1 Tantara 19
1 Ary rehefa afaka izany, dia maty Nahasy, mpanjakan’ ny taranak’ i Amona, ary ny zanany no nanjaka nandimby azy.
And it came to pass after this, that Nachash the king of the children of 'Ammon died, and his son became king in his stead.
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 unto Chanun the son of Nachash, because his father showed kindness unto me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And the servants of David came unto the land of the children of 'Ammon to Chanun, to comfort 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?
And the princes of the children of 'Ammon said unto Chanun, Doth David honor thy father in thy eyes, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee in order to search out, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?
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.
Chanun thereupon took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle as far as the hip-bone, 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.
And some people went and told David concerning these men. And he sent [persons] to meet them: because the men were greatly ashamed; and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beard be grown, 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.
And when the children of 'Ammon saw that they were become in bad odor with David, Chanun and the children of 'Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves from Mesopotamia, and from Syria-ma'achah, and from Zobah, chariots and horsemen.
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.
And they hired for themselves thirty and two thousand [warriors in] chariots, and the king of Ma'achah and his people: and they came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of 'Ammon gathered themselves together out of their cities, and came to the battle.
8 Ary nony ren’ i Davida izany, dia naniraka an’ i Joaba sy ny miaramila rehetra izy, dia ny lehilahy mahery.
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army [and] the 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.
And the children of 'Ammon came out, and put themselves in battle array at the entrance of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
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 now Joab saw that the front of battle was against him before and behind, he made a selection from all the chosen men of Israel, and arrayed himself against the Syrians.
11 Ary ny olona sisa kosa nomeny ho entin’ i Abisay rahalahiny, ka dia nilahatra hiady amin’ ny taranak’ i Amona ireo.
And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abshai his brother, and they arrayed themselves against the children of 'Ammon.
12 Ary hoy Joaba: Raha tsy tohako ny Syriana, dia vonjeo aho; fa raha tsy tohanao kosa ny taranak’ i Amona, dia hovonjeko ianao;
And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then shalt thou bring me help; but if the children of 'Ammon be too strong for thee, then will I help thee.
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 strengthen ourselves in behalf of our people, and in behalf of the cities of our God, and may the Lord do that which seemeth good in his eyes.
14 Ary nandroso hiady tamin’ ny Syriana Joaba sy ny olona nanaraka azy; ka dia nandositra niala teo anoloany ireo.
And Joab drew nigh and the people that were with him in front of the Syrians unto the battle, and they fled from 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.
And when the children of 'Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then did they also fly before Abshai his brother, and entered into the city. And 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.
And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they sent messengers, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the army of Hadar'ezer went before 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.
And when it was told to David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came up with them, and arrayed himself against them. So when David had arrayed himself against the Syrians [for] battle, they fought with 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.
And the Syrians fled from before Israel: and David slew of the Syrians [the men of] seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand men on foot, and Shophach the captain of the army he put to death.
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.
And when the vassals of Hadar'ezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: and the Syrians would not help the children of 'Ammon any more.
