| 1 Depois disto, faleceu Naas, rei dos Amonitas, e seu filho reinou em seu lugar. | 1 Now it came to pass that Naas the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned is his stead. |
| 2 Davide disse: Quero mostrar o meu afeto a Hanon, filho de Naas, pois que recebi favores de seu pai. E Davide mandou mensageiros para o consolarem na morte de seu pai. Quando eles chegaram ao pais dos Amonitas, para consolarem Hanon, | 2 And David said: I will shew kindness to Hanon the son of Naas: for his father did a favour to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him upon the death of his father. But when they were come into the land of the children of Ammon, to comfort Hanon, |
| 3 os grandes dos Amonitas disseram a Hanon: Julgas talvez que Davide, por honrar a memória de teu pai, te mandou homens que te consolassem? Não vês que os servos vieram para explorar e examinar, e esquadrinhar o teu país? | 3 The princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanon: Thou thinkest perhaps that David to do honour to thy father hath sent comforters to thee: and thou dost not take notice, that his servants are come to thee to consider, and search, and spy out thy land. |
| 4 Hanon, então, mandou rapar a cabeça e a barba aos servos de Davide, fez-Ihes retalhar as suas túnicas da cintura até aos pés, e despediu-os. | 4 Wherefore Hanon shaved the heads and beards of the servants of David, and cut away their garments from the buttocks to the feet, and sent them away. |
| 5 Tendo sido avisado disto, Davide mandou (alguns dos seus homens) ao encontro deles (porque era grande o ultraje que tinham padecido), para lhes dizerem que ficassem em Jericó, até lhes crescer a barba, e que então voltassem. | 5 And when they were gone, they sent word to David, who sent to meet them (for they had suffered a great affront) and ordered them to stay at Jericho till their beards grew and then to return. |
| 6 Vendo, os Amonitas, assim Hanon com o todo o povo, que tinham feito injúria a Davide, mandaram mil talentos de prata, para tomarem a seu soldo carros de guerra e cavalaria da Mesopotâmia, dos Sírios de Maaca e de Soba. | 6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had done an injury to David, Hanon and the rest of the people sent a thousand talents of silver, to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria Maacha, and out of Soba. |
| 7 Assoldaram trinta e dois mil carros e o rei Maaca com o seu povo, os quais acamparam defronte de Medaba. Os Amonitas, tendo-se juntado das suas cidades, saíram para a guerra. | 7 And they hired two and thirty thousand chariots, and the king of Maacha, with his people. And they came and camped over against Medaba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together out of their cities, and came to battle. |
| 8 Davide, informado disto, mandou Joab e todo o exército de homens valentes. | 8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of valiant men: |
| 9 Tendo saído os Amonitas, formaram-se em batalha junto da porta da cidade; e os Sírios os reis, que tinham ido em seu socorro, fizeram alto separadamente na campina. | 9 And the children of Ammon came out and put their army in array before the gate of the city : and the kings, that were come to their aid, stood apart in the field. |
| 10 Joab, vendo que lhe queriam dar batalha pela frente e pela retaguarda, escolheu os homens mais esforçados de todo o Israel e marchou contra os Sírios. | 10 Wherefore Joab understanding that the battle was set against him before and behind, chose out the bravest men of all Israel, and marched against the Syrians, |
| 11 Do resto do exército deu o comando a Abisai, seu irmão, para que enfrentasse os Amonitas. | 11 And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abisai his brother, and they went against the children of Ammon. |
| 12 Disse: Se os Sírios prevalecerem contra mim, tu virás socorrer-me; se os Amonitas prevalecerem contra ti, eu te socorrerei. | 12 And he said: If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, I will help thee. |
| 13 Esforça-te e pelejemos valorosamente pelo nosso povo e pelas cidades do nosso Deus; e o Senhor fará o que bem lhe parecer. | 13 Be of good courage and let us behave ourselves manfully for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the Lord will do that which is good in his sight. |
| 14 Marchou, pois, Joab e o povo que estava com ele à batalha contra os Sírios, e pô-los em fuga. | 14 So Joab and the people that were with him, went against the Syrians to the battle : and he put them to flight. |
| 15 Os Amonitas, vendo que os Sírios tinham fugido, fugiram eles também de Abisai, irmão de Joab, e entraram na cidade. Joab voltou para Jerusalém. | 15 And the children of Ammon seeing that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled from Abisai his brother, and went into the city: and Joab also returned to Jerusalem. |
| 16 Os Sírios, vendo-se vencidos por Israel, mandaram mensageiros e fizeram vir os Sírios que viviam da banda de além do rio (Eufrates). Sofac, general do exército de Adarezer, era o seu comandante. | 16 But the Syrians seeing that they had fallen before Israel, sent messengers, and brought to them the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Sophach, general of the army of Adarezer, was their leader. |
| 17 Davide, avisado disto, juntou todo o Israel, passou o Jordão, deu de repente sobre eles e acometeu-os pela frente com o seu exército formado em batalha, resistindo eles por seu lado (com valor). | 17 And it was told David, and he gathered together all Israel, and passed the Jordan, and came upon them, and put his army in array against them, and they fought with him. |
| 18 Porém os Sírios fugiram diante de Israel, e Davide matou deles sete mil homens dos carros e quarenta mil de pé, assim como Sofac, general do exército. | 18 But the Syrian fled before Israel: and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and Sophach the general of the army. |
| 19 Vendo os servos de Adarezer que eram vencidos pelos Israelitas, passaram para Davide e ficaram-lhe sujeitos. E a Síria não quis mais dar socorro aos Amonitas. | 19 And when the servants of Adarezer saw themselves overcome by Israel, they went over to David, and served him: and Syria would not help the children of Ammon any more. |
