1 Chronicles 20
1 [In that region], kings usually went [with their armies] to fight [their enemies] (in the springtime/when the cold season ended). But that year, David [did not do that. Instead, he] stayed in Jerusalem, and he sent [his commander] Joab [to lead the army]. Joab took his troops. They [crossed the Jordan River and] ruined the land of the Ammon people-group. Then they went to Rabbah, [the capital city, ] and surrounded it. David stayed in Jerusalem [for a while. But later he took more troops and went to help] Joab. Their armies attacked Rabbah and destroyed it.
All'inizio dell'anno successivo, quando i re sono soliti andare in guerra, Ioab, alla testa di un forte esercito, devastò la regione degli Ammoniti, quindi andò ad assediare Rabbà, mentre Davide se ne stava in Gerusalemme. Ioab occupò e distrusse Rabbà.
2 Then David took the crown from the head of the king of Rabbah (OR, from the head of their god Milcom) and put it on his own head. It [was very heavy; it] weighed (75 pounds/34 kg.), and it had many very valuable stones [fastened to it]. They also took many other valuable things from the city.
Davide prese dalla testa di Milcom il diadema; trovò che pesava un talento d'oro; in esso era incastonata una pietra preziosa. Il diadema fu posto sulla testa di Davide. Egli asportò dalla città un grande bottino.
3 Then they brought the people out of the city and forced them to [work for their army, ] using saws and iron picks and axes. David’s soldiers did this in all the cities of the Ammon people-group. Then David and all of his army returned to Jerusalem.
Ne fece uscire anche gli abitanti, che destinò ai lavori con seghe, picconi di ferro e asce. Allo stesso modo Davide trattò tutte le città degli Ammoniti. Quindi Davide con tutti i suoi tornò in Gerusalemme.
4 Later, [David’s army] fought a battle with the army of Philistia, at Gezer [city]. During the battle Sibbecai, from Hushah [clan], killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rapha [giants]. So the armies of Philistia were defeated.
Dopo, ci fu una guerra in Ghezer con i Filistei. Allora Sibbekài di Cusa uccise Sippai dei discendenti dei Refaim. I Filistei furono soggiogati.
5 In another battle against the soldiers of Philistia, Elhanan, the son of Jair, killed Lahmi, the [younger] brother of [the giant] Goliath from Gath [town], who had a spear which was as thick as a weaver’s rod.
Ci fu un'altra guerra con i Filistei, nella quale Elcanan figlio di Iair uccise Lacmi, fratello di Golia di Gat, l'asta della cui lancia era come un subbio di tessitore.
6 There was another battle near Gath. A (huge man/giant) was there who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was descended from [the] Rapha [giants].
Ci fu un'altra guerra in Gat, durante la quale un uomo molto alto, con le dita a sei a sei, - in totale ventiquattro - anch'egli era della stirpe di Rafa -
7 When he made fun of the soldiers of Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s [older] brother Shimea, killed him.
ingiuriò Israele; Giònata figlio di Simeà, fratello di Davide, l'uccise.
8 Those were some of the descendants of [the] Rapha [giants] who had lived in Gath, who were killed [MTY] by David and his soldiers.
Questi uomini erano discendenti di Rafa in Gat; essi caddero colpiti da Davide e dai suoi uomini.
