2 Samuel 10

1 After this, the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. 2 David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me." So David sent by his servants to comfort him concerning his father. David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, "Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Hasn’t David sent his servants to you to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it?"

4 So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. 5 When they told David this, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, "Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return."

6 When the children of Ammon saw that they had become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men. 7 When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men. 8 The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate. The Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field. 9 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel and put them in array against the Syrians. 10 The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and he put them in array against the children of Ammon. 11 He said, "If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you. 12 Be courageous, and let’s be strong for our people and for the cities of our God; and may Yahweh do what seems good to him." 13 So Joab and the people who were with him came near to the battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him. 14 When the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. Then Joab returned from the children of Ammon and came to Jerusalem.

15 When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together. 16 Hadadezer sent and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River; and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head. 17 David was told that; and he gathered all Israel together, passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Syrians set themselves in array against David and fought with him. 18 The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed seven hundred charioteers of the Syrians and forty thousand horsemen, and struck Shobach the captain of their army, so that he died there. 19 When all the kings who were servants to Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel and served them. So the Syrians were afraid to help the children of Ammon any more.

Ka Hingaia e Rāwiri ngā Āmona me Hīriani

1 Nā, i muri i tēnei, ka mate te kīngi o ngā tamariki a Āmona, ā, ko Hanunu, ko tāna tama te kīngi i muri i a ia. 2 Nā, ka mea a Rāwiri, "Ka puta tōku aroha ki a Hanunu tama a Nahaha, ka rite ki te aroha o tōna pāpā i puta rā ki ahau." Nā, tonoa ana e Rāwiri āna tāngata hei kawe i tāna whakamārie ki a ia mō tōna pāpā.

Nā, ka tae ngā tāngata a Rāwiri ki te whenua o ngā tama a Āmona. 3 Nā, ka mea ngā rangatira o ngā tamariki a Āmona ki a Hanunu, ki tō rātou ariki, "Ki tōu whakaaro he whakahōnore nā Rāwiri i tōu pāpā i tonoa mai e ia ngā kaiwhakamārie ki a koe? He teka ianei he titiro i te pā, he tūtei, he whakangaro te mea i tonoa mai ai e Rāwiri āna tāngata ki a koe?" 4 Heoi, ka mau a Hanunu ki ngā tāngata a Rāwiri, ā, heua ana e ia tētahi taha o ō rātou pāhau, tapahia ana ō rātou kākahu ki waenga ā tae noa ki ō rātou papa, ā, tonoa atu ana rātou.

5 Ā, nō te kōrerotanga o taua mea ki a Rāwiri, ka tono tāngata ia ki te whakatau i a rātou; he nui hoki te whakamā o aua tāngata; i mea anō te kīngi, "Hei Heriko noho ai, kia tupu rā anō ō koutou pāhau, ka hoki mai ai."

6 Ā, nō te kitenga o ngā tamariki a Āmona e whakahouhou ana rātou ki a Rāwiri, ka tono tāngata ngā tamariki a Āmona hei utu i ngā Hīriani o Peterehopo, i ngā Hīriani anō o Topa, e rua tekau mano, he hunga haere i raro, i te kīngi anō o Maaka, kotahi mano tāngata, i tō Ihitopo, kotahi tekau mā rua mano tāngata.

7 Ā, nō te rongonga o Rāwiri, ka tonoa e ia a Ioapa me te ope katoa o ngā mārohirohi. 8 Nā, ka puta ngā tama a Āmona ki waho, ā, whakatakotoria ana ā rātou ngohi ki te tomokanga atu o te kūwaha; ā, ko ngā Hīriani o Topa, o Rehopo, me o Ihitopo, o Maaka, ko rātou anake i te pārae.

9 Nā, i te kitenga o Ioapa e ākina ana a mua, a muri, ōna e te hoariri, ka whiriwhiria e ia ētahi o ngā tino tāngata katoa o Īharaira, ā, whakaritea ana e ia hei tū ki ngā Hīriani. 10 Ko te nuinga atu hoki o te iwi i tukua e ia ki te ringa o Āpihai, o tōna teina, ā, whakatikaia ana e tērā hei tū ki ngā tama a Āmona. 11 I mea anō ia, "Ki te kaha atu ngā Hīriani i ahau, nā, me āwhina mai ahau e koe; ki te kaha atu ia ngā tama a Āmona i a koe, nā, me haere atu ahau ki te āwhina i a koe. 12 Kia māia, kia whakatangata hoki tātou mō tō tātou iwi, mō ngā pā hoki o tō tātou Atua; ā, mā Ihowā e mea te mea i pai ki a ia."

13 Nā, ka whakatata atu a Ioapa rātou ko tōna nuinga ki te whawhai ki ngā Hīriani, ā, rere ana rātou i tōna aroaro. 14 Ā, nō te kitenga o ngā tama a Āmona kua rere ngā Hīriani, ka rere anō rātou i te aroaro o Āpihai, ā, haere ana ki te pā. Nā, hoki ana a Ioapa i ngā tama a Āmona, ā, haere ana ki Hiruhārama.

15 Ā, i te kitenga o ngā Hīriani kua patua rātou e Īharaira, ka huihui rātou. 16 Ā, ka tono tāngata a Hararētere ki te tiki i ngā Hīriani i tāwāhi o te awa; ā, haere mai ana rātou ki Herama, ko Hopaka hoki, ko te rangatira o te ope a Hararētere ki mua i a rātou.

17 Ā, ka kōrerotia ki a Rāwiri; ā, ka huihuia e ia a Īharaira katoa, ā, whiti ana ki tērā taha o Horano haere ana ki Herama. Nā, ka whakatikaia e ngā Hīriani ō rātou ngohi hei tū i a Rāwiri, ka whawhai ki a ia. 18 Nā, ka rere ngā Hīriani i te aroaro o Īharaira; ā, patua iho o ngā Hīriani e Rāwiri ngā tāngata o ngā hāriata e whitu rau, e whā tekau mano anō ngā hōia eke hōiho; i patua anō e ia a Hopaka, te rangatira o tō rātou ope, ā, mate iho ia ki reira. 19 Ā, nō ka kite ngā kīngi katoa, ngā apa o Hararētere, kua patua rātou e Īharaira, ka houhia e rātou te rongo ki a Īharaira, ā, ka meinga hei apa mō rātou.

Heoi, wehi ana ngā Hīriani, ā mutu ake tā rātou āwhina i ngā tama a Āmona.