1 Chronik 18
1 Und es geschah hernach, da schlug David die Philister und demütigte sie; und er nahm Gath und seine Tochterstädte aus der Hand der Philister.
Some time later, David’s [army] attacked the army of Philistia and defeated them. They captured Gath [city] and the surrounding villages.
2 Und er schlug die Moabiter; und die Moabiter wurden David zu Knechten, welche Geschenke brachten.
His [army] also defeated [the army of] the Moab [people-group]. The people were forced to accept David as their ruler, and also to pay money [each year to David’s government, in order that David’s army would protect them].
3 Und David schlug Hadareser, den König von Zoba, bei Hamath, als er hinzog, um seine Macht am Strome Phrat zu befestigen.
David’s [army] also fought against [the army of] Hadadezer, the king of [the] Zobah [region in Syria] near Hamath [city], when Hadadezer was trying to establish control over the area near the Euphrates River.
4 Und David nahm von ihm gefangen tausend Wagen und siebentausend Reiter und zwanzigtausend Mann Fußvolk; und David lähmte alle Gespanne und ließ hundert Gespanne von ihm übrig.
David’s [army] captured 1,000 of Hadadezer’s chariots, 7,000 chariot-drivers, and 20,000 soldiers. They hamstrung/crippled most of their horses; there were only 100 horses that they did not cripple.
5 Und die Syrer von Damaskus kamen, um Hadareser, dem König von Zoba, zu helfen; und David erschlug unter den Syrern zweiundzwanzigtausend Mann.
When the army of Syria came from Damascus [city] to help Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
6 Und David legte Besatzungen in das damascenische Syrien; und die Syrer wurden David zu Knechten, welche Geschenke brachten. Und Jehova half David überall, wohin er zog.
Then David stationed groups of his soldiers in Damascus, and the people of Syria were forced to accept David as their ruler, and to pay to David’s government [each year] the payment/tax that he demanded. And Yahweh enabled David’s [army] to win battles everywhere they went.
7 Und David nahm die goldenen Schilde, welche den Knechten Hadaresers gehörten, und brachte sie nach Jerusalem.
David soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by the officers of Hadadezer’s [army] and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Und aus Tibchad und aus Kun, den Städten Hadaresers, nahm David Erz in großer Menge; davon machte Salomo das eherne Meer und die Säulen und die ehernen Geräte.
They also brought from Tebah (OR, Tibhath) and Cun, two towns that belonged to Hadadezer, a lot of bronze, which [David’s son] Solomon [later] used to make the huge bronze basin and the pillars and other bronze items [for the temple].
9 Und als Tou, der König von Hamath, hörte, daß David die ganze Heeresmacht Hadaresers, des Königs von Zoba, geschlagen hatte,
When Tou, the king of Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
10 da sandte er Hadoram, seinen Sohn, zu dem König David, um ihn nach seinem Wohlergehen zu fragen und ihn zu beglückwünschen, darum daß er wider Hadareser gestritten und ihn geschlagen hatte; denn Hadareser war stets im Kriege mit Tou; und er sandte allerlei Geräte von Gold und von Silber und von Erz.
he sent his son Hadoram to King David, to greet him and (congratulate him/tell him that he was happy) about his defeating Hadadezer’s army, which had been fighting [the army of] Tou. Hadoram brought to David many items/gifts made of gold, silver, and bronze.
11 Auch diese heiligte der König David dem Jehova, samt dem Silber und dem Golde, das er von all den Nationen genommen hatte: von den Edomitern und von den Moabitern und von den Kindern Ammon und von den Philistern und von den Amalekitern.
King David dedicated those things to Yahweh, like he had done with the silver and gold that his soldiers had taken from [the] Edom and Moab [people-groups], and from the Ammon people-group and from the people of Philistia, and from [the descendants of] Amalek.
12 Und Abisai, der Sohn der Zeruja, schlug die Edomiter im Salztal, achtzehntausend Mann.
[One of David’s army commanders, ] Abishai, whose mother was Zeruiah, went with his army and killed 18,000 soldiers from Edom in the Salt Valley.
13 Und er legte Besatzungen in Edom, und alle Edomiter wurden David zu Knechten. Und Jehova half David überall, wohin er zog.
Then David stationed groups of his soldiers there in Edom, and the people of Edom were forced to accept David as their king and to pay money to David’s government [every year]. And Yahweh enabled David’s [army] to win battles wherever they went.
14 Und David regierte über ganz Israel; und er übte Recht und Gerechtigkeit an seinem ganzen Volke.
David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was just and fair.
15 Und Joab, der Sohn der Zeruja, war über das Heer; und Josaphat, der Sohn Ahiluds, war Geschichtsschreiber;
Zeruiah’s son Joab was the chief army commander. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the record-keeper.
16 und Zadok, der Sohn Ahitubs, und Ahimelech, der Sohn Abjathars, waren Priester; und Schawscha war Schreiber;
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the Supreme Priests. Shavsha was the official secretary.
17 und Benaja, der Sohn Jojadas, war über die Kerethiter und die Pelethiter; und die Söhne Davids waren die ersten zur Seite des Königs.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ruled over the Kereth and Peleth groups [who were David’s bodyguards]. And David’s sons were his most important officials.
