1 Istwa 18
1 Apre sa, David atake moun Filisti yo ankò. Li bat yo byen bat. Se konsa li pran lavil Gat ak tout ti bouk ki te sou lòd li yo, nan men moun Filisti yo.
After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 Lèfini, li bat moun peyi Moab yo. Moun Moab yo soumèt devan David. Li fè yo peye taks ba li chak lè.
He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
3 Apre sa, li bat Adadezè, wa peyi Zoba a, ki t'ap mache pran zòn ki sou anwo larivyè Lefrat la.
David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, towards Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
4 David pran mil (1.000) cha lagè, sèt mil (7.000) kavalye nan lame wa Adadezè a, li fè yo prizonye ansanm ak venmil (20.000) sòlda ki t'ap mache apye. Lè li fin wete kont chwal pou san (100) cha lagè, li fè koupe jarèt tout rès chwal yo.
David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them enough for one hundred chariots.
5 Moun Siri lavil Damas yo voye yon lame pou pote Adadezè, wa peyi Zoba a, konkou. David atake yo, li bat yo tou. Li touye venndemil (22.000) sòlda.
When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.
6 Apre sa, David mete moun pa l' pou gouvènen peyi Damas la. Moun Siri yo soumèt devan li. Li fè yo peye taks chak lè. Se konsa Seyè a te fè David genyen tout batay kote l' pase.
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.
7 David sezi tout gwo plak pwotèj an lò chèf lame wa Adadezè yo, li pote yo lavil Jerizalèm.
David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Li pran yon gwo kantite kwiv li te jwenn lavil Tiba ak lavil Koun ki te pou Adadezè. Se ak kwiv sa yo Salomon te fè gwo basen lan, poto won yo ak lòt veso an kwiv pou Tanp lan.
From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.
9 Lè Towou, wa lavil Amat la, tande jan David te kraze tout lame Adadezè a,
When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
10 li voye pitit li, Adouram al wè David pou di l' bonjou, epi pou fe l' konpliman deske li te bat Adadezè, paske Towou te toutan ap fè lagè ak Adadezè. Adouram te pote kado fèt an lò, an ajan ak an kwiv bay David.
he sent Hadoram 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 Tou); and he had with him all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and bronze.
11 Wa David pran tout bagay sa yo, li mete yo apa pou sèvis Seyè a, ansanm ak tout lò ak tout ajan li te pran lakay moun lòt nasyon li te fè soumèt devan li, ki vle di moun peyi Edon, moun peyi Moab, moun peyi Amon, moun peyi Filisti ak moun peyi Amalèk.
King David also dedicated these to the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations: from Edom, from Moab, from the children of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
12 Apre sa, Abichayi, pitit gason Sewouja a, touye dizwitmil (18.000) moun peyi Edon nan Fon Sèl la.
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
13 Li mete kèk ganizon sòlda nan teritwa Edon an. Tout moun Edon yo soumèt devan David. Se konsa, Seyè a te fè David genyen tout batay kote l' pase.
He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.
14 David t'ap gouvènen tout pèp Izrayèl la. Li te fè tout moun jistis san patipri. Li te fè tout afè l' dwat.
David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness for all his people.
15 Joab, pitit gason Sewouya a, te kòmandan chèf lame a. Jozafa, pitit gason Akiloud la, te reskonsab achiv yo.
Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
16 Zadòk, pitit gason Akitoub, ak Akimelèk, pitit gason Abyata a, te prèt. Chaoucha te sekretè.
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;
17 Benaja, pitit gason Jeojada a, te chèf keretyen yo ak pelesyen yo ki te gad pèsonèl wa a. Pitit gason David yo menm te gwo chèf apre wa a.
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief officials serving the king.
