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;

¹Poslije Šaulove smrti David se vratio kući pobijedivši Amalečane. Dva je dana proveo u Siklagu.

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.

²Trećega dana dođe neki čovjek iz Šaulova tabora, razdrtih haljina i prahom posute glave. Došavši k Davidu, baci se na zemlju i pokloni mu se.

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

³David ga upita: "Odakle dolaziš?" A on mu odgovori: "Umakao sam iz izraelskog tabora."

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.”

⁴A David ga upita: "Što se dogodilo? Pripovijedaj mi!" On odvrati: "Narod je pobjegao iz boja, a mnogo je ljudi i poginulo. Mrtvi su i Šaul i njegov sin Jonatan."

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

⁵Nato David upita mladoga glasonošu: "Kako znaš da je poginuo Šaul i njegov sin Jonatan?"

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.

⁶A mladi glasonoša odgovori: "Slučajno sam došao na goru Gilbou i vidio Šaula kako se upro u svoje koplje, a bojna kola i konjanici natisnuli se za njim.

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

⁷Šaul, obazrevši se, ugleda mene pa me zovnu, a ja mu se odazvah: 'Evo me!'

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

⁸I upita me on: 'Tko si ti?' A ja mu odgovorih: 'Amalečanin sam.'

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.’

⁹Tada mi on reče: 'Dođi ovamo k meni pa me ubij, jer me obuzeo smrtni grč, a duša je još sva u meni!'

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.”

¹⁰Pristupih k njemu i zadadoh mu smrtni udarac, jer sam znao da neće preživjeti nakon pada. Zatim uzeh kraljevski znak koji mu bijaše na glavi i narukvicu koju imaše na ruci i, evo, donesoh to svome gospodaru."

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

¹¹Tada David zgrabi svoje haljine i razdrije ih, a tako i svi ljudi koji bijahu s njim.

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.

¹²I naricali su, plakali i postili do večera za Šaulom i za njegovim sinom Jonatanom, za Jahvinim narodom i za domom Izraelovim što izginuše od mača.

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

¹³Potom David upita mladoga glasonošu: "Odakle si ti?" A on odgovori: "Ja sam sin jednoga došljaka, Amalečanina."

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

¹⁴Tada mu reče David: "Kako se nisi bojao dići ruku da ubiješ pomazanika Jahvina?"

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

¹⁵I dozva David jednoga od momaka i zapovjedi mu: "Dođi ovamo i smakni ga!" Udari ga momak i on umrije.

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

¹⁶A David mu još doviknu: "Tvoja krv na tvoju glavu! Tvoja su usta posvjedočila protiv tebe kad si rekao: 'Ja sam ubio pomazanika Jahvina.'"

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

¹⁷Tada David zapjeva ovu tužaljku za Šaulom i za njegovim sinom Jonatanom.

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):

¹⁸Zapisana je u Knjizi Pravednikovoj da je uče sinovi Judini. David reče:

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

¹⁹"Oh, kako ti slava pade, Izraele, izginuše div-junaci na tvom visu!

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.

²⁰O porazu vi u Gatu ne pričajte, aškelonskim ulicama ne glasite, da se kćeri ne vesele filistejske, mlade žene da ne kliču nevjerničke.

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.

²¹O Gilbojske gore klete, rosa na vas ne padala nit vas kiša s neba prala! Vaša polja ne vraćala rod za sjeme, jer kod vas je osramoćen štit junaka! Štit Šaulov nije bio uljem mazan,

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.

²²nego krvlju ranjenika, mašću palih! Luk Jonate nikad nije promašio, mač Šaulov nikad bezuspješan bio!

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.

²³Šaul i Jonata, ljupki, ponositi, ni živi se ne rastaše, ni u smrti! Od orlova bjehu brži, od lavova snagom jači!

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

²⁴Za Šaulom sad plačite, Izraelke, jer je u kras i u grimiz vas odijevo! Uz to zlatan nakit on je na ruho vam pričvršćivo.

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

²⁵Usred boja poginuše div-junaci! Smrt me tvoja, Jonatane, ožalosti!

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.

²⁶Žao mi je tebe, brate, Jonatane! Kako li mi drag bijaše ti veoma! Ljubav tvoja bješe meni još od ženske čudesnija.

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

²⁷Oh, kako su izginuli div-junaci, i oružje bojno kako skršeno je!"