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

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

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,

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

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!'

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

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

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

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!'

⁵And [certain] went and told David concerning the men; 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

¹⁰And 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;

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

¹¹and the rest of the people he gave into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

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

¹²And 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 help thee.

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

¹³Be strong, and let us shew ourselves valiant for our people, and for the cities of our God; and Jehovah will do what is good in his sight.

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

¹⁴And Joab and the people that were with him drew near in front of the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.

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

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

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.

¹⁶And when the Syrians saw that they were routed before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river; and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them.

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.

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

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

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

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.

¹⁹And the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were routed before Israel, and they made peace with David, and became his servants. And the Syrians would no more help the children of Ammon.