1 Mga Cronica 19
1 Hindi nagtagal, namatay ang hari ng mga Ammonita na si Nahas at ang kaniyang anak ang naging hari kapalit niya.
Some time later, Nahash, the king of the Ammon people-group, died. Then his son Hanun became their king.
2 Sinabi ni David, “Magpapakita ako ng kabaitan kay Hanun na anak ni Nahas sapagkat nagpakita ng kabaitan ang kaniyang ama sa akin.” Kaya nagpadala si David ng mga mensahero upang damayan siya tungkol sa kaniyang ama. Pumasok ang mga lingkod ni David sa lupain ng mga Ammonita at pumunta kay Hanun upang damayan siya.
[When] David [heard about that, he] thought [to himself], “Nahash was kind to me, so I will be kind to his son.” So David sent some officials there, to tell Hanun that he was sorry to hear that Hanun’s father [had died]. But when David’s officials came to Hanun in the land where the Ammon people-group lived,
3 Ngunit sinabi ng mga pinuno ng mga Ammonita kay Hanun, “Iniisip mo ba talaga na pinararangalan ni David ang iyong ama dahil nagpadala siya ng mga kalalakihan upang aliwin ka? Hindi kaya naparito ang kaniyang mga lingkod sa iyo upang manmanan at suriin ang lupain upang pabagsakin ito?”
the leaders of the Ammon people-group said to Hanun, “Do you think that it is really to honor your father that King David is sending these men to say that he is sorry that your father died? [We think that] his men have come to (look around/spy) our city in order to determine how his [army] can conquer us.”
4 Kaya ipinahuli ni Hanun ang mga lingkod ni David, inahitan sila, pinutol ang kanilang mga kasuotan mula sa kanilang baywang, hanggang sa puwitan at saka sila pinaalis.
Hanun [believed what they said, so he commanded some soldiers to] seize the officials whom David had sent, and shave off their beards, and [insult them by] cutting off the lower part of their robes, and then send them away. [So his soldiers did that].
5 Nang isinalaysay nila ito kay David, nagpadala siya ng mga sasalubong sa kanila, sapagkat labis na napahiya ang mga kalalakihan. Sinabi ng hari, “Manatili kayo sa Jerico hanggang sa muling tumubo ang inyong mga balbas at saka kayo bumalik dito.”
The officials were greatly humiliated/ashamed. When David found out about what had happened to his officials, he sent some messengers to them to tell them, “Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown again, and then return home.”
6 Nang nakita ng mga Ammonita na naging mabaho sila kay David, nagpadala si Hanun at ang mga Ammonita ng isang libong talentong pilak upang upahan ang mga karwahe ng Arameo at mga mangangabayo mula sa Naharaim, Maacah, at Soba.
Then the [leaders of the] Ammon people-group realized that they had greatly insulted [IDM] David. So Hanun and some of his officials sent about (37,000 pounds/34,000 kg.) of silver to hire chariots and chariot-drivers from [the] Aram-Naharaim, Aram-Maacah and Zobah [regions of Syria northeast of Israel].
7 Nakaupa sila ng 32, 000 na karwahe sa hari ng Maacah at ang kaniyang mga tauhan na pumunta at nagkampo sa tapat ng Medeba. Nagsama-sama ang mga Ammonita mula sa kanilang mga lungsod at pumunta sa digmaan.
They hired 32,000 chariots and chariot-drivers, as well as the king of [the] Maacah [region] and his army. They came and set up their tents near Medeba [town in Moab region]. The soldiers from the Ammon people-group also marched out and (stood in their positions/arranged themselves for battle) [at the entrance to their capital city, Rabbah].
8 Nang marinig ito ni David, ipinadala niya si Joab at ang kaniyang buong hukbo upang salubungin sila.
When David heard about that, he sent Joab and all his army.
9 Lumabas ang mga Ammonita at humanay para sa labanan sa may tarangkahan ng lungsod, samantalang ang mga haring dumating ay nasa parang na wala silang kasama.
The soldiers of the Ammon people-group came out of their city and lined up for battle at the entrance to [their capital city, Rabbah]. Meanwhile, the other kings who had come [with their armies] stood in their positions in the open fields.
