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.
Beberapa waktu kemudian, Daud mengalahkan bangsa Filistin dan membuat mereka tunduk kepadanya. Dia merebut kota Gat dari tangan mereka.
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].
Daud juga mengalahkan bangsa Moab. Pada akhir pertempuran, dia menyuruh seluruh pasukan Moab yang masih hidup untuk berbaring secara berjajar di tanah. Kemudian dia menggunakan seutas tali untuk membagi kelompok mereka. Dia membentangkan dua kali panjang tali itu untuk menentukan kelompok yang akan dibunuh, dan membentangkan sekali lagi sepanjang tali itu untuk menentukan kelompok yang dibiarkan hidup. Demikianlah Daud menaklukkan bangsa Moab sehingga mereka membayar pajak kepadanya.
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.
Daud juga mengalahkan Raja Hadadeser, anak Rehob dari Zoba. Peristiwa itu terjadi ketika Hadadeser pergi untuk menegakkan kembali kekuasaannya di daerah dekat sungai Efrat.
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.
Dalam pertempuran itu Daud menawan 1.700 tentara pengendara kereta kuda dan 20.000 tentara pejalan kaki. Daud melumpuhkan hampir semua kuda mereka. Dia hanya menyisakan sebagian, sejumlah yang cukup untuk membawa 100 kereta.
5 When [the army of] Syria came from Damascus [city] to help King Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
Ketika pasukan bangsa Siria datang dari kota Damsik untuk menolong Raja Hadadeser, Daud membunuh 22.000 tentara Siria itu.
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.
Lalu Daud menempatkan pos-pos penjagaan di negeri Siria. Maka negeri mereka juga menjadi jajahan kerajaan Daud dan membayar pajak kepadanya. Ke mana pun Daud pergi berperang, TUHAN selalu memberinya kemenangan.
7 David’s soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by Hadadezer’s officials, and brought them to Jerusalem.
Daud mengambil perisai-perisai emas milik para perwira Hadadeser dan membawanya ke Yerusalem.
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.
Dia juga mengambil banyak sekali perunggu dari Tebah dan Berotai, kota-kota milik Hadadeser.
9 When Toi, the king of the Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
Raja Hadadeser tadinya sering berperang melawan Raja Tou dari kota Hamat. Itu sebabnya, ketika Raja Tou mendengar bahwa Daud sudah mengalahkan seluruh tentara Hadadeser, dia mengutus anaknya yang bernama Yoram untuk menyampaikan sukacita mereka atas kemenangan Daud. Dalam kunjungan itu, Yoram membawa banyak hadiah untuk Daud berupa barang-barang dari emas, perak, dan perunggu.
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.
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.
Raja Daud mempersembahkan semua barang dari Raja Tou kepada TUHAN. Itulah yang biasanya dia lakukan dengan emas dan perak hasil jarahan dari bangsa mana pun yang sudah ditaklukkannya,
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.
termasuk bangsa Siria, Moab, Amon, Filistin, Amalek, dan juga yang diambil dari Raja Hadadeser.
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].
Nama Daud menjadi lebih terkenal lagi di negeri-negeri lain sesudah menewaskan sebanyak 18.000 tentara dari bangsa Edom di Lembah Asin.
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.
Dia menempatkan pos-pos penjaga di seluruh negeri Edom, sehingga negeri mereka menjadi jajahannya. TUHAN selalu memberikan kemenangan kepada Daud ke mana pun dia pergi berperang.
15 David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was fair and just.
Daud memerintah atas seluruh Israel dan dia melakukan segala sesuatu untuk rakyatnya dengan adil dan benar.
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;
Yoab anak Zeruya menjabat sebagai panglima pasukan. Yosafat anak Ahilud menjabat sebagai kepala juru tulis yang mencatat keputusan dan peristiwa dalam kerajaan.
17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the official secretary;
Zadok anak Ahitub dan Ahimelek anak Abiatar menjabat sebagai imam besar. Seraya menjabat sebagai sekretaris negara.
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).
Benaya anak Yoyada menjabat sebagai komandan atas pasukan pengawal raja. Dan anak laki-laki Daud bertugas sebagai hakim-hakim utama.
