1 Chronicles 19

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

Og det skete derefter, at Nahas, Ammons Børns Konge, døde, og hans Søn blev Konge i hans Sted.

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

Da sagde David: Jeg vil gøre Miskundhed imod Hanon, Nahas Søn, thi hans Fader gjorde Miskundhed imod mig; og David sendte Bud at lade ham trøste over hans Fader, og Davids Tjenere kom til Ammons Børns Land, til Hanon, for at trøste ham.

3 But 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? Have not his servants come to you to search, to overthrow, and to spy out the land?”

Da sagde Ammons Børns Fyrster til Hanon: Mon David i dine Øjne ærer din Fader ved det han sender dig Trøstere? mon hans Tjenere ikke ere komne til dig for at udforske og at omstyrte og at udspejde Landet?

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

Da tog Hanon Davids Tjenere og lod dem rage og skar Halvdelen af deres Klæder indtil Skrævet og lod dem fare.

5 Then 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.”

Og nogle gik og gave David det til Kende om de Mænd; da sendte han dem et Bud i Møde, thi Mændene vare saare forhaanede, og Kongen lod sige: Bliver i Jeriko, indtil eders Skæg vokser, og kommer da tilbage!

6 When 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 Aram-maacah, and out of Zobah.

Der Ammons Børn saa, at de havde gjort sig forhadte for David, da sendte Hanon og Ammons Børn tusinde Centner Sølv for at leje sig fra Mesopotamien og fra Syria-Maaka og fra Zoba Vogne og Ryttere.

7 So 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.

Og de lejede sig to og tredive Tusinde Vognkæmpere og Kongen af Maaka og hans Folk, og de kom og lejrede sig lige for Medba; og Ammons Børn samlede sig fra deres Stæder og kom til Striden.

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

Der David hørte det, da udsendte han Joab og de vældiges hele Hær.

9 The 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.

Og Ammons Børn droge ud og opstillede deres Slagorden foran Indgangen til Staden, men Kongerne, som vare komne, stillede særskilt paa Marken.

10 Now 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.

Der Joab saa, at Krigen truede ham for og bagfra, da udvalgte han nogle af alle de udvalgte i Israel og opstillede sig imod Syrerne.

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

Og det øvrige Folk gav han under sin Broder Abisajs Haand, og de opstillede sig imod Ammons Børn.

12 He 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.

Og han sagde: Dersom Syrerne blive mig for stærke, da skal du være mig til Hjælp; men dersom Ammons Børn blive dig for stærke, da vil jeg hjælpe dig.

13 Be courageous, and let’s be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do that which seems good to him.”

Vær frimodig, og lader os vise os frimodige for vort Folk og for vor Guds Stæder; men Herren gøre, hvad som godt er for hans Øjne.

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

Da drog Joab frem og det Folk, som var hos ham, til Striden imod Syrerne; og disse flyede for hans Ansigt.

15 When 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.

Der Ammons Børn saa, at Syrerne flyede, da flyede de og for Abisaj, hans Broders, Ansigt, og kom til Staden; og Joab kom til Jerusalem.

16 When 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.

Og der Syrerne saa, at devare slagne for Israels Ansigt, da sendte de Bud og lode de Syrer, som vare paa hin Side Floden, rykke ud, og Sofak, Hadad-Esers Stridshøvedsmand, anførte dem.

17 David 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.

Der det blev David tilkendegivet, da samlede han hele Israel og drog over Jordanen, og han kom til dem og stillede sig imod dem, og David stillede sig i Slagorden imod Syrerne, og de strede med ham.

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

Men Syrerne flyede for Israels Ansigt, og David ihjelslog af Syrerne syv Tusinde Vognkæmpere og fyrretyve Tusinde Fodfolk, ligeledes dræbte han Sofak, Stridshøvedsmanden.

19 When 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.

Der Hadad-Esers Tjenere saa, at de vare slagne for Israels Ansigt, da gjorde de Fred med David og tjente ham; og Syrerne vilde ikke ydermere hjælpe Ammons Børn.