¹Potom sa stalo, že zomrel Náchaš, kráľ synov Ammonových, a kraľoval jeho syn miesto neho.

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

²Vtedy riekol Dávid: Učiním milosť Chanúnovi, synovi Náchašovmu, lebo aj jeho otec učinil mne milosť. A tak poslal Dávid poslov, aby ho potešil ohľadne jeho otca. Nuž prišli služobníci Dávidovi do zeme synov Ammonových k Chanúnovi, aby ho potešili.

²And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. So 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.

³Ale kniežatá synov Ammonových povedali Chanúnovi: Či myslíš, že Dávid ctí tvojho otca, že ti poslal tešiteľov? Či azda nie preto prišli jeho služobníci k tebe, aby prezkúmali a podvrátili a prešpehovali zem?

³But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

⁴A tak vzal Chanún služobníkov Dávidových a oholil ich a odstrihol ich rúcha do polovice, až do rozkroku, a tak ich poslal preč.

⁴So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

⁵A niektorí odíduc oznámili o tých mužoch Dávidovi. A poslal im naproti, lebo mužovia boli veľmi zohavení. A kráľ im povedal: Pobuďte v Jerichu, dokiaľ nepodrastú vaše brady, potom sa navrátite.

⁵Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

⁶Keď potom videli synovia Ammonovi, že sa zosmradili u Dávida, poslal Chanún a synovia Ammonovi tisíc hrivien striebra, aby si za mzdu najali zo Sýrie Mezopotamie a zo Sýrie Maachy a z Cóby vozy i jazdcov.

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

⁷A tak si najali za mzdu tridsaťdva tisíc vozov i kráľa z Maachy i jeho ľud, a prijdúc rozložili sa táborom pred Médebou. A synovia Ammonovi sa tiež shromaždili zo svojich miest a prišli do boja.

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

⁸Keď to počul Dávid, poslal Joába a všetko vojsko chrabrých bojovníkov.

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

⁹A vyjdúc synovia Ammonovi zriadili sa do boja pri vchode do mesta, a kráľovia, ktorí boli prišli, boli osobitne na poli.

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

¹⁰Keď potom videl Joáb, že je šík obrátený proti nemu zpredu i zozadu, vybral zo všetkých vybraných z Izraela najsúcejších a zriadil ich proti Sýrovi.

¹⁰Now 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.

¹¹A ostatok ľudu dal do ruky Abišaiho, svojho brata, a zriadili sa proti synom Ammonovým.

¹¹And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

¹²A riekol: Ak budú Sýrovia silnejší ako ja, budeš mi na pomoc; a keby synovia Ammonovi boli silnejší ako ty, pomôžem ti.

¹²And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.

¹³Buď silný, a vzmužme sa za svoj ľud a za mestá svojho Boha. A Hospodin učiní to, čo bude dobré v jeho očiach.

¹³Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah do that which seemeth him good.

¹⁴No keď sa priblížil Joáb a ľud, ktorý bol s ním, pred Sýrov do boja, utiekli pred ním.

¹⁴So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.

¹⁵A synovia Ammonovi uvidiac, že uteká Sýr, utiekli aj oni pred Abišaim, jeho bratom, a vošli do mesta. A Joáb prišiel potom do Jeruzalema.

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

¹⁶A keď videli Sýrovia, že sú porazení od Izraela, poslali poslov a vyviedli Sýrov, ktorí bývali za riekou, a Šofach, veliteľ vojska Hadarézerovho, išiel pred nimi.

¹⁶And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.

¹⁷Keď sa to oznámilo Dávidovi, shromaždil celého Izraela a prejdúc cez Jordán prišiel proti nim a zriadil vojsko proti nim. A keď zriadil Dávid vojsko proti Sýrom do boja, bojovali s ním.

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

¹⁸Ale Sýrovia utiekli pre Izraelom, a Dávid pobil mnohých zo Sýrov poraziac sedem tisíc vozov a štyridsať tisíc mužov peších, i Šofacha, veliteľa vojska, zabil.

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

¹⁹A keď videli služobníci Hadarézerovi, že sú porazení od Izraela, uzavreli pokoj s Dávidom a slúžili mu. Potom už nechceli viacej Sýrovia pomáhať synom Ammonovým.

¹⁹And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.