1 أخبار 19

١ 1 وَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ مَاتَ نَاحَاشُ مَلِكُ عَمُّونَ، فَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ.

And it came to pass after this, that Nachash the king of the children of 'Ammon died, and his son became king in his stead.

٢ 2 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «لابُدَّ أَنْ أُبْدِيَ نَحْوَ حَانُونَ بْنِ نَاحَاشَ كُلَّ تَلَطُّفٍ، لأَنَّ أَبَاهُ قَدْ أَحْسَنَ إِلَيَّ». فَأَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ وَفْداً لِيُعَزِّيَهُ فِي أَبِيهِ. وَلَكِنْ عِنْدَمَا وَصَلَ الْوَفْدُ إِلَى بِلادِ عَمُّونَ،

And David said, I will show kindness unto Chanun the son of Nachash, because his father showed kindness unto me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And the servants of David came unto the land of the children of 'Ammon to Chanun, to comfort him.

٣ 3 قَالَ رُؤَسَاءُ بَنِي عَمُّونَ لِحَانُونَ: «أَتَظُنُّ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ يَسْعَى لإِكْرَامِ وَالِدِكَ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ حَتَّى بَعَثَ إِلَيْكَ بِوَفْدِ الْمُعَزِّينَ؟ أَلَمْ يُرْسِلْهُم لاِسْتِكْشَافِ الْبِلادِ، وَلِلتَّجَسُّسِ عَلَى الأَرْضِ وَاسْتِطْلاعِ مَدَاخِلِهَا؟»

And the princes of the children of 'Ammon said unto Chanun, Doth David honor thy father in thy eyes, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee in order to search out, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

٤ 4 فَقَبَضَ حَانُونُ عَلَى عَبِيدِ دَاوُدَ وَحَلَقَ لِحَاهُمْ، وَقَصَّ ثِيَابَهُمْ مِنَ الْوَسَطِ، حَوْلَ عَوْرَاتِهِمْ وَأَعَادَهُمْ

Chanun thereupon took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle as far as the hip-bone, and sent them away.

٥ 5 وَعِنْدَمَا عَرَفَ دَاوُدُ بِمَا حَدَثَ لأَعْضَاءِ الْوَفْدِ، انْتَدَبَ مَبْعُوثِينَ لِلِقَائِهِمْ، لأَنَّ الْخَجَلَ الْعَظِيمَ كَانَ قَدِ اعْتَرَاهُمْ. وَقَالَ لَهُمُ الْمَلِكُ: «امْكُثُوا فِي أَرِيحَا رَيْثَمَا تَنْبُتُ لِحَاكُمْ ثُمَّ ارْجِعُوا».

And some people went and told David concerning these men. And he sent [persons] to meet them: because the men were greatly ashamed; and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beard be grown, and then return.

٦ 6 وَحِينَ أَدْرَكَ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ أَثَارُوا مَقْتَ دَاوُدَ الشَّدِيدَ، خَصَّصُوا أَلْفَ وَزْنَةٍ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ لاِسْتِئْجَارِ مُرْتَزَقَةٍ وَمَرْكَبَاتٍ وَفُرْسَانٍ مِنْ أَرَامَ النَّهْرَيْنِ، وَمِنْ أَرَامَ مَعْكَةَ وَمِنْ صُوبَةَ.

And when the children of 'Ammon saw that they were become in bad odor with David, Chanun and the children of 'Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves from Mesopotamia, and from Syria-ma'achah, and from Zobah, chariots and horsemen.

٧ 7 وَهَكَذَا اسْتَأْجَرُوا اثْنَيْنِ وَثَلاثِينَ أَلْفَ مَرْكَبَةٍ. وَانْضَمَّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَيْضاً مَلِكُ مَعْكَةَ وَجَيْشُهُ، وَعَسْكَرُوا جَمِيعاً مُقَابِلَ مَيْدَبَا. وَكَذَلِكَ تَقَاطَرَتْ جُيُوشُ الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ مِنْ مُدُنِهِمْ إِلَى هُنَاكَ تَأَهُّباً لِلْحَرْبِ.

And they hired for themselves thirty and two thousand [warriors in] chariots, and the king of Ma'achah and his people: and they came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of 'Ammon gathered themselves together out of their cities, and came to the battle.

٨ 8 وَلَمَا سَمِعَ دَاوُدُ بِأَنْبَاءِ الْحُشُودِ، أَرْسَلَ يُوآبَ عَلَى رَأْسِ جَيْشٍ مِنْ خِيرَةِ مُحَارِبِيهِ.

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

٩ 9 فَخَرَجَ جَيْشُ الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ وَاصْطَفَّ لِلْحَرْبِ عِنْدَ بَابِ الْمَدِينَةِ، بَيْنَمَا تَجَمَّعَتْ بَقِيَّةُ الْجُيُوشِ بِقِيَادَةِ مُلُوكِهَا الْمُنْضَمِّينَ إِلَى الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ فيِ الْحُقُولِ خَارِجَ الْمَدِينَةِ.

