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.
En tid härefter slog David filistéerna och kuvade dem. Därvid tog han Gat med underlydande orter ur filistéernas hand.
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 slog ock moabiterna; så blevo moabiterna David underdåniga och förde till honom skänker.
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.
Likaledes slog David Hadareser, konungen i Soba, vid Hamat, när denne hade dragit åstad för att befästa sitt välde vid floden 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.
Och David tog ifrån honom ett tusen vagnar och tog till fånga sju tusen ryttare och tjugu tusen man fotfolk; och David lät avskära fotsenorna på alla vagnshästarna, utom på ett hundra hästar, som han skonade.
5 When the army of Syria came from Damascus [city] to help Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
När sedan araméerna från Damaskus kommo för att hjälpa Hadareser, konungen i Soba, nedgjorde David tjugutvå tusen man av dem.
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.
Och David insatte fogdar bland araméerna i Damaskus; och araméerna blevo David underdåniga och förde till honom skänker. Så gav HERREN seger åt David, varhelst 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.
Och David tog de gyllene sköldar som Hadaresers tjänare hade burit och förde dem till 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].
Och från Hadaresers städer Tibhat och Kun tog David koppar i stor myckenhet; därav gjorde sedan Salomo kopparhavet, pelarna och kopparkärlen.
9 When Tou, the king of Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
Då nu Tou, konungen i Hamat, hörde att David hade slagit Hadaresers, konungens i Soba, hela här,
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.
sände han sin son Hadoram till konung David för att hälsa honom och lyckönska honom, därför att han hade givit sig i strid med Hadareser och slagit honom; ty Hadareser hade varit Tous fiende. Han sände ock alla slags kärl av guld, silver och koppar.
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.
Också dessa helgade konung David åt HERREN, likasom han hade gjort med det silver och guld han hade hemfört från alla andra folk: från edoméerna, moabiterna, Ammons barn, filistéerna och amalekiterna.
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.
Och sedan Absai, Serujas son, hade slagit edoméerna i Saltdalen, aderton tusen man,
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.
insatte han fogdar i Edom; och alla edoméer blevo David underdåniga. Så gav HERREN seger åt David, varhelst han drog fram.
14 David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was just and fair.
David regerade nu över hela Israel; och han skipade lag och rätt åt allt sitt folk.
15 Zeruiah’s son Joab was the chief army commander. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the record-keeper.
Joab, Serujas son, hade befälet över krigshären, och Josafat, Ahiluds son, var kansler.
16 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the Supreme Priests. Shavsha was the official secretary.
Sadok, Ahitubs son, och Abimelek, Ebjatars son, voro präster, och Sausa var sekreterare.
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, Jojadas son, hade befälet över keretéerna och peletéerna; men Davids söner voro de förnämste vid konungens sida.
