2 Samuel 10

1 Nogen Tid efter døde Ammoniternes Konge, og hans Søn Hanun blev Konge i hans Sted.

And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his position.

2 Da tænkte David: »Jeg vil vise Hanun, Nahasj's Søn, Venlighed, ligesom hans Fader viste mig Venlighed.« Og David sendte Folk for at vise ham Deltagelse i Anledning af hans Faders Død. Men da Davids Mænd kom til Ammoniternes Land,

Then said David, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

3 sagde Ammoniternes Høvdinger til deres Herre 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 udspejde Byen og ødelægge den, at David sender sine Folk til dig?«

And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Think you that David does honour your father, that he has sent comforters unto you? has not David rather sent his servants unto you, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

4 Da tog Hanun Davids Folk og lod det halve af deres Skæg afrage og Halvdelen af deres Klæder skære af til Sædet, og derpaa lod han dem gaa.

Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

5 Da David fik Efterretning herom, 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 they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

6 Men da Ammoniterne saa, at de havde lagt sig for Had hos David, sendte de Bud og lejede Aramæerne fra Bet-Rehob og Zoba, 20 000 Mand Fodfolk, Kongen af Ma'aka med 1000 Mand og Folkene fra Tob, 12 000 Mand.

And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.

7 Da David hørte det, sendte han Joab af Sted med hele Hæren og Kærnetropperne.

And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

8 Ammoniterne rykkede saa ud og stillede sig op til Kamp lige uden for Porten, medens Aramæerne fra Zoba og Rehob og Mændene fra Tob og Ma'aka stod for sig selv paa aaben Mark.

And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

9 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 that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:

10 medens han overlod Resten af Mandskabet til sin Broder Abisjaj, som tog Stilling over for Ammoniterne.

And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.

11 Og han sagde: »Hvis Aramæerne bliver mig for stærke, skal du ile mig til Hjælp; men bliver Ammoniterne dig for stærke, skal jeg komme og hjælpe dig.

And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then you shall help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for you, then I will come and help you.

12 Tag Mod til dig og lad os tappert værge vort Folk og vor Guds Byer — saa faar HERREN gøre, hvad ham tykkes godt!«

Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seems him good.

13 Derpaa rykkede Joab frem med sine Folk til Kamp mod Aramæerne, og de flygtede for ham.

And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

14 Og da Ammoniterne saa, at Aramæerne tog Flugten, flygtede de for Abisjaj og trak sig ind i Byen. Derpaa vendte Joab tilbage fra Kampen med Ammoniterne og kom til Jerusalem.

And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.

15 Men da Aramæerne saa, at de var slaaet af Israel, samlede de sig,

And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.

16 og Hadad'ezer sendte Bud og lod Aramæerne hinsides Floden rykke ud, og de kom til Helam med Sjobak, Hadad'ezers Hærfører, i Spidsen.

And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.

17 Da David fik Efterretning herom, samlede han hele Israel, satte over Jordan og kom til Helam, hvor Aramæerne stillede sig op til Kamp mod David og angreb ham.

And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.

18 Men Aramæerne flygtede for Israel, og David nedhuggede 700 Stridsheste og 40 000 Mand af Aram; ogsaa deres Hærfører Sjobak slog han ihjel der.

And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and stroke Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.

19 Da alle Hadad'ezers Lydkonger saa, at de var slaaet af Israel, sluttede de Fred med Israel og underkastede sig. Og Aramæerne vovede ikke at hjælpe Ammoniterne mere.

And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.