II Samuela 8
1 Po tych wydarzeniach Dawid pobił Filistynów i ujarzmił ich. Dawid zabrał też z rąk Filistynów Meteg-Amma.
Some time later, David’s army attacked the Philistia [army] and defeated them. They took control over the entire Philistia area.
2 Pobił także Moabitów, których zmierzył sznurem i ułożył na ziemi. Wymierzył ich dwa sznury do zabicia, a jeden cały sznur do zachowania przy życiu. I Moabici zostali sługami Dawida płacącymi daninę.
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 Dawid pobił również Hadadezera, syna Rechoba, króla Soby, kiedy ten wyruszał, aby przywrócić swoją granicę nad rzeką Eufrat.
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 I Dawid zabrał mu tysiąc rydwanów, siedmiuset jeźdźców i dwadzieścia tysięcy piechoty. I Dawid popodcinał ścięgna wszystkim [koniom] zaprzęgowym, zostawiając z nich tylko tyle, ile potrzeba do stu rydwanów.
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 Kiedy Syryjczycy z Damaszku przybyli na pomoc Hadadezerowi, królowi Soby, Dawid pobił spośród Syryjczyków dwadzieścia dwa tysiące ludzi.
When [the army of] Syria came from Damascus [city] to help King Hadadezer’s [army], David’s soldiers killed 22,000 of them.
6 Potem Dawid umieścił załogi w Syrii, w Damaszku, a Syryjczycy zostali sługami Dawida płacącymi daninę. I PAN bronił Dawida wszędzie, dokądkolwiek się udał.
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 Dawid zabrał też złote tarcze, które mieli słudzy Hadadezera, i przyniósł je do Jerozolimy.
David’s soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by Hadadezer’s officials, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 I z Betachu i z Berotaj, miast Hadadezera, król Dawid zabrał bardzo dużo brązu.
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 Gdy Toi, król Chamat, usłyszał, że Dawid pokonał całe wojsko Hadadezera;
When Toi, the king of the Hamath [city in Syria], heard that David’s [army] had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,
10 Wysłał swego syna Jorama do króla Dawida, aby go pozdrowił w pokoju i aby powinszował mu tego, że walczył z Hadadezerem i pokonał go. Hadadezer bowiem prowadził wojnę z Toi. I [Joram] przyniósł ze sobą przedmioty ze srebra, ze złota i z brązu.
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 Również i te król Dawid poświęcił PANU wraz ze srebrem i złotem, które poświęcił, [zabranym] od wszystkich narodów, które podbił;
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 Od Syrii, od Moabu, od synów Ammona, od Filistynów, od Amaleka i z łupów Hadadezera, syna Rechoba, króla Soby.
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 I tak Dawid uczynił [sławnym swoje] imię, gdy wrócił po pokonaniu Syryjczyków w Dolinie Soli [w liczbie] osiemnastu tysięcy mężczyzn.
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 Umieścił w Edomie załogi, na całej [ziemi] Edomu rozmieścił je. I wszyscy Edomczycy stali się sługami Dawida. I PAN bronił Dawida wszędzie, dokądkolwiek się udał.
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 I Dawid królował nad całym Izraelem, i sprawował sąd nad całym swym ludem, i [wymierzał] mu sprawiedliwość.
David ruled over all the Israeli people, and he always did for them what was fair and just.
16 Joab, syn Serui, [był postawiony] nad wojskiem, a Jehoszafat, syn Achiluda, [był] kronikarzem.
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 Sadok, syn Achituba, i Achimelek, syn Abiatara, [byli] kapłanami, a Serajasz – pisarzem.
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the official secretary;
18 Benajasz, syn Jehojady, był [postawiony] nad Keretytami i Peletytami, a synowie Dawida byli książętami.
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).
