Sie Chronicle 18
1 In kutu pacl tok, Tokosra David el sifilpa mweuni mwet Philistia ac kutangulosla. El eisla selos siti Gath wi inkul ma oan raunela.
Some time later, David’s [army] attacked the army of Philistia and defeated them. They captured Gath [city] and the surrounding villages.
2 El oayapa kutangla mwet Moab, ac elos mutawauk in orekma nu sel ac sang takma nu sel.
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 Toko, David el mweun lainul Hadadezer, tokosra lun Zobah in Syria. El mweunul apkuran nu in acn Hamath, mweyen Hadadezer el srike elan eisla acn we, su oan tafunyen lucng ke Infacl Euphrates.
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 David el sruokya sie tausin chariot, itkosr tausin mwet kasrusr fin horse, ac longoul tausin sin mwet mweun su fahsrna. El sruokya pisen horse fal nu ke chariot siofok, ac horse nukewa saya el kunausla nialos.
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 Ke mwet Syria in acn Damascus elos supwala un mwet mweun in kasrel Tokosra Hadadezer, David el mweunelos ac uniya mwet longoul luo tausin.
When the army of Syria came from Damascus [city] to help Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
6 Na David el oakiya nien muta lun mwet mweun lal fin acn Syria ac Damascus, ac mwet in facl inge mutawauk in orekma nu sel David, ac sang takma nu sel. LEUM GOD El oru tuh David elan eis kutangla in acn nukewa.
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 David el eisla mwe loang gold liki poun mwet mweun fulat lal Hadadezer, ac el us ma inge nu Jerusalem.
David soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by the officers of Hadadezer’s [army] and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 El oayapa eisla ma puspis ma orekla ke osra bronze liki acn Tibhath ac Kun, su siti lal Hadadezer. (Tok Solomon el orekmakin bronze inge in orala sie nien kof lulap, oayapa sru ac kufwen mwe orekma lun Tempul.)
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 Tokosra Toi lun Hamath el lohng lah David el kutangla mwet mweun nukewa lal Hadadezer.
When Tou, the king of Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
10 Ouinge el supwalla Joram, wen natul, in paingul Tokosra David ac kaksakunul ke kutangla lal facl Hadadezer, su Toi el tuh lain pacl puspis. Joram el us mwe lung nu sel David ma orekla ke gold, silver ac osra bronze.
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 David el srela ma inge tuh in orekmakinyuk ke pacl in alu mukena, weang pac gold ac silver ma el tuh sruokya liki mutunfacl el kutangla inge: Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, ac 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 Abishai, su nina kial pa Zeruiah, el kutangla mwet Edom ke sie mweun in Infahlfal Sohl, ac el uniya mwet singoul oalkosr tausin.
[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 El oakiya un mwet mweun lal fin acn Edom nufon, ac mwet we elos mutawauk in orekma nu sel Tokosra David. LEUM GOD El oru tuh David elan eis kutangla in acn nukewa.
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 David el leum fin acn Israel nufon, ac el arulana karinganang tuh ma orek nu sin mwet lal in fahsr fal ac suwohs pacl nukewa.
David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was just and fair.
15 Joab, tamulel lal Abishai, pa captain lun un mwet mweun. Jehoshaphat, wen natul Ahilud, pa karinganang ma simla.
Zeruiah’s son Joab was the chief army commander. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the record-keeper.
16 Zadok wen natul Ahitub, ac Ahimelech wen natul Abiathar, elos mwet tol. Seraiah el mwet sim inkul lun tokosra.
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the Supreme Priests. Shavsha was the official secretary.
17 Benaiah wen natul Jehoiada, pa kol mwet mweun karinginyal tokosra. Wen natul Tokosra David elos muta ke wal fulat inmasrlon mwet pwapa fulat lal.
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.
