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1 След една година, във времето когато царете отиват на война, Иоав изведе всичката сила на войската, и, като опустоши земята на амонците, дойде та обсади Рава; Давид остана в Ерусалим. И Иоав порази Рава и я съсипа.
[In that region], kings usually went [with their armies] to fight [their enemies] (in the springtime/when the cold season ended). But that year, David [did not do that. Instead, he] stayed in Jerusalem, and he sent [his commander] Joab [to lead the army]. Joab took his troops. They [crossed the Jordan River and] ruined the land of the Ammon people-group. Then they went to Rabbah, [the capital city, ] and surrounded it. David stayed in Jerusalem [for a while. But later he took more troops and went to help] Joab. Their armies attacked Rabbah and destroyed it.
2 И Давид взе от главата на царя им короната му, и намери, че тежеше един златен талант, и по нея имаше скъпоценни камъни; и положиха я на главата на Давида; и той изнесе из града твърде много користи.
Then David took the crown from the head of the king of Rabbah (OR, from the head of their god Milcom) and put it on his own head. It [was very heavy; it] weighed (75 pounds/34 kg.), and it had many very valuable stones [fastened to it]. They also took many other valuable things from the city.
3 Изведе и людете, които бяха в него, та ги пресече с железни дикани и с брадви. И така постъпи Давид с всичките градове на амонците. Тогава Давид се върна с всичките люде в Ерусалим.
Then they brought the people out of the city and forced them to [work for their army, ] using saws and iron picks and axes. David’s soldiers did this in all the cities of the Ammon people-group. Then David and all of his army returned to Jerusalem.
4 След това настана война с филистимците в Гезер, когато хусатецът Сивехай уби Сифая, от синовете на исполина; и филистимците бяха победени.
Later, [David’s army] fought a battle with the army of Philistia, at Gezer [city]. During the battle Sibbecai, from Hushah [clan], killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rapha [giants]. So the armies of Philistia were defeated.
5 И пак настана война с филистимците, когато Елханан, Яировият син, уби Лаамия, брата на гетеца Голиат, на чието копие дръжката бе като кросно на тъкач.
In another battle against the soldiers of Philistia, Elhanan, the son of Jair, killed Lahmi, the [younger] brother of [the giant] Goliath from Gath [town], who had a spear which was as thick as a weaver’s rod.
6 Настана пак война в Гет, гдето имаше един високоснажен мъж с по шест пръста на ръцете си и по шест пръста на нозете си, всичко двадесет и четири; също и кой бе се родил на исполина;
There was another battle near Gath. A (huge man/giant) was there who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was descended from [the] Rapha [giants].
7 а когато се закани на Израиля Ионатан, син на Давидовия брат Самай, го уби.
When he made fun of the soldiers of Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s [older] brother Shimea, killed him.
8 Тия бяха се родили на исполина в Гет; и паднаха чрез ръката на слугите му.
Those were some of the descendants of [the] Rapha [giants] who had lived in Gath, who were killed [MTY] by David and his soldiers.
