2 Samuel 10

1 After this, the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place.

١ ثُمَّ مَاتَ مَلِكُ بَنِي عَمُّونَ، وَاعْتَلَى الْعَرْشَ ابْنُهُ حَانُونُ.

2 David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent by his servants to comfort him concerning his father. David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

٢ فَقَال دَاوُدُ فِي نَفْسِهِ: «لأَصْنَعَنَّ خَيْراً لِحَانُونَ بْنِ نَاحَاشَ كَمَا صَنَعَ أَبُوهُ مَعِي»، فَبَعَثَ دَاوُدُ وَفْداً لِيُعَزِّيَهُ فِي وَفَاةِ أَبِيهِ. وَعِنْدَمَا بَلَغَ وَفْدُ دَاوُدَ أَرْضَ بَنِي عَمُّونَ

3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Hasn’t David sent his servants to you to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it?”

٣ قَالَ رُؤَسَاءُ بَنِي عَمُّونَ لِسَيِّدِهِمْ: «أَتَظُنُّ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ يَسْتَهْدِفُ إِكْرَامَ أَبِيكَ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ بِإِرْسَالِهِ هَذَا الْوَفْدِ لِلتَّعْزِيَةِ؟ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يُرْسِلْ هَذَا الْوَفْدَ إِلّا لاِسْتِطْلاعِ أَحْوَالِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَالتَّجَسُّسِ عَلَيْهَا وَقَلْبِهَا».

4 So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

٤ فَقَبَضَ حَانُونُ عَلَى أَعْضَاءِ وَفْدِ دَاوُدَ وَحَلَقَ أَنْصَافَ لِحَاهُمْ وَقَصَّ ثِيَابَهُمْ إِلَى مُنْتَصَفِ ظُهُورِهِمْ، ثُمَّ أَطْلَقَهُمْ.

5 When they told David this, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, “Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.”

٥ وَلَمَّا عَلِمَ دَاوُدُ بِالأَمْرِ أَرْسَلَ مَنِ اسْتَقْبَلَهُمْ، لأَنَّ أَعْضَاءَ الْوَفْدِ اعْتَراهُمْ خَجَلٌ شَدِيدٌ. وَأَمَرَهُمُ الْمَلِكُ أَنْ يَمْكُثُوا فِي أَرِيحَا رَيْثَمَا تَنْبُتُ لِحَاهُمْ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُونَ.

6 When the children of Ammon saw that they had become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.

٦ وَعِنْدَمَا تَبَيَّنَ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ قَدْ أَضْمَرَ لَهُمُ الْبَغْضَاءَ، اسْتَأْجَرُوا مِنْ أَرَامِ بَيْتِ رَحُوبَ وَأَرَامِ صُوبَا عِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ رَاجِلٍ، وَمِنْ مَلِكِ مَعْكَةَ أَلْفَ رَجُلٍ، وَمِنْ رِجَالِ طُوبَ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَلْفَ رَاجِلٍ.

7 When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men.

٧ فَحِينَ بَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ دَاوُدَ أَرْسَلَ يُوآبَ وَسَائِرَ قُوَّاتِهِ الأَبَطَالِ،

8 The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate. The Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field.

٨ فَخَرَجَ بَنُو عَمُّونَ وَاصْطَفُّوا لِلْقِتَالِ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ بَابِ الْمَدِينَةِ، أَمَّا أَرَامِيُّو صُوبَا وَرَحُوبَ وَرِجَالُ طُوبَ وَمَعْكَةَ فَقَدِ احْتَشَدُوا فِي الْحُقُولِ.

9 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel and put them in array against the Syrians.

٩ وَعِنْدَمَا أَدْرَكَ يُوآبُ أَنَّهُ مُحَاصَرٌ بِجَبْهَتَيْ قِتَالٍ مِنْ أَمَامٍ وَمِنْ خَلْفٍ، انْتَخَبَ مِنْ صَفْوَةِ جَيْشِهِ رِجَالاً صَفَّهُمْ لِلِقَاءِ الأَرَامِيِّينَ،

10 The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and he put them in array against the children of Ammon.

١٠ وَعَهِدَ بِبَقِيَّةِ الْجَيْشِ إِلَى أَخِيهِ أَبِيشَايَ، فَصَفَّهُمْ هَذَا لِمُوَاجَهَةِ بَنِي عَمُّونَ.

