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1 此後,亞捫人的王死了,他兒子哈嫩接續他作王。
Forsothe it was doon aftir these thingis, that Naas, kyng of the sones of Amon, diede; and Anoon, his sone, regnede for hym. And Dauid seide,
2 大衛說:「我要照哈嫩的父親拿轄厚待我的恩典厚待哈嫩。」於是大衛差遣臣僕,為他喪父安慰他。大衛的臣僕到了亞捫人的境內。
Y schal do mercy with Anon, the sone of Naas, as his fadir dide mercy with me. Therfor Dauid sente coumfortynge hym by hise seruauntis on the deeth of the fadir. Sotheli whanne the seruauntis of Dauid hadden come in to the lond of the sones of Amon,
3 但亞捫人的首領對他們的主哈嫩說:「大衛差人來安慰你,你想他是尊敬你父親嗎?他差臣僕來不是詳察窺探、要傾覆這城嗎?」
princes of the sones of Amon seiden to Anon, her lord, Gessist thou that for the onour of thi fadir Dauid sente coumfortouris to thee; and not herfor Dauid sente hise seruauntis to thee, that he schulde aspie, and enserche the citee, and distrie it?
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。
Therfor Anoon took the seruauntis of Dauid, and schauyde half the part of `the beerd of hem, and he kittide awey the myddil clothis of hem `til to the buttokis; and lefte hem.
5 有人告訴大衛,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 whanne this was teld to Dauid, he sente in to the comyng of hem, for the men weren schent ful vilensly. And Dauid comaundide to hem, Dwelle ye in Jerico, til youre beerd wexe, and thanne turne ye ayen.
6 亞捫人知道大衛憎惡他們,就打發人去,招募伯‧利合的亞蘭人和瑣巴的亞蘭人,步兵二萬,與瑪迦王的人一千、陀伯人一萬二千。
Sotheli the sones of Amon sien, that thei hadden do wrong to Dauid, and thei senten, and hiriden bi meede Roob of Sirye, and Soba of Sirie, twenti thousynde of foot men, and of kyng Maacha, a thousynde men, and of Istob twelue thousynde of men.
7 大衛聽見了,就差派約押統帶勇猛的全軍出去。
And whanne Dauid hadde herd this, he sent Joab and al the oost of fiyteris.
8 亞捫人出來,在城門前擺陣;瑣巴與利合的亞蘭人、陀伯人,並瑪迦人,另在郊野擺陣。
Therfor the sones of Amon yeden out, and dressiden scheltrun bifor hem in the entryng of the yate. Forsothe Soba, and Roob of Sirie, and Istob, and Maacha weren asidis half in the feeld.
9 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。
Therfor Joab siy, that batel was maad redi ayens hym, bothe euene ayens and bihynde the bak; and he chees to hym silf of alle the chosun men of Israel, and ordeynede scheltrun ayens Sirus.
10 其餘的兵交與他兄弟亞比篩,對着亞捫人擺陣。
Forsothe he bitook to Abisai, his brothir, the tother part of the puple, which dresside scheltrun ayens the sones of Amon.
11 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 Joab seide, If men of Sirie han the maistrie ayens me, thou schalt be to me in to help; sotheli if the sones of Amon han the maistrie ayens thee, Y schal helpe thee;
12 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 thou a strong man, and fiyte we for oure puple, and for the citee of oure God; forsothe the Lord schal do that, that is good in his siyt.
13 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。
Therfor Joab and his puple that was with hym, bigan batel ayens men of Sirie, whiche fledden anoon fro his face.
14 亞捫人見亞蘭人逃跑,他們也在亞比篩面前逃跑進城。約押就離開亞捫人那裏,回耶路撒冷去了。
Forsothe the sones of Amon sien, that men of Sirie hadden fled; and thei fledden also fro the face of Abisai, and entriden in to the citee; and Joab turnede ayen fro the sones of Amon, and cam in to Jerusalem.
15 亞蘭人見自己被以色列人打敗,就又聚集。
Forsothe men of Sirye sien that thei hadden feld bifor Israel, and thei weren gaderid to gidere.
16 哈大底謝差遣人,將大河那邊的亞蘭人調來;他們到了希蘭,哈大底謝的將軍朔法率領他們。
And Adadezer sente, and ledde out men of Sirie that weren biyende the flood, and he brouyte the oost of hem; sotheli Sobach, mayster of the chyualrie of Adadezer, was the prince of hem.
17 有人告訴大衛,他就聚集以色列眾人,過約旦河,來到希蘭。亞蘭人迎着大衛擺陣,與他打仗。
And whanne this was teld to Dauid, he drow togidere al Israel, and passide Jordan, and cam in to Helama. And men of Sirie dressiden scheltrun ayens Dauid, and fouyten ayens hym.
18 亞蘭人在以色列人面前逃跑;大衛殺了亞蘭七百輛戰車的人,四萬馬兵,又殺了亞蘭的將軍朔法。
And Sireis fledden fro the face of Israel; and Dauid killide of Sireis seuene hundrid charis, and fourti thousynde of knyytis; and he smoot Sobach, the prince of chyualrie, which was deed anoon.
19 屬哈大底謝的諸王見自己被以色列人打敗,就與以色列人和好,歸服他們。於是亞蘭人不敢再幫助亞捫人了。
Forsothe alle kyngis, that weren in the help of Adadezer, siyen that thei weren ouercomun of Israel, and thei maden pees with Israel, and serueden hem; and Sireis dredden to yyue help to the sones of Amon.

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