1 Tantara 19
1 Ie añe izay le nivilasy t’i Nakase mpanjaka’ o ana’ i Amoneo, le nandimbe aze nifehe i ana-dahi’ey.
Now it came about after this that death came to Nahash, the king of the children of Ammon, and his son became king in his place.
2 Le hoe t’i Davide: ho tretrezeko t’i Kanone ana’ i Nakase amy te nitretrezen-drae’e. Aa le nañitrifa’ i Davide ìrake hañohò aze ty aman-drae’e. Aa le nimb’an-tane’ o ana’ i Amoneo mb’ amy Kanone ao o mpitoro’ i Davideo hañohò’ aze,
And David said, I will be a friend to Hanun, the son of Nahash, because his father was a friend to me. So David sent men to him, to give him words of comfort on account of his father. And the servants of David came to Hanun, to the land of the children of Ammon, offering him comfort.
3 fe hoe o roandria’ o ana’ i Amoneo amy Kanone; Atao’o te hiasy an-drae’o hao t’i Davide, ie nañihitrifa’e mpañohò? tsy mone nimb’ ama’o mb’etoy i mpitoro’e rey hijilojilo naho hitsoetsoeke vaho hitingatingañe an-tane atoy?
But the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Does it seem to you that David is honouring your father, by sending comforters to you? is it not clear that these men have only come to go through the land and to make secret observation of it so that they may overcome it?
4 Aa le rinambe’ i Kanone i mpitoro’ i Davide rey vaho niharate’e naho tinampa’e añivo o saro’eo, pak’ am-piambesara’e vaho nanoe’e soike.
So Hanun took David's servants, and cutting off their hair and the skirts of their robes up to the middle, sent them away.
5 Nimb’eo amy zao ty nitalily amy Davide i nanoañe indaty reiy. Le nirahe’e ty hifanalaka ama’e; fa loho salatse indaty rey. Le hoe i mpanjakay, Mandiñisa e Ieriko ao ampara’ te mitombo o tateahe’ areoo, izay vaho mimpoly.
Then certain men went and gave David word of what had been done to them. And he sent out with the purpose of meeting them; for the men were greatly shamed. And the king said, Keep where you are at Jericho till your hair is long again, and then come back.
6 Ie napota’ o ana’ i Amoneo t’ie mañati-fofots’ amy Davide, le nihitrife’ i Kanone naho o ana’ i Amoneo ty volafoty arivo hañaramà’ iareo sarete naho mpiningi-tsoavala boake Arame-naharaime naho boak’e Arame-maakà vaho boak’ amy Tsobà.
And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves hated by David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver as payment for war-carriages and horsemen from Mesopotamia and Aram-maacah and Zobah.
7 Aa le nañeke sarete telo-ale-tsi-ro’arivo naho ty mpanjaka’ i Maakà rekets’ ondati’eo; le nimb’e Medebà mb’eo iereo vaho nitobe. Nifanontoñe ka o ana’ i Amone boak’ an-drova’eo, le nimb’eo hialy.
So with this money they got thirty-two thousand war-carriages, and the help of the king of Maacah and his people, who came and took up their position in front of Medeba. And the children of Ammon came together from their towns for the fight.
8 Ie jinanji’ i Davide, le nirahe’e mb’eo t’Ioabe naho ze fonga fanalolahy amy valobohokey.
And David, hearing of it, sent Joab with all the army of fighting-men.
9 Niavotse o ana’ i Amoneo nandahatse i aliy an-dalambei’ i rovay vaho niereñereñe an-kivoke ey o mpanjaka niavio.
So the children of Ammon came out and put their forces in position on the way into the town; and the kings who had come were stationed by themselves in the field.
10 Ie nizoe’ Ioabe te niatrek’ aze aolo naho amboho’ i hotakotakey, le jinobo’e iaby ty fanalolahi’ Israele vaho nampiatrefe’e amo nte-Arameo.
Now when Joab saw that their forces were in position against him in front and at his back, he took all the best men of Israel, and put them in line against the Aramaeans;
11 Nafanto’e ho am-pità’ i Abisay rahalahi’e ondaty ila’eo le sindre nilahatse hiatreke amo ana’ i Amoneo.
And the rest of the people he put in position against the children of Ammon with Abishai, his brother, at their head.
12 Aa hoe re, Naho loho maozatse amako o nte-Arameo le ihe ty hañolotse ahy; aa naho maozatse te ama’o ka o ana’ i Amoneo le izaho ty hañolotse azo.
And he said, If the Aramaeans are stronger and get the better of me, then come to my help; and if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.
13 Mahasibeha le antao tika hamente t’ie maozatse ho am’ondatin-tikañeo naho ho amo rovan’ Añaharen-tikañeo; le hanoe’ Iehovà ze arofoana’e hahasoa.
Take heart, and let us be strong for our people and for the towns of our God; and may the Lord do what seems good to him.
14 Aa le niheo mb’eo t’Ioabe naho ondaty mpiama’eo nihotakotak’ amo nte Arameo, ie nitriban-day aolo’e eo.
So Joab and the people who were with him went forward into the fight against the Aramaeans, and they went in flight before him.
15 Aa ie nioni’ o ana’ i Amoneo te nilay añe o nte-Arameo le nilay añatrefa’ i Abisay, rahalahi’e ka vaho nimoak’ an-drova ao. Aa le nimpoly mb’e Ierosalaime añe t’Ioabe.
And when the children of Ammon saw the flight of the Aramaeans, they themselves went in flight from Abishai, his brother, and came into the town. Then Joab came back to Jerusalem.
16 Ie nirendre’ o nte-Arameo te ginio’ Israele, le nañitrike ìrake, nangalake o nte-Arame alafe’ i Sakaio, rekets’ i Sopake mpifehe’ ty valobohò’ i Hadadezere ho mpiaolo.
And when the Aramaeans saw that Israel had overcome them, they sent men to get the Aramaeans who were on the other side of the River, with Shophach, the captain of Hadadezer's army, at their head.
17 Natalily amy Davide, le natonto’e iaby t’Israele naho nitsake Iordaney mb’eo naho nivotrak’ am’ iereo vaho nalaha’e am’ iereo i hotakotakey. Aa ie nalaha’ i Davide amo nte-Arameo i aley le nifandrapaha’e.
And word of this was given to David; and he got all Israel together and went over Jordan and came to Helam and put his forces in position against them. And when David's forces were in position against the Aramaeans, the fight was started.
18 Nilay añ’ atrefa’ Israele o nte-Arameo; le zinevo’ i Davide ty fito-arivo amo nte-Arame an-tsareteo naho ty efats-ale an-tomboke vaho vinono’e t’i Sopake mpifehe’ i valobohòkey.
And the Aramaeans went in flight before Israel; and David put to the sword the men of seven thousand Aramaean war-carriages and forty thousand footmen, and put to death Shophach, the captain of the army.
19 Ie tendrek’ amo mpitoro’ i Haderezereo te ginio’ Israele, le nifampilongo amy Davide naho nitoroñe aze vaho tsy nimete handrombake o ana’ i Amoneo ka o nte-Arameo.
And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were overcome by Israel, they made peace with David and became his servants: and the Aramaeans would give no more help to the children of Ammon.
