١ أخبار 19

١ 1 وَكَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ نَاحَاشَ مَلِكَ بَنِي عَمُّونَ مَاتَ، فَمَلَكَ ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

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

٢ 2 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «أَصْنَعُ مَعْرُوفًا مَعَ حَانُونَ بْنِ نَاحَاشَ، لِأَنَّ أَبَاهُ صَنَعَ مَعِي مَعْرُوفًا». فَأَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ رُسُلًا لِيُعَزِّيَهُ بِأَبِيهِ. فَجَاءَ عَبِيدُ دَاوُدَ إِلَى أَرْضِ بَنِي عَمُّونَ إِلَى حَانُونَ لِيُعَزُّوهُ.

And 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 into the land of the sons of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

٣ 3 فَقَالَ رُؤَسَاءُ بَنِي عَمُّونَ لِحَانُونَ: «هَلْ يُكْرِمُ دَاوُدُ أَبَاكَ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ حَتَّى أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْكَ مُعَزِّينَ؟ أَلَيْسَ إِنَّمَا لِأَجْلِ ٱلْفَحْصِ وَٱلْقَلْبِ وَتَجَسُّسِ ٱلْأَرْضِ جَاءَ عَبِيدُهُ إِلَيْكَ؟»

But the rulers of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun, Do thou think that David honors thy father, in that he has sent comforters to thee? Have not his servants come to thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

٤ 4 فَأَخَذَ حَانُونُ عَبِيدَ دَاوُدَ وَحَلَقَ لِحَاهُمْ وَقَصَّ ثِيَابَهُمْ مِنَ ٱلْوَسَطِ عِنْدَ ٱلسَّوْءَةِ ثُمَّ أَطْلَقَهُمْ.

So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

٥ 5 فَذَهَبَ أُنَاسٌ وَأَخْبَرُوا دَاوُدَ عَنِ ٱلرِّجَالِ. فَأَرْسَلَ لِلِقَائِهِمْ لِأَنَّ ٱلرِّجَالَ كَانُوا خَجِلِينَ جِدًّا. وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «أَقِيمُوا فِي أَرِيحَا حَتَّى تَنْبُتَ لِحَاكُمْ ثُمَّ ٱرْجِعُوا».

And they came and informed David about the men. And he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Remain at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

٦ 6 وَلَمَّا رَأَى بَنُو عَمُّونَ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ أَنْتَنُوا عِنْدَ دَاوُدَ، أَرْسَلَ حَانُونُ وَبَنُو عَمُّونَ أَلْفَ وَزْنَةٍ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ لِكَيْ يَسْتَأْجِرُوا لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ مِنْ أَرَامِ ٱلنَّهْرَيْنِ وَمِنْ أَرَامِ مَعْكَةَ وَمِنْ صُوبَةَ مَرْكَبَاتٍ وَفُرْسَانًا.

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 for them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Arammaacah, and out of Zobah.

٧ 7 فَٱسْتَأْجَرُوا لِأَنْفُسِهِمِ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَثَلَاثِينَ أَلْفَ مَرْكَبَةٍ، وَمَلِكَ مَعْكَةَ وَشَعْبَهُ. فَجَاءُوا وَنَزَلُوا مُقَابِلَ مَيْدَبَا. وَٱجْتَمَعَ بَنُو عَمُّونَ مِنْ مُدُنِهِمْ وَأَتَوْا لِلْحَرْبِ.

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

٨ 8 وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ دَاوُدُ أَرْسَلَ يُوآبَ وَكُلَّ جَيْشِ ٱلْجَبَابِرَةِ.

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

٩ 9 فَخَرَجَ بَنُو عَمُّونَ وَٱصْطَفُّوا لِلْحَرْبِ عِنْدَ بَابِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، وَٱلْمُلُوكُ ٱلَّذِينَ جَاءُوا كَانُوا وَحْدَهُمْ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ.

And the sons of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city. And the kings that came were by themselves in the field.

