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 came about that David attacked the Philistines and defeated them. So David took Metheg Ammah from the control 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。
Then he defeated Moab and measured their men with a line by making them lie down on the ground. He measured off two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. So the Moabites became servants to David and began to pay him 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 then defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, the king of Zobah, as Hadadezer was traveling to recover his rule by the Euphrates 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。
David captured from him 1,700 chariots and twenty thousand footmen. David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for a 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 killed twenty-two thousand Aramean 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 him and brought him tribute. Yahweh 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 golden shields that were on Hadadezer's servants 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。
From Tebah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took very much bronze.
9 當哈瑪特王托烏，聽說達味打敗了哈達德則爾，
When Tou, king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated 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。
Tou sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, and because Hadadezer had waged war against Tou. Hadoram brought with himself objects of silver, gold, and bronze.
11 達味也把這一切金銀，和他從所征服的民族：
King David set aside these objects to Yahweh, together with the silver and gold from all the nations that he conquered—
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 Aram, Moab, the people of Ammon, the Philistines, and Amalek, along with all of the plundered goods of Hadadezer son of Rehob, 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。
David's name was well known when he returned from conquering the Arameans in the Valley of Salt, with their 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。
He placed garrisons throughout all of Edom, and all the Edomites became servants to him. Yahweh 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。
David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and righteousness to 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。
Joab son of Zeruiah was the commander of the army, and Jehoshaphat 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，
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests, and Seraiah 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。
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the Kerethites and Pelethites, and David's sons were the chief officials at the king's hand.
