1 Chronicles 19
1 Some time later, Nahash, the king of the Ammon people-group, died. Then his son Hanun became their king.
Μετά δε ταύτα απέθανεν ο Νάας βασιλεύς των υιών Αμμών, και εβασίλευσεν αντ' αυτού ο υιός αυτού.
2 [When] David [heard about that, he] thought [to himself], “Nahash was kind to me, so I will be kind to his son.” So David sent some officials there, to tell Hanun that he was sorry to hear that Hanun’s father [had died]. But when David’s officials came to Hanun in the land where the Ammon people-group lived,
Και είπεν ο Δαβίδ, Θέλω κάμει έλεος προς Ανούν τον υιόν του Νάας, επειδή ο πατήρ αυτού έκαμεν έλεος προς εμέ. Και απέστειλεν ο Δαβίδ πρέσβεις, διά να παρηγορήση αυτόν περί του πατρός αυτού. Και ήλθον οι δούλοι του Δαβίδ εις την γην των υιών Αμμών προς τον Ανούν, διά να παρηγορήσωσιν αυτόν.
3 the leaders of the Ammon people-group said to Hanun, “Do you think that it is really to honor your father that King David is sending these men to say that he is sorry that your father died? [We think that] his men have come to (look around/spy) our city in order to determine how his [army] can conquer us.”
Και είπον οι άρχοντες των υιών Αμμών προς τον Ανούν, Νομίζεις ότι ο Δαβίδ τιμών τον πατέρα σου απέστειλε παρηγορητάς προς σε; δεν ήλθον οι δούλοι αυτού προς σε διά να ερευνήσωσι και να κατασκοπεύσωσι και να καταστρέψωσι τον τόπον;
4 Hanun [believed what they said, so he commanded some soldiers to] seize the officials whom David had sent, and shave off their beards, and [insult them by] cutting off the lower part of their robes, and then send them away. [So his soldiers did that].
Και επίασεν ο Ανούν τους δούλους του Δαβίδ και εξύρισεν αυτούς και απέκοψε το ήμισυ των ιματίων αυτών μέχρι των γλουτών, και απέπεμψεν αυτούς.
5 The officials were greatly humiliated/ashamed. When David found out about what had happened to his officials, he sent some messengers to them to tell them, “Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown again, and then return home.”
Υπήγαν δε και απήγγειλαν προς τον Δαβίδ περί των ανδρών. Και απέστειλεν εις συνάντησιν αυτών· επειδή οι άνδρες ήσαν ητιμασμένοι σφόδρα. Και είπεν ο βασιλεύς, Καθήσατε εν Ιεριχώ εωσού αυξηθώσιν οι πώγωνές σας, και επιστρέψατε.
6 Then the [leaders of the] Ammon people-group realized that they had greatly insulted [IDM] David. So Hanun and some of his officials sent about (37,000 pounds/34,000 kg.) of silver to hire chariots and chariot-drivers from [the] Aram-Naharaim, Aram-Maacah and Zobah [regions of Syria northeast of Israel].
Βλέποντες δε οι υιοί Αμμών ότι ήσαν βδελυκτοί εις τον Δαβίδ, έπεμψαν ο Ανούν και οι υιοί Αμμών χίλια τάλαντα αργυρίου, διά να μισθώσωσιν εις εαυτούς αμάξας και ιππέας εκ της Μεσοποταμίας και εκ της Συρίας-μααχά και εκ της Σωβά.
7 They hired 32,000 chariots and chariot-drivers, as well as the king of [the] Maacah [region] and his army. They came and set up their tents near Medeba [town in Moab region]. The soldiers from the Ammon people-group also marched out and (stood in their positions/arranged themselves for battle) [at the entrance to their capital city, Rabbah].
Και εμίσθωσαν εις εαυτούς τριάκοντα δύο χιλιάδας αμάξας και τον βασιλέα της Μααχά μετά του λαού αυτού, οίτινες ήλθον και εστρατοπέδευσαν κατέναντι της Μεδεβά. Και συναχθέντες οι υιοί Αμμών εκ των πόλεων αυτών, ήλθον να πολεμήσωσι.
8 When David heard about that, he sent Joab and all his army.
Και ότε ήκουσε ταύτα ο Δαβίδ, απέστειλε τον Ιωάβ και άπαν το στράτευμα των δυνατών.
9 The soldiers of the Ammon people-group came out of their city and lined up for battle at the entrance to [their capital city, Rabbah]. Meanwhile, the other kings who had come [with their armies] stood in their positions in the open fields.
Και εξήλθον οι υιοί Αμμών και παρετάχθησαν εις πόλεμον κατά την πύλην της πόλεως· οι δε βασιλείς οι ελθόντες ήσαν καθ' εαυτούς εν τη πεδιάδι.
