1 ب َعْدَ مَقْتَلِ شاوُلَ مَباشَرَةً، عادَ داوُدُ إلَى صِقلَغَ بَعْدَ أنْ هَزَم بَنِي عماليق. وَبَقِيَ هَناكَ يَوْمَينِ.

And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, that David abode two days in Ziklag.

2 و َفِي اليَوْمِ الثّالِثِ، جاءَ إلَى صِقلَغَ جُنْدِيٌّ شابٌ من مُعَسْكَرِ شاوُلَ. وكانت ثيابُ الرَّجُلِ مُمَزَّقةً ورأسُهُ مُتَّسخاً. فَجاءَ إلَى داوُدَ وَانْحنى أمامَهُ ورأسُهُ نَحْوَ الأرْضِ.

And it came to pass on the third day, that behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his garments rent, and earth upon his head; and as soon as he came to David, he fell to the earth and did obeisance.

3 ف َسَألَ داوُدُ الرَّجُلَ: «مِنْ أينَ أتَيتَ؟» فأجابَ الرَّجُلُ: «جِئْتُ للتَّوِّ مِنْ مُعَسْكَرِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.»

And David said to him, Whence comest thou? And he said to him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

4 ف قالَ داوُدُ للرَّجلِ: «أخْبِرْنِي مَنِ انْتَصَرَ في المَعْرِكَةِ؟» أجابَ الرَّجُلُ: «هَرَبَ شَعبُنا مِنَ المَعْرَكَةِ. قُتِلَ فيها الكَثيرونَ. وحَتَّى شاوُلُ وَابْنُهُ يوناثانُ ماتا.»

And David said to him, What has taken place? I pray thee, tell me. And he said that the people had fled from the battle, and many of the people also had fallen and died, and that Saul and Jonathan his son were dead also.

5 ف قالَ داوُدُ لِلْجُنْدِيِّ الشّابِ: «وَكَيفَ عَلِمْتَ بِموْتِ شاوُلَ وَابْنِهِ يوناثانَ؟»

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

6 ف قالَ الجُنْدِيُّ الشّابُ: «حَدَثَ أنْ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ جَبَلِ الجلبوع، فرأيتُ شاول مُتَّكِئاً عَلَى رُمْحِهِ، ومركباتُ الفِلِسْطيّينَ وخَيّالَتُهُم يُطارِدُونَهُ وَيَقْترِبونَ مِنْهُ أكْثَرَ فأكثرَ.

And the young man that told him said, I happened by chance to be upon mount Gilboa, and behold, Saul leaned on his spear; and behold, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

7 ن َظَرَ شاوُلُ إلَى الخَلْفِ وَرَآنِي. فَنادانِي وَأجَبْتُهُ.

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

8 ث ُمَّ سَألَنِي مَنْ أكُونُ. فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إنني مِنْ بَني عَماليقَ.

And he said to me, Who art thou? And I said to him, I am an Amalekite.

9 ف َقالَ: ‹أرْجوكَ أنْ تَقْتُلَني. إصابَتِي بَليغَةٌ، وَأُوشِكُ أنْ أمُوتَ عَلَى أيَّةِ حالٍ.›

He said to me again, Stand, I pray thee, over me, and slay me; for anguish has seized me; for my life is yet whole in me.

10 ك انَتْ إصابَتُهُ بَليغَةً إلَى دَرَجَةٍ جَعَلَتْني أتأكدُ مِنْ أنَّهُ لَنْ يَعيشَ بَعْدَ سُقوطِهِ، فَتَوَقَّفْتُ وقَتَلْتُهُ. ثُمَّ أخَذْتُ التّاجَ مِنْ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَالسِّوارَ عَنْ ذِراعِهِ، وَأحَضَرْتُهُما لكَ إلَى هُنا يا مَولايَ.»

So I stood over him, and put him to death, for I knew that he would not live after his fall; and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither to my lord.

11 ف َمَزَّقَ داوُدُ ثِيابَهُ حُزْناً. وَكَذَلِكَ فَعَلَ الرِّجالُ الّذينَ مَعَهُ جَمِيعاً.

Then David took hold of his garments and rent them; and all the men that were with him likewise.

12 ح َزِنُوا كَثِيراً وَبكوْا، ولَمْ يَأكُلُوا حَتَّى المَساءِ. وَبَكَى داوُدُ ورِجالُهُ عَلَى شاوُلَ وَعَلَى ابْنِهِ يُوناثانَ اللذَينِ ماتا. وعَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ قُتِلَ مِنْ شَعبِ اللهِ إسْرائِيلَ، فِي المَعْرَكَةِ. داود يأمرُ بقتلِ العماليقيّ

And 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.

13 ث ُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ داوُدُ إلَى الشابِّ الّذي أخْبَرَهُ بِموْتِ شاول فَسَألَهُ: «مِنْ أينَ أنْتَ؟» أجابَ الجُنْدِيُّ الشّابُ: «أنا ابْنُ رجلٍ غَريبٍ. أنا عَماليقيٌّ.»

