1 A fter this David won the battle against the Philistines. And he took the most important city from the Philistines.

Sucedeu depois disso que Davi derrotou os filisteus, e os sujeitou; e Davi tomou a Metegue-Ama das mãos dos filisteus.

2 H e won the battle against Moab, and had them lie down on the ground in straight groups. Two groups were put to death, and one group was kept alive. The Moabites became servants to David and paid taxes to him.

Também derrotou os moabitas, e os mediu com cordel, fazendo-os deitar por terra; e mediu dois cordéis para os matar, e um cordel inteiro para os deixar com vida. Ficaram assim os moabitas por servos de Davi, pagando-lhe tributos.

3 T hen David won the battle against Hadadezer the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as he went to get his power again at the Euphrates River.

Davi também derrotou a Hadadézer, filho de Reobe, rei de Zobá, quando este ia estabelecer o seu domínio sobre o rio Eufrates.

4 D avid took 1, 700 horsemen and 20, 000 foot soldiers from him. He cut the legs of some of the war-wagon horses, but saved enough of them for 100 war-wagons.

E tomou-lhe Davi mil e setecentos cavaleiros e vinte mil homens de infantaria; e Davi jarretou a todos os cavalos dos carros, reservando apenas cavalos para cem carros.

5 W hen the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed 22, 000 of them.

Os sírios de Damasco vieram socorrer a Hadadézer, rei de Zobá, mas Davi matou deles vinte e dois mil homens.

6 T hen he put groups of soldiers in Damascus of Syria. The Syrians became servants to David and were made to pay taxes to him. The Lord helped David every place he went.

Então Davi pôs guarnições em Síria de Damasco, e os sírios ficaram por servos de Davi, pagando-lhe tributos. E o Senhor lhe dava a vitória por onde quer que ia.

7 D avid took the coverings of gold which were carried by Hadadezer’s army, and brought them to Jerusalem.

E Davi tomou os escudos de ouro que os servos de Hadadézer usavam, e os trouxe para Jerusalém.

8 A nd he took a very large amount of brass from Hadadezer’s cities, Betah and Berothai.

De Betá e de Berotai, cidades de Hadadézer, o rei Davi tomou grande quantidade de bronze.

9 N ow Toi king of Hamath heard that David had won the battle against the whole army of Hadadezer.

Quando Toí, rei de Hamate, ouviu que Davi ferira todo o exército de Hadadézer,

10 S o Toi sent his son Joram to King David, to greet him and pray that good would come to him, because David had fought against Hadadezer and had won. Hadadezer had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him objects of silver, gold and brass.

mandou-lhe seu filho Jorão para saudá-lo, e para felicitá-lo por haver pelejado contra Hadadézer e o haver derrotado; pois Hadadézer de contínuo fazia guerra a Toí. E Jorão trouxe consigo vasos de prata de ouro e de bronze,

11 D avid set these apart to the Lord, together with the silver and gold he had set apart from all the nations he had taken in battle.

os quais o rei Davi consagrou ao Senhor, como já havia consagrado a prata e o ouro de todas as nações que sujeitara.

12 H e had taken silver and gold from Syria, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, Amalek, and from the things taken from Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

da Síria, de Moabe, dos amonitas, dos filisteus, de Amaleque e dos despojos de Hadadézer, filho de Reobe, rei de Zobá.

13 S o David’s name was very respected when he returned from killing 18, 000 Syrians in the Valley of Salt.

Assim Davi ganhou nome para si. E quando voltou, matou no Vale do Sal a dezoito mil edomitas.

14 A nd he put groups of soldiers in Edom. In all Edom he put soldiers, and all the Edomites became servants to David. The Lord helped David every place he went.

E pôs guarnições em Edom; pô-las em todo o Edom, e todos os edomitas tornaram-se servos de Davi. E o Senhor lhe dava a vitória por onde quer que ia.

15 S o David ruled all of Israel. He did what was right and good and fair for all his people.

Reinou, pois, Davi sobre todo o Israel, e administrava a justiça e a eqüidade a todo o seu povo.

16 J oab the son of Zeruiah was the head of the army. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud wrote down the important things of the nation.

Joabe, filho de Zeruia, estava sobre o exército; Jeosafá, filho de Ailude, era cronista;

17 A hitub’s son Zadok and Abiathar’s son Ahimelech were religious leaders. Seraiah was the writer.

Zadoque, filho de Aitube, e Aimeleque, filho de Abiatar, eram sacerdotes; Seraías era escrivão;

18 B enaiah the son of Jehoiada ruled the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And David’s sons were the king’s helpers.

Benaías, filho de Jeoiada, tinha o cargo dos quereteus e peleteus; e os filhos de Davi eram ministros de estado.