2 Samuel 8
1 Und es geschah hernach, da schlug David die Philister und demütigte sie; und David nahm den Zaum der Hauptstadt aus der Hand der Philister.
Some time later, David’s army attacked the Philistia [army] and defeated them. They took control over the entire Philistia area.
2 Und er schlug die Moabiter und maß sie mit der Meßschnur, indem er sie auf die Erde legen ließ; und er maß zwei Meßschnüre ab, um zu töten, und eine volle Meßschnur, um am Leben zu lassen. Und die Moabiter wurden David zu Knechten, welche Geschenke brachten.
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].
3 Und David schlug Hadadeser, den Sohn Rechobs, den König von Zoba, als er hinzog, um seine Macht am Strome wiederherzustellen.
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.
4 Und David nahm von ihm tausendsiebenhundert Reiter und zwanzigtausend Mann Fußvolk gefangen; und David lähmte alle Gespanne und ließ hundert Gespanne von ihm übrig.
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.
5 Und die Syrer von Damaskus kamen, um Hadadeser, 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 King 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/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.
7 Und David nahm die goldenen Schilde, welche den Knechten Hadadesers gehörten, und brachte sie nach Jerusalem.
David’s soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by Hadadezer’s officials, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Und aus Betach und aus Berothai, den Städten Hadadesers, nahm der König David Erz in großer Menge.
They also brought [to Jerusalem] a lot of bronze [that they found] in Betah and Berothai, two cities that King Hadadezer [had previously] ruled.
9 Und als Toi, der König von Hamath, hörte, daß David die ganze Heeresmacht Hadadesers geschlagen hatte,
When Toi, the king of the Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
10 da sandte Toi seinen Sohn Joram zu dem König David, um ihn nach seinem Wohlergehen zu fragen und ihn zu beglückwünschen, darum daß er wider Hadadeser gestritten und ihn geschlagen hatte; denn Hadadeser war stets im Kriege mit Toi; und in seiner Hand waren Geräte von Silber und Geräte von Gold und Geräte von Erz.
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 Auch diese heiligte der König David dem Jehova, samt dem Silber und dem Golde, das er von all den Nationen geheiligt, die er unterjocht hatte:
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.
12 von den Syrern und von den Moabitern und von den Kindern Ammon und von den Philistern und von den Amalekitern, und von der Beute Hadadesers, des Sohnes Rechobs, des Königs von Zoba.
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.
13 Und David machte sich einen Namen, als er zurückkam, nachdem er die Syrer im Salztal geschlagen hatte, achtzehntausend Mann.
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].
14 Und er legte Besatzungen in Edom, in ganz Edom legte er Besatzungen; und alle Edomiter wurden David zu Knechten. Und Jehova half David überall, wohin er zog.
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.
15 Und David regierte über ganz Israel; und David übte Recht und Gerechtigkeit an seinem ganzen Volke.
David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was fair and just.
16 Und Joab, der Sohn der Zeruja, war über das Heer; und Josaphat, der Sohn Ahiluds, war Geschichtsschreiber;
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;
17 und Zadok, der Sohn Ahitubs, und Ahimelech, der Sohn Abjathars, waren Priester; und Seraja war Schreiber;
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the official secretary;
18 und Benaja, der Sohn Jojadas, war über die Kerethiter und die Pelethiter; und die Söhne Davids waren Krondiener.
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).
