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.
A na początku roku, w czasie, gdy królowie zwykli wyjeżdżać [na wojnę], Joab poprowadził potężne wojsko i spustoszył ziemię synów Ammona, potem nadciągnął i obległ Rabbę, Dawid tymczasem pozostał w Jerozolimie. I Joab zdobył Rabbę, i zburzył ją.
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.
Wtedy Dawid zdjął koronę jej króla z jego głowy, a okazało się, że waży ona talent złota, była też ozdobiona drogocennymi kamieniami. I włożono ją na głowę Dawida. Wywiózł też z miasta bardzo dużo łupów.
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.
Lud, który [był] w nim, wyprowadził i przeciął piłami, bronami żelaznymi i siekierami. Tak uczynił Dawid ze wszystkimi miastami synów Ammona. Potem Dawid wrócił wraz z całym ludem do Jerozolimy.
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.
Następnie doszło do wojny z Filistynami w Gezer. Wtedy to Sibbekaj Chuszatyta zabił Sippaja z rodu olbrzyma i tak [Filistyni] zostali pokonani.
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.
I znowu była wojna z Filistynami, kiedy Elchanan, syn Jaira, zabił Lachmiego, brata Goliata Gittyty, którego drzewce włóczni było jak wał tkacki.
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].
I była jeszcze wojna w Gat, gdzie znajdował się człowiek wysokiego wzrostu, który miał po sześć palców [u rąk i nóg, razem] – dwadzieścia cztery [palce]. On również pochodził z rodu tego olbrzyma.
7 When he made fun of the soldiers of Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s [older] brother Shimea, killed him.
A gdy wyzywał Izraela, zabił go Jonatan, syn Szimei, brata Dawida.
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.
Ci byli synami jednego olbrzyma z Gat, a polegli z ręki Dawida i z rąk jego sług.
