2 Samuel 10
1 Nogen Tid efter døde Ammomiternes Konge, og hans Søn Hanun 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 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.
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 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?"
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 Hanun Davids Folk og lod det halve af deres Skæg afrage og Halvdelen af deres Klæder skære af til Sædet, og derpå lod han dem gå.
So Hanun took David's servants, shaved off half their beards, cut off their garments up 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 forhånet; og Kongen lod sige: "Bliv i Jeriko, til eders Skæg er vokset ud!"
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 Men da Ammoniterne så, at de havde lagt sig for Had hos David, sendte de Bud og lejede Aramæerne fra Bef-Rehob og Zoba, 20000 Mand Fodfolk, Kongen af Ma'aka med 1000 Mand og Folkene fra Tob, 12000 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 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 soldiers.
8 Ammoniterne rykkede så 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 på åben Mark.
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 Da Joa så, at Angreb truede ham både forfra og bagfra, gjorde han et Udvalg blandt alt Israels udsøgte Mandskab og tog Stilling over for Aramæerne,
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 medens han overlod Resten af Mandskabet til sin Broder Abisjaj, som tog Stilling over for Ammoniterne.
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: "Hvis Aramæerne bliver mig for stærke, skal du ile mig til Hjælp; men bliver Ammoniterne dig for stærke, skal jeg komme og 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 Tag Mod til dig og lad os tappert værge vort Folk og vor Guds Byer - så får HERREN gøre, hvad ham tykkes godt!"
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 Derpå rykkede Joab frem med sine Folk til Kamp mod Aramæerne, og de flygtede for ham.
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 Og da Ammoniterne så, at Aramæerne tog Flugten, flygtede de for Abisjaj og trak sig ind i Byen. Derpå vendte Joab tilbage fra Kampen med Ammoniterne 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 Men da Aramæerne så, at de var slået af Israel, samlede de sig,
When the Arameans saw that they were being defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together again.
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.
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 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.
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 Aramæerne flygtede for Israel, og David nedhuggede 700 Stridsheste og 40000 Mand af Aram; også deres Hærfører Sjobak slog han ihjel 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 Da alle Hadad'ezers Lydkonger så, at de var slået af Israel, sluttede de Fred med Israel og underkastede sig. Og Aramæerne vovede ikke at hjælpe Ammoniterne mere.
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.
