1 Chronicles 19

1 And it happened after this, that Nahash the king of the people of Ammon died, and his son Hanun reigned in his place.

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

2 David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me." So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. David's servants came into the land of the people 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 leaders of the people of Ammon said to Hanun, "Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Haven't his servants come to you to search, 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 So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to 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 persons, and told David how the men were served. He sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, "Stay at Jericho until your beards have 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 When the people of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the people of Ammon sent one thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Aram Maacah, 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 for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and camped before Medeba. The people 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 When David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of the mighty men.

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

9 The people of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings who had 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 of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Arameans.

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

11 The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the people of Ammon.

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

12 He said, "If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you are to help me; but if the people of Ammon are 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 courageous, and let us be strong for our people, and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do that which seems good to him."

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

14 So Joab and the people who were with him drew near before the Arameans to the battle; and they fled before him.

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

15 When the people of Ammon saw that the Arameans had 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 When the Arameans saw that they were defeated by Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Arameans who were beyond the River, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.

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

17 It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came on 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.

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

18 The Arameans fled before Israel; and David killed of the Arameans the men of seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shobach the captain of the army.

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 When the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Arameans help the people 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.