1 Chronicles 19
1 And it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
Beberapa waktu kemudian Nahas raja amon meninggal, dan Hanun putranya menjadi raja.
2 And David said: 'l will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.' So 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.
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 princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun: 'Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?'
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 took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their hips, and sent them away.
Raja Hanun menangkap para utusan Daud itu, mencukur jenggot mereka, memotong pakaian mereka sependek pinggul, dan menyuruh mereka pergi.
5 Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said: 'Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.'
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 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Aram-naharaim, and out of Aram-maacah, and out of 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 So they hired them thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people; who came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.
8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
Ketika Daud mendengar hal itu ia menyuruh Yoab dengan seluruh angkatan perangnya maju melawan musuh.
9 And the children of Ammon came out and put the battle in array at the gate of the city; and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
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 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against 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 And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
Selebihnya dari tentara Israel diserahkannya kepada Abisai adiknya, yang mengatur barisan mereka berhadap-hadapan dengan tentara Amon.
12 And he said: 'If the Arameans be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
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 of good courage, and let us prove strong for our people, and for the cities of our God; and the LORD do that which seemeth Him good.'
Tabahlah! Mari kita berjuang dengan berani untuk bangsa kita dan untuk kota-kota Allah kita. Semoga TUHAN melaksanakan apa yang dikehendaki-Nya."
14 So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh unto the battle to meet the Arameans; and they fled before him.
Yoab dan pasukannya maju menyerang, sehingga tentara Siria lari.
15 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Arameans were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came 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 And when the Arameans saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and brought out the Arameans that were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.
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 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Arameans, 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 And the Arameans fled before Israel; and David slew of the Arameans the men of seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.
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 And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him; neither would the Arameans help the children of Ammon 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.
