2 Samuel 8

1 After this, David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.

此後，大衛攻打非利士人，把他們治服，從他們手下奪取了京城的權柄；

2 He defeated Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

又攻打摩押人，使他們躺臥在地上，用繩量一量：量二繩的殺了，量一繩的存留。摩押人就歸服大衛，給他進貢。

3 David also struck Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.

瑣巴王利合的兒子哈大底謝往大河去，要奪回他的國權。大衛就攻打他，

4 David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand footmen. David hamstrung the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for one hundred chariots.

擒拿了他的馬兵一千七百，步兵二萬，將拉戰車的馬砍斷蹄筋，但留下一百輛車的馬。

5 When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty two thousand men of the Syrians.

大馬士革的亞蘭人來幫助瑣巴王哈大底謝，大衛就殺了亞蘭人二萬二千。

6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.

於是大衛在大馬士革的亞蘭地設立防營，亞蘭人就歸服他，給他進貢。大衛無論往哪裏去，耶和華都使他得勝。

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

他奪了哈大底謝臣僕所拿的金盾牌，帶到耶路撒冷。

8 From Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.

大衛王又從屬哈大底謝的比他和比羅他城中奪取了許多的銅。

9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer,

哈馬王陀以聽見大衛殺敗哈大底謝的全軍，

10 then Toi sent Joram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him; for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. Joram brought with him vessels of silver, vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze.

就打發他兒子約蘭去見大衛王，問他的安，為他祝福，因為他殺敗了哈大底謝（原來陀以與哈大底謝常常爭戰）。約蘭帶了金銀銅的器皿來，

11 King David also dedicated these to the LORD, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued—

大衛王將這些器皿和他治服各國所得來的金銀都分別為聖，獻給耶和華，

12 of Syria, of Moab, of the children of Ammon, of the Philistines, of Amalek, and of the plunder of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

就是從亞蘭、摩押、亞捫、非利士、亞瑪力人所得來的，以及從瑣巴王利合的兒子哈大底謝所掠之物。

13 David earned a reputation when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand men of the Syrians in the Valley of Salt.

大衛在鹽谷擊殺了亞蘭一萬八千人回來，就得了大名；

14 He put garrisons in Edom. Throughout all Edom, he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.

又在以東全地設立防營，以東人就都歸服大衛。大衛無論往哪裏去，耶和華都使他得勝。

15 David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness for all his people.

大衛作以色列眾人的王，又向眾民秉公行義。

16 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder,

洗魯雅的兒子約押作元帥；亞希律的兒子約沙法作史官；

17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, Seraiah was scribe,

亞希突的兒子撒督和亞比亞他的兒子亞希米勒作祭司長；西萊雅作書記；

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

耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅統轄基利提人和比利提人。大衛的眾子都作領袖。