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

¹ Woodin banda Amon izey bonkoono bu. A izo Hanun te bonkooni nga baabo nango ra.

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.

² Dawda mo ne: «Ay ga gomni cabe Nahas ize Hanun se, sanda mate kaŋ a baabo na gomni cabe ay se.» Dawda binde na nga tam fooyaŋ donton i m'a fonda tilas baabo se. Dawda tamey binde furo Amonancey laabo ra.

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?

³ Amma Amonancey koyey ne ngey koyo Hanun se: «Ni ga tammahã hala Dawda ga ni baabo beerandi no, kaŋ se ni di a na kunfakoyaŋ donton ni do? Manti Dawda na diyey din donton no zama i ma birno tugari guna, i m'a windi k'a ŋwa mo?»

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.

⁴ Hanun binde na Dawda tamey din di k'i kaabe jarey cabu. A n'i bankaarayey mo pati bindi hal i cantey do haray cine, k'i sallama.

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.

⁵ Waato kaŋ i ci Dawda se, a donton zama nga m'i kubay. Alborey, haawi go g'i di gumo. Bonkoono binde ne: «Wa goro Yeriko hal araŋ kaabey ma zay jina, gaa no araŋ ma ye ka kaa.»

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.

⁶ Waato kaŋ Amonancey di ngey ciya fanta hariyaŋ Dawda se, kal i donton ka zinga nda Bayt-Rehob Suriyancey da Zoba waney, ka du ce-koy zambar waranka. A donton mo Maaka gaa ka du bonkoono da boro zambar fo, da Tob boro zambar way cindi hinka.

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

⁷ Waato kaŋ Dawda maa baaro binde, a na Yowab da yaarukomey marga kulu donton.

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.

⁸ Amonancey binde fatta ka wongu daaga sinji kwaara birni meyo jarga. Suriyancey mo, Zoba waney, da Rehob waney da Tob alborey da Maaka waney, i go daaga ra kambu fo.

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:

⁹ Saaya kaŋ Yowab di i na daaga sinji nga se jine nda banda, kal a na Israyla soojey hanney kulu suuban i ma daaga sinji ka kubay da Suriyancey.

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.

¹⁰ A na alboro cindey daŋ nga kayno Abisay kambe ra. A n'i kayandi i ma Amonancey do haray wongu.

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.

¹¹ A ne mo: «Hala day Suriyancey bisa ay gaabi, waato din gaa ni ma te ay se gaako. Da mo Amonancey no ka gaabu nda nin, ay mo ga kaa ka ni gaa.

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.

¹² Ma te bine-gaabi, iri ma te alboro-teera iri dumo sabbay se d'iri Irikoyo birney se. Rabbi mo ma te haŋ kaŋ nga ga ba.»

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

¹³ Yowab da borey kaŋ go a banda binde koy ka maan zama ngey ma Suriyancey wongu, hal i zuru a jine.

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.

¹⁴ Amonancey mo, waato kaŋ i di Suriyancey zuru, ngey mo zuru Abisay se ka furo birno ra. Yowab binde bare noodin ka fay da Amonancey ganayaŋ, ka ye ka kaa Urusalima.

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

¹⁵ Waato kaŋ Suriyancey di ngey na goobu haŋ Israyla borey kambe ra, kal i margu.

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.

¹⁶ Hadad-Ezer mo donton ka kande Isa Beero banda Suriyancey. Ngey mo kaa Helam Sobak, Hadad-Ezer wongu marga wonkoyo go i boŋ.

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.

¹⁷ I ci Dawda se. Nga mo na Israyla kulu margu ka Urdun daŋandi, ka kaa Helam. Suriyancey mo na daaga sinji Dawda se k'a wongu.

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.

¹⁸ Amma Suriyancey zuru Israyla se. Dawda na Suriyancey wi mo, torkey ra boro zangu iyye, bari-kari mo zambar waytaaci. A n'i wonkoyo Sobak mo kar kal a bu noodin.

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.

¹⁹ Waato kaŋ koyey kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga may Hadad-Ezer se di kaŋ ngey na goobu haŋ Israyla izey kambe ra, i na amaana sambu nda Israyla ka may a se. Yaadin no Suriyancey humburu nd'a ngey ma ye ka Amonancey gaa koyne.