¹Factum est autem post hæc ut moreretur rex filiorum Ammon,Now after these things, it happened that the king of the sons of Ammon died,et regnavit Hanon filius ejus pro eo.and his son Hanun reigned after him.

¹Factum est autem post hæc ut moreretur rex filiorum Ammon,Now after these things, it happened that the king of the sons of Ammon died,et regnavit Hanon filius ejus pro eo.and his son Hanun reigned after him.

²Dixitque David:And David said,Faciam misericordiam cum Hanon filio Naas,“I will show mercy to Hanun, the son of Nahash,sicut fecit pater ejus mecum misericordiam.just as his father showed mercy to me.” Therefore,Misit ergo David,David sent consolation to him,consolans eum per servos suos super patris interitu.by his servants, over the passing of his father.Cum autem venissent servi David in terram filiorum Ammon,But when the servants of David had arrived in the land of the sons of Ammon,

²Dixitque David:And David said,Faciam misericordiam cum Hanon filio Naas,“I will show mercy to Hanun, the son of Nahash,sicut fecit pater ejus mecum misericordiam.just as his father showed mercy to me.” Therefore,Misit ergo David,David sent consolation to him,consolans eum per servos suos super patris interitu.by his servants, over the passing of his father.Cum autem venissent servi David in terram filiorum Ammon,But when the servants of David had arrived in the land of the sons of Ammon,

³dixerunt principes filiorum Ammon ad Hanon dominum suum:the leaders of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun,Putas quod propter honorem patris tui miserit David ad te consolatores,their lord:et non ideo ut investigaret,“Do you think it was because of the honor of your father that David sent consolers to you?et exploraret civitatem,And did not David send his servants to you,et everteret eam,so that he might investigate and explore the city,misit David servos suos ad te?and so that he might overthrow it?”

³dixerunt principes filiorum Ammon ad Hanon dominum suum:the leaders of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun,Putas quod propter honorem patris tui miserit David ad te consolatores,their lord:et non ideo ut investigaret,“Do you think it was because of the honor of your father that David sent consolers to you?et exploraret civitatem,And did not David send his servants to you,et everteret eam,so that he might investigate and explore the city,misit David servos suos ad te?and so that he might overthrow it?”

⁴Tulit itaque Hanon servos David,And so, Hanun took the servants of David,rasitque dimidiam partem barbæ eorum et præscidit vestes eorum medias usque ad nates,and he shaved off one half part of their beards, and he cut their garments at the middle, as far as the buttocks,et dimisit eos.and he sent them away.

⁴Tulit itaque Hanon servos David,And so, Hanun took the servants of David,rasitque dimidiam partem barbæ eorum et præscidit vestes eorum medias usque ad nates,and he shaved off one half part of their beards, and he cut their garments at the middle, as far as the buttocks,et dimisit eos.and he sent them away.

⁵Quod cum nuntiatum esset David,And when this had been reported to David,misit in occursum eorum:he sent to meet them.erant enim viri confusi turpiter valde,And the men were greatly disturbed by shame.et mandavit eis David:And David commanded them,Manete in Jericho donec crescat barba vestra,“Remain in Jericho, until your beards grow,et tunc revertimini.and then return.”

⁵Quod cum nuntiatum esset David,And when this had been reported to David,misit in occursum eorum:he sent to meet them.erant enim viri confusi turpiter valde,And the men were greatly disturbed by shame.et mandavit eis David:And David commanded them,Manete in Jericho donec crescat barba vestra,“Remain in Jericho, until your beards grow,et tunc revertimini.and then return.”

⁶Videntes autem filii Ammon quod injuriam fecissent David,Now the sons of Ammon, seeing that they had done an injury to David,miserunt,sent for,et conduxerunt mercede Syrum Rohob,and paid wages to, the Syrians of Rehob,et Syrum Soba,and the Syrians of Zobah,viginti millia peditum,twenty thousand foot soldiers,et a rege Maacha mille viros,and from the king of Maacah,et ab Istob duodecim millia virorum.one thousand men, and from Tob, twelve thousand men.

