< 2 Samuel 10 >
1 After this, the King of the children of Ammon dyed, and Hanun his sonne reigned in his steade.
此后,亚扪人的王死了,他儿子哈嫩接续他作王。
2 Then sayde Dauid, I will shewe kindnesse vnto Hanun the sonne of Nahash, as his father shewed kindnesse vnto me. And Dauid sent his seruantes to comfort him for his father. So Dauids seruants came into the lande of the children of Ammon.
大卫说:“我要照哈嫩的父亲拿辖厚待我的恩典厚待哈嫩。”于是大卫差遣臣仆,为他丧父安慰他。大卫的臣仆到了亚扪人的境内。
3 And the princes of the children of Ammon sayde vnto Hanun their lorde, Thinkest thou that Dauid doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters to thee? hath not Dauid rather sent his seruants vnto thee, to search the citie, and to spie it out, and to ouerthrow it?
但亚扪人的首领对他们的主哈嫩说:“大卫差人来安慰你,你想他是尊敬你父亲吗?他差臣仆来不是详察窥探、要倾覆这城吗?”
4 Wherefore Hanun tooke Dauids seruants, and shaued off the halfe of their beard, and cut off their garments in the middle, euen to their buttockes, and sent them away.
哈嫩便将大卫臣仆的胡须剃去一半,又割断他们下半截的衣服,使他们露出下体,打发他们回去。
5 When it was told vnto Dauid, he sent to meete them (for the men were exceedingly ashamed) and the King sayde, Tary at Iericho, vntill your beards be growen, then returne.
有人告诉大卫,他就差人去迎接他们,(因为他们甚觉羞耻),告诉他们说:“可以住在耶利哥,等到胡须长起再回来。”
6 And when the children of Ammon sawe that they stanke in the sight of Dauid, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Aramites of the house of Rehob, and the Aramites of Zoba, twentie thousande footemen, and of King Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelue thousande men.
亚扪人知道大卫憎恶他们,就打发人去,招募伯·利合的亚兰人和琐巴的亚兰人,步兵二万,与玛迦王的人一千、陀伯人一万二千。
7 And when Dauid heard of it, he sent Ioab, and all the hoste of the strong men.
大卫听见了,就差派约押统带勇猛的全军出去。
8 And the children of Ammon came out, and put their armie in araye at the entring in of the gate: and the Aramites of Zoba, and of Rehob, and of Ish-tob, and of Maacah were by themselues in the fielde.
亚扪人出来,在城门前摆阵;琐巴与利合的亚兰人、陀伯人,并玛迦人,另在郊野摆阵。
9 When Ioab saw that the front of the battel was against him before and behinde, he chose of all the choyse of Israel, and put them in aray against the Aramites.
约押看见敌人在他前后摆阵,就从以色列军中挑选精兵,使他们对着亚兰人摆阵。
10 And the rest of the people hee deliuered into the hande of Abishai his brother, that hee might put them in aray against the children of Ammon.
其余的兵交与他兄弟亚比筛,对着亚扪人摆阵。
11 And he sayde, If the Aramites be stronger then I, thou shalt helpe me, and if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, I will come and succour thee.
约押对亚比筛说:“亚兰人若强过我,你就来帮助我;亚扪人若强过你,我就去帮助你。
12 Be strong and let vs be valiant for our people, and for the cities of our God, and let the Lord do that which is good in his eyes.
我们都当刚强,为本国的民和 神的城邑作大丈夫。愿耶和华凭他的意旨而行!”
13 Then Ioab, and the people that was with him, ioyned in battel with the Aramites, who fled before him.
于是,约押和跟随他的人前进攻打亚兰人;亚兰人在约押面前逃跑。
14 And when the children of Ammon sawe that the Aramites fled, they fled also before Abishai, and entred into the citie. so Ioab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Ierusalem.
亚扪人见亚兰人逃跑,他们也在亚比筛面前逃跑进城。约押就离开亚扪人那里,回耶路撒冷去了。
15 And when the Aramites sawe that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered them together.
亚兰人见自己被以色列人打败,就又聚集。
16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Aramites that were beyond the Riuer: and they came to Helam, and Shobach the captaine of the hoste of Hadarezer went before them.
哈大底谢差遣人,将大河那边的亚兰人调来;他们到了希兰,哈大底谢的将军朔法率领他们。
17 When it was shewed Dauid, then he gathered all Israel together, and passed ouer Iorden and came to Helam: and the Aramites set themselues in aray against Dauid, and fought with him:
有人告诉大卫,他就聚集以色列众人,过约旦河,来到希兰。亚兰人迎着大卫摆阵,与他打仗。
18 And the Aramites fled before Israel: and Dauid destroyed seuen hundreth charets of the Aramites, and fourtie thousande horsemen, and smote Shobach the captaine of his hoste, who dyed there.
亚兰人在以色列人面前逃跑;大卫杀了亚兰七百辆战车的人,四万马兵,又杀了亚兰的将军朔法。
19 And when all the Kings, that were seruants to Hadarezer, saw that they fell before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and serued them. and the Aramites feared to helpe the children of Ammon any more.
属哈大底谢的诸王见自己被以色列人打败,就与以色列人和好,归服他们。于是亚兰人不敢再帮助亚扪人了。