10 Nang makita ni Joab na ang hanay na kaniyang kakalabanin ay kapwa sa harapan at likuran, pumili siya ng ilan sa mga pinakamahusay na mandirigma ng Israel at pinahanay sila laban sa mga Arameo.
Joab saw that there were groups of enemy soldiers in front of his troops and behind his troops. So he selected some of the best Israeli troops and put them in positions to fight against the soldiers of Syria.
11 Samantalang ibinigay niya ang pamumuno sa mga natirang hukbo sa kaniyang kapatid na si Abisai at inilagay niya sila sa hanay ng pakikipaglaban sa hukbo ng mga Ammonita.
He appointed his [older] brother Abishai to be the commander of his other soldiers and he told them to (stand in their positions/arrange themselves) in front of [the army of] the Ammon people-group.
12 Sinabi ni Joab, “Kung labis na malakas ang mga Arameo para sa akin, kailangan mo akong iligtas Abisai. Ngunit kung labis na malakas ang hukbo ng mga Ammonita para sa iyo, darating ako at ililigtas kita.
Joab said to them, “If the soldiers from Syria are too strong for us to defeat them, then your soldiers must come and help us. But if the soldiers from the Ammon people-group are too strong for you to defeat them, then my soldiers will come and help your men.
13 Maging malakas ka at ipakita natin na tayo ay malakas alang-alang sa ating bayan at alang-alang sa mga lungsod ng ating Diyos, sapagkat gagawin ni Yahweh kung ano ang mabuti para sa kaniyang layunin.”
We must be strong/courageous, and fight hard to [defend] our people and our cities (that belong to/where we worship) our God. I will pray that Yahweh will do what he considers to be good.”
14 Kaya sumulong si Joab at ang mga kawal ng kaniyang hukbo sa digmaan laban sa mga Arameo, na sapilitang tumakas sa harap ng hukbo ng Israel.
So Joab and his troops [advanced to] fight the army of Syria, and the soldiers from Syria ran away from them.
15 Nang makita ng hukbo ng mga Ammonita na tumakas ang mga Arameo, tumakas din sila mula kay Joab na kapatid ni Abisai at bumalik sa lungsod. Pagkatapos, bumalik si Joab mula sa mga Ammonita at bumalik sa Jerusalem.
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 [and his army] returned to Jerusalem.
16 At nang nakita ng mga Arameo na natatalo sila ng Israel, nagpadala sila ng karagdagang mga kawal mula sa ibayong Ilog Eufrates, kasama si Sofac, ang pinuno ng hukbo ni Hadadezer.
After [the leaders of the army of] Syria realized that they had been defeated by [the army of] Israel, they sent messengers to [another part of Syria on] the east side of the [Euphrates] river, and brought troops from there [to the battle area], with Shophach, the commander of Hadadezer’s army, leading them.
17 Nang sabihin ito kay David, tinipon niya ang lahat ng Israel, tumawid sila sa Jordan, at pumunta sa kanila. Pinahanay niya ang hukbo para sa digmaan laban sa mga Arameo, at nilabanan nila siya.
When David heard about that, he gathered all the Israeli soldiers, and they crossed the Jordan [River]. They advanced and took their battle positions to attack the army of Syria.
18 Tumakas ang mga Arameo mula sa Israel at nakapatay si David ng pitong libong nakakarwaheng Arameo at apatnapung libong mga kawal na naglalakad. Pinatay din niya si Sofac, ang pinuno ng hukbo.
But the army of Syria ran away from the soldiers of Israel. However, David’s soldiers killed 7,000 of their chariot-drivers and 40,000 other soldiers. They also killed Shophach, their army commander.
19 Nang makita ng lahat ng haring tagapaglingkod ni Hadadezer na tinalo sila ng Israel, nakipagkasundo sila kay David at naglingkod sa kanila. Kaya hindi na pumayag ang mga Arameo na tulungan ang mga Ammonita.
When the kings who had been ruled by Hadadezer realized that they had been defeated by the Israeli army, they made peace with David, and agreed to allow him to rule them. So the rulers of Syria did not want to help the rulers of the Ammon people-group any more.
