1 Chronik 18
1 Darnach schlug David die Philister und demütigte sie und entriß Gat und seine Dörfer 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 Auch schlug er die Moabiter, so daß die Moabiter David untertan wurden und ihm Gaben 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 auch Hadar-Eser, den König von Zoba, gegen Chamat hin, als er hinzog, seine Macht am Strome Euphrat aufzurichten.
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 tausend Wagen und siebentausend Reiter und zwanzigtausend Mann Fußvolk. Und David lähmte alle Wagenpferde; aber hundert Wagenpferde behielt er 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 Hadar-Eser, dem König von Zoba, zu helfen. Aber David erschlug von den Syrern 22000 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 damaszenische Syrien, so daß die Syrer David untertan wurden und ihm Gaben brachten; denn der HERR half David überall, wo er hinzog.
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 die Knechte Hadar-Esers getragen hatten, 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 Auch nahm David aus Tibchat und Kun, den Städten Hadar-Esers, sehr viel Erz, woraus Salomo das eherne Meer und die Säulen und die ehernen Geräte 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 Als aber Tohu, der König von Chamat, hörte, daß David die ganze Macht Hadar-Esers, 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 sandte er seinen Sohn Hadoram zum König David, um ihn zu begrüßen und ihn zu beglückwünschen, daß er mit Hadar-Eser gestritten und ihn geschlagen hatte (denn Tohu war im Kriegszustand mit Hadar-Eser), und er hatte bei sich allerlei goldene, silberne und eherne Geräte.
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, samt dem Silber und Gold, das er von allen Nationen genommen hatte, nämlich von den Edomitern, Moabitern, den Kindern Ammon, den 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 Sohn der Zeruja, erschlug von den Edomitern 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 legte Besatzungen in Edom, so daß alle Edomiter David untertan wurden. Denn der HERR half dem David überall, wo er hinzog.
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 ganz Israel und verschaffte all seinem Volk Recht und Gerechtigkeit.
David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was just and fair.
15 Joab aber, der Sohn der Zeruja, war über das Heer gesetzt, und Josaphat, der Sohn Achiluds, war Kanzler,
Zeruiah’s son Joab was the chief army commander. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the record-keeper.
16 Zadok, der Sohn Achitubs, und Abimelech, der Sohn Abjatars, waren Priester, Schawscha war Staatsschreiber,
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 Kreter und Pleter; 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.