10 Joab saw that there were groups of enemy soldiers in front of his troops and behind his troops. So he selected some of the best Israeli troops and put them in positions to fight against the soldiers of Syria.
Βλέπων δε ο Ιωάβ ότι η μάχη παρετάχθη εναντίον αυτού έμπροσθεν και όπισθεν, εξέλεξεν εκ πάντων των εκλεκτών του Ισραήλ και παρέταξεν αυτούς εναντίον των Συρίων.
11 He appointed his [older] brother Abishai to be the commander of his other soldiers and he told them to (stand in their positions/arrange themselves) in front of [the army of] the Ammon people-group.
Το δε υπόλοιπον του λαού έδωκεν εις την χείρα του Αβισαί αδελφού αυτού, και παρετάχθησαν εναντίον των υιών Αμμών.
12 Joab said to them, “If the soldiers from Syria are too strong for us to defeat them, then your soldiers must come and help us. But if the soldiers from the Ammon people-group are too strong for you to defeat them, then my soldiers will come and help your men.
Και είπεν, Εάν οι Σύριοι υπερισχύσωσι κατ' εμού, τότε συ θέλεις με σώσει· εάν δε οι υιοί Αμμών υπερισχύσωσι κατά σου, τότε εγώ θέλω σε σώσει·
13 We must be strong/courageous, and fight hard to [defend] our people and our cities (that belong to/where we worship) our God. I will pray that Yahweh will do what he considers to be good.”
ανδρίζου, και ας κραταιωθώμεν υπέρ του λαού ημών και υπέρ των πόλεων του Θεού ημών· ο δε Κύριος ας κάμη το αρεστόν εις τους οφθαλμούς αυτού.
14 So Joab and his troops [advanced to] fight the army of Syria, and the soldiers from Syria ran away from them.
Και προσήλθεν ο Ιωάβ και ο λαός ο μετ' αυτού εναντίον των Συρίων εις μάχην· οι δε έφυγον απ' έμπροσθεν αυτού.
15 And when the soldiers of the Ammon people-group saw that the soldiers from Syria were running away, they also started to run away from Abishai and his army, and they retreated back inside the city. So Joab [and his army] returned to Jerusalem.
Και ότε είδον οι υιοί Αμμών ότι οι Σύριοι έφυγον, έφυγον και αυτοί απ' έμπροσθεν του Αβισαί του αδελφού αυτού και εισήλθον εις την πόλιν. Και ο Ιωάβ ήλθεν εις Ιερουσαλήμ.
16 After [the leaders of the army of] Syria realized that they had been defeated by [the army of] Israel, they sent messengers to [another part of Syria on] the east side of the [Euphrates] river, and brought troops from there [to the battle area], with Shophach, the commander of Hadadezer’s army, leading them.
Ιδόντες δε οι Σύριοι ότι κατετροπώθησαν έμπροσθεν του Ισραήλ, απέστειλαν μηνυτάς και εξήγαγον τους Συρίους τους πέραν του ποταμού· και Σωφάκ, ο αρχιστράτηγος του Αδαρέζερ, επορεύετο έμπροσθεν αυτών.
17 When David heard about that, he gathered all the Israeli soldiers, and they crossed the Jordan [River]. They advanced and took their battle positions to attack the army of Syria.
Και ότε απηγγέλθη προς τον Δαβίδ, συνήθροισε πάντα τον Ισραήλ, και διέβη τον Ιορδάνην και ήλθεν επ' αυτούς και παρετάχθη εναντίον αυτών. Και ότε παρετάχθη ο Δαβίδ εις πόλεμον εναντίον των Συρίων, επολέμησαν με αυτόν.
18 But the army of Syria ran away from the soldiers of Israel. However, David’s soldiers killed 7,000 of their chariot-drivers and 40,000 other soldiers. They also killed Shophach, their army commander.
Και έφυγον οι Σύριοι απ' έμπροσθεν του Ισραήλ· και εξωλόθρευσεν ο Δαβίδ εκ των Συρίων επτά χιλιάδας αμαξών και τεσσαράκοντα χιλιάδας πεζών· και Σωφάχ, τον αρχιστράτηγον, εθανάτωσε.
19 When the kings who had been ruled by Hadadezer realized that they had been defeated by the Israeli army, they made peace with David, and agreed to allow him to rule them. So the rulers of Syria did not want to help the rulers of the Ammon people-group any more.
Και ιδόντες οι δούλοι του Αδαρέζερ ότι κατετροπώθησαν έμπροσθεν του Ισραήλ, έκαμον ειρήνην μετά του Δαβίδ και έγειναν δούλοι αυτού· και δεν ήθελον πλέον οι Σύριοι να βοηθήσωσι τους υιούς Αμμών.
