歷代志上 19
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
Berean Standard Bible
1此後， 亞捫 人的王 拿轄 死了，他兒子接續他作王。
1Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.
2大衛 說：「我要照 哈嫩 的父親 拿轄 厚待我的恩典厚待 哈嫩 。」於是 大衛 差遣使者為他喪父安慰他。 大衛 的臣僕到了 亞捫 人的境內見 哈嫩 ，要安慰他，
2And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,
3但 亞捫 人的首領對 哈嫩 說：「 大衛 差人來安慰你，你想他是尊敬你父親嗎？他的臣僕來見你不是為詳察窺探、傾覆這地嗎？」
3the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
4哈嫩 便將 大衛 臣僕 的鬍鬚 剃去 一半 ，又割斷他們下半截的衣服，使他們露出下體，打發他們回去。
4So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.
5有人將臣僕所遇的事告訴 大衛 ，他就差人去迎接他們，因為他們甚覺羞恥；告訴他們說：「可以住在 耶利哥 ，等到鬍鬚長起再回來。」
5When someone came and told David about his men, he sent messengers to meet them, since the men had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”
6亞捫 人知道 大衛 憎惡他們， 哈嫩 和 亞捫 人就打發人拿一千他連得銀子，從 美索不達米亞 、 亞蘭 、 瑪迦 、 瑣巴 雇戰車和馬兵，
6When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.
7於是雇了三萬二千輛戰車和 瑪迦 王並他的軍兵；他們來安營在 米底巴 前。 亞捫 人也從他們的城裏出來，聚集交戰。
7So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites came from their cities and marched out for battle.
8大衛 聽見了，就差派 約押 統帶勇猛的全軍出去。
8On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.
9亞捫 人出來在城門前擺陣，所來的諸王另在郊野擺陣。
9The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.
10約押 看見敵人在他前後擺陣，就從 以色列 軍中挑選精兵，使他們對着 亞蘭 人擺陣；
10When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.
11其餘的兵交與他兄弟 亞比篩 ，對着 亞捫 人擺陣。
11And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.
12約押 對 亞比篩 說：「 亞蘭 人若強過我，你就來幫助我； 亞捫 人若強過你，我就去幫助你。
12“If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.
13我們都當剛強，為本國的民和上帝的城邑作大丈夫，願耶和華憑他的意旨而行。」
13Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
14於是 約押 和跟隨他的人前進攻打 亞蘭 人； 亞蘭 人在 約押 面前逃跑。
14So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
15亞捫 人見 亞蘭 人逃跑，他們也在 約押 的兄弟 亞比篩 面前逃跑進城。 約押 就回 耶路撒冷 去了。
15When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Joab’s brother Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.
16亞蘭 人見自己被 以色列 人打敗，就打發使者將大河那邊的 亞蘭 人調來， 哈大利謝 的將軍 朔法 率領他們。
16When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
17有人告訴 大衛 ，他就聚集 以色列 眾人過 約旦河 ，來到 亞蘭 人那裏，迎着他們擺陣。 大衛 既擺陣攻擊 亞蘭 人， 亞蘭 人就與他打仗。
17When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, advanced toward the Arameans, and arrayed for battle against them. When David lined up to engage them in battle, they fought against him.
18亞蘭 人在 以色列 人面前逃跑。 大衛 殺了 亞蘭 七千輛戰車 的人 ，四萬步兵，又殺了 亞蘭 的將軍 朔法 。
18But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army.
19屬 哈大利謝 的諸王 見自己被 以色列 人打敗，就與 大衛 和好，歸服他。於是 亞蘭 人不敢再幫助 亞捫 人了。
19When Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Arameans were unwilling to help the Ammonites anymore.
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