1 Tantara 19
1 Ary rehefa afaka izany, dia maty Nahasy, mpanjakan’ ny taranak’ i Amona, ary ny zanany no nanjaka nandimby azy.
It came about later that Nahash, king of the people of Ammon, died, and that his son became king in his place.
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.
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 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?
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 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 seized David's servants, shaved them, cut off their garments to the waist, up to their buttocks, 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 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 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 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 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.
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 Ary nony ren’ i Davida izany, dia naniraka an’ i Joaba sy ny miaramila rehetra izy, dia ny lehilahy mahery.
When David heard of it, he sent Joab and his entire army to meet them.
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 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 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 facing him both in front and behind, he chose some of Israel's best fighters and arranged 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.
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 Ary hoy Joaba: Raha tsy tohako ny Syriana, dia vonjeo aho; fa raha tsy tohanao kosa ny taranak’ i Amona, dia hovonjeko ianao;
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 mahereza, ary aoka hitombandahy isika ho an’ ny firenentsika sy ireo tanànan’ Andriamanitsika; ary aoka Jehovah hanao izay sitrapony.
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 Ary nandroso hiady tamin’ ny Syriana Joaba sy ny olona nanaraka azy; ka dia nandositra niala teo anoloany ireo.
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 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 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 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 were being defeated by Israel, they sent for reinforcements from beyond the Euphrates River, with Shophak the commander of Hadadezer's army.
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 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 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.
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 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 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.
