¹Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

¹Aga vilistid sõdisid Iisraeli vastu; ja Iisraeli mehed põgenesid vilistite eest ning langesid mahalööduina Gilboa mäele.

²And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

²Ja vilistid tungisid kallale Saulile ja tema poegadele; ja vilistid lõid maha Joonatani, Abinadabi ja Malkisuua, Sauli pojad.

³And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.

³Taplus Sauli vastu oli äge; kui ammukütid leidsid ta, siis nad haavasid teda raskelt.

⁴Then said Saul to his armorbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.

⁴Ja Saul ütles oma sõjariistade kandjale: 'Tõmba oma mõõk välja ja pista mind sellega läbi, et need ümberlõikamatud ei tuleks ega pistaks mind läbi ega teeks minuga nurjatust!' Aga tema sõjariistade kandja ei tahtnud, sest ta kartis väga. Siis võttis Saul ise mõõga ja kukutas ennast selle otsa.

⁵And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him.

⁵Ja kui tema sõjariistade kandja nägi, et Saul oli surnud, siis kukutas ka tema ennast oma mõõga otsa ja suri koos temaga.

⁶So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armorbearer, and all his men, that same day together.

⁶Nõnda surid Saul ja tema kolm poega ja tema sõjariistade kandja, samuti kõik tema mehed selsamal päeval.

⁷And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

⁷Kui Iisraeli mehed, kes olid siinpool orgu ja siinpool Jordanit, nägid, et Iisraeli mehed olid põgenenud ja et Saul ja tema pojad olid surnud, siis nad jätsid linnad maha ja põgenesid, ja vilistid tulid ning asusid neisse.

⁸And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.

⁸Ja kui vilistid teisel päeval tulid mahalööduid paljaks riisuma, siis leidsid nad Sauli ja tema kolm poega langenuina Gilboa mäelt.

⁹And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto the house of their idols, and to the people.

⁹Nad raiusid tema pea maha ja riisusid ta sõjariistad ning läkitasid ringi mööda vilistite maad, kuulutama rõõmusõnumit nende ebajumalate kojas ja rahva hulgas.

¹⁰And they put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.

¹⁰Ja nad panid tema sõjariistad Astarte kotta, aga tema laiba nad riputasid Beet-Saani müürile.

¹¹And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,

¹¹Aga kui Gileadi Jaabesi elanikud kuulsid, mida vilistid olid teinud Sauliga,

¹²all the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan; and they came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

¹²siis nad võtsid kätte, kõik vahvad mehed, ja läksid kogu öö ning võtsid Sauli laiba ja tema poegade laibad Beet-Saani müürilt; siis nad tulid Jaabesisse ja põletasid need seal.

¹³And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

¹³Seejärel nad võtsid nende luud ja matsid Jaabesisse tamariskipuu alla ning paastusid seitse päeva.