1 N ow it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

Na i muri i tenei ka mate a Nahaha kingi o nga tama a Amona, a ko tana tama te kingi i muri i a ia.

2 A nd David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

Na ka mea a Rawiri, Ka puta toku aroha ki a Hanunu tama a Nahaha; i puta hoki te aroha o tona papa ki ahau. Na ka unga e Rawiri etahi tangata ki te whakamarie i a ia mo tona papa. Na kua tae nga tangata a Rawiri ki te whenua o nga tama a Amona ki a Hanunu, ki te whakamarie i a ia.

3 B ut the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

Otiia ka mea nga rangatira o nga tama a Amona ki a Hanunu, Ki tou whakaaro he whakahonore na Rawiri i tou papa i tonoa mai ai e ia nga kaiwhakamarie ki a koe? he teka ianei he titiro, he whakangaro, he tutei i te whenua te mea i haere mai ai ana tangata ki a koe?

4 W herefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.

Heoi ka mau a Hanunu ki nga tangata a Rawiri, heua ana e ia, tapahia ana o ratou kakahu ki waenga, i te ritenga iho o o ratou papa, a tonoa atu ana ratou.

5 T hen there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

Katahi ka haere etahi, ka korero ki a Rawiri i te meatanga ki aua tangata. Na ka tono tangata ia ki te whakatau i a ratou; he nui hoki te whakama o aua tangata. A ka mea te kingi, Hei Heriko koutou noho ai, kia tupu ra ano o koutou pahau, ko reir a hoki mai ai.

6 A nd when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah.

A, no te kitenga o nga tama a Amona e piro ana ratou ki a Rawiri, ka hoatu e Hanunu ratou ko nga tama a Amona etahi taranata hiriwa kotahi mano kia kawea hei utu hariata, kaieke hoiho, i Mehopotamia, i Aramamaaka, i Topa.

7 S o they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.

Heoi e toru tekau ma rua mano hariata i utua e ratou, me te kingi ano o Maaka ratou ko ana tangata; a haere mai ana ratou, noho ana ki mua i Merepa. Na ka huihui nga tama a Amona i o ratou pa, haere ana mai ki te whawhai.

8 A nd when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

A, i te rongonga o Rawiri, ka tonoa e ia a Ioapa ratou ko te ope katoa, ara nga marohirohi.

9 A nd the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.

Na ka puta nga tama a Amona ki waho, a whakatakotoria ana o ratou ngohi ki te kuwaha o te pa. Na, ko nga kingi i haere nei, he mea motu ke ratou i te parae.

10 N ow when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

A, no te kitenga o Ioapa e akina ana a mua, a muri ona e te hoariri, ka whiriwhiria e ia etahi i roto i te hunga whiriwhiri katoa o Iharaira, a whakaritea ana e ia hei tu i nga Hiriani:

11 A nd the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

Ko te nuinga atu hoki o te iwi i tukua e ia ki te ringa o Apihai, o tona teina, a ka whakatikaia ratou e ratou hei tu i nga tama a Amona.

12 A nd he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.

I mea ano ia, Ki te kaha nga Hiriani i ahau, me awhina mai ahau e koe; ki te kaha ia nga tama a Amona i a koe, na maku koe e awhina atu.

13 B e of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the Lord do that which is good in his sight.

Kia maia, kia whakatane tatou; me whakaaro ki to tatou iwi, ki nga pa o to tatou Atua, a ma Ihowa e mea te mea e pai ana ki tana titiro.

14 S o Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.

Heoi, ko te whakatatanga o Ioapa ratou ko tona nuinga ki te whawhai ki nga Hiriani, na, rere ana ratou i tona aroaro.

15 A nd when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

A, no te kitenga o nga tama a Amona kua rere nga Hiriani, na, ka rere ano ratou i te aroaro o tona teina, o Apihai, a haere ana ki roto ki te pa. Katahi ka haere a Ioapa ki Hiruharama.

16 A nd when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.

A, no te kitenga o nga Hiriani kua patua ratou e Iharaira, ka tono tangata a ka tikina atu nga Hiriani i tawahi o te awa: a ko Topaka rangatira o te ope a Hararetere ki mua i a ratou.

17 A nd it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.

Na ka korerotia ki a Rawiri, a ka huihuia e ia a Iharaira katoa, a whiti ana ki tawahi o Horano, whakaekea ana e ia, whakatikaia ana e ia nga ngohi hei tu i a ratou. Na, ka oti nga ngohi te whakatika e Rawiri hei tu i nga Hiriani, ka whawhai rat ou ki a ia.

18 B ut the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.

Na ka rere nga Hiriani i te aroaro o Iharaira; a patua iho o nga Hiriani e Rawiri nga tangata o nga hariata e whitu mano, e wha tekau mano nga tangata haere i raro; i patua ano e ia a Topaka te rangatira ope.

19 A nd when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and became his servants: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.

A, i te kitenga o nga tangata a Hararetere kua mate ratou i a Iharaira, ka houhia e ratou te rongo ki a Rawiri, a ka meinga ratou te rongo ki a Rawiri, a ka meinga ratou hei tangata mana: kihai hoki nga Hiriani i pai ki te awhina i nga tama a Am ona i muri atu.