اول تواریخ 19

۱ 1 و بعد از اين واقع شد که ناحاش، پادشاه بني عَمُّون مرد و پسرش در جاي او سلطنت نمود.

Now it came about after this that death came to Nahash, the king of the children of Ammon, and his son became king in his place.

۲ 2 و داود گفت: « با حانُون بن ناحاش احسان نمايم چنانکه پدرش به من احسان کرد.» پس داود قاصدان فرستاد تا او را درباره پدرش تعزيت گويند. و خادمان داود به زمين بني عَمُّون نزد حانُون براي تعزيت وي آمدند.

And David said, I will be a friend to Hanun, the son of Nahash, because his father was a friend to me. So David sent men to him, to give him words of comfort on account of his father. And the servants of David came to Hanun, to the land of the children of Ammon, offering him comfort.

۳ 3 و سروران بني عَمُّون به حانُون گفتند: « آيا گمان مي بري که به جهت تکريم پدر تو است که داود تعزيت کنندگان نزد تو فرستاده است؟ ني بلکه بندگانش به جهت تفحص و انقلاب و جاسوسي زمين نزد تو آمدند.»

But the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Does it seem to you that David is honouring your father, by sending comforters to you? is it not clear that these men have only come to go through the land and to make secret observation of it so that they may overcome it?

۴ 4 پس حانُون خادمان داود را گرفته، ريش ايشان را تراشيد و لباسهاي ايشان را از ميان تا جاي نشستن دريده، ايشان را رها کرد.

So Hanun took David's servants, and cutting off their hair and the skirts of their robes up to the middle, sent them away.

۵ 5 و چون بعضي آمده، داود را از حالت آن کسان خبر دادند، به استقبال ايشان فرستاد زيرا که ايشان بسيار خجل بودند، و پادشاه گفت: « در اَريحا بمانيد تا ريشهاي شما درآيد و بعد از آن برگرديد.»

Then certain men went and gave David word of what had been done to them. And he sent out with the purpose of meeting them; for the men were greatly shamed. And the king said, Keep where you are at Jericho till your hair is long again, and then come back.

۶ 6 و چون بني عَمُّون ديدند که نزد داود مکروه شده اند، حانُون و بني عَمُّون هزار وزنه نقره فرستادند تا ارابه ها و سواران از اَرام نَهرَين و اَرام مَعکَه و صُوبَه براي خود اجير سازند.

And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves hated by David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver as payment for war-carriages and horsemen from Mesopotamia and Aram-maacah and Zobah.

۷ 7 پس سي و دو هزار ارابه و پادشاه مَعکَه و جمعيت او را براي خود اجير کردند، و ايشان بيرون آمده، در مقابل مِيدَبا اُردو زدند، و بني عَمُّون از شهر هاي خود جمع شده، براي مقاتله آمدند.

So with this money they got thirty-two thousand war-carriages, and the help of the king of Maacah and his people, who came and took up their position in front of Medeba. And the children of Ammon came together from their towns for the fight.

۸ 8 و چون داود اين را شنيد، يوآب و تمامي لشکر شجاعان را فرستاد.

And David, hearing of it, sent Joab with all the army of fighting-men.

۹ 9 و بني عَمُّون بيرون آمده، نزد دروازه شهر براي جنگ صف آرايي نمودند. و پادشاهاني که آمده بودند، در صحرا عليحده بودند.

So the children of Ammon came out and put their forces in position on the way into the town; and the kings who had come were stationed by themselves in the field.

۱۰ 10 و چون يوآب ديد که روي صفوف جنگ، هم از پيش و هم از عقبش بود، از تمامي برگزيدگان اسرائيل گروهي را انتخاب کرده، در مقابل اَرميان صف آرايي نمود.

Now when Joab saw that their forces were in position against him in front and at his back, he took all the best men of Israel, and put them in line against the Aramaeans;

۱۱ 11 و بقيه قوم را به دست برادر خود اَبِشاي سپرده و به مقابل بني عَمُّون صف کشيدند.

And the rest of the people he put in position against the children of Ammon with Abishai, his brother, at their head.

۱۲ 12 و گفت: « اگر اَرميان بر من غالب آيند، به مدد من بيا؛ و اگر بني عَمُّون بر تو غالب آيند، به جهت امداد تو خواهم آمد.

And he said, If the Aramaeans are stronger and get the better of me, then come to my help; and if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.

۱۳ 13 دلير باش که به جهت قوم خويش و به جهت شهر هاي خداي خود مردانه بکوشيم و خداوند آنچه را در نظرش پسند آيد بکند.»

Take heart, and let us be strong for our people and for the towns of our God; and may the Lord do what seems good to him.

۱۴ 14 پس يوآب و گروهي که همراهش بودند، نزديک شدند تا با اَرميان جنگ کنند و ايشان از حضور وي فرار کردند.

So Joab and the people who were with him went forward into the fight against the Aramaeans, and they went in flight before him.

۱۵ 15 و چون بني عَمُّون ديدند که اَراميان فرار کردند، ايشان نيز از حضور برادرش اَبِشاي گريخته، داخل شهر شدند؛ و يوآب به اورشليم برگشت.

And when the children of Ammon saw the flight of the Aramaeans, they themselves went in flight from Abishai, his brother, and came into the town. Then Joab came back to Jerusalem.

۱۶ 16 و چون اَراميان ديدند که از حضور اسرائيل شکست يافتند، ايشان قاصدان فرستاده، اَراميان را که به آن طرف نهر بودند، و شُوفَک سردار لشکر هَدَرعَزَر پيشواي ايشان بود.

And when the Aramaeans saw that Israel had overcome them, they sent men to get the Aramaeans who were on the other side of the River, with Shophach, the captain of Hadadezer's army, at their head.

۱۷ 17 و چون خبر به داود رسيد، تمامي اسرائيل را جمع کرده، از اُردُن عبور نمود وبه ايشان رسيده، مقابل ايشان صف آرايي نمود. و چون داود جنگ را با اَراميان آراسته بود، ايشان با وي جنگ کردند.

And word of this was given to David; and he got all Israel together and went over Jordan and came to Helam and put his forces in position against them. And when David's forces were in position against the Aramaeans, the fight was started.

۱۸ 18 و اَراميان از حضور اسرائيل فرار کردند و داود مردان هفت هزار ارابه و چهل هزار پياده از اَراميان را کشت، و شُوفَک سردار لشکر را به قتل رسانيد.

And the Aramaeans went in flight before Israel; and David put to the sword the men of seven thousand Aramaean war-carriages and forty thousand footmen, and put to death Shophach, the captain of the army.

۱۹ 19 و چون بندگان هَدَرعَزَر ديدند که از حضور اسرائيل شکست خوردند، با داود صلح نموده، بنده او شدند، و اَراميان بعد از آن در اعانت بني عَمُّون اقدام ننمودند.

And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were overcome by Israel, they made peace with David and became his servants: and the Aramaeans would give no more help to the children of Ammon.