Παραλειπομένων Αʹ 14
1 Ο δε Χειράμ βασιλεύς της Τύρου απέστειλε πρέσβεις προς τον Δαβίδ, και ξύλα κέδρινα και κτίστας και ξυλουργούς, διά να οικοδομήσωσιν οίκον εις αυτόν.
One day Hiram, the king of Tyre [city], sent some messengers to David [to talk about making an agreement between their countries]. Then Hiram sent cedar logs, bricklayers, and carpenters to build a palace for David.
2 Και εγνώρισεν ο Δαβίδ, ότι ο Κύριος κατέστησεν αυτόν βασιλέα επί τον Ισραήλ, διότι η βασιλεία αυτού υψώθη εις ύψος, διά τον λαόν αυτού Ισραήλ.
[When that happened, ] David knew that Yahweh had truly caused him to be the king of Israel, and that he had caused his kingdom to be greatly respected. Yahweh did this because [he loved] his Israeli people.
3 Και έλαβεν ο Δαβίδ έτι γυναίκας εν Ιερουσαλήμ· και εγέννησεν έτι ο Δαβίδ υιούς και θυγατέρας.
David married more women in Jerusalem, and [those women] gave birth to more sons and daughters for him.
4 Ταύτα δε είναι τα ονόματα των τέκνων, τα οποία εγεννήθησαν εις αυτόν εν Ιερουσαλήμ· Σαμμουά και Σωβάβ, Νάθαν και Σολομών
The names of the children that were born to him there in Jerusalem are Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
5 και Ιεβάρ και Ελισουά και Ελφαλέτ
Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
6 και Νωγά και Νεφέγ και Ιαφιά
Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
7 και Ελισαμά και Βεελιαδά και Ελιφαλέτ.
Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
8 Ακούσαντες δε οι Φιλισταίοι ότι ο Δαβίδ εχρίσθη βασιλεύς επί πάντα τον Ισραήλ, ανέβησαν πάντες οι Φιλισταίοι να ζητήσωσι τον Δαβίδ. Και ο Δαβίδ ακούσας, εξήλθεν εναντίον αυτών.
When the army of Philistia heard that David has been appointed to be king of all of Israel, they came to capture him. But David heard that they were coming, so he [and his soldiers] marched out to fight against them.
9 Και ήλθον οι Φιλισταίοι και διεχύθησαν εις την κοιλάδα Ραφαείμ.
The army of Philistia had attacked the people in the Rephaim Valley [southwest of Jerusalem] and had robbed them.
10 Και ηρώτησεν ο Δαβίδ τον Θεόν, λέγων, να αναβώ εναντίον των Φιλισταίων; και θέλεις παραδώσει συ αυτούς εις την χείρα μου; Και ο Κύριος απεκρίθη προς αυτόν, Ανάβα· διότι θέλω παραδώσει αυτούς εις την χείρα σου.
David asked God, “Should [my men and] I go and attack the army of Philistia? [If we go, ] will you enable us to defeat [IDM] them?” Yahweh replied, “Yes, go, and I will enable you to defeat [IDM] them.”
11 Και ανέβησαν εις Βάαλ-φερασείμ· και εκεί επάταξεν αυτούς ο Δαβίδ. Τότε είπεν ο Δαβίδ, Ο Θεός διέκοψε τους εχθρούς μου διά χειρός μου, καθώς διακόπτονται τα ύδατα· διά τούτο εκάλεσαν το όνομα του τόπου εκείνου Βάαλ-φερασείμ.
So David and his men went up to a town where the soldiers of Philistia were staying and defeated them. Then David said, “God has enabled me [and my soldiers] to overwhelm my enemies like [MET] a flood.” So they named that place {That place is called} ‘Baal-Perazim’ [which means ‘Yahweh breaks through’].
12 Και εκεί κατέλιπον τους θεούς αυτών· και ο Δαβίδ προσέταξε και κατεκαύθησαν εν πυρί.
[As the soldiers of Philistia fled], they left their idols there. So David commanded his soldiers to burn those idols.
13 Οι δε Φιλισταίοι και πάλιν διεχύθησαν εις την κοιλάδα·
But soon the army of Philistia attacked the people in that valley again.
14 όθεν πάλιν ηρώτησεν ο Δαβίδ τον Θεόν· και ο Θεός είπε προς αυτόν, Μη αναβής οπίσω αυτών· αλλά στρέψον απ' αυτών και ύπαγε επ' αυτούς απέναντι των συκαμίνων.
So again David prayed to God [to ask him what he should do], and God replied, saying “Do not attack the army of Philistia from the front. Instead, go around them, and attack them [from the rear] in front of the balsam trees.
15 Και όταν ακούσης θόρυβον διαβάσεως επί των κορυφών των συκαμίνων, τότε θέλεις εξέλθει εις την μάχην· διότι ο Θεός θέλει εξέλθει έμπροσθέν σου, διά να πατάξη το στρατόπεδον των Φιλισταίων.
When you hear something in the tops of the balsam trees that sounds like [soldiers] marching, attack them. I, God, will have gone ahead of you to enable you to defeat the army of Philistia.”
16 Και έκαμεν ο Δαβίδ καθώς προσέταξεν εις αυτόν ο Θεός· και επάταξαν το στρατόπεδον των Φιλισταίων από Γαβαών έως Γεζέρ.
So David did what God commanded him to do, and he and his army defeated the army of Philistia, all the way from Gibeon [city in the east] to Gezer [city in the west].
17 Και το όνομα του Δαβίδ εξήλθεν εις πάντας τους τόπους· και ο Κύριος επέφερε τον φόβον αυτού επί πάντα τα έθνη.
So David became famous in all the nearby countries, and Yahweh caused [the leaders of] all the [nearby] nations to be afraid of him.
