< 歷代志上 19 >

1 此後,亞捫人的王拿轄死了,他兒子接續他作王。
And it came to pass after this that Nahash king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
2 大衛說:「我要照哈嫩的父親拿轄厚待我的恩典厚待哈嫩。」於是大衛差遣使者為他喪父安慰他。大衛的臣僕到了亞捫人的境內見哈嫩,要安慰他,
And David said, I will shew kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.
3 但亞捫人的首領對哈嫩說:「大衛差人來安慰你,你想他是尊敬你父親嗎?他的臣僕來見你不是為詳察窺探、傾覆這地嗎?」
And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Is it, in thine eyes, to honour thy father that David has sent comforters to thee? Is it not to search and overthrow, and to spy out the land that his servants are come to thee?
4 哈嫩便將大衛臣僕的鬍鬚剃去一半,又割斷他們下半截的衣服,使他們露出下體,打發他們回去。
And Hanun took David's servants, and had them shaved, and their raiment cut off in the midst, as far as the hip, and sent them away.
5 有人將臣僕所遇的事告訴大衛,他就差人去迎接他們,因為他們甚覺羞恥;告訴他們說:「可以住在耶利哥,等到鬍鬚長起再回來。」
And [certain] went and told David concerning the men; and he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Abide at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
6 亞捫人知道大衛憎惡他們,哈嫩和亞捫人就打發人拿一千他連得銀子,從美索不達米亞、亞蘭、瑪迦、瑣巴雇戰車和馬兵,
And the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David; and Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and from the Syrians of Maacah, and from Zobah.
7 於是雇了三萬二千輛戰車和瑪迦王並他的軍兵;他們來安營在米底巴前。亞捫人也從他們的城裏出來,聚集交戰。
And they hired thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people; and they came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered together from their cities, and came to battle.
8 大衛聽見了,就差派約押統帶勇猛的全軍出去。
And David heard [of it], and he sent Joab, and all the host, the mighty men.
9 亞捫人出來在城門前擺陣,所來的諸王另在郊野擺陣。
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the city; and the kings that had come were by themselves on the field.
10 約押看見敵人在他前後擺陣,就從以色列軍中挑選精兵,使他們對着亞蘭人擺陣;
And Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind; and he chose out of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians;
11 其餘的兵交與他兄弟亞比篩,對着亞捫人擺陣。
and the rest of the people he gave into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
12 約押對亞比篩說:「亞蘭人若強過我,你就來幫助我;亞捫人若強過你,我就去幫助你。
And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; and if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
13 我們都當剛強,為本國的民和上帝的城邑作大丈夫,願耶和華憑他的意旨而行。」
Be strong, and let us shew ourselves valiant for our people, and for the cities of our God; and Jehovah will do what is good in his sight.
14 於是約押和跟隨他的人前進攻打亞蘭人;亞蘭人在約押面前逃跑。
And Joab and the people that were with him drew near in front of the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.
15 亞捫人見亞蘭人逃跑,他們也在約押的兄弟亞比篩面前逃跑進城。約押就回耶路撒冷去了。
And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. And Joab came to Jerusalem.
16 亞蘭人見自己被以色列人打敗,就打發使者將大河那邊的亞蘭人調來,哈大利謝的將軍朔法率領他們。
And when the Syrians saw that they were routed before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river; and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them.
17 有人告訴大衛,他就聚集以色列眾人過約旦河,來到亞蘭人那裏,迎着他們擺陣。大衛既擺陣攻擊亞蘭人,亞蘭人就與他打仗。
And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over the Jordan, and came upon them, and set [the battle] in array against them. And David put the battle in array against the Syrians, and they fought with him.
18 亞蘭人在以色列人面前逃跑。大衛殺了亞蘭七千輛戰車的人,四萬步兵,又殺了亞蘭的將軍朔法。
And the Syrians fled from before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand [in] chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and slew Shophach the captain of the host.
19 屬哈大利謝的諸王見自己被以色列人打敗,就與大衛和好,歸服他。於是亞蘭人不敢再幫助亞捫人了。
And the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were routed before Israel, and they made peace with David, and became his servants. And the Syrians would no more help the children of Ammon.

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