¹وكان بعد موت شاول ورجوع داود من مضاربة العمالقة ان داود اقام في صقلغ يومين.

¹And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, that David abode two days in Ziklag.

²وفي اليوم الثالث اذا برجل اتى من المحلّة من عند شاول وثيابه ممزقة وعلى راسه تراب. فلما جاء الى داود خرّ الى الارض وسجد.

²And it came to pass on the third day, that behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his garments rent, and earth upon his head; and as soon as he came to David, he fell to the earth and did obeisance.

³فقال له داود من اين اتيت. فقال له من محلّة اسرائيل نجوت.

³And David said to him, Whence comest thou? And he said to him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

⁴فقال له داود كيف كان الامر. اخبرني. فقال ان الشعب قد هرب من القتال وسقط ايضا كثيرون من الشعب وماتوا ومات شاول ويوناثان ابنه ايضا.

⁴And David said to him, What has taken place? I pray thee, tell me. And he said that the people had fled from the battle, and many of the people also had fallen and died, and that Saul and Jonathan his son were dead also.

⁵فقال داود للغلام الذي اخبره كيف عرفت انه قد مات شاول ويوناثان ابنه.

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

⁶فقال الغلام الذي اخبره اتفق اني كنت في جبل جلبوع واذا شاول يتوكأ على رمحه واذا بالمركبات والفرسان يشدّون وراءه.

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

⁷فالتفت الى ورائه فرآني ودعاني فقلت هانذا.

⁷And he looked behind him, and saw me, and called to me. And I said, Here am I.

⁸فقال لي من انت فقلت له عماليقي انا.

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

⁹فقال لي قف عليّ واقتلني لانه قد اعتراني الدوار لان كل نفسي بعد فيّ.

⁹He said to me again, Stand, I pray thee, over me, and slay me; for anguish has seized me; for my life is yet whole in me.

¹⁰فوقفت عليه وقتلته لاني علمت انه لا يعيش بعد سقوطه واخذت الاكليل الذي على راسه والسوار الذي على ذراعه واتيت بهما الى سيدي ههنا.

¹⁰So I stood over him, and put him to death, for I knew that he would not live after his fall; and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither to my lord.

¹¹فامسك داود ثيابه ومزقها وكذا جميع الرجال الذين معه.

¹¹Then David took hold of his garments and rent them; and all the men that were with him [did] likewise.

¹²وندبوا وبكوا وصاموا الى المساء على شاول وعلى يوناثان ابنه وعلى شعب الرب وعلى بيت اسرائيل لانهم سقطوا بالسيف.

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

¹³ثم قال داود للغلام الذي اخبره من اين انت. فقال انا ابن رجل غريب عماليقي.

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

¹⁴فقال له داود كيف لم تخف ان تمد يدك لتهلك مسيح الرب.

¹⁴And David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed?

¹⁵ثم دعا داود واحدا من الغلمان وقال تقدم. اوقع به. فضربه فمات.

¹⁵Then David called one of the young men and said, Draw near, [and] fall on him. And he smote him that he died.

¹⁶فقال له داود دمك على راسك لان فمك شهد عليك قائلا انا قتلت مسيح الرب

¹⁶And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth has testified against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah's anointed.

¹⁷ورثا داود بهذه المرثاة شاول ويوناثان ابنه

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

¹⁸وقال ان يتعلم بنو يهوذا نشيد القوس هوذا ذلك مكتوب في سفر ياشر

¹⁸and he bade them teach the children of Judah [the song of] the bow. Behold, it is written in the book of Jasher: --

¹⁹الظبي يا اسرائيل مقتول على شوامخك. كيف سقط الجبابرة.

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

²⁰لا تخبروا في جتّ. لا تبشروا في اسواق اشقلون لئلا تفرح بنات الفلسطينيين لئلا تشمت بنات الغلف.

²⁰Tell [it] not in Gath, carry not the tidings in the streets of Ashkelon; Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

²¹يا جبال جلبوع لا يكن طل ولا مطر عليكنّ ولا حقول تقدمات لانه هناك طرح مجنّ الجبابرة مجنّ شاول بلا مسح بالدهن.

²¹Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, no rain upon you, nor fields of heave-offerings! For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, [as] not anointed with oil.

²²من دم القتلى من شحم الجبابرة لم ترجع قوس يوناثان الى الوراء وسيف شاول لم يرجع خائبا.

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.

²³شاول ويوناثان المحبوبان والحلوان في حياتهما لم يفترقا في موتهما. اخف من النسور واشدّ من الأسود.

²³Saul and Jonathan, beloved and pleasant in their lives, Even in their death were not divided; They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

²⁴يا بنات اسرائيل ابكين شاول الذي ألبسكنّ قرمزا بالتنعم وجعل حليّ الذهب على ملابسكنّ.

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

²⁵كيف سقط الجبابرة في وسط الحرب. يوناثان على شوامخك مقتول.

²⁵How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain upon thy high places.

²⁶قد تضايقت عليك يا اخي يوناثان. كنت حلوا لي جدا. محبتك لي اعجب من محبة النساء.

²⁶I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant wast thou unto me; Thy love to me was wonderful, passing women's love.

²⁷كيف سقط الجبابرة وبادت آلات الحرب

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