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.
Después de esto aconteció que David derrotó a los filisteos y los sometió. David tomó la rienda de la ciudad principal de la mano de los filisteos.
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].
También derrotó a Moab y los midió con cordel. Los hacía tenderse en tierra: dos cordeles para morir, y un cordel para vivir. Los moabitas fueron esclavos de David y pagaron tributo.
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 derrotó a Hadad-ezer, hijo de Rehob, rey de Soba, cuando éste iba a establecer su dominio hasta el río Éufrates.
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.
David le capturó 1.700 jinetes y 20.000 hombres de infantería. David desjarretó los caballos de los carruajes y dejó solo para 100 carruajes.
5 When [the army of] Syria came from Damascus [city] to help King Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
Cuando los sirios de Damasco fueron a ayudar a Hadad-ezer, rey de Soba, David mató a 22.000 hombres de los sirios
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.
y estableció guarniciones en Siria de Damasco. Los sirios fueron esclavos de David, y pagaron tributo. A dondequiera que David iba, Yavé le daba la victoria.
7 David’s soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by Hadadezer’s officials, and brought them to Jerusalem.
David tomó los escudos de oro que llevaban los esclavos de Hadad-ezer y los llevó a Jerusalén.
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.
También el rey David tomó gran cantidad de bronce de Beta y Berotai, ciudades de Hadad-ezer.
9 When Toi, the king of the Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
Cuando Toi, rey de Hamat, oyó que David venció a todo el ejército de Hadad-ezer,
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.
Toi envió a su hijo Joram al rey David para saludarlo y felicitarlo por el combate y la derrota de Hadad-ezer, pues Toi era enemigo de Hadad-ezer. Joram trajo objetos de plata, oro y bronce en su mano,
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.
los cuales el rey David dedicó a Yavé, junto con la plata y el oro que tomó de todas las naciones sometidas:
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.
de Aram, Moab, los amonitas, los filisteos, Amalec y del despojo de Hadad-ezer, hijo de Rehob, rey de Soba.
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].
David también ganó renombre para él cuando regresó de derrotar a 18.000 sirios en el valle de la Sal.
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.
Estableció guarniciones en Edom. Por todo Edom instaló guarniciones, y todos los edomitas fueron esclavos de David. A dondequiera que David iba, Yavé le daba la victoria.
15 David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was fair and just.
David reinó sobre todo Israel y practicaba el justo juicio con todo su pueblo.
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;
Joab, hijo de Sarvia, estaba al mando del ejército, y Josafat, hijo de Ahilud, era el cronista.
17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the official secretary;
Sadoc, hijo de Ahitob, y Ahimelec, hijo de Abiatar, eran sacerdotes. Seraías era el escriba.
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).
Benaía, hijo de Joiada, estaba a cargo de los cereteos y de los peleteos. Los hijos de David eran los príncipes.
