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

¹It happened after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place.

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,

²David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent by his servants to comfort him concerning his father. 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?'

³But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Hasn’t David sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?”

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

⁴So Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to 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!'

⁵When they told it to David, he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, “Wait at Jericho until your beards have 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.

⁶When the children of Ammon saw that they were become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.

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

⁷When David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of 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.

⁸The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah 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.

⁹Now 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:

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

¹⁰The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and he put them in array 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.

¹¹He said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you.

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

¹²Be courageous, and let us be strong for our people, and for the cities of our God; and Yahweh do that which seems good to him.”

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

¹³So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to 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.

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

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

¹⁵When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by 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.

¹⁶Hadadezer sent, and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.

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.

¹⁷It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. 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.

¹⁸The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed of the Syrians seven hundred charioteers, and forty thousand horsemen, and struck Shobach the captain of their army, so that he 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.

¹⁹When all the kings who were servants to Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.