Første Krønikebog 19
1 Nogen Tid efter døde Ammoniternes Konge Nahasj, og hans Søn Hanun blev Konge i hans Sted.
Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.
2 Da tænkte David: »Jeg vil vise Hanun, Nahasj's Søn, Venlighed, thi hans Fader viste mig Venlighed.« Og David sendte Folk for at vise ham Deltagelse i Anledning at hans Faders Død. Men da Davids Mænd kom til Ammoniternes Land til Hanun for at vise ham Deltagelse,
And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,
3 sagde Ammoniternes Høvdinger til Hanun: »Tror du virkelig, det er for at hædre din Fader, at David sender Bud og viser dig Deltagelse? Mon ikke det er for at udforske og ødelægge Landet og udspejde det, at hans Folk kommer til dig?«
the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
4 Da tog Hanun Davids Folk og lod dem rage og Halvdelen af deres Klæder skære af til Skridtet, og derpaa lod han dem gaa.
So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.
5 Da David fik Efterretning om Mændenes Behandling, sendte han dem et Bud i Møde; thi Mændene var blevet grovelig forhaanet; og Kongen lod sige: »Bliv i Jeriko, til eders Skæg er vokset ud!«
When someone came and told David about his men, he sent messengers to meet them, since the men had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”
6 Men da Ammoniterne saa, at de havde lagt sig for Had hos David, sendte Hanun og Ammoniterne 1000 Talenter Sølv for at leje Vogne og Ryttere i Aram-Naharajim, Aram Ma'aka og Zoba;
When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.
7 og de lejede 32 000 Vogne og Kongen af Ma'aka med hans Folk, og de kom og slog Lejr uden for Medeba; imidlertid havde Ammoniterne samlet sig fra deres Byer og rykkede ud til Kamp.
So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites came from their cities and marched out for battle.
8 Da David hørte det, sendte han Joab af Sted med hele Hæren og Kærnetropperne.
On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.
9 Ammoniterne rykkede saa ud og stillede sig op til Kamp ved Byens Port, medens Kongerne, der var kommet til, stod for sig selv paa aaben Mark.
The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.
10 Da Joab saa, at Angreb truede ham baade forfra og bagfra, gjorde han et Udvalg blandt alt Israels udsøgte Mandskab og tog Stilling over for Aramæerne,
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.
11 medens han overlod Resten af Mandskabet til sin Broder Absjaj, og de tog Stilling over for Ammoniterne.
And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.
12 Og han sagde: »Hvis Aramæerne bliver mig for stærke, skal du ile mig til Hjælp; men bliver Ammoniterne dig for stærke, skal jeg 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.
13 Tag Mod til dig og lad os tappert værge vort Folk og vor Guds Byer — saa faar HERREN gøre, hvad ham tykkes godt!«
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.”
14 Derpaa rykkede Joab frem med sine Folk til Kamp mod Aramæerne, og de flygtede for ham.
So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
15 Og da Ammoniterne saa, at Aramæerne tog Flugten, flygtede ogsaa de for hans Broder Absjaj og trak sig ind i Byen. Derpaa kom Joab til Jerusalem.
When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Joab’s brother Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.
16 Men da Aramæerne saa, at de var slaaet af Israel, sendte de Bud og fik Aramæerne hinsides Floden til at rykke ud med Sjofak, Hadar'ezers Hærfører, i Spidsen.
When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
17 Da David fik Efterretning herom, samlede han hele Israel, satte over Jordan og kom til Helam, hvor David stillede sig op til Kamp mod Aramæerne, og de angreb ham.
When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, advanced toward the Arameans, and arrayed for battle against them. When David lined up to engage them in battle, they fought against him.
18 Men Aramæerne flygtede for Israel, og David nedhuggede 7000 Stridsheste og 40 000 Mand Fodfolk af Aram; ogsaa Hærføreren Sjofak huggede han ned.
But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army.
19 Da alle Hadar'ezers Lydkonger saa, at de var slaaet af Israel, sluttede de Fred med David og underkastede sig, og Aramæerne vilde ikke hjælpe Ammoniterne mere.
When Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Arameans were unwilling to help the Ammonites anymore.
