اول تواریخ 18

1 پس از چندی باز داوود به فلسطینی‌ها حمله کرده، آنها را شکست داد و شهر جت و روستاهای اطراف آن را از دست ایشان گرفت. داوود همچنین موآبی‌ها را شکست داد و آنها تابع داوود شده، به او باج و خراج می‌دادند.

Some time later, David’s [army] attacked the army of Philistia and defeated them. They captured Gath [city] and the surrounding villages.

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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 در ضمن، داوود نیروهای هددعزر، پادشاه صوبه را در نزدیکی حمات در هم شکست، زیرا هددعزر می‌کوشید نواحی کنار رود فرات را به چنگ آورد.

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 در این جنگ داوود هزار ارابه، هفت هزار سرباز سواره و بیست هزار سرباز پیاده را به اسیری گرفت. او صد اسب برای ارابه‌ها نگه داشت و رگ پای بقیهٔ اسبان را قطع کرد.

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 همچنین با بیست و دو هزار سرباز سوری که از دمشق برای کمک به هددعزر آمده بودند، جنگید و همهٔ آنها را کشت.

When the army of Syria came from Damascus [city] to help Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.

6 داوود در دمشق چندین قرارگاه مستقر ساخت و مردم سوریه تابع داوود شده، به او باج و خراج می‌پرداختند. به این ترتیب داوود هر جا می‌رفت، خداوند او را پیروزی می‌بخشید.

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 داوود سپرهای طلای سرداران هددعزر را برداشت و به اورشلیم برد.

David soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by the officers of Hadadezer’s [army] and brought them to Jerusalem.

8 در ضمن مقدار زیادی مفرغ از طبحت و کُن شهرهای هددعزر گرفته، آنها را نیز به اورشلیم برد. (بعدها سلیمان از این مفرغ برای ساختن لوازم خانهٔ خدا و حوض و ستونهای واقع در آن استفاده کرد.)

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 توعو، پادشاه حمات، وقتی شنید که داوود بر لشکر هددعزر پیروز شده است،

When Tou, the king of Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,

10 پسرش هدورام را فرستاد تا سلام وی را به او برساند و این پیروزی را به او تبریک بگوید، چون هددعزر و توعو با هم دشمن بودند. هدورام هدایایی از طلا و نقره و مفرغ به داوود داد.

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 داوود همهٔ این هدایا را با طلا و نقره‌ای که خود از ادومی‌ها، موآبی‌ها، عمونی‌ها، فلسطینی‌ها، عمالیقی‌ها به غنیمت گرفته بود وقف خداوند کرد.

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 ابیشای (پسر صرویه) هجده هزار سرباز ادومی را در درهٔ نمک کشت.

[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 او در سراسر ادوم، قرارگاههایی مستقر کرد و ادومی‌ها تابع داوود شدند. داوود به هر طرف می‌رفت خداوند به او پیروزی می‌بخشید.

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 داوود با عدل و انصاف بر اسرائیل حکومت می‌کرد.

David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was just and fair.

15 فرماندهٔ سپاه او یوآب (پسر صرویه) و وقایع‌نگار او یهوشافاط (پسر اخیلود) بود.

Zeruiah’s son Joab was the chief army commander. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the record-keeper.

16 صادوق (پسر اخیطوب) و اخیملک (پسر اَبیّاتار) هر دو کاهن بودند و سرایا کاتب بود.

Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the Supreme Priests. Shavsha was the official secretary.

17 بنایا (پسر یهویاداع) فرماندهٔ گارد سلطنتی داوود بود. پسران داوود مشاوران دربار بودند.

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.