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

¹And it cometh to pass afterwards, that the king of the Bene-Ammon dieth, and Hanun his son reigneth in his stead,

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.

²and David saith, `I do kindness with Hanun son of Nahash, as his father did with me kindness;` and David sendeth to comfort him by the hand of his servants concerning his father, and the servants of David come in to the land of the Bene-Ammon.

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?

³And the heads of the Bene-Ammon say unto Hanun their lord, `Is David honouring thy father in thine eyes because he hath sent to thee comforters? for to search the city, and to spy it, and to overthrow it, hath not David sent his servants unto thee?`

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.

⁴And Hanun taketh the servants of David, and shaveth off the half of their beard, and cutteth off their long robes in the midst — unto their buttocks, and sendeth them away;

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.

⁵and they declare [it] to David, and he sendeth to meet them, for the men have been greatly ashamed, and the king saith, `Abide in Jericho till your beard doth spring up — then ye have returned.`

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.

⁶And the Bene-Ammon see that they have been abhorred by David, and the Bene-Ammon send and hire Aram of Beth-Rehob, and Aram of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah [with] a thousand men, and Ish-Tob [with] twelve thousand men;

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

⁷and David heareth, and sendeth Joab, and all the host — the mighty men.

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.

⁸And the Bene-Ammon come out, and set battle in array, at the opening of the gate, and Aram of Zoba, and Rehob, and Ish-Tob, and Maacah, [are] by themselves in the field;

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.

⁹and Joab seeth that the front of the battle hath been unto him before and behind, and he chooseth of all the chosen in Israel, and setteth in array to meet Aram,

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

¹⁰and the rest of the people he hath given into the hand of Abishai his brother, and setteth in array to meet the Bene-Ammon.

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

¹¹And he saith, `If Aram be stronger than I, then thou hast been to me for salvation, and if the Bene-Ammon be stronger than thou, then I have come to give salvation to thee;

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

¹²be strong and strengthen thyself for our people, and for the cities of our God, and Jehovah doth that which is good in His eyes.`

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

¹³And Joab draweth nigh, and the people who [are] with him, to battle against Aram, and they flee from his presence;

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.

¹⁴and the Bene-Ammon have seen that Aram hath fled, and they flee from the presence of Abishai, and go in to the city; and Joab turneth back from the Bene-Ammon, and cometh in to Jerusalem.

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

¹⁵And Aram seeth that it is smitten before Israel, and they are gathered together;

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

¹⁶and Hadadezer sendeth, and bringeth out Aram which [is] beyond the River, and they come in to Helam, and Shobach head of the host of Hadadezer [is] before them.

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.

¹⁷And it is declared to David, and he gathereth all Israel, and passeth over the Jordan, and cometh in to Helam, and Aram setteth itself in array to meet David, and they fight with him;

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.

¹⁸and Aram fleeth from the presence of Israel, and David slayeth of Aram seven hundred charioteers, and forty thousand horsemen, and Shobach head of its host he hath smitten, and he dieth there.

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.

¹⁹And all the kings — servants of Hadadezer — see that they have been smitten before Israel, and make peace with Israel, and serve them; and Aram is afraid to help any more the Bene-Ammon.