⁶Videntes autem filii Ammon quod injuriam fecissent David,Now the sons of Ammon, seeing that they had done an injury to David,miserunt,sent for,et conduxerunt mercede Syrum Rohob,and paid wages to, the Syrians of Rehob,et Syrum Soba,and the Syrians of Zobah,viginti millia peditum,twenty thousand foot soldiers,et a rege Maacha mille viros,and from the king of Maacah,et ab Istob duodecim millia virorum.one thousand men, and from Tob, twelve thousand men.

⁷Quod cum audisset David,And when David had heard this,misit Joab et omnem exercitum bellatorum.he sent Joab and the entire army of warriors.

⁷Quod cum audisset David,And when David had heard this,misit Joab et omnem exercitum bellatorum.he sent Joab and the entire army of warriors.

⁸Egressi sunt ergo filii Ammon,Then the sons of Ammon went forth,et direxerunt aciem ante ipsum introitum portæ:and they positioned their battle line before the very entrance of the gates.Syrus autem Soba,But the Syrians of Zobah,et Rohob,and of Rehob,et Istob,and of Tob,et Maacha,and of Maacah,seorsum erant in campo.were by themselves in the field.

⁸Egressi sunt ergo filii Ammon,Then the sons of Ammon went forth,et direxerunt aciem ante ipsum introitum portæ:and they positioned their battle line before the very entrance of the gates.Syrus autem Soba,But the Syrians of Zobah,et Rohob,and of Rehob,et Istob,and of Tob,et Maacha,and of Maacah,seorsum erant in campo.were by themselves in the field.

⁹Videns igitur Joab quod præparatum esset adversum se præliumAnd so,et ex adversoseeing that the battle had been prepared against him,et post tergum,both facing him and behind,elegit ex omnibus electis Israël,Joab chose some from all of the elect men of Israel,et instruxit aciem contra Syrum:and he set up a battle line opposite the Syrians.

⁹Videns igitur Joab quod præparatum esset adversum se præliumAnd so,et ex adversoseeing that the battle had been prepared against him,et post tergum,both facing him and behind,elegit ex omnibus electis Israël,Joab chose some from all of the elect men of Israel,et instruxit aciem contra Syrum:and he set up a battle line opposite the Syrians.

¹⁰reliquam autem partem populi tradidit Abisai fratri suo,But the remaining part of the people he delivered to his brother Abishai,qui direxit aciem adversus filios Ammon.who formed a battle line against the sons of Ammon.

¹⁰reliquam autem partem populi tradidit Abisai fratri suo,But the remaining part of the people he delivered to his brother Abishai,qui direxit aciem adversus filios Ammon.who formed a battle line against the sons of Ammon.

¹¹Et ait Joab:And Joab said:Si prævaluerint adversum me Syri,“If the Syrians prevail against me,eris mihi in adjutorium:then you shall assist me.si autem filii Ammon prævaluerint adversum te,But if the sons of Ammon prevail against you,auxiliabor tibi.then I will assist you.

¹¹Et ait Joab:And Joab said:Si prævaluerint adversum me Syri,“If the Syrians prevail against me,eris mihi in adjutorium:then you shall assist me.si autem filii Ammon prævaluerint adversum te,But if the sons of Ammon prevail against you,auxiliabor tibi.then I will assist you.

¹²Esto vir fortis,Be valiant men.et pugnemus pro populo nostro et civitate Dei nostri:And let us fight on behalf of our people and the city of our God.Dominus autem faciet quod bonum est in conspectu suo.Then the Lord will do what is good in his own sight.”

¹²Esto vir fortis,Be valiant men.et pugnemus pro populo nostro et civitate Dei nostri:And let us fight on behalf of our people and the city of our God.Dominus autem faciet quod bonum est in conspectu suo.Then the Lord will do what is good in his own sight.”

¹³Iniit itaque Joab,And so, Joab,et populus qui erat cum eo,and the people who were with him,certamen contra Syros:undertook the conflict against the Syrians,qui statim fugerunt a facie ejus.who immediately fled before their face.

¹³Iniit itaque Joab,And so, Joab,et populus qui erat cum eo,and the people who were with him,certamen contra Syros:undertook the conflict against the Syrians,qui statim fugerunt a facie ejus.who immediately fled before their face.

¹⁴Filii autem Ammon videntes quia fugissent Syri,Then,fugeruntseeing that the Syrians had fled,et ipsi a facie Abisai,the sons of Ammon themselves also fled from the face of Abishai,et ingressi sunt civitatem:and they entered into the city.reversusque est Joab a filiis Ammon,And Joab returned from the sons of Ammon,et venit Jerusalem.and he went to Jerusalem.

