撒母耳記下 8
1 此後，大衛攻打非利士人，把他們治服，從他們手下奪取了京城的權柄；
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 又攻打摩押人，使他們躺臥在地上，用繩量一量：量二繩的殺了，量一繩的存留。摩押人就歸服大衛，給他進貢。
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 瑣巴王利合的兒子哈大底謝往大河去，要奪回他的國權。大衛就攻打他，
David then defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, the king of Zobah, as Hadadezer was traveling to recover his rule by the Euphrates River.
4 擒拿了他的馬兵一千七百，步兵二萬，將拉戰車的馬砍斷蹄筋，但留下一百輛車的馬。
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 大馬士革的亞蘭人來幫助瑣巴王哈大底謝，大衛就殺了亞蘭人二萬二千。
When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand Aramean men.
6 於是大衛在大馬士革的亞蘭地設立防營，亞蘭人就歸服他，給他進貢。大衛無論往哪裏去，耶和華都使他得勝。
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 他奪了哈大底謝臣僕所拿的金盾牌，帶到耶路撒冷。
David took the golden shields that were on Hadadezer's servants and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 大衛王又從屬哈大底謝的比他和比羅他城中奪取了許多的銅。
From Tebah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took very much bronze.
9 哈馬王陀以聽見大衛殺敗哈大底謝的全軍，
When Tou, king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer,
10 就打發他兒子約蘭去見大衛王，問他的安，為他祝福，因為他殺敗了哈大底謝（原來陀以與哈大底謝常常爭戰）。約蘭帶了金銀銅的器皿來，
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 大衛王將這些器皿和他治服各國所得來的金銀都分別為聖，獻給耶和華，
King David set aside these objects to Yahweh, together with the silver and gold from all the nations that he conquered—
12 就是從亞蘭、摩押、亞捫、非利士、亞瑪力人所得來的，以及從瑣巴王利合的兒子哈大底謝所掠之物。
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 大衛在鹽谷擊殺了亞蘭一萬八千人回來，就得了大名；
David's name was well known when he returned from conquering the Arameans in the Valley of Salt, with their eighteen thousand men.
14 又在以東全地設立防營，以東人就都歸服大衛。大衛無論往哪裏去，耶和華都使他得勝。
He placed garrisons throughout all of Edom, and all the Edomites became servants to him. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
15 大衛作以色列眾人的王，又向眾民秉公行義。
David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and righteousness to all his people.
16 洗魯雅的兒子約押作元帥；亞希律的兒子約沙法作史官；
Joab son of Zeruiah was the commander of the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder.
17 亞希突的兒子撒督和亞比亞他的兒子亞希米勒作祭司長；西萊雅作書記；
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests, and Seraiah was scribe.
18 耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅統轄基利提人和比利提人。大衛的眾子都作領袖。
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.
