1 Istwa 18
1 Apre sa, David atake moun Filisti yo ankò. Li bat yo byen bat. Se konsa li pran lavil Gat ak tout ti bouk ki te sou lòd li yo, nan men moun Filisti yo.
And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 Lèfini, li bat moun peyi Moab yo. Moun Moab yo soumèt devan David. Li fè yo peye taks ba li chak lè.
And he smote Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
3 Apre sa, li bat Adadezè, wa peyi Zoba a, ki t'ap mache pran zòn ki sou anwo larivyè Lefrat la.
And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
4 David pran mil (1.000) cha lagè, sèt mil (7.000) kavalye nan lame wa Adadezè a, li fè yo prizonye ansanm ak venmil (20.000) sòlda ki t'ap mache apye. Lè li fin wete kont chwal pou san (100) cha lagè, li fè koupe jarèt tout rès chwal yo.
And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen. And David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved from them for a hundred chariots.
5 Moun Siri lavil Damas yo voye yon lame pou pote Adadezè, wa peyi Zoba a, konkou. David atake yo, li bat yo tou. Li touye venndemil (22.000) sòlda.
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to aid Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.
6 Apre sa, David mete moun pa l' pou gouvènen peyi Damas la. Moun Siri yo soumèt devan li. Li fè yo peye taks chak lè. Se konsa Seyè a te fè David genyen tout batay kote l' pase.
Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus. And the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David wherever he went.
7 David sezi tout gwo plak pwotèj an lò chèf lame wa Adadezè yo, li pote yo lavil Jerizalèm.
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Li pran yon gwo kantite kwiv li te jwenn lavil Tiba ak lavil Koun ki te pou Adadezè. Se ak kwiv sa yo Salomon te fè gwo basen lan, poto won yo ak lòt veso an kwiv pou Tanp lan.
And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, with which Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
9 Lè Towou, wa lavil Amat la, tande jan David te kraze tout lame Adadezè a,
And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the army of Hadarezer king of Zobah,
10 li voye pitit li, Adouram al wè David pou di l' bonjou, epi pou fe l' konpliman deske li te bat Adadezè, paske Towou te toutan ap fè lagè ak Adadezè. Adouram te pote kado fèt an lò, an ajan ak an kwiv bay David.
he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him (for Hadarezer had wars with Tou), and he had with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
11 Wa David pran tout bagay sa yo, li mete yo apa pou sèvis Seyè a, ansanm ak tout lò ak tout ajan li te pran lakay moun lòt nasyon li te fè soumèt devan li, ki vle di moun peyi Edon, moun peyi Moab, moun peyi Amon, moun peyi Filisti ak moun peyi Amalèk.
These also king David dedicated to Jehovah, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations: from Edom, and from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
12 Apre sa, Abichayi, pitit gason Sewouja a, touye dizwitmil (18.000) moun peyi Edon nan Fon Sèl la.
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
13 Li mete kèk ganizon sòlda nan teritwa Edon an. Tout moun Edon yo soumèt devan David. Se konsa, Seyè a te fè David genyen tout batay kote l' pase.
And he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David wherever he went.
14 David t'ap gouvènen tout pèp Izrayèl la. Li te fè tout moun jistis san patipri. Li te fè tout afè l' dwat.
And David reigned over all Israel, and he executed justice and righteousness to all his people.
15 Joab, pitit gason Sewouya a, te kòmandan chèf lame a. Jozafa, pitit gason Akiloud la, te reskonsab achiv yo.
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder,
16 Zadòk, pitit gason Akitoub, ak Akimelèk, pitit gason Abyata a, te prèt. Chaoucha te sekretè.
and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests, and Shavsha was scribe,
17 Benaja, pitit gason Jeojada a, te chèf keretyen yo ak pelesyen yo ki te gad pèsonèl wa a. Pitit gason David yo menm te gwo chèf apre wa a.
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were chief about the king.
