2 Царе 10
1 След това, царят на амонците умря, и вместо него се възцари син му Анун.
Some time later, the king of the Ammon people-group died, and his son Hanun became their king.
2 Тогава Давид каза: Ща покажа благост към Ануна Наасовия син, както баща му показа благост към мене. И така Давид прати чрез слугите си да го утешат за баща му. А когато Давидовите слуги дойдоха в земята на амонците,
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 първенците на амонците рекоха на господаря си Ануна: Мислиш ли, че от почит към баща ти Давид ти е изпратил утешители? Не е ли пратил Давид слугите си при тебе, за да разузнаят града и да го съгледат та да го съсипе?
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 Затова Анун хвана Давидовите слуги та обръсна половината от брадите им, и отряза дрехите им до половина - до бедрата им, и ги отпрати.
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 А когато известиха това на Давида, той изпрати човеци да ги посрещнат, (понеже мъжете се крайно срамуваха), и да им рекат от царя: Седете в Ерихон догде пораснат брадите ви, и тогава се върнете.
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 А като видяха амонците, че станаха омразни на Давида, амонците пратиха та наеха двадесет хиляди пешаци от вет-реовските сирийци и совенските сирийци, и хиляда мъже от царя на Мааха, и двадесет хиляди души от товските мъже.
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 И когато чу това Давид, прати Иоава и цялото множество силни мъже.
When David heard about that, he sent Joab with all of the army [that Joab commanded], to fight against them.
8 И амонците излязоха та се строиха за бой при входа на портата; а сирийците от Сова и Реов, и мъжете от Тов и Мааха бяха отделно на полето.
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 А Иоав, като видя, че бяха се строили за бой против него отпред и отзад, избра измежду всичките отборни Израилеви мъже, та ги опълчи против сирийците;
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 а останалите люде даде в ръката на брата си Ависей, който ги опълчи против амонците.
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 И каза: Ако сирийците надделеят над мене, тогава ти ще ми дойдеш на помощ; а ако амонците надделеят над тебе, тогава аз ще ти дойда на помощ.
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 Дерзай, и нека бъдем мъжествени за людете си и за градовете на нашия Бог; а Господ нека извърши каквото Му се вижда угодно.
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 И тъй, Иоав и людете, които бяха с него, стъпиха в сражение против сирийците; а те побягнаха от него.
So Joab and his army [advanced to] attack the army of Syria, and the soldiers from Syria ran away from them.
14 А когато амонците видяха, че сирийците побягнаха, тогава и те побягнаха от Ависея и влязоха в града. Тогава Иоав се оттегли от амонците та дойде в Ерусалим.
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 А сирийците, като видяха, че бяха поразени от Израиля, пак се събраха всички заедно.
After [the leaders of] the army of Syria saw that the Israeli army had defeated them, they gathered all their troops together.
16 И Адарезер прати да известят сирийците, които бяха оттатък реката; и те дойдоха в Елам, с Совака, военачалника на Адарезера, на чело.
[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 И когато се извести на Давида, той събра целия Израил и премина Иордан та дойде в Елам. А сирийците се опълчиха против Давида и се биха с него.
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 Но сирийците побягнаха пред Израиля; и Давид изби от сирийците мъжете на седемстотин колесници и четиридесет хиляди конници, и порази военачалника им Совак, и той умря там.
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 И така, всичките царе, подвластни на Адарезера, като видяха, че бяха победени от Израиля, сключиха мир с Израиля и им се подчиниха. И сирийците не смееха вече да помагат на амонците.
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.
