1Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.
1Filistrene stred mot Israel, og Israels menn flyktet for filistrene, og det lå mange falne på Gilboa-fjellet.
2The Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
2Og filistrene var like i hælene på Saul og hans sønner, og de drepte Jonatan og Abinadab og Malkisua, Sauls sønner.
3The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.
3Og striden blev hård der hvor Saul stod; og bueskytterne kom over ham, og han blev grepet av redsel for skytterne.
4Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me.” But his armor bearer would not; for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell on it.
4Da sa Saul til sin våbensvenn: Dra ditt sverd og gjennembor mig med det, så ikke disse uomskårne skal komme og fare ille med mig! Men våbensvennen vilde ikke; han var for redd. Da tok Saul sitt sverd og styrtet sig i det.
5When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died.
5Og da våbensvennen så at Saul var død, styrtet også han sig i sitt sverd og døde.
6So Saul died, and his three sons; and all his house died together.
6Således døde Saul og hans tre sønner og hele hans hus; de døde alle sammen.
7When all the men of Israel who 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 lived in them.
7Og da alle israelittene i dalen så at de var flyktet, og at Saul og hans sønner var døde, forlot de sine byer og flyktet; og filistrene kom og bosatte sig i dem.
8It happened on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
8Dagen efter kom filistrene for å plyndre de falne; da fant de Saul og hans sønner liggende på Gilboa-fjellet.
9They stripped him, and took his head, and his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to their idols, and to the people.
9De plyndret ham og tok hans hode og hans våben og sendte bud rundt omkring i filistrenes land for å forkynne det glade budskap for sine avguder og for folket.
10They put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.
10Og hans våben la de i sin guds hus, og hans hjerneskall hengte de op i Dagons hus.
11When all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
11Da hele Jabes i Gilead fikk høre alt det filistrene hadde gjort med Saul,
12all the valiant men arose, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
12drog alle våbenføre menn avsted og tok Sauls og hans sønners kropper og førte dem til Jabes; og de begravde deres ben under terebinten i Jabes og holdt faste i syv dager.
13So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against Yahweh, because of the word of Yahweh, which he didn’t keep; and also because he asked counsel of one who had a familiar spirit, to inquire,
13Således døde Saul for den troløshets skyld som han hadde vist mot Herren, fordi han ikke hadde holdt sig efter Herrens ord, og likeledes fordi han hadde søkt til dødningemanere for å spørre dem til råds.
14and didn’t inquire of Yahweh: therefore he killed him, and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.
14Men han spurte ikke Herren; derfor lot han ham dø og førte kongedømmet over til David, Isais sønn.