2 Samuel 10

1 Danach starb der Ammoniterkönig, und sein Sohn Chanun ward an seiner Statt König.

Some time later, the king of the Ammon people-group died, and his son Hanun became their king.

2 Da sprach David: "Ich will dem Chanun, des Nachas Sohn, Liebes tun, wie sein Vater mir Liebes hat getan." So schickte David hin, ihn durch seine Diener wegen seines Vaters zu trösten. So kamen Davids Diener ins Ammoniterland.

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,

3 Da sprachen die Ammoniterfürsten zu ihrem Herrn Chanun: "Ehrt David nach deiner Ansicht deinen Vater, daß er dir Tröster schickt? Sendet nicht David seine Diener zu dir, die Stadt auszuspähen, auszuforschen und zu erkunden?

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!”

4 Da ergriff Chanun Davids Diener, schor ihnen den Bart halb ab und schnitt ihnen die Kleider halb bis ans Gesäß weg. So schickte er sie fort.

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.

5 Als man dies David meldete, sandte er ihnen entgegen. Denn die Männer waren schwer beschimpft. Der König ließ ihnen sagen: "Bleibt in Jericho, bis euch der Bart gewachsen ist! Dann kommt heim!"

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.”

6 Die Ammoniter aber merkten, daß sie sich bei David verhaßt gemacht hatten. Da schickten die Ammoniter hin und dingten bei Aram in Bet Rechob und bei Aram in Soba 20.000 Fußtruppen und vom König von Maaka 1.000 Mann und 12.000 Mann von Tob.

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].

7 Als dies David hörte, sandte er Joab und das ganze Heer, die Krieger, aus.

When David heard about that, he sent Joab with all of the army [that Joab commanded], to fight against them.

8 Da rückten die Ammoniter aus und stellten sich zum Kampfe vor das Stadttor. Die Aramäer von Soba und Rechob aber und die Mannschaften von Tob und Maaka standen für sich im Gelände.

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.

9 Als Joab sah, daß ihm ein Angriff von vorn und von hinten drohe, wählte er Leute aus allen Erlesenen Israels und stellte sich den Aramäern entgegen.

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.

10 Den Rest des Volkes aber hatte er seinem Bruder Abisai unterstellt. Auch er stellte sich den Ammonitern entgegen.

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.

11 Er sprach: "Werden aber die Ammoniter mir zu stark, dann komm du mir zu Hilfe! Werden aber die Aramäer dir zu stark, dann komme ich dir zu helfen.

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.

12 Sei tapfer! Seien wir mutig für unser Volk und Diener unseres Gottes. Der Herr aber tue, was ihm gefällt!"

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.”

13 So rückten Joab und das Volk bei ihm zum Kampfe gegen die Aramäer vor. Da flohen sie vor ihm.

So Joab and his army [advanced to] attack the army of Syria, and the soldiers from Syria ran away from them.

14 Als die Ammoniter sahen, daß die Aramäer flohen, flohen auch sie vor Abisai und zogen sich zurück. Da ließ Joab von den Ammonitern ab und kam nach Jerusalem.

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.

15 Als die Aramäer sahen, daß sie von Israel geschlagen waren, sammelten sie sich.

After [the leaders of] the army of Syria saw that the Israeli army had defeated them, they gathered all their troops together.

16 Und Hadadezer sandte hin und ließ die Aramäer jenseits des Stromes ausrücken. Und sie kamen nach Chelam. Hadadezers Feldherr Sobak aber war an ihrer Spitze.

[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.

17 Dies ward David gemeldet. Da bot er ganz Israel auf, überschritt den Jordan und kam nach Chelam. Da stellten sich die Aramäer David entgegen und kämpften mit ihm.

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.

18 Aber die Aramäer mußten vor Israel fliehen. Und David schlug von den Aramäern 700 Wagenkämpfer und 40.000 Mann Fußvolk. Auch ihren Feldherrn Sobak schlug er, daß er dort starb.

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.

19 Als alle Könige, Hadadezers Untergebene, sahen, daß sie von Israel geschlagen waren, schlossen sie mit Israel Frieden und waren ihm untertan. Die Aramäer aber hüteten sich, den Ammonitern weiter zu helfen.

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.