1 و َفِي الرَّبِيعِ، فِي الوَقْتِ المُعتادِ لانطِلاقِ المُلُوكِ لِشَنِّ الحُرُوبِ، قادَ يُوآبُ الجَيشَ، وَخَرَّبَ أرْضَ العَمُّونِيِّينَ. ثُمَّ جاءَ وَحاصَرَ مَدِينَةَ رَبَّةَ. وَهاجَمَ يُوآبُ رَبَّةَ وَدَمَّرَها. أمّا داوُدُ فَبَقِيَ فِي القُدْسِ.

¶ And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army and destroyed the country of the sons of Ammon and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah and destroyed it.

2 و َأخَذَ داوُدُ تاجَ مَلِكِهِمْ عَنْ رَأْسِهِ. وَكانَ يَزِنُ قِنطاراً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ، وَمُرَصَّعاً بِالحِجارَةِ الكَرِيمةِ. فَوَضَعَهُ داوُدُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ. وَأخَذَ مِنَ المَدِينَةِ الكَثِيرَ مِنَ الغَنائِمِ،

And David took the crown of their king from off his head and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David’s head. And in addition to this he took exceeding much spoil out of the city.

3 و َأخرَجَ سُكّانَها مِنْها، وَفَرَضَ عَلَيهِمْ أنْ يَعمَلُوا بِمَناشِيرَ وَمَعاوِلَ حَدِيدِيَّةٍ وَفُؤُوسٍ. وَفَعَلَ داوُدُ هَذا الأمْرِ بِكُلِّ مُدُنِ العَمُّونِيِّينَ. ثُمَّ عادَ داوُدُ وَكُلُّ الجَيشِ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ. حُرُوبٌ مَعَ الفِلِسطِيِّين

And he brought out the people that were in it and dominated them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the sons of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

4 و َبَعْدَ مُدَّةٍ، وَقَعَتْ حَربٌ مَعَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ فِي جازَرَ. وَفِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، قَتَلَ سِبْكايُ الحُوشِيُّ سَفّايَ، وَهُوَ أحَدُ التَّابِعِينَ لِلإلَهِ المُزَيَّفِ رافا، فَأُخضِعَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ.

¶ And it came to pass after this that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite, slew Sippai, of the lineage of the giant; and they were subdued.

5 و َوَقَعَتْ أيضاً حَربٌ أُخْرَى مَعَ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ، فَقَتَلَ ألْحانانُ بْنُ ياعُورَ لَحْمِيَ، أخِي جُلْياتَ الجَتِّيِّ، مَعَ أنَّ قَناةَ رُمحِهِ كانَتْ كَنَولِ النَّسّاجِ.

And there was war again with the Philistines, and Elhanan, the son of Jair, slew Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver’s beam.

6 و َوَقَعَتْ حَرْبٌ أُخْرَى مَعَ الفِلِسطِيِّينَ فِي جَتَّ، وَكانَ هُناكَ رَجُلٌ ضَخْمٌ ذُو سِتِّ أصابِعَ عَلَى كُلِّ مِنْ يَدَيهِ وَقَدَمَيهِ، أربَعٌ وَعِشْرُونَ إصْبِعاً. وَكانَ هُوَ أيضاً مِنْ أحفادِ الرَّفائِيمِ العمالقة.

And yet again there was war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six on each hand, and six on each foot; and he also was the son of the giant.

7 ت َهَكَّمَ هَذا الرَّجُلُ عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ. فَقَتَلَهُ يُوناثانُ بْنُ شِمْعا أخِي داوُدَ.

But when he dishonoured Israel, Jonathan, the son of Shimea, David’s brother slew him.

8 ك انَ هَؤُلاءِ مِنْ بَنِي الرَّفائِيمِ العَمالِقَةِ، وَقَتَلَهُمْ داوُدُ وَرِجالُهُ.

These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his slaves.