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.
Después de esto derrotó David a los filisteos y los sojuzgó, arrebatando a Gat y sus aldeas de las manos de los filisteos.
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].
Derrotó también a Moab; y los moabitas se sometieron a David y le pagaron tributo.
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.
Asimismo venció David a Hadaréser, rey de Sobá, en Hamat, cuando este iba a establecer su dominio sobre el río Éufrates.
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.
David le quitó mil carros, siete mil soldados de a caballo y veinte mil hombres de a pie; y desjarretó David todos los tiros de carro, dejando de ellos solamente para cien carros.
5 When the army of Syria came from Damascus [city] to help Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
Cuando los sirios de Damasco vinieron en socorro de Hadaréser, rey de Sobá, derrotó David a veinte y dos mil sirios.
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.
David puso (guarniciones) en la Siria de Damasco, y los sirios se sometieron a David y le pagaron tributo. Yahvé asistía a David dondequiera que iba.
7 David soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by the officers of Hadadezer’s [army] and brought them to Jerusalem.
David tomó, además, los escudos de oro con que los siervos de Hadaréser se protegían y los llevó a Jerusalén.
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].
En Tibat y Cun, ciudades de Hadaréser, se apoderó David de una gran cantidad de bronce, con el cual hizo Salomón el mar de bronce, las columnas y los utensilios de bronce.
9 When Tou, the king of Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
Cuando Tou, rey de Hamat, supo que David había derrotado a todo el ejército de Hadaréser, rey de Sobá,
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.
envió a Hadoram, su hijo, al rey David para saludarle y para bendecirle por haber atacado a Hadaréser, pues Tou era enemigo de Hadaréser; y (trajo Hadoram) toda clase de objetos de oro, de plata y de bronce,
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.
que el rey David consagró a Yahvé, además de la plata y el oro que había tomado a todas las naciones: a Edom, a Moab, a los hijos de Ammón, a los filisteos y a los amalecitas.
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, hijo de Sarvia, derrotó en el Valle de la Sal diez y ocho mil idumeos,
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.
y puso guarniciones en Edom; y todos los idumeos quedaron sometidos a David. Así asistió Yahvé a David en todas sus empresas.
14 David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was just and fair.
David reinó sobre todo Israel, y hacía juicio y justicia a todo el pueblo.
15 Zeruiah’s son Joab was the chief army commander. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the record-keeper.
Joab, hijo de Sarvia, estaba al frente del ejército; Josafat, hijo de Ahilud, era cronista;
16 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the Supreme Priests. Shavsha was the official secretary.
Sadoc, hijo de Ahitob, y Abimelec, hijo de Abiatar, eran sacerdotes; Savsa era secretario;
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.
Banaías, hijo de Joiadá, mandaba a los cereteos y feleteos; y los hijos de David eran los primeros junto al rey.
