1 Chronicles 18
1 Some time later, David’s [army] attacked the army of Philistia and defeated them. They captured Gath [city] and the surrounding villages.
E kinde moko, Daudi noloyo jo-Filistia ma gibedo e bwo lochne kendo nokawo Gath to gi mier matindo molwore koa kuom jo-Filistia.
2 His [army] also defeated [the army of] the Moab [people-group]. The people were forced to accept David as their ruler, and also to pay money [each year to David’s government, in order that David’s army would protect them].
Daudi noloyo jo-Moab bende kendo negibedo e bwo lochne kendo negigolone osuru.
3 David’s [army] also fought against [the army of] Hadadezer, the king of [the] Zobah [region in Syria] near Hamath [city], when Hadadezer was trying to establish control over the area near the Euphrates River.
Bende Daudi nokedo gi Hadadezer ma ruodh Zoba nyaka ochopo Hamath kane odhi mondo ogur lochne e dho Aora Yufrate.
4 David’s [army] captured 1,000 of Hadadezer’s chariots, 7,000 chariot-drivers, and 20,000 soldiers. They hamstrung/crippled most of their horses; there were only 100 horses that they did not cripple.
Daudi nomako geche lweny alufu achiel gi joidh farese alufu abiriyo, to gi jolweny mawuotho gi tiendgi alufu piero ariyo. Nongʼado odond farese duto makmana farese mia achiel kuomgi ema noweyo.
5 When the army of Syria came from Damascus [city] to help Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
Kane jo-Aram moa Damaski obiro konyo Hadadezer ruodh Zoba, Daudi nonego ji alufu piero ariyo gariyo kuomgi.
6 Then David stationed groups of his soldiers in Damascus, and the people of Syria were forced to accept David as their ruler, and to pay to David’s government [each year] the payment/tax that he demanded. And Yahweh enabled David’s [army] to win battles everywhere they went.
Noketo kambi mag jolwenje e dala maduongʼ mar Damaski e piny jo-Aram kendo jo-Aram nobedo e bwo lochne kendo negikelone osuru. Jehova Nyasaye nomiyo Daudi olocho kamoro amora mane odhiye.
7 David soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by the officers of Hadadezer’s [army] and brought them to Jerusalem.
Daudi nokawo kuodi molos gi dhahabu mane otingʼ gi jotend lweny mag Hadadezer mi okelogi Jerusalem.
8 They also brought from Tebah (OR, Tibhath) and Cun, two towns that belonged to Hadadezer, a lot of bronze, which [David’s son] Solomon [later] used to make the huge bronze basin and the pillars and other bronze items [for the temple].
Chakre Teba kod Kun, mane gin miech Hadadezer, Daudi nokawo mula mangʼeny, mane Solomon olosogo gima iluongo ni Nam mar mula gi sirni, to gi gik mopogore opogore molos gi mula.
9 When Tou, the king of Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
Kane Tou ruodh Hamath nowinjo ni Daudi noloyo jolweny duto mag Hadadezer ruodh Zoba,
10 he sent his son Hadoram to King David, to greet him and (congratulate him/tell him that he was happy) about his defeating Hadadezer’s army, which had been fighting [the army of] Tou. Hadoram brought to David many items/gifts made of gold, silver, and bronze.
nooro wuode Hadoram ir Ruoth Daudi mondo oterne omose kendo opake kuom locho e kedo kod Hadadezer mane osebedo kakedo gi Tou. Hadoram nokelo gik mopogore opogore ma olos gi dhahabu gi fedha kod mula.
11 King David dedicated those things to Yahweh, like he had done with the silver and gold that his soldiers had taken from [the] Edom and Moab [people-groups], and from the Ammon people-group and from the people of Philistia, and from [the descendants of] Amalek.
Ruoth Daudi nochiwo gigi ne Jehova Nyasaye, mana kaka ne osetimo gi fedha kod dhahabu manokawo kuom ogendini duto: jo-Edom kod jo-Moab, jo-Amon kod jo-Filistia to gi jo-Amalek.
12 [One of David’s army commanders, ] Abishai, whose mother was Zeruiah, went with his army and killed 18,000 soldiers from Edom in the Salt Valley.
Abishai wuod Zeruya nonego jo-Edom alufu apar gaboro e Holo mar Chumbi.
13 Then David stationed groups of his soldiers there in Edom, and the people of Edom were forced to accept David as their king and to pay money to David’s government [every year]. And Yahweh enabled David’s [army] to win battles wherever they went.
Nogero kar kambi jolweny ei Edom kendo jo-Edom nobedo e bwo loch Daudi. Jehova Nyasaye nomiyo Daudi olocho kamoro amora mane odhiye.
14 David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was just and fair.
Daudi nobedo ruodh jo-Israel duto kotimo maber kendo makare ni joge duto.
15 Zeruiah’s son Joab was the chief army commander. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the record-keeper.
Joab ma wuod Zeruya ne jatend jolweny, to Jehoshafat wuod Ahilud ne jachan weche,
16 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the Supreme Priests. Shavsha was the official secretary.
Zadok wuod Ahitub kod Abimelek wuod Abiathar to ne jodolo, Shavsha ne jagoro;
17 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ruled over the Kereth and Peleth groups [who were David’s bodyguards]. And David’s sons were his most important officials.
Benaya wuod Jehoyada to ne jatend joka Kereth kod joka Peleth, to yawuot Daudi to ne gin jotelo madongo makonyo ruoth.
