2 Samuel 10
1 Og det skete derefter, at Ammons Børns Konge døde, og Hanon, hans Søn, blev Konge i hans Sted.
Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.
2 Da sagde David: Jeg vil gøre Miskundhed imod Hanon, Nahas's Søn, ligesom hans Fader gjorde Miskundhed imod mig; og David sendte hen for at trøste ham ved sine Tjenere over hans Fader, og Davids Tjenere kom til Ammons Børns Land.
And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,
3 Da sagde Ammons Børns Fyrster til Hanon, deres Herre: Synes det for dine Øjne, at David ærer din Fader, ved at han sender dig Trøstere? mon David ikke har sendt sine Tjenere til dig for at udforske Staden og for at bespejde den og omstyrte den?
the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
4 Da tog Hanon Davids Tjenere og lod rage Halvdelen af deres Skæg og afskar Halvdelen af deres Klæder indtil Sædet og lod dem fare.
So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.
5 Der de gave David det til Kende, 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.
When this was reported to David, he sent messengers to meet the men, since they had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”
6 Der Ammons Børn saa, at de havde gjort sig forhadte for David, da sendte Ammons Børn hen og lejede Syrerne af Rekobs Hus og Syrerne af Zoba, tyve Tusinde Mand Fodfolk, og tusinde Mand af Kongen af Maaka og Mændene af Tob, tolv Tusinde Mand.
When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.
7 Der David hørte det, da udsendte han Joab og de vældiges ganske Hær.
On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.
8 Og Ammons Børn droge ud og opstillede deres Slagorden ved Indgangen til Porten; men Syrerne af Zoba og Rekob og Mændene af Tob og Maaka stode for sig alene paa Marken.
The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.
9 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 Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.
10 Og det øvrige Folk gav han under sin Broder Abisajs Haand, og denne opstillede sig imod Ammons Børn.
And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.
11 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 komme til at hjælpe dig.
“If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.
12 Vær frimodig, og lader os være frimodige for vort Folk og for vor Guds Stæder; men Herren gøre, hvad som er godt for hans Øjne.
Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
13 Da drog Joab frem og det Folk, som var hos ham, til Kamp imod Syrerne, og de flyede for hans Ansigt.
So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
14 Der Ammons Børn saa, at Syrerne flyede, flyede de og for Abisajs Ansigt og kom i Staden. Saa vendte Joab tilbage fra Ammons Børn og kom til Jerusalem.
When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.
15 Og der Syrerne saa, at de vare slagne for Israels Ansigt, da samledes de til Hobe.
When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they regrouped.
16 Og Hadad-Eser sendte hen og førte Syrerne, som vare paa hin Side Floden, frem, og de kom til Helam; og Sobak, som var Hadad-Esers Stridshøvedsmand, var i Spidsen for dem.
Hadadezer sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam with Shobach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
17 Der det blev David tilkendegivet, da samlede han al Israel og drog over Jordanen og kom til Helam, og Syrerne opstillede sig imod David og strede med ham.
When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and went to Helam. Then the Arameans arrayed themselves against David and fought against him.
18 Men Syrerne flyede for Israels Ansigt, og David ødelagde blandt Syrerne syv Hundrede Vogne og fyrretyve Tusinde Ryttere, tillige slog han og Sobak, hans Stridshøvedsmand, saa at denne døde der.
But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.
19 Der alle de Konger, som vare Hadad-Esers Tjenere, saa, at de vare slagne for Israels Ansigt, da gjorde de Fred med Israel og tjente dem; og Syrerne frygtede for at hjælpe Ammons Børn ydermere.
When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.
