1 أخبار 19

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

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

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،

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.

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؟»

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? Haven’t his servants come to you to search, to overthrow, and to spy out the land?”

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

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

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.”

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.