¹⁴Filii autem Ammon videntes quia fugissent Syri,Then,fugeruntseeing that the Syrians had fled,et ipsi a facie Abisai,the sons of Ammon themselves also fled from the face of Abishai,et ingressi sunt civitatem:and they entered into the city.reversusque est Joab a filiis Ammon,And Joab returned from the sons of Ammon,et venit Jerusalem.and he went to Jerusalem.

¹⁵Videntes igitur Syri quoniam corruissent coram Israël,And so, the Syrians, seeing that they had fallen before Israel,congregati sunt pariter.gathered themselves together.

¹⁵Videntes igitur Syri quoniam corruissent coram Israël,And so, the Syrians, seeing that they had fallen before Israel,congregati sunt pariter.gathered themselves together.

¹⁶Misitque Adarezer,And Hadadezer sentet eduxit Syros qui erant trans fluvium,and brought the Syrians who were beyond the river,et adduxit eorum exercitum:and he led in their army.Sobach autem,And Shobach,magister militiæ Adarezer,the ruler of the military of Hadadezer,erat princeps eorum.was their leader.

¹⁶Misitque Adarezer,And Hadadezer sentet eduxit Syros qui erant trans fluvium,and brought the Syrians who were beyond the river,et adduxit eorum exercitum:and he led in their army.Sobach autem,And Shobach,magister militiæ Adarezer,the ruler of the military of Hadadezer,erat princeps eorum.was their leader.

¹⁷Quod cum nuntiatum esset David,And when this had been reported to David,contraxit omnem Israëlem,he drew together all of Israel.et transivit Jordanem,And he crossed over the Jordan,venitque in Helam:and he went to Helam.et direxerunt aciem Syri ex adverso David,And the Syrians formed a battle line opposite David,et pugnaverunt contra eum.and they fought against him.

¹⁷Quod cum nuntiatum esset David,And when this had been reported to David,contraxit omnem Israëlem,he drew together all of Israel.et transivit Jordanem,And he crossed over the Jordan,venitque in Helam:and he went to Helam.et direxerunt aciem Syri ex adverso David,And the Syrians formed a battle line opposite David,et pugnaverunt contra eum.and they fought against him.

¹⁸Fugeruntque Syri a facie Israël,And the Syrians fled before the face of Israel.et occidit David de Syris septingentos currus,And David killed, among the Syrians, the men of seven hundred chariots,et quadraginta millia equitum:and forty thousand horsemen.et Sobach principem militiæ percussit,And he struck down Shobach, the leader of the military,qui statim mortuus est.who immediately died.

¹⁸Fugeruntque Syri a facie Israël,And the Syrians fled before the face of Israel.et occidit David de Syris septingentos currus,And David killed, among the Syrians, the men of seven hundred chariots,et quadraginta millia equitum:and forty thousand horsemen.et Sobach principem militiæ percussit,And he struck down Shobach, the leader of the military,qui statim mortuus est.who immediately died.

¹⁹Videntes autem universi reges qui erant in præsidio Adarezer,Then all the kings who were in the reinforcements of Hadadezer,se victos esse ab Israël,seeing themselves to be defeated by Israel,expaverunt,were very afraid and they fled:et fugerunt quinquaginta et octo millia coram Israël.fifty-eight thousand men before Israel.Et fecerunt pacem cum Israël,And they made peace with Israel,et servierunt eis:and they served them.timueruntque Syri auxilium præbere ultra filiis Ammon.And the Syrians were afraid to offer assistance to the sons of Ammon anymore.

¹⁹Videntes autem universi reges qui erant in præsidio Adarezer,Then all the kings who were in the reinforcements of Hadadezer,se victos esse ab Israël,seeing themselves to be defeated by Israel,expaverunt,were very afraid and they fled:et fugerunt quinquaginta et octo millia coram Israël.fifty-eight thousand men before Israel.Et fecerunt pacem cum Israël,And they made peace with Israel,et servierunt eis:and they served them.timueruntque Syri auxilium præbere ultra filiis Ammon.And the Syrians were afraid to offer assistance to the sons of Ammon anymore.