David Defeats the Ammonites
1In the course of time, Nahash king of the Ammonites died, and his son succeeded him as king. 2David thought, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent a delegation to express his sympathy to Hanun concerning his father.
When David’s envoys came to Hanun in the land of the Ammonites to express sympathy to him, 3the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, “Do you think David is honoring your father by sending envoys to you to express sympathy? Haven’t his envoys come to you only to explore and spy out the country and overthrow it?” 4So Hanun seized David’s envoys, shaved them, cut off their garments at the buttocks, and sent them away.
5When someone came and told David about the men, he sent messengers to meet them, for they were greatly humiliated. The king said, “Stay at Jericho till your beards have grown, and then come back.”
6When the Ammonites realized that they had become obnoxious to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents19:6 That is, about 38 tons or about 34 metric tons of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim,19:6 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia Aram Maakah and Zobah. 7They hired thirty-two thousand chariots and charioteers, as well as the king of Maakah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba, while the Ammonites were mustered from their towns and moved out for battle.
8On hearing this, David sent Joab out with the entire army of fighting men. 9The Ammonites came out and drew up in battle formation at the entrance to their city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country.
10Joab saw that there were battle lines in front of him and behind him; so he selected some of the best troops in Israel and deployed them against the Arameans. 11He put the rest of the men under the command of Abishai his brother, and they were deployed against the Ammonites. 12Joab said, “If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you are to rescue me; but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will rescue you. 13Be strong, and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in his sight.”
14Then Joab and the troops with him advanced to fight the Arameans, and they fled before him. 15When the Ammonites realized that the Arameans were fleeing, they too fled before his brother Abishai and went inside the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.
16After the Arameans saw that they had been routed by Israel, they sent messengers and had Arameans brought from beyond the Euphrates River, with Shophak the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
17When David was told of this, he gathered all Israel and crossed the Jordan; he advanced against them and formed his battle lines opposite them. David formed his lines to meet the Arameans in battle, and they fought against him. 18But they fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand of their foot soldiers. He also killed Shophak the commander of their army.
19When the vassals of Hadadezer saw that they had been routed by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him.
So the Arameans were not willing to help the Ammonites anymore.
Dafidi ṣẹ́gun àwọn ara Ammoni
119.1-19: 2Sa 10.1-19.Ní àkókò yí, Nahaṣi ọba àwọn ará Ammoni sì kú, ọmọ rẹ̀ sì rọ́pò rẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọba. 2Dafidi rò wí pé èmi yóò fi inú rere hàn sí Hanuni ọmọ Nahaṣi, nítorí baba a rẹ̀ fi inú rere hàn sí mi. Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni, Dafidi rán àwọn aṣojú lọ láti lọ fi ìbá kẹ́dùn rẹ̀ hàn sí Hanuni ní ti baba a rẹ̀.
Nígbà tí àwọn ọkùnrin Dafidi wá sí ọ̀dọ̀ Hanuni ní ilẹ̀ Àwọn ará Ammoni láti fi ìbá kẹ́dùn rẹ̀ hàn sí i, 3Àwọn ọkùnrin ọlọ́lá ti Ammoni sọ fún Hanuni pé, Ṣé ìwọ rò pé Dafidi ń bu ọlá fún baba rẹ nípa rírán àwọn olùtùnú sí ọ? Ṣé àwọn ọkùnrin rẹ̀ wá sí ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ láti rìn wò àti láti bì í ṣubú, àti láti ṣe ayọ́lẹ̀wò ilẹ̀ náà. 4Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni Hanuni fi ipá mú àwọn ọkùnrin Dafidi, fá irun wọn, wọ́n gé ẹ̀wù wọn kúrò ní àárín ìdí rẹ̀, ó sì rán wọn lọ.
5Nígbà tí ẹnìkan wá, tí ó sì sọ fún Dafidi nípa àwọn ọkùnrin rẹ̀, ó rán àwọn ìránṣẹ́ láti lọ bá wọn, nítorí wọ́n ti di rírẹ̀ sílẹ̀ gidigidi. Ọba wí pe, “Dúró ní Jeriko títí tí irùngbọ̀n yín yóò fi hù, nígbà náà ẹ padà wá”.
