1 A fter this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines.

وَبَعْدَ مُدَّةٍ مِنَ الزَّمَنِ هاجَمَ داوُدُ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ وَأخضَعَهُمْ، وَأخَذَ جَتَّ وَالقُرَى التّابِعَةَ لَها مِنْ سَيطَرَتِهِمْ.

2 T hen he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought tribute.

كَما هَزَمَ داوُدُ مُوآبَ، فَصارَ أهلُ مُوآبَ يَدْفَعُونَ لَهُ الجِزْيَةَ.

3 A nd David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his power by the River Euphrates.

وَهَزَمَ داوُدُ أيضاً هَدَدَ عَزَرَ مَلِكَ صُوبَةَ فِي كُلِّ أرْضِهِ وَحَتَّى إقلِيمِ حَماةَ. وَذَلِكَ عِندَما ذَهَبَ داوُدُ لَيُقِيمَ نَصْباً مَلَكِّياً عِنْدَ نَهْرِ الفُراتِ.

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

وَاسْتَولَى داوُدُ مِنْهُ عَلَى ألْفِ مَرْكَبَةٍ، وَسَبْعَةَ آلافٍ مِنَ الخَيّالَةِ، وَعِشْرِينَ ألفاً مِنَ المُشاةِ. وَحَطَّمَ داوُدُ كُلَّ مَرْكَباتِ الخُيُولِ ما عَدا مِئَةً مِنْها.

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

وَجاءَ أرامِيُّو دِمَشْقَ لِنَجْدَةِ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ، مَلِكِ صُوبَةَ، لَكِنْ قَتَلَ داوُدُ اثْنَينِ وَعِشْرِينَ ألفَ جُندِيٍّ مِنْهُمْ.

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 داوُدُ حامِياتٍ عَسْكَرِيَّةً فِي أرامَ دِمَشْقَ. وَخَضَعَ الأراميُّونَ لِداوُدَ وَبَدأُوا يَدفَعُونَ لَهُ الجِزيَةَ. وَكانَ اللهُ يَنصُرُ داوُدَ حَيثُما ذَهَبَ.

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

وَأخَذَ داوُدُ التُّرُوسَ الذَّهَبِيَّةَ الَّتِي كانَ عَبِيدُ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ يَسْتَخدِمُونَها، وَأحضَرَها إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.

8 A lso from Tibhath and from Chun, cities of Hadadezer, David brought a large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and the articles of bronze.

وَأخَذَ داوُدُ مِنْ طَبْحَةَ وَخُونَ، مَدَينَتَيْ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ، كَمِيَّةً كَبِيرَةً مِنَ البُرونْزِ. وَبِهَذا البُرونْزِ بَنَى سُلَيْمانُ الحَوْضَ البُرونْزِيَّ وَالأعمِدَةَ وَالآنِيَةَ البُرونْزِيَّةَ.

9 N ow when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

وَسَمِعَ تُوعُو مَلِكُ حَماةَ بِأنَّ داوُدَ هَزَمَ كُلَّ جَيشِ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ، مَلِكَ صُوبَةَ.

10 h e sent Hadoram 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 Tou); and Hadoram brought with him all kinds of articles of gold, silver, and bronze.

فَأرسَلَ ابْنَهُ هَدُورامَ إلَى المَلِكِ داوُدَ لِيَطْمَئِنَّ عَلَيهِ وَيُهَنِّئَهُ، لِأنَّهُ حارَبَ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ وَهَزَمَهُ. فَقَدْ سَبَقَ أنْ دارَتْ حُرُوبٌ فِي الماضِي بَينَ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ وَتُوعُو. وَأرسَلَ مَعَ هَدُورامَ كُلَّ أنواعِ الأشْياءِ المَصْنُوعَةِ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالفِضَّةِ وَالبُرونْزِ المُختَلِفَةِ.

11 K ing David also dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold that he had brought from all these nations—from Edom, from Moab, from the people of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

فَكَرَّسَها داوُدُ للهِ أيضاً مَعَ الذَّهَبِ وَالفِضَّةِ الَّتِي غَنِمَها مِنْ كُلِّ الأُمَمِ، مِنْ أدُومَ، وَمُوآبَ، وَالعَمُّونِيِّينَ، وَالفِلِسْطِيِّينَ، وَبَنِي عَمالِيقَ.

12 M oreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

وَقَتَلَ أبْشايُ بنُ صُرُوِيَّةَ ثَمانِيَةَ عَشَرَ ألفَ أدُومِيٍّ فِي وادِي المِلْحِ.

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

وَوَضَعَ حامِياتٍ عَسْكَرِيَّةً فِي أدُومَ. وَصارَ كُلُّ أهلِ أدُومَ خُدّاماً لِداوُدَ خاضِعِينَ لَهُ. وَكانَ اللهُ يَنصُرُ داوُدَ حَيثُما تَوَجَّهَ. حاشِيَةُ داوُد

14 S o David reigned over all Israel, and administered judgment and justice to all his people.

فَحَكَمَ داوُدُ كُلَّ إسْرائِيلَ، وَكانَ يَحكُمُ شَعبَهُ بِالحَقَّ وَالإنْصافِ.

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

وَكانَ يُوآبُ بنُ صُرُوِيَّةَ قائِدَ الجَيْشِ. وَكانَ يَهُوشافاطُ بْنُ أخِيلُودَ مُسَجِّلَ الأحْداثِ.

16 Z adok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Shavsha was the scribe;

وَكانَ صادُوقُ بْنُ أخِيطُوبَ وَأبِيمالِكُ بْنُ أبِيثامارَ كاهِنَيْنِ وَكانَ شُوشا كاتِباً.

17 B enaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers at the king’s side.

وَكانَ بَنايا بْنُ يَهُوياداعَ مَسْؤُولاً عَنِ الكَرِيتِيِّينَ وَالفَلِيتِيِّينَ. وَكانَ أبْناءُ داوُدَ رُؤَساءَ المَسْؤُولِينَ تَحتَ إمرَةِ المَلِكِ.