II Samuel 10

وَكَانَ بَعْدَ ذلِكَ أَنَّ مَلِكَ بَنِي عَمُّونَ مَاتَ، وَمَلَكَ حَانُونُ ابْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.

فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «أَصْنَعُ مَعْرُوفًا مَعَ حَانُونَ بْنِ نَاحَاشَ كَمَا صَنَعَ أَبُوهُ مَعِي مَعْرُوفًا». فَأَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ بِيَدِ عَبِيدِهِ يُعَزِّيهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ. فَجَاءَ عَبِيدُ دَاوُدَ إِلَى أَرْضِ بَنِي عَمُّونَ.

Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

فَقَالَ رُؤَسَاءُ بَنِي عَمُّونَ لِحَانُونَ سَيِّدِهِمْ: «هَلْ يُكْرِمُ دَاوُدُ أَبَاكَ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ حَتَّى أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْكَ مُعَزِّينَ؟ أَلَيْسَ لأَجْلِ فَحْصِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَتَجَسُّسِهَا وَقَلْبِهَا، أَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ عَبِيدَهُ إِلَيْكَ؟»

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

فَأَخَذَ حَانُونُ عَبِيدَ دَاوُدَ وَحَلَقَ أَنْصَافَ لِحَاهُمْ، وَقَصَّ ثِيَابَهُمْ مِنَ الْوَسَطِ إِلَى أَسْتَاهِهِمْ، ثُمَّ أَطْلَقَهُمْ.

Wherefore 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.

وَلَمَّا أَخْبَرُوا دَاوُدَ أَرْسَلَ لِلِقَائِهِمْ، لأَنَّ الرِّجَالَ كَانُوا خَجِلِينَ جِدًّا. وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «أَقِيمُوا فِي أَرِيحَا حَتَّى تَنْبُتَ لِحَاكُمْ ثُمَّ ارْجِعُوا».

When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

وَلَمَّا رَأَى بَنُو عَمُّونَ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ أَنْتَنُوا عِنْدَ دَاوُدَ، أَرْسَلَ بَنُو عَمُّونَ وَاسْتَأْجَرُوا أَرَامَ بَيْتِ رَحُوبَ وَأَرَامَ صُوبَا، عِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ رَاجِل، وَمِنْ مَلِكِ مَعْكَةَ أَلْفَ رَجُل، وَرِجَالَ طُوبَ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَلْفَ رَجُل.

And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth–rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish–tob twelve thousand men.

فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ دَاوُدُ أَرْسَلَ يُوآبَ وَكُلَّ جَيْشِ الْجَبَابِرَةِ.

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

وَخَرَجَ بَنُو عَمُّونَ وَاصْطَفُّوا لِلْحَرْبِ عَُِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ الْبَابِ، وَكَانَ أَرَامُ صُوبَا وَرَحُوبُ وَرِجَالُ طُوبَ وَمَعْكَةَ وَحْدَهُمْ فِي الْحَقْلِ.

And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish–tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

فَلَمَّا رَأَى يُوآبُ أَنَّ مُقَدَّمَةَ الْحَرْبِ كَانَتْ نَحْوَهُ مِنْ قُدَّامٍ وَمِنْ وَرَاءٍ، اخْتَارَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ مُنْتَخَبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَصَفَّهُمْ لِلِقَاءِ أَرَامَ

When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:

وَسَلَّمَ بَقِيَّةَ الشَّعْبِ لِيَدِ أَخِيهِ أَبِيشَايَ، فَصَفَّهُمْ لِلِقَاءِ بَنِي عَمُّونَ.

And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.

وَقَالَ: «إِنْ قَوِيَ أَرَامُ عَلَيَّ تَكُونُ لِي مُنْجِدًا، وَإِنْ قَوِيَ عَلَيْكَ بَنُو عَمُّونَ أَذْهَبُ لِنَجْدَتِكَ.

And 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.

تَجَلَّدْ وَلْنَتَشَدَّدْ مِنْ أَجْلِ شَعْبِنَا وَمِنْ أَجْلِ مُدُنِ إِلهِنَا، وَالرَّبُّ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَحْسُنُ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ».

Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.

فَتَقَدَّمَ يُوآبُ وَالشَّعْبُ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ لِمُحَارَبَةِ أَرَامَ فَهَرَبُوا مِنْ أَمَامِهِ.

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

وَلَمَّا رَأَى بَنُو عَمُّونَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ هَرَبَ أَرَامُ، هَرَبُوا مِنْ أَمَامِ أَبِيشَايَ وَدَخَلُوا الْمَدِينَةَ. فَرَجَعَ يُوآبُ عَنْ بَنِي عَمُّونَ وَأَتَى إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

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

وَلَمَّا رَأَى أَرَامُ أَنَّهُمْ قَدِ انْكَسَرُوا أَمَامَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، اجْتَمَعُوا مَعًا.

And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.

وَأَرْسَلَ هَدَرُ عَزَرَ فَأَبْرَزَ أَرَامَ الَّذِي فِي عَبْرِ النَّهْرِ، فَأَتَوْا إِلَى حِيلاَمَ وَأَمَامَهُمْ شُوبَكُ رَئِيسُ جَيْشِ هَدَرِ عَزَرَ.

And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.

وَلَمَّا أُخْبِرَ دَاوُدُ، جَمَعَ كُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَعَبَرَ الأُرْدُنَّ وَجَاءَ إِلَى حِيلاَمَ، فَاصْطَفَّ أَرَامُ لِلِقَاءِ دَاوُدَ وَحَارَبُوهُ.

And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.

وَهَرَبَ أَرَامُ مِنْ أَمَامِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَقَتَلَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ أَرَامَ سَبْعَ مِئَةِ مَرْكَبَةٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ أَلْفَ فَارِسٍ، وَضَرَبَ شُوبَكَ رَئِيسَ جَيْشِهِ فَمَاتَ هُنَاكَ.

And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.

وَلَمَّا رَأَى جَمِيعُ الْمُلُوكِ، عَبِيدُ هَدَرِ عَزَرَ أَنَّهُمُ انْكَسَرُوا أَمَامَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، صَالَحُوا إِسْرَائِيلَ وَاسْتُعْبِدُوا لَهُمْ، وَخَافَ أَرَامُ أَنْ يُنْجِدُوا بَنِي عَمُّونَ بَعْدُ.

And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.