1 Chronicles 19
1 Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.
Beberapa waktu kemudian Nahas raja amon meninggal, dan Hanun putranya menjadi raja.
2 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,
Lalu berkatalah Raja Daud, "Nahas adalah sahabatku yang setia, jadi aku harus begitu juga terhadap Hanun, anaknya." Karena itu Daud mengirim utusan ke negeri Amon untuk menghibur dia atas kematian ayahnya. Ketika mereka tiba di Amon,
3 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?”
para pemimpin negeri itu berkata kepada Raja Hanun, "Janganlah Baginda berpikir Daud mengirim utusannya itu karena ia mau menghormati ayah Baginda! Ia mengirim orang-orang itu ke mari sebagai mata-mata untuk menyelidiki negeri kita, supaya dapat merebutnya!"
4 So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.
Raja Hanun menangkap para utusan Daud itu, mencukur jenggot mereka, memotong pakaian mereka sependek pinggul, dan menyuruh mereka pergi.
5 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.”
Tetapi mereka malu untuk pulang, jadi mereka pergi ke Yerikho. Ketika hal itu diberitahukan kepada Daud, ia mengirim pesan supaya utusan-utusan itu tinggal di Yerikho sampai jenggot mereka sudah tumbuh lagi.
6 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.
Lalu Raja Hanun dan orang Amon menyadari bahwa perbuatan mereka telah menyebabkan Daud memusuhi mereka. Karena itu mereka mengirim 34.000 kilogram perak ke daerah Mesopotamia Atas, serta ke Maakha dan Zoba di Siria untuk menyewa 32.000 kereta perang dan tentara berkuda. Maka datanglah tentara raja Maakha dengan semua kereta perang sewaan itu dan berkemah dekat Medeba. Orang Amon juga datang dari semua kota mereka untuk berperang.
7 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 On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.
Ketika Daud mendengar hal itu ia menyuruh Yoab dengan seluruh angkatan perangnya maju melawan musuh.
9 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.
Orang Amon keluar dan mengatur barisan mereka di depan pintu gerbang Raba, ibukota mereka, sedangkan raja-raja yang telah datang untuk membantu mereka, mengatur barisannya di padang.
10 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.
Yoab melihat bahwa ia terjepit oleh pasukan musuh di depan dan di belakang. Karena itu ia memilih tentara Israel yang terbaik dan menempatkan mereka berhadap-hadapan dengan tentara Siria.
11 And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.
Selebihnya dari tentara Israel diserahkannya kepada Abisai adiknya, yang mengatur barisan mereka berhadap-hadapan dengan tentara Amon.
12 “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.
Yoab berkata kepada adiknya itu, "Jika aku tidak sanggup lagi bertahan terhadap tentara Siria, cepatlah datang menolong aku. Sebaliknya, jika engkau tidak sanggup lagi bertahan terhadap tentara Amon, aku akan datang menolong engkau.
13 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.”
Tabahlah! Mari kita berjuang dengan berani untuk bangsa kita dan untuk kota-kota Allah kita. Semoga TUHAN melaksanakan apa yang dikehendaki-Nya."
14 So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
Yoab dan pasukannya maju menyerang, sehingga tentara Siria lari.
15 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.
Ketika orang Amon melihat tentara Siria melarikan diri, mereka juga lari dari Abisai dan mundur ke dalam kota. Sesudah memerangi orang Amon, Yoab pulang ke Yerusalem.
16 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.
Orang Siria menyadari bahwa mereka telah dikalahkan oleh orang Israel. Maka mereka memanggil tentara mereka yang dari daerah sebelah timur Sungai Efrat dan menyuruh tentaranya itu bertempur di bawah pimpinan Sobakh panglima angkatan perang Hadadezer raja Zoba.
17 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.
Mendengar hal itu, Daud mengumpulkan seluruh pasukan Israel, lalu menyeberangi Sungai Yordan dan mengatur barisannya berhadapan dengan orang Siria. Maka bertempurlah mereka,
18 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.
dan tentara Siria dipukul mundur oleh tentara Israel. Daud dan pasukannya menewaskan 7.000 orang pengemudi kereta perang dan 40.000 orang tentara berjalan kaki. Sobakh panglima Siria itu dibunuh juga.
19 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.
Ketika raja-raja yang dikuasai Hadadezer melihat bahwa mereka telah dikalahkan oleh tentara Israel, mereka minta berdamai dengan Daud, dan takluk kepadanya. Sesudah itu orang Siria tidak mau lagi membantu orang Amon.
