu. Hina Gode da Da: ibidi fidibiba: le, e da habi ahoanoba, hasalasu hou fawane ba: su.
Then David stationed groups of his soldiers in Damascus, and the people of Syria were forced to accept David as their ruler, and to pay to David’s government [each year] the payment/tax that he demanded. And Yahweh enabled David’s [army] to win battles everywhere they went.
7 Da: ibidi da gouliga hamoi da: igene ga: su amo Ha: da: disa ea eagene ouligisu dunu ilia gaguli ahoasu, amo samogene, Yelusaleme moilai bai bagadega gaguli asi.
David soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by the officers of Hadadezer’s [army] and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Amola e da ‘balase’ bagadedafa Dibaha: de amola Gune (amo moilai bai bagade aduna Ha: da: disa ea ouligisu) amoga samogei. (Fa: no, Soloumane da Debolo Diasu ofodo sugi, duni bugi amola Debolo hawa: hamosu liligi, amo balasega hamoi)
They also brought from Tebah (OR, Tibhath) and Cun, two towns that belonged to Hadadezer, a lot of bronze, which [David’s son] Solomon [later] used to make the huge bronze basin and the pillars and other bronze items [for the temple].
9 Ha: ima: de soge hina bagade ea dio amo Doui, e da Da: ibidi da Ha: da: disa ea dadi gagui wa: i hasali, amo sia: nabi.
When Tou, the king of Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
10 Amaiba: le, e da egefe Youla: me amo Da: ibidima nodone sia: ma: ne asunasi. Bai Da: ibidi da Ha: da: disa hasali, amola Doui da eso bagohame Ha: da: disama gegenanusu. Youla: me da gouli amola silifa amola balase amoga hamoi liligi Da: ibidima gaguli asili, ema hahawane i.
he sent his son Hadoram to King David, to greet him and (congratulate him/tell him that he was happy) about his defeating Hadadezer’s army, which had been fighting [the army of] Tou. Hadoram brought to David many items/gifts made of gold, silver, and bronze.
11 Hina bagade Da: ibidi da amo liligi amola eno silifa amola gouli e da fifi asi eno amo hasali (Idome, Moua: be, A:mone, Filisidini amola A: malege) amoga samogei, amo gilisili, Hina Godema nodone sia: ne gadoma: ne ilegei. Amola liligi amo e da Ha: da: disa amoma samogei, mogili agoane ilegei.
King David dedicated those things to Yahweh, like he had done with the silver and gold that his soldiers had taken from [the] Edom and Moab [people-groups], and from the Ammon people-group and from the people of Philistia, and from [the descendants of] Amalek.
12 Abisia: i (ea ame da Selouaia) da Deme Fago ganodini amo Idome dunu hasali dagoi. E da Idome dunu 18,000 agoane fane legei.
[One of David’s army commanders, ] Abishai, whose mother was Zeruiah, went with his army and killed 18,000 soldiers from Edom in the Salt Valley.
13 E da Idome soge ganodini, dadi gagui ha wa: i fisisu diasu gilisisu gaguli gagai, amola e da Idome dunu ouligisu. Hina Gode da Da: ibidi fidibiba: le, e da habidili ahoanoba, hasalasisu hou fawane ba: i.
Then David stationed groups of his soldiers there in Edom, and the people of Edom were forced to accept David as their king and to pay money to David’s government [every year]. And Yahweh enabled David’s [army] to win battles wherever they went.
14 Da: ibidi da Isala: ili soge huluanedafa ouligisu. E da ouligibiba: le, ea fi dunu da moloidafa hou fawane ba: i.
David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was just and fair.
15 Abisia: i ola Youa: be, e da dadi gagui wa: i ilia ouligisu galu. Yihosiafa: de (Ahailade egefe) da sia: dedei ouligisu galu.
Zeruiah’s son Joab was the chief army commander. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the record-keeper.
16 Sa: idoge (Ahaidabe egefe) amola Ahimelege (Abaia: da egefe) da gobele salasu dunu esalu. Hina bagade fi sia: dedesu dunu da Sila: ia galu.
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the Supreme Priests. Shavsha was the official secretary.
17 Bina: ia (Yihoiada egefe) da Da: ibidi ea da: igene sosodo aligisu dunuma ouligisu galu. Amola Da: ibidi ea egefelali da ea hawa: hamosu dunu mimogo hamoi.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ruled over the Kereth and Peleth groups [who were David’s bodyguards]. And David’s sons were his most important officials.
