2 Samuel, 10

1. Now after these things, it happened that the king of the sons of Ammon died, and his son Hanun reigned after him.

1. Poslije toga umrije Nahaš, kralj Amonaca, a zakralji se njegov sin Hanun mjesto njega.

2. And David said, “I will show mercy to Hanun, the son of Nahash, just as his father showed mercy to me.” Therefore, David sent consolation to him, by his servants, over the passing of his father. But when the servants of David had arrived in the land of the sons of Ammon,

2. A David reèe u sebi: "Želio bih iskazati ljubav Nahaševu sinu Hanunu, kao što je njegov otac iskazao meni." Zato David posla svoje sluge da mu izraze suæut zbog njegova oca. Ali kad su Davidove sluge došle u zemlju Amonaca,

3. the leaders of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun, their lord: “Do you think it was because of the honor of your father that David sent consolers to you? And did not David send his servants to you, so that he might investigate and explore the city, and so that he might overthrow it?”

3. rekoše knezovi Amonaca svome gospodaru Hanunu: "Zar misliš da je David poslao ljude da ti izraze suæut zato što bi htio iskazati èast tvome ocu? Nije li možda zato David poslao svoje ljude k tebi da razvide grad da bi doznao njegovu obranu i potom ga oborio?"

4. And so, Hanun took the servants of David, and he shaved off one half part of their beards, and he cut their garments at the middle, as far as the buttocks, and he sent them away.

4. Tada Hanun pograbi Davidove sluge, obrija im pola brade i skrati im haljine dopola, sve do zadnjice, i posla ih natrag.

5. And when this had been reported to David, he sent to meet them. And the men were greatly disturbed by shame. And David commanded them, “Remain in Jericho, until your beards grow, and then return.”

5. Kad su to javili Davidu, posla on èovjeka pred njih, jer su ti ljudi bili teško osramoæeni, i poruèi im: "Ostanite u Jerihonu dok vam ne naraste brada, pa se onda vratite!"

6. Now the sons of Ammon, seeing that they had done an injury to David, sent for, and paid wages to, the Syrians of Rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand foot soldiers, and from the king of Maacah, one thousand men, and from Tob, twelve thousand men.

6. Tada Amonci uvidješe da su se omrazili s Davidom; zato Amonci poslaše glasnike da za plaæu unajme Aramejce iz Bet Rehoba i Aramejce iz Sobe, dvadeset tisuæa pješaka, zatim kralja Maake, tisuæu ljudi, i ljude iz Toba, dvanaest tisuæa vojnika.

7. And when David had heard this, he sent Joab and the entire army of warriors.

7. Kad je David to èuo, posla Joaba s vojskom i izabranim junacima.

8. Then the sons of Ammon went forth, and they positioned their battle line before the very entrance of the gates. But the Syrians of Zobah, and of Rehob, and of Tob, and of Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

8. Amonci iziðoše i svrstaše se u bojni red pred gradskim vratima, dok su Aramejci iz Sobe i iz Rehoba i ljudi iz Toba i iz Maake stajali zasebno na polju.

9. And so, seeing that the battle had been prepared against him, both facing him and behind, Joab chose some from all of the elect men of Israel, and he set up a battle line opposite the Syrians.

9. Vidjevši postavljene bojne redove prema sebi sprijeda i straga, probra Joab najvrsnije meðu Izraelcima i svrsta ih prema Aramejcima.

10. But the remaining part of the people he delivered to his brother Abishai, who formed a battle line against the sons of Ammon.

10. Ostalu vojsku predade bratu Abišaju da je svrsta prema Amoncima.

11. And Joab said: “If the Syrians prevail against me, then you shall assist me. But if the sons of Ammon prevail against you, then I will assist you.

11. I reèe mu: "Ako Aramejci budu jaèi od mene, onda ti meni priskoèi u pomoæ; ako Amonci budu jaèi od tebe, ja æu tebi pohrliti u pomoæ.

12. Be valiant men. And let us fight on behalf of our people and the city of our God. Then the Lord will do what is good in his own sight.”

12. Budi hrabar i junaèki se držimo radi naroda i radi gradova svoga Boga; a Jahve neka uèini što je dobro u njegovim oèima."

13. And so, Joab, and the people who were with him, undertook the conflict against the Syrians, who immediately fled before their face.

13. Tada se Joab i vojska koja je bila s njim poèeše primicati da udare na Aramejce, ali oni pobjegoše pred njima.

14. Then, seeing that the Syrians had fled, the sons of Ammon themselves also fled from the face of Abishai, and they entered into the city. And Joab returned from the sons of Ammon, and he went to Jerusalem.

14. Kad su Amonci vidjeli da su Aramejci pobjegli, umakoše i oni ispred Abišaja i povukoše se u grad. Tada Joab odustane od rata protiv Amonaca i vrati se u Jeruzalem.

15. And so, the Syrians, seeing that they had fallen before Israel, gathered themselves together.

15. Kad su Aramejci vidjeli gdje su ih Izraelci razbili, sabraše ponovo svoje èete.

16. And Hadadezer sent and brought the Syrians who were beyond the river, and he led in their army. And Shobach, the rule of the military of Hadadezer, was their leader.

16. Hadadezer posla glasnike i sabra Aramejce što su s one strane rijeke. Ovi doðoše u Helam pod vodstvom Šobaka, vojvode Hadadezerove vojske.

17. And when this had been reported to David, he drew together all of Israel. And he crossed over the Jordan, and he went to Helam. And the Syrians formed a battle line opposite David, and they fought against him.

17. Pošto su to javili Davidu, on skupi sve Izraelce i, prešavši preko Jordana, doðe u Helam. Aramejci se svrstaše protiv Davida i zametnuše s njime boj.

18. And the Syrians fled before the face of Israel. And David killed, among the Syrians, the men of seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen. And he struck down Shobach, the leader of the military, who immediately died.

18. Ali Aramejci udariše u bijeg ispred Izraelaca i David im pobi sedam stotina konja od bojnih kola i èetrdeset tisuæa pješaka; pogubi i njihova vojvodu Šobaka te je ondje umro.

19. Then all the kings who were in the reinforcements of Hadadezer, seeing themselves to be defeated by Israel, were very afraid and they fled: fifty-eight thousand men before Israel. And they made peace with Israel, and they served them. And the Syrians were afraid to offer assistance to the sons of Ammon anymore.

19. A kad svi kraljevi, Hadadezerovi vazali, vidješe da ih je razbio Izrael, sklopiše mir s Izraelom i poèeše mu služiti. A Aramejci se više nisu usuðivali pomagati Amoncima.