¹Ja pärast Sauli surma, kui Taavet oli tagasi tulnud amalekke löömast ja Taavet oli viibinud kaks päeva Siklagis,

¹It happened after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag;

²vaata, siis tuli kolmandal päeval keegi mees leerist Sauli juurest, riided lõhki käristatud ja mulda pea peal. Ja kui ta jõudis Taaveti juurde, siis ta heitis maha ja kummardas.

²it happened on the third day, that behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn, and earth on his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and showed respect.

³Ja Taavet küsis temalt: 'Kust sa tuled?' Tema vastas: 'Ma olen Iisraeli leerist pääsenud.'

³David said to him, “Where do you come from?” He said to him, “I have escaped out of the camp of Israel.”

⁴Ja Taavet ütles temale: 'Mis seal juhtus? Jutusta ometi mulle!' Ja ta vastas: 'Rahvas põgenes lahingust ja rahvast on paljud ka langenud ja surnud; ka Saul ja tema poeg Joonatan on surnud.'

⁴David said to him, “How did it go? Please tell me.” He answered, “The people have fled from the battle, and many of the people also have fallen and are dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.”

⁵Siis küsis Taavet noorelt mehelt, kes temale seda jutustas: 'Kuidas sa tead, et Saul ja tema poeg Joonatan on surnud?'

⁵David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?”

⁶Ja noor mees, kes temale seda jutustas, vastas: 'Ma juhtusin kogemata Gilboa mäele, ja vaata, Saul toetas ennast oma piigile; aga vaata, sõjavankrid ja ratsanikud kippusid talle ligi.

⁶The young man who told him said, “As I happened by chance on Mount Gilboa, behold, Saul was leaning on his spear; and behold, the chariots and the horsemen followed hard after him.

⁷Kui ta ümber pöördus ja mind nägi, siis ta hüüdis mind. Ja ma vastasin: Siin ma olen!

⁷When he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. I answered, ‘Here I am.’

⁸Ta küsis minult: Kes sa oled? Ja ma vastasin talle: Mina olen amalek.

⁸He said to me, ‘Who are you?’ I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’

⁹Siis ta ütles mulle: Astu nüüd minu juurde ja surma mind, sest mind on tabanud nõrkushoog, kuigi mul on hing alles täiesti sees!

⁹He said to me, ‘Please stand beside me, and kill me; for anguish has taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.’

¹⁰Siis ma astusin ta juurde ja surmasin tema, sest ma teadsin, et kui ta kukub, siis ta ei jää elama. Ja ma võtsin laubaehte, mis tal peas oli, ja käevõru, mis tal käsivarre ümber oli, ja tõin need siia oma isandale.'

¹⁰So I stood beside him, and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he had fallen. I took the crown that was on his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord.”

¹¹Siis Taavet haaras kinni oma riietest ja käristas need lõhki, nõndasamuti tegid ka kõik mehed, kes ta juures olid.

¹¹Then David took hold on his clothes, and tore them; and likewise all the men who were with him.

¹²Ja nad kaeblesid, nutsid ja paastusid õhtuni Sauli ja tema poja Joonatani pärast, ja Issanda rahva ja Iisraeli soo pärast, sellepärast et need olid langenud mõõga läbi.

¹²They mourned, and wept, and fasted until evening, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Yahweh, “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.

¹³Ja Taavet küsis noorelt mehelt, kes oli temale seda jutustanud: 'Kust sa pärit oled?' Ja see vastas: 'Mina olen võõrsil elava amaleki mehe poeg.'

¹³David said to the young man who told him, “Where are you from?” He answered, “I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite.”

¹⁴Ja Taavet ütles talle: 'Kuidas sa siis ei kartnud sirutada oma kätt Issanda võitu hukkamiseks?'

¹⁴David said to him, “How were you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy Yahweh’s anointed?”

¹⁵Ja Taavet kutsus ühe noore mehe ning ütles: 'Tule siia ja mine talle kallale!' Ja see lõi ta maha, nõnda et ta suri.

¹⁵David called one of the young men, and said, “Go near, and fall on him.” He struck him, so that he died.

¹⁶Ja Taavet ütles temale: 'Sinu veri tulgu su pea peale, sest su oma suu on tunnistanud sinu vastu, öeldes: Mina olen tapnud Issanda võitu.'

¹⁶David said to him, “Your blood be on your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have slain Yahweh’s anointed.’”

¹⁷Ja Taavet laulis Sauli ja tema poja Joonatani pärast seda nutulaulu

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

¹⁸ning ütles, et Juuda poegadele tuleks õpetada 'Ammulaulu'. Vaata, see on kirja pandud Õiglase raamatus:

¹⁸(and he commanded them to teach the children of Judah the song of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):

¹⁹'Sinu hiilgus, Iisrael, on maha löödud su küngastel! Kuidas küll on kangelased langenud!

¹⁹“Your glory, Israel, is slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!

²⁰Ärge jutustage seda Gatis, ärge kuulutage Askeloni tänavail, et vilistite tütred ei rõõmutseks, et ümberlõikamatute tütred ei rõkataks!

²⁰Don’t tell it in Gath. Don’t publish it in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

²¹Gilboa mäed! Ärgu tulgu teie peale ei kastet ega vihma, te ohvripõllud! Sest seal on rüvetatud kangelaste kilbid, Sauli kilp on õliga võidmata.

²¹You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew nor rain on you, neither fields of offerings; For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.

²²Mahalöödute verest, kangelaste rasvast ei hoidunud Joonatani amb, Sauli mõõk ei tulnud tühjalt tagasi.

²²From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, Jonathan’s bow didn’t turn back. Saul’s sword didn’t return empty.

²³Saul ja Joonatan, armastatud ja armsad, lahutamatud elus ja surmas! Nad olid kotkastest kiiremad, lõvidest tugevamad.

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

²⁴Iisraeli tütred! Nutke Sauli pärast, kes teid riietas kaunistustega purpurisse, kes kinnitas kuldehteid teie riietele!

²⁴You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet delicately, who put ornaments of gold on your clothing.

²⁵Kuidas küll on kangelased langenud keset taplust, Joonatan maha löödud su küngastel!

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

²⁶Mul on sinu pärast kitsas käes, mu vend Joonatan! Sa olid mulle väga kallis. Naiste armastusest imelisem oli su armastus minu vastu.

²⁶I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan. You have been very pleasant to me. Your love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

²⁷Kuidas küll on kangelased langenud ja võitlusrelvad hävinud!'

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