1 A fter this, Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his place.

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

2 D avid 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. David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

Então 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,

3 B ut the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, “Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Haven’t his servants come to you to search, to overthrow, and to spy out the land?”

disseram 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?

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

Pelo 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.

5 T hen some people went and told David how the men were treated. He sent to meet them; for the men were greatly humiliated. The king said, “Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.”

Então 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.

6 W hen the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent one thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, out of Arammaacah, and out of Zobah.

Vendo 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.

7 S o they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah with his people, who came and encamped near Medeba. The children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.

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.

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

Davi, quando soube disto, enviou Joabe e todo o exército de homens valentes.

9 T he children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city; and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

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

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

Ora, 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;

11 T he rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

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

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

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.

13 B e courageous, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. May Yahweh do that which seems good to him.”

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

14 S o Joab and the people who were with him came near to the front of the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.

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

15 W hen the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

Vendo, 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.

16 W hen the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they sent messengers, and called out the Syrians who were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the army of Hadadezer leading them.

Ora, 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.

17 D avid was told that; so he gathered all Israel together, passed over the Jordan, came to 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.

Avisado 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.

18 T he Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed of the Syrian men seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and also killed Shophach the captain of the army.

Mas 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.

19 W hen the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David, and served him. The Syrians would not help the children of Ammon any more.

Vendo, 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.