1 Chronicles 19
1 Now it happened that Nahash, the king of the sons of Ammon, died, and his son reigned in his place.
Nogen Tid efter døde Ammoniternes Konge Nahasj, og hans Søn Hanun blev Konge i hans Sted.
2 And David said: “I will act with mercy toward Hanun, the son of Nahash. For his father was gracious to me.” And so David sent messengers to console him over the death of his father. But when they had reached the land of the sons of Ammon, so that they might console Hanun,
Da tænkte David: »Jeg vil vise Hanun, Nahasj's Søn, Venlighed, thi hans Fader viste mig Venlighed.« Og David sendte Folk for at vise ham Deltagelse i Anledning at hans Faders Død. Men da Davids Mænd kom til Ammoniternes Land til Hanun for at vise ham Deltagelse,
3 the leaders of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun: “Do you think that perhaps David has sent them to console you in order to honor your father? Have you not noticed that his servants came to you so that they might explore, and investigate, and examine your land?”
sagde Ammoniternes Høvdinger til 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 ødelægge Landet og udspejde det, at hans Folk kommer til dig?«
4 And so Hanun shaved the heads and beards of the servants of David, and he cut away their tunics from the buttocks to the feet, and he sent them away.
Da tog Hanun Davids Folk og lod dem rage og Halvdelen af deres Klæder skære af til Skridtet, og derpaa lod han dem gaa.
5 And when they had gone, and had sent word to David, (for they had suffered a great disgrace, ) he sent to meet them, and he instructed them that they should remain at Jericho until their beards grew, and then they should return.
Da David fik Efterretning om Mændenes Behandling, 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 Then, when the sons of Ammon realized that they had committed an injury against David, both Hanun and the rest of the people sent one thousand talents of silver, so that they might hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, and from Syrian Maacah, and from Zobah.
Men da Ammoniterne saa, at de havde lagt sig for Had hos David, sendte Hanun og Ammoniterne 1000 Talenter Sølv for at leje Vogne og Ryttere i Aram-Naharajim, Aram Ma'aka og Zoba;
7 And they hired thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah with his people. When these had arrived, they made camp in the region opposite Medeba. Also, the sons of Ammon, gathering from their cities, went to war.
og de lejede 32 000 Vogne og Kongen af Ma'aka med hans Folk, og de kom og slog Lejr uden for Medeba; imidlertid havde Ammoniterne samlet sig fra deres Byer og rykkede ud til Kamp.
8 And when David had heard this, he sent Joab and the entire army of strong men.
Da David hørte det, sendte han Joab af Sted med hele Hæren og Kærnetropperne.
9 And the sons of Ammon, going out, set up a battle line before the gate of the city. But the kings who had come to their aid stood separately in the field.
Ammoniterne rykkede saa ud og stillede sig op til Kamp ved Byens Port, medens Kongerne, der var kommet til, stod for sig selv paa aaben Mark.
10 And so Joab, understanding the war to be set facing him and behind his back, chose the strongest men from all of Israel, and he went out against the Syrians.
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,
11 But the remaining portion of the people he placed under the hand of his brother Abishai. And they went out against the sons of Ammon.
medens han overlod Resten af Mandskabet til sin Broder Absjaj, og de tog Stilling over for Ammoniterne.
12 And he said: “If the Syrians prevail over me, then you shall be a help to me. But if the sons of Ammon prevail over you, I will be a safeguard for you.
Og han sagde: »Hvis Aramæerne bliver mig for stærke, skal du ile mig til Hjælp; men bliver Ammoniterne dig for stærke, skal jeg hjælpe dig.
13 Be strengthened, and let us act manfully on behalf of our people, and on behalf of the cities of our God. And the Lord will do what is good in his own sight.”
Tag Mod til dig og lad os tappert værge vort Folk og vor Guds Byer — saa faar HERREN gøre, hvad ham tykkes godt!«
14 Therefore, Joab, and the people who were with him, went out to battle against the Syrians. And he put them to flight.
Derpaa rykkede Joab frem med sine Folk til Kamp mod Aramæerne, og de flygtede for ham.
15 Then the sons of Ammon, seeing that the Syrians had fled, also themselves fled from Abishai, his brother, and they entered into the city. And now Joab returned to Jerusalem.
Og da Ammoniterne saa, at Aramæerne tog Flugten, flygtede ogsaa de for hans Broder Absjaj og trak sig ind i Byen. Derpaa kom Joab til Jerusalem.
16 But the Syrians, seeing that they had fallen before Israel, sent messengers, and they brought the Syrians who were across the river. And Shophach, the leader of the military of Hadadezer, was their commander.
Men da Aramæerne saa, at de var slaaet af Israel, sendte de Bud og fik Aramæerne hinsides Floden til at rykke ud med Sjofak, Hadar'ezers Hærfører, i Spidsen.
17 When this had been reported to David, he gathered together all of Israel, and he crossed the Jordan. And he rushed toward them. And he set up a battle line facing them. And they fought against him.
Da David fik Efterretning herom, samlede han hele Israel, satte over Jordan og kom til Helam, hvor David stillede sig op til Kamp mod Aramæerne, og de angreb ham.
18 But the Syrians fled from Israel. And David killed of the Syrians seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand men on foot, and Shophach, the leader of the army.
Men Aramæerne flygtede for Israel, og David nedhuggede 7000 Stridsheste og 40 000 Mand Fodfolk af Aram; ogsaa Hærføreren Sjofak huggede han ned.
19 Then the servants of Hadadezer, seeing themselves to be overwhelmed by Israel, crossed over to David, and they served him. And Syria was no longer willing to offer aid to the sons of Ammon.
Da alle Hadar'ezers Lydkonger saa, at de var slaaet af Israel, sluttede de Fred med David og underkastede sig, og Aramæerne vilde ikke hjælpe Ammoniterne mere.
