2 Samuel 10

NEW JERUSALEM	STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH
1 After this, when the king of the Ammonites died and his son Hanun succeeded him,	1 וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי־כֵן וַיָּמָת מֶלֶךְ בְּנֵי עַמֹּון וַיִּמְלֹךְ חָנוּן בְּנֹו תַּחְתָּיו
2 David thought, 'I shal show Hanun son of Nahash the same faithful love as his father showed me.'And David sent his representatives to offer him condolences over his father. But, when David's representativesreached the Ammonites' country,	2 וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶעֱשֶׂה־חֶסֶד ׀ עִם־חָנוּן בֶּן־נָחָשׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה אָבִיו עִמָּדִי חֶסֶד וַיִּשְׁלַח דָּוִד לְנַחֲמֹו בְּיַד־עֲבָדָיו אֶל־אָבִיו וַיָּבֹאוּ עַבְדֵי דָוִד אֶרֶץ בְּנֵי עַמֹּון
3 the Ammonite princes said to Hanun their master, 'Do you really think David means to honour yourfather when he sends you messengers with sympathy? On the contrary, the reason why David has sent hisrepresentatives to you is to explore the city, to reconnoitre and so overthrow it.'	3 וַיֹּאמְרוּ שָׂרֵי בְנֵי־עַמֹּון אֶל־חָנוּן אֲדֹנֵיהֶם הַמְכַבֵּד דָּוִד אֶת־אָבִיךָ בְּעֵינֶיךָ כִּי־שָׁלַח לְךָ מְנַחֲמִים הֲלֹוא בַּעֲבוּר חֲקֹור אֶת־הָעִיר וּלְרַגְּלָהּ וּלְהָפְכָהּ שָׁלַח דָּוִד אֶת־עֲבָדָיו אֵלֶיךָ
4 Whereupon Hanun seized David's representatives, shaved off half their beards, cut their clothes offhalfway up, at their buttocks, and sent them away.	4 וַיִּקַּח חָנוּן אֶת־עַבְדֵי דָוִד וַיְגַלַּח אֶת־חֲצִי זְקָנָם וַיִּכְרֹת אֶת־מַדְוֵיהֶם בַּחֵצִי עַד שְׁתֹותֵיהֶם וַיְשַׁלְּחֵם
5 When David was told, he sent someone to meet them, since the men were overcome with shame.'Stay in Jericho', the king said, 'until your beards have grown again, and come back then.'	5 וַיַּגִּדוּ לְדָוִד וַיִּשְׁלַח לִקְרָאתָם כִּי־הָיוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים נִכְלָמִים מְאֹד וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁבוּ בִירֵחֹו עַד־יְצַמַּח זְקַנְכֶם וְשַׁבְתֶּם
6 When the Ammonites realised that they had antagonised David, they sent agents to hire twentythousand foot soldiers from the Aramaeans of Beth-Rehob and the Aramaeans of Zobah, one thousand menfrom the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from the prince of Tob.	6 וַיִּרְאוּ בְּנֵי עַמֹּון כִּי נִבְאֲשׁוּ בְּדָוִד וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ בְנֵי־עַמֹּון וַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ אֶת־אֲרַם בֵּית־רְחֹוב וְאֶת־אֲרַם צֹובָא עֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף רַגְלִי וְאֶת־מֶלֶךְ מַעֲכָה אֶלֶף אִישׁ וְאִישׁ טֹוב שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר אֶלֶף אִישׁ
7 When David heard this, he sent Joab with the whole army, the champions.	7 וַיִּשְׁמַע דָּוִד וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶת־יֹואָב וְאֵת כָּל־הַצָּבָא הַגִּבֹּרִים
8 The Ammonites marched out and drew up their line of battle at the city gate, while the Aramaeans ofZobah and of Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah kept their distance in the open country.	8 וַיֵּצְאוּ בְּנֵי עַמֹּון וַיַּעַרְכוּ מִלְחָמָה פֶּתַח הַשָּׁעַר וַאֲרַם צֹובָא וּרְחֹוב וְאִישׁ־טֹוב וּמַעֲכָה לְבַדָּם בַּשָּׂדֶה
