< 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.
Nachmals besiegte David die Philister und unterwarf sie und entriß der Gewalt der Philister Gath und die zugehörigen Ortschaften. –
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].
Er besiegte auch die Moabiter, so daß sie ihm tributpflichtige Untertanen wurden.
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.
Sodann besiegte David Hadareser, den König von Zoba, das nach Hamath zu liegt, als er ausgezogen war, um seine Herrschaft am Euphratstrom fest zu begründen.
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.
Dabei nahm David ihm 1000 Wagen, 7000 Reiter und 20000 Mann Fußvolk weg und ließ die Wagenpferde sämtlich lähmen; nur hundert Wagenpferde behielt er davon für sich.
5 When the army of Syria came from Damascus [city] to help Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
Als dann die Syrer von Damaskus dem König Hadareser von Zoba zu Hilfe kamen, erschlug David von den Syrern 22000 Mann
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.
und setzte dann Vögte über das damascenische Syrien ein, so daß die dortigen Syrer zu tributpflichtigen Untertanen Davids wurden. So verlieh der HERR dem David den Sieg auf allen Zügen, die er unternahm.
7 David soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by the officers of Hadadezer’s [army] and brought them to Jerusalem.
Auch erbeutete David die goldenen Schilde, welche die Hofbeamten Hadaresers getragen hatten, und ließ sie nach Jerusalem bringen;
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].
und in Tibhath und Kun, den Städten Hadaresers, fiel dem König David sehr viel Kupfer in die Hände, woraus Salomo später das große eherne Becken sowie die Säulen und die kupfernen Gerätschaften anfertigen ließ.
9 When Tou, the king of Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
Als aber Thou, der König von Hamath, erfuhr, daß David die ganze Heeresmacht Hadaresers, des Königs von Zoba, geschlagen hatte,
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.
sandte er seinen Sohn Hadoram zum König David, um ihn zu begrüßen und ihm Glück zu wünschen, daß er aus dem Kriege mit Hadareser als Sieger hervorgegangen sei – Thou hatte nämlich auf dem Kriegsfuß mit Hadareser gestanden –, dazu allerlei goldene, silberne und kupferne Kunstgegenstände,
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.
die der König David ebenfalls dem HERRN weihte, wie er es auch mit dem Silber und Gold machte, das er von allen Völkern erhoben hatte, von den Edomitern, Moabitern, Ammonitern, Philistern und Amalekitern.
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.
Abisai aber, der Sohn der Zeruja, besiegte die Edomiter im Salztal und erschlug von ihnen 18000 Mann,
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.
worauf er Vögte über Edom einsetzte, so daß alle Edomiter Untertanen Davids wurden. So verlieh der HERR dem David den Sieg überall, wohin er zog.
14 David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was just and fair.
So herrschte denn David über ganz Israel und ließ Recht und Gerechtigkeit in seinem ganzen Volke walten. –
15 Zeruiah’s son Joab was the chief army commander. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the record-keeper.
Joab, der Sohn der Zeruja, stand an der Spitze des Heeres; Josaphat, der Sohn Ahiluds, war Kanzler;
16 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the Supreme Priests. Shavsha was the official secretary.
Zadok, der Sohn Ahitubs, und Ahimelech, der Sohn Abjathars, waren Priester, Sawsa Staatsschreiber,
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.
Benaja, der Sohn Jojadas, Befehlshaber (der Leibwache) der Krethi und Plethi; und die Söhne Davids waren die Ersten zur Seite des Königs.

< 1 Chronicles 18 >