2 Samuel 8
1 Some time later, David’s army attacked the Philistia [army] and defeated them. They took control over the entire Philistia area.
Und es geschah danach, daß David die Philister schlug und sie niederbeugte, und David nahm Metheg-Ammah aus der Hand der Philister.
2 David’s army also defeated the army of the Moab people-group. David forced their soldiers to lie down on the ground [close to each other]. His men killed two out of every three of them. The [other] Moab people [were forced to] accept David as their ruler, and they were forced to give to him [every year the] payment/tax [that he demanded].
Und er schlug Moab und maß sie mit der Schnur, so daß er sie zur Erde ließ niederliegen und zwei Schnüre maß, um zu töten, und eine volle Schnur am Leben zu lassen. Und es ward Moab dem David zu Knechten, daß sie ihm Geschenke zutrugen.
3 David’s army also defeated [the army of] Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, who ruled [the state of] Zobah [in Syria]. That happened when David went to rule again over the area at [the upper part of] the Euphrates River.
Und David schlug Hadadeser, Rechobs Sohn, König von Zobah, da er hinzog, seine Hand zurückzuwenden am Flusse.
4 David’s army captured 1,700 of Hadadezer’s soldiers who rode on horses, and 20,000 of his other soldiers. They also crippled/hamstrung most of the horses that pulled the chariots, but they left/spared enough horses to [pull] 100 chariots.
Und David nahm von ihm tausendsiebenhundert Reiter und zwanzigtausend Mann zu Fuß, und David lähmte alle Streitwagen und ließ hundert Streitwagen von ihnen übrig.
5 When [the army of] Syria came from Damascus [city] to help King Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
Und Aram Damaskus kam, dem Hadadeser, König von Zobah, beizustehen; und David schlug dem Aram zweiund- zwanzigtausend Mann.
6 Then David stationed (groups of his soldiers/army camps) in their area, and the people of Syria were forced to accept David as their ruler, and to give to David’s government [every year] the payment/tax that he demanded. And Yahweh enabled David’s [army] to win victories wherever they went.
Und David legte Besatzungen Aram Damaskus, und Aram ward David zu Knechten und trugen Geschenke zu, und Jehovah half dem David überall, wohin er ging.
7 David’s soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by Hadadezer’s officials, and brought them to Jerusalem.
Und David nahm die goldenen Schilde, welche die Knechte Hadadesers hatten, und brachte sie nach Jerusalem,
8 They also brought [to Jerusalem] a lot of bronze [that they found] in Betah and Berothai, two cities that King Hadadezer [had previously] ruled.
Und von Betach und von Berothai, Städten Hadadesers, nahm König David sehr viel Erz.
9 When Toi, the king of the Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
Und Thoi, König von Chamath, hörte, daß David die ganze Streitmacht Hadadesers geschlagen;
10 he sent his son Joram to greet King David and to (congratulate him/say that he was happy) about his army defeating Hadadezer’s army, which Toi’s [army] had fought many times. Joram brought to David many items/gifts made from gold, silver, and bronze.
Und Thoi sandte seinen Sohn Joram zu König David, um sein Wohlsein zu erfragen, und ihn zu segnen dafür, daß er wider Hadadeser gestritten und ihn geschlagen hätte, denn Thoi war ein Mann des Streites wider Hadadeser; und in seiner Hand waren Gefäße von Silber und Gefäße von Gold und Gefäße von Erz.
11 King David dedicated all those items to Yahweh. He also dedicated the silver and gold which his army had taken from the nations that they had conquered.
Auch sie heiligte König David dem Jehovah mit dem Silber und dem Gold, das er von allen Völkerschaften, die er unterworfen, geheiligt hatte.
12 They had taken items from the Edom people-group and the Moab people-group, from the Ammon people-group, from the Philistia people, and from [the descendants of] Amalek, as well as from the people that Hadadezer [previously] ruled.
Von Syrien und von Moab und von den Söhnen Ammons und von den Philistern und von Amalek und von der Beute Hadadesers, Rechobs Sohne, König von Zobah.
13 When David returned [after defeating the armies of Syria], he became more famous because his army killed 18,000 soldiers from the Edom people-group in the Salt Valley [near the Dead Sea].
Und David machte sich einen Namen, als er zurückkam, nachdem er von dem Aram im Salztal achtzehntausend geschlagen.
14 David stationed (groups of his soldiers/army camps) throughout the Edom area, and forced the people there to accept him as their king. Yahweh enabled David’s [army] to win battles wherever they went.
Und er legte Besatzungen in Edom, in ganz Edom legte er Besatzungen, und ganz Edom wurde dem David zum Knechte, und Jehovah half dem David in allem, wo er hinging.
15 David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was fair and just.
Und David regierte über ganz Israel, und David tat Recht und Gerechtigkeit all seinem Volke.
16 Joab was the army commander; Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the man who reported to the people everything that David decided that they should do;
Und Joab, Zerujahs Sohn, war über das Heer, und Joschaphat, der Sohn Achiluds, war Kanzler.
17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the official secretary;
Und Zadok, der Sohn Achitubs, und Achimelech, der Sohn Abjathars, waren Priester, und Serajah war Schreiber.
18 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was the commander of (David’s bodyguards/the men who protected the king); and David’s sons were priests (OR, his administrators/advisors).
Und da waren Benajahu, der Sohn Jehojadas, und die Krethi und Plethi, und die Söhne Davids waren Priester.
