2 Samuel 8

1 After this, David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines. 2 He defeated Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

3 David also struck Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River. 4 David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand footmen. David hamstrung the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for one hundred chariots. 5 When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty two thousand men of the Syrians. 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went. 7 David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 From Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.

9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer, 10 then Toi sent Joram 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 Toi. Joram brought with him vessels of silver, vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze. 11 King David also dedicated these to Yahweh, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued— 12 of Syria, of Moab, of the children of Ammon, of the Philistines, of Amalek, and of the plunder of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13 David earned a reputation when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand men of the Syrians in the Valley of Salt. 14 He put garrisons in Edom. Throughout all Edom, he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.

15 David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness for all his people. 16 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder, 17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, Seraiah was scribe, 18 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.

Ngā Pakanga a Rāwiri

1 Nā, muri iho ka patua ngā Pirihitini e Rāwiri, ā, hinga ana rātou i a ia; ā, tangohia ana e Rāwiri a Metekeama i te ringa o ngā Pirihitini.

2 I patua anō e ia a Moapa, ā, rūritia ana rātou ki te aho; ā, meinga ana rātou kia takoto ki te whenua; nā, e rua ngā aho i rūritia e ia mō te whakamate, kotahi tino aho mō te whakaora. Nā, ka riro ngā Moapi hei pononga mā Rāwiri, hei kaihōmai hākari.

3 I patua anō e Rāwiri a Hararētere tama a Rehopo kīngi o Topa, i tōna haerenga ki te whakahoki mai i tōna rohe i te awa, i Uparati. 4 Nā, i riro mai i a Rāwiri, kotahi mano e whitu rau hoki ngā hōia eke hōiho, e rua tekau mano ngā tāngata haere i raro. Nā, whakangongea ana e Rāwiri ngā hōiho o ngā hāriata katoa; i whakatoea ia ētahi mō ngā hāriata kotahi rau.

5 Ā, nō te haerenga mai o ngā Hīriani o Ramahiku ki te whakauru ki a Hararētere kīngi o Topa, patua iho e Rāwiri o ngā Hīriani e rua tekau mā rua mano tāngata. 6 I whakanohoia anō e Rāwiri ētahi hōia pupuri ki Hīria o Ramahiku; ā, ka waiho ngā Hīriani hei pononga hōmai hākari mā Rāwiri. Nā, whakaorangia ana a Rāwiri e Ihowā i ōna haerenga katoa.

7 I tangohia anō e Rāwiri ngā pukupuku kōura a ngā tāngata a Hararētere, ā, kawea ana ki Hiruhārama. 8 Ā, nui atu te parāhi i tangohia e Kīngi Rāwiri i Petaha, i Perotai, i ngā pā o Hararētere.

9 Ā, i te rongonga o Toi kīngi o Hāmata kua patua e Rāwiri te ope katoa a Hararētere, 10 kātahi ka tono a Toi i a Iorama, i tāna tama ki a Kīngi Rāwiri ki te oha ki a ia, ki te manaaki hoki i a ia. Mōna i whawhai ki a Hararētere, i patu hoki i a ia; he hoariri hoki a Hararētere nō Toi. I te ringa anō o Iorama ētahi mea hiriwa, mea kōura, mea parāhi.

11 Whakatapua ake ērā e Kīngi Rāwiri mā Ihowā hei tāpiri mō te hiriwa, mō te kōura i whakatapua e ia, ā, ngā iwi katoa i hinga nei i a ia; 12 a Hīria, a Moapa, a ngā tamariki a Āmona, a ngā Pirihitini, a Amareke, me ngā taonga o Hararētere tama a Rehopo, kīngi o Topa.

13 Nā, ka whai ingoa a Rāwiri i tōna hokinga mai i te patu i ngā Hīriani i te Raorao Tote, arā kotahi tekau mā waru mano tāngata.

14 Ā, i whakanohoia e ia ētahi hōia pupuri ki Ēroma; he mea whakanoho puta noa i Ēroma katoa āna hōia pupuri, ā, ka meinga ngā Ēromi katoa hei pononga mā Rāwiri. Ā, whakaorangia ana a Rāwiri e Ihowā i ōna haerenga katoa.

Ngā Āpiha a Rāwiri

15 Nā, ko Rāwiri te kīngi o Īharaira katoa; ā, i whakarite anō a Rāwiri i te whakawā, i te tika, mō tōna iwi katoa. 16 Ko Ioapa tama a Teruia hoki te rangatira ope, ko Iehohāpata tama a Ahiruru te kaiwhakamahara. 17 Ko Hāroko tama a Ahitupu, rāua ko Ahimereke tama a Apiātara, ngā tohunga; ko Heraia hoki te kaituhituhi; 18 ko Penaia tama a Iehoiara te rangatira mō ngā Kereti, mō ngā Pereti; ko ngā tama ia a Rāwiri ngā tino rangatira.