1 و َفِي أثناءِ ذَلِكَ، حارَبَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. فَهَرَبَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ أمامِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ. وَقُتِلَ مِنهُمْ كَثِيرُونَ عَلَى جَبَلِ جِلْبُوعَ.

Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

2 و َطارَدَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ شاوُلَ وَأبناءَهُ، وَقَتَلُوا يُوناثانَ وَأبِينادابَ وَمَلْكِيشُوعَ أبناءَ شاوُلَ.

And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's sons.

3 ث ُمَّ احتَدَمَتِ المَعرَكَةُ أكثَرَ حَولَ شاوُلَ. وَأحاطَ رُماةُ السِّهامِ بِشاوُلَ وَأصابُوهُ إصاباتٍ شَديدَةً بِسِهامٍ كَثِيرَةٍ.

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.

4 ف َقالَ شاوُلُ لِلغُلامِ الَّذِي يَحمِلُ سِلاحَهُ: «استَلَّ سَيفَكَ وَاقتُلْنِي، لِئَلّا يَفعَلَها هَؤُلاءِ الغُرَباءُ وَيُعَذّبُونِي وَيَسْخَرُوا بي!» لَكِنَّ غُلامَ شاوُلَ كانَ خائِفاً وَرَفَضَ أنْ يَقتُلَهُ. فَأخَذَ شاوُلُ سَيفَهُ وَسَقَطَ عَلَيهِ.

Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

5 و َلَمّا رَأى حامِلُ السَّيفِ أنَّ شاوُلَ قَدْ ماتَ، سقَطَ هُوَ أيضاً عَلَى السَّيفِ وَماتَ مَعَهُ.

And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.

6 ف َماتَ شاوُلُ وَأبناؤُهُ الثَّلاثَةُ وَالغُلامُ الَّذِي كانَ يَحمِلُ سِلاحَهُ. ماتُوا جَمِيعاً مَعاً فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ. الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ يَبتَهِجُونَ بِمَقتَلِ شاوُل

So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.

7 و َلمّا رَأى بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ السّاكِنُونَ عَلَى الجانِبِ الآخَرِ مِنَ الوادي وفي شَرْقِ نهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ جَيشَ إسْرائِيلَ يَفِرُّ، وَأنَّ شاوُلَ وَبَنِيهِ قَتلَى، تَرَكُوا مُدُنَهُمْ وَهَرَبُوا، فَجاءَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ وَاحْتَلُّوا مُدُنَهُمْ وَسَكنُوها.

And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

8 و َفِي اليَومِ التّالِي، أتَى الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ لِنَهْبِ الأشياءِ الثَّمِينَةِ مِنَ القَتلَى، فَوَجَدُوا شاوُلَ وَبَنِيهِ الثَّلاثَةَ أمواتاً عَلَى جَبَلِ جِلبُوعَ.

And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.

9 ف َقَطَعُوا رَأْسَ شاوُلَ، وَأخَذُوا كُلَّ سِلاحِهِ وَنَزَعُوا ثِيابَهُ. وَحَمَلُوا بُشْرَى مَوْتِهِ إلَى الشَّعبِ الفِلِسْطِيِّ وَإلَى كُلِّ مَعابِدِ أوثانِهِمْ.

And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.

10 و َوَضَعُوا سِلاحَ شاوُلَ فِي هَيكَلِ عَشْتارُوثَ. وَعَلَّقُوا جَسَدَهُ عَلَى سُورِ بَيتِ شانَ.

And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.

11 و َسَمِعَ أهلُ يابِيشَ جِلعادَ بِما فَعَلَهُ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ بِشاوُلَ.

And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;

12 ف َذَهَبَ كُلُّ الرِّجالِ الشُّجْعانِ الأقوِياءِ فِيها إلَى بَيتَ شانَ. سارُوا طَوالَ اللَّيلِ، وَتَسَلَّقُوا سُورَ بَيت شانَ. وَأنزَلُوا عَنهُ جُثَثَ شاوُلَ وَبَنِيهِ، وَحَمَلُوها إلَى يابِيشَ. وَهُناكَ أحرَقَ أهلُ يابِيشَ جُثَثَ شاوُلَ وَبَنِيهِ الثَّلاثَةِ،

All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

13 و َأخَذُوا عِظامَهُمْ وَدَفَنُوها تَحتَ الشَّجَرَةِ الكَبيرَةِ فِي يابِيشَ. ثُمَّ صامُوا سَبعَةَ أيّامٍ حِداداً عَلَيهِمْ.

And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.