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

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;

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.”

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.’

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.

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.”

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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):

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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