1 Ebyomumirembe 19
1 Awo oluvannyuma lw’ebyo, nga wayiseewo ebbanga, Nakasi kabaka w’Abamoni n’afa, mutabani we n’amusikira.
It came about later that Nahash, king of the people of Ammon, died, and that his son became king in his place.
2 Dawudi n’alowooza nti, “Nzija kulaga ebyekisa Kanuni mutabani wa Nakasi, kubanga ne kitaawe yankolera ebyekisa.” Awo Dawudi n’amuweereza ababaka okumukubagiza nga kitaawe amaze okufa. Naye abasajja ba Dawudi bwe baatuuka eri Kanuni mu nsi ey’Abamoni okumukubagiza,
David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console him concerning his father. David's servants entered the land of the Ammonites and went to Hanun, in order to console him.
3 abakungu b’abaana ba Amoni ne bagamba Kanuni nti, “Olowooza nga Dawudi assaamu kitaawo ekitiibwa, bwakuweerezza abakubagizza? Era olowooza nga, abasajja be tebazze kulawuna na kuketta nsi era na kugirya?”
But the Ammonite princes said to Hanun, “Do you think that David is honoring your father because he has sent men to comfort you? Do not his servants come to you to explore and examine the land in order to overthrow it?”
4 Awo Kanuni n’alagira abasajja ba Dawudi bakwatibwe, n’abamwako enviiri n’abasalako n’ebirevu, n’asala ebyambalo byabwe wakati okukoma ku nnyuma, n’oluvannyuma n’abagoba baddeyo.
So Hanun seized David's servants, shaved them, cut off their garments to the waist, up to their buttocks, and sent them away.
5 Awo Dawudi bwe yawulira bye baakola abasajja be yatuma, n’abagamba nti, “Musigale e Yeriko okutuusa ebirevu byammwe lwe birikula, mulyoke mukomewo.”
When they explained this to David, he sent to meet with them, for the men were deeply ashamed. The king said, “Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”
6 Awo abaana ba Amoni bwe baalaba nga Dawudi abanyiigidde; bo ne kabaka waabwe Kanuni ne baweereza ttani eza ffeeza amakumi asatu mu nnya e Mesopotamiya n’e Alamumaaka, ne Zoba, okubeyazikako amagaali n’abeebagala embalaasi.
When the Ammonites saw that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire Aramean chariots and horsemen from Naharaim, Maacah, and Zobah.
7 Beeyazika amagaali n’abeebagala embalaasi emitwalo esatu mu enkumi bbiri, era ne kabaka w’e Maaka n’eggye lye, abajja okumwegattako ne basiisira okumpi ne Medeba. Abaana ba Amoni bo baakuŋŋaana okuva mu bibuga byabwe ne bagenda okutabaala.
They hired thirty-two thousand chariots and the king of Maacah and his army, who came and encamped before Medeba. Then the Ammonites gathered themselves together from their cities and came out to battle.
8 Olwawulira ekyo, Dawudi n’aweereza Yowaabu n’eggye lyonna ery’abasajja abalwanyi abazira.
When David heard of it, he sent Joab and his entire army to meet them.
9 Abamoni ne bavaayo bategeke okutabaala nga basimbye ennyiriri ku wankaaki w’ekibuga kyabwe, ate nga bakabaka abaali bazze okubayamba baali bokka ku ttale.
The people of Ammon came out and lined up for battle at the city gate, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
10 Awo Yowaabu bwe yalaba ng’abalabe bamutabaala mu maaso n’emabega, n’alonda mu basajja be, abasajja abazira mu Isirayiri, era abo n’abaweereza okulwana n’Abasuuli.
When Joab saw the battle lines facing him both in front and behind, he chose some of Israel's best fighters and arranged them against the Arameans.
11 Abalala n’abakwasa Abisaayi muganda we okubaduumira, ne bagenda okulwana n’Abamoni.
As for the rest of the army, he gave it into the command of Abishai his brother, and he put them into battle lines against the army of Ammon.
12 Yowaabu n’agamba muganda we nti, “Abasuuli bwe banaaba nga bansinza amaanyi, onojja n’ombeera, naye Abamoni bwe banaaba nga bakusinza amaanyi nange nzija kujja nkubeere.
Joab said, “If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you, Abishai, must rescue me. But if the army of Ammon is too strong for you, then I will come and rescue you.
13 Guma omwoyo, tulwanirire abantu baffe n’ebibuga bya Katonda waffe n’obuzira. Mukama akole ng’okusiima kwe bwe kuli.”
Be strong, and let us show ourselves to be strong for our people and for the cities of our God, for Yahweh will do what is good in his eyes.”
14 Awo Yowaabu n’abalwanyi be yalina ne batabaala Abasuuli, Abasuuli ne babadduka.
So Joab and the soldiers of his army advanced to the battle against the Arameans, who were forced to flee before the army of Israel.
15 Abaana ba Amoni bwe balaba ng’Abasuuli badduse, nabo ne badduka Abisaayi muganda wa Yowaabu, ne bayingira ekibuga. Awo Yowaabu n’addayo e Yerusaalemi.
When the army of Ammon saw that the Arameans had fled, they also fled from Joab's brother Abishai and went back into the city. Then Joab returned from the people of Ammon and went back to Jerusalem.
16 Abasuuli bwe baalaba nga Isirayiri abawangudde, ne batuma ababaka, okuggyayo Abasuuli abaali emitala w’Omugga Fulaati, nga Sofaki omuduumizi ow’eggye lya Kadalezeri yabakulembedde.
When the Arameans saw that they were being defeated by Israel, they sent for reinforcements from beyond the Euphrates River, with Shophak the commander of Hadadezer's army.
17 Awo Dawudi bwe yategeezebwa ebyo, n’akuŋŋaanya Isirayiri yenna, n’asomoka Yoludaani nabo, n’agenda n’abalumba n’asimba ennyiriri ng’abesimbye mu maaso. Dawudi n’atandika okulwana n’Abasuuli, n’abo ne bamulwanyisa.
When David was told this, he gathered all Israel together, crossed the Jordan, and came upon them. He arranged the army for battle against the Arameans, and they fought him.
18 Naye Abasuuli ne badduka Isirayiri, era Dawudi n’atta abeebagala embalaasi kasanvu, n’abaserikale ab’ebigere emitwalo ena. Ate n’atta ne Sofaki omuduumizi w’eggye lyabwe.
The Arameans fled from Israel, and David killed seven thousand Aramean charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophak, the commander of the army.
19 Awo abantu ba Kadalezeri bwe baalaba nga bawanguddwa Isirayiri, ne batabagana ne Dawudi era ne bafuuka abaddu be; so n’Abasuuli tebakkiriza kuyamba abaana be Amooni nate.
When all the kings who were servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and served them. So the people of Aram were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.
