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.
Μετά δε ταύτα επάταξεν ο Δαβίδ τους Φιλισταίους και κατετρόπωσεν αυτούς· και έλαβεν ο Δαβίδ την Μεθέγ-αμμά εκ χειρός των Φιλισταίων.
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].
Και επάταξε τους Μωαβίτας και διεμέτρησεν αυτούς διά σχοινίων, απλώσας αυτούς κατά γής· και διεμέτρησε διά δύο σχοινίων διά να θανατώση, και δι' ενός πλήρους σχοινίου διά να αφήση ζώντας. Ούτως οι Μωαβίται έγειναν δούλοι του Δαβίδ υποτελείς.
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.
Επάταξεν έτι ο Δαβίδ τον Αδαδεζέρ, υιόν του Ρεώβ, βασιλέα της Σωβά, ενώ υπήγαινε να στήση την εξουσίαν αυτού επί τον ποταμόν Ευφράτην.
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.
Και έλαβεν ο Δαβίδ εξ αυτού χιλίους επτακοσίους ιππείς και είκοσι χιλιάδας πεζών· και ενευροκόπησεν ο Δαβίδ πάντας τους ίππους των αμαξών, και εφύλαξεν εξ αυτών εκατόν αμάξας.
5 When [the army of] Syria came from Damascus [city] to help King Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
Και ότε ήλθον οι Σύριοι της Δαμασκού διά να βοηθήσωσι τον Αδαδέζερ, βασιλέα της Σωβά, ο Δαβίδ επάταξεν εκ των Συρίων εικοσιδύο χιλιάδας ανδρών.
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.
Και έβαλεν ο Δαβίδ φρουράς εν τη Συρία της Δαμασκού· και οι Σύριοι έγειναν δούλοι υποτελείς του Δαβίδ. Και έσωζεν ο Κύριος τον Δαβίδ πανταχού, όπου επορεύετο.
7 David’s soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by Hadadezer’s officials, and brought them to Jerusalem.
Και έλαβεν ο Δαβίδ τας ασπίδας τας χρυσάς, αίτινες ήσαν επί τους δούλους του Αδαδέζερ, και έφερεν αυτάς εις Ιερουσαλήμ.
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.
Και εκ της Βετάχ και εκ Βηρωθάϊ, πόλεων του Αδαδέζερ, ο βασιλεύς Δαβίδ έλαβε χαλκόν πολύν σφόδρα.
9 When Toi, the king of the Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
Ακούσας δε ο Θοεί, βασιλεύς της Αιμάθ, ότι ο Δαβίδ επάταξε πάσαν την δύναμιν του Αδαδέζερ,
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.
απέστειλεν ο Θοεί Ιωράμ, τον υιόν αυτού, προς τον βασιλέα Δαβίδ, διά να χαιρετήση αυτόν και να ευλογήση αυτόν, ότι κατεπολέμησε τον Αδαδέζερ και επάταξεν αυτόν· διότι ο Αδαδέζερ ήτο πολέμιος του Θοεί. Και έφερεν ο Ιωράμ μεθ' εαυτού σκεύη αργυρά και σκεύη χρυσά και σκεύη χάλκινα·
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.
και ταύτα αφιέρωσεν ο βασιλεύς Δαβίδ εις τον Κύριον μετά του αργυρίου και του χρυσίου, τα οποία είχεν αφιερώσει εκ πάντων των εθνών, όσα υπέταξεν·
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.
εκ της Συρίας και εκ του Μωάβ και εκ των υιών Αμμών και εκ των Φιλισταίων και εκ του Αμαλήκ και εκ των λαφύρων του Αδαδέζερ, υιού του Ρεώβ, βασιλέως της Σωβά.
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].
Και απέκτησεν ο Δαβίδ όνομα, ότε επέστρεφε, κατατροπώσας τους Συρίους εν τη κοιλάδι του άλατος, δεκαοκτώ χιλιάδας.
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.
Και έβαλε φρουράς εν τη Ιδουμαία· καθ' όλην την Ιδουμαίαν έβαλε φρουράς· και πάντες οι Ιδουμαίοι έγειναν δούλοι του Δαβίδ. Και έσωζεν ο Κύριος τον Δαβίδ πανταχού όπου επορεύετο.
15 David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was fair and just.
Και εβασίλευσεν ο Δαβίδ επί πάντα τον Ισραήλ· και έκαμεν ο Δαβίδ κρίσιν και δικαιοσύνην εις πάντα τον λαόν αυτού.
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;
Και Ιωάβ, ο υιός της Σερουΐας, ήτο επί του στρατεύματος· Ιωσαφάτ δε, ο υιός του Αχιλούδ, υπομνηματογράφος·
17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the official secretary;
και Σαδώκ, ο υιός του Αχιτώβ, και Αχιμέλεχ, ο υιός του Αβιάθαρ, ιερείς· ο δε Σεραΐας, γραμματεύς.
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).
Και Βεναΐας, ο υιός του Ιωδαέ, ήτο επί των Χερεθαίων και επί των Φελεθαίων· οι δε υιοί του Δαβίδ ήσαν αυλάρχαι.
