2 Da tænkte David: "Jeg vil vise Hanun, Nahasj's Søn, Venlighed, ligesom hans Fader viste mig Venlighed." Og David sendte Folk for at vise ham Deltagelse i Anledning af hans Faders Død. Men da Davids Mænd kom til Ammoniternes Land.
2 Then David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console him concerning his father. But when David’s servants came to the land of the Ammonites,
3 sagde Ammoniternes Høvdinger til deres Herre Hanun: "Tror du virkelig, det er for at hædre din Fader, at David sender Bud og viser dig Deltagelse? Mon ikke det er for at udforske og udspejde Byen og ødelægge den, at David sender sine Folk til dig?"
3 the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think that David is honoring your father because he has sent consolers to you? Has David not sent his servants to you in order to search the city, to spy it out and overthrow it?”
5 Da David fik Efterretning herom, sendte han dem et Bud i Møde, thi Mændene var blevet grovelig forhånet; og Kongen lod sige: "Bliv i Jeriko, til eders Skæg er vokset ud!"
5 When they told it to David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly humiliated. And the king said, “Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then return.”
6 Men da Ammoniterne så, at de havde lagt sig for Had hos David, sendte de Bud og lejede Aramæerne fra Bef-Rehob og Zoba, 20000 Mand Fodfolk, Kongen af Ma'aka med 1000 Mand og Folkene fra Tob, 12000 Mand.
6 Now when the sons of Ammon saw that they had become odious to David, the sons of Ammon sent and hired the Arameans of Beth-rehob and the Arameans of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with 1,000 men, and the men of Tob with 12,000 men.
8 Ammoniterne rykkede så ud og stillede sig op til Kamp lige uden for Porten, medens Aramæerne fra Zoba og Rehob og Mændene fra Tob og Ma'aka stod for sig selv på åben Mark.
8 The sons of Ammon came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the city, while the Arameans of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field.
9 Da Joa så, at Angreb truede ham både forfra og bagfra, gjorde han et Udvalg blandt alt Israels udsøgte Mandskab og tog Stilling over for Aramæerne,
9 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him in front and in the rear, he selected from all the choice men of Israel, and arrayed them against the Arameans.
11 Og han sagde: "Hvis Aramæerne bliver mig for stærke, skal du ile mig til Hjælp; men bliver Ammoniterne dig for stærke, skal jeg komme og hjælpe dig.
11 He said, “If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you shall help me, but if the sons of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come to help you.
14 Og da Ammoniterne så, at Aramæerne tog Flugten, flygtede de for Abisjaj og trak sig ind i Byen. Derpå vendte Joab tilbage fra Kampen med Ammoniterne og kom til Jerusalem.
14 When the sons of Ammon saw that the Arameans fled, they also fled before Abishai and entered the city. Then Joab returned from fighting against the sons of Ammon and came to Jerusalem.
17 Da David fik Efterretning herom, samlede han hele Israel, satte over Jordan og kom til Helam, hvor Aramæerne stillede sig op til Kamp mod David og angreb ham.
17 Now when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Arameans arrayed themselves to meet David and fought against him.
18 Men Aramæerne flygtede for Israel, og David nedhuggede 700 Stridsheste og 40000 Mand af Aram; også deres Hærfører Sjobak slog han ihjel der.
18 But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed 700 charioteers of the Arameans and 40,000 horsemen and struck down Shobach the commander of their army, and he died there.
19 Da alle Hadad'ezers Lydkonger så, at de var slået af Israel, sluttede de Fred med Israel og underkastede sig. Og Aramæerne vovede ikke at hjælpe Ammoniterne mere.
19 When all the kings, servants of Hadadezer, saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and served them. So the Arameans feared to help the sons of Ammon anymore.
Det Nye Testamente 1907. Det Gamle Testamente 1931
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