2 Samuel 10

1 Dumating ang panahon na namatay ang hari ng mga Ammon, at ang anak niyang si Hanun ang naging hari kapalit niya.

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

2 Sinabi ni David, “Magpapakita ako ng kagandahang-loob kay Hanun na anak ni Nahas, tulad ng kabutihang ipinakita ng kaniyang ama sa akin.” Kaya ipinadala ni David ang kaniyang mga lingkod para makiramay kay Hanun tungkol sa kaniyang ama. Pumasok ang kaniyang mga lingkod sa lupain ng mga lahi ng Ammon.

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,

3 Pero ang sinabi ng mga pinuno ng lahi ng Ammon kay Hanun na kanilang amo, “Sa palagay mo ba talagang ginagalang ni David ang iyong ama dahil nagpadala siya ng mga tauhan para makiramay sa iyo? Hindi ba ipinadala ni David ang kaniyang mga lingkod sa iyo para tingnan ang lungsod, para magmanman at para pabagsakin ito?”

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!”

4 Kaya kinuha ni Hanun ang mga lingkod ni David at inahitan ang kanilang mga balbas, pinutulan ang kanilang mga damit hanggang sa kanilang mga puwitan, at pinaalis.

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.

5 Nang ipinaliwanag nila ito kay David, ipinatawag niya ang mga ito para sila ay makita, dahil hiyang-hiya ang mga kalalakihan. Sinabi ng hari, “Manatili kayo sa Jerico hanggang tumubo muli ang inyong balbas, at bumalik pagkatapos.”

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.”

6 Nang makita ng mga tao ng Ammon na sila ay naging isang masangsang na amoy kay David, nagpadala ng mga sugo ang mga tao ng Ammon at inupahan ang mga Arameo sa Bet Rehob at Soba, mga dalawampung libong sundalong naglalakad, at kasama ni haring Maaca ang isang libong kalalakihan, at mga tauhan ni Tob na may labindalawang libong kalalakihan.

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].

7 Nang marinig ito ni David, ipinadala niya si Joab at ang buong hukbo ng mga sundalo.

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

8 Lumabas ang mga taga-Ammon at bumuo ng isang hanay ng pandigma sa pasukan ng kanilang tarangkahan, habang nakatayo sa bukirin ang mga Arameo sa Soba at sa Rehob, at mga tauhan ni Tob at si Maaca.

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.

9 Nang makita ni Joab ang pandigmang mga hanay sa kaniyang harapan at likod, pinili niya ang ilan sa mga magagaling na mandirigma ng Israel at hinanda sila laban sa mga Arameo.

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.

10 Ibinigay niya ang pamumuno sa kapatid niyang lalaki na si Abisai ang mga nalalabing hukbo, at inilagay sila sa mga hanay ng pandigma laban sa hukbo ng Ammon.

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.

11 Sinabi ni Joab, “Kung mas malalakas ang mga Arameo para sa akin, kung gayon ikaw Abisai ang dapat magligtas sa akin. Pero kung mas malalakas ang hukbo ng Ammon para sa iyo, sa gayon pupunta ako at ililigtas ka.

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.

12 Magpakatatag ka, at ipakitang malakas tayo para sa ating mga tao at para sa mga lungsod ng ating Diyos, dahil gagawin ni Yahweh kung ano ang mabuti para sa kaniyang layunin.”

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.”

13 Kaya sumulong si Joab at ang mga sundalo ng kaniyang hukbo sa digmaan laban sa mga Arameo, na napilitang tumakas mula sa hukbo ng Israel.

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

14 Nang nakita ng hukbo ng Ammon na tumakas ang mga Arameo, tumakas din sila mula kay Abisai at bumalik papasok ng lungsod. Pagkatapos nagbalik si Joab mula sa mga tao ng Ammon at bumalik ng Jerusalem.

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.

15 At nang nakita ng mga Arameo na sila ay natalo ng Israel, muli silang nagtipon-tipon.

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

16 Pagkatapos pinatawag ni Hadadezer ang hukbo ng mga Arameo mula sa dulo ng Ilog Eufrates. Nagtungo sila sa Helam kasama si Sobac, ang pinuno ng hukbo ni Hadarezer na nasa kanilang unahan.

[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.

17 Nang sinabi ito kay David, pinagsama-sama niya ang buong Israel, tinawid ang Jordan, at dumating sa Helam. Hinanda ng mga Arameo ang kanilang sarili sa pandigmang mga hanay laban kay David at nilabanan siya.

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.

18 Tumakas ang mga Arameo mula sa Israel. Pinatay ni David ang pitong daang sundalong Arameo na sakay sa karwahe at apatnapung libong sundalong nakakabayo. Nasugatan at namatay doon si Sobac ang pinuno ng kanilang hukbo.

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.

19 Nang makita ng lahat ng mga hari na mga lingkod ni Hadadezer na tinalo sila ng Israel, nakipagkasundo sila sa Israel at sila ay naging mga bihag. Kaya natakot ang mga Arameo na tulungan pa ang mga tao ng Ammon.

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.