2 Samuel 8
1 Hierauf schlug David die Philister und unterjochte sie; und David nahm so die Zügel der Hauptstadt den Philistern aus der Hand.
Some time later, David’s army attacked the Philistia [army] and defeated them. They took control over the entire Philistia area.
2 Dazu schlug er die Moabiter und maß sie mit einer Schnur ab, indem er sie auf die Erde niederliegen hieß: je zwei Schnüre maß er ab zur Hinrichtung und je eine Schnurlänge, um die Betreffenden am Leben zu lassen. So wurden die Moabiter Davids tributpflichtige Unterthanen.
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].
3 Ferner schlug David den König von Zoba, Hadadeser, den Sohn Rehobs, als er eben unterwegs war, seine Herrschaft am Euphrat-Strom aufzurichten.
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.
4 David nahm von ihm 1700 Reiter und 20000 Mann Fußvolk gefangen; die Wagenpferde ließ David sämtlich lähmen; nur 100 Pferde ließ er davon übrig.
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.
5 Als aber die Aramäer von Damaskus dem König Hadadeser von Zoba zu Hilfe kamen, erschlug David von den Aramäern 22000 Mann.
When [the army of] Syria came from Damascus [city] to help King Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
6 Sodann setzte David Vögte im damascenischen Aram ein, so daß die Aramäer Davids tributpflichtige Unterthanen wurden. So verlieh Jahwe David Sieg überall, wohin er kam.
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.
7 Auch erbeutete David die goldenen Schilde, welche die Hofbeamten Hadadesers trugen, und schaffte sie nach Jerusalem.
David’s soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by Hadadezer’s officials, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Dazu erbeutete der König David in Hadadesers Städten Tebah und Berothai Erz in großer Menge.
They also brought [to Jerusalem] a lot of bronze [that they found] in Betah and Berothai, two cities that King Hadadezer [had previously] ruled.
9 Als aber der König Thou von Hamath erfuhr, daß David das ganze Heer Hadaesers geschlagen habe,
When Toi, the king of the Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
10 sandte Thou seinen Sohn Hadoram zum König David, um ihn zu begrüßen und wegen seines siegreichen Kriegs mit Hadadeser zu beglückwünschen - Hadadeser war nämlich dereinst ein Gegner Thous im Kriege gewesen -, wobei er goldene, silberne und eherne Gegenstände mitbrachte.
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.
11 Auch sie weihte der König David Jahwe, zusammen mit dem Silber und Gold, das er aus der Beute von allen den Völkern, die er unterjocht, geweiht hatte:
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.
12 von Edom, Moab, den Ammonitern, den Philistern, Amalek und von dem, was er von Hadadeser, dem Sohne rehobs, dem Könige von Zoba, erbeutet hatte.
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.
13 Und David schloß Frieden. Nach seiner Rückkehr aber von dem Sieg über die Aramäer schlug David die Edomiter im Salzthal, 18000 Mann,
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].
14 und setzte in Edom Vögte ein; in ganz Edom setzte er Vögte ein, so daß ganz Edom David unterthan wurde. Jahwe aber verlieh David Sieg überall, wohin er kam.
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.
15 Und David regierte über ganz Israel und übte Recht und Gerechtigkeit an seinem ganzen Volke.
David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was fair and just.
16 Joab, der Sohn der Zeruja, war über das Heer gesetzt, Josaphat, der Sohn Ahiluds, war Kanzler;
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;
17 Zadok und Abjathar, der Sohn Ahimelechs, des Sohnes Ahitubs, waren Priester, Seraja Staatsschreiber,
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the official secretary;
18 Benajahu, der Sohn Jehojadas, befehligte die Krether und Plether, und Davids Söhne waren Priester.
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).
