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。
After this it happened that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them, and David took the bridle of Ammah 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。
He struck Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
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 struck also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.
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 took from him a thousand of his chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots.
5 後有大馬士革的阿蘭人，
When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Arameans two and twenty 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。
Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, and brought tribute. YHWH 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。
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem, which, later on, were also taken by Shishak king of Egypt in the days of Rehoboam son of Solomon when he went up 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。
From Tebah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took a very great amount of bronze.
9 當哈瑪特王托烏，聽說達味打敗了哈達德則爾，
When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer,
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 Toi 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 Toi. And he brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze.
11 達味也把這一切金銀，和他從所征服的民族：
The King also dedicated these to YHWH, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of 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。
of Edom, and of Moab, and of the people of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, 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 made a name for himself when he returned from defeating the Arameans. And Abishai son of Zeruiah defeated the Edomites in the Valley of Salt--eighteen thousand.
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 a garrison in Edom, and all the Edomites became servants to David. YHWH gave victory to David wherever 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 Israel, exercising justice and righteousness for 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 Zeruiah was in charge of the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud 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 Ahitub, and Abiathar the son of Ahimelech, were priests; and Shisha 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 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada supervised the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers.
