# ten thousand

"10,000" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# chosen men

This is an idiom that means these were particularly good soldiers. AT: "well-trained soldier" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# disaster was close to them

Here immanent disaster is spoken of as if it was standing very close by them. AT: "they would soon be completely defeated" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])