2 Samuel 10
1 Some time later, the king of the Ammon people-group died, and his son Hanun became their king.
Después de esto aconteció que murió el rey de los hijos de Ammón, y le sucedió en el reino su hijo Hanún.
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,
Dijo entonces David: “Mostraré benevolencia a Hanún, hijo de Nahás, como su padre usó de benevolencia conmigo.” Envió, pues, David a sus siervos para consolarle (de la muerte) de su padre. Pero llegados que hubieron los siervos de David al país de los hijos de Ammón,
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!”
dijeron los príncipes de los hijos de Ammón a Hanún, su señor: “¿Crees tú que para honrar a tu padre, David te ha enviado consoladores? ¿No te habrá mandado David sus siervos para examinar y explorar la ciudad, a fin de destruirla?”
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.
Entonces tomó Hanún a los siervos de David, les rapó la mitad de la barba y les cortó la mitad inferior de los vestidos, hasta la cintura, y los despachó.
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.”
Cuando David tuvo conocimiento de esto, envió mensajeros a su encuentro, porque esos hombres estaban sumamente avergonzados. Les mandó, pues, el rey: “Quedaos en Jericó hasta que os crezca la barba, y luego volveréis.”
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].
Viendo los hijos de Ammón que se habían hecho odiosos a David, enviaron mensajeros y tomaron a sueldo veinte mil soldados de los sirios de Bet-Rehob y de los sirios de Soba, mil del rey de Maacá y doce mil de los hombres de Tob.
7 When David heard about that, he sent Joab with all of the army [that Joab commanded], to fight against them.
Cuando lo supo David, envió a Joab y todo el ejército, todas las tropas valientes.
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.
Salieron los hijos de Ammón y se formaron en orden de batalla a la entrada de la puerta, mientras los sirios de Soba y de Rehob, así como los hombres de Tob y de Maacá, estaban aparte en el campo.
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.
Al ver Joab los (dos) frentes de batalla, uno por delante, y otro por las espaldas, escogió de entre todos los escogidos de Israel (un cuerpo) que puso en orden de batalla contra los sirios,
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.
entregando el resto del pueblo en manos de Abisai, su hermano, el cual los formó en orden de batalla contra los hijos de Ammón.
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.
Y dijo (Joab): “Si los sirios prevalecieren contra mí, tú me ayudarás; y si los hijos de Ammón prevalecieren contra ti, iré yo a ayudarte.
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.”
¡Ten buen ánimo, y esforcémonos por nuestro pueblo y por las ciudades de nuestro Dios; y que haga Yahvé lo que sea de su mayor agrado!”
13 So Joab and his army [advanced to] attack the army of Syria, and the soldiers from Syria ran away from them.
Efectivamente, cuando Joab y la gente que con él estaba avanzaron para atacar a los sirios, estos huyeron delante de él.
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.
Y al ver los hijos de Ammón que huían los sirios huyeron ellos también delante de Abisai, retirándose a la ciudad. Entonces Joab volvió de la guerra contra los hijos de Ammón y vino a Jerusalén.
15 After [the leaders of] the army of Syria saw that the Israeli army had defeated them, they gathered all their troops together.
Viendo los sirios que habían sido vencidos por los hijos de Israel, concentraron todas sus fuerzas,
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.
y Hadadéser hizo venir a los sirios que habitaban al otro lado del río, los cuales vinieron a Helam, capitaneados por Sobac, general de las tropas de Hadadéser.
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.
De lo cual informado David, reunió a todo Israel, pasó el Jordán y llegó a Helam. Los sirios se pusieron en orden de batalla contra David y trabaron con él combate.
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.
Pero huyeron delante de Israel; y David les mató los caballos de setecientos carros de guerra y cuarenta mil hombres de a caballo; hirió también a Sobac, general del ejército, que murió allí mismo.
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.
Y todos los reyes vasallos de Hadadéser, viéndose vencidos por Israel, hicieron paces con Israel y se sometieron; y los sirios no se atrevieron más a ayudar a los hijos de Ammón.
