2 Samuel 10

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

1 ثُمَّ مَاتَ مَلِكُ بَنِي عَمُّونَ، وَاعْتَلَى الْعَرْشَ ابْنُهُ حَانُونُ.

2 And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,

2 فَقَال دَاوُدُ فِي نَفْسِهِ: «لأَصْنَعَنَّ خَيْراً لِحَانُونَ بْنِ نَاحَاشَ كَمَا صَنَعَ أَبُوهُ مَعِي»، فَبَعَثَ دَاوُدُ وَفْداً لِيُعَزِّيَهُ فِي وَفَاةِ أَبِيهِ. وَعِنْدَمَا بَلَغَ وَفْدُ دَاوُدَ أَرْضَ بَنِي عَمُّونَ

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

3 قَالَ رُؤَسَاءُ بَنِي عَمُّونَ لِسَيِّدِهِمْ: «أَتَظُنُّ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ يَسْتَهْدِفُ إِكْرَامَ أَبِيكَ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ بِإِرْسَالِهِ هَذَا الْوَفْدِ لِلتَّعْزِيَةِ؟ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يُرْسِلْ هَذَا الْوَفْدَ إِلّا لاِسْتِطْلاعِ أَحْوَالِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَالتَّجَسُّسِ عَلَيْهَا وَقَلْبِهَا».

4 So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.

4 فَقَبَضَ حَانُونُ عَلَى أَعْضَاءِ وَفْدِ دَاوُدَ وَحَلَقَ أَنْصَافَ لِحَاهُمْ وَقَصَّ ثِيَابَهُمْ إِلَى مُنْتَصَفِ ظُهُورِهِمْ، ثُمَّ أَطْلَقَهُمْ.

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

5 وَلَمَّا عَلِمَ دَاوُدُ بِالأَمْرِ أَرْسَلَ مَنِ اسْتَقْبَلَهُمْ، لأَنَّ أَعْضَاءَ الْوَفْدِ اعْتَراهُمْ خَجَلٌ شَدِيدٌ. وَأَمَرَهُمُ الْمَلِكُ أَنْ يَمْكُثُوا فِي أَرِيحَا رَيْثَمَا تَنْبُتُ لِحَاهُمْ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُونَ.

6 When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.

6 وَعِنْدَمَا تَبَيَّنَ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ قَدْ أَضْمَرَ لَهُمُ الْبَغْضَاءَ، اسْتَأْجَرُوا مِنْ أَرَامِ بَيْتِ رَحُوبَ وَأَرَامِ صُوبَا عِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ رَاجِلٍ، وَمِنْ مَلِكِ مَعْكَةَ أَلْفَ رَجُلٍ، وَمِنْ رِجَالِ طُوبَ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَلْفَ رَاجِلٍ.

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

7 فَحِينَ بَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ دَاوُدَ أَرْسَلَ يُوآبَ وَسَائِرَ قُوَّاتِهِ الأَبَطَالِ،

8 The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.

8 فَخَرَجَ بَنُو عَمُّونَ وَاصْطَفُّوا لِلْقِتَالِ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ بَابِ الْمَدِينَةِ، أَمَّا أَرَامِيُّو صُوبَا وَرَحُوبَ وَرِجَالُ طُوبَ وَمَعْكَةَ فَقَدِ احْتَشَدُوا فِي الْحُقُولِ.

9 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.

9 وَعِنْدَمَا أَدْرَكَ يُوآبُ أَنَّهُ مُحَاصَرٌ بِجَبْهَتَيْ قِتَالٍ مِنْ أَمَامٍ وَمِنْ خَلْفٍ، انْتَخَبَ مِنْ صَفْوَةِ جَيْشِهِ رِجَالاً صَفَّهُمْ لِلِقَاءِ الأَرَامِيِّينَ،

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

10 وَعَهِدَ بِبَقِيَّةِ الْجَيْشِ إِلَى أَخِيهِ أَبِيشَايَ، فَصَفَّهُمْ هَذَا لِمُوَاجَهَةِ بَنِي عَمُّونَ.

11 “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.

11 وَقَالَ يُوآبُ: «إِنْ تَغَلَّبَ عَلَيَّ الأَرَامِيُّونَ تُسْرِعْ لِنْجَدتِي، وَإِنْ قَوِيَ عَلَيْكَ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ أَخِفُّ لإِغَاثَتِكَ.

12 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.”

12 لِتَتَشَجَّعْ وَلْتَتَقَوَّ مِنْ أَجْلِ شَعْبِنَا وَمِنْ أَجْلِ مُدُنِ إِلَهِنَا، وَالرَّبُّ يُجْرِي مَا يَشَاءُ».

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

13 وَتَقَدَّمَ يُوآبُ بِقُوَّاتِهِ لِمُحَارَبَةِ الأَرَامِيِّينَ فَلاذُوا بِالْفِرَارِ.

14 When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.

14 وَعِنْدَمَا شَاهَدَ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ الأَرَامِيِّينَ يُوَلُّونَ الأَدْبَارَ، هَرَبُوا هُمْ أَيْضاً مِنْ أَمَامَ أَبِيشَايَ وَدَخَلُوا الْمَدِينَةَ، فَرَجَعَ يُوآبُ عَنْ بَنِي عَمُّونَ وَعَادَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

15 When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they regrouped.

15 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ رَأَى الأَرَامِيُّونَ أَنَّهُمْ قَدِ انْهَزَمُوا أَمَامَ جَيْشِ إِسْرَائِيلَ اجْتَمَعُوا مَعاً.

16 Hadadezer sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam with Shobach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.

16 فَأَرْسَلَ هَدَدُ عَزَرَ وَاسْتَدْعَى أَرَامِييِّ نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ، فَتَجَمَّعُوا فِي حِيلامَ تَحْتَ قِيَادَةِ شُوبَكَ رَئيِسِ جَيْشِ هَدَدْعَزَرَ.

17 When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and went to Helam. Then the Arameans arrayed themselves against David and fought against him.

17 فَلَمَّا عَلِمَ دَاوُدُ، حَشَدَ جُيُوشَهُ وَاجْتَازَ نَهْرَ الأُرْدُنِّ حَتَّى قَدِمَ إِلَى حِيلامَ فَالْتَقَى الْجَيْشَانِ فِي حَرْبٍ ضَرُوسٍ.

18 But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.

18 وَمَا لَبِثَ الأَرَامِيُّونَ أَنِ انْدَحَرُوا أَمَامَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ، فَقَتَلَتْ قُوَّاتُ دَاوُدَ رِجَالَ سَبْعِ مِئَةِ مَرْكَبَةٍ، وَأَرْبَعِينَ أَلْفَ فَارِسٍ. وَأُصِيبَ شُوبَكُ رَئِيسُ الْجَيْشِ وَمَاتَ هُنَاكَ.

19 When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.

19 وَحِينَ أَدْرَكَ جَمِيعُ حُلَفَاءِ هَدَدْعَزَرَ أَنَّهُمُ انْدَحَرُوا أَمَامَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ، عَقَدُوا صُلْحاً مَعَهُمْ وَأَصْبَحُوا تَابِعِينَ لَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَجْرُؤُوا عَلَى نَجْدَةِ بَنِي عَمُّونَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ.