1 Chronicles 19

1 Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.

1 后来，亚扪王拿辖死了，他儿子继位。

2 And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,

2 大卫说：“我要恩待拿辖的儿子哈嫩，因为他父亲曾经恩待我。”他便派使臣去安慰丧父的哈嫩。大卫的臣仆来到亚扪境内要安慰哈嫩，

3 the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”

3 亚扪的官长却对哈嫩说：“大卫派人来安慰你，你以为他是来吊唁你父亲吗？他的臣仆来见你，不过是要探听虚实，想摧毁这地方。”

4 So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.

4 哈嫩便把大卫的臣仆抓起来，剃去他们的胡须，从臀部割去他们下半身的衣服，然后放走他们。

5 When someone came and told David about his men, he sent messengers to meet them, since the men had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”

5 消息传到大卫那里，他就派人去迎接他们，因为他们倍受羞辱。王告诉他们留在耶利哥，等胡须长好了再回来。

6 When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.

6 哈嫩及其他亚扪人知道得罪了大卫，就派人用六十八万两银子从美索不达米亚、亚兰玛迦和琐巴招兵买马，

7 So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites were mustered from their cities and marched out for battle.

7 雇了三万二千辆战车和玛迦王及其军队。他们在米底巴附近扎营，亚扪人也从各城出来汇集在一起，准备作战。

8 On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.

8 大卫听见消息后，就派约押率领全体勇士出战。

9 The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.

9 亚扪人在城门前列阵，来助战的诸王在郊野列阵。

10 When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.

10 约押见自己腹背受敌，就从以色列军中挑选一些精兵列阵迎战亚兰人，

11 And he placed the rest of the troops under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.

11 把余下的军兵交给他的兄弟亚比筛带领，列阵迎战亚扪人。

12 “If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.

12 他对亚比筛说：“倘若我胜不过亚兰人，你便过来支援我；倘若你胜不过亚扪人，我便过去支援你。

13 Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”

13 你要刚强，我们要为我们的人民和我们上帝的城邑奋勇作战。愿耶和华成全祂自己的旨意！”

14 So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.

14 于是，约押率领军兵进攻亚兰人，亚兰人败逃。

15 When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Joab’s brother Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.

15 亚扪人见亚兰人败逃，便也从亚比筛面前逃回城去。约押便回师耶路撒冷。

16 When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.

16 亚兰人见自己败给以色列人，就派使者调来幼发拉底河那边的亚兰人，由哈大底谢的将军朔法率领。

17 When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, advanced toward the Arameans, and arrayed for battle against them. When David lined up to engage them in battle, they fought against him.

17 大卫听到消息后，就召集以色列全军，渡过约旦河，去攻打亚兰人，列阵与他们交战。

18 But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army.

18 亚兰人在以色列人面前败逃，大卫杀了他们七千名战车兵、四万步兵，还杀了他们的将军朔法。

19 When Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Arameans were unwilling to help the Ammonites anymore.

19 哈大底谢的属下见自己败给以色列人，便向大卫求和，臣服于他。从此，亚兰人不愿再支援亚扪人了。