10:10 其馀的兵交与他兄弟亚比筛,对着亚扪人摆阵。
And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.
10:11 约押对亚比筛说,亚兰人若强过我,你就来帮助我。亚扪人若强过你,我就去帮助你。
And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
10:12 我们都当刚强,为本国的民和神的城邑作大丈夫。愿耶和华凭他的意旨而行。
Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
10:13 于是,约押和跟随他的人前进攻打亚兰人。亚兰人在约押面前逃跑。
And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
10:14 亚扪人见亚兰人逃跑,他们也在亚比筛面前逃跑进城。约押就离开亚扪人那里,回耶路撒冷去了。
And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
10:15 亚兰人见自己被以色列人打败,就又聚集。
And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
10:16 哈大底谢差遣人,将大河那边的亚兰人调来。他们到了希兰,哈大底谢的将军朔法率领他们。
And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
10:17 有人告诉大卫,他就聚集以色列众人,过约旦河,来到希兰。亚兰人迎着大卫摆阵,与他打仗。
And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
10:18 亚兰人在以色列人面前逃跑。大卫杀了亚兰七百辆战车的人,四万马兵,又杀了亚兰的将军朔法。
And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.
10:19 属哈大底谢的诸王见自己被以色列人打败,就与以色列人和好,归服他们。于是亚兰人不敢再帮助亚扪人了。
And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.
