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And it cometh to pass afterwards, that the king of the Bene-Ammon dieth, and Hanun his son reigneth 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。」於是大衛差遣臣僕,為他喪父安慰他。大衛的臣僕到了亞捫人的境內。
and David saith, 'I do kindness with Hanun son of Nahash, as his father did with me kindness;' and David sendeth to comfort him by the hand of his servants concerning his father, and the servants of David come in to the land of the Bene-Ammon.
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?」
And the heads of the Bene-Ammon say unto Hanun their lord, 'Is David honouring thy father in thine eyes because he hath sent to thee comforters? for to search the city, and to spy it, and to overthrow it, hath not David sent his servants unto 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 taketh the servants of David, and shaveth off the half of their beard, and cutteth off their long robes in the midst — unto their buttocks, and sendeth them away;
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 they declare [it] to David, and he sendeth to meet them, for the men have been greatly ashamed, and the king saith, 'Abide in Jericho till your beard doth spring up — then ye have returned.'
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。
And the Bene-Ammon see that they have been abhorred by David, and the Bene-Ammon send and hire Aram of Beth-Rehob, and Aram of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah [with] a thousand men, and Ish-Tob [with] twelve thousand men;
and David heareth, and sendeth Joab, and all the host — the mighty men.
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。
And the Bene-Ammon come out, and set battle in array, at the opening of the gate, and Aram of Zoba, and Rehob, and Ish-Tob, and Maacah, [are] by themselves in the field;
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。
and Joab seeth that the front of the battle hath been unto him before and behind, and he chooseth of all the chosen in Israel, and setteth in array to meet Aram,
and the rest of the people he hath given into the hand of Abishai his brother, and setteth in array to meet the Bene-Ammon.
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 he saith, 'If Aram be stronger than I, then thou hast been to me for salvation, and if the Bene-Ammon be stronger than thou, then I have come to give salvation to 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 strong and strengthen thyself for our people, and for the cities of our God, and Jehovah doth that which is good in His eyes.'
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。
And Joab draweth nigh, and the people who [are] with him, to battle against Aram, and they flee from his presence;
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。
and the Bene-Ammon have seen that Aram hath fled, and they flee from the presence of Abishai, and go in to the city; and Joab turneth back from the Bene-Ammon, and cometh in to Jerusalem.
And Aram seeth that it is smitten before Israel, and they are gathered together;
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 Hadadezer sendeth, and bringeth out Aram which [is] beyond the River, and they come in to Helam, and Shobach head of the host of Hadadezer [is] before them.
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 it is declared to David, and he gathereth all Israel, and passeth over the Jordan, and cometh in to Helam, and Aram setteth itself in array to meet David, and they fight with him;
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 Aram fleeth from the presence of Israel, and David slayeth of Aram seven hundred charioteers, and forty thousand horsemen, and Shobach head of its host he hath smitten, and he dieth there.
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。
And all the kings — servants of Hadadezer — see that they have been smitten before Israel, and make peace with Israel, and serve them; and Aram is afraid to help any more the Bene-Ammon.