And David said to the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he said, I am the son of an Amalekite stranger.

14 ف قالَ داوُدُ لِلْجُنْدِيِّ الشّاب: «كيف لَمْ تَخَفْ أنْ تَمُدَّ يَدَكَ وَتَقْتُلَ الملكَ الَّذِي مَسَحَهُ اللهُ ؟»

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

15 ف َاسْتَدْعى داوُدُ أحَدَ خَدَمِهِ الشُّبّانِ وَقالَ لَهُ: «تَعالَ وَاضْرِبْهُ بِسَيْفِكَ.» فَضَرَبَهُ فَماتَ.

Then David called one of the young men and said, Draw near, fall on him. And he smote him that he died.

16 إ ذْ قالَ داوُدُ لَهُ: «دَمُكَ عَلَى رأسِكَ! فَقَدْ شَهِدْتَ بِفَمِكَ ضِدَّ نَفْسِكَ، وَقَلْتَ إنَّكَ قَتَلْتَ الملكَ الَّذِي مَسَحَهُ اللهُ.» أُنشودةُ داوُدَ الحزينةُ عن شاوُلَ وَيوناثان

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

17 و َتَلا داوُدُ أُنْشُودةً حَزينَةً عَنْ شاولَ وَابْنِهِ يُوناثانَ.

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

18 ط َلَبَ مِنْ رِجالِهِ أن يُعَلِّموا بني يَهُوذا أُنْشُودَةَ القَوْسِ هذِهِ. وقد كُتِبَتْ فِي كِتابِ ياشَرَ:

and he bade them teach the children of Judah the bow. Behold, it is written in the book of Jasher:—

19 « يا إسْرائِيلُ، قُتِلَ جَمالُكِ. وَهُوَ مَطْروحٌ عَلَى تِلالِكِ. آهٍ، كَيْفَ سَقَطَ الأبْطالُ!

The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!

20 ل ا تُخْبِروا أحَداً فِي جَتَّ ولا تُذيعوا الخَبَرَ في شوارِع أشْقلُونَ، حَتَّى لا تَفْرَحَ مُدُنُ الفِلِسطيّين! حَتَّى لا تَسْعَدَ بَناتُ اللّامَخْتُونينَ.

Tell not in Gath, carry not the tidings in the streets of Ashkelon; Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

21 « لَيْتَ النّدى لا يَتَساقَطُ، وَالْمَطَرَ لا يَنْهَمِرُ فَوْقَ جِبالِكِ يا جِلبُوعَ. لَيْتَ التَّقْدِماتِ لا تأتِي مِنْ تِلْكَ الحُقولِ. لأنَّ هُناكَ تَلَطَّخَ تُرْسُ الأبْطالِ. تُرْسُ شاولَ لَمْ يُمْسَحْ بالزَّيتِ.

Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, no rain upon you, nor fields of heave-offerings! For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

22 و َقَوْسُ يوناثانَ قَتَلَ مِنَ الأعداءِ مَنْ قَتَلَ. وَسَيفُ شاولَ قَتَلَ كَثيرينَ! سَفَكا دِماءَ رِجالٍ سِمانٍ.

From 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.

23 « شاولُ ويوناثانُ أحبّا أحدُهُما الآخر ومَتَّعَ أحَدُهُما الآخَرَ في حَياتِهِ، وحَتَّى المَوْتُ لَمْ يُفَرِّقْ بَينهُما. كانا أسْرَعَ مِنَ النُّسُورِ، وَأقوى مِنَ الأسُودِ.

Saul and Jonathan, beloved and pleasant in their lives, Even in their death were not divided; They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

24 « يا بَناتِ إسْرائِيلَ، ابْكينَ عَلَى شاولَ! شاوُلَ الّذي ألْبَسَكُنَّ ثِياباً فاخِرَةً مِنَ القِرْمِزِ وَالمُطَرَّزاتِ، وَزَيَّنَ ثِيابَكُنَّ بالذَّهَبِ!

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

25 ك َيْفَ ماتَ الأقْوِياءُ في المَعْرَكَةِ؟ فَوْقَ تِلالِ جَلبُوعَ ماتَ يُوناثانُ؟

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

26 « يُوناثانُ يا أخي، أنا حَزِينٌ جِدّاً لِذَهابِكَ. كَمْ كُنْتَ حَبيبيَ! حُبُّكَ لي كانَ أرْوَعَ مِنْ حُبِّ النِّساءِ!

I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant wast thou unto me; Thy love to me was wonderful, passing women's love.

27 ك َيْفَ ماتَ الأقْوِياءُ فِي المَعْرَكَةِ وَزالَتْ مَعَهُمْ أسلِحَةُ الحَرْبِ؟»

How are the mighty fallen, and the instruments of war perished!