I Crônicas, 18

1. Depois disso, Davi derrotou os filisteus e os submeteu. Arrebatou de suas mãos Gat e suas cidades anexas.*

1. After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.

2. Em seguida, derrotou os moabitas que se tornaram seus vassalos e lhe pagaram tributo.

2. And he defeated Moab, and the Mo'abites became servants to David and brought tribute.

3. Davi venceu, em seguida, Adadezer, rei de Soba, em Emat, quando estava a caminho para estabelecer seu domínio sobre as margens do Eufrates.

3. David also defeated Hadade'zer king of Zobah, toward Hamath, as he went to set up his monument at the river Euphra'tes.

4. Davi tomou-lhe mil carros, sete mil cavaleiros e vinte mil soldados de infantaria. Cortou os jarretes de todos os cavalos de tiro e deles conservou somente cem.

4. And David took from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough for a hundred chariots.

5. Os sírios de Damasco vieram em socorro de Adadezer, rei de Soba; Davi matou vinte e dois mil deles.

5. And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadade'zer king of Zobah, David slew twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.

6. A seguir, estabeleceu guarnições na Síria de Damasco; os sírios tornaram-se seus vassa­los e lhe pagaram tributo. Assim, o Senhor lhe dava vitórias em todas as campanhas.

6. Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.

7. Davi apoderou-se dos escudos de ouro com os quais se cobriam os servos de Adadezer e os transportou para Jerusalém.

7. And David took the shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadade'zer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

8. Em Tebat e em Cun, cidades de Adadezer, tomou ainda Davi grande quantidade de bronze, as colunas e os utensílios de bronze.

8. And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadade'zer, David took very much bronze; with it Solomon made the bronze sea and the pillars and the vessels of bronze.

9. Quando Toú, rei de Emat, soube que Davi tinha desfeito todo o exército de Adadezer, rei de Soba,

9. When To'u king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadade'zer, king of Zobah,

10. enviou-lhe Adoram, seu filho, para saudá-lo e felicitá-lo por ter atacado Adadezer e por tê-lo vencido; porque Toú estava em contínua guerra com Adadezer. Enviou-lhe também toda a espécie de vasos de ouro, de prata e de bronze.

10. he sent his son Hador'am to King David, to greet him, and to congratulate him because he had fought against Hadade'zer and defeated him; for Hadade'zer had often been at war with To'u. And he sent all sorts of articles of gold, of silver, and of bronze;

11. O rei Davi consagrou-os ao Senhor com o ouro e a prata que tinha tomado de todas as nações pagãs, em Edom, em Moab, dos amonitas, dos filisteus e de Amalec.

11. these also King David dedicated to the LORD, together with the silver and gold which he had carried off from all the nations, from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Am'alek.

12. Abisaí, filho de Sárvia, derrotou os idumeus no vale do Sal: eram dezoito mil.

12. And Abi'shai, the son of Zeru'iah, slew eighteen thousand E'domites in the Valley of Salt.

13. Colocou guarnições em Edom e todo Edom ficou sujeito a Davi. O Senhor dava a vitória a Davi aonde quer que fosse.

13. And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the E'domites became David's servants. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.

14. Davi reinou sobre todo o Israel, julgando e fazendo justiça a todo o seu povo.

14. So David reigned over all Israel; and he administered justice and equity to all his people.

15. Joab, filho de Sárvia, comandava o exército; Josa­fá, filho de Ailud, era arquivista;

15. And Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah was over the army; and Jehosh'aphat the son of Ahi'lud was recorder;

16. Sadoc, filho de Aquitob, e Abimelec, filho de Abiatar, eram sacerdotes; Su­sa era secretário;

16. and Zadok the son of Ahi'tub and Ahim'elech the son of Abi'athar were priests; and Shavsha was secretary;

17. Banaías, filho de Joiada, era chefe dos cereteus e dos fele­teus. Os filhos de Davi eram os primeiros ao lado do rei.

17. and Benai'ah the son of Jehoi'ada was over the Cher'ethites and the Pel'ethites; and David's sons were the chief officials in the service of the king.