1 Chronicles 19

1 Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his position.

١ وَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ مَاتَ نَاحَاشُ مَلِكُ عَمُّونَ، فَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ.

2 And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

٢ فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «لابُدَّ أَنْ أُبْدِيَ نَحْوَ حَانُونَ بْنِ نَاحَاشَ كُلَّ تَلَطُّفٍ، لأَنَّ أَبَاهُ قَدْ أَحْسَنَ إِلَيَّ». فَأَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ وَفْداً لِيُعَزِّيَهُ فِي أَبِيهِ. وَلَكِنْ عِنْدَمَا وَصَلَ الْوَفْدُ إِلَى بِلادِ عَمُّونَ،

3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Think you that David does honour your father, that he has sent comforters unto you? are not his servants come unto you in order to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

٣ قَالَ رُؤَسَاءُ بَنِي عَمُّونَ لِحَانُونَ: «أَتَظُنُّ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ يَسْعَى لإِكْرَامِ وَالِدِكَ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ حَتَّى بَعَثَ إِلَيْكَ بِوَفْدِ الْمُعَزِّينَ؟ أَلَمْ يُرْسِلْهُم لاِسْتِكْشَافِ الْبِلادِ، وَلِلتَّجَسُّسِ عَلَى الأَرْضِ وَاسْتِطْلاعِ مَدَاخِلِهَا؟»

4 Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.

٤ فَقَبَضَ حَانُونُ عَلَى عَبِيدِ دَاوُدَ وَحَلَقَ لِحَاهُمْ، وَقَصَّ ثِيَابَهُمْ مِنَ الْوَسَطِ، حَوْلَ عَوْرَاتِهِمْ وَأَعَادَهُمْ

5 Then there went certain, 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.

٥ وَعِنْدَمَا عَرَفَ دَاوُدُ بِمَا حَدَثَ لأَعْضَاءِ الْوَفْدِ، انْتَدَبَ مَبْعُوثِينَ لِلِقَائِهِمْ، لأَنَّ الْخَجَلَ الْعَظِيمَ كَانَ قَدِ اعْتَرَاهُمْ. وَقَالَ لَهُمُ الْمَلِكُ: «امْكُثُوا فِي أَرِيحَا رَيْثَمَا تَنْبُتُ لِحَاكُمْ ثُمَّ ارْجِعُوا».

6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves abhorrent to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah.

٦ وَحِينَ أَدْرَكَ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ أَثَارُوا مَقْتَ دَاوُدَ الشَّدِيدَ، خَصَّصُوا أَلْفَ وَزْنَةٍ مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ لاِسْتِئْجَارِ مُرْتَزَقَةٍ وَمَرْكَبَاتٍ وَفُرْسَانٍ مِنْ أَرَامَ النَّهْرَيْنِ، وَمِنْ أَرَامَ مَعْكَةَ وَمِنْ صُوبَةَ.

7 So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.

٧ وَهَكَذَا اسْتَأْجَرُوا اثْنَيْنِ وَثَلاثِينَ أَلْفَ مَرْكَبَةٍ. وَانْضَمَّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَيْضاً مَلِكُ مَعْكَةَ وَجَيْشُهُ، وَعَسْكَرُوا جَمِيعاً مُقَابِلَ مَيْدَبَا. وَكَذَلِكَ تَقَاطَرَتْ جُيُوشُ الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ مِنْ مُدُنِهِمْ إِلَى هُنَاكَ تَأَهُّباً لِلْحَرْبِ.

8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

٨ وَلَمَا سَمِعَ دَاوُدُ بِأَنْبَاءِ الْحُشُودِ، أَرْسَلَ يُوآبَ عَلَى رَأْسِ جَيْشٍ مِنْ خِيرَةِ مُحَارِبِيهِ.

9 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.

٩ فَخَرَجَ جَيْشُ الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ وَاصْطَفَّ لِلْحَرْبِ عِنْدَ بَابِ الْمَدِينَةِ، بَيْنَمَا تَجَمَّعَتْ بَقِيَّةُ الْجُيُوشِ بِقِيَادَةِ مُلُوكِهَا الْمُنْضَمِّينَ إِلَى الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ فيِ الْحُقُولِ خَارِجَ الْمَدِينَةِ.

