1 A t the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, Joab led out the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. Joab struck Rabbah, and overthrew it.

وَفِي 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.

2 D avid 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. It was set on David’s head, and he brought very much plunder out of the city.

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

3 H e brought out the people who were in it, and had them cut with saws, with iron picks, and with axes. David did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

وَأخرَجَ 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

4 A fter this, war arose at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the sons of the giant; and they were subdued.

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

5 A gain there was war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

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

6 T here was again 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 born to the giant.

وَوَقَعَتْ 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.

7 W hen he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother killed him.

تَهَكَّمَ هَذا الرَّجُلُ عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ. فَقَتَلَهُ يُوناثانُ بْنُ شِمْعا أخِي داوُدَ.

8 T hese were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

كانَ هَؤُلاءِ مِنْ بَنِي الرَّفائِيمِ العَمالِقَةِ، وَقَتَلَهُمْ داوُدُ وَرِجالُهُ.