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 Nachash the king of the children of 'Ammon died, and his son became king 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 Chanun the son of Nachash, because his father showed kindness unto me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And the servants of David came unto the land of the children of 'Ammon to Chanun, 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?
And the princes of the children of 'Ammon said unto Chanun, Doth David honor thy father in thy eyes, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee in order to search out, 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.
Chanun thereupon took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle as far as the hip-bone, 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!
And some people went and told David concerning these men. And he sent [persons] to meet them: because the men were greatly ashamed; and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beard 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 were become in bad odor with David, Chanun and the children of 'Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves from Mesopotamia, and from Syria-ma'achah, and from Zobah, chariots and horsemen.
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.
And they hired for themselves thirty and two thousand [warriors in] chariots, and the king of Ma'achah and his people: and they came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of 'Ammon gathered themselves together out of their cities, and came to the 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 army [and] 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 themselves in battle array at the entrance 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.
When now Joab saw that the front of battle was against him before and behind, he made a selection from all the chosen men of Israel, and arrayed himself 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 delivered into the hand of Abshai his brother, and they arrayed themselves 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 shalt thou bring me help; but if the children of 'Ammon be too strong for thee, then will I 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 strong, and let us strengthen ourselves in behalf of our people, and in behalf of the cities of our God, and may the Lord do that which seemeth good in his eyes.
14 Da drog Joab frem og det Folk, som var hos ham, til Striden imod Syrerne; og disse flyede for hans Ansigt.
And Joab drew nigh and the people that were with him in front of the Syrians unto the battle, and they fled from 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, then did they also fly before Abshai his brother, and entered into the city. And Joab went back 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 smitten before Israel, they sent messengers, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the army of Hadar'ezer went before them.
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 when it was told to David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came up with them, and arrayed himself against them. So when David had arrayed himself against the Syrians [for] battle, 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 from before Israel: and David slew of the Syrians [the men of] seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand men on foot, and Shophach the captain of the army he put to death.
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 vassals of Hadar'ezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: and the Syrians would not help the children of 'Ammon any more.
