Første Krønikebog 19

1 Og det skete derefter, at Nahas, Ammons Børns Konge, døde, og hans Søn blev Konge i hans Sted.

And it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

2 Da sagde David: Jeg vil gøre Miskundhed imod Hanon, Nahas Søn, thi hans Fader gjorde Miskundhed imod mig; og David sendte Bud at lade ham trøste over hans Fader, og Davids Tjenere kom til Ammons Børns Land, til Hanon, for at trøste ham.

And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. So 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 Da sagde Ammons Børns Fyrster til Hanon: Mon David i dine Øjne ærer din Fader ved det han sender dig Trøstere? mon hans Tjenere ikke ere komne til dig for at udforske og at omstyrte og at udspejde Landet?

But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

4 Da tog Hanon Davids Tjenere og lod dem rage og skar Halvdelen af deres Klæder indtil Skrævet og lod dem fare.

So Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

5 Og nogle gik og gave David det til Kende om de Mænd; da sendte han dem et Bud i Møde, thi Mændene vare saare forhaanede, og Kongen lod sige: Bliver i Jeriko, indtil eders Skæg vokser, og kommer da tilbage!

Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

6 Der Ammons Børn saa, at de havde gjort sig forhadte for David, da sendte Hanon og Ammons Børn tusinde Centner Sølv for at leje sig fra Mesopotamien og fra Syria-Maaka og fra Zoba Vogne og Ryttere.

And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Aram-maacah, and out of Zobah.

7 Og de lejede sig to og tredive Tusinde Vognkæmpere og Kongen af Maaka og hans Folk, og de kom og lejrede sig lige for Medba; og Ammons Børn samlede sig fra deres Stæder og kom til Striden.

So they hired them thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.

8 Der David hørte det, da udsendte han Joab og de vældiges hele Hær.

And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

9 Og Ammons Børn droge ud og opstillede deres Slagorden foran Indgangen til Staden, men Kongerne, som vare komne, stillede særskilt paa Marken.

And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.

10 Der Joab saa, at Krigen truede ham for og bagfra, da udvalgte han nogle af alle de udvalgte i Israel og opstillede sig imod Syrerne.

Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

11 Og det øvrige Folk gav han under sin Broder Abisajs Haand, og de opstillede sig imod Ammons Børn.

And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

12 Og han sagde: Dersom Syrerne blive mig for stærke, da skal du være mig til Hjælp; men dersom Ammons Børn blive dig for stærke, da vil jeg hjælpe dig.

And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.

13 Vær frimodig, og lader os vise os frimodige for vort Folk og for vor Guds Stæder; men Herren gøre, hvad som godt er for hans Øjne.

Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah do that which seemeth him good.

14 Da drog Joab frem og det Folk, som var hos ham, til Striden imod Syrerne; og disse flyede for hans Ansigt.

So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.

15 Der Ammons Børn saa, at Syrerne flyede, da flyede de og for Abisaj, hans Broders, Ansigt, og kom til Staden; og Joab kom til Jerusalem.

And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

16 Og der Syrerne saa, at devare slagne for Israels Ansigt, da sendte de Bud og lode de Syrer, som vare paa hin Side Floden, rykke ud, og Sofak, Hadad-Esers Stridshøvedsmand, anførte dem.

And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.

17 Der det blev David tilkendegivet, da samlede han hele Israel og drog over Jordanen, og han kom til dem og stillede sig imod dem, og David stillede sig i Slagorden imod Syrerne, og de strede med ham.

And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.

18 Men Syrerne flyede for Israels Ansigt, og David ihjelslog af Syrerne syv Tusinde Vognkæmpere og fyrretyve Tusinde Fodfolk, ligeledes dræbte han Sofak, Stridshøvedsmanden.

And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians [the men of] seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.

19 Der Hadad-Esers Tjenere saa, at de vare slagne for Israels Ansigt, da gjorde de Fred med David og tjente ham; og Syrerne vilde ikke ydermere hjælpe Ammons Børn.

And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.