1 Chronicles 19
1 And it came to pass after this that Nahash king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
Og det skete derefter, at Nahas, Ammons Børns Konge, døde, og hans Søn blev Konge i hans Sted.
2 And David said, I will shew kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.
Da sagde David: Jeg vil gøre Miskundhed imod Hanon, Nahas Søn, thi hans Fader gjorde Miskundhed imod mig; og David sendte Bud at lade ham trøste over hans Fader, og Davids Tjenere kom til Ammons Børns Land, til Hanon, for at trøste ham.
3 And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Is it, in thine eyes, to honour thy father that David has sent comforters to thee? Is it not to search and overthrow, and to spy out the land that his servants are come to thee?
Da sagde Ammons Børns Fyrster til Hanon: Mon David i dine Øjne ærer din Fader ved det han sender dig Trøstere? mon hans Tjenere ikke ere komne til dig for at udforske og at omstyrte og at udspejde Landet?
4 And Hanun took David's servants, and had them shaved, and their raiment cut off in the midst, as far as the hip, and sent them away.
Da tog Hanon Davids Tjenere og lod dem rage og skar Halvdelen af deres Klæder indtil Skrævet og lod dem fare.
5 And [certain] went and told David concerning the men; and he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Abide at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
Og nogle gik og gave David det til Kende om de Mænd; da sendte han dem et Bud i Møde, thi Mændene vare saare forhaanede, og Kongen lod sige: Bliver i Jeriko, indtil eders Skæg vokser, og kommer da tilbage!
6 And the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David; and Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and from the Syrians of Maacah, and from Zobah.
Der Ammons Børn saa, at de havde gjort sig forhadte for David, da sendte Hanon og Ammons Børn tusinde Centner Sølv for at leje sig fra Mesopotamien og fra Syria-Maaka og fra Zoba Vogne og Ryttere.
7 And they hired thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people; and they came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered together from their cities, and came to battle.
Og de lejede sig to og tredive Tusinde Vognkæmpere og Kongen af Maaka og hans Folk, og de kom og lejrede sig lige for Medba; og Ammons Børn samlede sig fra deres Stæder og kom til Striden.
8 And David heard [of it], and he sent Joab, and all the host, the mighty men.
Der David hørte det, da udsendte han Joab og de vældiges hele Hær.
9 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the city; and the kings that had come were by themselves on the field.
Og Ammons Børn droge ud og opstillede deres Slagorden foran Indgangen til Staden, men Kongerne, som vare komne, stillede særskilt paa Marken.
10 And Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind; and he chose out of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians;
Der Joab saa, at Krigen truede ham for og bagfra, da udvalgte han nogle af alle de udvalgte i Israel og opstillede sig imod Syrerne.
11 and the rest of the people he gave into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
Og det øvrige Folk gav han under sin Broder Abisajs Haand, og de opstillede sig imod Ammons Børn.
12 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; and if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
Og han sagde: Dersom Syrerne blive mig for stærke, da skal du være mig til Hjælp; men dersom Ammons Børn blive dig for stærke, da vil jeg hjælpe dig.
13 Be strong, and let us shew ourselves valiant for our people, and for the cities of our God; and Jehovah will do what is good in his sight.
Vær frimodig, og lader os vise os frimodige for vort Folk og for vor Guds Stæder; men Herren gøre, hvad som godt er for hans Øjne.
14 And Joab and the people that were with him drew near in front of the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.
Da drog Joab frem og det Folk, som var hos ham, til Striden imod Syrerne; og disse flyede for hans Ansigt.
15 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. And Joab came to Jerusalem.
Der Ammons Børn saa, at Syrerne flyede, da flyede de og for Abisaj, hans Broders, Ansigt, og kom til Staden; og Joab kom til Jerusalem.
16 And when the Syrians saw that they were routed before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river; and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them.
Og der Syrerne saa, at devare slagne for Israels Ansigt, da sendte de Bud og lode de Syrer, som vare paa hin Side Floden, rykke ud, og Sofak, Hadad-Esers Stridshøvedsmand, anførte dem.
17 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over the Jordan, and came upon them, and set [the battle] in array against them. And David put the battle in array against the Syrians, and they fought with him.
Der det blev David tilkendegivet, da samlede han hele Israel og drog over Jordanen, og han kom til dem og stillede sig imod dem, og David stillede sig i Slagorden imod Syrerne, og de strede med ham.
18 And the Syrians fled from before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand [in] chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and slew Shophach the captain of the host.
Men Syrerne flyede for Israels Ansigt, og David ihjelslog af Syrerne syv Tusinde Vognkæmpere og fyrretyve Tusinde Fodfolk, ligeledes dræbte han Sofak, Stridshøvedsmanden.
19 And the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were routed before Israel, and they made peace with David, and became his servants. And the Syrians would no more help the children of Ammon.
Der Hadad-Esers Tjenere saa, at de vare slagne for Israels Ansigt, da gjorde de Fred med David og tjente ham; og Syrerne vilde ikke ydermere hjælpe Ammons Børn.
