II Samuel 10

vayehi akhare-khen vayyamot melekh bene ammon vayyimlokh khanun beno takhtayw

Sometime afterward, the king of Ammon died, and his son Hanun succeeded him as king.

vayyomer david e'eseh-khesed im-khanun ben-nakhash ka'asher asah aviv immadi khesed vayyishlakh david lenakhamo beyad-avadayw el-aviv vayyavo'u avde david erets bene ammon

David said, “I will keep faith with Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father kept faith with me.” He sent his courtiers with a message of condolence to him over his father. But when David’s courtiers came to the land of Ammon,

vayyomeru sare vene-ammon el-khanun adonehem hamekhabbed david et-avikha be'enekha ki-shalakh lekha menakhamim halo ba'avur khaqor et-ha'ir uleraggelah ulehofkhah shalakh david et-avadayw elekha

the Ammonite officials said to their lord Hanun, “Do you think David is really honoring your father just because he sent you consolers? Why, David has sent his courtiers to you to explore and spy out the city, and to overthrow it.”

vayyiqqakh khanun et-avde david vayegallakh et-khatsi zeqanam vayyikhrot et-madvehem bakhetsi ad shetotehem vayeshallekhem

So Hanun seized David’s courtiers, clipped off one side of their beards and cut away half of their garments at the buttocks, and sent them off.

vayyaggidu ledavid vayyishlakh liqratam ki-hayu ha'anashim nikhlamim me'od vayyomer hammelekh shevu virekho ad-yetsammakh zeqankhem veshavtem

When David was told about the men, he dispatched others to meet them, for they were greatly embarrassed. And the king gave orders: “Stop in Jericho until your beards grow back; then you can return.”

vayyiru bene ammon ki nivashu bedavid vayyishlekhu vene-ammon vayyiskeru et-aram bet-rekhov ve'et-aram tsova esrim elef ragli ve'et-melekh ma'akhah elef ish ve'ish tov shenem-asar elef ish

The Ammonites realized that they had incurred the wrath of David. So the Ammonites sent agents and hired Arameans of Beth-rehob and Arameans of Zobah—20,000 foot soldiers—and the king of Maacah [with both his] 1,000 men and Tob’s contingent of 12,000 men.

vayyishma david vayyishlakh et-yo'av ve'et kol-hatsava haggibborim

On learning this, David sent out Joab and the entire army of mighty soldiers.

vayyetse'u bene ammon vayya'arkhu milkhamah petakh hasha'ar va'aram tsova urekhov ve'ish-tov uma'akhah levaddam bassadeh

The Ammonites marched out and took up their battle position at the entrance of the gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and Tob’s contingent and Maacah took their stand separately in the open.

vayyar yo'av ki-hayetah elayw pene hammilkhamah mippanim ume'akhor vayyivkhar mikkol bekhure (vyshrl) [yisra'el] vayya'arokh liqrat aram

Joab saw that there was a battle line against him both front and rear. So he made a selection from all the best soldiers of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans,

ve'et yeter ha'am natan beyad avshay akhiv vayya'arokh liqrat bene ammon

and the rest of the troops he put under the command of his brother Abishai and arrayed them against the Ammonites.

vayyomer im-tekhezaq aram mimmenni vehayitah li lishu'ah ve'im-bene ammon yekhezqu mimmekha vehalakhti lehoshia lakh

[Joab] said, “If the Arameans prove too strong for me, you come to my aid; and if the Ammonites prove too strong for you, I will come to your aid.

khazaq venitkhazzaq be'ad-ammenu uve'ad are elohenu va-Adonai ya'aseh hattov be'enayw

Let us be strong and resolute for the sake of our people and the land of our God; and accept the outcome that GOD deems right.”

vayyiggash yo'av veha'am asher immo lammilkhamah ba'aram vayyanusu mippanayw

Joab and the troops with him marched into battle against the Arameans, who fled before him.

uvene ammon ra'u ki-nas aram vayyanusu mippene avishay vayyavo'u ha'ir vayyashov yo'av me'al bene ammon vayyavo yerushalai͏m

And when the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they fled before Abishai and withdrew into the city. So Joab broke off the attack against the Ammonites, and went to Jerusalem.

vayyar aram ki niggaf lifne yisra'el vayye'asefu yakhad

When the Arameans saw that they had been routed by Israel, they regrouped their forces.

vayyishlakh hadadezer vayyotse et-aram asher me'ever hannahar vayyavo'u khelam veshovakh sar-tseva hadadezer lifnehem

Hadadezer sent for and brought out the Arameans from across the Euphrates; they came to Helam, led by Shobach, Hadadezer’s army commander.

vayyuggad ledavid vayye'esof et-kol-yisra'el vayya'avor et-hayyarden vayyavo khelamah vayya'arkhu aram liqrat david vayyillakhamu immo

David was informed of it; he assembled all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Arameans drew up their forces against David and attacked him;

vayyanos aram mippene yisra'el vayyaharog david me'aram sheva me'ot rekhev ve'arba'im elef parashim ve'et shovakh sar-tseva'o hikkah vayyamot sham

but the Arameans were put to flight by Israel. David killed 700 Aramean chariot teams and 40,000 riders; he also struck down Shobach, Hadadezer’s army commander, who died there.

vayyiru khol-hammelakhim avde hadadezer ki niggefu lifne yisra'el vayyashlimu et-yisra'el vayya'avdum vayyiru aram lehoshia od et-bene ammon

And when all the vassal kings of Hadadezer saw that they had been routed by Israel, they submitted to Israel and became their vassals. And the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.