1 Tantara 19
1 Ary rehefa afaka izany, dia maty Nahasy, mpanjakan’ ny taranak’ i Amona, ary ny zanany no nanjaka nandimby azy.
Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.
2 Ary hoy Davida: Hanisy soa an’ i Hanona, zanak’ i Nahasy, aho, fa soa no nataon’ ny rainy tamiko. Ary Davida naniraka olona hitsapa alahelo azy noho ny amin-drainy. Ary tonga tany amin’ i Hanona tany amin’ ny tanin’ ny Amonita ny mpanompon’ i Davida hitsapa alahelo azy.
And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,
3 Ary hoy ireo mpanapaka ny taranak’ i Amona tamin’ i Hanona: Moa ataonao ho fanajana ny rainao no anirahan’ i Davida hitsapa alahelo anao? Fa tsy hizaha sy handrava ary hisafo ny tany va no nalehan’ ireo mpanompony ireo atỳ aminao?
the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
4 Dia nosamborin’ i Hanona ny mpanompon’ i Davida ka noharatany, sady nofolonany hatreo amin’ ny foto-peny ny akanjony, ka dia nalefany hody izy.
So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.
5 Ary dia nisy lasa nanambara tamin’ i Davida izay natao tamin’ ireo lehilahy ireo; ary izy naniraka hitsena azy, fa afa-baraka loatra izy, ka dia hoy ny mpanjaka: Mitoera any Jeriko aloha ambara-panirin’ ny somotrareo, vao mody ianareo.
When someone came and told David about his men, he sent messengers to meet them, since the men had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”
6 Ary nony hitan’ ny taranak’ i Amona fa efa nanao izay nampangidy hoditra azy tamin’ i Davida izy, dia naniraka nampanatitra talenta volafotsy arivo hakaramany kalesy sy mpitaingin-tsoavaly any Mesopotamia sy Syriamaka ary Zoba Hanona sy ny taranak’ i Amona.
When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.
7 Dia nanakarama kalesy roa arivo amby telo alina mbamin’ ny mpanjakan’ i Maka sy ny olony izy; ary tonga ireo ka nitoby tandrifin’ i Medeba. Ary nivory ny taranak’ Amona niala tany amin’ ny tanànany avy ka tamy hiady.
So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites came from their cities and marched out for battle.
8 Ary nony ren’ i Davida izany, dia naniraka an’ i Joaba sy ny miaramila rehetra izy, dia ny lehilahy mahery.
On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.
9 Ary ny taranak’ i Amona nivoaka ka nilahatra hiady teo anoloan’ ny vavahadin’ ny tanàna; fa ireo mpanjaka tonga ireo kosa dia nitokana teny an-tsaha.
The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.
10 Ary rehefa hitan’ i Joaba fa sady teo anoloany no teo ivohony ny fahavalo, dia nifidy olona tamin’ ireo voafantina tamin’ ny Isiraely rehetra izy, ka nalahany hiady tamin’ ny Syriana.
When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.
11 Ary ny olona sisa kosa nomeny ho entin’ i Abisay rahalahiny, ka dia nilahatra hiady amin’ ny taranak’ i Amona ireo.
And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.
12 Ary hoy Joaba: Raha tsy tohako ny Syriana, dia vonjeo aho; fa raha tsy tohanao kosa ny taranak’ i Amona, dia hovonjeko ianao;
“If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.
13 mahereza, ary aoka hitombandahy isika ho an’ ny firenentsika sy ireo tanànan’ Andriamanitsika; ary aoka Jehovah hanao izay sitrapony.
Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
14 Ary nandroso hiady tamin’ ny Syriana Joaba sy ny olona nanaraka azy; ka dia nandositra niala teo anoloany ireo.
So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
15 Ary nony hitan’ ny taranak’ i Amona fa nandositra ny Syriana, dia mba nandositra niala teo anoloan’ i Abisay, rahalahin’ i Joaba, koa izy ka niditra tao an-tanàna. Ary dia tonga tany Jerosalema Joaba.
When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Joab’s brother Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.
16 Ary nony hitan’ ny Syriana fa resy teo anoloan’ ny Isiraely izy, dia naniraka olona izy haka ny Syriana izay tany an-dafin’ ny Ony; ary Sobaka, komandin’ ny miaramilan’ i Hadarezera, no nitarika azy.
When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
17 Ary nony nambara tamin i Davida izany, dia namory ny Isiraely rehetra izy ka lasa nita an’ i Jordana, dia tonga teo aminy ka nilahatra hiady aminy. Ary nony nilahatra hiady amin’ ny Syriana Davida, dia niady taminy ireo.
When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, advanced toward the Arameans, and arrayed for battle against them. When David lined up to engage them in battle, they fought against him.
18 Fa vaky nandositra teo anoloan’ ny Isiraely ny Syriana, ka nahafaty ny teo amin’ ny kalesy fito arivo sy miaramila an-tongotra efatra alina tamin’ ny Syriana Davida; ary matiny koa Sobaka, komandin’ ny miaramila.
But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army.
19 Ary nony hitan’ ireo nanoa an’ i Hadarezera fa resy teo anoloan’ ny Isiraely izy, dia nanao fihavanana tamin’ i Davida izy ka nanompo azy; ary tsy nety nanampy ny taranak’ i Amona intsony ny Syriana.
When Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Arameans were unwilling to help the Ammonites anymore.
