中英对照

1. 1.摩西就照着上帝所吩咐他的话，对以色列人说。Sometime afterward, the king of Ammon died, and his son Hanun succeeded him as king.💡
2. 2.大卫说：“我要以忠诚待拿哈的儿子哈嫩，因为他的父亲曾以忠诚待我。”他就派臣仆去给哈嫩送慰问的话，因为他的父亲死了。但大卫的臣仆到了亚扪人之地，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, 💡
3. 3.亚扪人的臣子对哈嫩说，你想大卫派人来安慰你，是真心敬你的父亲吗？不是的，大卫派他的臣仆来探察、窥探、打听这城，好来攻取这城。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.”💡
4. 4.哈嫩拿住大卫的臣仆，剃去他们的一边胡须，又割去他们衣裳的半截，直到臀部，然后打发他们走。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. 💡
5. 5.大卫得知有关那些人的情况后，他派人去迎接他们，因为他们非常惭愧。王下令说：“你们暂且住在耶利哥，等到胡须长出来了，再回来。”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.”💡
6. 6.亚扪人知道自己已经得罪了大卫。于是，亚扪人派遣使者，雇用了伯利哈和洗巴的亚兰人，步兵两万，并雇用了马迦王的军队一千人和托伯的军队一万二千人。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.💡
7. 7.大卫知道这件事，就派约押和他所有的勇士军队出去。On learning this, David sent out Joab and the entire army of mighty soldiers. 💡
8. 8.亚扪人排列阵势，站在城门口，琐巴的亚兰人和利合、托比的军队和玛迦人独立排列在田野中。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. 💡
9. 9.约押看见自己前后都有战阵，于是从以色列所有精兵中选出一些，摆在亚兰人面前，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, 💡
10. 10.他把剩下的军队交给他的兄弟亚比筛，排列阵势对抗亚扪人。and the rest of the troops he put under the command of his brother Abishai and arrayed them against the Ammonites.💡
11. 11.约押说：“亚兰人如果强过我，你就来帮助我；亚扪人如果强过你，我就去帮助你。[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. 💡
12. 12.我们要为我们的百姓和上帝的土地的缘故刚强壮胆，接受上帝认为合宜的结果。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.”💡
13. 13.约押和跟随他的军队向亚兰人进军，亚兰人在他面前逃跑。Joab and the troops with him marched into battle against the Arameans, who fled before him. 💡
14. 14.亚扪人见亚兰人逃跑，就在亚比筛面前逃跑，退到城里。约押停止攻击亚扪人，回到耶路撒冷。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.💡
15. 15.亚兰人见自己被以色列人打败，就重新集结军队。When the Arameans saw that they had been routed by Israel, they regrouped their forces. 💡
16. 16.哈大薛哈大薛派人从大河那边召集亚兰人，他们来到希兰，哈大薛的哈大薛的军队统帅朔巴克领兵前来。Hadadezer sent for and brought out the Arameans from across the Euphrates; they came to Helam, led by Shobach, Hadadezer’s army commander.💡
17. 17.大卫得知这件事，就聚集了以色列众人，渡过约旦河，来到希兰。亚兰人摆阵与大卫交战；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; 💡
18. 18.但亚兰人在以色列人面前逃跑， 大卫杀死了700辆亚兰人的战车和40000辆马兵，他还击杀了哈达底谢的军队统帅朔巴，朔巴死在那里。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.💡
19. 19.哈大底撒的所有属王一见自己被以色列人打败，就向以色列人投降，成为以色列人的属王。亚兰人也害怕再帮助亚扪人。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.💡