Primo libro delle Cronache 18

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Factum est autem post haec, ut percuteret David Phili sthim et humiliaret eos et tolleret Geth et filias eius de manu Philisthim	1 Now after these things, it happened that David struck the Philistines, and he humbled them, and he took Gath and her daughters from the hand of the Philistines.
2 percuteretque Moab, et fierent Moabitae servi David offerentes ei tributum.	2 And he struck Moab. And the Moabites became the servants of David, offering gifts to him.
3 Et percussit David etiam Adadezer regem Soba in regione ad Emath, quando perrexit, ut dilataret imperium suum usque ad flumen Euphraten.	3 In that time, David also struck Hadadezer, the king of Zobah, in the region of Hamath, when he went forth so that he might extend his dominion as far as the river Euphrates.
4 Cepit ergo David mille quadrigas eius et septem milia equites ac viginti milia virorum peditum; subnervavitque omnes equos curruum, exceptis centum quadrigis, quas reservavit sibi.	4 Then David seized one thousand of his four-horse chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand men on foot. And he hamstrung all the chariot horses, except for one hundred four-horse chariots, which he reserved for himself.
5 Supervenit autem et Syrus Damascenus, ut auxilium praeberet Adadezer regi Soba; sed et huius percussit David viginti duo milia virorum	5 Then the Syrians of Damascus also arrived, so that they might offer assistance to Hadadezer, the king of Zobah. And so, David then struck of them twenty-two thousand men.
6 et posuit praesidium in Syria Damasci, ut Syria quoque serviret sibi et offerret tributum. Adiuvitque eum Dominus in cunctis, ad quae perrexerat.	6 And he stationed soldiers in Damascus, so that Syria also would serve him, and would offer gifts. And the Lord assisted him in all the things to which he went forth.
7 Tulit quoque David arma aurea, quae habuerant servi Adadezer, et attulit ea in Ierusalem;	7 Also, David took the golden quivers, which the servants of Hadadezer had, and he brought them to Jerusalem.
8 necnon de Tebah et Chun urbibus Adadezer aeris plurimum, de quo fecit Salomon mare aeneum et columnas et vasa aenea.	8 In addition, from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, he brought very much brass, from which Solomon made the sea of brass, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
9 Quod cum audisset Thou rex Emath, percussisse videlicet David omnem exercitum Adadezer regis Soba,	9 Now when Toi, the king of Hamath, had heard this, specifically that David had struck the entire army of Hadadezer, the king of Zobah,
10 misit Adoram filium suum ad regem David, ut salutaret eum et congratularetur, eo quod pugnasset cum Adadezer et percussisset eum; adversarius quippe erat Thou Adadezer.	10 he sent his son Hadoram to king David so that he might petition peace from him, and so that he might congratulate him that he had struck and defeated Hadadezer. For indeed, Toi was an adversary to Hadadezer.
11 Sed et omnia vasa aurea et argentea et aenea consecravit rex David Domino cum argento et auro, quod tulerat ex universis gentibus, tam de Idumaea et Moab et filiis Ammon, quam de Philisthim et Amalec.	11 Moreover, all the vessels of gold and silver and brass king David consecrated to the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had taken from all the nations, as much from Idumea, and Moab, and the sons of Ammon, as from the Philistines and Amalek.
12 Abisai vero filius Sarviae percussit Edom in valle Salis decem et octo milia	12 Truly, Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of the Salt Pits.
13 et constituit in Edom praesidium, ut serviret Idumaea David. Salvavitque Dominus David in cunctis, ad quae perrexerat.	13 And he stationed a garrison in Edom, so that Idumea would serve David. And the Lord saved David in all the things to which he went forth.
14 Regnavit ergo David super universum Israel et faciebat iudicium atque iustitiam cuncto populo suo.	14 Therefore, David reigned over all of Israel, and he executed judgment and justice among all his people.
15 Porro Ioab filius Sarviae erat super exercitum, et Iosaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis.	15 Now Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was over the army, and Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the keeper of records.
16 Sadoc autem filius Achitob et Achimelech filius Abiathar sacerdotes et Susa scriba.	16 And Zadok, the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, were the priests. And Shavsha was the scribe.
17 Banaias vero filius Ioiadae super legiones Cherethi et Phelethi; porro filii David primi ad manum regis.	17 Also, Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the legions of the Cherethites and Pelethites. But the sons of David were first at the hand of the king.