2 Samuel 8
1 Some time later, David’s army attacked the Philistia [army] and defeated them. They took control over the entire Philistia area.
Hathnukkhu hoi Devit ni Filistinnaw hah a tuk teh a tâ. Hahoi Devit ni Metheg Ammah kho hah Filistinnaw e kut dawk hoi a la.
2 David’s army also defeated the army of the Moab people-group. David forced their soldiers to lie down on the ground [close to each other]. His men killed two out of every three of them. The [other] Moab people [were forced to] accept David as their ruler, and they were forced to give to him [every year the] payment/tax [that he demanded].
Moabnaw a tuk awh teh, talai dawk a yan sak. Rui hoi a bangnue teh ahu kathum touh dawk hu hni touh a thei awh. Hottelah Moabnaw teh Devit ni imhu cawngnae kho lah a coung teh imhu ouk a poe awh.
3 David’s army also defeated [the army of] Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, who ruled [the state of] Zobah [in Syria]. That happened when David went to rule again over the area at [the upper part of] the Euphrates River.
Zobah siangpahrang Rehob e capa Hadadezer ni Euphrates tui teng e talai ram la hane a cei navah, Devit ni a thei teh,
4 David’s army captured 1,700 of Hadadezer’s soldiers who rode on horses, and 20,000 of his other soldiers. They also crippled/hamstrung most of the horses that pulled the chariots, but they left/spared enough horses to [pull] 100 chariots.
marangransa 1,700, ransa 20,000, a man teh leng 100 touh ama han a hruek hnukkhu alouke lengnaw pueng koung a tâtueng.
5 When [the army of] Syria came from Damascus [city] to help King Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
Damaskas kho e Siria tami Zobah siangpahrang Hadadezer kabawp hanelah ka cet e hah Devit ni Sirianaw thung dawk e tami 22000 touh a thei.
6 Then David stationed (groups of his soldiers/army camps) in their area, and the people of Syria were forced to accept David as their ruler, and to give to David’s government [every year] the payment/tax that he demanded. And Yahweh enabled David’s [army] to win victories wherever they went.
Hahoi Devit ni Siria ram Damaskas kho dawk ransa a sak, Sirianaw teh Devit koe san a toung awh teh, imhu a cawng awh. Devit a cei nah tangkuem BAWIPA ni tânae a poe.
7 David’s soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by Hadadezer’s officials, and brought them to Jerusalem.
Devit ni Hadadezer taminaw koehoi e suisaipheinaw a lawp awh teh, Jerusalem kho vah a thokhai.
8 They also brought [to Jerusalem] a lot of bronze [that they found] in Betah and Berothai, two cities that King Hadadezer [had previously] ruled.
Devit ni Hadadezer kho Betah hoi Berothai hoi rahum moikapap a la.
9 When Toi, the king of the Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
Hamath siangpahrang Toi ni Hadadezer ransa pueng Devit ni koung a tâtueng tie a thai.
10 he sent his son Joram to greet King David and to (congratulate him/say that he was happy) about his army defeating Hadadezer’s army, which Toi’s [army] had fought many times. Joram brought to David many items/gifts made from gold, silver, and bronze.
Hadadezer a tuk teh a tâ dawkvah, kâhuiko hane hoi yawhawi poe hanelah Toi capa Joram hah Devit koe a patoun. Bangkongtetpawiteh, Adadezer ni Toi hah ouk a tuk boi toe. Joram ni suimanang, ngunmanang, rahummanang hah a sin pouh.
11 King David dedicated all those items to Yahweh. He also dedicated the silver and gold which his army had taken from the nations that they had conquered.
Hote manangnaw hah Devit siangpahrang ni BAWIPA koe thuengnae a sak.
12 They had taken items from the Edom people-group and the Moab people-group, from the Ammon people-group, from the Philistia people, and from [the descendants of] Amalek, as well as from the people that Hadadezer [previously] ruled.
Siria, Moab, Ammon taminaw hoi Filistinnaw, Amaleknaw hoi Zobah siangpahrang Rehob capa Hadadezer koehoi e hnopai a la e naw doeh.
13 When David returned [after defeating the armies of Syria], he became more famous because his army killed 18,000 soldiers from the Edom people-group in the Salt Valley [near the Dead Sea].
Devit ni palawi yawn dawk hoi a ban lampa Sirianaw 18000 a thei dawkvah a min a kamsawng.
14 David stationed (groups of his soldiers/army camps) throughout the Edom area, and forced the people there to accept him as their king. Yahweh enabled David’s [army] to win battles wherever they went.
Edom ram tangkuem koe ransa a hruek. Edom khocanaw teh Devit koe san a toung awh. Devit ni a ceinae tangkuem dawk BAWIPA ni tânae a poe.
15 David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was fair and just.
Hottelah Devit ni Isarelnaw a uk. A taminaw pueng lannae hoi a uk.
16 Joab was the army commander; Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the man who reported to the people everything that David decided that they should do;
Zeruiah capa Joab teh ransanaw kaukkung kacuepoung lah ao. Ahilud capa Jehoshaphat teh kamthang kathutkung lah ao.
17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the official secretary;
Ahitub capa Zadok hoi Abiathar capa Ahimelek hah vaihma lah ao roi.
18 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was the commander of (David’s bodyguards/the men who protected the king); and David’s sons were priests (OR, his administrators/advisors).
Jehoiada capa Benaiah teh, Kereth tami hoi Peleth taminaw e kacue lah ao. Devit capanaw teh ram kaukkung bawi lah ao awh.
