1 Masolo ya Kala 18
1 Sima na yango, Davidi alongaki bato ya Filisitia mpe abukaki lolendo na bango. Abotolaki na maboko ya bato ya Filisitia engumba Gati elongo na bamboka na yango ya zingazinga.
Some time later, David’s [army] attacked the army of Philistia and defeated them. They captured Gath [city] and the surrounding villages.
2 Davidi alongaki lisusu bato ya Moabi. Bato ya Moabi bakomaki bawumbu ya Davidi mpe bakomaki kofuta mpako ya mokonzi.
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 Davidi alongaki lisusu Adadezeri, mokonzi ya Tsoba, na engumba Amati, tango Adadezeri akendeki kovandisa bokonzi na ye pembeni ya ebale Efrate.
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 Davidi abotolaki Adadezeri bashar nkoto moko, akangaki basoda nkoto sambo oyo babundaka bitumba likolo ya bampunda mpe basoda nkoto tuku mibale oyo babundaka bitumba na makolo; akataki misisa ya makolo ya bampunda nyonso, kasi atikaki kaka bampunda nkama moko oyo ezalaki kobenda bashario.
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 Tango bato ya Siri oyo bazalaki kovanda na engumba Damasi bayaki kosunga Adadezeri, mokonzi ya Tsoba, Davidi abomaki kati na bango bato nkoto tuku mibale.
When the army of Syria came from Damascus [city] to help Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
6 Bongo Davidi atiaki bayangeli na ye kati na engumba Damasi ya Siri; boye bato ya Siri bakomaki na se ya bokonzi ya Davidi mpe bakomaki kofuta mpako epai na ye. Yawe azalaki kopesa Davidi elonga na bisika nyonso oyo azalaki kokende.
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 Davidi abotolaki banguba ya wolo oyo bakonzi ya basoda ya Adadezeri bazalaki na yango mpe amemaki yango na Yelusalemi.
David soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by the officers of Hadadezer’s [army] and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Na Tibati mpe na Kuni, bingumba ya mokonzi Adadezeri, Davidi azwaki bronze ebele oyo, na mikolo oyo elandaki, Salomo asalaki na yango nzungu ya monene, makonzi mpe bisalelo mosusu ya bronze.
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 Tango Towu, mokonzi ya Amati, ayokaki ete Davidi alongi mampinga nyonso ya Adadezeri, mokonzi ya Tsoba,
When Tou, the king of Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
10 atindaki Adorami, mwana na ye ya mobali, kopesa mokonzi Davidi mbote mpe longonya mpo ete abundisaki mpe alongaki Adadezeri oyo azalaki monguna ya Towu. Adorami amemelaki Davidi lolenge nyonso ya biloko ya wolo, ya palata mpe ya 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 Mokonzi Davidi abulisaki biloko yango epai na Yawe, ndenge asalaki na wolo mpe palata oyo azwaki na bikolo nyonso, na Edomi, na Moabi, na Amoni, na Filisitia mpe na Amaleki.
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 Abishayi, mwana mobali ya Tseruya, abomaki bato ya Edomi nkoto zomi na mwambe, kati na Lubwaku ya Mungwa.
[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 Davidi atiaki bayangeli kati na Edomi, mpe bato nyonso ya Edomi bakomaki bawumbu ya Davidi. Yawe apesaki Davidi elonga na bisika nyonso oyo azalaki kokende.
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 Davidi azalaki mokonzi ya Isalaele mobimba, mpe azalaki kosalela bato na ye nyonso makambo ya sembo mpe ya alima.
David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was just and fair.
15 Joabi, mwana mobali ya Tseruya, azalaki mokonzi ya liboso ya mampinga; Jozafati, mwana mobali ya Ayiludi, azalaki mobombi mikanda;
Zeruiah’s son Joab was the chief army commander. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the record-keeper.
16 Tsadoki, mwana mobali ya Ayitubi, mpe Abimeleki, mwana mobali ya Abiatari, bazalaki Banganga-Nzambe; Shavisha azalaki mokomi mikanda;
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the Supreme Priests. Shavsha was the official secretary.
17 Benaya, mwana mobali ya Yeoyada, azalaki kokamba bato ya Kereti mpe ya Peleti; mpe bana mibali ya Davidi bazalaki bakalaka ya liboso pembeni ya mokonzi.
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.
