¹Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

¹A stalo sa po smrti Saulovej, keď sa navrátil Dávid od porážky Amalecha, že zostal Dávid v Ciklagu dva dni.

²It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

²A stalo sa tretieho dňa, že hľa, prišiel nejaký človek z vojska od Saula a mal roztrhnuté rúcha a zem nasypanú na svojej hlave. A bolo, keď prišiel k Dávidovi, že padol na zem a klaňal sa.

³And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

³A Dávid mu riekol: Odkiaľ ideš? A on mu povedal: Utiekol som z vojska Izraelovho.

⁴And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.

⁴A Dávid mu zase riekol: A čo sa stalo, povedz mi, prosím. A povedal: To, že utiekol ľud z boja, aj padlo mnoho z ľudu, a pomreli i Saul i Jonatán, jeho syn, zomreli.

⁵And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?

⁵A Dávid riekol mládencovi, ktorý mu to oznamoval: Ako to vieš, že zomrel Saul i Jonatán, jeho syn?

⁶And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

⁶Na to povedal mládenec, ktorý mu to oznamoval: Náhodou som prišiel na vrch Gilboa, a hľa, Saul sa tam opieral na svoju kopiju, a taktiež som videl, že ho stíhajú vozy a jazdci tesne sa ženúc za ním.

⁷And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.

⁷A keď sa obzrel za seba a videl ma, zavolal na mňa, a ja som povedal: Tu som.

⁸And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

⁸A riekol mi: Kto si ty? A ja som mu povedal: Som Amalechita.

⁹He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.

⁹Vtedy mi riekol: Nože zastaň nado mňa a zabi ma, lebo ma pochytil kŕč, a preto, že je ešte celá moja duša vo mne.

¹⁰So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.

¹⁰A tak som sa zastál nad ním a zabil som ho, lebo som vedel, že nebude žiť, keď raz padne. Potom som vzal korunu, ktorá bola na jeho hlave, a náramenník, ktorý bol na jeho ramene, a doniesol som ich k svojmu pánovi sem.

¹¹Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

¹¹Vtedy pochytil Dávid svoje rúcha a roztrhol ich, a tak urobili aj všetci mužovia, ktorí boli s ním.

¹²And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.

¹²A smútili a plakali a postili sa až do večera pre Saula a pre Jonatána, jeho syna, jako i pre ľud Hospodinov a pre dom Izraelov, pretože padli mečom.

¹³And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

¹³A Dávid riekol mládencovi, ktorý mu to oznamoval: Odkiaľ si ty? A odpovedal: Som syn muža amalechitského pohostína.

¹⁴And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?

¹⁴Na to mu riekol Dávid: Ako je to, že si sa nebál vystrieť svoju ruku, aby si zahubil pomazaného Hospodinovho?

¹⁵And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.

¹⁵A Dávid zavolajúc jedného z mládencov povedal: Pristúp a obor sa na neho! A uderil ho, a zomrel.

¹⁶And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD's anointed.

¹⁶A Dávid mu riekol: Tvoja krv nech je na tvoju hlavu, lebo tvoje vlastné ústa svedčily proti tebe, keď si povedal: Ja som zabil pomazaného Hospodinovho.

¹⁷And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

¹⁷Vtedy trúchlil Dávid a spieval túto trúchlivú pieseň nad Saulom a nad Jonatánom, jeho synom,

¹⁸(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)

¹⁸a kázal ju naučiť synov Júdových, pieseň, zvanú: Lučište. Hľa, je napísaná v knihe Spravedlivého, Úprimného.

¹⁹The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!

¹⁹Oj, kráso Izraelova! Na tvojich výšinách - zabitý! Jako padli hrdinovia!

²⁰Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

²⁰Neoznámte toho v Gáte, nezvestujte na uliciach Aškalóna, aby sa neradovaly dcéry Filištínov, aby neplesaly dcéry neobrezancov!

²¹Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.

²¹Oj, vrchy v Gilboe! Nech nepadá na vás rosa, ani nech neprší na vás dážď, ani nech nie je tam poľa, ktoré by poskytlo obeť pozdvihnutia! Lebo tam bol potupne povrhnutý štít mnohých hrdinov, štít Saulov, bez toho, že by bol býval pomazaný olejom.

²²From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.

²²Od krvi pobitých, od tuku udatných neuhlo kedysi zpät lučište Jonatánovo, a meč Saulov nenavrátil sa prázdny.

²³Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

²³Saul a Jonatán, milovaní a utešení vo svojom živote, neboli rozlúčení ani pri svojej smrti. Rýchlejší boli ako orli, silnejší boli ako ľvi!

²⁴Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

²⁴Dcéry Izraelove, plačte nad Saulom, ktorý vás odieval purpurom, dvakrát farbeným, s ozdobami, ktorý dával zlaté ozdoby na vaše rúcha!

²⁵How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.

²⁵Oj, ako padli hrdinovia prostred boja! Jonatán, na tvojich výšinách zabitý!

²⁶I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

²⁶Úzko mi je nad tebou, môj brat Jonatán! Krásny si mi bol a príjemný veľmi! Podivuhodnejší si mi bol vo svojej láske nad lásku žien.

²⁷How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!

²⁷Oj, ako padli hrdinovia, a zahynuly nástroje boja!