2 Samuel 8
1 Darnach begab es sich, daß David die Philister schlug und sie demütigte. Und David nahm die Zügel der Regierung 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 Er schlug auch die Moabiter und maß sie mit der Meßschnur; er legte sie auf die Erde und maß zwei volle Schnurlängen ab, um sie zu töten, und eine volle Schnurlänge, um sie am Leben zu lassen. Also wurden die Moabiter David untertan und tributpflichtig gemacht.
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 David schlug auch Hadad-Eser, den Sohn Rechobs, den König zu Zoba, als er ging, seine Macht am [Euphrat-]Strom 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 ihnen tausendsiebenhundert Reiter und zwanzigtausend Mann Fußvolk gefangen und lähmte alle Wagenpferde; aber hundert Wagenpferde behielt er 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 Aber die Syrer von Damaskus kamen Hadad-Eser, dem König von Zoba zu Hilfe. Und David erschlug von 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 legte Besatzungen in das damascenische Syrien. Also ward Syrien David untertan und tributpflichtig gemacht; denn der HERR half David überall, wo er hinzog.
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 Hadad-Esers gehörten, und brachte sie gen Jerusalem.
David’s soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by Hadadezer’s officials, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Und von Betach und Berotai, den Städten Hadad-Esers, nahm der 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 Als aber Tohi, der König von Hamat, hörte, daß David die ganze Macht Hadad-Esers 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 sandte Tohi seinen Sohn Joram zum König David, um ihm den Frieden anzubieten und ihn zu beglückwünschen, daß er wider Hadad-Eser gestritten und ihn geschlagen hatte; denn Hadad-Eser hatte einen Streit mit Tohi. Und er hatte silberne, goldene und eherne Geräte bei sich,
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 welche der König David auch dem HERRN heiligte, samt dem Silber und Gold, das er dem HERRN heiligte von allen Völkern, die er sich unterworfen 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 Syrien, von Moab, von den Kindern Ammon, von den Philistern, von Amalek und von der Beute Hadad-Esers, 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, indem er die Edomiter im Salztal schlug, 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 ganz Edom ward David unterworfen; denn der HERR half David überall, wo er hinzog.
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 verschaffte all seinem Volk Recht und Gerechtigkeit.
David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was fair and just.
16 Joab aber, der Sohn der Zeruja, befehligte das Heer, und Josaphat, der Sohn Achiluds, 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 und Zadok, der Sohn Achitubs, und Achimelech, der Sohn Abjatars, 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 Kreter und Pleter gesetzt; die Söhne Davids aber waren Priester.
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).
