2 Samuel 8
1 Danach schlug David die Philister und demütigte sie. David nahm auch die Talsperre den Philistern aus der Hand.
Some time later, David’s army attacked the Philistia [army] and defeated them. They took control over the entire Philistia area.
2 Dann schlug er Moab und vermaß es mit der Meßschnur, nachdem er sie zu Boden geworfen hatte. Je zwei Schnüre maß er zur Verwüstung ab und je eine Schnur zur Aufpflanzung. So ward Moab David untertan und steuerpflichtig.
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 Dann schlug David den König von Soba, Hadadezer, Rechobs Sohn, als er auszog, seine Hand nach dem Strom zu strecken.
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 David nahm ihm 1.700 Wagenkämpfer und 20.000 Mann Fußvolk ab. Alle Rosse lähmte David. Nur 100 Pferdewagen ließ er davon 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 Da kamen die damaszenischen Aramäer dem König von Soba, Hadadezer, zu Hilfe. Aber David schlug von den Aramäern 22.000 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 Dann setzte David im damaszenischen Aram Vögte ein. So wurden die Aramäer David untertan und steuerpflichtig. Der Herr 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 David nahm nun die goldenen Schilde der Knechte Hadadezers 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 Aus Tebach und aus Berotai, den Städten des Hadadezers, nahm König David sehr viel Erz.
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 Da hörte Toi, der König von Chamat, David habe die ganze Streitmacht Hadadezers geschlagen.
When Toi, the king of the Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
10 So sandte nun Toi seinen Sohn Hadoram zum König David, ihn zu begrüßen und zu beglückwünschen wegen seines siegreichen Kampfes mit Hadadezer. Denn Hadadezer war Tois Kriegsgegner. Er brachte silberne, goldene und eherne Gefäße.
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 sie weihte König David dem Herrn, samt dem Silber und Gold, das er von all den Völkern geweiht, 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 Edomitern, Moabitern, Ammonitern, Philistern und Amalekitern und von der Beute des Hadadezer, des Königs von Soba und Sohnes des Rechob.
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 So machte sich David einen Namen nach seiner Rückkehr vom Siege aber die 18.000 Mann Aramäer im Salztale.
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 In Edom bestellte er Vögte, hatte er doch mit ganz Edom ein Abkommen getroffen. So ward ganz Edom David untertan. Der Herr half nämlich 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 So regierte David 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 Über das Heer war Serujas Sohn Joab gesetzt, und Achiluds Sohn Josaphat war Kanzler.
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 Achitubs Sohn Sadok und Achimelek, Ebjatars Sohn, waren Priester, Seraja Schreiber.
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the official secretary;
18 Benaja, Jojadas Sohn, war Anführer der Bogenschützen und der Schildträger. Davids Söhne aber waren Landleute.
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).
