代上19:1 后来，亚扪人的王拿辖死了，他的儿子接续他作王。
代上19:1 Now it came about after this that death came to Nahash, the king of the children of Ammon, and his son became king in his place.
代上19:2 大卫说：“我要恩待拿辖的儿子哈嫩，因为他的父亲曾恩待我。”于是大卫差派使者去为了他丧父的事安慰他。大卫的臣仆到了亚扪人境内，去见哈嫩要安慰他。
代上19:2 And David said, I will be a friend to Hanun, the son of Nahash, because his father was a friend to me. So David sent men to him, to give him words of comfort on account of his father. And the servants of David came to Hanun, to the land of the children of Ammon, offering him comfort.
代上19:3 但亚扪人的众领袖对哈嫩说：“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？他的臣仆来见你，不是为了窥探、倾覆、侦察这地吗？”
代上19:3 But the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Does it seem to you that David is honouring your father, by sending comforters to you? is it not clear that these men have only come to go through the land and to make secret observation of it so that they may overcome it?
代上19:4 于是，哈嫩拿住大卫的臣仆，剃去他们的胡须，又把他们的衣服，从臀部以下割去半截，然后才放他们走。
代上19:4 So Hanun took David's servants, and cutting off their hair and the skirts of their robes up to the middle, sent them away.
代上19:5 有人去把这些人遭遇的事告诉大卫，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。”
代上19:5 Then certain men went and gave David word of what had been done to them. And he sent out with the purpose of meeting them; for the men were greatly shamed. And the king said, Keep where you are at Jericho till your hair is long again, and then come back.
代上19:6 亚扪人看见自己与大卫结了仇恨，哈嫩和亚扪人就派人用三万公斤银子，从米所波大米、亚兰玛迦和琐巴去雇战车和马兵。
代上19:6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves hated by David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver as payment for war-carriages and horsemen from Mesopotamia and Aram-maacah and Zobah.
代上19:7 他们雇了三万二千辆战车，以及玛迦王和他的军队；他们都来在米底巴前面安营。亚扪人也从他们的各城聚集起来，出来作战。
代上19:7 So with this money they got thirty-two thousand war-carriages, and the help of the king of Maacah and his people, who came and took up their position in front of Medeba. And the children of Ammon came together from their towns for the fight.
代上19:8 大卫听见了，就差派约押和全体勇士出去。
代上19:8 And David, hearing of it, sent Joab with all the army of fighting-men.
代上19:9 亚扪人出来，在城门前摆阵；前来助阵的列王，也在田野摆阵。
代上19:9 So the children of Ammon came out and put their forces in position on the way into the town; and the kings who had come were stationed by themselves in the field.
代上19:10 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，
代上19:10 Now when Joab saw that their forces were in position against him in front and at his back, he took all the best men of Israel, and put them in line against the Aramaeans;
代上19:11 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。
代上19:11 And the rest of the people he put in position against the children of Ammon with Abishai, his brother, at their head.
代上19:12 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。
代上19:12 And he said, If the Aramaeans are stronger and get the better of me, then come to my help; and if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.
代上19:13 你当刚强；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行事。”
代上19:13 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.
代上19:14 于是约押和他的军队前进，预备作战攻打亚兰人；亚兰人却在约押面前逃跑了。
代上19:14 So Joab and the people who were with him went forward into the fight against the Aramaeans, and they went in flight before him.
代上19:15 亚扪人看见亚兰人逃跑，他们也在约押的兄弟亚比筛面前逃跑，退回城里。约押就回耶路撒冷去了。
代上19:15 And when the children of Ammon saw the flight of the Aramaeans, they themselves went in flight from Abishai, his brother, and came into the town. Then Joab came back to Jerusalem.
代上19:16 亚兰人看见自己在以色列人面前被打败，就差派使者去把大河那边的亚兰人调过来，有哈大底谢的元帅朔法率领他们。
代上19:16 And when the Aramaeans saw that Israel had overcome them, they sent men to get the Aramaeans who were on the other side of the River, with Shophach, the captain of Hadadezer's army, at their head.
代上19:17 大卫得到报告，就招聚以色列众人，渡过约旦河，来到亚兰人那里，向他们摆阵。大卫摆好阵迎战亚兰人，亚兰人就与他交战。
代上19:17 And word of this was given to David; and he got all Israel together and went over Jordan and came to Helam and put his forces in position against them. And when David's forces were in position against the Aramaeans, the fight was started.
代上19:18 亚兰人在以色列人面前逃跑；大卫杀了亚兰人七千辆战车上的军兵和四万步兵。又杀了亚兰人的元帅朔法。
代上19:18 And the Aramaeans went in flight before Israel; and David put to the sword the men of seven thousand Aramaean war-carriages and forty thousand footmen, and put to death Shophach, the captain of the army.
代上19:19 哈大底谢的臣仆看见自己在以色列人面前被打败了，就与大卫议和，臣服了他；于是亚兰人不敢再帮助亚扪人。
代上19:19 And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were overcome by Israel, they made peace with David and became his servants: and the Aramaeans would give no more help to the children of Ammon.