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

¹Ja pärast seda sündis, et ammonlaste kuningas Naahas suri ja tema poeg sai tema asemel kuningaks.

²And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

²Ja Taavet ütles: 'Ma tahan head teha Haanunile, Naahase pojale, sest tema isa on mulle head teinud.' Ja Taavet läkitas saadikud teda ta isa pärast trööstima. Kui Taaveti sulased tulid ammonlaste maale Haanuni juurde, et teda trööstida,

³But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

³siis ütlesid ammonlaste vürstid Haanunile: 'Kas sa arvad, et Taavet tahab austada su isa, kui ta läkitab su juurde trööstijaid? Küllap on ta sulased tulnud su juurde selleks, et uurida, hukutada ja maad kuulata!'

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

⁴Siis Haanun võttis Taaveti sulased kinni, ajas neil habemed ära, lõikas neil riided istmikuni pooleks ja saatis nad minema.

⁵Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

⁵Ja nad läksid. Aga Taavetile anti meeste kohta teateid. Siis ta läkitas käskjalad neile vastu, sest mehi oli väga häbistatud. Ja kuningas ütles: 'Jääge Jeerikosse, kuni teile habe on kasvanud, siis tulge tagasi!'

⁶And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Arammaacah, and out of Zobah.

⁶Kui ammonlased nägid, et nad olid endid teinud vastikuks Taaveti silmis, siis läkitasid Haanun ja ammonlased tuhat talenti hõbedat, et palgata endile vankreid ja ratsanikke Mesopotaamiast, Süüria-Maakast ja Soobast.

⁷So they hired them thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.

⁷Nad palkasid endile kolmkümmend kaks tuhat sõjavankrit ning Maaka kuninga ja tema rahva; need tulid ja lõid leeri üles Meedeba ette. Ja ammonlased kogunesid oma linnadest ja tulid sõtta.

⁸And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

⁸Kui Taavet seda kuulis, siis ta läkitas neile vastu Joabi ja kõik sõjakangelased.

⁹And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.

⁹Ja ammonlased tulid välja ning seadsid endid tapluseks linna väravasse; aga kuningad, kes olid tulnud, olid väljal omaette.

¹⁰Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

¹⁰Kui Joab nägi, et taplus tema vastu sündis eest ja tagant, siis ta tegi valiku kõigist Iisraeli valitud meestest ja seadis need üles süürlaste vastu.

¹¹And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

¹¹Aga ülejäänud rahva andis ta oma venna Abisai juhtida ja need seadsid endid üles ammonlaste vastu.

¹²And 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 help thee.

¹²Ja ta ütles: 'Kui süürlased on minust tugevamad, siis tule mulle appi; aga kui ammonlased on sinust tugevamad, siis ma aitan sind.

¹³Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah do that which seemeth him good.

¹³Ole julge, ja olgem vahvad oma rahva ja oma Jumala linnade eest! Tehku siis Issand, nagu tema silmis hea on!'

¹⁴So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.

¹⁴Ja Joab ning rahvas, kes koos temaga oli, tungisid peale, taplema süürlaste vastu; ja need põgenesid tema eest.

¹⁵And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

¹⁵Ja kui ammonlased nägid, et süürlased põgenesid, siis põgenesid nemadki ta venna Abisai eest ja läksid linna; aga Joab läks Jeruusalemma.

¹⁶And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.

¹⁶Kui süürlased nägid, et nad olid Iisraeli poolt löödud, siis nad läkitasid saadikud ja tõid välja süürlased, kes olid teisel pool Frati jõge; nende eesotsas oli Soofak, Hadadeseri väepealik.

¹⁷And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.

¹⁷Kui Taavetile sellest teatati, siis ta kogus kokku terve Iisraeli ja läks üle Jordani; ja olles jõudnud nende juurde, seadis ta ennast valmis tapluseks nende vastu. Ja kui Taavet oli enese valmis seadnud tapluseks süürlaste vastu, siis sõdisid need temaga.

¹⁸And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians [the men of] seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.

¹⁸Aga süürlased põgenesid Iisraeli eest ja Taavet tappis süürlastest seitse tuhat vankritäit ja nelikümmend tuhat jalameest; ta surmas ka väepealik Soofaku.

¹⁹And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.

¹⁹Kui Hadadeseri sulased nägid, et Iisrael oli neid löönud, siis tegid nad Taavetiga rahu ja jäid tema alamaiks. Ja süürlased ei tahtnud enam ammonlasi aidata.