١٠ 10 وَلَمَّا رَأَى يُوآبُ أَنَّ مُقَدِّمَةَ ٱلْحَرْبِ كَانَتْ نَحْوَهُ مِنْ قُدَّامٍ وَمِنْ وَرَاءٍ، ٱخْتَارَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ مُنْتَخَبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَصَفَّهُمْ لِلِقَاءِ أَرَامَ.

Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him in front and behind, he chose from all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

١١ 11 وَسَلَّمَ بَقِيَّةَ ٱلشَّعْبِ لِيَدِ أَبْشَايَ أَخِيهِ، فَٱصْطَفُّوا لِلِقَاءِ بَنِي عَمُّونَ.

And the rest of the company he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they put themselves in array against the sons of Ammon.

١٢ 12 وَقَالَ: «إِنْ قَوِيَ أَرَامُ عَلَيَّ تَكُونُ لِي نَجْدَةً، وَإِنْ قَوِيَ بَنُو عَمُّونَ عَلَيْكَ أَنْجَدْتُكَ.

And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shall help me, but if the sons of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.

١٣ 13 تَجَلَّدْ، وَلْنَتَشَدَّدْ لِأَجْلِ شَعْبِنَا وَلِأَجْلِ مُدُنِ إِلَهِنَا، وَمَا يَحْسُنُ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ يَفْعَلُ».

Be of good courage, and let us act the man for our people, and for the cities of our God. And Jehovah do that which seems good to him.

١٤ 14 وَتَقَدَّمَ يُوآبُ وَٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ نَحْوَ أَرَامَ لِلْمُحَارَبَةِ، فَهَرَبُوا مِنْ أَمَامِهِ.

So Joab and the company that were with him drew near before the Syrians to the battle, and they fled before him.

١٥ 15 وَلَمَّا رَأَى بَنُو عَمُّونَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ هَرَبَ أَرَامُ هَرَبُوا هُمْ أَيْضًا مِنْ أَمَامِ أَبْشَايَ أَخِيهِ وَدَخَلُوا إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ. وَجَاءَ يُوآبُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

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 came to Jerusalem.

١٦ 16 وَلَمَّا رَأَى أَرَامُ أَنَّهُمْ قَدِ ٱنْكَسَرُوا أَمَامَ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَرْسَلُوا رُسُلًا، وَأَبْرَزُوا أَرَامَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلنَّهْرِ، وَأَمَامَهُمْ شُوبَكُ رَئِيسُ جَيْشِ هَدَرَ عَزَرَ.

And 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, with Shophach the captain of the army of Hadarezer at their head.

١٧ 17 وَلَمَّا أُخْبِرَ دَاوُدُ جَمَعَ كُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَعَبَرَ ٱلْأُرْدُنَّ وَجَاءَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَٱصْطَفَّ ضِدَّهُمْ. اِصْطَفَّ دَاوُدُ لِلِقَاءِ أَرَامَ فِي ٱلْحَرْبِ فَحَارَبُوهُ.

And it was told David. And he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the 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.

١٨ 18 وَهَرَبَ أَرَامُ مِنْ أَمَامِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَقَتَلَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ أَرَامَ سَبْعَةَ آلَافِ مَرْكَبَةٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ أَلْفَ رَاجِلٍ، وَقَتَلَ شُوبَكَ رَئِيسَ ٱلْجَيْشِ.

And the Syrians fled before Israel. And David killed of the Syrians the men of seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the army.

١٩ 19 وَلَمَّا رَأَى عَبِيدُ هَدَرَ عَزَرَ أَنَّهُمْ قَدِ ٱنْكَسَرُوا أَمَامَ إِسْرَائِيلَ صَالَحُوا دَاوُدَ وَخَدَمُوهُ. وَلَمْ يَشَأْ أَرَامُ أَنْ يُنْجِدُوا بَنِي عَمُّونَ بَعْدُ.

And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him, neither would the Syrians help the sons of Ammon any more.