¹[Ny nahatonga ny niadian'i Davida tamin'ny Amonita sy ny Syriana, ary ny nandreseny azy] Ary rehefa afaka izany, dia maty ny mpanjakan'ny taranak'i Amona, ka Hanona zanany no nanjaka nandimby azy.

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

²Ary hoy Davida: Hanisy soa an'i Hanona, zanak'i Nahasy, aho, toy ny soa nataon-drainy tamiko. Ary Davida naniraka ny mpanompony hitsapa alahelo azy ny amin-drainy. Ary tonga tany amin'ny tanin'ny taranak'i Amona ny mpanompon'i Davida.

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.

³Ary hoy ireo mpanapaka ny taranak'i Amona tamin'i Hanona tompony: Moa ataonao ho fanajana ny rainao no anirahan'i Davida hitsapa alahelo anao? Fa tsy hizaha ny tanàna sy hisafo azy ary handrava azy va no nanirahan'i Davida ireo mpanompony ireo hankatỳ aminao?

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?”

⁴Dia nosamborin'i Hanona ny mpanompon'i Davida, ka noharatany ny ila-somony, sady nofolonany hatreo amin'ny foto-peny ny akanjony, ka dia nalefany hody izy.

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.

⁵Ary dia nisy lasa nanambara izany tamin'i Davida, ary izy naniraka hitsena azy, fa afa-baraka loatra ireo lehilahy ireo; ka dia hoy ny tenin'ny mpanjaka: Mitoera any Jeriko aloha ambara-panirin'ny somotrareo, vao mody ianareo.[Na: menatra]

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.”

⁶Ary nony hitan'ny taranak'i Amona fa efa mangidy hoditra eo anatrehan'i Davida izy, dia naniraka nanakarama ny Syriana any Beti-rehoba sy ny Syriana any Zoba izy, dia miaramila an-tongotra roa alina, ary tamin'ny mpanjakan'i Maka, olona arivo lahy, ary tamin'ny olona tany Toba, roa arivo sy iray alina.

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.

⁷Ary nony ren'i Davida izany, dia naniraka an'i Joaba sy ny miaramila rehetra izy, dia ny lehilahy mahery.

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

⁸Ary ny taranak'i Amona nivoaka ka nilahatra hiady teo anoloan'ny vavahady; ary ny Syriana avy any Zoba sy Rehoba sy ny olona avy tany Toba ary Maka nitokana teny an-tsaha kosa.

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.

⁹Ary rehefa hitan'i Joaba fa teo anoloany sady teo ivohony ny fahavalo, dia nifidy olona tamin'ireo voafantina tamin'ny Isiraely rehetra izy, ka nalahany hiady tamin'ny Syriana.

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:

¹⁰Ary ny olona sisa kosa nomeny ho entin'i Abisay rahalahiny halahany hiady amin'ny taranak'i Amona.

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.

¹¹Ary hoy izy: Raha tsy tohako ny Syriana, dia vonjeo aho; fa raha tsy tohanao kosa ny taranak'i Amona, dia hovonjeko ianao.

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.

¹²Mahereza ary, ka aoka hitombandahy isika ho an'ny firenentsika sy ny tanànan'Andriamanitsika; ary aoka Jehovah hanao izay sitrapony.

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.”

¹³Ary Joaba sy ny olona nanaraka azy nandroso hiady amin'ny Syriana; ary dia nandositra niala teo anoloany ireo.

¹³So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

¹⁴Ary nony hitan'ny taranak'i Amona fa nandositra ny Syriana, dia mba nandositra koa izy niala teo anoloan'i Abisay ka niditra tao an-tanàna. Ary Joaba niverina avy namely ny taranak'i Amona ka tonga tany Jerosalema.

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.

¹⁵Ary nony hitan'ny Syriana fa resy teo anoloan'ny Isiraely izy, dia nivory izy.

¹⁵When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together.

¹⁶Ary Hadadezera naniraka naka ny Syriana izay tany an-dafin'ny Ony; ary dia tonga tany Helama izy; ary Sobaka, komandin'ny miaramilan'i Hadadezera, no nitarika azy.[Eofrata]

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.

¹⁷Ary nony nambara tamin'i Davida izany, dia nampamory ny Isiraely rehetra izy ka lasa nita an'i Jordana, dia tonga tany Helama. Ary nilahatra ny Syriana hiady amin'i Davida, ka dia rafitra ny ady.

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.

¹⁸Ary vaky nandositra teo anoloan'ny Isiraely ny Syriana, ka nahafaty ny tao an-kalesy fiton-jato sy ny an-tsoavaly efatra alina tamin'ny Syriana Davida sady namely an'i Sobaka koa, ilay komandin'ny miaramila, ka nahafaty azy teo.Ary nony hitan'ny mpanjaka rehetra izay nanoa an'i Hadadezera fa resy teo anoloan'ny Isiraely izy, dia nanao fihavanana tamin'ny Isiraely izy ireo ka nanompo azy. Dia natahotra ny Syriana, ka tsy nety namonjy ny taranak'i Amona intsony.

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.

¹⁹Ary nony hitan'ny mpanjaka rehetra izay nanoa an'i Hadadezera fa resy teo anoloan'ny Isiraely izy, dia nanao fihavanana tamin'ny Isiraely izy ireo ka nanompo azy. Dia natahotra ny Syriana, ka tsy nety namonjy ny taranak'i Amona intsony.

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.