1 Kroniku 18
1 Hagi henka Deviti'a Filistia vahera hara huzmagatenereno, Gati rankumazmia enerino, neone kumazminena Filistia vahe zamazampintira eri vagare'ne.
Some time later, David’s [army] attacked the army of Philistia and defeated them. They captured Gath [city] and the surrounding villages.
2 Hagi anahukna huno Deviti'a Moapu vahetaminena hara huzmagateregeno, Moapu vahe'mo'za Deviti eri'za vahe fore hu'za takisi zagoa eri'za etere hu'za eme ami'naze.
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 Hagi Zoba-Hamati kumate kini ne' Hadadezeri'ma Zufretesi tima me'neregama mani'naza vahe'ma kegavama hu'nea kumara Deviti'a hara ome hugatereno eri'ne.
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 Hagi Deviti'a 1tauseni'a karisigi, 7tauseni'a karisifima vano nehu'za ha'ma nehaza sondia vahetaminki, 20tauseni'a mopafima vano nehu'za ha'ma nehaza sondia vahetminki huno zamavaririno zamazeri'ne. Ana nehuno maka hosi afutamina zamagigru'na taga nehuno, 100'a karisima avazuhuga avamente hosi afutamina atre'ne.
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 Hagi Siria vahe'ma Damaskasi kumate'ma nemaniza vahe'mo'za kazana hige'za Zoba kini ne' Hadadezeri eme aza hu'za ha'ma hunaku'ma azana, Deviti'a 22tauseni'a vahe zamahe fri'ne.
When the army of Syria came from Damascus [city] to help Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
6 Hagi Deviti'a ana huteno mago'a sondia vahe'a zamatrege'za Damaskasi kumapina umani'nazageno, Siria vahe'mo'za Deviti eri'za vahe mani'ne'za takisi zagoa eri'za eme amitere hu'naze. Hagi Devitina Ra Anumzamo'a hankave amigeno, maka kazigama ha'ma ome hiana ha' vahe'a hara ome hu zamagatere'ne.
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 Ana nehuno Hadadezeri sondia vahe'mo'zama golireti'ma tro'ma hu'naza hankoma eri'nazana, Deviti'a erino Jerusalemi kumate vu'ne.
David soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by the officers of Hadadezer’s [army] and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Hagi Tibhatine, Kuni kumatrena Hadadezeri kumatrenkino ana kumatrempintira Deviti'a rama'a bronsi eri'ne. Hu'neankino Solomoni'a ana bronsireti hagerinema huno'ma hu'nea ti tenkia tro nehuno, mono nomofoma vazisgama hu zafane, mono nompima eri'zama eri'naza zantamina trohu'ne.
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 Hagi Deviti'ma Zoba kumate kini ne' Hadadezeri Sondia vahe'tmima zamahehna hiankema Hamati kumate kini ne' Tou'ma nentahino'a,
When Tou, the king of Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
10 Deviti'ma ha'ma huno ha' vahe'ama zmahehna'ma hiazante'ma humuse huntenogu nemofo Hadoramuna huntegeno e'ne. Hagi Hadadezerike Toukea zanagra ha' netrenkike hara hutere neha'a netre mani'na'e. Hagi Hadoramu'a Devitintega goline, silvane mago'a bronsine atrentege'za eri'za musezana vu'naze.
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 Hagi Deviti'a ana zantamina Idomuti'ma, Moaputi'ma, Amoni vahepinti'ma, Filistia vahepinti'ma, Ameleki vahepinti'ma silvane golinema eri'nea zantamina Ra Anumzamofo su'ane huno eri ruotge hu'ne.
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 Hagi Zeruia nemofo Abisai'a Hage nehaza agupofi Idomu vahera hara ome huzmanteno, 18tauseni'a sondia vahe zamahe fri'ne.
[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 Ana hutegeno Deviti'a mago'a sondia vahe'a huzmantege'za Edomu kumate umanizage'za, Edomu vahe'mo'za Deviti eri'za vahe mani'ne'za takisi zagoa eri'za eme ami'naze. Hagi Devitina Ra Anumzamo'a hankave amigeno maka kazigama ha'ma ome hiana, ha' vahe'a hara hu zamagatere'ne.
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 Hagi Deviti'a ana huteno maka Israeli vahe kini mani'neno ana maka vahe'a magozanke huno fatgo avu'avaza huno kegava huzmante'ne.
David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was just and fair.
15 Hagi Zeruia nemofo Joapu'a, Sondia vahetmimofo ugagota kva manigeno Ahiludi nemofo Jehosafati'a maka'zama avontafepima kreno eri fatgo hu eri'za ne' mani'ne.
Zeruiah’s son Joab was the chief army commander. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the record-keeper.
16 Hagi Ahitubu nemofo Zadoku'ene, Abiatari nemofo Abimelekike pristi netrena mani'na'e. Hagi avoma kreno eri fatgoma hu' vahera Savsa'e.
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the Supreme Priests. Shavsha was the official secretary.
17 Hagi Deviti avufgare kva vahetmimofo kva nera Jehoiada ne'mofo Benaia'e. Ana higeno Deviti amohe'mo'za Deviti tavaontera mani'ne'za ranra eri'zana eri'naze.
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.
