撒母耳記下 8
1 此後，達味攻打培肋舍特人，將他們克服，由他們手中奪得了京城的治權。
And it came to pass after this, that David smote the Philistines, and humbled them: and David took Metheg-haammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 他也打敗了摩阿布人，叫他們躺在地上，用繩子來量，兩繩子內的人處死，一繩內的人生存；如此，摩阿布人遂臣服達味，給他納貢。
And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, laying them down on the ground; and he measured with two lines to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became David's servants, bringing presents.
3 當勒曷布的兒子，祚巴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 smote also Hadad'ezer, the son of Rechob, the king of Zobah, as he went to extend his territory at the river Euphrates.
4 擄獲了他的馬兵一千七百，步兵兩萬，割斷了所有拉戰車的馬蹄筋，只留下了足以拉一百輛車的馬。
And David captured from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand men on foot: and David hamstringed all the chariot-teams, but reserved of them a hundred chariot-teams.
5 後有大馬士革的阿蘭人，
And the Syrians of Damascus then came to aid Hadad'ezer, the king of Zobah, when David slew of the Syrians twenty and two thousand men.
6 達味遂在大馬士革阿蘭屯兵駐守，阿蘭也臣服於達味，給他進貢。達味無論往那裏去，上主總是輔助他。
And David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, bearing presents. And the Lord helped David whithersoever 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。
And David took the shields of gold that belonged to the servants of Hadad'ezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 達味王又由貝塔和貝洛泰，哈達德則爾的兩座城內，奪取了大量的銅。
And from Betach, and from Berothai, cities of Hadad'ezer, did king David take exceedingly much copper.
9 當哈瑪特王托烏，聽說達味打敗了哈達德則爾，
And when To'i the king of Chamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadad'ezer,
10 便派自己的兒子哈多蘭到達味王那裏，向他致敬，祝賀他攻打了哈達德則爾，並將他打敗，因為哈達德則爾原是托烏的敵人。哈多蘭帶來了一些金器銀器和銅器。
Then did To'i send Yoram his son unto king David, to ask him after his well-being, and to bless him, because that he had fought against Hadad'ezer, and smitten him; for Hadad'ezer had been engaged in wars with To'i; and he had in his hand vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of copper:
11 達味也把這一切金銀，和他從所征服的民族：
These also did king David sanctify unto the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had sanctified from all the nations which he subdued;
12 即阿蘭、摩阿布、阿孟子民、培肋舍特人、阿瑪肋克和祚爾王勒曷布之子哈達德則爾的戰利品中所得，且已奉獻了的金銀，一同獻給了上主。
From Syria, and from Moab, and from the children of 'Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from 'Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadad'ezer, the son of Rechob, the king of Zobah.
13 達味戰勝阿蘭人歸來時，在鹽谷又擊殺了一萬八千厄東人，他的聲譽就更大了。
And David acquired a name when he returned from his smiting the Syrians in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand men.
14 他遂屯兵厄東，全厄東都臣服了達味；達味無論往那裏去，上主總是輔助他。
And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the Lord helped David whithersoever he went.
15 達味統治了全以色列，對自己所有的人民秉公行義。
And David reigned over all Israel; and David did what is just and right unto all his people.
16 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後御史。
And Joab the son of Zeruyah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Achilud was recorder;
17 阿希突布的兒子匝多克及阿希默肋客的兒子厄貝雅塔爾作司祭，沙委沙作秘書，
And Zadok the son of Achitub, and Achimelech the son of Ebyathar, were priests; and Serayah was scribe;
18 約雅達的兒子貝納雅管理革勒提和培肋提人；達味的兒子也作司祭。
And Banayahu the son of Yehoyada' was over both the Kerethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were officers of state.
