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, David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and David took the bridle of the mother city 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 defeated 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 also struck 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。
David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand footmen. David hamstrung the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for one hundred chariots.
5 後有大馬士革的阿蘭人，
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 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 Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity 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 Joram 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. Joram brought with him vessels of silver, 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：
King David also dedicated these to the LORD, 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 Syria, of Moab, of the children of Ammon, of the Philistines, of Amalek, and of the plunder 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。
David earned a reputation when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand men of the Syrians in the Valley of Salt.
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 put garrisons in Edom. Throughout all Edom, he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. The LORD 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 David executed 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。
Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, 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，
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, 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 the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.
