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.

Poslije toga razbi David Filisteje, i pokori ih, i uze David Meteg-Amu iz ruku Filistejskih.

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].

Razbi i Moavce, i izmjeri ih užem povaljavši ih po zemlji, i izmjeri ih dva uža da se pogube a jedno uže da se ostave u životu. I Moavci postaše sluge Davidove, i plaæahu mu danak.

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.

David razbi i Adad-Ezera sina Reovova cara Sovskoga, izašav da raširi vlast svoju do rijeke Efrata.

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.

I zarobi ih David tisuæu i sedam stotina konjanika i dvadeset tisuæa pješaka, i podreza David žile svijem konjma kolskim, samo ostavi za sto kola.

5 When [the army of] Syria came from Damascus [city] to help King Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.

I bijahu došli Sirci iz Damaska u pomoæ Adad-Ezeru caru Sovskom, i David pobi dvadeset i dvije tisuæe Siraca.

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.

I namjesti David vojsku u Siriji što je pod Damaskom, i Sirci postaše sluge Davidove plaæajuæi mu danak. I Gospod èuvaše Davida kuda god iðaše.

7 David’s soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by Hadadezer’s officials, and brought them to Jerusalem.

I David uze zlatne štitove koje imahu sluge Adad-Ezerove, i donese ih u Jerusalim.

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.

I iz Vetaha i iz Virotaja gradova Adad-Ezerovijeh odnese car David silnu mjed.

9 When Toi, the king of the Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,

A kad èu Toja car Ematski da je David pobio svu vojsku Adad-Ezerovu,

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.

Posla Toja Jorama sina svojega k caru Davidu da ga pozdravi i da mu èestita što je vojevao na Adad-Ezera i ubio ga, jer Toja imaše rat s Adad-Ezerom; i donese Joram zaklada zlatnijeh i srebrnijeh i mjedenijeh.

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.

Pa i to car David posveti Gospodu sa srebrom i zlatom što bješe posvetio od svijeh naroda koje pokori,

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.

Od Siraca i od Moavaca i od sinova Amonovijeh i od Filisteja i od Amalika, i od plijena Adad-Ezera sina Reovova cara Sovskoga.

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].

I David steèe ime kad se vrati pobiv Sirce, osamnaest tisuæa, u slanoj dolini.

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.

I namjesti vojsku po Idumeji, po svoj Idumeji namjesti vojsku, i svi Edomci postaše sluge Davidove. I Gospod èuvaše Davida kuda god iðaše.

15 David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was fair and just.

Tako carova David nad svijem Izrailjem, sudeæi i dajuæi pravdu svemu narodu svojemu.

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;

I Joav sin Serujin bješe nad vojskom; a Josafat sin Ahiludov pametar;

17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the official secretary;

A Sadok sin Ihitovov i Ahimeleh sin Avijatarov sveštenici; a Seraja pisar;

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).

A Venaja sin Jodajev bješe nad Heretejima i Feletejima; a sinovi Davidovi knezovi.