Chronicles I 19
1 And it came to pass after this, [that] Naas the king of the children of Ammon died, and Anan his son reigned in his stead.
Awo oluvannyuma lw’ebyo, nga wayiseewo ebbanga, Nakasi kabaka w’Abamoni n’afa, mutabani we n’amusikira.
2 And David said, I will act kindly towards Anan the son of Naas, as his father acted kindly towards me. And David sent messengers to condole with him on the death of his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Anan, to comfort him.
Dawudi n’alowooza nti, “Nzija kulaga ebyekisa Kanuni mutabani wa Nakasi, kubanga ne kitaawe yankolera ebyekisa.” Awo Dawudi n’amuweereza ababaka okumukubagiza nga kitaawe amaze okufa. Naye abasajja ba Dawudi bwe baatuuka eri Kanuni mu nsi ey’Abamoni okumukubagiza,
3 And the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Anan, Is it to honour your father before you, that David has sent comforters to you? Have not his servants come to you that they might search the city, and to spy out the land?
abakungu b’abaana ba Amoni ne bagamba Kanuni nti, “Olowooza nga Dawudi assaamu kitaawo ekitiibwa, bwakuweerezza abakubagizza? Era olowooza nga, abasajja be tebazze kulawuna na kuketta nsi era na kugirya?”
4 And Anan took the servants of David, and shaved them, and cut off the half of their garments as far as their tunic, and sent them away.
Awo Kanuni n’alagira abasajja ba Dawudi bakwatibwe, n’abamwako enviiri n’abasalako n’ebirevu, n’asala ebyambalo byabwe wakati okukoma ku nnyuma, n’oluvannyuma n’abagoba baddeyo.
5 And there came men to report to David concerning the men: and he sent to meet them, for they were greatly disgraced: and the king said, Dwell in Jericho until your beards have grown, and return.
Awo Dawudi bwe yawulira bye baakola abasajja be yatuma, n’abagamba nti, “Musigale e Yeriko okutuusa ebirevu byammwe lwe birikula, mulyoke mukomewo.”
6 And the children of Ammon saw that the people of David were ashamed, and Anan and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen out of Syria of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria Maacha, and from Sobal.
Awo abaana ba Amoni bwe baalaba nga Dawudi abanyiigidde; bo ne kabaka waabwe Kanuni ne baweereza ttani eza ffeeza amakumi asatu mu nnya e Mesopotamiya n’e Alamumaaka, ne Zoba, okubeyazikako amagaali n’abeebagala embalaasi.
7 And they hired for themselves two and thirty thousand chariots, and the king of Maacha and his people; and they came and encamped before Medaba: and the children of Ammon assembled out of their cities, and came to fight.
Beeyazika amagaali n’abeebagala embalaasi emitwalo esatu mu enkumi bbiri, era ne kabaka w’e Maaka n’eggye lye, abajja okumwegattako ne basiisira okumpi ne Medeba. Abaana ba Amoni bo baakuŋŋaana okuva mu bibuga byabwe ne bagenda okutabaala.
8 And David heard, and sent Joab and all the host of mighty men.
Olwawulira ekyo, Dawudi n’aweereza Yowaabu n’eggye lyonna ery’abasajja abalwanyi abazira.
9 And the children of Ammon came forth, and set themselves in array for battle by the gate of the city: and the kings that were come forth encamped by themselves in the plain.
Abamoni ne bavaayo bategeke okutabaala nga basimbye ennyiriri ku wankaaki w’ekibuga kyabwe, ate nga bakabaka abaali bazze okubayamba baali bokka ku ttale.
10 And Joab saw that they were fronting [him] to fight against him before and behind, and he chose [some] out of all the young men of Israel, and they set themselves in array against the Syrian.
Awo Yowaabu bwe yalaba ng’abalabe bamutabaala mu maaso n’emabega, n’alonda mu basajja be, abasajja abazira mu Isirayiri, era abo n’abaweereza okulwana n’Abasuuli.
11 And the rest of the people he gave into the hand of his brother Abesai, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
Abalala n’abakwasa Abisaayi muganda we okubaduumira, ne bagenda okulwana n’Abamoni.
12 And he said, If the Syrian should prevail against me, then shall you deliver me: and if the children of Ammon should prevail against you, then will I deliver you.
Yowaabu n’agamba muganda we nti, “Abasuuli bwe banaaba nga bansinza amaanyi, onojja n’ombeera, naye Abamoni bwe banaaba nga bakusinza amaanyi nange nzija kujja nkubeere.
13 Be of good courage, and let us be strong, for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the Lord shall do what [is] good in his eyes.
Guma omwoyo, tulwanirire abantu baffe n’ebibuga bya Katonda waffe n’obuzira. Mukama akole ng’okusiima kwe bwe kuli.”
14 So Joab and the people that were with him set themselves in battle array against the Syrians, and they fled from them.
Awo Yowaabu n’abalwanyi be yalina ne batabaala Abasuuli, Abasuuli ne babadduka.
15 And the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians fled, and they also fled from before Abesai, and from before Joab his brother, and they came to the city: and Joab came to Jerusalem.
Abaana ba Amoni bwe balaba ng’Abasuuli badduse, nabo ne badduka Abisaayi muganda wa Yowaabu, ne bayingira ekibuga. Awo Yowaabu n’addayo e Yerusaalemi.
16 And the Syrian saw that Israel had defeated him, and he sent messengers, and they brought out the Syrians from beyond the river; and Sophath the commander-in-chief of the forces of Adraazar [was] before them.
Abasuuli bwe baalaba nga Isirayiri abawangudde, ne batuma ababaka, okuggyayo Abasuuli abaali emitala w’Omugga Fulaati, nga Sofaki omuduumizi ow’eggye lya Kadalezeri yabakulembedde.
17 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and crossed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So David set [his army] in array to fight against the Syrians, and they fought against him.
Awo Dawudi bwe yategeezebwa ebyo, n’akuŋŋaanya Isirayiri yenna, n’asomoka Yoludaani nabo, n’agenda n’abalumba n’asimba ennyiriri ng’abesimbye mu maaso. Dawudi n’atandika okulwana n’Abasuuli, n’abo ne bamulwanyisa.
18 And the Syrians fled from before Israel; and David killed of the Syrians seven thousand [riders in] chariots, and forty thousand infantry, and he killed Sophath the commander-in-chief of the forces.
Naye Abasuuli ne badduka Isirayiri, era Dawudi n’atta abeebagala embalaasi kasanvu, n’abaserikale ab’ebigere emitwalo ena. Ate n’atta ne Sofaki omuduumizi w’eggye lyabwe.
19 And the servants of Adraazar saw that they were defeated before Israel, and they made peace with David and served him: and the Syrians would not any more help the children of Ammon.
Awo abantu ba Kadalezeri bwe baalaba nga bawanguddwa Isirayiri, ne batabagana ne Dawudi era ne bafuuka abaddu be; so n’Abasuuli tebakkiriza kuyamba abaana be Amooni nate.