And the children of 'Ammon came out, and put themselves in battle array at the entrance of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.

١٠ 10 وَعِنْدَمَا شَاهَدَ يُوآبُ أَنَّ طَلائِعَ قُوَّاتِ الْعَدُوِّ تُحَاصِرُهُ مِنْ أَمَامٍ وَمِنْ خَلْفٍ، اخْتَارَ نُخْبَةَ رِجَالِهِ الْمُحَارِبِينَ وَصَفَّهُمْ فِي مُوَاجَهَةِ الأَرَامِيِّينَ.

When now Joab saw that the front of battle was against him before and behind, he made a selection from all the chosen men of Israel, and arrayed himself against the Syrians.

١١ 11 وَسَلَّمَ بَقِيَّةَ الْجَيْشِ لِقِيَادَةِ أَخِيهِ أَبْيشَايَ، فَاصْطَفُّوا لِمُجَابَهَةِ الْعمُّونِيِّينَ.

And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abshai his brother, and they arrayed themselves against the children of 'Ammon.

١٢ 12 وَقَالَ يُوآبُ لأَبِيشَايَ: «إِنْ تَغَلَّبَ الأَرَامِيُّونَ عَلَيَّ تُسْرِعُ لِنَجْدَتِي، وَإِنْ تَغَلَّبُوا عَلَيْكَ أَهُبُّ لِنَجْدَتِكَ.

And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then shalt thou bring me help; but if the children of 'Ammon be too strong for thee, then will I help thee.

١٣ 13 تَشَجَّعْ وَتَقَوَّ دِفَاعاً عَنْ شَعْبِنَا وَعَنْ مُدُنِ إِلَهِنَا. وَلْيَصْنَعِ الرَّبُّ مَا يَطِيبُ لَهُ».

Be strong, and let us strengthen ourselves in behalf of our people, and in behalf of the cities of our God, and may the Lord do that which seemeth good in his eyes.

١٤ 14 وَمَا إِنِ انْدَفَعَ يُوآبُ وَجَيْشُهُ لِمُحَارَبَةِ الأَرَامِيِّينَ حَتَّى لاذُوا أَمَامَهُ بِالْفِرَارِ.

And Joab drew nigh and the people that were with him in front of the Syrians unto the battle, and they fled from before him.

١٥ 15 وَعِنْدَمَا شَاهَدَ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ أَنَّ الأَرَامِيِّينَ قَدِ انْهَزَمُوا، هَرَبُوا هُمْ أَيْضاً مِنْ أَمَامِ أَبْيشَايَ وَلَجَأُوا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ، فَرَجَعَ يُوآبُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And when the children of 'Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then did they also fly before Abshai his brother, and entered into the city. And Joab went back to Jerusalem.

١٦ 16 وَإِذْ رَأَى الأَرَامِيُّونَ أَنَّهُمْ قَدِ انْدَحَرُوا أَمَامَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ، اسْتَنْجَدُوا بِآرَامِيِّي شَرْقِيِّ النَّهْرِ، الَّذِينَ احْتَشَدُوا بِقِيَادَةِ شُوبَكَ رَئِيسِ جَيْشِ هَدَدْعَزَرَ.

And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they sent messengers, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the army of Hadar'ezer went before them.

١٧ 17 وَعِنْدَمَا عَلِمَ دَاوُدُ بِذَلِكَ، جَمَعَ جَيْشَهُ وَاجْتَازَ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ، وَصَفَّ قُوَّاتِهِ فِي مُوَاجَهَتِهِمْ، وَدَارَتْ بَيْنَ الْجَيْشَيْنِ مَعْرَكَةٌ ضَارِيَةٌ

And when it was told to David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came up with them, and arrayed himself against them. So when David had arrayed himself against the Syrians [for] battle, they fought with him.

١٨ 18 تَقَهْقَرَ عَلَى أَثَرِهَا الأَرَامِيُّونَ أَمَامَ هَجَمَاتِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ، وَقَتَلَ دَاوُدُ سَبْعَةَ آلافٍ مِنْ قَادَةِ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ، وَأَرْبَعِينَ أَلْفاً مِنَ الْمُشَاةِ، كَمَا قَتَلَ شُوبَكَ رَئِيسَ الْجَيْشِ.

And the Syrians fled from before Israel: and David slew of the Syrians [the men of] seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand men on foot, and Shophach the captain of the army he put to death.

١٩ 19 وَلَمَّا رَأَى قَادَةُ هَدَدْعَزَرَ أَنَّهُمْ قَدِ انْدَحَرُوا أَمَامَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ عَقَدُوا مَعَ دَاوُدَ صُلْحاً وَخَضَعُوا لَهُ. وَلَمْ يَعُدِ الأَرَامِيُّونَ يَرْغَبُونَ فِي نَجْدَةِ الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ فِي مَا بَعْدُ.

And when the vassals of Hadar'ezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: and the Syrians would not help the children of 'Ammon any more.