以色列人战胜亚扪人

10 后来,亚扪王死了,他儿子哈嫩继位。 大卫说:“我要恩待拿辖的儿子哈嫩,因为他父亲曾经恩待我。”他便派臣仆去安慰丧父的哈嫩。大卫的臣仆来到亚扪境内, 亚扪的官长却对哈嫩说:“大卫派人来安慰你,你以为他是来吊唁你父亲吗?他不过是来探听虚实,想征服我们的城。” 哈嫩便把大卫的臣仆抓起来,剃去他们一半胡子,割去他们下身的衣服,然后放走他们。 消息传到大卫那里,他就派人去迎接他们,告诉他们住在耶利哥,等胡须长好了再回来,因为他们倍觉羞辱。

亚扪人知道得罪了大卫,便派人到伯·利合和琐巴招募了两万名亚兰步兵、玛迦王的一千人和一万二千名陀伯人。 大卫听见消息后,就派约押率领全体勇士出战。 亚扪人在城门前列阵,琐巴和利合的亚兰人、陀伯人以及玛迦人在郊野列阵。 约押见自己前后受敌,就从以色列军中挑选一些精兵迎战亚兰人, 10 把余下的军兵交给他的兄弟亚比筛带领,迎战亚扪人。

11 他对亚比筛说:“倘若我胜不过亚兰人,你便过来支援我;倘若你胜不过亚扪人,我便过去支援你。 12 我们要刚强,为我们的人民和我们上帝的城邑而奋勇作战。愿耶和华成全祂自己的旨意!”

13 于是,约押率领军兵进攻亚兰人,亚兰人败逃。 14 亚扪人见亚兰人败逃,也从亚比筛面前逃回城去。约押打完亚扪人,便回师耶路撒冷。

15 亚兰人见自己败在以色列人手下,便再次聚集起来。 16 哈大底谢派人把幼发拉底河那边的亚兰人调到希兰来,由他的将军朔法率领。 17 大卫听到消息后,就召集以色列全军,渡过约旦河,来到希兰。亚兰人列阵迎战大卫, 18 结果又败在以色列人手下,四散逃命。大卫杀了七百名战车兵、四万骑兵,还杀了他们的将军朔法。 19 哈大底谢属下的诸王见自己被以色列人打败,便向以色列人求和,臣服大卫。从此,亚兰人再也不敢支援亚扪人了。

10 And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.

Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.

And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:

10 And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.

11 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, then I will come and help thee.

12 Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the Lord do that which seemeth him good.

13 And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

14 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.

15 And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.

16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.

17 And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.

18 And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.

19 And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.

大衛的使者受辱(A)

10 後來,亞捫人的王死了,他的兒子哈嫩繼承他作王。 大衛說:“我要恩待拿轄的兒子哈嫩,像他父親恩待我一樣。”於是大衛差派自己的臣僕,為他喪父的事安慰他。大衛的臣僕到了亞捫人境內時, 亞捫人的眾領袖對他們的主哈嫩說:“大衛差派這些慰問的人到你這裡來,你以為他是尊敬你父親嗎?他派遣臣僕到你這裡來,不是為了要窺探這城,偵察清楚,然後把城傾覆嗎?” 於是哈嫩拿住大衛的臣僕,把他們的鬍鬚剃去一半,又把他們的外袍割去半截,露出臀部,然後才放他們走。 有人告訴大衛,他就派人去迎接他們,因為他們非常羞恥。王就說:“你們可以住在耶利哥,等到你們的鬍鬚長長了才回來。”

亞捫人備戰(B)

亞捫人知道大衛憎惡他們,就派人去招募伯.利合的亞蘭人和瑣巴的亞蘭人,步兵二萬,瑪迦王的人一千,陀伯人一萬二千。 大衛聽見了,就差派約押和全體勇士出去。 亞捫人出來,在城門前擺陣,瑣巴和利合的亞蘭人,陀伯人和瑪迦人,也分別在郊野擺陣。

亞蘭人與亞捫人敗退(C)

約押看見自己前後受敵,就從以色列所有的精兵中,挑選一部分出來,使他們擺陣去迎戰亞蘭人, 10 他把其餘的人交在他兄弟亞比篩手下,使他們擺陣去迎戰亞捫人。 11 約押對亞比篩說:“如果亞蘭人比我強,你就來幫助我。如果亞捫人比你強,我就去幫助你。 12 你要剛強;為了我們的人民和我們 神的眾城鎮,我們要剛強!願耶和華成全他看為美的事。” 13 於是約押和與他在一起的人前進,攻擊亞蘭人;亞蘭人在約押面前逃跑。 14 亞捫人看見亞蘭人逃跑,他們也在亞比篩面前逃跑,逃進城裡去了。約押就從亞捫人那裡回來,回到耶路撒冷去了。

15 亞蘭人見自己被以色列人擊敗,就再聚集起來。 16 哈大底謝差遣人把幼發拉底河那邊的亞蘭人調來。他們來到了希蘭,由哈大底謝的將軍朔法率領他們。 17 有人告訴了大衛,他就聚集所有的以色列人,渡過約旦河,來到了希蘭。亞蘭人擺好了陣迎擊大衛,與他交戰。 18 亞蘭人卻在以色列人面前逃跑。大衛殺了亞蘭七百名駕駛戰車的軍兵,四萬騎兵。又擊殺了亞蘭軍隊的將軍朔法,他就死在那裡。 19 所有臣服於哈大底謝的王看見自己被以色列人打敗,就與以色列人議和,臣服於他們。於是亞蘭人害怕,不敢再幫助亞捫人了。