1 Mga Cronica 20
1 At nangyari sa panahon ng pagpihit ng taon, sa panahong ang mga hari ay nagsisilabas sa pakikipagbaka, na pinatnubayan ni Joab ang hukbo, at sinira ang lupain ng mga anak ni Ammon, at naparoon at kinubkob ang Rabba. Nguni't si David ay naghintay sa Jerusalem. At sinaktan ni Joab ang Rabba, at sinira.
[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 At kinuha ni David ang putong ng kanilang hari sa ibabaw ng kaniyang ulo, at nasumpungang may timbang na isang talentong ginto, at may mga mahalagang bato roon: at naputong sa ulo ni David: at kaniyang inilabas ang samsam sa bayan, na totoong marami.
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 At kaniyang inilabas ang bayan na nandoon, at pinutol sila ng mga lagari, at ng mga suyod na bakal, at ng mga palakol. At ganito ang ginawa ni David sa lahat ng mga bayan ng mga anak ni Ammon. At si David at ang buong bayan ay bumalik sa Jerusalem.
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 At nangyari, pagkatapos nito, na nagkaroon ng pagdidigma sa Gezer laban sa mga Filisteo: nang magkagayo'y pinatay ni Sibbecai na Husathita si Sippai, sa mga anak ng mga higante; at sila'y sumuko.
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 At nagkaroon uli ng pakikipagdigma laban sa mga Filisteo; at pinatay ni Elhanan na anak ni Jair si Lahmi na kapatid ni Goliath na Getheo, na ang puluhan ng sibat niya ay gaya ng panghabi ng manghahabi.
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 At nagkaroon uli ng pagdidigma sa Gath, na doo'y may isang lalaking may malaking bulas, na ang mga daliri ng kamay at paa ay dalawangpu't apat, anim sa bawa't kamay at anim sa bawa't paa; at siya rin nama'y ipinanganak sa higante.
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 At nang kaniyang hamunin ang Israel, pinatay siya ni Jonathan na anak ni Sima na kapatid ni David.
When he made fun of the soldiers of Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s [older] brother Shimea, killed him.
8 Ang mga ito ang ipinanganak sa higante sa Gath, at sila'y nangabuwal sa pamamagitan ng kamay ni David, at sa pamamagitan ng kamay ng mga lingkod niya.
Those were some of the descendants of [the] Rapha [giants] who had lived in Gath, who were killed [MTY] by David and his soldiers.
