2 Samuel 10
1 And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanon his son reigned in his stead.
Og det skete derefter, at Ammons Børns Konge døde, og Hanon, hans Søn, blev Konge i hans Sted.
2 And David said: I Will shew kindness to Hanon the son of Daas, as his father shewed kindness to me. So David sent his servants to comfort him for the death of his father. But when the servants of David were come into the land of the children of Ammon,
Da sagde David: Jeg vil gøre Miskundhed imod Hanon, Nahas's Søn, ligesom hans Fader gjorde Miskundhed imod mig; og David sendte hen for at trøste ham ved sine Tjenere over hans Fader, og Davids Tjenere kom til Ammons Børns Land.
3 The princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanon their lord: Thinkest thou that for the honour of thy father, David hath sent comforters to thee, and hath not David rather sent his servants to thee to search, and spy into the city, and overthrow it?
Da sagde Ammons Børns Fyrster til Hanon, deres Herre: Synes det for dine Øjne, at David ærer din Fader, ved at han sender dig Trøstere? mon David ikke har sendt sine Tjenere til dig for at udforske Staden og for at bespejde den og omstyrte den?
4 Wherefore Hanon took the servants of David, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut away half of their garments even to the buttocks, and sent them away.
Da tog Hanon Davids Tjenere og lod rage Halvdelen af deres Skæg og afskar Halvdelen af deres Klæder indtil Sædet og lod dem fare.
5 When this was told David, he sent to meet them: for the men were sadly put to confusion, and David commanded them, saying: Stay at Jericho, till your beards be grown, and then return.
Der de gave David det til Kende, 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 seeing that they had done an injury to David, Bent and hired the Syrians of Rohob, and the Syrians of Soba, twenty thousand footmen, and of the king of Maacha a thousand men, and of Istob twelve thousand men.
Der Ammons Børn saa, at de havde gjort sig forhadte for David, da sendte Ammons Børn hen og lejede Syrerne af Rekobs Hus og Syrerne af Zoba, tyve Tusinde Mand Fodfolk, og tusinde Mand af Kongen af Maaka og Mændene af Tob, tolv Tusinde Mand.
7 And when David heard this, he sent Joab and the whole army of warriors.
Der David hørte det, da udsendte han Joab og de vældiges ganske Hær.
8 And the children of Ammon came out, and set their men in array at the entering in of the gate: but the Syrians of Soba, and of Rohob, and of Istob, and of Maacha were by themselves in the field.
Og Ammons Børn droge ud og opstillede deres Slagorden ved Indgangen til Porten; men Syrerne af Zoba og Rekob og Mændene af Tob og Maaka stode for sig alene paa Marken.
9 Then Joab seeing that the battle was prepared against him, both before and behind, chose 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.
10 And the rest of the people he delivered to Abisai his brother, who set them in array against the children of Ammon.
Og det øvrige Folk gav han under sin Broder Abisajs Haand, og denne opstillede sig imod Ammons Børn.
11 And Joab said: If the Syrians are too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon are 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 komme til at hjælpe dig.
12 Be of good courage, and let us fight for our people, and for the city of our God: and the Lord will do what is good in his sight.
Vær frimodig, og lader os være frimodige for vort Folk og for vor Guds Stæder; men Herren gøre, hvad som er godt for hans Øjne.
13 And Joab and the people that were with him, began to fight against the Syrians: and they immediately fled before him.
Da drog Joab frem og det Folk, som var hos ham, til Kamp imod Syrerne, og de flyede for hans Ansigt.
14 And the children of Ammon seeing that the Syrians were fled, they fled also before Abisai, and entered into the city: and Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
Der Ammons Børn saa, at Syrerne flyede, flyede de og for Abisajs Ansigt og kom i Staden. Saa vendte Joab tilbage fra Ammons Børn og kom til Jerusalem.
15 Then the Syrians seeing that they had fallen before Israel, gathered themselves together.
Og der Syrerne saa, at de vare slagne for Israels Ansigt, da samledes de til Hobe.
16 And Adarezer sent and fetched the Syrians, that were beyond the river, and brought over their army: and Sobach, the captain of the host of Adarezer, was their general.
Og Hadad-Eser sendte hen og førte Syrerne, som vare paa hin Side Floden, frem, og de kom til Helam; og Sobak, som var Hadad-Esers Stridshøvedsmand, var i Spidsen for dem.
17 And when this was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam: and the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought against him.
Der det blev David tilkendegivet, da samlede han al Israel og drog over Jordanen og kom til Helam, og Syrerne opstillede sig imod David og strede med ham.
18 And the Syrians fled before Israel, and David slew of the Syrians the men of seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen: and smote Sobach the captain of the army, who presently died.
Men Syrerne flyede for Israels Ansigt, og David ødelagde blandt Syrerne syv Hundrede Vogne og fyrretyve Tusinde Ryttere, tillige slog han og Sobak, hans Stridshøvedsmand, saa at denne døde der.
19 And all the kings that were auxiliaries of Adarezer, seeing themselves overcome by Israel, were afraid and fled away, eight and fifty thousand men before Israel. And they made peace with Israel: and served them, and all the Syrians were afraid to help the children of Ammon any more.
Der alle de Konger, som vare Hadad-Esers Tjenere, saa, at de vare slagne for Israels Ansigt, da gjorde de Fred med Israel og tjente dem; og Syrerne frygtede for at hjælpe Ammons Børn ydermere.
