¹Zgodi se pa po smrti Savlovi, ko se je bil David vrnil od poboja Amalekovcev in je bival dva dni v Ziklagu,

¹And it cometh to pass, after the death of Saul, that David hath returned from smiting the Amalekite, and David dwelleth in Ziklag two days,

²glej, tretjega dne pride mož iz tabora Savlove vojske z raztrganimi oblačili in s prstjo na glavi. In ko dospe k Davidu, pade na tla in se pokloni.

²and it cometh to pass, on the third day, that lo, a man hath come in out of the camp from Saul, and his garments [are] rent, and earth on his head; and it cometh to pass, in his coming in unto David, that he falleth to the earth, and doth obeisance.

³In David mu reče: Odkod prihajaš? On mu reče: Iz tabora Izraelovega sem ubežal.

³And David saith to him, `Whence comest thou?` and he saith unto him, `Out of the camp of Israel I have escaped.`

⁴David ga vpraša: Kako se je godilo? Povej mi, prosim. On odgovori: Ljudstvo je bežalo iz boja in je tudi dosti ljudstva padlo in poginilo, tudi Savel in njegov sin Jonatan sta mrtva.

⁴And David saith unto him, `What hath been the matter? declare, I pray thee, to me.` And he saith, that `The people hath fled from the battle, and also a multitude hath fallen of the people, and they die; and also Saul and Jonathan his son have died.`

⁵In David reče mladeniču, ki mu je to pravil: Kako veš, da sta mrtva Savel in njegov sin Jonatan?

⁵And David saith unto the youth who is declaring [it] to him, `How hast thou known that Saul and Jonathan his son [are] dead?`

⁶Mladenič, ki mu je to pravil, reče: Po naključbi sem prišel na goro Gilboo, in glej, Savel se je bil naslonil na sulico svojo, in glej, vozovi in jezdeci so hiteli za njim.

⁶And the youth who is declaring [it] to him saith, I happened to meet in mount Gilboa, and lo, Saul is leaning on his spear; and lo, the chariots and those possessing horses have followed him;

⁷In ko se ozre, me ugleda in me pokliče. In jaz odvrnem: Tu sem!

⁷and he turneth behind him, and seeth me, and calleth unto me, and I say, Here [am] I.

⁸On pa mi reče: Kdo si ti? Rečem mu: Amalekovec sem.

⁸And he saith to me, Who [art] thou? and I say unto him, An Amalekite I [am].`

⁹Nato mi veli: Stopi k meni in me usmrti, kajti groza se me je lotila, ker še je duša docela v meni!

⁹`And he saith unto me, Stand, I pray thee, over me, and put me to death, for seized me hath the arrow, for all my soul [is] still in me.

¹⁰In stopil sem k njemu in ga usmrtil, ker sem vedel, da ne more živeti po svojem padcu. In vzel sem venec, ki ga je imel na glavi, in zapestnico z roke njegove, in sem ju zdaj prinesel tebi, gospodu svojemu!

¹⁰And I stand over him, and put him to death, for I knew that he doth not live after his falling, and I take the crown which [is] on his head, and the bracelet which [is] on his arm, and bring them in unto my lord hither.`

¹¹Tedaj prime David za oblačila svoja in jih raztrga, enako tudi vsi možje, ki so bili pri njem;

¹¹And David taketh hold on his garments, and rendeth them, and also all the men who [are] with him,

¹²in so žalovali in jokali in se postili do večera po Savlu in po Jonatanu, sinu njegovem, in zavoljo ljudstva GOSPODOVEGA in hiše Izraelove, ker so bili padli po meču.

¹²and they mourn, and weep, and fast till the evening, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Jehovah, and for the house of Israel, because they have fallen by the sword.

¹³In David reče mladeniču, ki mu je to naznanil: Odkod si? Odgovori: Sin sem tujca, Amalekovca.

