1 ¶ Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines and fell down slain in Mount Gilboa.

وَفِي غُضُونِ ذَلِكَ، حارَبَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. فَهَرَبَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ أمامِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ. وَذُبِحَ مِنهُمْ كَثِيرُونَ عَلَى جَبَلِ جِلْبُوعَ.

2 A nd the Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

وَطارَدَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ شاوُلَ وَأبناءَهُ، وَقَتَلُوا يُوناثانَ وَأبِينادابَ وَمَلْكِيشُوعَ أبناء شاوُلَ.

3 A nd the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.

ثُمَّ احتَدَمَتِ المَعرَكَةُ أكثَرَ حَولَ شاوُلَ. وَأحاطَ رُماةُ السِّهامِ بِشاوُلَ وَأصابُوهُ بِسِهامٍ كَثِيرَةٍ.

4 T hen said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword and thrust me through with it lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not, for he was sore afraid. Then Saul took a sword and fell upon it.

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

5 A nd when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on his sword and died.

وَلَمّا رَأى حامِلُ السَّيفِ أنَّ شاوُلَ قَدْ ماتَ، سقَطَ هُوَ أيضاً عَلَى السَّيفِ وَماتَ.

6 S o Saul died and his three sons and all his house died together.

فَماتَ شاوُلُ وَأبْناؤُهُ الثَّلاثَةُ، وَكُلُّ عائِلَتِهِ ماتُوا جَمِيعاً مَعاً.

7 A nd when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that, they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities and fled, and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

وَلمّا رَأى بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ السّاكِنُونَ عَلَى الجانِبِ الآخَرِ مِنَ الوادي جَيشَ إسْرائِيلَ يَفِرُّ، وَأنَّ شاوُلَ وَبَنِيهِ قَتلَى، تَرَكُوا مُدُنَهُمْ وَهَرَبُوا، فَجاءَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ وَاحْتَلُّوا مُدُنَهُمْ وَسَكنُوها.

8 ¶ And it came to pass on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in Mount Gilboa.

وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي، أتَى الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ لِنَهْبِ الأشياءِ الثَّمِينَةِ مِنَ القَتلَى، فَوَجَدُوا شاوُلَ وَبَنِيهِ الثَّلاثَةَ أمواتاً عَلَى جَبَلِ جِلْبُوعَ.

9 A nd when they had stripped him, they took his head and his weapons and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols and to the people.

فَأخَذُوا كُلَّ سِلاحِهِ وَنَزَعُوا ثِيابَهُ. وَحَمَلُوا بُشْرَى مَوْتِهِ إلَى الشَّعبِ الفِلِسْطِيِّ وَإلَى كُلِّ مَعابِدِ أوثانِهِمْ.

10 A nd they put his weapons in the house of their gods and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.

وَوَضَعُوا سِلاحَ شاوُلَ فِي هَيكَلِ آلِهَتِهِمْ، وَسَمَّرُوا جُمْجُمَتَهُ فِي مَعبَدِ داجُونَ.

11 A nd when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

وَسمِعَ كل أهلِ يابِيشَ جِلعادَ بِكُلِّ ما فَعَلَهُ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ بِشاوُلَ.

12 a ll 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.

فَذَهَبَ كُلُّ الرِّجالِ الشُّجْعانُ الأقوِياءِ فِيها، وَأنزَلُوا جُثَثَ شاوُلَ وَبَنِيهِ، وَحَمَلُوها إلَى يابِيشَ، ودَفَنُوا عِظامَهُمْ تَحتَ البَلُّوطَةِ فِي يابِيشِ جِلْعادَ، وَصامُوا سَبْعَةَ أيّامٍ حِداداً عَلَيْهِمْ.

13 S o Saul died for his rebellion which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he did not keep, and also for consulting a spiritist, to enquire of her

ماتَ شاوُلُ بِسَبَبِ عَدَمِ وَفائِهِ لِلرَّبِّ، حَيْثُ إنَّهُ لَمْ يُطِعْ أمْرَ اللهِ حَتَّى إنَّهُ اسْتَشارَ عَرَّافَةً لإرْشادِهِ،

14 a nd not enquire of the LORD; therefore, he slew him and turned the kingdom unto David, the son of Jesse.

وَلَمْ يستَشِرِ اللهَ ، فَأماتَهُ اللهُ ، وَنُقِلَ الحُكْمُ إلَى داوُدَ بْنِ يَسَّى.