1 Tantara 18
1 Ie añe izay, le linafa’ i Davide o nte-Pelistio naho nampiambanè’e vaho tinava’e am-pità’ o nte-Pelistio t’i Gate naho o tanà’eo.
Some time later, David’s [army] attacked the army of Philistia and defeated them. They captured Gath [city] and the surrounding villages.
2 Linafa’e ka t’i Moabe vaho nimpitoro’ i Davide o nte-Moabeo, nandroroñe ama’e.
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 Linafa’ i Davide t’i Hadadezere, mpanjaka’ i Tsobà pake Kamate, ie nionjoñe mb’ an-tsaka Perate añe hampijadoñe i fifehea’ey.
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 Tinava’ i Davide ama’e ty sarete arivo naho ty mpiningi-tsoavala fito arivo naho ty lahindefo ro’ale; vaho nanoe’ i Davide firasintake iaby o soavalao fe nahaja’e ty sarete zato.
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 Ie avy o nte Arame boak’e Damesèkeo hañolotse i Hadadezere mpanjaka’ i Tsobà, le zinama’ i Davide ty lahindefoñe ro’ale-tsi-ro’arivo amo nte Arameo.
When the army of Syria came from Damascus [city] to help Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
6 Nampijadoñe’ i Davide mpirimboñe amy zao t’i Damesèke’ i Arame; vaho ninjare mpitoro’ i Davide o nte-Arameo vaho nandroroñe ama’e. Tinolo’ Iehovà fandreketañe t’i Davide ndra aia aia ty nomba’e.
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 Rinambe’ i Davide o fikalan-defo volamena tamo mpitoro’ i Hadadezereo vaho nendese’e mb’e Ierosalaime añe.
David soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by the officers of Hadadezer’s [army] and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Boake Tibkate naho i Kone, rova’ i Hadadezere, ty nañandesa’ i Davide torisike tsy fotofoto, ie nanoe’ i Selomò i sajoabey torisìkey naho i fahañe rey naho o fanake torisìkeo.
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 Ie jinanji’ i Tô, mpanjaka’ i Kamate te zinevo’ i Davide ty valobohò’ i Hadadezere mpanjaka’ i Tsobà
When Tou, the king of Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
10 le nirahe’e t’i Hadorame ana’e mb’ amy Davide mpanjaka mb’eo hañontane naho hañandriañe aze, ty amy nialia’e amy Hadadezere naho nanjevo aze; ie nimpialy amy Tô t’i Hadadezere; le nampindreza’e fanake volamena naho volafoty vaho torisìke maro karaza’e.
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 Noriza’ i Davide ho am’ Iehovà irezay, mitraok’ ami’ty volafoty naho volamena nakare’e amo fifeheañe iabio; amy Edome naho i Moabe naho amo ana’ i Amoneo naho amo nte-Pelistio vaho amy Amaleke.
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 Mbore namofoke nte-Edome rai-ale-tsi-valo-arivo am-bavatanen-Tsira ao t’i Abisay ana’ i Tseroià.
[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 Najado’e Edome ao ty mpirimboñe vaho fonga nimpitoro’ i Davide o nte-Edomeo. Izay ty nimbae’ Iehovà i Davide ndra aia aia ty nomba’e.
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 Aa le nifehè’ i Davide t’Israele iaby vaho hene nizaka’e an-kavantañañe ondati’eo.
David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was just and fair.
15 Ioabe ana’ i Tseroià ty mpifeleke i valobohòkey naho Iehosafate ana’ i Akilode ty mpamolily.
Zeruiah’s son Joab was the chief army commander. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the record-keeper.
16 Nimpisoroñe t’i Tsadoke ana’ i Akitobe naho i Abimelek’ ana’ i Abiatare vaho nimpitàn-tsokitse i Savsà;
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the Supreme Priests. Shavsha was the official secretary.
17 Nimpifehe o nte-Kereteo naho o nte-Peleteo t’i Benaià ana’ Iehoiada; vaho lohàñe amo niariseho i mpanjakay o ana’ i Davideo.
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.
