2 Samuel 10
1 And it comes to pass afterward, that the king of the sons of Ammon dies, and his son Hanun reigns in his stead,
Beberapa waktu kemudian Nahas raja Amon meninggal, dan Hanun putranya menjadi raja.
2 and David says, “I do kindness with Hanun son of Nahash, as his father did kindness with me”; and David sends to comfort him by the hand of his servants concerning his father, and the servants of David come into the land of the sons of Ammon.
Lalu berkatalah Raja Daud, "Nahas adalah sahabatku yang setia. Jadi aku harus bersahabat juga dengan Hanun anaknya." Karena itu Daud mengirim utusan ke negeri Amon untuk menghibur Hanun atas kematian ayahnya.
3 And the heads of the sons of Ammon say to their lord Hanun, “Is David honoring your father in your eyes because he has sent comforters to you? For has David not sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it, and to overthrow it?”
Ketika mereka sampai di Amon, 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 kota ini, supaya dapat merebutnya."
4 And Hanun takes the servants of David, and shaves off the half of their beard, and cuts off their long robes in the midst—to their buttocks, and sends them away;
Lalu Hanun menangkap para utusan Daud itu, mencukur jenggot mereka sebelah, memotong pakaian mereka sependek pinggul, dan menyuruh mereka pergi.
5 and they declare [it] to David, and he sends to meet them, for the men have been greatly ashamed, and the king says, “Abide in Jericho until your beard springs up—then you have returned.”
Tetapi mereka malu untuk pulang ke negeri mereka. Ketika hal itu diberitahukan kepada Daud, ia mengirim pesan supaya utusan-utusan itu tinggal di Yerikho sampai jenggot mereka tumbuh lagi.
6 And the sons of Ammon see that they have been abhorred by David, and the sons of Ammon send and hire Aram of Beth-Rehob, and Aram of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah [with] one thousand men, and Ish-Tob [with] twelve thousand men;
Kemudian orang Amon menyadari bahwa perbuatan mereka menyebabkan Daud memusuhi mereka. Sebab itu mereka menyewa 20.000 orang prajurit Siria yang tinggal di Bet-Rehob dan Zoba, juga 12.000 orang prajurit dari Tob, serta raja negeri Maakha dengan 1.000 orang anak buahnya.
7 and David hears, and sends Joab, and all the host—the mighty men.
Ketika Daud mendengar hal itu, ia menyuruh Yoab dengan seluruh angkatan perangnya maju melawan musuh.
8 And the sons of Ammon come out, and set in array [for] battle, at the opening of the gate, and Aram of Zoba, and Rehob, and Ish-Tob, and Maacah, [are] by themselves in the field;
Orang Amon ke luar dan mengatur barisannya di depan pintu gerbang Raba ibukota mereka, sedangkan orang Siria, orang Tob dan Maakha mengatur barisan mereka di padang.
9 and Joab sees that the front of the battle has been to him before and behind, and he chooses [out] of all the chosen in Israel, and sets in array to meet Aram,
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.
10 and he has given the rest of the people into the hand of his brother Abishai, and sets in array to meet the sons of Ammon.
Selebihnya dari tentara Israel diserahkannya kepada Abisai adiknya, yang mengatur barisan mereka berhadap-hadapan dengan tentara Amon.
11 And he says, “If Aram is stronger than I, then you have been for salvation to me, and if the sons of Ammon are stronger than you, then I have come to give salvation to you;
Yoab berkata kepada adiknya itu, "Jika aku tidak sanggup lagi bertahan terhadap tentara Siria, cepatlah tolong aku; sebaliknya, jika engkau tidak sanggup lagi bertahan terhadap tentara Amon, aku akan datang menolongmu.
12 be strong and strengthen yourself for our people, and for the cities of our God, and YHWH does that which is good in His eyes.”
Tabahlah! Mari kita berjuang dengan berani untuk bangsa kita dan untuk kota-kota Allah kita. Semoga TUHAN melakukan apa yang dikehendaki-Nya."
13 And Joab draws near, and the people who [are] with him, to battle against Aram, and they flee from his presence;
Yoab dan pasukannya maju menyerang, sehingga tentara Siria lari.
14 and the sons of Ammon have seen that Aram has fled, and they flee from the presence of Abishai, and go into the city; and Joab turns back from the sons of Ammon, and comes to Jerusalem.
Ketika orang Amon melihat tentara Siria melarikan diri, mereka juga lari dari Abisai dan mundur ke dalam kota. Setelah memerangi orang Amon, Yoab pulang ke Yerusalem.
15 And Aram sees that it is struck before Israel, and they are gathered together;
Orang Siria sadar bahwa mereka telah dikalahkan oleh orang Israel, sebab itu mereka memanggil segenap pasukannya supaya berkumpul lagi.
16 and Hadadezer sends, and brings out Aram which [is] beyond the River, and they come to Helam, and Shobach, head of the host of Hadadezer, [is] before them.
Lalu Raja Hadadezer menyuruh memanggil orang Siria yang ada di sebelah timur Sungai Efrat, maka datanglah mereka ke Helam di bawah pimpinan Sobakh, panglima tentara Raja Hadadezer dari Zoba.
17 And it is declared to David, and he gathers all Israel, and passes over the Jordan, and comes to Helam, and Aram sets itself in array to meet David, and they fight with him;
Mendengar hal itu, Daud segera mengumpulkan seluruh pasukan Israel, lalu menyeberangi Sungai Yordan, kemudian maju ke Helam. Di situ orang Siria mengatur barisan mereka lalu maju menyerang pasukan Daud.
18 and Aram flees from the presence of Israel, and David slays seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand horsemen of Aram, and he has struck Shobach, [the] head of its host, and he dies there.
Tetapi orang Israel memukul mundur tentara Siria. Daud dan pasukannya menewaskan 700 orang pengemudi kereta perang, dan 40.000 orang tentara berkuda; selain itu Sobakh panglima tentara musuh luka parah sehingga gugur di medan pertempuran.
19 And all the kings—servants of Hadadezer—see that they have been struck before Israel, and make peace with Israel, and serve them; and Aram is afraid to help the sons of Ammon anymore.
Ketika raja-raja yang dikuasai Hadadezer melihat bahwa mereka dikalahkan oleh tentara Israel, mereka minta berdamai lalu takluk kepada orang Israel. Sejak itu orang Siria tidak berani lagi membantu orang Amon.
