1 Chroniques 19
Nouvelle Edition de Genève – NEG1979
Les messagers de David outragés; guerre contre les Ammonites et leurs alliés
19 Après cela, Nachasch, roi des fils d’Ammon, mourut, et son fils régna à sa place. 2 David dit: Je montrerai de la bienveillance à Hanun, fils de Nachasch, car son père en a montré à mon égard. Et David envoya des messagers pour le consoler au sujet de son père. Lorsque les serviteurs de David arrivèrent dans le pays des fils d’Ammon auprès de Hanun, pour le consoler, 3 les chefs des fils d’Ammon dirent à Hanun: Penses-tu que ce soit pour honorer ton père que David t’envoie des consolateurs? N’est-ce pas pour reconnaître la ville et pour la détruire, et pour explorer le pays, que ses serviteurs sont venus auprès de toi? 4 Alors Hanun saisit les serviteurs de David, les fit raser, et fit couper leurs habits par le milieu jusqu’au haut des cuisses. Puis il les congédia. 5 David, que l’on vint informer de ce qui était arrivé à ces hommes, envoya des gens à leur rencontre, car ils étaient dans une grande confusion; et le roi leur fit dire: Restez à Jéricho jusqu’à ce que votre barbe ait repoussé, et revenez ensuite.
6 Les fils d’Ammon virent qu’ils s’étaient rendus odieux à David, et Hanun et les fils d’Ammon envoyèrent mille talents d’argent pour prendre à leur solde des chars et des cavaliers chez les Syriens de Mésopotamie et chez les Syriens de Maaca et de Tsoba. 7 Ils prirent à leur solde trente-deux mille chars et le roi de Maaca avec son peuple, lesquels vinrent camper devant Médeba. Les fils d’Ammon se rassemblèrent de leurs villes, et marchèrent au combat. 8 A cette nouvelle, David envoya contre eux Joab et toute l’armée, les hommes vaillants. 9 Les fils d’Ammon sortirent, et se rangèrent en bataille à l’entrée de la ville; les rois qui étaient venus prirent position séparément dans la campagne.
10 Joab vit qu’il avait à combattre par devant et par derrière. Il choisit alors sur toute l’élite d’Israël un corps, qu’il opposa aux Syriens; 11 et il plaça sous le commandement de son frère Abischaï le reste du peuple, pour faire face aux fils d’Ammon. 12 Il dit: Si les Syriens sont plus forts que moi, tu viendras à mon secours; et si les fils d’Ammon sont plus forts que toi, j’irai à ton secours. 13 Sois ferme, et montrons du courage pour notre peuple et pour les villes de notre Dieu, et que l’Eternel fasse ce qui lui semblera bon! 14 Joab, avec son peuple, s’avança pour attaquer les Syriens, et ils s’enfuirent devant lui. 15 Et quand les fils d’Ammon virent que les Syriens avaient pris la fuite, ils s’enfuirent aussi devant Abischaï, frère de Joab, et rentrèrent dans la ville. Et Joab revint à Jérusalem.
16 Les Syriens, voyant qu’ils avaient été battus par Israël, envoyèrent chercher les Syriens qui étaient de l’autre côté du fleuve; et Schophach, chef de l’armée d’Hadarézer, était à leur tête. 17 On l’annonça à David, qui assembla tout Israël, passa le Jourdain, marcha contre eux, et se prépara à les attaquer. David se rangea en bataille contre les Syriens. Mais les Syriens, après s’être battus avec lui, s’enfuirent devant Israël. 18 David leur tua les troupes de sept mille chars et quarante mille hommes de pied, et il fit mourir Schophach, chef de l’armée. 19 Les serviteurs d’Hadarézer, se voyant battus par Israël, firent la paix avec David et lui furent assujettis. Et les Syriens ne voulurent plus secourir les fils d’Ammon.
1 Chronicles 19
New King James Version
The Ammonites and Syrians Defeated(A)
19 It(B) happened after this that Nahash the king of the people of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his place. 2 Then David 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. And David’s servants came to Hanun in the land of the people of Ammon to comfort him.
3 And the princes of the people of Ammon said to Hanun, [a]“Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you? Did his servants not come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?”
4 Therefore Hanun took David’s servants, shaved them, and cut off their garments [b]in the middle, at their (C)buttocks, and sent them away. 5 Then some went and told David about the men; and he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.”
6 When the people of Ammon saw that they had made themselves repulsive to David, Hanun and the people of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from [c]Mesopotamia, from Syrian Maacah, (D)and from [d]Zobah. 7 So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, with the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. Also the people of Ammon gathered together from their cities, and came to battle.
8 Now when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men. 9 Then the people of Ammon came out and put themselves in battle array before the gate of the city, and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
10 When Joab saw that the battle line was against him before and behind, he chose some of Israel’s best and put them in battle array against the Syrians. 11 And the rest of the people he put under the command of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in battle array against the people of Ammon. 12 Then he said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the people of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you. 13 Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the Lord do what is good in His sight.”
