18:1 その後、ダビデはペリシテ人を討って屈服させ、ペリシテ人の手からガトとその周辺の村落を奪った。 18:2 また、モアブを討ち、モアブ人はダビデに隷属し、貢を納めるものとなった。 18:3 ダビデは次に、ハマト地方のツォバの王ハダドエゼルが、ユーフラテスに覇権を確立しようと行動を起こしたとき、彼を討ち、 18:4 戦車一千、騎兵七千、歩兵二万を捕獲し、戦車の馬は、百頭を残して、そのほかはすべて腱を切ってしまった。 18:5 ダマスコのアラム人がツォバの王ハダドエゼルの援軍として参戦したが、ダビデはこのアラム軍二万二千をも討ち、 18:6 ダマスコのアラム人に対して守備隊を置いた。こうしてアラム人もダビデに隷属し、貢を納めるものとなった。主はダビデに、その行く先々で勝利を与えられた。 18:7 ダビデは、ハダドエゼルの家臣がそれぞれ携えていた金の盾を没収してエルサレムに運んだ。 18:8 またダビデは、ハダドエゼルの町ティブハトとクンから大量の青銅を奪い取った。ソロモンはこれを用いて青銅の「海」、柱、青銅の祭具を造った。 18:9 ハマトの王トウは、ダビデがツォバの王ハダドエゼルの軍勢を討ち滅ぼしたと聞き、 18:10 王子ハドラムをダビデ王のもとに遣わして安否を問わせた。トウ自身、ハダドエゼルと交戦中であったので、ハダドエゼルに対するダビデの戦勝を祝って、金、銀、青銅のさまざまな品を贈った。 18:11 ダビデ王はこれらの品々を、すべての異邦の民、すなわちエドム、モアブ、アンモン人、ペリシテ人、アマレクから得た銀や金と共に主のために聖別した。 18:12 ツェルヤの子アブシャイは塩の谷でエドム人一万八千人を討ち殺し、 18:13 エドムに守備隊を置いた。こうして全エドムはダビデに隷属した。主はダビデに、行く先々で勝利を与えられた。
18:14 ダビデは王として全イスラエルを支配し、その民すべてのために裁きと恵みの業を行った。 18:15 ツェルヤの子ヨアブは軍の司令官。アヒルドの子ヨシャファトは補佐官。 18:16 アヒトブの子ツァドクとアビアタルの子アビメレクは共に祭司。シャウシャは書記官。 18:17 ヨヤダの子ベナヤはクレタ人とペレティ人の監督官。ダビデの息子たちは王の側近として仕えた。
18:1 After this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines. 18:2 Then he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought tribute. 18:3 And David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his power by the River Euphrates. 18:4 David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. And David also hamstrung all the chariot horses, except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots. 18:5 When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians. 18:6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought tribute. So the Lord preserved David wherever he went. 18:7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 18:8 Also from Tibhath and from Chun, cities of Hadadezer, David brought a large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and the articles of bronze. 18:9 Now when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, 18:10 he sent Hadoram his son to King David, to greet him and bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him (for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou); and Hadoram brought with him all kinds of articles of gold, silver, and bronze. 18:11 King David also dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold that he had brought from all these nations-from Edom, from Moab, from the people of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amalek. 18:12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 18:13 He also put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the Lord preserved David wherever he went. 18:14 So David reigned over all Israel, and administered judgment and justice to all his people. 18:15 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 18:16 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Shavsha was the scribe; 18:17 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers at the king's side.
117:1 すべての国よ、主を賛美せよ。すべての民よ、主をほめたたえよ。 117:2 主の慈しみとまことはとこしえに／わたしたちを超えて力強い。ハレルヤ。
117:1 Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles!Laud Him, all you peoples! 117:2 For His merciful kindness is great toward us,And the truth of the Lord endures forever.Praise the Lord!