9 Joab, seeing that he had to fight on two fronts, to his front and to his rear, chose the best of Israel'spicked men and drew them up in line facing the Aramaeans.	9 וַיַּרְא יֹואָב כִּי־הָיְתָה אֵלָיו פְּנֵי הַמִּלְחָמָה מִפָּנִים וּמֵאָחֹור וַיִּבְחַר מִכֹּל בְּחוּרֵי [בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כ] (יִשְׂרָאֵל ק) וַיַּעֲרֹךְ לִקְרַאת אֲרָם
10 He entrusted the rest of the army to his brother Abishai, and drew them up in line facing theAmmonites.	10 וְאֵת יֶתֶר הָעָם נָתַן בְּיַד אַבְשַׁי אָחִיו וַיַּעֲרֹךְ לִקְרַאת בְּנֵי עַמֹּון
11 'If the Aramaeans prove too strong for me,' he said, 'you must come to my help; if the Ammonitesprove too strong for you, I shal come to yours.	11 וַיֹּאמֶר אִם־תֶּחֱזַק אֲרָם מִמֶּנִּי וְהָיִתָה לִּי לִישׁוּעָה וְאִם־בְּנֵי עַמֹּון יֶחֱזְקוּ מִמְּךָ וְהָלַכְתִּי לְהֹושִׁיעַ לָךְ
12 Be brave! Let us acquit ourselves like men for the sake of our people and for the cities of our God.And let Yahweh do as he thinks right!'	12 חֲזַק וְנִתְחַזַּק בְּעַד־עַמֵּנוּ וּבְעַד עָרֵי אֱלֹהֵינוּ וַיהוָה יַעֲשֶׂה הַטֹּוב בְּעֵינָיו
13 Joab and the force with him joined battle with the Aramaeans, who fled at his onslaught.	13 וַיִּגַּשׁ יֹואָב וְהָעָם אֲשֶׁר עִמֹּו לַמִּלְחָמָה בַּאֲרָם וַיָּנֻסוּ מִפָּנָיו
14 When the Ammonites saw that the Aramaeans had fled, they too fled from Abishai and withdrew intothe city. Hence, Joab broke off his campaign against the Ammonites and returned to Jerusalem.	14 וּבְנֵי עַמֹּון רָאוּ כִּי־נָס אֲרָם וַיָּנֻסוּ מִפְּנֵי אֲבִישַׁי וַיָּבֹאוּ הָעִיר וַיָּשָׁב יֹואָב מֵעַל בְּנֵי עַמֹּון וַיָּבֹא יְרוּשָׁלִָם
15 The Aramaeans, realising that Israel had got the better of them, concentrated their forces.	15 וַיַּרְא אֲרָם כִּי נִגַּף לִפְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֵּאָסְפוּ יָחַד
16 Hadadezer sent messengers and mobilised the Aramaeans living on the other side of the river; andthese arrived at Helam, with Shobach the commander of Hadadezer's army, at their head.	16 וַיִּשְׁלַח הֲדַדְעֶזֶר וַיֹּצֵא אֶת־אֲרָם אֲשֶׁר מֵעֵבֶר הַנָּהָר וַיָּבֹאוּ חֵילָם וְשֹׁובַךְ שַׂר־צְבָא הֲדַדְעֶזֶר לִפְנֵיהֶם
17 David, being informed of this, mustered al Israel, crossed the Jordan and arrived at Helam. TheAramaeans drew up in line facing David and engaged him.	17 וַיֻּגַּד לְדָוִד ס וַיֶּאֱסֹף אֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּעֲבֹר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן וַיָּבֹא חֵלָאמָה וַיַּעַרְכוּ אֲרָם לִקְרַאת דָּוִד וַיִּלָּחֲמוּ עִמֹּו
18 But the Aramaeans fled from Israel, and David kil ed seven hundred of their chariot teams and fortythousand men; he also cut down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.	18 וַיָּנָס אֲרָם מִפְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּהֲרֹג דָּוִד מֵאֲרָם שְׁבַע מֵאֹות רֶכֶב וְאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף פָּרָשִׁים וְאֵת שֹׁובַךְ שַׂר־צְבָאֹו הִכָּה וַיָּמָת שָׁם
19 When al Hadadezer's vassal kings saw that Israel had got the better of them, they made peace withthe Israelites and became their subjects. The Aramaeans were afraid to give any more help to the Ammonites.	19 וַיִּרְאוּ כָל־הַמְּלָכִים עַבְדֵי הֲדַדְעֶזֶר כִּי נִגְּפוּ לִפְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּשְׁלִמוּ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּעַבְדוּם וַיִּרְאוּ אֲרָם לְהֹושִׁיעַ עֹוד אֶת־בְּנֵי עַמֹּון׃ פ