2 Samuel 10
1 Sometime after this, Nahash, the Ammonite king died and his son Hanun succeeded him.
Nogen Tid efter døde Ammomiternes Konge, og hans Søn Hanun blev Konge i hans Sted.
2 David said, “I will be kind to Hanun, son of Nahash, just as his father was kind to me.” So David sent representatives to take his condolences to Hanun regarding his father. But when they arrived in the country of the Ammonites,
Da tænkte David: "Jeg vil vise Hanun, Nahasj's Søn, Venlighed, ligesom hans Fader viste mig Venlighed." Og David sendte Folk for at vise ham Deltagelse i Anledning af hans Faders Død. Men da Davids Mænd kom til Ammoniternes Land.
3 the Ammonite military leaders said to Hanun their king, “Do you really believe David sent condolences to you out of respect for your father? Isn't it more likely that David sent his representatives to scout out the city, spy on it, and then conquer it?”
sagde Ammoniternes Høvdinger til deres Herre 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 udspejde Byen og ødelægge den, at David sender sine Folk til dig?"
4 So Hanun had David's representatives detained, shaved off half of each man's beard, cut off their clothes at the buttocks, and then sent them back home.
Da tog Hanun Davids Folk og lod det halve af deres Skæg afrage og Halvdelen af deres Klæder skære af til Sædet, og derpå lod han dem gå.
5 When David was told about this, he sent messengers to meet them, because they were very embarrassed. The king instructed them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have re-grown, and then you can return.”
Da David fik Efterretning herom, sendte han dem et Bud i Møde, thi Mændene var blevet grovelig forhånet; og Kongen lod sige: "Bliv i Jeriko, til eders Skæg er vokset ud!"
6 When the Ammonites realized they had become like a bad smell to David, they sent a request to the Arameans and hired twenty thousand of their foot soldiers from Beth Rehob and Zobah, as well as one thousand men from the king of Maakah, and also twelve thousand men from Tob.
Men da Ammoniterne så, at de havde lagt sig for Had hos David, sendte de Bud og lejede Aramæerne fra Bef-Rehob og Zoba, 20000 Mand Fodfolk, Kongen af Ma'aka med 1000 Mand og Folkene fra Tob, 12000 Mand.
7 When David learned of this, he sent Joab and the entire army to confront them.
Da David hørte det, sendte han Joab af Sted med hele Hæren og Kærnetropperne.
8 The Ammonites set up their battle lines near the entrance to their town gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah took up positions by themselves in the open fields.
Ammoniterne rykkede så ud og stillede sig op til Kamp lige uden for Porten, medens Aramæerne fra Zoba og Rehob og Mændene fra Tob og Ma'aka stod for sig selv på åben Mark.
9 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.
Da Joa så, at Angreb truede ham både forfra og bagfra, gjorde han et Udvalg blandt alt Israels udsøgte Mandskab og tog Stilling over for Aramæerne,
10 He put the rest of the army under the command of Abishai, his brother. They were to attack the Ammonites.
medens han overlod Resten af Mandskabet til sin Broder Abisjaj, som tog Stilling over for Ammoniterne.
11 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.
Og han sagde: "Hvis Aramæerne bliver mig for stærke, skal du ile mig til Hjælp; men bliver Ammoniterne dig for stærke, skal jeg komme og hjælpe dig.
12 Be brave, and fight your best for our people and the towns of our God. May the Lord do what he sees as good!”
Tag Mod til dig og lad os tappert værge vort Folk og vor Guds Byer - så får HERREN gøre, hvad ham tykkes godt!"
13 Joab attacked the Arameans with his forces and they ran away from him.
Derpå rykkede Joab frem med sine Folk til Kamp mod Aramæerne, og de flygtede for ham.
14 When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had run away, they also ran away from Abishai, and retreated into the town. So Joab went back to Jerusalem after fighting the Ammonites.
Og da Ammoniterne så, at Aramæerne tog Flugten, flygtede de for Abisjaj og trak sig ind i Byen. Derpå vendte Joab tilbage fra Kampen med Ammoniterne og kom til Jerusalem.
15 As soon as the Arameans saw they had been defeated by the Israelites they reassembled their forces.
Men da Aramæerne så, at de var slået af Israel, samlede de sig,
16 Hadadezer sent for more Arameans to be brought from beyond the Euphrates River. They arrived in Helam under the leadership of Shobach, commander of Hadadezer's army.
og Hadad'ezer sendte Bud og lod Aramæerne hinsides Floden rykke ud, og de kom til Helam med Sjobak, Hadad'ezers Hærfører, i Spidsen.
17 When this was reported to David, he assembled all Israel together. He crossed the Jordan and advanced on Helam. The Arameans positioned themselves in battle line against David and fought him.
Da David fik Efterretning herom, samlede han hele Israel, satte over Jordan og kom til Helam, hvor Aramæerne stillede sig op til Kamp mod David og angreb ham.
18 But the Aramean army ran away from the Israelites, and David killed 700 charioteers and 40,000 infantry. He also attacked Shobach, their army commander, and he died there.
Men Aramæerne flygtede for Israel, og David nedhuggede 700 Stridsheste og 40000 Mand af Aram; også deres Hærfører Sjobak slog han ihjel der.
19 When all the kings allied with Hadadezer realized that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. As a result, the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites any more.
Da alle Hadad'ezers Lydkonger så, at de var slået af Israel, sluttede de Fred med Israel og underkastede sig. Og Aramæerne vovede ikke at hjælpe Ammoniterne mere.
