ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΩΝ Β´ - 2 Samuele - Kings II 10

LXX	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 και εγενετο μετα ταυτα και απεθανεν βασιλευς υιων αμμων και εβασιλευσεν αννων υιος αυτου αντ' αυτου	1 Some time later the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun succeeded him as king.
2 και ειπεν δαυιδ ποιησω ελεος μετα αννων υιου ναας ον τροπον εποιησεν ο πατηρ αυτου μετ' εμου ελεος και απεστειλεν δαυιδ παρακαλεσαι αυτον εν χειρι των δουλων αυτου περι του πατρος αυτου και παρεγενοντο οι παιδες δαυιδ εις την γην υιων αμμων	2 David thought, "I will be kind to Hanun, son of Nahash, as his father was kind to me." So David sent his servants with condolences to Hanun for the loss of his father. But when David's servants entered the country of the Ammonites,
3 και ειπον οι αρχοντες υιων αμμων προς αννων τον κυριον αυτων μη παρα το δοξαζειν δαυιδ τον πατερα σου ενωπιον σου οτι απεστειλεν σοι παρακαλουντας αλλ' ουχι οπως ερευνησωσιν την πολιν και κατασκοπησωσιν αυτην και του κατασκεψασθαι αυτην απεστειλεν δαυιδ τους παιδας αυτου προς σε	3 the Ammonite princes said to their lord Hanun: "Do you think that David is honoring your father by sending men with condolences? Is it not rather to explore the city, to spy on it, and to overthrow it, that David has sent his messengers to you?"
4 και ελαβεν αννων τους παιδας δαυιδ και εξυρησεν τους πωγωνας αυτων και απεκοψεν τους μανδυας αυτων εν τω ημισει εως των ισχιων αυτων και εξαπεστειλεν αυτους	4 Hanun, therefore, seized David's servants and, after shaving off half their beards and cutting away the lower halves of their garments at the buttocks, sent them away.
5 και ανηγγειλαν τω δαυιδ υπερ των ανδρων και απεστειλεν εις απαντην αυτων οτι ησαν οι ανδρες ητιμασμενοι σφοδρα και ειπεν ο βασιλευς καθισατε εν ιεριχω εως του ανατειλαι τους πωγωνας υμων και επιστραφησεσθε	5 When he was told of it, King David sent out word to them, since the men were quite ashamed. "Stay in Jericho until your beards grow," he said, "and then come back."
6 και ειδαν οι υιοι αμμων οτι κατησχυνθησαν ο λαος δαυιδ και απεστειλαν οι υιοι αμμων και εμισθωσαντο την συριαν βαιθροωβ εικοσι χιλιαδας πεζων και τον βασιλεα μααχα χιλιους ανδρας και ιστωβ δωδεκα χιλιαδας ανδρων	6 In view of the offense they had given to David, the Ammonites sent for and hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zobah, as well as the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and twelve thousand men from Tob.
7 και ηκουσεν δαυιδ και απεστειλεν τον ιωαβ και πασαν την δυναμιν τους δυνατους	7 On learning this, David sent out Joab with the entire levy of trained soldiers.
8 και εξηλθαν οι υιοι αμμων και παρεταξαντο πολεμον παρα τη θυρα της πυλης και συρια σουβα και ροωβ και ιστωβ και μααχα μονοι εν αγρω	8 The Ammonites came out and drew up in battle formation at the entrance of their city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah remained apart in the open country.
9 και ειδεν ιωαβ οτι εγενηθη προς αυτον αντιπροσωπον του πολεμου εκ του κατα προσωπον εξ εναντιας και εκ του οπισθεν και επελεξεν εκ παντων των νεανισκων ισραηλ και παρεταξαντο εξ εναντιας συριας	9 When Joab saw the battle lines drawn up against him, both front and rear, he made a selection from all the picked troops of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.
10 και το καταλοιπον του λαου εδωκεν εν χειρι αβεσσα του αδελφου αυτου και παρεταξαντο εξ εναντιας υιων αμμων	10 He placed the rest of the soldiers under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.
11 και ειπεν εαν κραταιωθη συρια υπερ εμε και εσεσθε μοι εις σωτηριαν και εαν υιοι αμμων κραταιωθωσιν υπερ σε και εσομεθα του σωσαι σε	11 Joab said, "If the Arameans are stronger than I, you shall help me. But if the Ammonites are stronger than you, I will come to help you.
12 ανδριζου και κραταιωθωμεν υπερ του λαου ημων και περι των πολεων του θεου ημων και κυριος ποιησει το αγαθον εν οφθαλμοις αυτου	12 Be brave; let us prove our valor for the sake of our people and the cities of our God; the LORD will do what he judges best."
13 και προσηλθεν ιωαβ και ο λαος αυτου μετ' αυτου εις πολεμον προς συριαν και εφυγαν απο προσωπου αυτου	13 When Joab and the soldiers who were with him approached the Arameans for battle, they fled before him.
14 και οι υιοι αμμων ειδαν οτι εφυγεν συρια και εφυγαν απο προσωπου αβεσσα και εισηλθαν εις την πολιν και ανεστρεψεν ιωαβ απο των υιων αμμων και παρεγενοντο εις ιερουσαλημ	14 The Ammonites, seeing that the Arameans had fled, also fled from Abishai and withdrew into the city. Joab then ceased his attack on the Ammonites and returned to Jerusalem.
15 και ειδεν συρια οτι επταισεν εμπροσθεν ισραηλ και συνηχθησαν επι το αυτο	15 Then the Arameans responded to their defeat by Israel with a full mustering of troops;
16 και απεστειλεν αδρααζαρ και συνηγαγεν την συριαν την εκ του περαν του ποταμου χαλαμακ και παρεγενοντο αιλαμ και σωβακ αρχων της δυναμεως αδρααζαρ εμπροσθεν αυτων	16 Hadadezer sent for and enlisted Arameans from beyond the Euphrates. They came to Helam, with Shobach, general of Hadadezer's army, at their head.
17 και ανηγγελη τω δαυιδ και συνηγαγεν τον παντα ισραηλ και διεβη τον ιορδανην και παρεγενοντο εις αιλαμ και παρεταξατο συρια απεναντι δαυιδ και επολεμησαν μετ' αυτου	17 On receiving this news, David assembled all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and went to Helam. The Arameans drew up in formation against David and fought with him.
18 και εφυγεν συρια απο προσωπου ισραηλ και ανειλεν δαυιδ εκ της συριας επτακοσια αρματα και τεσσαρακοντα χιλιαδας ιππεων και τον σωβακ τον αρχοντα της δυναμεως αυτου επαταξεν και απεθανεν εκει	18 But the Arameans gave way before Israel, and David's men killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand of the Aramean foot soldiers. Shobach, general of the army, was struck down and died on the field.
19 και ειδαν παντες οι βασιλεις οι δουλοι αδρααζαρ οτι επταισαν εμπροσθεν ισραηλ και ηυτομολησαν μετα ισραηλ και εδουλευσαν αυτοις και εφοβηθη συρια του σωσαι ετι τους υιους αμμων	19 All of Hadadezer's vassal kings, in view of their defeat by Israel, then made peace with the Israelites and became their subjects. And the Arameans were afraid to give further aid to the Ammonites.