2 Samuel 10

1 Forsothe it was doon aftir these thingis, that Naas, kyng of the sones of Amon, diede; and Anoon, his sone, regnede for hym. And Dauid seide,

and to be after so and to die king son: descendant/people Ammon and to reign Hanun son: child his underneath: instead him

2 Y schal do mercy with Anon, the sone of Naas, as his fadir dide mercy with me. Therfor Dauid sente coumfortynge hym by hise seruauntis on the deeth of the fadir. Sotheli whanne the seruauntis of Dauid hadden come in to the lond of the sones of Amon,

and to say David to make: do kindness with Hanun son: child Nahash like/as as which to make: do father his with me me kindness and to send: depart David to/for to be sorry: comfort him in/on/with hand: by servant/slave his to(wards) father his and to come (in): come servant/slave David land: country/planet son: descendant/people Ammon

3 princes of the sones of Amon seiden to Anon, her lord, Gessist thou that for the onour of thi fadir Dauid sente coumfortouris to thee; and not herfor Dauid sente hise seruauntis to thee, that he schulde aspie, and enserche the citee, and distrie it?

and to say ruler son: descendant/people Ammon to(wards) Hanun lord their to honor: honour David [obj] father your in/on/with eye: appearance your for to send: depart to/for you to be sorry: comfort not in/on/with for the sake of to search [obj] [the] city and to/for to spy her and to/for to overturn her to send: depart David [obj] servant/slave his to(wards) you

4 Therfor Anoon took the seruauntis of Dauid, and schauyde half the part of `the beerd of hem, and he kittide awey the myddil clothis of hem `til to the buttokis; and lefte hem.

and to take: take Hanun [obj] servant/slave David and to shave [obj] half beard their and to cut: cut [obj] garment their in/on/with half till buttock their and to send: depart them

5 And whanne this was teld to Dauid, he sente in to the comyng of hem, for the men weren schent ful vilensly. And Dauid comaundide to hem, Dwelle ye in Jerico, til youre beerd wexe, and thanne turne ye ayen.

and to tell to/for David and to send: depart to/for to encounter: meet them for to be [the] human be humiliated much and to say [the] king to dwell in/on/with Jericho till to spring beard your and to return: return

6 Sotheli the sones of Amon sien, that thei hadden do wrong to Dauid, and thei senten, and hiriden bi meede Roob of Sirye, and Soba of Sirie, twenti thousynde of foot men, and of kyng Maacha, a thousynde men, and of Istob twelue thousynde of men.

and to see: see son: descendant/people Ammon for to stink in/on/with David and to send: depart son: descendant/people Ammon and to hire [obj] Syria Beth-rehob Beth-rehob and [obj] Syria Zobah twenty thousand on foot and [obj] king Maacah thousand man and man Tob two ten thousand man

7 And whanne Dauid hadde herd this, he sent Joab and al the oost of fiyteris.

and to hear: hear David and to send: depart [obj] Joab and [obj] all [the] army [the] mighty man

8 Therfor the sones of Amon yeden out, and dressiden scheltrun bifor hem in the entryng of the yate. Forsothe Soba, and Roob of Sirie, and Istob, and Maacha weren asidis half in the feeld.

and to come out: come son: descendant/people Ammon and to arrange battle entrance [the] gate and Syria Zobah and Rehob and man Tob and Maacah to/for alone them in/on/with land: country

9 Therfor Joab siy, that batel was maad redi ayens hym, bothe euene ayens and bihynde the bak; and he chees to hym silf of alle the chosun men of Israel, and ordeynede scheltrun ayens Sirus.

and to see: see Joab for to be to(wards) him face: before [the] battle from face: before and from back and to choose from all to choose (Israel *Q(K)*) and to arrange to/for to encounter: toward Syria

10 Forsothe he bitook to Abisai, his brothir, the tother part of the puple, which dresside scheltrun ayens the sones of Amon.

and [obj] remainder [the] people: soldiers to give: put in/on/with hand: power Abishai brother: male-sibling his and to arrange to/for to encounter: toward son: descendant/people Ammon

11 And Joab seide, If men of Sirie han the maistrie ayens me, thou schalt be to me in to help; sotheli if the sones of Amon han the maistrie ayens thee, Y schal helpe thee;

and to say if to strengthen: strengthen Syria from me and to be to/for me to/for salvation and if son: descendant/people Ammon to strengthen: strengthen from you and to go: come to/for to save to/for you

12 be thou a strong man, and fiyte we for oure puple, and for the citee of oure God; forsothe the Lord schal do that, that is good in his siyt.

to strengthen: strengthen and to strengthen: strengthen about/through/for people our and about/through/for city God our and LORD to make: do [the] pleasant in/on/with eye: appearance his

13 Therfor Joab and his puple that was with hym, bigan batel ayens men of Sirie, whiche fledden anoon fro his face.

and to approach: approach Joab and [the] people which with him to/for battle in/on/with Syria and to flee from face: before his

14 Forsothe the sones of Amon sien, that men of Sirie hadden fled; and thei fledden also fro the face of Abisai, and entriden in to the citee; and Joab turnede ayen fro the sones of Amon, and cam in to Jerusalem.

and son: descendant/people Ammon to see: see for to flee Syria and to flee from face: before Abishai and to come (in): come [the] city and to return: return Joab from upon son: descendant/people Ammon and to come (in): come Jerusalem

15 Forsothe men of Sirye sien that thei hadden feld bifor Israel, and thei weren gaderid to gidere.

and to see: see Syria for to strike to/for face: before Israel and to gather unitedness

16 And Adadezer sente, and ledde out men of Sirie that weren biyende the flood, and he brouyte the oost of hem; sotheli Sobach, mayster of the chyualrie of Adadezer, was the prince of hem.

and to send: depart Hadarezer and to come out: send [obj] Syria which from side: beyond [the] River and to come (in): come Helam and Shobach ruler army Hadarezer to/for face: before their

17 And whanne this was teld to Dauid, he drow togidere al Israel, and passide Jordan, and cam in to Helama. And men of Sirie dressiden scheltrun ayens Dauid, and fouyten ayens hym.

and to tell to/for David and to gather [obj] all Israel and to pass [obj] [the] Jordan and to come (in): come Helam [to] and to arrange Syria to/for to encounter: toward David and to fight with him

18 And Sireis fledden fro the face of Israel; and Dauid killide of Sireis seuene hundrid charis, and fourti thousynde of knyytis; and he smoot Sobach, the prince of chyualrie, which was deed anoon.

and to flee Syria from face: before Israel and to kill David from Syria seven hundred chariot and forty thousand horseman and [obj] Shobach ruler army his to smite and to die there

19 Forsothe alle kyngis, that weren in the help of Adadezer, siyen that thei weren ouercomun of Israel, and thei maden pees with Israel, and serueden hem; and Sireis dredden to yyue help to the sones of Amon.

and to see: see all [the] king servant/slave Hadarezer for to strike to/for face: before Israel and to complete with Israel and to serve them and to fear Syria to/for to save still [obj] son: descendant/people Ammon