Første Krønikebog 19
1 Nogen Tid efter døde Ammoniternes Konge Nahasj, og hans Søn Hanun blev Konge i hans Sted.
And it happened after this, that Nahash the king of the people of Ammon died, and his son Hanun reigned in his place.
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,
David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me." So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. David's servants came into the land of the people of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort 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?«
But the leaders of the people of Ammon said to Hanun, "Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Haven't his servants come to you to search, to overthrow, and to spy out the land?"
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, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, 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!«
Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served. He sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, "Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown, 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 people of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the people of Ammon sent one 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 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, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and camped before Medeba. The people of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.
8 Da David hørte det, sendte han Joab af Sted med hele Hæren og Kærnetropperne.
When David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of the 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 people of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
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,
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 Arameans.
11 medens han overlod Resten af Mandskabet til sin Broder Absjaj, og de tog Stilling over for Ammoniterne.
The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the people of Ammon.
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.
He said, "If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you are to help me; but if the people of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you.
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 courageous, and let us be strong for our people, and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do that which seems good to him."
14 Derpaa rykkede Joab frem med sine Folk til Kamp mod Aramæerne, og de flygtede for ham.
So Joab and the people who were with him drew near before the Arameans to the battle; and they 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 people of Ammon saw that the Arameans had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came 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 were defeated by Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Arameans who were beyond the River, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.
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.
It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came on them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Arameans, they fought with 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.
The Arameans fled before Israel; and David killed of the Arameans the men of seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shobach the captain of the 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 the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Arameans help the people of Ammon any more.
