¹And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.

¹Beberapa waktu kemudian Nahas raja Amon meninggal, dan Hanun putranya menjadi raja.

²Then said David, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

²Lalu berkatalah Raja Daud, "Nahas adalah sahabatku yang setia. Jadi aku harus bersahabat juga dengan Hanun anaknya." Karena itu Daud mengirim utusan ke negeri Amon untuk menghibur Hanun atas kematian ayahnya.

³And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

³Ketika mereka sampai di Amon, para pemimpin negeri itu berkata kepada Raja Hanun, "Janganlah Baginda berpikir Daud mengirim utusannya itu karena ia mau menghormati ayah Baginda! Ia mengirim orang-orang itu ke mari sebagai mata-mata untuk menyelidiki kota ini, supaya dapat merebutnya."

⁴Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

⁴Lalu Hanun menangkap para utusan Daud itu, mencukur jenggot mereka sebelah, memotong pakaian mereka sependek pinggul, dan menyuruh mereka pergi.

⁵When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

⁵Tetapi mereka malu untuk pulang ke negeri mereka. Ketika hal itu diberitahukan kepada Daud, ia mengirim pesan supaya utusan-utusan itu tinggal di Yerikho sampai jenggot mereka tumbuh lagi.

⁶And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.

⁶Kemudian orang Amon menyadari bahwa perbuatan mereka menyebabkan Daud memusuhi mereka. Sebab itu mereka menyewa 20.000 orang prajurit Siria yang tinggal di Bet-Rehob dan Zoba, juga 12.000 orang prajurit dari Tob, serta raja negeri Maakha dengan 1.000 orang anak buahnya.

⁷And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

⁷Ketika Daud mendengar hal itu, ia menyuruh Yoab dengan seluruh angkatan perangnya maju melawan musuh.

⁸And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

⁸Orang Amon ke luar dan mengatur barisannya di depan pintu gerbang Raba ibukota mereka, sedangkan orang Siria, orang Tob dan Maakha mengatur barisan mereka di padang.

⁹When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:

⁹Yoab melihat bahwa ia terjepit oleh pasukan musuh di depan dan di belakang. Karena itu ia memilih tentara Israel yang terbaik dan menempatkan mereka berhadap-hadapan dengan tentara Siria.

¹⁰And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.

¹⁰Selebihnya dari tentara Israel diserahkannya kepada Abisai adiknya, yang mengatur barisan mereka berhadap-hadapan dengan tentara Amon.

¹¹And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.

¹¹Yoab berkata kepada adiknya itu, "Jika aku tidak sanggup lagi bertahan terhadap tentara Siria, cepatlah tolong aku; sebaliknya, jika engkau tidak sanggup lagi bertahan terhadap tentara Amon, aku akan datang menolongmu.

¹²Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.

¹²Tabahlah! Mari kita berjuang dengan berani untuk bangsa kita dan untuk kota-kota Allah kita. Semoga TUHAN melakukan apa yang dikehendaki-Nya."

¹³And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

¹³Yoab dan pasukannya maju menyerang, sehingga tentara Siria lari.

¹⁴And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.

¹⁴Ketika orang Amon melihat tentara Siria melarikan diri, mereka juga lari dari Abisai dan mundur ke dalam kota. Setelah memerangi orang Amon, Yoab pulang ke Yerusalem.

¹⁵And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.

¹⁵Orang Siria sadar bahwa mereka telah dikalahkan oleh orang Israel, sebab itu mereka memanggil segenap pasukannya supaya berkumpul lagi.

¹⁶And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.

¹⁶Lalu Raja Hadadezer menyuruh memanggil orang Siria yang ada di sebelah timur Sungai Efrat, maka datanglah mereka ke Helam di bawah pimpinan Sobakh, panglima tentara Raja Hadadezer dari Zoba.

¹⁷And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.

¹⁷Mendengar hal itu, Daud segera mengumpulkan seluruh pasukan Israel, lalu menyeberangi Sungai Yordan, kemudian maju ke Helam. Di situ orang Siria mengatur barisan mereka lalu maju menyerang pasukan Daud.

¹⁸And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.

¹⁸Tetapi orang Israel memukul mundur tentara Siria. Daud dan pasukannya menewaskan 700 orang pengemudi kereta perang, dan 40.000 orang tentara berkuda; selain itu Sobakh panglima tentara musuh luka parah sehingga gugur di medan pertempuran.

¹⁹And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.

¹⁹Ketika raja-raja yang dikuasai Hadadezer melihat bahwa mereka dikalahkan oleh tentara Israel, mereka minta berdamai lalu takluk kepada orang Israel. Sejak itu orang Siria tidak berani lagi membantu orang Amon.