2 Samuel 10
1 Some time later, the king of the Ammon people-group died, and his son Hanun became their king.
Μετά δε ταύτα απέθανεν ο βασιλεύς των υιών Αμμών, και εβασίλευσεν αντ' αυτού Ανούν ο υιός αυτού.
2 David thought, “Nahash was kind to me, so I will be kind to his son.” So David sent some officials there, to tell Hanun that David was sorry that Hanun’s father [had died]. When those messengers arrived in the land where the Ammon people-group lived,
Και είπεν ο Δαβίδ, Θέλω κάμει έλεος προς Ανούν, τον υιόν του Ναάς, επειδή ο πατήρ αυτού έκαμεν έλεος προς εμέ. Και απέστειλεν ο Δαβίδ να παρηγορήση αυτόν περί του πατρός αυτού διά χειρός των δούλων αυτού. Και ήλθον οι δούλοι του Δαβίδ εις την γην των υιών Αμμών.
3 the leaders of the Ammon people-group said to Hanun, “Do you think that it is to honor your father that King David has sent these men to say that he is sorry that your father died [RHQ]? [We think that] he has sent them here to look around the city to determine how his [army] can conquer us!”
Και είπον οι άρχοντες των υιών Αμμών προς Ανούν τον κύριον αυτών, Νομίζεις ότι ο Δαβίδ τιμών τον πατέρα σου απέστειλε προς σε παρηγορητάς; δεν απέστειλεν ο Δαβίδ τους δούλους αυτού προς σε, διά να ερευνήση την πόλιν και να κατασκοπεύση αυτήν και να καταστρέψη αυτήν;
4 Hanun [believed what they said; so he commanded some soldiers to] seize David’s officials and [insult them by] shaving off one side of each man’s beard, and [by] cutting off the lower part of their robes, [with the result that their buttocks could be seen], and then they sent them away.
Και επίασεν ο Ανούν τους δούλους του Δαβίδ, και εξύρισε το ήμισυ του πώγωνος αυτών και απέκοψε το ήμισυ των ιματίων αυτών μέχρι των γλουτών αυτών, και απέπεμψεν αυτούς.
5 The men were very humiliated/ashamed, [so they did not want to return home]. When David found out about what had happened to his officials, he sent someone to tell them, “Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown again, and then return home.”
Ότε απήγγειλαν τούτο προς τον Δαβίδ, απέστειλεν εις συνάντησιν αυτών, επειδή οι άνδρες ήσαν ητιμασμένοι σφόδρα· και είπεν ο βασιλεύς, Καθήσατε εν Ιεριχώ εωσού αυξηνθώσιν οι πώγωνές σας, και επιστρέψατε.
6 Then [the leaders of] the Ammon people-group realized that they had greatly insulted [IDM] David [IDM]. So they sent some men to hire/pay some soldiers [from other nearby areas to help defend them]. They hired 20,000 soldiers from [the] Beth-Rehob and Zobah [regions northeast of Israel], and 12,000 soldiers from [the] Tob [region], and 1,000 soldiers from [the army of] the king of Maacah [region].
Βλέποντες δε οι υιοί Αμμών ότι ήσαν βδελυκτοί εις τον Δαβίδ, απέστειλαν οι υιοί Αμμών και εμίσθωσαν εκ των Συρίων Βαιθ-ρεώβ και των Συρίων Σωβά είκοσι χιλιάδας πεζών, και παρά του βασιλέως Μααχά χιλίους άνδρας, και παρά του Ις-τωβ δώδεκα χιλιάδας ανδρών.
7 When David heard about that, he sent Joab with all of the army [that Joab commanded], to fight against them.
Και ότε ήκουσε ταύτα ο Δαβίδ, απέστειλε τον Ιωάβ και άπαν το στράτευμα των δυνατών.
8 The soldiers of the Ammon people-group marched out and (stood in their positions/arranged themselves for battle) at the entrance [to their capital city, Rabbah]. The other soldiers from Syria and Tob and Maacah stood by themselves (in their positions/arranged themselves for battle) in the nearby fields.
