1 Chronicles 19
1 Some time later, Nahash, king of the Ammonites, died and his son succeeded him.
Beberapa waktu kemudian Nahas raja amon meninggal, dan Hanun putranya menjadi raja.
2 David said, “I will be kind to Hanun, son of Nahash, for his father was kind to me.” So David sent messengers to comfort him over his father's death. David's ambassadors arrived in the land of the Ammonites and went comfort Hanun.
Lalu berkatalah Raja Daud, "Nahas adalah sahabatku yang setia, jadi aku harus begitu juga terhadap Hanun, anaknya." Karena itu Daud mengirim utusan ke negeri Amon untuk menghibur dia atas kematian ayahnya. Ketika mereka tiba di Amon,
3 But the Ammonite princes said to Hanun, “Do you really think that David is honoring your father by sending comforters to you? Haven't these ‘comforters’ only come to spy out the land to find ways to conquer it?”
para pemimpin negeri itu berkata kepada Raja Hanun, "Janganlah Baginda berpikir Daud mengirim utusannya itu karena ia mau menghormati ayah Baginda! Ia mengirim orang-orang itu ke mari sebagai mata-mata untuk menyelidiki negeri kita, supaya dapat merebutnya!"
4 So Hanun detained David's ambassadors and had them shaved, and their robes cut off at the buttocks. Then he sent them back.
Raja Hanun menangkap para utusan Daud itu, mencukur jenggot mereka, memotong pakaian mereka sependek pinggul, dan menyuruh mereka pergi.
5 A message was sent to David to explain what had happened to the men. David then sent messengers to the men to tell them, “Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then you can come back.”
Tetapi mereka malu untuk pulang, jadi mereka pergi ke Yerikho. Ketika hal itu diberitahukan kepada Daud, ia mengirim pesan supaya utusan-utusan itu tinggal di Yerikho sampai jenggot mereka sudah tumbuh lagi.
6 Then the Ammonites realized that they had really been offensive to David So Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.
Lalu Raja Hanun dan orang Amon menyadari bahwa perbuatan mereka telah menyebabkan Daud memusuhi mereka. Karena itu mereka mengirim 34.000 kilogram perak ke daerah Mesopotamia Atas, serta ke Maakha dan Zoba di Siria untuk menyewa 32.000 kereta perang dan tentara berkuda. Maka datanglah tentara raja Maakha dengan semua kereta perang sewaan itu dan berkemah dekat Medeba. Orang Amon juga datang dari semua kota mereka untuk berperang.
7 They also hired 32,000 chariots and the king of Maacah with his army. They came set up camp near Medeba. The Ammonites were also called up from their towns and prepared for battle.
8 When David learned of this, he sent Joab and the entire army to confront them.
Ketika Daud mendengar hal itu ia menyuruh Yoab dengan seluruh angkatan perangnya maju melawan musuh.
9 The Ammonites set up their battle lines near the town entrance, while the other kings who had joined them took up positions in the open fields.
Orang Amon keluar dan mengatur barisan mereka di depan pintu gerbang Raba, ibukota mereka, sedangkan raja-raja yang telah datang untuk membantu mereka, mengatur barisannya di padang.
10 Joab realized he would have to fight both in front of him and behind him, he chose some of Israel's best troops and he took charge of them to lead the attack the Arameans.
Yoab melihat bahwa ia terjepit oleh pasukan musuh di depan dan di belakang. Karena itu ia memilih tentara Israel yang terbaik dan menempatkan mereka berhadap-hadapan dengan tentara Siria.
11 He put the rest of the army under the command of Abishai, his brother. They were to attack the Ammonites.
Selebihnya dari tentara Israel diserahkannya kepada Abisai adiknya, yang mengatur barisan mereka berhadap-hadapan dengan tentara Amon.
12 Joab told him, “If the Arameans are stronger than me, you come and help me. If the Ammonites are stronger than you, I'll come and help you.
Yoab berkata kepada adiknya itu, "Jika aku tidak sanggup lagi bertahan terhadap tentara Siria, cepatlah datang menolong aku. Sebaliknya, jika engkau tidak sanggup lagi bertahan terhadap tentara Amon, aku akan datang menolong engkau.
13 Be brave, and fight your best for our people and the towns of our God. May the Lord do what he sees as good!”
Tabahlah! Mari kita berjuang dengan berani untuk bangsa kita dan untuk kota-kota Allah kita. Semoga TUHAN melaksanakan apa yang dikehendaki-Nya."
14 Joab attacked the Arameans with his forces and they ran away from him.
Yoab dan pasukannya maju menyerang, sehingga tentara Siria lari.
15 When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had run away, they also ran away from Abishai, Joab's brother, and retreated into the town. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.
Ketika orang Amon melihat tentara Siria melarikan diri, mereka juga lari dari Abisai dan mundur ke dalam kota. Sesudah memerangi orang Amon, Yoab pulang ke Yerusalem.
16 As soon as the Arameans saw they had been defeated by the Israelites so they sent for reinforcements from the other side of the Euphrates River, under the leadership of Shobach, commander of Hadadezer's army.
Orang Siria menyadari bahwa mereka telah dikalahkan oleh orang Israel. Maka mereka memanggil tentara mereka yang dari daerah sebelah timur Sungai Efrat dan menyuruh tentaranya itu bertempur di bawah pimpinan Sobakh panglima angkatan perang Hadadezer raja Zoba.
17 When this was reported to David, he assembled all Israel together. He crossed the Jordan and approached the Aramean army, drawing up his forces in battle line against them. When David engaged in battle with them they fought with him.
Mendengar hal itu, Daud mengumpulkan seluruh pasukan Israel, lalu menyeberangi Sungai Yordan dan mengatur barisannya berhadapan dengan orang Siria. Maka bertempurlah mereka,
18 But the Aramean army ran away from the Israelites, and David killed 7,000 charioteers and 40,000 infantry, as well as Shobach, their army commander.
dan tentara Siria dipukul mundur oleh tentara Israel. Daud dan pasukannya menewaskan 7.000 orang pengemudi kereta perang dan 40.000 orang tentara berjalan kaki. Sobakh panglima Siria itu dibunuh juga.
19 When Hadadezer's allies realized that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. As a result, the Arameans didn't want to help the Ammonites any more.
Ketika raja-raja yang dikuasai Hadadezer melihat bahwa mereka telah dikalahkan oleh tentara Israel, mereka minta berdamai dengan Daud, dan takluk kepadanya. Sesudah itu orang Siria tidak mau lagi membantu orang Amon.
