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

¹And it came to pass after this that Nahash 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 shew kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And 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?

³And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Is it, in thine eyes, to honour thy father that David has sent comforters to thee? Is it not to search and overthrow, and to spy out the land that his servants are come to thee?

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

⁴And Hanun took David's servants, and had them shaved, and their raiment cut off in the midst, as far as the hip, 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.

⁵And [certain] went and told David concerning the men; and he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Abide 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 the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David; and Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and from the Syrians of Maacah, and from 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.

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

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

⁸And David heard [of it], and he sent Joab, and all the host, 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 entrance of the city; and the kings that had come were by themselves on 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.

¹⁰And Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind; and he chose out 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 gave into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set 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; and 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 strong, and let us shew ourselves valiant for our people, and for the cities of our God; and Jehovah will do what is good in his sight.

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

¹⁴And Joab and the people that were with him drew near in front of the Syrians to 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 fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. And 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 routed before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river; and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them.

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, and passed over the Jordan, and came upon them, and set [the battle] in array against them. And David put the battle in array against the Syrians, and 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 from before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand [in] chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and slew 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 the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were routed before Israel, and they made peace with David, and became his servants. And the Syrians would no more help the children of Ammon.