1 A lgum tempo depois, Naás, rei dos amonitas, morreu, e seu filho foi o seu sucessor.

¶ Now it came to pass after this that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon, died, and his son reigned in his stead.

2 D avi pensou: “Serei bondoso com Hanum, filho de Naás, porque seu pai foi bondoso comigo”. Então Davi enviou uma delegação para transmitir a Hanum seu pesar pela morte do pai. Mas, quando os mensageiros de Davi chegaram à terra dos amonitas para expressar condolências a Hanum,

And David said, I will show mercy unto Hanun, the son of Nahash, because his father showed mercy to me. And David sent ambassadors to comfort him concerning his father. So the slaves of David came into the land of the sons of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

3 o s líderes amonitas lhe disseram: “Achas que Davi está honrando teu pai ao enviar mensageiros para expressar condolências? Não é nada disso! Davi os enviou como espiões para examinar o país e destruí-lo”.

But the princes of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun, Does it seem unto thee that David honours thy father, that he has sent comforters unto thee? Are not his slaves come unto thee to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?

4 E ntão Hanum prendeu os mensageiros de Davi, rapou-lhes a barba, cortou metade de suas roupas até as nádegas, e os mandou embora.

Then Hanun took David’s slaves and shaved them, and cut off their garments in half, exposing their buttocks and sent them away.

5 Q uando Davi soube disso, enviou mensageiros ao encontro deles, pois haviam sido profundamente humilhados, e lhes mandou dizer: “Fiquem em Jericó até que a barba cresça, e então voltem para casa”.

Then they left, and it was 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 are grown and then return.

6 V endo Hanum e os amonitas que tinham atraído sobre si o ódio de Davi, alugaram da Mesopotâmia, de Arã Maaca e de Zobá, carros de guerra e condutores de carros, por trinta e cinco toneladas de prata.

¶ And when the sons of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the sons of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and horsemen out of Syria of the rivers (Mesopotamia), and out of Syria of Maachah and out of Zobah.

7 A lugaram trinta e dois mil carros e seus condutores, contrataram o rei de Maaca com suas tropas, o qual veio e acampou perto de Medeba, e os amonitas foram convocados de suas cidades e partiram para a batalha.

So they hired thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people, who came and pitched camp before Medeba. And the sons of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities and came to battle.

8 A o saber disso, Davi ordenou a Joabe que marchasse com todo o exército.

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

9 O s amonitas saíram e se puseram em posição de combate na entrada da cidade, e os reis que tinham vindo posicionaram-se em campo aberto.

And the sons of Ammon came out and put the battle in order before the gate of the city, and the kings that had come were by themselves in the field.

10 V endo Joabe que estava cercado pelas linhas de combate, escolheu alguns dos melhores soldados de Israel e os posicionou contra os arameus.

Now 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 order against the Syrians.

11 P ôs o restante dos homens sob o comando de seu irmão Abisai e os posicionou contra os amonitas.

And he put the rest of the people into the hand of Abishai, his brother, putting them in order against the sons of Ammon.

12 E Joabe disse a Abisai: “Se os arameus forem fortes demais para mim, venha me ajudar; mas, se os amonitas forem fortes demais para você, eu irei ajudá-lo.

And he said, If the Syrians are too strong for me, then thou shalt save me; but if the sons of Ammon are too strong for thee, then I will save thee.

13 S eja forte e lutemos com bravura pelo nosso povo e pelas cidades do nosso Deus. E que o Senhor faça o que for de sua vontade”.

Be 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.

14 E ntão Joabe e seus soldados avançaram contra os arameus, que fugiram dele.

So Joab and the people that were with him drew near before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.

15 Q uando os amonitas viram que os arameus estavam fugindo de Joabe, também fugiram de seu irmão Abisai e entraram na cidade. Assim, Joabe voltou para Jerusalém.

And when the sons of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem.

16 A o perceberem os arameus que haviam sido derrotados por Israel, enviaram mensageiros para trazer arameus que viviam do outro lado do Eufrates, e Sofaque, o comandante do exército de Hadadezer, veio à frente deles.

And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they sent ambassadors and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river, whose captain was Shophach, the prince of the host of Hadarezer.

17 I nformado disso, Davi reuniu todo o Israel e atravessou o Jordão; avançou contra eles e formou linhas de combate defronte deles. Mas, começado o combate,

And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel and passed over the Jordan and came upon them and ordered his host against them. And when David had put his troops in order against the Syrians, they fought with him.

18 e les fugiram de diante de Israel, e Davi matou sete mil dos seus condutores de carros de guerra e quarenta mil dos seus soldados de infantaria. Também matou Sofaque, o comandante do exército deles.

But the Syrians fled before Israel, and David slew of the Syrians those of seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen; likewise he killed Shophach, the captain of the host.

19 Q uando os vassalos de Hadadezer viram que tinham sido derrotados por Israel, fizeram a paz com Davi e se sujeitaram a ele. E os arameus não quiseram mais ajudar os amonitas.

And when the slaves of Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with David and became his servants; neither would the Syrians help the sons of Ammon any more.