1 N ow it came about after this, that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon died, and his son became king in his place.

وَبَعْدَ مُدَّةٍ ماتَ ناحاشُ، مَلِكُ العَمُّونِيِّينَ. فَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ في المُلْكِ.

2 T hen David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console him concerning his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the sons of Ammon to Hanun to console him.

وَقالَ داوُدُ: «سَأصْنَعُ مَعْرُوفاً مَعَ حانُونَ بْنِ ناحاشَ، لِأنَّ أباهُ صَنَعَ مَعِي مَعْرُوفاً.» فَأرْسَلَ داوُدُ رُسُلاً لِيُعَزُّوا حانُوتَ بِمَوْتِ وَالِدِهِ. وَلَمّا وَصَلَ مُمَثِّلُو داوُدَ إلَى أرْضِ العَمُّونِيِّينَ، إلَى حانُونَ لِيُقَدِّمُوا التَّعازِيَ لَهُ.

3 B ut the princes of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun, “ Do you think that David is honoring your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Have not his servants come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?”

فَقالَ قادَةَ العَمُّونِيِّينَ لِحانُونَ: «أتَعْتَقِدُ أنَّ داوُدَ يَقْصِدُ حَقّاً أنْ يُكرِمَ أباكَ بِإرْسالِهِ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالَ لِيُقَدِّمُوا لَكَ التَّعازِي؟ لا بُدَّ أنَّ مُمَثِّلِي داوُدَ هَؤُلاءِ جاءُوا إلَيكَ ليَسْتَكشِفُوا، وَيَتَجَسَّسُوا عَلَى أرْضِكَ لِكَي يُدَمِّرُوها.»

4 S o Hanun took David’s servants and shaved them and cut off their garments in the middle as far as their hips, and sent them away.

فَألقَى حانُونُ القَبْضَ عَلَى مُمَثِّلِي داوُدَ وَحَلَقَ لِحاهُمْ، وَقَصَّ ثِيابَهُمْ مِنَ الوَسَطِ عِنْدَ الوِرْكِ، ثُمَّ صَرَفَهُمْ.

5 T hen certain persons went and told David about the men. And he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly humiliated. And the king said, “ Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then return.”

فَجاءَ بَعْضُ النّاسِ إلَى داوُدَ وَأخبَرُوهُ بِما حَدَثَ لِمُمَثِّلِيهِ، فَأرْسَلَ رُسُلاً لاسْتِقبالِهِمْ، لِأنَّهُمْ أُهِينُوا وكانُوا خَجِلِينَ جِدّاً. وَقالَ المَلِكُ لَهُمْ: «امكُثُوا فِي أرِيحا إلَى أنْ تَنْمُو لِحاكُمْ ثانِيَةً، ثُمَّ عُودُوا.»

6 W hen the sons of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the sons of Ammon sent 1, 000 talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, from Aram-maacah and from Zobah.

وَلَمّا رَأى العَمُّونِيُّونَ أنَّهُمْ أساءُوا إلَى داوُدَ، وَأَّنَّهُ انْزعَجَ مِنْهُمْ جِدّاً، أرْسَلَ حانُونُ وَالعَمُّونِيُّونَ ألفَ قِنطارٍ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ لِيَستَأْجِرُوا لِأنفُسِهِمْ مَرْكَباتٍ وَفُرْساناً مِنْ أرامَ النَّهْرَينِ، وَمِنْ أرامَ مَعْكَةَ، وَمِنْ صُوبَةَ.

7 S o they hired for themselves 32, 000 chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and camped before Medeba. And the sons of Ammon gathered together from their cities and came to battle.

وَاستَأْجَرُوا أيضاً لِأنفُسِهِمِ اثْنَينِ وَثَلاثِينَ ألفَ مَركَبَةٍ وَمَلِكَ مَعْكَةَ وَجَيشَهُ. فَجاءُوا وَعَسْكَرُوا قُرْبَ مَيْدَبا. وَاحتَشَدَ العَمُّونِيُّونَ أيضاً مِنْ مُدُنِهِمْ وَجاءُوا لِلقِتالِ.

8 W hen David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army, the mighty men.

فَلَمّا سَمِعَ داوُدُ بِهَذا، أرْسَلَ يُوآبَ وَمَعَهُ جَميعُ جَيشِ الأقْوِياءِ.

9 T he sons of Ammon came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field. Ammon and Aram Defeated

فَخَرَجَ العَمُّونِيُّونَ وَاصطَفُّوا لِلقِتالِ عِنْدَ بَوّابَةِ المَدِينَةِ. وَكانَ المُلُوكُ الَّذِينَ جاءُوا وَحدَهُمْ فِي العَراءِ.

10 N ow when Joab saw that the battle was set against him in front and in the rear, he selected from all the choice men of Israel and they arrayed themselves against the Arameans.

