1 Chronicles 19
1 Some time later, Nahash, the king of the Ammon people-group, died. Then his son Hanun became their king.
Ikajakuwa baadae kwamba Nahashi, mfalme wa watu wa Amoni, akafa, na mwanae akawa mfalme baada yake.
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,
Daudi akasema, “Nitaonyesha ukarimu kwa mwana wa Hanuni wa Nahashi, kwasababu baba yake alionyesha ukarimu kwangu.” Hivyo Daudi akatuma wajumbe kumfariji kuhusu baba yake. Watumishi wa Daudi wakaingia nchi ya Waamoni na kumfuata Hanuni, ilikumfariji.
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.”
Lakini viongozi wakamwambia Hanuni, “Unadhani Daudi anamheshimu baba yako sababu ametuma watu kukufaraji? Je watumishi wake hawajaja kutadhimini nchi iliwaipindue?
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].
Hanuni akawakamata watumishi wa Daudi, akawanyoa, akakata mavazi ya nusu kwenye kiuno kushuka, na kuwarudisha.
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.”
Walipo eleza haya kwa Daudi, alienda kukutana nao, kwa kuwa walifedheeka sana. Mfalme akasema, “Bakini Yeriko hadi ndevu zenu ziote tena, kisha mrudi.”
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].
Waamoni walipoona wamekuwa kikwazo kwa Daudi, Hanuni na Waamoni walituma talanta elfu moja za fedha kukodisha magari ya farasi kwa Waaremei na wanaume wa farasi kutoka Naharaimu, Maka, na Zoba.
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].
Waliwakodishia magari ya farasi elfu thelathini na mbili pamoja na mfalme wa Maka na watu wake, walio kuja na kueka kambi mbele ya Medeba. Waamoni walijikusanya pamoja kutoka miji yao, na wakaja kwa vita.
8 When David heard about that, he sent Joab and all his army.
Daudi alipo sikia, alimtuma Yoabu na wanajeshi wake wote.
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.
Watu wa Amoni walikuja na kupanga mstari kwa ajili ya pambano katika lango la mji, wafalme waliokuja walikuwa peke yao katika shamba.
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.
Yoabu alipoona mistari ya pambano imemzunguka mbele na nyuma, alichagua wapambanaji shupavu wa Israeli na kuwa panga dhidi ya Waaremi.
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.
Wanajeshi wengine wote, aliwaeka chini ya Abishai kaka yake, akawapanga kwa mstari dhidi ya Amoni.
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.
Yoabu akasema, “Kama Waaremi wananguvu kunizidi, kisha wewe, Abishai, lazima uniokoe. Lakini kama jeshi la Waamoni lina nguvu kukuzidi, nitakuja kukuokoa.
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.”
Kuwa thabiti, natujionyeshe kwa watu wetu kuwa ni wenye nguvu na kwa miji ya Mungu wetu, kwa kuwa Yahweh ata fanya lililo jema kwa kusudi lake.”
14 So Joab and his troops [advanced to] fight the army of Syria, and the soldiers from Syria ran away from them.
Hivyo Yoabu na wanajeshi wasogea kwenye pambano dhidi ya Waaremi, walio lazimika kukimbia mbele ya jeshi la Waisraeli.
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.
Jeshi la Waamoni walipoona kuwa Waaremi wamekimbia, wao pia wakamkimbia kaka yake Yoabu Abishai na kurudi mjini. Kisha Yoabu akarudi kutoka kwa watu wa Amoni na kurudi Yerusalemu.
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.
Waaremi walipoona kuwa wanashindwa na Waisraeli, wakatuma msaada nyuma ya Mto Frati, na Shofaki mkuu wajeshi la Hadadezeri.
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.
Daudi alipo ambiwa haya, akakusanya Israeli yote, akuvuka Yordani, na kuja juu yao. Alipanga jeshi kwa ajili ya pambano dhidi ya Waaremi, na wakapigana nao.
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.
Waaremi waliwakimbia Waisraeli, na Daudi akaua waendesha magari ya farasi ya Waaremi elfu saba na wanajeshi wa miguu elfu arobaini. Pia alimuua Shopaki, mkuu wa jeshi.
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.
Wafalme wote walio kuwa watumishi wa Hadadezeri walipoona kuwa wameshindwa na Israeli, walifanya amani na Daudi na kumtumikia. Hivyo watu wa Aramu hawakuwa tayari kuwasaidia Waamoni.
