1 D epois da morte de Saul, tendo Davi voltado da derrota dos amalequitas e estando há dois dias em Ziclague,

Now it came about after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, that David remained two days in Ziklag.

2 a o terceiro dia veio um homem do arraial de Saul, com as vestes rasgadas e a cabeça coberta de terra; e, chegando ele a Davi, prostrou-se em terra e lhe fez reverência.

On the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn and dust on his head. And it came about when he came to David that he fell to the ground and prostrated himself.

3 P erguntou-lhe Davi: Donde vens? Ele lhe respondeu: Escapei do arraial de Israel.

Then David said to him, “From where do you come?” And he said to him, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.”

4 D avi ainda lhe indagou: Como foi lá isso? Dize-mo. Ao que ele lhe respondeu: O povo fugiu da batalha, e muitos do povo caíram, e morreram; também Saul e Jônatas, seu filho, foram mortos.

David said to him, “ How did things go? Please tell me.” And he said, “The people have fled from the battle, and also many of the people have fallen and are dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.”

5 P erguntou Davi ao mancebo que lhe trazia as novas: Como sabes que Saul e Jônatas, seu filho, são mortos?

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

6 E ntão disse o mancebo que lhe dava a notícia: Achava-me por acaso no monte Gilbea, e eis que Saul se encostava sobre a sua lança; os carros e os cavaleiros apertavam com ele.

The young man who told him said, “By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and behold, Saul was leaning on his spear. And behold, the chariots and the horsemen pursued him closely.

7 N isso, olhando ele para trás, viu-me e me chamou; e eu disse: Eis-me aqui.

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

8 A o que ele me perguntou: Quem és tu? E eu lhe respondi: Sou amalequita.

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

9 E ntão ele me disse: Chega-te a mim, e mata-me, porque uma vertigem se apoderou de mim, e toda a minha vida está ainda em mim.

Then he said to me, ‘Please stand beside me and kill me, for agony has seized me because my life still lingers in me.’

10 C heguei-me, pois, a ele, e o matei, porque bem sabia eu que ele não viveria depois de ter caído; e tomei a coroa que ele tinha na cabeça, e o bracelete que trazia no braço, e os trouxe aqui a meu senhor.

So I stood beside him and killed him, because I knew that he could not live after he had fallen. And I took the crown which was on his head and the bracelet which was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”

11 E ntão pegou Davi nas suas vestes e as rasgou; e assim fizeram também todos os homens que estavam com ele;

Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and so also did all the men who were with him.

12 e prantearam, e choraram, e jejuaram até a tarde por Saul, e por Jônatas, seu filho, e pelo povo do Senhor, e pela casa de Israel, porque tinham caída ã espada.

They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan and for the people of the Lord and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

13 P erguntou então Davi ao mancebo que lhe trouxera a nova: Donde és tu? Respondeu ele: Sou filho de um peregrino amalequita.

David said to the young man who told him, “Where are you from?” And he answered, “ I am the son of an alien, an Amalekite.”

14 D avi ainda lhe perguntou: Como não temeste estender a mão para matares o ungido do Senhor?

Then David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”

15 E ntão Davi, chamando um dos mancebos, disse-lhe: chega-te, e lança-te sobre ele. E o mancebo o feriu, de sorte que morreu.

And David called one of the young men and said, “Go, cut him down.” So he struck him and he died.

16 P ois Davi lhe dissera: O teu sangue seja sobre a tua cabeça, porque a tua própria boca testificou contra ti, dizendo: Eu matei o ungido do Senhor.

David said to him, “ Your blood is on your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord’s anointed.’” David’s Dirge for Saul and Jonathan

17 L amentou Davi a Saul e a Jônatas, seu filho, com esta lamentação,

Then David chanted with this lament over Saul and Jonathan his son,

18 m andando que fosse ensinada aos filhos de Judá; eis que está escrita no livro de Jasar:

and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the song of the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar.

19 T ua glória, ó Israel, foi morta sobre os teus altos! Como caíram os valorosos!

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

20 N ão o noticieis em Gate, nem o publiqueis nas ruas de Asquelom; para que não se alegrem as filhas dos filisteus, para que não exultem as filhas dos incircuncisos.

“ Tell it not in Gath, Proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, Or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice, The daughters of the uncircumcised will exult.

21 V ós, montes de Gilboa, nem orvalho, nem chuva caia sobre, vós, ó campos de morte; pois ali desprezivelmente foi arrojado o escudo dos valorosos, o escudo de Saul, ungido com óleo.

“ O mountains of Gilboa, Let not dew or rain be on you, nor fields of offerings; For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

22 D o sangue dos feridos, da gordura dos valorosos, nunca recuou o arco de Jônatas, nem voltou vazia a espada de Saul.

“ From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, The bow of Jonathan did not turn back, And the sword of Saul did not return empty.

23 S aul e Jônatas, tão queridos e amáveis na sua vida, também na sua morte não se separaram; eram mais ligeiros do que as águias, mais fortes do que os leões.

“Saul and Jonathan, beloved and pleasant in their life, And in their death they were not parted; They were swifter than eagles, They were stronger than lions.

24 V ós, filhas de Israel, chorai por Saul, que vos vestia deliciosamente de escarlata, que vos punha sobre os vestidos adornos de ouro.

“O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, Who clothed you luxuriously in scarlet, Who put ornaments of gold on your apparel.

25 C omo caíram os valorosos no meio da peleja!

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

26 A ngustiado estou por ti, meu irmão Jônatas; muito querido me eras! Maravilhoso me era o teu amor, ultrapassando o amor de mulheres.

“I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; You have been very pleasant to me. Your love to me was more wonderful Than the love of women.

27 C omo caíram os valorosos, e pereceram as armas de guerra!

“ How have the mighty fallen, And the weapons of war perished!”