撒下10:1 后来，亚扪人的王死了，他的儿子哈嫩继承他作王。
撒下10:1 Now after this, death came to the king of the children of Ammon, and Hanun, his son, became king in his place.
撒下10:2 大卫说：“我要恩待拿辖的儿子哈嫩，像他父亲恩待我一样。”于是大卫差派自己的臣仆，为他丧父的事安慰他。大卫的臣仆到了亚扪人境内时，
撒下10:2 And David said, I will be a friend to Hanun, the son of Nahash, as his father was a friend to me. So David sent his servants, to give him words of comfort on account of his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
撒下10:3 亚扪人的众领袖对他们的主哈嫩说：“大卫差派这些慰问的人到你这里来，你以为他是尊敬你父亲吗？他派遣臣仆到你这里来，不是为了要窥探这城，侦察清楚，然后把城倾覆吗？”
撒下10:3 But the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Does it seem to you that David is honouring your father by sending comforters to you? has he not sent his servants to go through the town and make secret observation of it, and overcome it?
撒下10:4 于是哈嫩拿住大卫的臣仆，把他们的胡须剃去一半，又把他们的外袍割去半截，露出臀部，然后才放他们走。
撒下10:4 So Hanun took David's servants, and after cutting off half the hair on their chins, and cutting off the skirts of their robes up to the middle, he sent them away.
撒下10:5 有人告诉大卫，他就派人去迎接他们，因为他们非常羞耻。王就说：“你们可以住在耶利哥，等到你们的胡须长长了才回来。”
撒下10:5 When David had news of it, he sent men out with the purpose of meeting them on their way, for the men were greatly shamed: and the king said, Go to Jericho till your hair is long again, and then come back.
撒下10:6 亚扪人知道大卫憎恶他们，就派人去招募伯．利合的亚兰人和琐巴的亚兰人，步兵二万，玛迦王的人一千，陀伯人一万二千。
撒下10:6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves hated by David, they sent to the Aramaeans of Beth-rehob and Zobah, and got for payment twenty thousand footmen, and they got from the king of Maacah a thousand men, and from Tob twelve thousand.
撒下10:7 大卫听见了，就差派约押和全体勇士出去。
撒下10:7 And hearing of this, David sent Joab and all the army and the best fighting-men.
撒下10:8 亚扪人出来，在城门前摆阵，琐巴和利合的亚兰人，陀伯人和玛迦人，也分别在郊野摆阵。
撒下10:8 And the children of Ammon came out and put their forces in position at the way into the town: and the Aramaeans of Zobah and of Rehob, with the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
撒下10:9 约押看见自己前后受敌，就从以色列所有的精兵中，挑选一部分出来，使他们摆阵去迎战亚兰人，
撒下10:9 Now when Joab saw that their forces were in position against him in front and at his back, he took the best of the men of Israel and put them in line against the Aramaeans;
撒下10:10 他把其余的人交在他兄弟亚比筛手下，使他们摆阵去迎战亚扪人。
撒下10:10 And the rest of the people he put in position against the children of Ammon, with Abishai, his brother, at their head.
撒下10:11 约押对亚比筛说：“如果亚兰人比我强，你就来帮助我。如果亚扪人比你强，我就去帮助你。
撒下10:11 And he said, If the Aramaeans are stronger and get the better of me, then you are to come to my help; but if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.
撒下10:12 你要刚强；为了我们的人民和我们 神的众城镇，我们要刚强！愿耶和华成全他看为美的事。”
撒下10:12 Take heart, and let us be strong for our people and for the towns of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him.
撒下10:13 于是约押和与他在一起的人前进，攻击亚兰人；亚兰人在约押面前逃跑。
撒下10:13 Then Joab and the people with him went forward to the fight against the Aramaeans, and they went in flight before him.
撒下10:14 亚扪人看见亚兰人逃跑，他们也在亚比筛面前逃跑，逃进城里去了。约押就从亚扪人那里回来，回到耶路撒冷去了。
撒下10:14 And when the children of Ammon saw the flight of the Aramaeans, they themselves went in flight from Abishai, and came into the town. So Joab went back from fighting the children of Ammon and came to Jerusalem.
撒下10:15 亚兰人见自己被以色列人击败，就再聚集起来。
撒下10:15 And when the Aramaeans saw that Israel had overcome them, they got themselves together.
撒下10:16 哈大底谢差遣人把幼发拉底河那边的亚兰人调来。他们来到了希兰，由哈大底谢的将军朔法率领他们。
撒下10:16 And Hadadezer sent for the Aramaeans who were on the other side of the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach, the captain of Hadadezer's army, at their head.
撒下10:17 有人告诉了大卫，他就聚集所有的以色列人，渡过约旦河，来到了希兰。亚兰人摆好了阵迎击大卫，与他交战。
撒下10:17 And word of this was given to David: and he got all Israel together and went over Jordan and came to Helam. And the Aramaeans put their forces in position against David, and made an attack on him.
撒下10:18 亚兰人却在以色列人面前逃跑。大卫杀了亚兰七百名驾驶战车的军兵，四万骑兵。又击杀了亚兰军队的将军朔法，他就死在那里。
撒下10:18 And the Aramaeans went in flight before Israel; and David put to the sword the men of seven hundred Aramaean war-carriages and forty thousand footmen, and Shobach, the captain of the army, was wounded, and came to his death there.
撒下10:19 所有臣服于哈大底谢的王看见自己被以色列人打败，就与以色列人议和，臣服于他们。于是亚兰人害怕，不敢再帮助亚扪人了。
撒下10:19 And when all the kings who were servants of Hadadezer saw that they were overcome by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became their servants. So the Aramaeans, in fear, gave no more help to the children of Ammon.