¹³And David saith unto the youth who is declaring [it] to him, `Whence [art] thou?` and he saith, `Son of a sojourner, an Amalekite, I [am].`

¹⁴In David mu reče: Kako, da se nisi bal položiti roke svoje na maziljenca GOSPODOVEGA, da ga pogubiš?

¹⁴And David saith unto him, `How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the anointed of Jehovah?`

¹⁵In pokliče David enega mladeničev svojih in veli: Stopi sem in ga umori! In ga je udaril, da je umrl.

¹⁵And David calleth to one of the youths, and saith, `Draw nigh — fall upon him;` and he smiteth him, and he dieth;

¹⁶In David mu reče: Kri tvoja bodi na glavi tvoji! Zakaj tvoja usta so zoper tebe pričala, rekoč: Jaz sem usmrtil maziljenca GOSPODOVEGA.

¹⁶and David saith unto him, `Thy blood [is] on thine own head, for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I — I put to death the anointed of Jehovah.`

¹⁷In David je pel to žalostinko nad Savlom in Jonatanom, sinom njegovim,

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

¹⁸in je velel, da se nauče sinovi Judovi pesem „o loku“; glej, zapisana je v knjigi Jašarjevi:

¹⁸and he saith to teach the sons of Judah `The Bow;` lo, it is written on the book of the Upright: —

¹⁹Slava tvoja, o Izrael, je bila ubita na višinah tvojih! Kako so padli junaki!

¹⁹`The Roebuck, O Israel, On thy high places [is] wounded; How have the mighty fallen!

²⁰Ne pravite tega v Gatu, ne oznanjujte po ulicah v Askelonu, da se ne vesele hčere Filistejcev, da ne vriskajo radostno neobrezancev hčere!

²⁰Declare [it] not in Gath, Proclaim not the tidings in the streets of Ashkelon, Lest they rejoice — The daughters of the Philistines, Lest they exult — The daughters of the Uncircumcised!

²¹O gore Gilboe, da ne bi bilo rose ali dežja na vas, ne njiv, s katerih bi se prinašale daritve! Ker ondi je bil junakom ščit s sramoto odvržen, ščit Savlov, kakor bi ne bil z oljem maziljen.

²¹Mountains of Gilboa! No dew nor rain be on you, And fields of heave-offerings! For there hath become loathsome The shield of the mighty, The shield of Saul — without the anointed with oil.

²²Brez krvi pobitih, brez tolstine junakov se ni vračal lok Jonatanov, in meč Savlov ni prišel nikoli prazen nazaj.

²²From the blood of the wounded, From the fat of the mighty, The bow of Jonathan Hath not turned backward; And the sword of Saul doth not return empty.

²³Savel in Jonatan, ljubezniva in draga sta bila v življenju, tudi v smrti nista ločena; bila sta hitrejša nego orli, močnejša nego levi.

²³Saul and Jonathan! They are loved and pleasant in their lives, And in their death they have not been parted. Than eagles they have been lighter, Than lions they have been mightier!

²⁴Hčere Izraelove, plakajte po Savlu, ki vas je mično oblačil v škrlat in je deval dragotine zlate na obleke vaše!

²⁴Daughters of Israel! for Saul weep ye, Who is clothing you [in] scarlet with delights. Who is lifting up ornaments of gold on your clothing.

²⁵Kako so padli junaki sredi boja! Jonatan je bil ubit na višinah tvojih.

²⁵How have the mighty fallen In the midst of the battle! Jonathan! on thy high places wounded!

²⁶Žal mi je tebe, brat moj Jonatan; drag si mi bil jako! Divna mi je bila ljubezen tvoja, bolj nego žená ljubezen.Kako so padli junaki in je poginilo vojno orožje!

²⁶I am in distress for thee, my brother Jonathan, Very pleasant wast thou to me; Wonderful was thy love to me, Above the love of women!

²⁷Kako so padli junaki in je poginilo vojno orožje!

²⁷How have the mighty fallen, Yea, the weapons of war perish!`