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.
Ei tid etter dette vann David yverpå filistarane og lagde deim under seg, og han tok då Gat og dei bygderne som låg ikring or henderne på filistarane.
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].
Han vann og yver moabitar, og so vart dei tenarar åt David og lagde skatt til honom.
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.
Like eins vann David på Hadarezer, kongen i Soba, ved Hamat, då han hadde fare av stad og skulde tryggja magti si ved elvi Frat.
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.
Og David tok ifrå honom eit tusund vognhestar og sju tusund hestfolk og tjuge tusund mann fotfolk. Og David let skjera av hasarne på alle vognhestarne og sparde berre eit hundrad hestar.
5 When the army of Syria came from Damascus [city] to help Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
Og då syrarane frå Damaskus kom og skulde hjelpa Hadarezer, kongen i Soba, slo David tvo og tjuge tusund mann av syrarane.
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.
Og David sette inn hervakter millom syrarane i Damaskus, og syrarane vart tenarar åt David og lagde skatt til honom. Soleis gav Herren David siger kvar helst han drog fram.
7 David soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by the officers of Hadadezer’s [army] and brought them to Jerusalem.
Og David tok dei gullskjoldarne som tenarane hans Hadarezer hadde bore, og førde deim til 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].
Og frå Tibhat og Kun, byarne hans Hadarezer, tok David kopar i stor mengd; av det gjorde Salomo koparhavet, sulorne og koparkjeraldi.
9 When Tou, the king of Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
Då so To’u, kongen i Hamat, høyrde at David hadde slege heile heren hans Hadarezer, kongen i Soba,
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.
sende han son sin, Hadoram, til kong David, at han skulde helsa på honom og ynskja honom til lukke med krigen mot Hadarezer og med sigeren yver kongen; for Hadarezer hadde jamt havt ufred med To’u. Han sende og alle slag kjerald av gull, sylv og kopar.
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.
Deim og vigde kong David til Herren, sameleis som det med det sylvet og gullet han hadde ført heim frå alle andre folk: frå edomitarne, moabiterne, Ammons-sønerne, filistarane og amalekitarne.
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.
Og Absai Serujason som slo edomitarne i Saltdalen, attan tusund 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.
So sette han vakt i Edom, og alle edomitarne vart tenarar åt David. Soleis gav Herren David siger kvar helst han for fram.
14 David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was just and fair.
David var no konge yver heile Israel, og han skipa lov og rett åt heile sitt folk.
15 Zeruiah’s son Joab was the chief army commander. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the record-keeper.
Joab Serujason var øvste herhovding, og Josafat Ahiludsson var kanslar.
16 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the Supreme Priests. Shavsha was the official secretary.
Sadok Ahitubsson og Abimelek Abjatarsson var prestar og Savsa riksskrivar,
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 Jojadason var hovding yver livvakti, men Davids søner var dei fyrste ved sida åt kongen.
