2 Samuel 5

1 Da kamen alle Stämme Israels zu David nach Hebron und sprachen: "Wir sind auch dein Fleisch und dein Bein.

Then [the leaders of] all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and said to him, “Listen, we have the same ancestors [IDM] that you do.

2 Schon längst, als noch Saul König über uns war, bist du es gewesen, der Israel aus- und zurückgeführt hat. Auch sprach der Herr zu dir: 'Du sollst mein Volk Israel weiden und Fürst über Israel sein!'"

In the past, when Saul was our king, it was you who led our Israeli soldiers [in our battles]. You are the one to whom Yahweh promised, ‘You will be the leader [MET] of my people; you will be their king.’”

3 Also kamen alle Ältesten Israels zum König nach Hebron. Und der König schloß mit ihnen einen Bund zu Hebron vor dem Herrn. Dann salbten sie David zum König über Israel.

So while Yahweh was listening, all those leaders of the people of Israel declared there at Hebron [that David would be their king]. And David made a sacred agreement with them. They anointed him [with olive oil to set him apart] to be the king of the Israeli people.

4 Dreißig Jahre alt war David, als er König wurde, und vierzig Jahre hat er regiert.

David was 30 years old when he became their king. He ruled them for 40 years.

5 In Hebron hat er über Juda sieben Jahre und sechs Monate regiert. In Jerusalem hat er dreiunddreißig Jahre regiert über ganz Israel und Juda.

In Hebron he ruled over the tribe of Judah for seven and a half years, and in Jerusalem he ruled over all the people of Judah and Israel for 33 years.

6 Der König zog nun mit seinen Mannen nach Jerusalem wider den Jebusiter, der in der Gegend saß. Da sagte man zu David: "Du kommst nur hinein, wenn die Dunklen und die Blonden deine Sklaven sind." Das sollte heißen: 'David kommt nicht hinein.'

[One day] King David and his soldiers went to Jerusalem to fight against the Jebus people-group who lived there. The people there thought that David’s army would not be able to capture the city, so they sent a message to David, saying “Your army will never be able to get inside our city! Even the blind and crippled people will be able to chase you away!”

7 Aber David erstürmte die Burg Sion, das ist die Davidsstadt.

But David’s army captured the fortress on Zion [Hill], [and later it was known as] David’s City.

8 Da sprach David an jenem Tage: "An den Hof kommt jeder, der die Blonden und die Dunklen schlägt, selbst ein Jebusiter." Sie waren David in der Seele zuwider. Deshalb sagte man: "Kein Dunkler und kein Blonder darf das Haus betreten."

On that day, David said [to his soldiers], “Those who want to get rid of the Jebus people-group should go through the water tunnel [to enter the city]. Then they can attack those people whom I [SYN] detest—[and we will find out if any] blind and crippled people [will be able to stop them]!” That is why people say, “Blind and crippled people cannot enter Yahweh’s temple.”

9 Dann setzte sich David in die Burg und nannte sie Davidsstadt. Und David baute ringsum von der Bastei nach innen.

[After] David [and his soldiers captured] the city with its strong walls around it, he lived there, and they named it ‘David’s City’. David [and his soldiers] built the city around the fortress, starting where the [land was (filled in/terraces) on the east side of the hill].

10 So ward David allmählich immer mächtiger, war doch der Herr, der Gott der Heerscharen, mit ihm.

David continued to become more and more powerful/influential, because the Almighty Commander of the armies of angels was with/helping him.

11 Und so sandte Chiram, König von Tyrus, Boten an David mit Zedernholz und Zimmerleuten und Steinmetzen. Und sie bauten David ein Haus.

[One day] Hiram, the king of Tyre [city], sent ambassadors/messengers to David [to talk about making agreements between their countries]. Hiram agreed to provide cedar trees [to make lumber], and also that he would send carpenters and masons, to build a palace for David.

12 So erkannte David, daß ihn der Herr als König über Israel bestätigt und daß er wegen seines Volkes Israel sein Königtum hochgebracht hatte.

His doing that caused David to realize that Yahweh truly had appointed him to be the king of Israel, and that Yahweh was going to cause his kingdom to prosper, because Yahweh loved the Israeli people, whom [he had chosen to] belong to him.

13 David aber nahm noch mehr Nebenweiber und Weiber von Jerusalem, nachdem er von Hebron gekommen war. Auch wurden David noch Söhne und Töchter geboren.

After David moved from Hebron to Jerusalem, he took more slave women to be his second-class wives, and he also married other women. [All of those women] gave birth to more sons and daughters.

14 Dies sind die Namen der ihm zu Jerusalem Geborenen: Sammua, Sobab, Natan und Salomo,

The names of the sons who were born in Jerusalem were Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

15 Ibchar, Elisua, Nepheg, Japhia,

Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,

16 Elisama, Eljada und Eliphelet.

Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

17 Die Philister aber hörten, daß man David zum König über ganz Israel gesalbt habe. Da zogen alle Philister hinauf, David zu suchen. David aber hörte es und zog nach der Bergfeste hinab.

When the Philistia people heard that David had been appointed to be the king of Israel, their army went up [toward Jerusalem] to try to capture David. But David heard that they were coming, so he went down to another fortified place.

18 Die Philister kamen nun und ließen sich in der Rephaimebene nieder.

The [army of] Philistia arrived at Rephaim Valley [southwest of Jerusalem] and spread all over the valley.

19 Da befragte David den Herrn: "Soll ich gegen die Philister ziehen? Gibst Du sie in meine Hand?" Da sprach der Herr zu David: "Ja! Ich gebe sicher die Philister in deine Hand."

David asked Yahweh, “Should [my men and] I attack the Philistia army? Will you enable us to defeat them [IDM]?” Yahweh replied, “Yes, attack them, because I will certainly enable your army to defeat them. [IDM]”

20 Da zog David nach Baal Perasim. Und dort schlug sie David. Er sprach: "Der Herr hat mir meine Feinde durchbrochen, wie Wasser durchbricht." Deshalb nennt man jenen Ort Baal Perasim.

So David [and his army] went to [where the Philistia army was], and there they defeated them. Then David said, “Yahweh has burst through my enemies like a flood.” [SIM] So that place is called ‘Lord of Bursting-through’.

21 Sie ließen aber ihre Götzenbilder dort im Stich, und David mit seinen Leuten nahm sie mit.

The Philistia men left their idols there; so David and his soldiers took them away.

22 Abermals zogen die Philister herauf und ließen sich in der Rephaimebene nieder.

Then the Philistia [army] returned to Rephaim Valley and spread all over the valley.

23 Da befragte David den Herrn. Er sprach: "Du sollst nicht hinaufziehen! Wende dich gegen ihren Rücken und komme über sie von den Geröllhalden her!

So again David asked Yahweh [if his army should attack them]. But Yahweh replied, “Do not attack them [from here]. Tell your men to go around them and attack them from the other side, near the balsam trees.

24 Hörst du Geräusch von Schritten auf den oberen Rändern der Geröllhalden, dann brich los! Denn dann zieht der Herr vor dir her, im Philisterlager dreinzuschlagen."

When you hear something in the tops of the balsam trees that sounds like [an army] marching, attack them, because I will have gone ahead of you [to enable your army] to defeat their army.”

25 Und David tat, wie ihm der Herr befohlen, und schlug die Philister von Geba bis Gezer.

So David did what Yahweh told him to do, and his [army] defeated the Philistia army from Geba [city] all the way [west] to Gezer [city].