6Nígbà tí àwọn ará Ammoni sì ri pé wọ́n ti di ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ ní ihò imú Dafidi, Hanuni àti àwọn ará Ammoni rán ẹgbẹ̀rún tálẹ́ǹtì fàdákà láti gba iṣẹ́ àwọn kẹ̀kẹ́ àti àwọn agun-kẹ̀kẹ́ láti Aramu-Naharaimu, Siria Maaka àti Ṣoba. 7Wọ́n gba iṣẹ́ ẹgbẹ̀rin méjìlélọ́gbọ̀n kẹ̀kẹ́ àti agun-kẹ̀kẹ́ àti ọba Maaka pẹ̀lú àwọn ọ̀wọ́ ọmọ-ogun rẹ̀ tí ó wá pàgọ́ ní ẹ̀bá Medeba, nígbà tí àwọn ará Ammoni kójọpọ̀ láti ìlú wọn, tí wọ́n sì jáde lọ fún ogun.
8Ní gbígbọ́ eléyìí, Dafidi rán Joabu jáde pẹ̀lú gbogbo àwọn ọmọ-ogun ọkùnrin tí ó le jà. 9Àwọn ọmọ Ammoni sì jáde wá, wọ́n sì tẹ́ ogun ní ẹnu odi ìlú ńlá wọn, nígbà tí àwọn ọba tí ó wá, fún rara wọn wà ni orílẹ̀-èdè tí ó ṣí sílẹ̀.
10Joabu ri wí pé àwọn ìlà ogun wà níwájú àti ẹ̀yìn òun; Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ọmọ-ogun tí ó dára ní Israẹli, o sì tẹ́ ogun wọn sí àwọn ará Siria. 11Ó fi ìyókù àwọn ọkùnrin náà sí abẹ́ àkóso Abiṣai arákùnrin rẹ̀, a sì tẹ́ wọn kí wọn dojúkọ àwọn ará Ammoni. 12Joabu wí pé tí àwọn ará Siria bá le jù fún mi, nígbà náà, ìwọ ni kí o gbà mí; ṣùgbọ́n tí àwọn ará Ammoni bá le jù fún ọ, nígbà náà èmi yóò gbà ọ́. 13Jẹ́ alágbára kí ẹ sì jẹ́ kí a jà pẹ̀lú ìgboyà fún àwọn ènìyàn wa àti àwọn ìlú ńlá ti Ọlọ́run wa. Olúwa yóò ṣe ohun tí ó dára ní ojú rẹ̀.
14Nígbà náà Joabu àti àwọn ọmọ-ogun pẹ̀lú rẹ̀ lọ síwájú láti lọ jà pẹ̀lú àwọn ará Siria. Wọ́n sì sálọ kúrò níwájú rẹ̀. 15Nígbà ti àwọn ará Ammoni ri pé àwọn ará Siria ń sálọ, àwọn náà sálọ kúrò níwájú arákùnrin rẹ̀ Abiṣai. Wọ́n sì wọ inú ìlú ńlá lọ. Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni Joabu padà lọ sí Jerusalẹmu.
16Lẹ́yìn ìgbà tí àwọn ará Siria rí wí pé àwọn Israẹli ti lé wọn, wọ́n rán ìránṣẹ́. A sì mú àwọn ará Siria rékọjá odò Eufurate wá, pẹ̀lú Ṣofaki alákòóso ọmọ-ogun Hadadeseri, tí ó ń darí wọn.
17Nígbà tí a sọ fún Dafidi nípa èyí, ó pe gbogbo Israẹli jọ wọ́n sì rékọjá Jordani; Ó lọ síwájú wọn, ó sì fa ìlà ogun dojúkọ wọ́n. Dafidi fa ìlà rẹ̀ láti bá àwọn ará Siria jagun wọ́n sì dojú ìjà kọ ọ́. 18Ṣùgbọ́n àwọn ará Siria sálọ kúrò níwájú Israẹli, Dafidi sì pa ẹ̀ẹ́dẹ́gbàárin agun-kẹ̀kẹ́ wọn àti ẹgbàá-mẹ́rin ọmọ-ogun ẹlẹ́ṣẹ̀. Ó pa Ṣofaki alákòóso ọmọ-ogun wọn pẹ̀lú.
19Nígbà tí àwọn ẹrú Hadadeseri rí i wí pé Israẹli ti borí wọn, wọ́n ṣe àlàáfíà pẹ̀lú Dafidi, wọ́n sì ń sìn ní abẹ́ ẹ rẹ̀.
Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni, àwọn ará Siria kò ní ìfẹ́ sí ríran àwọn ará Ammoni lọ́wọ́ mọ́.
