2 Samuele 8
1 Dopo queste cose, Davide sconfisse i Filistei e li umiliò, e tolse di mano ai Filistei la supremazia che aveano.
And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 Sconfisse pure i Moabiti: e fattili giacere per terra, li misurò con la corda; ne misurò due corde per farli mettere a morte, e la lunghezza d’una corda per lasciarli in vita. E i Moabiti divennero sudditi e tributari di Davide.
And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
3 Davide sconfisse anche Hadadezer, figliuolo di Rehob, re di Tsoba, mentr’egli andava a ristabilire il suo dominio sul fiume Eufrate.
David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
4 Davide gli prese millesettecento cavalieri e ventimila pedoni, e tagliò i garetti a tutti i cavalli da tiro, ma riserbò dei cavalli per cento carri.
And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.
5 E quando i Siri di Damasco vennero per soccorrere Hadadezer, re di Tsoba, Davide ne uccise ventiduemila.
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
6 Poi Davide mise delle guarnigioni nella Siria di Damasco, e i Siri divennero sudditi e tributari di Davide; e l’Eterno rendea vittorioso Davide dovunque egli andava.
Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David wherever he went.
7 E Davide tolse ai servi di Hadadezer i loro scudi d’oro e li portò a Gerusalemme.
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Il re Davide prese anche una grande quantità di rame a Betah e a Berothai, città di Hadadezer.
And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
9 Or quando Toi, re di Hamath, ebbe udito che Davide avea sconfitto tutto l’esercito di Hadadezer,
When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
10 mandò al re Davide Joram, suo figliuolo, per salutarlo e per benedirlo perché avea mosso guerra a Hadadezer e l’avea sconfitto (Hadadezer era sempre in guerra con Toi); e Joram portò seco de’ vasi d’argento, dei vasi d’oro e de’ vasi di rame.
Then Toi sent Joram his son to king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
11 E il re Davide consacrò anche quelli all’Eterno, come avea già consacrato l’argento e l’oro tolto alle nazioni che avea soggiogate:
Which also king David did dedicate to the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;
12 ai Siri, ai Moabiti, agli Ammoniti, ai Filistei, agli Amalekiti, e come avea fatto del bottino di Hadadezer, figliuolo di Rehob, re di Tsoba.
Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13 Al ritorno dalla sua vittoria sui Siri, Davide s’acquistò ancor fama, sconfiggendo nella valle del Sale diciottomila Idumei.
And David got him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.
14 E pose delle guarnigioni in Idumea; ne mise per tutta l’Idumea, e tutti gli Edomiti divennero sudditi di Davide; e l’Eterno rendea vittorioso Davide dovunque egli andava.
And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David’s servants. And the LORD preserved David wherever he went.
15 Davide regnò su tutto Israele, facendo ragione e amministrando la giustizia a tutto il suo popolo.
And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice to all his people.
16 E Joab, figliuolo di Tseruia, comandava l’esercito; Giosafat, figliuolo di Ahilud, era cancelliere;
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
17 Tsadok, figliuolo di Ahitub, e Ahimelec, figliuolo di Abiathar, erano sacerdoti; Seraia era segretario;
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
18 Benaia, figliuolo di Jehoiada, era capo dei Kerethei e dei Pelethei, e i figliuoli di Davide erano ministri di stato.
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.
