1 Tawarikh 18
1 Beberapa waktu kemudian Raja Daud menyerang dan mengalahkan orang Filistin serta merebut kota Gad bersama desa-desa di sekitarnya.
Some time later, David’s [army] attacked the army of Philistia and defeated them. They captured Gath [city] and the surrounding villages.
2 Daud juga mengalahkan orang Moab sehingga mereka takluk dan membayar upeti kepadanya.
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 Kemudian Daud mengalahkan Hadadezer, raja di Zoba dekat wilayah Hamat di negeri Siria. Pada waktu itu Hadadezer sedang dalam perjalanan untuk menguasai wilayah dekat hulu Sungai Efrat.
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 Daud merebut 1.000 kereta perang, dan menawan 7.000 orang tentara berkuda serta 20.000 orang tentara berjalan kaki. Ia melumpuhkan semua kuda, kecuali sebagian, cukup untuk 100 kereta perang.
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 Orang Siria dari Damsyik mengirim tentara untuk menolong Raja Hadadezer, tapi Daud mengalahkan mereka dan menewaskan 22.000 orang.
When the army of Syria came from Damascus [city] to help Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
6 Kemudian ia mendirikan perkemahan-perkemahan militer dalam wilayah mereka dan mereka takluk serta membayar upeti kepadanya. TUHAN memberikan kemenangan kepada Daud di mana pun ia berperang.
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 Tameng-tameng emas yang dipakai oleh tentara Hadadezer dirampas oleh Daud dan dibawa ke Yerusalem.
David soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by the officers of Hadadezer’s [army] and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Selain itu Daud juga mengambil banyak sekali perunggu dari Tibhat dan Kun, kota-kota yang dahulu dikuasai oleh Hadadezer. (Di kemudian hari perunggu-perunggu itu dipakai oleh Salomo untuk membuat bejana, serta tiang-tiang dan perkakas ibadat di Rumah TUHAN.)
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 Raja Tou dari Hamat mendengar bahwa Daud telah mengalahkan seluruh tentara Hadadezer.
When Tou, the king of Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
10 Maka ia mengutus Yoram putranya untuk menyampaikan salam kepada Raja Daud dan mengucapkan selamat atas kemenangannya itu, sebab Hadadezer sudah sering berperang dengan Tou. Yoram datang kepada Daud dengan membawa banyak hadiah emas, perak dan perunggu.
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 Raja Daud mempersembahkan semua hadiah itu kepada TUHAN untuk dipergunakan dalam upacara ibadat. Demikian juga dilakukannya dengan barang-barang emas dan perak yang telah dirampasnya dari Hadadezer dan bangsa-bangsa yang dikalahkannya, yaitu bangsa Edom, Moab, Amon, Filistin dan Amalek.
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 Abisai (ibunya bernama Zeruya) mengalahkan dan membunuh 18.000 orang Edom di Lembah Asin
[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 lalu mendirikan perkemahan-perkemahan militer di seluruh Edom. Maka takluklah orang-orang Edom kepada Raja Daud. TUHAN memberikan kemenangan kepada Daud di mana pun ia berperang.
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 Demikianlah Daud memerintah seluruh Israel dan menjaga agar rakyatnya selalu diperlakukan dengan adil dan baik.
David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was just and fair.
15 Inilah pejabat-pejabat tinggi yang diangkat oleh Daud: Panglima angkatan bersenjata: Yoab abang Abisai. Sekretaris istana: Yosafat anak Ahilud. Imam-imam: Zadok anak Ahitub dan Ahimelekh anak Abyatar. Sekretaris negara: Sausa. Kepala pengawal pribadi raja: Benaya anak Yoyada. Putra-putra Daud memegang jabatan penting dalam pemerintahan.
Zeruiah’s son Joab was the chief army commander. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the record-keeper.
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the Supreme Priests. Shavsha was the official secretary.
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.
