1 Chronicles 18
1 After this it happened, that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
Dopo queste cose, Davide sconfisse i Filistei e li umiliò, e tolse di mano ai Filistei Gath e le città che ne dipendevano.
2 He struck Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
Sconfisse pure i Moabiti; e i Moabiti divennero sudditi e tributari di Davide.
3 David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Perath.
Davide sconfisse anche Hadarezer, re di Tsoba, verso Hamath, mentr’egli andava a stabilire il suo dominio sul fiume Eufrate.
4 David took from him one thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots.
Davide gli prese mille carri, settemila cavalieri e ventimila pedoni; tagliò i garetti a tutti i cavalli da tiro, ma riserbò de’ cavalli per cento carri.
5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Arameans twenty-two thousand men.
E quando i Siri di Damasco vennero per soccorrere Hadarezer, re di Tsoba, Davide ne uccise ventiduemila.
6 Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, and brought tribute. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.
Poi Davide mise delle guarnigioni nella Siria di Damasco, e i Siri divennero sudditi e tributari di Davide; e l’Eterno lo rendea vittorioso dovunque egli andava.
7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
E Davide tolse ai servi di Hadarezer i loro scudi d’oro e li portò a Gerusalemme.
8 From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.
Davide prese anche una grande quantità di rame a Tibhath e a Cun, città di Hadarezer. Salomone se ne servì per fare il mar di rame, le colonne e gli utensili di rame.
9 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
Or quando Tou, re di Hamath, ebbe udito che Davide avea sconfitto tutto l’esercito di Hadarezer, re di Tsoba,
10 he 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 Tou; ) and he had with him all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and bronze.
mandò al re Davide Hadoram, suo figliuolo, per salutarlo e per benedirlo perché avea mosso guerra a Hadarezer e l’avea sconfitto (Hadarezer era sempre in guerra con Tou); e Hadoram portò seco ogni sorta di vasi d’oro, d’argento, e di rame.
11 The King also dedicated these to the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he took from all the nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the people of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
E il re Davide consacrò anche quelli all’Eterno, come avea già consacrato l’argento e l’oro che avea portato via a tutte le nazioni: agli Edomiti, ai Moabiti, agli Ammoniti, ai Filistei ed agli Amalekiti.
12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.
Abishai, figliuolo di Tseruia, sconfisse pure diciottomila Edomiti nella valle del Sale.
13 He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.
E pose delle guarnigioni in Idumea, e tutti gli Edomiti divennero sudditi di Davide; e l’Eterno rendea Davide vittorioso dovunque egli andava.
14 David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness to all his people.
Davide regnò su tutto Israele, facendo ragione e amministrando la giustizia a tutto il suo popolo.
15 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
Joab, figliuolo di Tseruia, comandava l’esercito; Giosafat, figliuolo di Ahilud, era cancelliere;
16 and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shisha was scribe;
Tsadok, figliuolo di Ahitub, e Abimelec, figliuolo di Abiathar, erano sacerdoti; Shavsa era segretario;
17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
Benaia, figliuolo di Jehoiada, era capo dei Kerethei e dei Pelethei; e i figliuoli di Davide erano i primi al fianco del re.
