2 Samweli 10
1 Ikawa baadaye mfalme wa watu wa Amoni akafa, na Hanuni mwanaye akawa mfalme mahali pake.
After this, the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place.
2 Daudi akasema, “Nitaonesha fadhiri Hanuni mwana wa Nahashi, kwa kuwa baba yake alinifadhiri.” Hivyo Daudi akatuma watumishi wake kumfariji Hanuni kwa habari ya baba yake. Watumishi wake wakaingia katika nchi ya watu wa Amoni.
David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent by his servants to comfort him concerning his father. David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
3 Lakini viongozi wa watu wa Amoni wakamwambia Hanuni bwana wao, “Je unathani kwa hakika Daudi anamweshimu baba yako hata ametuma watu kukutia moyo? Daudi hajawatuma watumishi wake kwako ili kuuangalia mji, kuupeleleza, ili kuupindua?
But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think that David honours your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Hasn’t David sent his servants to you to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it?”
4 Hivyo Hanuni akawachukuwa watumishi wa Daudi, akawanyoa nusu ya ndevu zao, akachana mavazi yao hadi kwenye matako, naye akawaacha waende zao.
So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
5 Daudi alipoelezwa kuhusu hili, akatuma watu kwenda kuwalaki, kwa kuwa walikuwa wamefedheheshwa sana. Mfalme akawambia, “Kaeni Yeriko mpaka ndevu zenu zitakapoota, ndipo mrudi.”
When they told David this, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, “Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.”
6 Watu wa Amoni walipoona kwamba wamenuka kwa Daudi, wakatuma wajumbe na kuwaajiri Washami wa Bethi Rehobu na Soba, askari elfu ishirini waendao kwa mguu, na mfalme wa Maaka pamoja na watu elfu, na watu wa Tobu elfu kumi na mbili.
When the children of Ammon saw that they had become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.
7 Daudi aliposikia, akamtuma Yoabu na jeshi lote la askari.
When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men.
8 Waamoni wakatoka na wakafanya mistari ya vita katika maingilio ya lango la mji wao, wakati Washami wa Soba na wale wa Rehobu, na watu wa Tobu na Maaka, wakasimama peke yao uwandani.
The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate. The Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field.
9 Yoabu alipoona mistari ya vita ikimkabili pote mbele na nyuma, alichagua baadhi ya waisraeli wajuao kupigana vizuri na akawapanga dhidi ya Washami.
Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel and put them in array against the Syrians.
10 Na sehemu iliyosalia ya jeshi, akawaweka chini ya Abishai nduguye, naye akawaweka katika mistari ya vita dhidi ya jeshi la Amoni.
The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and he put them in array against the children of Ammon.
11 Yoabu akasema, “ikiwa Washami watakuwa na nguvu zaidi juu yangu, kisha wewe, Abishai, lazima uniokoe. Lakini ikiwa jeshi la Amoni litakuwa na nguvu zaidi juu yako, nitakuja kukuokoa.
He said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you.
12 Iweni na nguvu, nasi tujioneshe kuwa wenye nguvu kwa ajili ya watu wetu na miji ya Mungu wetu, kwa maana Yahwe atatenda yapendezayo kwa ajili ya kusudi lake.
Be courageous, and let’s be strong for our people and for the cities of our God; and may the LORD do what seems good to him.”
13 Hivyo Yoabu na askari wa jeshi lake wakasonga mbele katika vita dhidi ya Washami, waliolazimika kukimbia mbele ya jeshi la Israeli.
So Joab and the people who were with him came near to the battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him.
14 Jeshi la Amoni lilipoona kwamba Washami wamekimbia, nao pia wakakimbia kutoka kwa Abishai wakarudi ndani ya mji. Ndipo Yoabu akarudi kutoka kwa watu wa Amoni na akarejea Yerusalemu.
When the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. Then Joab returned from the children of Ammon and came to Jerusalem.
15 Washami walipoona kwamba wameshindwa na Israeli, walijikusanya pamoja tena.
When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together.
16 Kisha Hadareza akatuma kuleta vikosi vya Washami ng'ambo ya Mto Frati. Wakaja Helamu pamoja na Shobaki, mkuu wa jeshi la Hadareza juu yao.
Hadadezer sent and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River; and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.
17 Daudi alipoambiwa, aliwakusanya Israeli wote pamoja, akavuka Yordani, na akafika Helamu. Washami wakajipanga katika mistari ya vita dhidi ya Daudi na wakapigana naye.
David was told that; and he gathered all Israel together, passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Syrians set themselves in array against David and fought with him.
18 Washami wakakimbia mbele ya Israeli. Daudi akaua askari mia saba wa magari na askari wa farasi elfu arobaini. Shobaki mkuu wa jeshi lao alijeruhiwa na akafa huko.
The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed seven hundred charioteers of the Syrians and forty thousand horsemen, and struck Shobach the captain of their army, so that he died there.
19 Wafalme wote waliokuwa watumishi wa Hadareza walipoona kuwa wameshindwa na Israeli, walifanya amani na Israeli na wakawa watumishi wao. Hivyo washami wakaogopa kuwasaidia watu wa Amoni tena.
When all the kings who were servants to Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel and served them. So the Syrians were afraid to help the children of Ammon any more.
