2 Samuel 10
1 Og det skete derefter, at Ammons Børns Konge døde, og Hanon, hans Søn, blev Konge i hans Sted.
It came about later that the king of the people of Ammon died, and that Hanun his son became king in his place.
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.
David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent his servants to comfort Hanun concerning his father. His servants entered the land of the people of Ammon.
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?
But the leaders of the people of Ammon said to Hanun their master, “Do you really think that David is honoring your father because he has sent men to comfort you? Has not David sent his servants to you to look at the city, to spy it out, in order to 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 their beards, cut off their garments up to their buttocks, 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 they explained this to David, he sent to meet with them, for the men were deeply ashamed. The king said, “Stay at 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 people of Ammon saw that they had become a stench to David, the people of Ammon sent messengers and hired the Arameans of Beth Rehob and Zobah, twenty thousand foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men, and the men of Tob with twelve thousand men.
7 Der David hørte det, da udsendte han Joab og de vældiges ganske Hær.
When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of soldiers.
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 came out and formed a line of battle at the entrance to their city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, stood by themselves in the open fields.
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 facing him both in front and behind, he chose some of Israel's best fighters and arranged them against the Arameans.
10 Og det øvrige Folk gav han under sin Broder Abisajs Haand, og denne opstillede sig imod Ammons Børn.
The rest of his people he put into the hand of Abishai his brother, and he set them out in position to fight against the army of Ammon.
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.
Joab said, “If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you, Abishai, must rescue me. But if the army of Ammon is too strong for you, then I will come and rescue you.
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 show ourselves to be strong for our people and for the cities of our God, for Yahweh will do what is good for his purpose.”
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 the soldiers of his army advanced to the battle against the Arameans, who were forced to flee before the army of Israel.
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 army of Ammon saw that the Arameans had fled, they also fled from Abishai and went back into the city. Then Joab returned from the people of Ammon and went back 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 were being defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together again.
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.
Then Hadarezer sent for Aramean troops from beyond the Euphrates River. They came to Helam, and Shobak, the commander of Hadarezer's army, went before 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 David was told this, he gathered all Israel together, crossed the Jordan, and arrived at Helam. The Arameans arranged themselves in battle lines against David and fought 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.
The Arameans fled from Israel, and David killed seven hundred of their men in chariots and forty thousand horsemen. Shobak the commander of their army was wounded and 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 servants of Hadarezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became their subjects. So the Arameans were afraid to help the people of Ammon anymore.
