2 Samuel 10
1 Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.
Nogen Tid efter døde Ammoniternes Konge, og hans Søn Hanun blev Konge i hans Sted.
2 And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,
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,
3 the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
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?«
4 So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.
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.
5 When this was reported to David, he sent messengers to meet the men, since they had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”
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!«
6 When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.
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.
7 On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.
Da David hørte det, sendte han Joab af Sted med hele Hæren og Kærnetropperne.
8 The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.
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.
9 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.
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,
10 And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.
medens han overlod Resten af Mandskabet til sin Broder Abisjaj, som tog Stilling over for Ammoniterne.
11 “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.
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.
12 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.”
Tag Mod til dig og lad os tappert værge vort Folk og vor Guds Byer — saa faar HERREN gøre, hvad ham tykkes godt!«
13 So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
Derpaa rykkede Joab frem med sine Folk til Kamp mod Aramæerne, og de flygtede for ham.
14 When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.
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.
15 When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they regrouped.
Men da Aramæerne saa, at de var slaaet af Israel, samlede de sig,
16 Hadadezer sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam with Shobach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
og Hadad'ezer sendte Bud og lod Aramæerne hinsides Floden rykke ud, og de kom til Helam med Sjobak, Hadad'ezers Hærfører, i Spidsen.
17 When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and went to Helam. Then the Arameans arrayed themselves against David and fought against him.
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.
18 But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.
Men Aramæerne flygtede for Israel, og David nedhuggede 700 Stridsheste og 40 000 Mand af Aram; ogsaa deres Hærfører Sjobak slog han ihjel der.
19 When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.
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.
