2 Samuelova 10
1 A poslije toga umrije car sinova Amonovijeh, i zacari se Anun sin njegov na njegovo mjesto.
Some time later, the king of the Ammon people-group died, and his son Hanun became their king.
2 I reèe David: da uèinim milost Anunu sinu Nasovu, kao što je otac njegov meni uèinio milost. I posla David da ga potješi za ocem preko sluga svojih. I doðoše sluge Davidove u zemlju sinova Amonovijeh.
David thought, “Nahash was kind to me, so I will be kind to his son.” So David sent some officials there, to tell Hanun that David was sorry that Hanun’s father [had died]. When those messengers arrived in the land where the Ammon people-group lived,
3 A knezovi sinova Amonovijeh rekoše Anunu gospodaru svojemu: misliš da je David zato poslao ljude da te potješe, što je rad uèiniti èast ocu tvojemu? a nije zato poslao David k tebi sluge svoje da promotri grad i uhodi, pa poslije da ga raskopa?
the leaders of the Ammon people-group said to Hanun, “Do you think that it is to honor your father that King David has sent these men to say that he is sorry that your father died [RHQ]? [We think that] he has sent them here to look around the city to determine how his [army] can conquer us!”
4 Tada Anun uhvati sluge Davidove, i obrija im brade do pola i otsijeèe im haljine po pole, do zadnjice, i opravi ih natrag.
Hanun [believed what they said; so he commanded some soldiers to] seize David’s officials and [insult them by] shaving off one side of each man’s beard, and [by] cutting off the lower part of their robes, [with the result that their buttocks could be seen], and then they sent them away.
5 A kad to javiše Davidu, on posla pred njih, jer ljudi bijahu grdno osramoæeni, i poruèi im car: sjedite u Jerihonu dokle vam naraste brada, pa onda doðite natrag.
The men were very humiliated/ashamed, [so they did not want to return home]. When David found out about what had happened to his officials, he sent someone to tell them, “Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown again, and then return home.”
6 Tada sinovi Amonovi videæi gdje se omraziše s Davidom, poslaše sinovi Amonovi, te najmiše Siraca od Vet-Reova i Siraca od Sove dvadeset tisuæa pješaka, i u cara od Mahe tisuæu ljudi, i od Is-Tova dvanaest tisuæa ljudi.
Then [the leaders of] the Ammon people-group realized that they had greatly insulted [IDM] David [IDM]. So they sent some men to hire/pay some soldiers [from other nearby areas to help defend them]. They hired 20,000 soldiers from [the] Beth-Rehob and Zobah [regions northeast of Israel], and 12,000 soldiers from [the] Tob [region], and 1,000 soldiers from [the army of] the king of Maacah [region].
7 A David kad to èu, posla Joava sa svom hrabrom vojskom svojom.
When David heard about that, he sent Joab with all of the army [that Joab commanded], to fight against them.
8 I izidoše sinovi Amonovi, i uvrstaše se pred vratima, a Sirci iz Sove i iz Reova i ljudi iz Is-Tova i iz Mahe bijahu za sebe u polju.
The soldiers of the Ammon people-group marched out and (stood in their positions/arranged themselves for battle) at the entrance [to their capital city, Rabbah]. The other soldiers from Syria and Tob and Maacah stood by themselves (in their positions/arranged themselves for battle) in the nearby fields.
9 I Joav videæi namještenu vojsku prema sebi sprijed i ozad, uze odabrane iz sve vojske Izrailjske, i namjesti ih prema Sircima;
Joab saw that there were groups of enemy soldiers in front of his troops and behind his troops. So he chose some of the best Israeli soldiers, and put them in positions to fight against the soldiers of Syria.
10 A ostali narod predade Avisaju bratu svojemu da ih namjesti prema sinovima Amonovijem.
He appointed his [older] brother Abishai to be the commander of all the other soldiers, and he told them to (stand in their positions/arrange themselves) in front of [the army of] the Ammon people-group.
11 I reèe: ako Sirci budu jaèi od mene, doði mi u pomoæ; ako li sinovi Amonovi budu jaèi od tebe, ja æu doæi tebi u pomoæ.
Then Joab said, “If the soldiers from Syria are too strong for us to defeat them, your men must come and help us. But if the soldiers from the Ammon people-group are too strong for you to defeat, we will come and help your men.
12 Budi hrabar, i držimo se hrabro za svoj narod i za gradove Boga svojega; a Gospod neka uèini što mu je po volji.
We must be strong, and fight hard [IDM] to [defend] our people and the cities [(that belong to/where we worship)] our God. I will pray/request that Yahweh do what he considers to be good.”
13 Tada Joav i narod koji bješe s njim primakoše se da udare na Sirce, ali oni pobjegoše ispred njega.
So Joab and his army [advanced to] attack the army of Syria, and the soldiers from Syria ran away from them.
14 A sinovi Amonovi videæi gdje pobjegoše Sirci, pobjegoše i oni ispred Avisaja, i uðoše u svoj grad. I vrati se Joav od sinova Amonovijeh, i doðe u Jerusalim.
And when [the soldiers of] the Ammon people-group saw that the soldiers from Syria were running away, they also started to run away from Abishai and his army, and they retreated back inside the city. So Joab’s [army] stopped fighting against [the army of] the Ammon people-group, and Joab [and his army] returned to Jerusalem.
15 Ali Sirci kad vidješe gdje ih nadbiše Izrailjci, skupiše se opet.
After [the leaders of] the army of Syria saw that the Israeli army had defeated them, they gathered all their troops together.
16 I Adarezer posla, te dovede Sirce ispreko rijeke, koji doðoše u Elam; a Sovak vojvoda Adarezerov iðaše pred njima.
[Their king, ] Hadadezer, summoned the soldiers of Syria who lived on the east side of the [Euphrates] River. They gathered at Helam [city]. Their commander was Shobach.
17 Kad to javiše Davidu, on skupi sve Izrailjce, i prijeðe preko Jordana i doðe u Elam; i Sirci se namjestiše protiv Davida i pobiše se s Davidom.
When David heard about that, he gathered all the Israeli soldiers, and they crossed the Jordan [River] and marched to Helam. There, the army of Syria (took their positions/arranged themselves for battle), and the battle started.
18 Ali pobjegoše Sirci ispred Izrailja, i pobi David Siraca sedam stotina i èetrdeset tisuæa konjika; i Sovaka vojvodu njihova ubi, te pogibe ondje.
But the soldiers of Syria ran away from the Israeli soldiers. David [and his army] killed 700 of their chariot-drivers and 40,000 other soldiers. They also wounded Shobach, their commander, and he died there.
19 I kad vidješe svi carevi, sluge Adarezerove, da ih razbi Izrailj, uèiniše mir s Izrailjem, i služahu im, i Sirci ne smijahu više pomagati sinovima Amonovijem.
When all the kings who had been ruled by Hadadezer realized that they had been defeated by the Israeli [army], they made peace with the Israelis and agreed to accept David as their king. So [the army of] Syria was afraid to help [the army of] the Ammon people-group any more.
