歷代志上 18
1 [達味的武功]此後，達味攻打培肋舍特人，將他們克服，由培肋舍特人手中，奪取了加特城及所屬村鎮。
After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 以後打敗了摩阿布，摩阿布人也臣屬於達味，給他進貢。
He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
3 當祚巴哈瑪特王哈達德則爾向幼發拉的河伸展自己的勢力時，達味也打敗了他，
David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, towards Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
4 擄獲了他的車輛一千，騎兵七千，步兵兩萬；達味割斷了所有拉戰車的馬蹄筋，只留下足以拉一百輛車的馬。
David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them enough for one hundred chariots.
5 後有大馬士革的阿蘭人，來援助祚巴王哈達德則爾，達味擊殺了兩萬二千阿蘭人。
When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.
6 達味遂在大馬士革阿蘭屯兵駐守，阿蘭也臣屬於達味，給他進貢；達味無論往那裏去，上主總使他獲勝。
Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.
7 達味奪了哈達德則爾臣僕所帶的金盾牌，送到耶路撒冷。
David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 達味又由貝塔和貢，哈達德則爾的兩座城內，奪取了大量的銅；以後撒羅滿用來作銅海、圓柱及銅器。
From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.
9 哈瑪特王托烏，聽說達味打敗了祚巴王哈達德則爾所有的軍隊，
When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
10 便派自己的兒子哈多蘭到達味王那裏向他致敬，祝賀他打敗了哈達德則爾，因哈達德則爾原是托烏的敵人；他還送來了各種金、銀、銅器。
he sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him (for Hadadezer had wars with Tou); and he had with him all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and bronze.
11 達味王也將這些，連同那些由各民族，即厄東、摩阿布、阿孟子民、培肋舍特人、阿瑪肋克人所得來的金銀，一起奉獻給上主。
King David also dedicated these to the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations: from Edom, from Moab, from the children of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
12 責魯雅的兒子阿彼瑟在鹽谷擊殺了一萬八千厄東人後，
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
13 達味遂又屯兵厄東，厄東人全臣屬於達味。達味無論往那裏去，上主總使他獲勝。[重要的朝臣]
He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.
14 達味作了全以色列的君王，對自己所有的人民秉公行義。
David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness for all his people.
15 責魯雅的兒子約阿布統領軍隊，阿希路得的兒子約沙法特為御史，
Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
16 阿希托布的兒子匝多克和厄貝雅塔爾的兒子阿希默肋客任司祭，沙委沙為秘書，
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;
17 約雅達的兒子貝納雅管理革勒提與培肋提人，達味的兒子們在君王左右為輔相。
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief officials serving the king.
