1 Ihe E Mere 18

1 Mgbe nke a gasịrị, Devid meriri ndị Filistia, mee ka ha nọdụ nʼokpuru ọchịchị ya. Ọ naara obodo Gat na obodo nta ndị ọzọ gbara ya gburugburu site nʼaka ndị Filistia.

Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

2 Devid merikwara ndị Moab, ha ghọrọ ndị ohu ya, na-ebutakwara ya ụtụ kwa afọ ọbụla.

And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.

3 Devid merikwara Hadadeza eze Zoba, na nso Hamat, mgbe ọ na-aga iguzobe ogidi eji mara ya nʼakụkụ osimiri Yufretis.

And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

4 Devid nwudere otu puku ịnyịnya ya na-adọkpụ ụgbọ agha, puku ndị agha asaa ndị na-agba ụgbọ agha, tinyere ndị agha ji ụkwụ eje dị iri puku abụọ. O bipụrụ akwara ụkwụ ịnyịnya ndị ahụ niile ọ dọtara nʼagha, ma hapụ naanị narị ịnyịnya.

And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots.

5 Mgbe ndị Aram nke Damaskọs bịara inyere Hadadeza eze Zoba aka, Devid gburu iri puku ndị agha abụọ na abụọ nʼime ha.

And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

6 O wuru ogige ndị agha nʼalaeze ndị Aram nke Damaskọs, ndị Aram ghọrọ ndị ohu Devid, na-ewetakwara ya ụtụ ịnata ihuọma. Onyenwe anyị nyere Devid mmeri ebe ọbụla ọ gara.

Then David put garrisons in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David wherever he went.

7 Devid chịkọtara ọta ọlaedo nke ndịisi agha Hadadeza na-ebu na Jerusalem.

And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

8 Site na Tibhat nakwa Kun, bụ obodo ndị Hadadeza na-achị, Devid weere ọtụtụ bronz dị ukwuu, nke Solomọn ji kpụọ Osimiri bronz ahụ, ogidi niile na ngwongwo ndị ọzọ niile nke e ji bronz kpụọ.

Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, with which Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

9 Mgbe Tou eze Hamat nụrụ na Devid emeriela ndị agha niile nke Hadadeza, eze Zoba,

Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;

10 o zipụrụ Hadoram nwa ya nwoke, ka ọ gaa kelee eze Devid nʼihi mmeri o meriri Hadadeza nʼagha, bụ onye ya na Tou nọ nʼagha. Hadoram ji ọtụtụ akụrụngwa nke ọlaedo, nke ọlaọcha na nke bronz dị iche iche bịa.

He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to inquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou; ) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

11 Eze Devid doro akụrụngwa ndị a niile nsọ nye Onyenwe anyị, dịka o mere ọlaọcha na ọlaedo o wetara na mba ndị a: Edọm, Moab, ndị Amọn, ndị Filistia na Amalek.

Them also king David dedicated to the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

12 Abishai nwa Zeruaya gburu puku ndị Edọm iri na asatọ na Ndagwurugwu Nnu.

Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.

13 O wuru ogige ndị agha nʼEdọm, ndị Edọm niile ghọrọ ndị na-ejere Devid ozi. Onyenwe anyị nyere Devid mmeri ebe ọbụla ọ gara.

And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David’s servants. Thus the LORD preserved David wherever he went.

14 Devid chịrị ndị Izrel niile, na-emere ndị ya ihe dị mma na ihe ziri ezi.

So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.

15 Joab nwa Zeruaya bụ onyeisi agha ya; Jehoshafat nwa Ahilud bụ onye na-edekọta akụkọ.

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.

16 Zadọk nwa Ahitub, na Ahimelek nwa Abịata, bụ ndị nchụaja. Shavsha bụ ode akwụkwọ eze.

And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

17 Benaya nwa Jehoiada bụ onyeisi ndị Keret na Pelet. Ụmụ ndị ikom Devid bụkwa ndịisi nʼọrụ eze.

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.