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

¹Potom sa stalo, že zomrel kráľ synov Ammonových, a kraľoval Chanún, jeho syn, na jeho mieste.

²And David said, I will shew kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness to 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.

²Vtedy riekol Dávid: Učiním milosť Chanúnovi, synovi Náchašovmu, jako aj jeho otec učinil mne milosť. A tak poslal Dávid svojich služobníkov, aby ho nimi potešil ohľadne jeho otca. A tak prišli služobníci Dávidovi do zeme synov Ammonových.

³And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Is it, in thine eyes, to honour thy father that David has sent comforters to thee? Is it not to search the city and to spy it out, and to overthrow it, that David has sent his servants to thee?

³Ale kniežatá synov Ammonových povedali Chanúnovi, svojmu pánovi: Či myslíš, že Dávid ctí tvojho otca, že ti poslal tešiteľov? Či azda nie preto poslal Dávid svojich služobníkov k tebe, aby prezkúmal mesto a prešpehoval ho, aby ho potom podvrátil?

⁴And Hanun took David's servants, and had the one half of their beards shaved off, and their raiment cut off in the midst, as far as their buttocks, and sent them away.

⁴A tak vzal Chanún služobníkov Dávidových a oholil každému polovicu jeho brady a každému odstrihol jeho rúcha do polovice, až do jeho rozkroku, a poslal ich preč.

⁵And they told [it] to David; and he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Abide at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

⁵Keď to potom oznámili Dávidovi, poslal im naproti, lebo mužovia boli veľmi zohavení. A kráľ povedal: Pobuďte v Jerichu, dokiaľ nepodrastú vaše brady; potom sa navrátite.

⁶And the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David; and the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-Rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah [with] a thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.

⁶A keď videli synovia Ammonovi, že sa zošklivili Dávidovi, poslali synovia Ammonovi posolstvo a najali za mzdu Arama z Bét-rechoba a Arama z Cóby, dvadsať tisíc peších, a kráľa Maachy, tisíc mužov, a Iš-tóba, dvanásť tisíc mužov.

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

⁷Keď to počul Dávid, poslal Joába a všetko vojsko chrabrých bojovníkov.

⁸And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate; and the Syrians of Zoba and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field.

⁸A vyjdúc synovia Ammonovi zriadili sa do boja pri vchode do brány. A Aram z Cóby a z Rechoba a Ištób a Maacha zriadili sa osobitne na poli.

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

⁹A keď videl Joáb, že je proti nemu obrátený šík boja zpredu i zozadu, vybral zo všetkých vybraných z Izraela najsúcejších a zriadil ich proti Aramovi.

¹⁰and the rest of the people he gave into the hand of Abishai his brother that he might array them against the children of Ammon.

¹⁰A ostatok ľudu oddal do ruky Abišaja, svojho brata. A zriadil ich proti synom Ammonovým.

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

¹¹A povedal: Ak bude Aram silnejší ako ja, budeš mi na pomoc, a keby synovia Ammonovi boli silnejší ako ty, prijdem ja tebe pomôcť.

¹²Be strong, and let us shew ourselves valiant for our people and for the cities of our God; and Jehovah do what is good in his sight.

¹²Buď silný, a buďme zmužilí za svoj ľud a za mestá svojho Boha! A Hospodin učiní to, čo bude dobré v jeho očiach.

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

¹³No, keď sa priblížil Joáb i ľud, ktorý bol s ním, do boja proti Aramejcom, utiekli pred ním.

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

¹⁴A synovia Ammonovi vidiac, že uteká Aram, utiekli aj oní pred Abišajom a vošli do mesta. A Joáb sa vrátil od synov Ammonových a prišiel do Jeruzalema.

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

¹⁵A keď videli Aramejci, že sú porazení pred Izraelom, zase sa shromaždili dovedna.

¹⁶And Hadarezer sent, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river; and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them.

¹⁶A Hadadézer pošlúc poslov vyviedol Aramejcov, ktorí bývali za riekou, a prišli do Chelama, a Šobach, veliteľ vojska Hadadézerovho, pred nimi.

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

¹⁷Keď to oznámili Dávidovi, shromaždil celého Izraela a prejdúc cez Jordán prišiel do Chelama. A Aramejci sa zriadili do boja proti Dávidovi a bojovali s ním.

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

¹⁸Ale Aramejci utiekli pred Izraelom. A Dávid pobil mnohých z Aramejcov poraziac sedemsto vozov a štyridsať tisíc jazdcov a zabil aj Šobacha, veliteľa ich vojska, a zomrel tam.

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

¹⁹Keď potom videli všetci kráľovia, služobníci Hadadézerovi, že sú porazení od Izraela, uzavreli pokoj s Izraelom a slúžili mu. A vtedy sa už báli Aramejci pomáhať synom Ammonovým.