2 Samuel 8
1 David loh Philisti te a ngawn tih amih te a hnah daengah Philisti kut lamkah Ammah Metheg te David loh a loh.
Sometime after this, David attacked and subdued the Philistines, taking Metheg-ammah from the them.
2 Moab te a tloek tih rhui a toe thil phoeiah amih te diklai la a yalh sak. Te vaengah ngawn hamla than hnih te a khueh tih than at a hing la boeih a khueh. Te dongah Moab tah David taengah sal la om tih khocang te a thak. Te dongah Moab loh David kah sal a bi tih mangmu a paek.
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.
3 Anih kut lamkah loh Perath tuiva phaiTe lat hamla Zobah manghai Rehob capa Hadadezer te a caeh vaengah David loh a tloek.
David also defeated Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he tried to enforce his control along the Euphrates River.
4 Te vaengah David loh marhang caem thawngkhat ya rhih, rhalkap hlang thawng kul a tuuk pah. Te vaengah David loh leng yakhat Te amah ham a paih tih a tloe leng boeih te tah boeih a haih.
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.
5 Zobah manghai Hadadezer bom hamla Damasku long khaw a paan dae Aram hlang thawng kul thawng hnih Te David loh a ngawn.
When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of them.
6 David loh Damasku ah khohung a khueh. Te dongah Aram tah David taengah khocang aka thak sal la om. David te a caeh nah boeih ah BOEIPA loh a khang.
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.
7 Te phoeiah Hadadezer sal rhoek taengah aka om sui photling te David loh a loh tih Jerusalem la a khuen.
David took the shields of gold that belonged to Hadadezer's officers and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Hadadezer khopuei Betah lamkah neh Berothai lamkah rhohum Te yet Te manghai David loh kang a khuen.
King David also took a large quantity of bronze from Betah and Berothai, towns that had belonged to Hadadezer.
9 Hadadezer kah tatthai boeih te David loh a ngawn coeng tila Khamath manghai Toi loh a yaak.
When Tou, king of Hamath, learned that David had destroyed the entire army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah,
10 Te dongah Toi loh a capa Joram te manghai David taengla a tueih tih sading kawng te a dawt sak. Toi amah khaw Hadadezer kut dongah ana om coeng dongah Hadadezer a vathoh thil tih anih kah caemtloek hlang a ngawn pah te a uem coeng. Te vaengah hnopai la cak, sui neh rhohum te a khuen pah.
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.
11 Manghai David loh namtom boeih taeng lamkah a hoep tih a khoem cak neh sui te khaw,
King David dedicated these gifts to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had taken from all the nations he had subdued:
12 Aram lamkah, Moab lamkah, Ammon koca taeng lamkah, Philisti lamkah, Amalek lamkah, Zobah manghai Rehob capa Hadadezer kutbuem khui lamkah te khaw BOEIPA taengah a ciim.
Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalekites; as well as the plunder taken from Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13 Kolrhawk ah Aram hlang thawng hlai rhet a ngawn tih a mael vaengah David ming Te om coeng.
David also made a name for himself when he came back after defeating eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
14 Te phoeiah khohung rhoekTe Edom ah a khueh. Edom tom ah khohung rhoek a khueh coeng dongah Edom Te David taengah sal la boeih om. David te a caeh nah boeih ah BOEIPA loh a khang.
He placed garrisons all through Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The Lord gave David victories wherever he went.
15 David loh Israel pum te a manghai thil coeng. David a om vaengah a pilnam boeih taengah duengnah neh a tiktam la a saii.
David ruled over all Israel. He did what was fair and right for all his people.
16 Zeruiah capa Joab Te caempuei soah, Ahilud capa Jehoshaphat Te khocil aka khoem la,
Joab, son of Zeruiah, was the army commander, and Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, kept the official records.
17 Ahitub capa Zadok neh Abiathar capa Ahimelek Te khosoih la, Seraiah Te cadaek la,
Zadok, son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, son of Abiathar, were priests, while Seraiah was the secretary.
18 Jehoiada capa Benaiah, Kerethi, Phelethi neh David capa rhoek tah khosoih la om uh.
Benaiah, son of Jehoiada was in charge of the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were priests.
