1 Krønikebok 19
1 Så hendte det at Nahas, Ammons barns konge, døde, og hans sønn blev konge i hans sted.
And it came to pass after this that Nahash king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
2 Da sa David: Jeg vil vise Hanun, Nahas' sønn, vennskap, for hans far viste mig vennskap. Og David sendte bud for å trøste ham i hans sorg over faren. Så kom da Davids tjenere til Ammons barns land, til Hanun for å trøste ham.
And David said, I will shew kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.
3 Da sa Ammons barns høvdinger til Hanun: Tror du det er for å ære din far at David har sendt folk som skal trøste dig? Mon det ikke heller er for å utforske og ødelegge og utspeide landet at hans tjenere er kommet til dig?
And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Is it, in thine eyes, to honour thy father that David has sent comforters to thee? Is it not to search and overthrow, and to spy out the land that his servants are come to thee?
4 Da tok Hanun Davids tjenere og lot dem rake og skar av deres klær midt på like til setet og lot dem så fare.
And Hanun took David's servants, and had them shaved, and their raiment cut off in the midst, as far as the hip, and sent them away.
5 Og det kom nogen og meldte David hvad som hadde hendt hans menn; da sendte han folk som skulde møte dem; for de var grovelig vanæret; og kongen lot si: Bli i Jeriko til eders skjegg er vokset ut igjen, og kom så tilbake!
And [certain] went and told David concerning the men; and he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Abide at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
6 Da nu Ammons barn så at de hadde gjort sig forhatt hos David, sendte Hanun og Ammons barn tusen talenter sølv for å leie sig vogner og hestfolk fra Mesopotamia og fra syrerne i Ma'aka og fra Soba.
And the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David; and Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and from the Syrians of Maacah, and from Zobah.
7 Så leide de sig da to og tretti tusen vogner og kongen i Ma'aka og hans folk, og de kom og leiret sig foran Medba; men også Ammons barn samlet sig fra sine byer og drog ut til strid.
And they hired thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people; and they came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered together from their cities, and came to battle.
8 Da David hørte dette, sendte han Joab avsted med hele hæren, de krigsvante menn.
And David heard [of it], and he sent Joab, and all the host, the mighty men.
9 Og Ammons barn rykket ut og stilte sig i fylking foran inngangen til byen; men kongene som var kommet dit, stod for sig selv på marken.
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the city; and the kings that had come were by themselves on the field.
10 Da Joab så at han hadde fienden mot sig både foran og bak, valgte han ut en del av alt det utvalgte mannskap i Israel og stilte dem op mot syrerne.
And Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind; and he chose out of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians;
11 Men resten av folket overgav han til sin bror Absai, og de stilte sig i fylking mot Ammons barn.
and the rest of the people he gave into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
12 Og han sa: Dersom syrerne blir mig for sterke, skal du komme mig til hjelp, og dersom Ammons barn blir dig for sterke, skal jeg hjelpe dig.
And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; and if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
13 Vær modig, og la oss vise oss modige for vårt folk og for var Guds byer, så lar Herren gjøre hvad. godt er i hans øine!
Be strong, and let us shew ourselves valiant for our people, and for the cities of our God; and Jehovah will do what is good in his sight.
14 Så rykket Joab frem med sine folk til strid mot syrerne, og de flyktet for ham.
And Joab and the people that were with him drew near in front of the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.
15 Og da Ammons barn så at syrerne flyktet, så flyktet også de for hans bror Absai og drog sig inn i byen. Da drog Joab tilbake til Jerusalem.
And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. And Joab came to Jerusalem.
16 Da syrerne så at de var blitt slått av Israel, sendte de bud at de syrere som bodde på hin side av elven, skulde dra ut; og Sofak, høvdingen over Hadaresers hær, førte dem.
And when the Syrians saw that they were routed before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river; and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them.
17 Da dette blev meldt David, samlet han hele Israel og gikk over Jordan, og da han kom frem til dem, stilte han sig op imot dem - han fylket sin hær mot syrerne, og de stred mot ham.
And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over the Jordan, and came upon them, and set [the battle] in array against them. And David put the battle in array against the Syrians, and they fought with him.
18 Men syrerne flyktet for Israel, og David drepte blandt syrerne mannskapet på syv tusen vogner og firti tusen mann fotfolk; også hærføreren Sofak drepte han.
And the Syrians fled from before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand [in] chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and slew Shophach the captain of the host.
19 Da Hadaresers menn så at de var blitt slått av Israel, gjorde de fred med David og blev hans tjenere; og syrerne vilde ikke mere hjelpe Ammons barn.
And the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were routed before Israel, and they made peace with David, and became his servants. And the Syrians would no more help the children of Ammon.
