¹大卫的使者受辱（代上19:1-5）

¹And it cometh to pass afterwards, that the king of the Bene-Ammon dieth, and Hanun his son reigneth in his stead,

²大卫说：“我要恩待拿辖的儿子哈嫩，像他父亲恩待我一样。”于是大卫差派自己的臣仆，为他丧父的事安慰他。大卫的臣仆到了亚扪人境内时，

²and David saith, `I do kindness with Hanun son of Nahash, as his father did with me kindness;` and David sendeth to comfort him by the hand of his servants concerning his father, and the servants of David come in to the land of the Bene-Ammon.

³亚扪人的众领袖对他们的主哈嫩说：“大卫差派这些慰问的人到你这里来，你以为他是尊敬你父亲吗？他派遣臣仆到你这里来，不是为了要窥探这城，侦察清楚，然后把城倾覆吗？”

³And the heads of the Bene-Ammon say unto Hanun their lord, `Is David honouring thy father in thine eyes because he hath sent to thee comforters? for to search the city, and to spy it, and to overthrow it, hath not David sent his servants unto thee?`

⁴于是哈嫩拿住大卫的臣仆，把他们的胡须剃去一半，又把他们的外袍割去半截，露出臀部，然后才放他们走。

⁴And Hanun taketh the servants of David, and shaveth off the half of their beard, and cutteth off their long robes in the midst — unto their buttocks, and sendeth them away;

⁵有人告诉大卫，他就派人去迎接他们，因为他们非常羞耻。王就说：“你们可以住在耶利哥，等到你们的胡须长长了才回来。”

⁵and they declare [it] to David, and he sendeth to meet them, for the men have been greatly ashamed, and the king saith, `Abide in Jericho till your beard doth spring up — then ye have returned.`

⁶亚扪人备战（代上19:6-9）亚扪人知道大卫憎恶他们，就派人去招募伯．利合的亚兰人和琐巴的亚兰人，步兵二万，玛迦王的人一千，陀伯人一万二千。

⁶And the Bene-Ammon see that they have been abhorred by David, and the Bene-Ammon send and hire Aram of Beth-Rehob, and Aram of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah [with] a thousand men, and Ish-Tob [with] twelve thousand men;

⁷大卫听见了，就差派约押和全体勇士出去。

⁷and David heareth, and sendeth Joab, and all the host — the mighty men.

⁸亚扪人出来，在城门前摆阵，琐巴和利合的亚兰人，陀伯人和玛迦人，也分别在郊野摆阵。

⁸And the Bene-Ammon come out, and set battle in array, at the opening of the gate, and Aram of Zoba, and Rehob, and Ish-Tob, and Maacah, [are] by themselves in the field;

⁹亚兰人与亚扪人败退（代上19:10-19）约押看见自己前后受敌，就从以色列所有的精兵中，挑选一部分出来，使他们摆阵去迎战亚兰人，

⁹and Joab seeth that the front of the battle hath been unto him before and behind, and he chooseth of all the chosen in Israel, and setteth in array to meet Aram,

¹⁰他把其余的人交在他兄弟亚比筛手下，使他们摆阵去迎战亚扪人。

¹⁰and the rest of the people he hath given into the hand of Abishai his brother, and setteth in array to meet the Bene-Ammon.

¹¹约押对亚比筛说：“如果亚兰人比我强，你就来帮助我。如果亚扪人比你强，我就去帮助你。

¹¹And he saith, `If Aram be stronger than I, then thou hast been to me for salvation, and if the Bene-Ammon be stronger than thou, then I have come to give salvation to thee;

¹²你要刚强；为了我们的人民和我们　神的众城镇，我们要刚强！愿耶和华成全他看为美的事。”

¹²be strong and strengthen thyself for our people, and for the cities of our God, and Jehovah doth that which is good in His eyes.`

¹³于是约押和与他在一起的人前进，攻击亚兰人；亚兰人在约押面前逃跑。

¹³And Joab draweth nigh, and the people who [are] with him, to battle against Aram, and they flee from his presence;

¹⁴亚扪人看见亚兰人逃跑，他们也在亚比筛面前逃跑，逃进城里去了。约押就从亚扪人那里回来，回到耶路撒冷去了。

¹⁴and the Bene-Ammon have seen that Aram hath fled, and they flee from the presence of Abishai, and go in to the city; and Joab turneth back from the Bene-Ammon, and cometh in to Jerusalem.

¹⁵亚兰人见自己被以色列人击败，就再聚集起来。

¹⁵And Aram seeth that it is smitten before Israel, and they are gathered together;

¹⁶哈大底谢差遣人把幼发拉底河那边的亚兰人调来。他们来到了希兰，由哈大底谢的将军朔法率领他们。

¹⁶and Hadadezer sendeth, and bringeth out Aram which [is] beyond the River, and they come in to Helam, and Shobach head of the host of Hadadezer [is] before them.

¹⁷有人告诉了大卫，他就聚集所有的以色列人，渡过约旦河，来到了希兰。亚兰人摆好了阵迎击大卫，与他交战。

¹⁷And it is declared to David, and he gathereth all Israel, and passeth over the Jordan, and cometh in to Helam, and Aram setteth itself in array to meet David, and they fight with him;

¹⁸亚兰人却在以色列人面前逃跑。大卫杀了亚兰七百名驾驶战车的军兵，四万骑兵。又击杀了亚兰军队的将军朔法，他就死在那里。

¹⁸and Aram fleeth from the presence of Israel, and David slayeth of Aram seven hundred charioteers, and forty thousand horsemen, and Shobach head of its host he hath smitten, and he dieth there.

¹⁹所有臣服于哈大底谢的王看见自己被以色列人打败，就与以色列人议和，臣服于他们。于是亚兰人害怕，不敢再帮助亚扪人了。

¹⁹And all the kings — servants of Hadadezer — see that they have been smitten before Israel, and make peace with Israel, and serve them; and Aram is afraid to help any more the Bene-Ammon.