11 He said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you.

١١ وَقَالَ يُوآبُ: «إِنْ تَغَلَّبَ عَلَيَّ الأَرَامِيُّونَ تُسْرِعْ لِنْجَدتِي، وَإِنْ قَوِيَ عَلَيْكَ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ أَخِفُّ لإِغَاثَتِكَ.

12 Be courageous, and let’s be strong for our people and for the cities of our God; and may the LORD do what seems good to him.”

١٢ لِتَتَشَجَّعْ وَلْتَتَقَوَّ مِنْ أَجْلِ شَعْبِنَا وَمِنْ أَجْلِ مُدُنِ إِلَهِنَا، وَالرَّبُّ يُجْرِي مَا يَشَاءُ».

13 So Joab and the people who were with him came near to the battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him.

١٣ وَتَقَدَّمَ يُوآبُ بِقُوَّاتِهِ لِمُحَارَبَةِ الأَرَامِيِّينَ فَلاذُوا بِالْفِرَارِ.

14 When the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. Then Joab returned from the children of Ammon and came to Jerusalem.

١٤ وَعِنْدَمَا شَاهَدَ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ الأَرَامِيِّينَ يُوَلُّونَ الأَدْبَارَ، هَرَبُوا هُمْ أَيْضاً مِنْ أَمَامَ أَبِيشَايَ وَدَخَلُوا الْمَدِينَةَ، فَرَجَعَ يُوآبُ عَنْ بَنِي عَمُّونَ وَعَادَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

15 When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together.

١٥ وَبَعْدَ أَنْ رَأَى الأَرَامِيُّونَ أَنَّهُمْ قَدِ انْهَزَمُوا أَمَامَ جَيْشِ إِسْرَائِيلَ اجْتَمَعُوا مَعاً.

16 Hadadezer sent and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River; and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.

١٦ فَأَرْسَلَ هَدَدُ عَزَرَ وَاسْتَدْعَى أَرَامِييِّ نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ، فَتَجَمَّعُوا فِي حِيلامَ تَحْتَ قِيَادَةِ شُوبَكَ رَئيِسِ جَيْشِ هَدَدْعَزَرَ.

17 David was told that; and he gathered all Israel together, passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Syrians set themselves in array against David and fought with him.

١٧ فَلَمَّا عَلِمَ دَاوُدُ، حَشَدَ جُيُوشَهُ وَاجْتَازَ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ حَتَّى قَدِمَ إِلَى حِيلامَ فَالْتَقَى الْجَيْشَانِ فِي حَرْبٍ ضَرُوسٍ.

18 The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed seven hundred charioteers of the Syrians and forty thousand horsemen, and struck Shobach the captain of their army, so that he died there.

١٨ وَمَا لَبِثَ الأَرَامِيُّونَ أَنِ انْدَحَرُوا أَمَامَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ، فَقَتَلَتْ قُوَّاتُ دَاوُدَ رِجَالَ سَبْعِ مِئَةِ مَرْكَبَةٍ، وَأَرْبَعِينَ أَلْفَ فَارِسٍ. وَأُصِيبَ شُوبَكُ رَئِيسُ الْجَيْشِ وَمَاتَ هُنَاكَ.

19 When all the kings who were servants to Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel and served them. So the Syrians were afraid to help the children of Ammon any more.

١٩ وَحِينَ أَدْرَكَ جَمِيعُ حُلَفَاءِ هَدَدْعَزَرَ أَنَّهُمُ انْدَحَرُوا أَمَامَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ، عَقَدُوا صُلْحاً مَعَهُمْ وَأَصْبَحُوا تَابِعِينَ لَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَجْرُؤُوا عَلَى نَجْدَةِ بَنِي عَمُّونَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ.