1 Dnevnika 20
1 A kad proðe godina, u vrijeme kad carevi idu na vojsku, Joav izvede vojsku, te potiraše zemlju sinova Amonovijeh, i došavši opkoli Ravu; a David bješe ostao u Jerusalimu. I Joav osvoji Ravu i raskopa je.
[In that region], kings usually went [with their armies] to fight [their enemies] (in the springtime/when the cold season ended). But that year, David [did not do that. Instead, he] stayed in Jerusalem, and he sent [his commander] Joab [to lead the army]. Joab took his troops. They [crossed the Jordan River and] ruined the land of the Ammon people-group. Then they went to Rabbah, [the capital city, ] and surrounded it. David stayed in Jerusalem [for a while. But later he took more troops and went to help] Joab. Their armies attacked Rabbah and destroyed it.
2 I David uze caru njihovu s glave krunu, i naðe da poteže talanat zlata, i drago kamenje bješe u njoj; i metnuše je na glavu Davidu, i odnese iz grada plijen vrlo velik.
Then David took the crown from the head of the king of Rabbah (OR, from the head of their god Milcom) and put it on his own head. It [was very heavy; it] weighed (75 pounds/34 kg.), and it had many very valuable stones [fastened to it]. They also took many other valuable things from the city.
3 A narod što bijaše u njemu izvede i isijeèe ih pilama i gvozdenijem branama i sjekirama. I tako uèini David svijem gradovima sinova Amonovijeh. Potom se vrati David sa svijem narodom u Jerusalim.
Then they brought the people out of the city and forced them to [work for their army, ] using saws and iron picks and axes. David’s soldiers did this in all the cities of the Ammon people-group. Then David and all of his army returned to Jerusalem.
4 A poslije toga nasta rat u Gezeru s Filistejima; tada Sivehaj Husaæanin ubi Sifaja koji bijaše roda divovskoga, i biše pokoreni.
Later, [David’s army] fought a battle with the army of Philistia, at Gezer [city]. During the battle Sibbecai, from Hushah [clan], killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rapha [giants]. So the armies of Philistia were defeated.
5 Nasta opet rat s Filistejima, u kom Elhanan sin Jairov ubi Lamiju brata Golijata Getejina, kojemu kopljaèa bijaše kao vratilo.
In another battle against the soldiers of Philistia, Elhanan, the son of Jair, killed Lahmi, the [younger] brother of [the giant] Goliath from Gath [town], who had a spear which was as thick as a weaver’s rod.
6 I opet nasta rat u Gatu, gdje bijaše jedan èovjek vrlo visok, koji imaše po šest prsta, skupa dvadeset i èetiri; i on bijaše roda divovskoga.
There was another battle near Gath. A (huge man/giant) was there who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was descended from [the] Rapha [giants].
7 I ružaše Izrailja, te ga ubi Jonatan sin Samaje brata Davidova.
When he made fun of the soldiers of Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s [older] brother Shimea, killed him.
8 Ti bijahu sinovi istoga diva iz Gata, i pogiboše od ruke Davidove i od ruke sluga njegovijeh.
Those were some of the descendants of [the] Rapha [giants] who had lived in Gath, who were killed [MTY] by David and his soldiers.
