1 A fter this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines and subdued them. And David took Metheg Ammah from the hand of the Philistines.

بَعْدَ مُرورِ وَقْتٍ، هاجَمَ داوُدُ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ وَأخْضَعَهُمْ. وَكانَتْ عاصِمَتُهُمْ قَدْ سَيطَرَتْ عَلَى بُقْعَةٍ واسِعَةٍ مِنَ الأرْضِ، فَسَيْطَرَ داوُدُ عَلَيْها.

2 T hen he defeated Moab. Forcing them down to the ground, he measured them off with a line. With two lines he measured off those to be put to death, and with one full line those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought tribute.

كَما هَزَمَ داوُدُ المُوآبِيِّينَ. فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، أجْبَرَهُمْ عَلَى الاسْتِلقاءِ عَلَى الأرْضِ، ثُمَّ اسْتَخْدَمَ حَبلاً لِيُوَزِّعَهُم ضِمْنَ صُفُوفٍ. فَقَتَلَ صَفّينِ مِنْ صُفوفِ الرِّجالِ، وَأُبْقِيَ عَلَى حياةِ مَنْ كانُوا فِي الصَّفِّ الثّالِثِ. وَهَكَذا، أصْبَحَ المُوآبِيُّونَ خَدَمَ داوُدَ يَدْفَعُونَ لَهُ الجِزْيَةَ.

3 D avid also defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his territory at the River Euphrates.

وكانَ هَدَدُ عَزَرُ بنُ رَحُوبَ ملِكَ صَوبَةَ. وَقَدْ هَزَمَهُ داوُدُ يَوْمَ ذهَبَ لِيستَولِيَ عَلَى المِنْطَقَةِ الواقِعَةِ بالْقُرْبِ من نَهْرِ الفُراتِ.

4 D avid took from him one thousand chariots, seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. Also David hamstrung all the chariot horses, except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots.

أخَذَ داوُدُ مِنْ هدَدَ عَزَرَ ألفاً وَسَبعَ مِئَةِ خيّالٍ وَعِشْرينَ ألفاً مِنَ المُشاةِ. فَعَطَّلَ المَرْكَباتِ كُلَّها ما عَدا مِئَةَ مَرْكَبَةٍ.

5 W hen the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians.

وَجاءَ آرامِيُّو دِمَشْقَ لِمُساعَدَةِ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ ملِكِ صُوبَة. لَكِنَّ داوُدَ هَزَمَ الأرامِيِّينَ وَقَتَلَ مِنُهُمُ اثْنَينِ وَعِشرينَ ألفاً.

6 T hen David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought tribute. So the Lord preserved David wherever he went.

ثُمَّ وَضَعَ فِرَقاً من الجُنودِ في دِمَشْقَ، فِي أرامَ. وَأصْبَحَ الأرامِيُّونَ خَدَمَ داوُدَ يَدْفَعُونَ لَهُ الجِزْيَةَ. وَكانَ اللهُ يَنْصُرُ داوُدَ حَيثُما تَوَجَّهَ.

7 A nd David took the shields of gold that had belonged to the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

وَأخَذَ داوُدُ الدُّرُوعَ الذَّهَبِيَّةَ الّتِي كانَتْ مُلْكاً لِخَدَمِ هدَدَ عَزَرَ، وَأحْضَرَها إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.

8 A lso from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze.

كَما أخَذَ أشْياءَ كَثيرَةً جِداً مِنَ البُرونْزِ مِنْ باطِحَ وَبِيرَوَثايَ – وَهُما مَدينَتانِ مِنْ مُدُنِ هَددَ عَزَرَ.

9 W hen Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer,

وَسَمِعَ تُوعِي مَلِكُ حَماةَ أنَّ داوُدَ قَدْ هَزَمَ جَيْشَ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ كُلَّهُ.

10 t hen Toi sent Joram his son to King David, to greet him and bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him (for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi); and Joram brought with him articles of silver, articles of gold, and articles of bronze.

فَأرْسَلَ ابْنَهُ يُورامَ إلَى المَلِكِ داوُدَ يُحَيِّيهِ. فَحَيّا يُورامُ داوُدَ وَبارَكَهُ لأنَّهُ حارَبَ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ وَهَزَمَهُ. وَكانَ هَدَدُ عَزَرُ قَدْ شَنَّ حُروباً ضِدَّ تُوعِي مِنْ قَبلُ. فَأحْضَرَ يُورامُ هَدايا مِنَ الفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ وَالبُرونْزِ.

11 K ing David also dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold that he had dedicated from all the nations which he had subdued—

فأخَذَها داوُدُ وَكَرَّسَها للهِ ، مَعَ الذَّهَبِ وَالفِضَّةِ الَّتي غَنِمَها مِنَ الأُمَمِ الّتي هَزَمَها.

12 f rom Syria, from Moab, from the people of Ammon, from the Philistines, from Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

فَقَدْ غَنِمَ مِنَ الأرامِيِّينَ وَالمُوآبِيِّينَ وَالعَمُّونِيِّينَ وَالفلِسْطِيِّينَ وَالعَمالِيقَ وَمِنْ أمْوالِ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ بنَ رَحُوبَ مَلِكِ صُوبَة.

13 A nd David made himself a name when he returned from killing eighteen thousand Syrians in the Valley of Salt.

وَقَتَلَ داوُدُ ثَمانِيَةَ عَشَرَ ألفاً مِنَ الأرامِيِّينَ فِي وادِي المِلْحِ. فَازْدادَتْ شُهْرَتُهُ عَنْدَما عادَ إلَى دِيارِهِ.

14 H e also put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the Lord preserved David wherever he went. David’s Administration

وَوَضَعَ داود فِرَقاً مِنَ الجُنودِ في كافَّةِ أنْحاءِ أدُومَ التي أصْبَح سُكّانُها كُلُّهم مِنْ خُدّامِهِ وَخاضِعِينَ لَهُ. وَكانَ اللهُ يَنْصُرُ داوُدَ حَيثُما تَوَجَّهَ. حُكْمُ داوُد

15 S o David reigned over all Israel; and David administered judgment and justice to all his people.

وَحَكَمَ داوُدُ إسْرائِيلَ كُلَّها. وَكانَ يَحْكُمُ شَعبَهُ بِالحَقِّ وَالإنْصافِ.

16 J oab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

كانَ يُوآبُ بنُ صُرُوِيَّةَ قائِدَ الجَيْشِ. وَيَهُوشافاطُ بنُ أَخيلُودَ المُؤَرّخَ.

17 Z adok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the scribe;

وَكانَ صادُوقُ بنُ أَخِيطُوبَ وَأخِيمالِكُ بنُ أبِياثارَ كاهِنَيْنِ. وَكانَ سَرايا كاتِباً،

18 B enaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.

وَبَناياهُو بْنُ يَهُوياداعَ مَسْؤُولاً عَنْ الكْرِيتيِّينَ وَالفِليتيّينَ. أمّا أبناءُ داوُدَ فَكانُوا مِنَ القادَةِ المُهِمِّينَ.