< 历代志上 19 >
Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.
2 大卫说:“我要照哈嫩的父亲拿辖厚待我的恩典厚待哈嫩。”于是大卫差遣使者为他丧父安慰他。大卫的臣仆到了亚扪人的境内见哈嫩,要安慰他,
And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,
3 但亚扪人的首领对哈嫩说:“大卫差人来安慰你,你想他是尊敬你父亲吗?他的臣仆来见你不是为详察窥探、倾覆这地吗?”
the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
4 哈嫩便将大卫臣仆的胡须剃去一半,又割断他们下半截的衣服,使他们露出下体,打发他们回去。
So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.
5 有人将臣仆所遇的事告诉大卫,他就差人去迎接他们,因为他们甚觉羞耻;告诉他们说:“可以住在耶利哥,等到胡须长起再回来。”
When someone came and told David about his men, he sent messengers to meet them, since the men had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”
6 亚扪人知道大卫憎恶他们,哈嫩和亚扪人就打发人拿一千他连得银子,从美索不达米亚、亚兰、玛迦、琐巴雇战车和马兵,
When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.
7 于是雇了三万二千辆战车和玛迦王并他的军兵;他们来安营在米底巴前。亚扪人也从他们的城里出来,聚集交战。
So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites came from their cities and marched out for battle.
On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.
9 亚扪人出来在城门前摆阵,所来的诸王另在郊野摆阵。
The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.
10 约押看见敌人在他前后摆阵,就从以色列军中挑选精兵,使他们对着亚兰人摆阵;
When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.
And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.
12 约押对亚比筛说:“亚兰人若强过我,你就来帮助我;亚扪人若强过你,我就去帮助你。
“If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.
13 我们都当刚强,为本国的民和 神的城邑作大丈夫,愿耶和华凭他的意旨而行。”
Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
14 于是约押和跟随他的人前进攻打亚兰人;亚兰人在约押面前逃跑。
So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
15 亚扪人见亚兰人逃跑,他们也在约押的兄弟亚比筛面前逃跑进城。约押就回耶路撒冷去了。
When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Joab’s brother Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.
16 亚兰人见自己被以色列人打败,就打发使者将大河那边的亚兰人调来,哈大利谢的将军朔法率领他们。
When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
17 有人告诉大卫,他就聚集以色列众人过约旦河,来到亚兰人那里,迎着他们摆阵。大卫既摆阵攻击亚兰人,亚兰人就与他打仗。
When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, advanced toward the Arameans, and arrayed for battle against them. When David lined up to engage them in battle, they fought against him.
18 亚兰人在以色列人面前逃跑。大卫杀了亚兰七千辆战车的人,四万步兵,又杀了亚兰的将军朔法。
But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army.
19 属哈大利谢的诸王见自己被以色列人打败,就与大卫和好,归服他。于是亚兰人不敢再帮助亚扪人了。
When Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Arameans were unwilling to help the Ammonites anymore.