¹وكان بعد ذلك ان ناحاش ملك بني عمون مات فملك ابنه عوضا عنه.

¹And it cometh to pass after this, that Nahash king of the sons of Ammon dieth, and his son reigneth in his stead,

²فقال داود اصنع معروفا مع حانون بن ناحاش لان اباه صنع معي معروفا. فارسل داود رسلا ليعزيه بابيه. فجاء عبيد داود الى ارض بني عمون الى حانون ليعزّوه.

²and David saith, `I do kindness with Hanun son of Nahash, for his father did with me kindness;` and David sendeth messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And the servants of David come in unto the land of the sons of Ammon, unto Hanun, to comfort him,

³فقال رؤساء بني عمون لحانون هل يكرم داود اباك في عينيك حتى ارسل اليك معزّين. أليس انما لاجل الفحص والقلب وتجسس الارض جاء عبيده اليك.

³and the heads of the sons of Ammon say to Hanun, `Is David honouring thy father, in thine eyes, because he hath sent to thee comforters? in order to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out, the land, have not his servants come in unto thee?`

⁴فاخذ حانون عبيد داود وحلق لحاهم وقصّ ثيابهم من الوسط عند السوءة ثم اطلقهم.

⁴And Hanun taketh the servants of David, and shaveth them, and cutteth their long robes in the midst, unto the buttocks, and sendeth them away.

⁵فذهب اناس واخبروا داود عن الرجال. فارسل للقائهم لان الرجال كانوا خجلين جدا. وقال الملك اقيموا في اريحا حتى تنبت لحاكم ثم ارجعوا

⁵And [some] go, and declare to David concerning the men, and he sendeth to meet them — for the men have been greatly ashamed — and the king saith, `Dwell in Jericho till that your beard is grown, then ye have returned.`

⁶ولما رأى بنو عمون انهم قد انتنوا عند داود ارسل حانون وبنو عمون الف وزنة من الفضة لكي يستأجروا لانفسهم من ارام النهرين ومن ارام معكة ومن صوبة مركبات وفرسانا.

⁶And the sons of Ammon see that they have made themselves abhorred by David, and Hanun and the sons of Ammon send a thousand talents of silver, to hire to them, from Aram-Naharaim, and from Aram-Maachah, and from Zobah, chariots and horsemen;

⁷فاستأجروا لانفسهم اثنين وثلاثين الف مركبة وملك معكة وشعبه فجاءوا ونزلوا مقابل ميدبا. واجتمع بنو عمون من مدنهم وأتوا للحرب.

⁷and they hire to them two and thirty thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people, and they come in and encamp before Medeba, and the sons of Ammon have been gathered out of their cities, and come in to the battle.

⁸ولما سمع داود ارسل يوآب وكل جيش الجبابرة.

⁸And David heareth, and sendeth Joab, and all the host of the mighty men,

⁹فخرج بنو عمون واصطفوا للحرب عند باب المدينة والملوك الذين جاءوا كانوا وحدهم في الحقل.

⁹and the sons of Ammon come out and set battle in array at the opening of the city, and the kings who have come [are] by themselves in the field.

¹⁰ولما رأى يوآب ان مقدمة الحرب كانت نحوه من قدام ومن وراء اختار من جميع منتخبي اسرائيل وصفّهم للقاء ارام.

¹⁰And Joab seeth that the front of the battle hath been unto him, before and behind, and he chooseth out of all the choice in Israel, and setteth in array to meet Aram,

¹¹وسلّم بقية الشعب ليد ابشاي اخيه فاصطفوا للقاء بني عمون.

¹¹and the remnant of the people he hath given into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set in array to meet the sons of Ammon.

¹²وقال ان قوي ارام عليّ تكون لي نجدة وان قوي بنو عمون عليك انجدتك.

¹²And he saith, `If Aram be stronger than I, then thou hast been to me for salvation; and if the sons of Ammon be stronger than thou, then I have saved thee;

¹³تجلّد ولنتشدد لاجل شعبنا ولاجل مدن الهنا وما يحسن في عيني الرب يفعل.

¹³be strong, and we strengthen ourselves, for our people, and for the cities of our God, and Jehovah doth that which is good in His eyes.`

¹⁴وتقدم يوآب والشعب الذين معه نحو ارام للمحاربة فهربوا من امامه.

¹⁴And Joab draweth nigh, and the people who [are] with him, before Aram to battle, and they flee from his face;

¹⁵ولما رأى بنو عمون انه قد هرب ارام هربوا هم ايضا من امام ابشاي اخيه ودخلوا الى المدينة. وجاء يوآب الى اورشليم

¹⁵and the sons of Ammon have seen that Aram hath fled, and they flee — they also — from the face of Abishai his brother, and go in to the city. And Joab cometh in to Jerusalem.

¹⁶ولما رأى ارام انهم قد انكسروا امام اسرائيل ارسلوا رسلا وابرزوا ارام الذين في عبر النهر وامامهم شوبك رئيس جيش هدرعزر.

¹⁶And Aram seeth that they have been smitten before Israel, and send messengers, and bring out Aram that [is] beyond the River, and Shophach head of the host of Hadarezer [is] before them.

¹⁷ولما أخبر داود جمع كل اسرائيل وعبر الاردن وجاء اليهم واصطف ضدّهم. اصطف داود للقاء ارام في الحرب فحاربوه.

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

¹⁸وهرب ارام من امام اسرائيل وقتل داود من ارام سبعة آلاف مركبة واربعين الف راجل وقتل شوبك رئيس الجيش.

¹⁸and Aram fleeth from the face of Israel, and David slayeth of Aram seven thousand charioteers, and forty thousand footmen, and Shophach head of the host he hath put to death.

¹⁹ولما رأى عبيد هدرعزر انهم قد انكسروا امام اسرائيل صالحوا داود وخدموه. ولم يشأ ارام ان ينجدوا بني عمون بعد

¹⁹And the servants of Hadarezer see that they have been smitten before Israel, and they make peace with David and serve him, and Aram hath not been willing to help the sons of Ammon any more.