14 So Joab and the people who were with him drew near for the battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him. 15 When the people of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fleeing, they also fled before Abishai his brother, and entered the city. So Joab went to Jerusalem.
16 Now when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers and brought the Syrians who were beyond [e]the River, and [f]Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army went before them. 17 When it was told David, he gathered all Israel, crossed over the Jordan and came upon them, and set up in battle array against them. So when David had set up in battle array against the Syrians, they fought with him. 18 Then the Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed [g]seven thousand charioteers and forty thousand [h]foot soldiers of the Syrians, and killed Shophach the commander of the army. 19 And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his servants. So the Syrians were not willing to help the people of Ammon anymore.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 19:3 Lit. In your eyes is David honoring your father because
- 1 Chronicles 19:4 in half
- 1 Chronicles 19:6 Heb. Aram Naharaim
- 1 Chronicles 19:6 Zoba, 2 Sam. 10:6
- 1 Chronicles 19:16 The Euphrates
- 1 Chronicles 19:16 Zoba, 2 Sam. 10:6, or Shobach, 2 Sam. 10:16
- 1 Chronicles 19:18 seven hundred, 2 Sam. 10:18
- 1 Chronicles 19:18 horsemen, 2 Sam. 10:18
1 Chronicles 19
New International Version
David Defeats the Ammonites(A)
19 In the course of time, Nahash king of the Ammonites(B) died, and his son succeeded him as king. 2 David thought, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent a delegation to express his sympathy to Hanun concerning his father.
When David’s envoys came to Hanun in the land of the Ammonites to express sympathy to him, 3 the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, “Do you think David is honoring your father by sending envoys to you to express sympathy? Haven’t his envoys come to you only to explore and spy out(C) the country and overthrow it?” 4 So Hanun seized David’s envoys, shaved them, cut off their garments at the buttocks, and sent them away.
5 When someone came and told David about the men, he sent messengers to meet them, for they were greatly humiliated. The king said, “Stay at Jericho till your beards have grown, and then come back.”
6 When the Ammonites realized that they had become obnoxious(D) to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents[a] of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim,[b] Aram Maakah and Zobah.(E) 7 They hired thirty-two thousand chariots and charioteers, as well as the king of Maakah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba,(F) while the Ammonites were mustered from their towns and moved out for battle.
8 On hearing this, David sent Joab out with the entire army of fighting men. 9 The Ammonites came out and drew up in battle formation at the entrance to their city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the open country.
10 Joab saw that there were battle lines in front of him and behind him; so he selected some of the best troops in Israel and deployed them against the Arameans. 11 He put the rest of the men under the command of Abishai(G) his brother, and they were deployed against the Ammonites. 12 Joab said, “If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you are to rescue me; but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will rescue you. 13 Be strong, and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in his sight.”
14 Then Joab and the troops with him advanced to fight the Arameans, and they fled before him. 15 When the Ammonites realized that the Arameans were fleeing, they too fled before his brother Abishai and went inside the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.
16 After the Arameans saw that they had been routed by Israel, they sent messengers and had Arameans brought from beyond the Euphrates River, with Shophak the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
17 When David was told of this, he gathered all Israel(H) and crossed the Jordan; he advanced against them and formed his battle lines opposite them. David formed his lines to meet the Arameans in battle, and they fought against him. 18 But they fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand of their foot soldiers. He also killed Shophak the commander of their army.
19 When the vassals of Hadadezer saw that they had been routed by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him.
So the Arameans were not willing to help the Ammonites anymore.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 19:6 That is, about 38 tons or about 34 metric tons
- 1 Chronicles 19:6 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
歷代志上 19
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Traditional)
大衛遣使詣哈嫩
19 此後,亞捫人的王拿轄死了,他兒子接續他做王。 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, 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?」 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。 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。」
亞捫人備戰
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。 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裡出來,聚集交戰。 8 大衛聽見了,就差派約押統帶勇猛的全軍出去。 9 亞捫人出來,在城門前擺陣,所來的諸王另在郊野擺陣。
亞蘭人與亞捫人敗遁
10 約押看見敵人在他前後擺陣,就從以色列軍中挑選精兵,使他們對著亞蘭人擺陣, 11 其餘的兵交於他兄弟亞比篩,對著亞捫人擺陣。 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。 13 我們都當剛強,為本國的民和神的城邑做大丈夫!願耶和華憑他的意旨而行。」 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。 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。
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。 17 有人告訴大衛,他就聚集以色列眾人,過約旦河,來到亞蘭人那裡,迎著他們擺陣。大衛既擺陣攻擊亞蘭人,亞蘭人就與他打仗。 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。 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。
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