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

¹And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned 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 said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me. So David sent by his servants to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of 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?

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

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.

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.

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.

⁵When they told it unto David, 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.

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 when 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 a thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.

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

⁷And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of 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 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.

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.

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:

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

¹⁰And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and he put them in array against the children of 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 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 come and help 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 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.

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

¹³So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

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

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

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

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

¹⁶And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.

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 was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought 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 the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians [the men of] seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, so that he died 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 when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.