1 Chronik 18
1 Nach diesem schlug David die Philister und demütigte sie und nahm Gath und seine Ortschaften aus der Philister Hand.
Some time later, David’s [army] attacked the army of Philistia and defeated them. They captured Gath [city] and the surrounding villages.
2 Auch schlug er die Moabiter, daß die Moabiter David untertänig wurden und 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 Er schlug auch Hadadeser, den König zu Zoba und Hamath, da er hinzog, sein Zeichen aufzurichten am Wasser Euphrat.
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 gewann ihm ab tausend Wagen, siebentausend Reiter und zwanzigtausend Mann zu Fuß. Und David verlähmte alle Rosse der Wagen und behielt hundert Wagen 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, dem Hadadeser, dem König zu Zoba, zu helfen. Aber David schlug der Syrer 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 legte Volk in das Syrien von Damaskus, daß die Syrer David untertänig wurden und brachten ihm Geschenke. Denn der HERR half David, wo er hin 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, die Hadadesers Knechte gehabt hatten, und brachte sie gen Jerusalem.
David soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by the officers of Hadadezer’s [army] and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Auch nahm David aus den Städten Hadadesers, Tibehath und Chun, sehr viel Erz, davon Salomo das eherne Meer und die Säulen und eherne Gefäße machte.
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 da Thou, der König zu Hamath, hörte, daß David alle Macht Hadadesers, des Königs zu 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 sandte er seinen Sohn Hadoram zum König David und ließ ihn grüßen und segnen, daß er Hadadeser geschlagen hatte (denn Thou hatte einen Streit mit Hadadeser); und er hatte mit sich allerlei goldene, silberne und eherne Gefäße.
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 HERRN mit dem Silber und Gold, das er den Heiden genommen hatte: den Edomitern, Moabitern, Ammonitern, Philistern und 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 Zeruja Sohn, schlug der Edomiter im Salztal achtzehntausend
[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 legte Volk in Edom, daß alle Edomiter David untertänig waren. Denn der HERR half David, wo er hin 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 Also regierte David über das ganze Israel und handhabte Gericht und Gerechtigkeit allem seinem Volk.
David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was just and fair.
15 Joab, der Zeruja Sohn, war über das Heer; Josaphat, der Sohn Ahiluds, war Kanzler;
Zeruiah’s son Joab was the chief army commander. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the record-keeper.
16 Zadok, der Sohn Ahitobs, und Abimelech, der Sohn Abjathars, waren Priester; Sawsa war Schreiber;
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the Supreme Priests. Shavsha was the official secretary.
17 Benaja, der Sohn Jojadas, war über die Krether und Plehter und die Söhne Davids waren die Ersten zur Hand 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.
