Kronika 1 19
1 Esi ɣeyiɣiawo va le yiyim la, Amonitɔwo ƒe fia, Nahas, ku eye Via ŋutsu ɖu fia ɖe eteƒe.
Some time later, Nahash, king of the Ammonites, died and his son succeeded him.
2 David ɖo be, “Manyo dɔme na Hanun, Nahas ƒe vi elabena fofoa nyo dɔme nam.” Ale David dɔ amewo ɖa be woado babaa na Hanun le fofoa ƒe ku ta. Esi David ƒe amewo va tu Hanun le Amonitɔwo ƒe anyigba dzi be yewoado babaa nɛ la,
David said, “I will be kind to Hanun, son of Nahash, for his father was kind to me.” So David sent messengers to comfort him over his father's death. David's ambassadors arrived in the land of the Ammonites and went comfort Hanun.
3 Amonitɔwo ƒe amegãwo gblɔ na Hanun be, “Ɖe nèbu be David le bubu dem ye fofo ŋu to ame siawo dɔdɔ ɖe gbɔwò be woado babaa na wò mea? Menye ɖe ame siawo va be yewoatsa ŋku le anyigba la dzi eye yewoaho aʋa ɖe eŋu oa?”
But the Ammonite princes said to Hanun, “Do you really think that David is honoring your father by sending comforters to you? Haven't these ‘comforters’ only come to spy out the land to find ways to conquer it?”
4 Nu sia na Fia Hanun lé Fia David ƒe amewo. Ena wolũ ge na wo eye wolã woƒe awuwo le woƒe agɔnu ale be woɖe amama ɖe agɔnu eye wòdo mɔ wo.
So Hanun detained David's ambassadors and had them shaved, and their robes cut off at the buttocks. Then he sent them back.
5 Ke esi wova gblɔ ŋutsuawo ŋu nya na David la, edɔ amewo woɖakpe ŋutsuawo kple gbedeasi be woatsi Yeriko va se ɖe esime woƒe ge nato elabena wodo ŋukpe wo ŋutɔ.
A message was sent to David to explain what had happened to the men. David then sent messengers to the men to tell them, “Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then you can come back.”
6 Esi Amonitɔwo kpɔ be yewozu David ƒe ketɔwo la, Hanun kple Amonitɔwo tsɔ klosaloga kilogram akpe blaetɔ̃ vɔ ade be woaɖada aʋatasiaɖamwo kple wo dolawo tso Aram Naharaim, Aram Maaka kple Zoba.
Then the Ammonites realized that they had really been offensive to David So Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.
7 Woda tasiaɖam akpe blaetɔ̃-vɔ-eve kple wo dolawo. Nenema ke wotsɔ Maaka fia kple eƒe aʋakɔ blibo la, ame siwo va ƒu asaɖa anyi ɖe Medeba gbɔ, esime woyɔ Amonitɔwo ƒo ƒu tso woƒe duwo me eye wodo yi aʋakpeƒe.
They also hired 32,000 chariots and the king of Maacah with his army. They came set up camp near Medeba. The Ammonites were also called up from their towns and prepared for battle.
8 Esi David se nya sia la, eɖo Yoab kple aʋakɔ blibo la ɖa.
When David learned of this, he sent Joab and the entire army to confront them.
9 Amonitɔwo do go va woƒe dua ƒe agbo nu hena aʋawɔwɔ, eye fia siwo va la le aʋagbedzi wo tɔ wo tɔe.
The Ammonites set up their battle lines near the town entrance, while the other kings who had joined them took up positions in the open fields.
10 Yoab kpɔ be wodze aʋa ɖe ye ŋgɔ kple ye megbe siaa eya ta etia Israel ƒe asrafo siwo bi ɖe aʋawɔwɔ me eye wòna woɖakpe aʋa kple Aramtɔwo.
Joab realized he would have to fight both in front of him and behind him, he chose some of Israel's best troops and he took charge of them to lead the attack the Arameans.
11 Ena akpa evelia si nɔ nɔvia Abisai ƒe kpɔkplɔ te la kpe aʋa kple Amonitɔwo.
He put the rest of the army under the command of Abishai, his brother. They were to attack the Ammonites.
12 Yoab gblɔ na nɔvia be, “Ne Aramtɔwo sẽ nam akpa la, nàva kpe ɖe ŋunye, ke ne Amonitɔwo sẽ na wò akpa la, mava kpe ɖe ŋuwò.
Joab told him, “If the Arameans are stronger than me, you come and help me. If the Ammonites are stronger than you, I'll come and help you.
13 “Lé dzi ɖe ƒo, eye na míawɔ aʋa la kalẽtɔe na míaƒe dukɔ kple míaƒe Mawu la ƒe duwo. Yehowa awɔ nu si nyo le eŋkume.”
Be brave, and fight your best for our people and the towns of our God. May the Lord do what he sees as good!”
14 Tete Yoab kple eƒe aʋakɔwo lũ ɖe Aramtɔwo dzi be woakpe aʋa kpli wo eye Aramtɔwo si le wo nu.
Joab attacked the Arameans with his forces and they ran away from him.
15 Esi Amonitɔwo kpɔ be Aramtɔwo nɔ sisim la, woawo hã lé du tsɔ le nɔvia Abisai ŋgɔ eye woɖage ɖe du la me eya ta Yoab trɔ dzo yi Yerusalem.
When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had run away, they also ran away from Abishai, Joab's brother, and retreated into the town. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.
16 Esime Aramtɔwo kpɔ be Israelviwo ɖu yewo dzi la, wodɔ amewo be woadi aʋawɔla bubuwo tso Ufrates tɔsisi la godo eye wonɔ Sofak, Fia Hadadezer ƒe aʋafia gã ƒe kpɔkplɔ te.
As soon as the Arameans saw they had been defeated by the Israelites so they sent for reinforcements from the other side of the Euphrates River, under the leadership of Shobach, commander of Hadadezer's army.
17 Esi wogblɔ nya sia na David la, eƒo Israel blibo la nu ƒu, tso Yɔdan eye wodze aʋa ɖe wo ŋu. David ho aʋa ɖe Aramtɔwo ŋu eye Aramtɔwo wɔ aʋa kplii.
When this was reported to David, he assembled all Israel together. He crossed the Jordan and approached the Aramean army, drawing up his forces in battle line against them. When David engaged in battle with them they fought with him.
18 Ke Aramtɔwo si le Israel nu eye David wu woƒe tasiaɖamŋusɔdola akpe adre kple asrafo afɔzɔla akpe blaene. Ewu woƒe aʋafia Sofak hã.
But the Aramean army ran away from the Israelites, and David killed 7,000 charioteers and 40,000 infantry, as well as Shobach, their army commander.
19 Esi Hadadezer ƒe amewo kpɔ be Israel si yewo la, wowɔ ŋutifafa kple David eye wozu etenɔlawo. Tso esia dzi la, Aramtɔwo megakpe ɖe Amonviwo ŋu le woƒe aʋawɔwɔ me kpɔ o.
When Hadadezer's allies realized that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. As a result, the Arameans didn't want to help the Ammonites any more.
