사무엘하 10

1그 후에 암몬 자손의 왕이 죽고 그 아들 하눈이 대신하여 왕이 되니 2다윗이 가로되 내가 나하스의 아들 하눈에게 은총을 베풀되 그 아비가 내게 은총을 베푼 것 같이 하리라 하고 그 신복들을 명하여 그 아비 죽은 것을 조상하라 하니라 다윗의 신복들이 암몬 자손의 땅에 이르매 3암몬 자손의 방백들이 그 주 하눈에게 고하되 왕은 다윗이 조객을 보낸 것이 왕의 부친을 공경함인 줄로 여기시나이까 다윗이 그 신복을 보내어 이 성을 엿보고 탐지하여 함락시키고자 함이 아니니이까 4이에 하눈이 다윗의 신복들을 잡아 그 수염 절반을 깎고 그 의복의 중동볼기까지 자르고 돌려보내매 5혹이 이 일을 다윗에게 고하니라 그 사람들이 크게 부끄러워하므로 왕이 저희를 맞으러 보내어 이르기를 너희는 수염이 자라기까지 여리고에서 머물다가 돌아오라 하니라 6암몬 자손이 자기가 다윗에게 미움이 된줄 알고 사람을 보내어 벧르홉 아람 사람과 소바 아람 사람의 보병 이만과 마아가 왕과 그 사람 일천과 돕 사람 일만 이천을 고용한지라 7다윗이 듣고 요압과 용사의 온 무리를 보내매 8암몬 자손은 나와서 성문 어귀에 진을 쳤고 소바와 르홉 아람 사람과 돕과 마아가 사람들은 따로 들에 있더라 9요압이 앞뒤에 친 적진을 보고 이스라엘의 뺀 자 중에서 또 빼서 아람 사람을 대하여 진치고 10그 남은 무리는 그 아우 아비새의 수하에 붙여 암몬 자손을 대하여 진치게 하고 11가로되 만일 아람 사람이 나보다 강하면 네가 나를 돕고 만일 암몬 자손이 너보다 강하면 내가 가서 너를 도우리라 12너는 담대하라 우리가 우리 백성과 우리 하나님의 성읍들을 위하여 담대히 하자 여호와께서 선히 여기시는 대로 행하시기를 원하노라 하고 13요압과 그 종자가 아람 사람을 향하여 싸우려고 나아가니 저희가 그 앞에서 도망하고 14암몬 자손은 아람 사람의 도망함을 보고 저희도 아비새 앞에서 도망하여 성으로 들어간지라 요압이 암몬 자손을 떠나 예루살렘으로 돌아오니라 15아람 사람이 자기가 이스라엘 앞에서 패하였음을 보고 다 모이매 16하닷에셀이 사람을 보내어 강 건너편에 있는 아람 사람을 불러 내매 저희가 헬람에 이르니 하닷에셀의 군대 장관 소박이 저희를 거느린지라 17혹이 다윗에게 고하매 저가 온 이스라엘을 모으고 요단을 건너 헬람에 이르매 아람 사람들이 다윗을 향하여 진을 치고 더불어 싸우더니 18아람 사람이 이스라엘 앞에서 도망한지라 다윗이 아람 병거 칠백 승의 사람과 마병 사만을 죽이고 또 그 군대 장관 소박을 치매 거기서 죽으니라 19하닷에셀에게 속한 왕들이 자기가 이스라엘 앞에서 패함을 보고 이스라엘과 화친하고 섬기니 이러므로 아람 사람들이 두려워하여 다시는 암몬 자손을 돕지 아니하니라

1After this, the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. 2David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent by his servants to comfort him concerning his father. David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon. 3But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Hasn’t David sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?” 4So 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. 5When they told it to David, he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, “Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.” 6When the children of Ammon saw that they were become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men. 7When David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of the mighty men. 8The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field. 9Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians: 10The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and he put them in array against the children of Ammon. 11He said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you. 12Be courageous, and let us be strong for our people, and for the cities of our God; and Yahweh do that which seems good to him.” 13So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him. 14When the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. Then Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem. 15When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together. 16Hadadezer sent, and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head. 17It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him. 18The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed of the Syrians seven hundred charioteers, and forty thousand horsemen, and struck Shobach the captain of their army, so that he died there. 19When all the kings who were servants to Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.

