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

¹And the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on mount Gilboa.

²Ja vilistid ajasid taga Sauli ja tema poegi, ja vilistid lõid maha Joonatani, Abinaadabi ja Malkisuua, Sauli pojad.

²And the Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul's sons.

³Ja taplus Sauli vastu oli raske; kui ammukütid tema leidsid, siis nad haavasid teda raskelt.

³And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him, and he was terrified by the archers.

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

⁴Then said Saul to his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through with it; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armour-bearer would not; for he was much afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.

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

⁵And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.

⁶Nõnda surid Saul ja tema kolm poega ja kogu ta sugu; nad surid ühekorraga.

⁶So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.

⁷Kui kõik orus olevad Iisraeli mehed nägid, et põgeneti ja et Saul ja tema pojad olid surnud, siis jätsid nad oma linnad maha ja põgenesid, ja vilistid tulid ning asusid neisse.

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

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

⁸And it came to pass the next day, that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his sons fallen on mount Gilboa.

⁹Ja nad riisusid ta paljaks ja võtsid ta pea ja ta sõjariistad ning läkitasid neid ringi mööda vilistite maad, kuulutama rõõmusõnumit oma ebajumalaile ja rahvale.

⁹And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armour, and sent [them] into the land of the Philistines round about, to announce the glad tidings to their idols, and to the people.

¹⁰Ja nad panid tema sõjariistad oma jumalate kotta, aga tema pealuu nad lõid Daagoni koja külge.

¹⁰And they put his armour in the house of their god, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.

¹¹Kui kogu Gileadi Jaabes kuulis kõike seda, mida vilistid Sauliga olid teinud,

¹¹And when all they of Jabesh-Gilead heard of all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

¹²siis nad tõusid, kõik vahvad mehed, võtsid Sauli laiba ja tema poegade laibad ning tõid need Jaabesisse. Nad matsid nende luud tamme alla Jaabesis ja paastusid seitse päeva.

¹²all the valiant men arose, and took up the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the terebinth of Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

¹³Nõnda suri Saul oma truudusetuse pärast, mida ta oli osutanud Issanda vastu, sellepärast et ta ei olnud tähele pannud Issanda sõna, samuti sellepärast, et ta oli nõu küsinud surnu vaimult

¹³And Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he committed against Jehovah, because of the word of Jehovah which he kept not, and also for having inquired of the spirit of Python, asking counsel of it;

¹⁴ega olnud nõu küsinud Issandalt. Seepärast laskis ta tema surra ja andis kuningriigi Taavetile, Iisai pojale.

¹⁴and he asked not counsel of Jehovah; therefore he slew him, and transferred the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.