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

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

²Ja Taavet ütles: 'Ma tahan Haanunile, Naahase pojale, head teha, nagu tema isa minule head tegi!' Ja Taavet läkitas oma sulased teda ta isa pärast trööstima. Kui Taaveti sulased tulid ammonlaste maale,

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.

³siis ütlesid ammonlaste vürstid oma isandale Haanunile: 'Kas sellepärast, et Taavet tahab sinu isa su silmis austada, on ta läkitanud trööstijad su juurde? Kas Taavet pole oma sulaseid läkitanud su juurde hoopis selleks, et uurida linna ja kuulata maad, et seda siis hävitada?'

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?

⁴Siis Haanun võttis kinni Taaveti sulased, ajas neil poole habet maha, lõikas neil riided istmikuni pooleks ja saatis nad ära.

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.

⁵Ja kui sellest teatati Taavetile, siis ta läkitas käskjalad neile vastu, sest mehi oli väga häbistatud. Ja kuningas ütles: 'Jääge Jeerikosse, kuni teil habe on kasvanud, siis tulge tagasi!'

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.

⁶Kui ammonlased nägid, et nad Taaveti meelest olid muutunud vastikuks, siis läkitasid ammonlased käskjalgu ja palkasid Soobast süürlasi, kakskümmend tuhat jalameest, ja Maaka kuningalt tuhat meest, ja Toobi mehi kakskümmend tuhat meest.

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.

⁷Kui Taavet seda kuulis, siis ta läkitas neile vastu Joabi ja kogu kangelaste väe.

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

⁸Ja ammonlased tulid välja ning seadsid endid tapluseks värava suhu; Sooba ja Rehobi süürlased ning Toobi ja Maaka mehed olid väljal omaette.

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.

⁹Kui Joab nägi, et taplus tema vastu sündis nii eest kui tagant, siis tegi ta valiku kõigist Iisraeli valitud meestest ja seadis need üles süürlaste vastu.

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;

¹⁰Aga ülejäänud rahva andis ta oma venna Abisai juhtida ja too seadis need üles ammonlaste vastu.

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.

¹¹Joab ütles: 'Kui süürlased on minust tugevamad, siis tule mulle appi; aga kui ammonlased on sinust tugevamad, siis ma tulen sinule appi.

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.

¹²Ole julge, ja olgem vahvad oma rahva ja oma Jumala linnade eest! Tehku siis Issand, mis tema silmis hea on!'

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.

¹³Siis Joab ja rahvas, kes oli koos temaga, hakkasid taplema süürlaste vastu; ja need põgenesid ta eest.

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

¹⁴Kui ammonlased nägid, et süürlased põgenesid, siis põgenesid nad Abisai eest ja läksid linna; ja Joab tuli tagasi ammonlaste kallalt ning läks Jeruusalemma.

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.

¹⁵Kui süürlased nägid, et nad olid Iisraeli ees löödud, siis nad kogunesid kokku

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

¹⁶ja Hadadeser läkitas käsu ning tõi välja süürlased, kes olid teisel pool Frati jõge; ja need tulid Heelamisse ning Soobak, Hadadeseri väepealik, oli nende eesotsas.

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.

¹⁷Kui sellest teatati Taavetile, siis ta kogus kokku kogu Iisraeli ja läks üle Jordani ning tuli Heelamisse; ja süürlased seadsid endid tapluseks Taaveti vastu ning sõdisid temaga.

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.

¹⁸Aga süürlased põgenesid Iisraeli eest ja Taavet tappis süürlastest seitsesada vankritäit ja nelikümmend tuhat ratsanikku; ja Soobaku, nende väepealiku, lõi ta maha, nõnda et ta seal suri.

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.

¹⁹Kui kõik kuningad, kes olid Hadadeseri alamad, nägid, et Iisrael oli neid löönud, siis tegid nad Iisraeliga rahu ja jäid nende alamaiks. Ja edaspidi süürlased kartsid ammonlastele appi minna.

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.