1En het geschiedde daarna, dat de koning der kinderen Ammons stierf, en zijn zoon Hanun werd koning in zijn plaats. 2Toen zeide David: Ik zal weldadigheid doen aan Hanun, den zoon van Nahas, gelijk als zijn vader weldadigheid aan mij gedaan heeft. Zo zond David heen, om hem door den dienst zijner knechten te troosten over zijn vader. En de knechten van David kwamen in het land van de kinderen Ammons. 3Toen zeiden de vorsten der kinderen Ammons tot hun heer Hanun: Eert David uw vader in uw ogen, omdat hij troosters tot u gezonden heeft? Heeft David zijn knechten niet daarom tot u gezonden, dat hij deze stad doorzoeke, en die verspiede, en die omkere? 4Toen nam Hanun Davids knechten, en schoor hun baard half af, en sneed hun klederen half af, tot aan hun billen; en hij liet hen gaan. 5Als zij dit David lieten weten, zo zond hij hun tegemoet; want deze mannen waren zeer beschaamd. En de koning zeide: Blijft te Jericho, totdat uw baard weder gewassen zal zijn, komt dan weder. 6Toen nu de kinderen Ammons zagen, dat zij zich bij David stinkende gemaakt hadden, zonden de kinderen Ammons heen, en huurden van de Syriers van Beth-Rechob, en van de Syriers van Zoba, twintig duizend voetvolks, en van den koning van Maacha duizend man, en van de mannen van Tob twaalf duizend man. 7Als David dit hoorde, zond hij Joab heen, en het ganse heir met de helden. 8En de kinderen Ammons togen uit, en stelden de slagorde voor de deur der poort; maar de Syriers van Zoba, en Rechob, en de mannen van Tob en Maacha waren bijzonder in het veld. 9Als nu Joab zag, dat de spits der slagorde tegen hem was, van voren en van achteren, zo verkoos hij uit alle uitgelezenen van Israel, en stelde hen in orde tegen de Syriers aan; 10En het overige des volks gaf hij onder de hand van zijn broeder Abisai, die het in orde stelde tegen de kinderen Ammons aan. 11En hij zeide: Zo de Syriers mij te sterk zullen zijn, zo zult gij mij komen verlossen; en zo de kinderen Ammons u te sterk zullen zijn, zo zal ik komen om u te verlossen. 12Wees sterk, en laat ons sterk zijn voor ons volk, en voor de steden onzes Gods; de HEERE nu doe, wat goed is in Zijn ogen. 13Toen naderde Joab, en het volk, dat bij hem was, tot den strijd tegen de Syriers; en zij vloden voor zijn aangezicht. 14Als de kinderen Ammons zagen, dat de Syriers vloden, vloden zij ook voor het aangezicht van Abisai, en kwamen in de stad. En Joab keerde weder van de kinderen Ammons, en kwam te Jeruzalem. 15Toen nu de Syriers zagen, dat zij voor Israels aangezicht geslagen waren, zo vergaderden zij zich weder te zamen. 16En Hadad-ezer zond heen, en deed de Syriers uitkomen, die op gene zijde der rivier zijn, en zij kwamen te Helam; en Sobach, Hadad-ezers krijgsoverste, toog voor hun aangezicht heen. 17Als dat David werd aangezegd, verzamelde hij gans Israel, en toog over de Jordaan, en kwam te Helam, en de Syriers stelden de slagorde tegen David aan, en streden met hem. 18Maar de Syriers vloden voor Israels aangezicht, en David versloeg van de Syriers zevenhonderd wagenen, en veertig duizend ruiteren; daartoe sloeg hij Sobach, hun krijgsoverste, dat hij aldaar stierf. 19Toen nu al de koningen, die Hadad-ezers knechten waren, zagen, dat zij voor Israels aangezicht geslagen waren, maakten zij vrede met Israel, en dienden hen; en de Syriers vreesden de kinderen Ammons meer te verlossen.