10 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

١٠ وَعِنْدَمَا شَاهَدَ يُوآبُ أَنَّ طَلائِعَ قُوَّاتِ الْعَدُوِّ تُحَاصِرُهُ مِنْ أَمَامٍ وَمِنْ خَلْفٍ، اخْتَارَ نُخْبَةَ رِجَالِهِ الْمُحَارِبِينَ وَصَفَّهُمْ فِي مُوَاجَهَةِ الأَرَامِيِّينَ.

11 And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

١١ وَسَلَّمَ بَقِيَّةَ الْجَيْشِ لِقِيَادَةِ أَخِيهِ أَبْيشَايَ، فَاصْطَفُّوا لِمُجَابَهَةِ الْعمُّونِيِّينَ.

12 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then you shall help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for you, then I will help you.

١٢ وَقَالَ يُوآبُ لأَبِيشَايَ: «إِنْ تَغَلَّبَ الأَرَامِيُّونَ عَلَيَّ تُسْرِعُ لِنَجْدَتِي، وَإِنْ تَغَلَّبُوا عَلَيْكَ أَهُبُّ لِنَجْدَتِكَ.

13 Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.

١٣ تَشَجَّعْ وَتَقَوَّ دِفَاعاً عَنْ شَعْبِنَا وَعَنْ مُدُنِ إِلَهِنَا. وَلْيَصْنَعِ الرَّبُّ مَا يَطِيبُ لَهُ».

14 So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.

١٤ وَمَا إِنِ انْدَفَعَ يُوآبُ وَجَيْشُهُ لِمُحَارَبَةِ الأَرَامِيِّينَ حَتَّى لاذُوا أَمَامَهُ بِالْفِرَارِ.

15 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

١٥ وَعِنْدَمَا شَاهَدَ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ أَنَّ الأَرَامِيِّينَ قَدِ انْهَزَمُوا، هَرَبُوا هُمْ أَيْضاً مِنْ أَمَامِ أَبْيشَايَ وَلَجَأُوا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ، فَرَجَعَ يُوآبُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

16 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.

١٦ وَإِذْ رَأَى الأَرَامِيُّونَ أَنَّهُمْ قَدِ انْدَحَرُوا أَمَامَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ، اسْتَنْجَدُوا بِآرَامِيِّي شَرْقِيِّ النَّهْرِ، الَّذِينَ احْتَشَدُوا بِقِيَادَةِ شُوبَكَ رَئِيسِ جَيْشِ هَدَدْعَزَرَ.

17 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.

١٧ وَعِنْدَمَا عَلِمَ دَاوُدُ بِذَلِكَ، جَمَعَ جَيْشَهُ وَاجْتَازَ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ، وَصَفَّ قُوَّاتِهِ فِي مُوَاجَهَتِهِمْ، وَدَارَتْ بَيْنَ الْجَيْشَيْنِ مَعْرَكَةٌ ضَارِيَةٌ

18 But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.

١٨ تَقَهْقَرَ عَلَى أَثَرِهَا الأَرَامِيُّونَ أَمَامَ هَجَمَاتِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ، وَقَتَلَ دَاوُدُ سَبْعَةَ آلافٍ مِنْ قَادَةِ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ، وَأَرْبَعِينَ أَلْفاً مِنَ الْمُشَاةِ، كَمَا قَتَلَ شُوبَكَ رَئِيسَ الْجَيْشِ.

19 And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and became his servants: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.

١٩ وَلَمَّا رَأَى قَادَةُ هَدَدْعَزَرَ أَنَّهُمْ قَدِ انْدَحَرُوا أَمَامَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ عَقَدُوا مَعَ دَاوُدَ صُلْحاً وَخَضَعُوا لَهُ. وَلَمْ يَعُدِ الأَرَامِيُّونَ يَرْغَبُونَ فِي نَجْدَةِ الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ فِي مَا بَعْدُ.