وَرَأى يُوآبُ أنَّهُ وَقَعَ بَينَ فَكَّي جَبْهَتَي القِتالِ مِنَ الأمامِ وَمِنَ الخَلفِ. فَاختارَ مِنْ أفْضَلِ جُنُودِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ فِي مُواجَهَةِ جَيشِ الأرامِيِّينَ.

11 B ut the remainder of the people he placed in the hand of Abshai his brother; and they arrayed themselves against the sons of Ammon.

وَأوْكَلَ قِيادَةَ بَقِيَّةِ الجَيشِ إلَى أخِيهِ أبيشايَ. فَأخَذُوا مَواقِعَهُمْ فِي مُواجَهَةِ العَمُّونِيِّينَ.

12 H e said, “If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the sons of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you.

وَقالَ يُوآبُ لأخيهِ أبيشايَ: «إذا كانَ الأراميُّونَ أقْوَى مِنْ أنْ أسْتطيعَ مُواجَهَتَهُم وَحْدِي، فَسَتُساعِدُني. وَإذا كانَ العَمُّونِيُّونَ أقْوَى مِنْ أنْ تَسْتَطيعَ مُواجَهَتَهُم وَحْدَكَ، فَسَأُساعِدُكَ.

13 B e strong, and let us show ourselves courageous for the sake of our people and for the cities of our God; and may the Lord do what is good in His sight.”

كُنْ قَوِياًّ وَلْنُحارِبْ بِشَجاعةً مِنْ أجلِ شَعبِنا ومِنْ أجلِ مُدُنِ إلهنا. وَسَيَفْعَلُ اللهُ ما يَراهُ حَسَناً.»

14 S o Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Arameans, and they fled before him.

وَتَقَدَّمَ يُوآبُ بِجَيشِهِ إلَى الأرامِيِّينَ لِمُقاتَلَتِهِمْ، فَهَرَبَ الأرامِيُّونَ مِنْ أمامِهِمْ.

15 W hen the sons of Ammon saw that the Arameans fled, they also fled before Abshai his brother and entered the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

وَلَمّا رَأى العَمُّونِيُّونَ أنَّ الأرامِيِّينَ قَدْ هَرَبُوا، هَرَبُوا هُمْ أيضاً مِنْ أمامِ أخِيهِ أبِيشايَ وَجَيشِهِ. وَرَجِعُوا إلَى مَدِينَتِهِمْ. حِينَئِذٍ، ذَهَبَ يُوآبُ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.

16 W hen the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers and brought out the Arameans who were beyond the River, with Shophach the commander of the army of Hadadezer leading them.

وَلَمّا رَأى الأرامِيُّونَ أنَّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ هَزَمُوهُمْ، أرسَلُوا رُسُلاً، وَاسْتَقْدَمُوا الأرامِيِّينَ مِنَ الجانِبِ الآخَرِ مِنْ نَهْرِ الفُراتِ. فَجاءُوا بِقِيادَةِ شُوبَكَ، قائِدِ جَيشِ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ.

17 W hen it was told David, he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan, and came upon them and drew up in formation against them. And when David drew up in battle array against the Arameans, they fought against him.

وَوَصَلَ هَذا الخَبَرُ إلَى داوُدَ، فَحَشَدَ كُلَّ إسْرائِيلَ مَعاً، وَعَبَرَ نَهْرَ الأُردُنِّ. وَعِندَما جاءَ إلَى الأرامِيِّينَ، وَأخَذَ مَواقِعَهُ مُقابِلَهُمْ، وَضَعَ داوُدُ جَيشَهُ فِي وَضْعِ الاسْتِعدادِ لِلاشْتِباكِ مَعَ الأرامِيِّينَ فِي القِتالِ، فَهَجَمُوا عَلَيهِ.

18 T he Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed of the Arameans 7, 000 charioteers and 40, 000 foot soldiers, and put to death Shophach the commander of the army.

وَهَرَبَ الأرامِيُّونَ مِنْ أمامِ إسْرائِيلَ، وَقَتَلَ داوُدُ وَجَيشُهُ سَبْعَةَ آلافِ قائِدِ مَركَبَةٍ، وَأربَعِينَ ألفَ جُندِيٍّ مِنَ المُشاةِ، وَقَتَلَ أيضاً شُوبَكَ قائدَ الجَيشِ.

19 S o when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and served him. Thus the Arameans were not willing to help the sons of Ammon anymore.

وَلَمّا رَأى أتباعُ هَدَدَ عَزَرَ أنَّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ هَزَمُوهُمْ، عَقَدُوا صُلْحاً مَعَ داوُدَ وَصارُوا أتباعاً خاضِعِينَ لَهُ. فَرَفَضَ الأرامِيُّونَ أنْ يُعِينُوا العَمُّونِيِّينَ عَلَى بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى.