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;

¹ Sawulu buuyaŋo banda, waato kaŋ Dawda ye ka kaa ka fun Amalekancey wiyaŋo do, Dawda te jirbi hinka Ziklag.

¹And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

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.

² Jirbi hinzanta hane binde, kala boro fo go ga fun Sawulu do wongu marga ra da bankaaray tooranteyaŋ, da laabu mo koyne nga boŋo ra. A ciya binde, waato kaŋ a to nango kaŋ Dawda bara, kala bora ye ganda ka sombu.

²it came to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

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

³ Dawda ne a se: «Man no ni fun?» A ne a se: «Ay du ka yana no Israyla* wongu marga ra.»

³And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

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.”

⁴ Dawda ne a se: «Ifo no ka te? Ay ga ni hã, ma ci ay se.» A tu ka ne: «Borey zuru wongo do. Jama ra boro boobo kaŋ ka bu. Sawulu nda nga ize Yonata mo, i bu.»

⁴And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.

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

⁵ Dawda ne arwaso kaŋ ci nga se din se: «Mate no ni te ka bay Sawulu nda nga ize Yonata kulu bu?»

⁵And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?

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.

⁶ Arwaso kaŋ na sanno ci a se ye ka ne: «A saba nda ay go Jilbowa tondo boŋ, kal ay di Sawulu go ga jeeri nga yaajo gaa. A go mo, wongu torkey da ngey kaarukoy go g'a ce konda ŋwa.

⁶And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul was leaning upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and the horsemen followed hard after him.

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

⁷ Waato kaŋ a zagu, a n'ay fonnay, a n'ay ce mo. Ay mo tu ka ne: ‹Ay neeya!›

⁷And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.

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

⁸ A ne ay se: ‹Nin no may?› Ay tu ka ne: ‹Ay ya Amalekance no.›

⁸And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

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.’

⁹ A ne ay se: ‹Ay ga ni ŋwaaray, ma kay ay boŋ k'ay wi, zama mo-binni n'ay di, amma ay fundo go ay gaa jina.›

⁹And he said unto me, Stand, I pray thee, beside me, and slay me; for anguish hath taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.

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.”

¹⁰ Ay binde kay a boŋ k'a wi, zama ay daahirandi kaŋ a si hin ka funa koyne, za kaŋ i ban k'a zeeri. Ay na koytaray fuula kaŋ go a boŋo gaa da kondi kaŋ go a jasa gaa mo kaa. Ay kand'ey neewo, ay jine bora do.»

¹⁰So I stood beside him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.

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

¹¹ Waato din binde Dawda na nga bankaarayey di ka tooru-tooru*. Yaadin mo no borey kulu kaŋ yaŋ go a banda.

¹¹Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

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.

¹² I na bu baray te, i hẽ, i mehaw kala wiciri kambu Sawulu nda nga izo Yonata da Rabbi borey, da Israyla dumo mo se, za kaŋ takuba n'i wi.

¹²and they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Jehovah, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.

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

¹³ Dawda ne arwaso kaŋ na baaro ci nga se din se: «Ni ya mana gaa boro no?» A tu ka ne: «Ay ya yaw fo ize no, Amalek boro.»

¹³And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.

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

¹⁴ Dawda ne a se: «Mate cine se no ni mana humburu ni ma kambe salle ka Rabbi wane suubananta halaci?»

¹⁴And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed?

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

¹⁵ Kala Dawda na arwasey ra afo ce ka ne: «Ma maan ka kaŋ a boŋ.» Nga mo n'a kar kal a bu.

¹⁵And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him, so that he died.

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

¹⁶ Dawda ne a se: «Ni kuri alhakko ma ye ni boŋo boŋ, zama ni meyo no ka ni seeda, za kaŋ ni ne: ‹Ay na Rabbi wane suubananta wi.› »

¹⁶And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah's anointed.

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

¹⁷ Dawda na bu kunfa te da sanni woone yaŋ, Sawulu nda nga izo Yonata se.

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

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):

¹⁸ A lordi mo ka ne i ma Yahuda izey dondonandi dooni woone, Biraw Dooni no. A go, i n'a hantum Yasar tira ra:

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

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

¹⁹ «Ya Israyla, i na ni darza wi ni beene nangey boŋ! Hinkoyey din, mana gaa i kaŋyaŋo misa!

¹⁹Thy glory, O Israel, is slain upon thy high places! How are the mighty fallen!

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.

²⁰ I ma si baaru dede Gat ra, I ma s'a fe mo Askelon fondey gaa. Zama Filistancey ize wandiyey ma si farhã. Borey kaŋ yaŋ sinda dambanguyaŋ, I ize wandiyey ma si zaama teeyaŋ zamuuyaŋ te.

²⁰Tell it not in Gath, Publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

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.

²¹ Araŋ Jilbowa tondey, hari wala harandaŋ ma si zumbu araŋ boŋ, wala sargay fariyaŋ boŋ. Zama noodin i na hinkoyo korayo ziibandi, Sawulu korayo nooya, Danga day manti tuusante nda ji wane no.

²¹Ye mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of offerings: For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

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.

²² Borey kaŋ yaŋ i wi kurey do, Hinkoyey maani do, Yonata biraw mana candi banda, Sawulu takuba mana ye yaamo bo.

²²From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, The bow of Jonathan turned not back, And the sword of Saul returned not empty.

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.

²³ Sawulu nda Yonata ya baakasinay hariyaŋ da taalam hariyaŋ no waato kaŋ i gonda fundi, I buuyaŋey ra mo i mana fay. I waasu nda zeeban, I gaabu nda muusu beeri.

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

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

²⁴ Ya araŋ Israyla ize wayey, Wa hẽ Sawulu boŋ, Nga kaŋ na mulfi daabu araŋ gaa k'araŋ taalam, Nga kaŋ na wura taalamey daŋ araŋ bankaarayey gaa.

²⁴Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, Who clothed you in scarlet delicately, Who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

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

²⁵ Hinkoyey din, Mana gaa i kaŋyaŋo misa wongu ra! Ya Yonata, i na ni wi beene nangey boŋ.

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

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.

²⁶ Ay nya-izo Yonata, Ay fundo kayna ni sabbay se. Ni ga kaan ay se gumo. Ni baakasina, ya dambara hari no ay do, A bisa wande baakasinay.

²⁶I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: Very pleasant hast thou been unto me: Thy love to me was wonderful, Passing the love of women.

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

²⁷ Hinkoyey din kaŋyaŋo, Da wongu jinay halaciyaŋo, Man gaa i misa!»

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