歷代志上 19
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
World English Bible
1此後， 亞捫 人的王 拿轄 死了，他兒子接續他作王。
1After this, Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his place.
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，
2David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun to comfort 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？」
3But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, “Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Haven’t his servants come to you to search, to overthrow, and to spy out the land?”
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 them, and cut off their garments in the middle at their buttocks, 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。」
5Then some people went and told David how the men were treated. He sent to meet them; for the men were greatly humiliated. The king said, “Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown, 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 children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent one thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, out of Aram-maacah, and out of 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, and the king of Maacah with his people, who came and encamped near Medeba. The children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.
8大衛 聽見了，就差派 約押 統帶勇猛的全軍出去。
8When David heard of it, he sent Joab with all the army of the 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 children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city; and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
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；
10Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose some of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.
11其餘的兵交與他兄弟 亞比篩 ，對着 亞捫 人擺陣。
11The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
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。
12He said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you are to help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you.
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 courageous, and let’s be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do that which seems good to him.”
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 the people who were with him came near to the front of the Syrians to the battle; and they 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 children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came 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 Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they sent messengers and called out the Syrians who were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the army of Hadadezer 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。
17David was told that, so he gathered all Israel together, passed over the Jordan, came to them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with 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 。
18The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed of the Syrian men seven thousand charioteers and forty thousand footmen, and also killed Shophach the captain of the 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 the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and served him. The Syrians would not help the children of Ammon any more.
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