1 Nyakati 20

1 Ikaja kuwa wakati wa mvua, kipindi wafalme uenda vitani, Yoabu akaongaza jeshi kwenda kupambana na kusikitisha nchi ya Waamoni. Alienda na kuteka Raba. Daudi alibaki Yerusalemu. Yoabu alishambulia Raba na kuishinda.

And it came to pass, at the time of the turn of the year, at the time of the going forth of kings, that Joab led forth the force of the army, and laid waste the land of the sons of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah, but, David, was tarrying in Jerusalem, —and Joab smote Rabbah, and overthrew it.

2 Daudi alichukuwa taji la mfalme wao kichwani mwake, na akagundua linauzito wa talanta moja ya dhahabu, na ndani yake kulikuwa na mawe ya thamani. Taji liliwekwa kichwani mwa Daudi, na akaleta mali nyingi za mji.

And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it weighed a talent of gold, and, therein, were precious stones, and it was [set] on the head of David, —and, the spoil of the city, brought he forth, in great abundance;

3 Aliwaleta watu walio kuwa ndani ya mji na kuwalazimisha wafanye kazi kwa msumeno na jembe na shoka. Daudi aliwataka watu wote wa mji kufanya kazi hii. Daudi na jeshi lote wakarudi Yerusalemu.

and, the people that were therein, brought he forth, and cut with the saw and with threshing sledges of iron and with axes, thus also, used David to do unto all the cities of the son of Ammon, —and David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

4 Ilikuwa baada ya haya kukawa na pambano huko Gezeri na Wafilisti. Sibekai Mhushathi akamua Sipai, mmoja wa uzao wa Refaimu, na wa Filisti wakazidiwa.

And it came to pass, after this, that there was yet again a battle in Gezer, with the Philistines, —then, Sibbecai the Hushathite smote Sippai of the children of the giants, and they were subdued.

5 Ikawa tena katika pambano na Wafilisti huko Gobu, kwamba Elhanani mwana wa Yari Mbethilehemu akamua Lami kaka wa Goliathi Mgiti, ambaye mkuki wake ulikuwa kama gongo la mshonaji.

And there again came to be a battle with the Philistines, —and Elhanan son of Jair smote Lahmi, brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear, was like a weaver’s beam.

6 Ikaja kuwa tena katika pambano lingine huko Gathi kwamba mwanaume mmoja aliye mrefu sana mwenye vidole sita kila mkono na vidole sita mguuni. Naye alikuwa pia wa uzao wa Refaimu.

And there again came to be war with Gath, —where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes, six on each hand and foot, were four and twenty, and, he also, had been born unto the giant.

7 Alipo dhihaki jeshi la Israeli, Yehonadabu mwana wa Shimea, kaka wa Daudi, akamuua.

But, when he reproached Israel, Jonathan, son of Shimea brother of David, smote him.

8 Hawa walikuwa uzao wa Refaimu wa Gathi, na waliuawa na mkono wa Daudi na mkono wa wanajeshi wake.

These, were born unto the giant in Gath, —but they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.