1 Chronik 18
1 Danach schlug David die Philister und demütigte sie. Er nahm Gat mit seinen Tochterorten den Philistern weg.
Some time later, David’s [army] attacked the army of Philistia and defeated them. They captured Gath [city] and the surrounding villages.
2 Dann schlug er Moab, und die Moabiter wurden David untertan und brachten Gaben.
His [army] also defeated [the army of] the Moab [people-group]. The people were forced to accept David as their ruler, and also to pay money [each year to David’s government, in order that David’s army would protect them].
3 Hierauf schlug David den König von Soba, Hadarezer, gegen Hamat zu, als er daranging, seine Macht am Euphratstrome aufzurichten.
David’s [army] also fought against [the army of] Hadadezer, the king of [the] Zobah [region in Syria] near Hamath [city], when Hadadezer was trying to establish control over the area near the Euphrates River.
4 David nahm ihm 1.000 Wagen, 7.000 Reiter und 20.000 Mann Fußvolk weg. Alle Rosse lähmte David. Nur 100 Rossewagen ließ er übrig.
David’s [army] captured 1,000 of Hadadezer’s chariots, 7,000 chariot-drivers, and 20,000 soldiers. They hamstrung/crippled most of their horses; there were only 100 horses that they did not cripple.
5 Da kamen die damaszenischen Aramäer dem König von Soba, Hadarezer, zu Hilfe. Aber David schlug die Aramäer, 22.000 Mann.
When the army of Syria came from Damascus [city] to help Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
6 Dann setzte David im damaszenischen Aram Vögte ein. So wurden die Aramäer David untertan und steuerpflichtig. Der Herr half David überall, wohin er zog.
Then David stationed groups of his soldiers in Damascus, and the people of Syria were forced to accept David as their ruler, and to pay to David’s government [each year] the payment/tax that he demanded. And Yahweh enabled David’s [army] to win battles everywhere they went.
7 David nahm auch die goldenen Schilde, die Hadarezers Knechte trugen, und brachte sie nach Jerusalem.
David soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by the officers of Hadadezer’s [army] and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Aus Tibchat und Kun, Hadarezers Städten, holte David sehr viel Erz. Daraus machte Salomo das eherne Meer, die Säulen und die ehernen Geräte.
They also brought from Tebah (OR, Tibhath) and Cun, two towns that belonged to Hadadezer, a lot of bronze, which [David’s son] Solomon [later] used to make the huge bronze basin and the pillars and other bronze items [for the temple].
9 Da hörte Hamats König Tou, David habe die ganze Streitmacht Hadarezers, des Königs von Soba, geschlagen.
When Tou, the king of Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
10 So sandte er nun seinen Sohn Hadoram zu König David, ihn zu begrüßen und zu beglückwünschen wegen seines siegreichen Kampfes mit Hadarezer. Denn Hadarezer war Tous Kriegsgegner. Er sandte auch allerlei goldene, silberne und eherne Gegenstände.
he sent his son Hadoram to King David, to greet him and (congratulate him/tell him that he was happy) about his defeating Hadadezer’s army, which had been fighting [the army of] Tou. Hadoram brought to David many items/gifts made of gold, silver, and bronze.
11 Auch sie weihte König David dem Herrn samt dem Silber und Gold, das er von den Heiden weggeführt hatte, von Edom, Moab, den Söhnen Ammons, den Philistern und den Amalekitern.
King David dedicated those things to Yahweh, like he had done with the silver and gold that his soldiers had taken from [the] Edom and Moab [people-groups], and from the Ammon people-group and from the people of Philistia, and from [the descendants of] Amalek.
12 Serujas Sohn, Absai, aber hatte Edom, 18.000 Mann, im Salztal geschlagen.
[One of David’s army commanders, ] Abishai, whose mother was Zeruiah, went with his army and killed 18,000 soldiers from Edom in the Salt Valley.
13 Er setzte in Edom Vögte ein, und ganz Edom ward David untertan. Und der Herr half David überall, wohin er kam.
Then David stationed groups of his soldiers there in Edom, and the people of Edom were forced to accept David as their king and to pay money to David’s government [every year]. And Yahweh enabled David’s [army] to win battles wherever they went.
14 So regierte David ganz Israel und übte Recht und Gerechtigkeit an seinem ganzen Volk.
David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was just and fair.
15 Joab, Serujas Sohn, war über das Heer gesetzt. Achiluds Sohn Josaphat war Kanzler,
Zeruiah’s son Joab was the chief army commander. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the record-keeper.
16 Sadok, Achitubs Sohn, und Ebjatars Sohn Abimelek waren Priester und Savsa Schreiber.
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the Supreme Priests. Shavsha was the official secretary.
17 Benjahu, Jojadas Sohn, befehligte die Bogenschützen und die Schildträger. Davids Söhne aber waren die Ersten um den König.
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ruled over the Kereth and Peleth groups [who were David’s bodyguards]. And David’s sons were his most important officials.
