2 Samuel 10

1 Some time later, the king of the Ammon people-group died, and his son Hanun became their king.

Or avvenne, dopo queste cose, che il re dei figliuoli di Ammon morì, e Hanun, suo figliuolo, regnò in luogo di lui.

2 David thought, “Nahash was kind to me, so I will be kind to his son.” So David sent some officials there, to tell Hanun that David was sorry that Hanun’s father [had died]. When those messengers arrived in the land where the Ammon people-group lived,

Davide disse: “Io voglio usare verso Hanun, figliuolo di Nahash, la benevolenza che suo padre usò verso di me”. E Davide mandò i suoi servi a consolarlo della perdita del padre. Ma quando i servi di Davide furon giunti nel paese dei figliuoli di Ammon,

3 the leaders of the Ammon people-group said to Hanun, “Do you think that it is to honor your father that King David has sent these men to say that he is sorry that your father died [RHQ]? [We think that] he has sent them here to look around the city to determine how his [army] can conquer us!”

i principi de’ figliuoli di Ammon dissero ad Hanun, loro signore: “Credi tu che Davide t’abbia mandato dei consolatori per onorar tuo padre? Non ha egli piuttosto mandato da te i suoi servi per esplorare la città, per spiarla e distruggerla?”

4 Hanun [believed what they said; so he commanded some soldiers to] seize David’s officials and [insult them by] shaving off one side of each man’s beard, and [by] cutting off the lower part of their robes, [with the result that their buttocks could be seen], and then they sent them away.

Allora Hanun prese i servi di Davide, fece lor radere la metà della barba e tagliare la metà delle vesti fino alle natiche, poi li rimandò.

5 The men were very humiliated/ashamed, [so they did not want to return home]. When David found out about what had happened to his officials, he sent someone to tell them, “Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown again, and then return home.”

Quando fu informato della cosa, Davide mandò gente ad incontrarli, perché quegli uomini erano oltremodo confusi. E il re fece dir loro: “Restate a Gerico finché vi sia ricresciuta la barba, poi tornerete”.

6 Then [the leaders of] the Ammon people-group realized that they had greatly insulted [IDM] David [IDM]. So they sent some men to hire/pay some soldiers [from other nearby areas to help defend them]. They hired 20,000 soldiers from [the] Beth-Rehob and Zobah [regions northeast of Israel], and 12,000 soldiers from [the] Tob [region], and 1,000 soldiers from [the army of] the king of Maacah [region].

I figliuoli di Ammon, vedendo che s’erano attirato l’odio di Davide, mandarono a prendere al loro soldo ventimila fanti dei Siri di Beth-Rehob e dei Siri di Tsoba, mille uomini del re di Maaca, e dodicimila uomini della gente di Tob.

7 When David heard about that, he sent Joab with all of the army [that Joab commanded], to fight against them.

Quando Davide udì questo, inviò contro di loro Joab con tutto l’esercito degli uomini di valore.

8 The soldiers of the Ammon people-group marched out and (stood in their positions/arranged themselves for battle) at the entrance [to their capital city, Rabbah]. The other soldiers from Syria and Tob and Maacah stood by themselves (in their positions/arranged themselves for battle) in the nearby fields.

I figliuoli di Ammon uscirono e si disposero in ordine di battaglia all’ingresso della porta della città, mentre i Siri di Tsoba e di Rehob e la gente di Tob e di Maaca stavano a parte nella campagna.

9 Joab saw that there were groups of enemy soldiers in front of his troops and behind his troops. So he chose some of the best Israeli soldiers, and put them in positions to fight against the soldiers of Syria.

Or come Joab vide che quelli eran pronti ad attaccarlo di fronte e alle spalle, scelse un corpo fra gli uomini migliori d’Israele, lo dispose in ordine di battaglia contro i Siri,

10 He appointed his [older] brother Abishai to be the commander of all the other soldiers, and he told them to (stand in their positions/arrange themselves) in front of [the army of] the Ammon people-group.

e mise il resto del popolo sotto gli ordini del suo fratello Abishai, per tener fronte ai figliuoli di Ammon;

11 Then Joab said, “If the soldiers from Syria are too strong for us to defeat them, your men must come and help us. But if the soldiers from the Ammon people-group are too strong for you to defeat, we will come and help your men.

e disse ad Abishai: “Se i Siri son più forti di me, tu mi darai soccorso; e se i figliuoli di Ammon son più forti di te, andrò io a soccorrerti.

12 We must be strong, and fight hard [IDM] to [defend] our people and the cities [(that belong to/where we worship)] our God. I will pray/request that Yahweh do what he considers to be good.”

Abbi coraggio, e dimostriamoci forti per il nostro popolo e per le città del nostro Dio; e faccia l’Eterno quello che a lui piacerà”.

13 So Joab and his army [advanced to] attack the army of Syria, and the soldiers from Syria ran away from them.

Poi Joab con la gente che avea seco, s’avanzò per attaccare i Siri, i quali fuggirono d’innanzi a lui.

14 And when [the soldiers of] the Ammon people-group saw that the soldiers from Syria were running away, they also started to run away from Abishai and his army, and they retreated back inside the city. So Joab’s [army] stopped fighting against [the army of] the Ammon people-group, and Joab [and his army] returned to Jerusalem.

E come i figliuoli di Ammon videro che i Siri eran fuggiti, fuggirono anch’essi d’innanzi ad Abishai, e rientrarono nella città. Allora Joab se ne tornò dalla spedizione contro i figliuoli di Ammon, e venne a Gerusalemme.

15 After [the leaders of] the army of Syria saw that the Israeli army had defeated them, they gathered all their troops together.

I Siri, vedendosi sconfitti da Israele, si riunirono in massa.

16 [Their king, ] Hadadezer, summoned the soldiers of Syria who lived on the east side of the [Euphrates] River. They gathered at Helam [city]. Their commander was Shobach.

Hadadezer mandò a far venire i Siri che abitavano di là dal fiume, e quelli giunsero a Helam, con alla testa Shobac, capo dell’esercito di Hadadezer.

17 When David heard about that, he gathered all the Israeli soldiers, and they crossed the Jordan [River] and marched to Helam. There, the army of Syria (took their positions/arranged themselves for battle), and the battle started.

E la cosa fu riferita a Davide che radunò tutto Israele, passò il Giordano, e giunse ad Helam. E i Siri si ordinarono in battaglia contro Davide, e impegnarono l’azione.

18 But the soldiers of Syria ran away from the Israeli soldiers. David [and his army] killed 700 of their chariot-drivers and 40,000 other soldiers. They also wounded Shobach, their commander, and he died there.

Ma i Siri fuggirono d’innanzi a Israele; e Davide uccise ai Siri gli uomini di settecento carri e quarantamila cavalieri, e sconfisse pure Shobac, capo del loro esercito, che morì quivi.

19 When all the kings who had been ruled by Hadadezer realized that they had been defeated by the Israeli [army], they made peace with the Israelis and agreed to accept David as their king. So [the army of] Syria was afraid to help [the army of] the Ammon people-group any more.

E quando tutti i re vassalli di Hadadezer si videro sconfitti da Israele, fecero pace con Israele, e furono a lui soggetti. E i Siri non osarono più recar soccorso ai figliuoli di Ammon.