Και εξήλθον οι υιοί Αμμών και παρετάχθησαν εις πόλεμον κατά την είσοδον της πύλης· και οι Σύριοι Σωβά και Ρεώβ και Ις-τωβ και Μααχά ήσαν καθ' εαυτούς εν τη πεδιάδι.
9 Joab saw that there were groups of enemy soldiers in front of his troops and behind his troops. So he chose some of the best Israeli soldiers, 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·
10 He appointed his [older] brother Abishai to be the commander of all the 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 παρέταξεν αυτούς εναντίον των υιών Αμμών.
11 Then Joab said, “If the soldiers from Syria are too strong for us to defeat them, your men must come and help us. But if the soldiers from the Ammon people-group are too strong for you to defeat, we 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 ελθεί διά να σε σώσω·
12 We must be strong, and fight hard [IDM] to [defend] our people and the cities [(that belong to/where we worship)] our God. I will pray/request that Yahweh 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.
13 So Joab and his army [advanced to] attack the army of Syria, and the soldiers from Syria ran away from them.
Και προσήλθεν ο Ιωάβ και ο λαός ο μετ' αυτού εις μάχην εναντίον των Συρίων· οι δε έφυγον απ' έμπροσθεν αυτού.
14 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’s [army] stopped fighting against [the army of] the Ammon people-group, and Joab [and his army] returned to Jerusalem.
Και ότε είδον οι υιοί Αμμών ότι οι Σύριοι έφυγον, τότε έφυγον και αυτοί απ' έμπροσθεν του Αβισαί και εισήλθον εις την πόλιν. Και ο Ιωάβ επέστρεψεν από των υιών Αμμών και ήλθεν εις Ιερουσαλήμ.
15 After [the leaders of] the army of Syria saw that the Israeli army had defeated them, they gathered all their troops together.
Ιδόντες δε οι Σύριοι ότι κατετροπώθησαν έμπροσθεν του Ισραήλ, συνηθροίσθησαν ομού.
16 [Their king, ] Hadadezer, summoned the soldiers of Syria who lived on the east side of the [Euphrates] River. They gathered at Helam [city]. Their commander was Shobach.
Και απέστειλεν ο Αδαρέζερ και εξήγαγε τους Συρίους τους πέραν του ποταμού· και ήλθον εις Αιλάμ· και Σωβάκ, ο αρχιστράτηγος του Αδαρέζερ, προεπορεύετο έμπροσθεν αυτών.
17 When David heard about that, he gathered all the Israeli soldiers, and they crossed the Jordan [River] and marched to Helam. There, the army of Syria (took their positions/arranged themselves for battle), and the battle started.
Και ότε απηγγέλθη προς τον Δαβίδ, συνήθροισε πάντα τον Ισραήλ και διέβη τον Ιορδάνην και ήλθεν εις Αιλάμ. Οι δε Σύριοι παρετάχθησαν εναντίον του Δαβίδ και επολέμησαν με αυτόν.
18 But the soldiers of Syria ran away from the Israeli soldiers. David [and his army] killed 700 of their chariot-drivers and 40,000 other soldiers. They also wounded Shobach, their commander, and he died there.
Και έφυγον οι Σύριοι απ' έμπροσθεν του Ισραήλ· και εξωλόθρευσεν ο Δαβίδ εκ των Συρίων επτακοσίας αμάξας και τεσσαράκοντα χιλιάδας ιππέων, και Σωβάκ τον αρχιστράτηγον αυτών επάταξε, και απέθανεν εκεί.
19 When all the kings who had been ruled by Hadadezer realized that they had been defeated by the Israeli [army], they made peace with the Israelis and agreed to accept David as their king. So [the army of] Syria was afraid to help [the army of] the Ammon people-group any more.
Και ιδόντες πάντες οι βασιλείς, οι δούλοι του Αδαρέζερ, ότι κατετροπώθησαν έμπροσθεν του Ισραήλ, έκαμον ειρήνην μετά του Ισραήλ και έγειναν δούλοι αυτών. Και οι Σύριοι εφοβούντο να βοηθήσωσι πλέον τους υιούς Αμμών.
