2 Samuel 10
1 Mgbe ihe ndị a gasịrị, eze ndị Amọn nwụrụ. Hanọn nwa ya ghọrọ eze nʼọnọdụ ya.
Sometime after this, Nahash, the Ammonite king died and his son Hanun succeeded him.
2 Mgbe ahụ, Devid chere sị, “Aga m egosi Hanọn nwa Nahash obi ebere dịka nna ya si gosi m obi ebere.” Ya mere, Devid zipụrụ ndị ozi ka ha gaa kasịe ya obi nʼihi ọnwụ nna ya. Mgbe ndị ikom Devid rutere nʼala ndị Amọn,
David said, “I will be kind to Hanun, son of Nahash, just as his father was kind to me.” So David sent representatives to take his condolences to Hanun regarding his father. But when they arrived in the country of the Ammonites,
3 ndịisi ala Amọn sịrị Hanọn bụ onyenwe ha, “Ị na-eche na Devid na-akwanyere nna gị ụgwụ site na izite ndị ozi ya ka ha bịa kasịe gị obi? Ọ bụ na Devid eziteghị ha ịbịakwute gị, naanị ka ha bịa mee nledo nʼobodo a, nyochapụta ya ma kwatuo ya?”
the Ammonite military leaders said to Hanun their king, “Do you really believe David sent condolences to you out of respect for your father? Isn't it more likely that David sent his representatives to scout out the city, spy on it, and then conquer it?”
4 Nʼihi nke a, Hanọn jidere ndị ozi Devid nʼike, kpụchapụ otu mpaghara afụọnụ nwoke ọbụla, bipụkwa uwe mwụda ha nʼetiti ike ha, zilaga ha.
So Hanun had David's representatives detained, shaved off half of each man's beard, cut off their clothes at the buttocks, and then sent them back home.
5 Mgbe a gwara Devid ihe mere, o zipụrụ ndị ozi ka ha gaa zute ndị ikom ahụ, nʼihi na e mere ha ihe ihere nʼebe ọ dị ukwuu. Eze sịrị, “Nọdụnụ na Jeriko ruo mgbe afụọnụ unu tolitere, mgbe ahụ unu ga-alọta.”
When David was told about this, he sent messengers to meet them, because they were very embarrassed. The king instructed them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have re-grown, and then you can return.”
6 Ma mgbe ndị Amọn chọpụtara na ha abụrụla ihe ịsọ oyi nʼebe Devid nọ, ha gara goo iri puku ndị agha abụọ ji ụkwụ eje site nʼAram, Bet-Rehob nakwa Zoba. Ha gokwara eze Maaka ya na puku ndị ikom, tinyekwara iri puku ndị ikom na puku abụọ ọzọ site nʼala Tob.
When the Ammonites realized they had become like a bad smell to David, they sent a request to the Arameans and hired twenty thousand of their foot soldiers from Beth Rehob and Zobah, as well as one thousand men from the king of Maakah, and also twelve thousand men from Tob.
7 Mgbe Devid nụrụ nke a, o zipụrụ Joab na ndị agha ya niile bụ dike na dimkpa nʼagha.
When David learned of this, he sent Joab and the entire army to confront them.
8 Ndị Amọn pụtara doo onwe ha nʼusoro ibu agha, nʼọnụ ụzọ ama nke obodo ha. Ma ndị Aram, ndị si Zoba na Rehob, na ndị ikom Tob na Maaka, nọpụrụ onwe ha na mbara ala.
The Ammonites set up their battle lines near the entrance to their town gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah took up positions by themselves in the open fields.
9 Mgbe Joab hụrụ na agha dị megide ya nʼihu na azụ, ọ họpụtara ụfọdụ ndị ọkachamara site nʼetiti ndị agha Izrel, doo ha nʼusoro izute ndị Aram.
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.
10 O tinyere ndị ikom fọdụrụ nʼokpuru ọchịchị Abishai, nwanne ya, zipụkwa ha izute ndị Amọn nʼagha.
He put the rest of the army under the command of Abishai, his brother. They were to attack the Ammonites.
11 Joab sịrị, “Ọ bụrụ na ndị agha Aram akarịa m ike, pụta bịa nyere m aka; ma ọ bụrụkwanụ na ndị Amọn akarịa gị ike, aga m apụta bịa napụta gị.
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.
12 Nwee obi ike, ka anyị lụọ ọgụ a dịka ndị dị ike, nʼihi ndị anyị, na obodo niile nke Chineke anyị. Ka Onyenwe anyị meekwa ihe dị mma nʼanya ya.”
Be brave, and fight your best for our people and the towns of our God. May the Lord do what he sees as good!”
13 Mgbe ahụ, Joab na ndị agha so ya bịara nso ibuso ndị Aram agha, ha sitere nʼihu ha gbapụ ọsọ.
Joab attacked the Arameans with his forces and they ran away from him.
14 Mgbe ndị Amọn hụrụ ka ndị Aram na-agbapụ ọsọ, ha onwe ha gbakwara ọsọ nʼihu Abishai, gbaba nʼime obodo. Ya mere, Joab sitere nʼịlụso ndị Amọn agha lọghachi, bịa na Jerusalem.
When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had run away, they also ran away from Abishai, and retreated into the town. So Joab went back to Jerusalem after fighting the Ammonites.
15 Mgbe ndị Aram hụrụ na ndị Izrel tigburu ha; ha lara, chịkọtaa onwe ha ọnụ.
As soon as the Arameans saw they had been defeated by the Israelites they reassembled their forces.
16 Hadadeza mere ka a kpọta ndị Aram site nʼofe ọzọ nke Osimiri Yufretis. Ha gara Hilam, ha na ọchịagha ndị agha Hadadeza, a na-akpọ Shobak, onye na-edu ha.
Hadadezer sent for more Arameans to be brought from beyond the Euphrates River. They arrived in Helam under the leadership of Shobach, commander of Hadadezer's army.
17 Mgbe a gwara Devid banyere nke a, ọ chịkọtara ndị Izrel niile, gafee Jọdan, jeruo Hilam. Ndị Aram doro usoro agha ha izute Devid, lụsokwaa ya agha.
When this was reported to David, he assembled all Israel together. He crossed the Jordan and advanced on Helam. The Arameans positioned themselves in battle line against David and fought him.
18 Ma ha sitere nʼihu ndị Izrel gbaa ọsọ, Devid gburu narị ndị ikom asaa na-anya ụgbọ agha nke ịnyịnya na-adọkpụ. Gbukwaa iri puku ndị agha anọ na-eji ụkwụ eje. O tidara Shobak, bụ ọchịagha ndị agha ha, ọ nwụọ nʼebe ahụ.
But the Aramean army ran away from the Israelites, and David killed 700 charioteers and 40,000 infantry. He also attacked Shobach, their army commander, and he died there.
19 Mgbe ndị eze niile nọ nʼokpuru ọchịchị Hadadeza hụrụ na Izrel etigbuola ha, ha mere ka ha na ndị Izrel dịrị nʼudo, bụrụkwa ndị nọ nʼokpuru ha. Ya mere, ndị Aram tụrụ egwu inyere ụmụ Amọn aka ọzọ.
When all the kings allied with Hadadezer realized that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. As a result, the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites any more.
