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, el rey de los hijos de Amón murió, y su hijo Hanún reinó en su lugar.
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,
David dijo: “Me mostraré bondadoso con Hanún, hijo de Nahas, como su padre se mostró bondadoso conmigo”. Así que David envió por medio de sus siervos a consolarlo en lo que respecta a su padre. Los siervos de David llegaron a la tierra de los hijos de Amón.
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!”
Pero los príncipes de los hijos de Amón dijeron a Hanún, su señor: “¿Piensas que David honra a tu padre, pues te ha enviado consoladores? ¿Acaso no ha enviado David a sus siervos para que registren la ciudad, la espíen y la derriben?”
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 Hanún tomó a los siervos de David, les afeitó la mitad de la barba y les cortó los vestidos por la mitad, hasta las nalgas, y los despidió.
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 le contaron esto a David, éste envió a recibirlos, pues los hombres estaban muy avergonzados. El rey les dijo: “Esperen en Jericó hasta que les crezca la barba, y luego vuelvan”.
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].
Cuando los hijos de Amón vieron que se habían vuelto odiosos para David, los hijos de Amón enviaron y contrataron a los sirios de Bet Rehob y a los sirios de Soba, veinte mil hombres de a pie, y al rey de Maaca con mil hombres, y a los hombres de Tob doce mil hombres.
7 When David heard about that, he sent Joab with all of the army [that Joab commanded], to fight against them.
Cuando David se enteró, envió a Joab y a todo el ejército de 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.
Los hijos de Amón salieron y pusieron la batalla en orden a la entrada de la puerta. Los sirios de Soba y de Rehob y los hombres de Tob y de Maaca estaban solos 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.
Cuando Joab vio que la batalla estaba en su contra por delante y por detrás, eligió a todos los hombres selectos de Israel y los 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.
El resto del pueblo lo puso en manos de Abisai, su hermano, y lo alineó contra los amonitas.
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.
Dijo: “Si los sirios son demasiado fuertes para mí, tú me ayudarás; pero si los hijos de Amón son demasiado fuertes para ti, yo iré 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.”
Sé valiente y seamos fuertes por nuestro pueblo y por las ciudades de nuestro Dios; y que Yahvé haga lo que le parezca bien.”
13 So Joab and his army [advanced to] attack the army of Syria, and the soldiers from Syria ran away from them.
Así que Joab y la gente que estaba con él se acercaron a la batalla contra los sirios, y huyeron ante 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.
Cuando los hijos de Amón vieron que los sirios habían huido, también ellos huyeron ante Abisai y entraron en la ciudad. Entonces Joab regresó de los hijos de Amón y llegó 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.
Cuando los sirios vieron que habían sido derrotados por Israel, se reunieron.
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.
Hadadzer envió y sacó a los sirios que estaban al otro lado del río; y llegaron a Helam, con Sobac, el capitán del ejército de Hadadzer, a la cabeza.
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.
David fue informado de esto, y reunió a todo Israel, pasó el Jordán y llegó a Helam. Los sirios se pusieron en guardia contra David y lucharon contra él.
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.
Los sirios huyeron ante Israel, y David mató a setecientos aurigas de los sirios y a cuarenta mil jinetes, e hirió a Sobac, jefe de su ejército, que murió allí.
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.
Cuando todos los reyes que estaban al servicio de Hadadézer vieron que habían sido derrotados ante Israel, hicieron la paz con Israel y les sirvieron. Entonces los sirios tuvieron miedo de seguir ayudando a los hijos de Amón.
