1 A conteceu, depois disto, que Naás, rei dos amonitas, morreu; e seu filho reinou em seu lugar.

It happened after this that Nahash the king of the people of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his place.

2 E ntão disse Davi: usarei de benevolência para com Hanum, filho de Naás, porque seu pai usou de benevolência para comigo. Pelo que Davi enviou mensageiros para o consolarem acerca de seu pai. Mas quando os servos de Davi chegaram ã terra dos amonitas, a Hanum, para o consolarem,

Then David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David’s servants came to Hanun in the land of the people of Ammon to comfort him.

3 d isseram os príncipes dos amonitas a Hanum: Pensas que Davi quer honrar a teu pai, porque te mandou consoladores? Não vieram ter contigo os seus servos a esquadrinhar, a transtornar e a espiar a terra?

And the princes of the people of Ammon said to Hanun, “Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you? Did his servants not come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?”

4 P elo que Hanum tomou os servos de Davi, raspou-lhes a barba, e lhes cortou as vestes pelo meio até o alto das coxas, e os despediu.

Therefore Hanun took David’s servants, shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, at their buttocks, and sent them away.

5 E ntão foram alguns e avisaram a Davi acerca desses homens; pelo que ele mandou mensageiros ao seu encontro, pois estavam sobremaneira envergonhados. Disse o rei: Ficai em Jericó até que vos torne a crescer a barba, e então voltai.

Then some went and told David about the men; and he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.”

6 V endo os amonitas que se tinham feito odiosos para com Davi, Hanum e os amonitas enviaram mil talentos de prata, para alugarem para si carros e cavaleiros de Mesopotâmia, de Arã-Maacá e de Zobá.

When the people of Ammon saw that they had made themselves repulsive to David, Hanun and the people of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, from Syrian Maacah, and from Zobah.

7 E alugaram para si trinta e dois mil carros e o rei de Maacá com a sua gente, os quais vieram e se acamparam diante de Medeba; também os amonitas se ajuntaram das suas cidades e vieram para a guerra.

So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, with the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. Also the people of Ammon gathered together from their cities, and came to battle.

8 D avi, quando soube disto, enviou Joabe e todo o exército de homens valentes.

Now when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men.

9 O s amonitas saíram e ordenaram a batalha ã porta da cidade; porém os reis que tinham vindo se puseram ã parte no campo.

Then the people of Ammon came out and put themselves in battle array before the gate of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

10 O ra, quando Joabe viu que a batalha estava ordenada contra ele pela frente e pela retaguarda, escolheu os melhores dentre os homens de Israel, e os pôs em ordem contra os sirios;

When Joab saw that the battle line was against him before and behind, he chose some of Israel’s best and put them in battle array against the Syrians.

11 e o resto do povo entregou na mão de Abisai, seu irmão; e eles se puseram em ordem de batalha contra os amonitas.

And the rest of the people he put under the command of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in battle array against the people of Ammon.

12 E disse Joabe: Se os sírios forem mais fortes do que eu, tu virás socorrer-me; e, se os amonitas forem mais fortes do que tu, então eu te socorrerei a ti.

Then he said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the people of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you.

13 E sforça-te, e pelejemos varonilmente pelo nosso povo e pelas cidades do nosso Deus; e faça o Senhor o que bem lhe parecer.

Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the Lord do what is good in His sight.”

14 E ntão se chegou Joabe, e o povo que estava com ele, diante dos sírios, para a batalha; e estes fugiram de diante dele.

So Joab and the people who were with him drew near for the battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him.

15 V endo, pois, os amonitas que os sírios tinham fugido, fugiram eles também de diante de Abisai, irmão de Joabe, e entraram na cidade. Então Joabe voltou para Jerusalém.

When the people of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fleeing, they also fled before Abishai his brother, and entered the city. So Joab went to Jerusalem.

16 O ra, vendo-se os sírios derrotados diante de Israel, enviaram mensageiros, e fizeram sair os sírios que habitavam além do rio; e tinham por comandante Sofaque, chefe do exército de Hadadézer.

Now when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers and brought the Syrians who were beyond the River, and Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army went before them.

17 A visado disto, Davi ajuntou todo o Israel, passou o Jordão e, indo ao encontro deles, ordenou contra eles a batalha. Tendo Davi ordenado a batalha contra os sírios, pelejaram estes contra ele.

When it was told David, he gathered all Israel, crossed over the Jordan and came upon them, and set up in battle array against them. So when David had set up in battle array against the Syrians, they fought with him.

18 M as os sírios fugiram de diante de Israel; e Davi matou deles os homens de sete mil carros, e quarenta mil homens da infantaria; matou também Sofaque, chefe do exército.

Then the Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed seven thousand charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers of the Syrians, and killed Shophach the commander of the army.

19 V endo, pois, os servos de Hadadézer que tinham sido derrotados diante de Israel, fizeram paz cem Davi, e e serviram; e os sírios nunca mais quiseram socorrer os amonitas.

And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his servants. So the Syrians were not willing to help the people of Ammon anymore.