1 L es Philistins livrèrent bataille à Israël, et les hommes d'Israël prirent la fuite devant les Philistins et tombèrent morts sur la montagne de Guilboa.

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

2 L es Philistins poursuivirent Saül et ses fils, et tuèrent Jonathan, Abinadab et Malki Schua, fils de Saül.

And the Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

3 L 'effort du combat porta sur Saül; les archers l'atteignirent et le blessèrent.

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.

4 S aül dit alors à celui qui portait ses armes: Tire ton épée, et transperce-m'en, de peur que ces incirconcis ne viennent me faire subir leurs outrages. Celui qui portait ses armes ne voulut pas, car il était saisi de crainte. Et Saül prit son épée, et se jeta dessus.

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

5 C elui qui portait les armes de Saül, le voyant mort, se jeta aussi sur son épée, et mourut.

And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died.

6 A insi périrent Saül et ses trois fils, et toute sa maison périt en même temps.

So Saul died, and his three sons; and all his house died together.

7 T ous ceux d'Israël qui étaient dans la vallée, ayant vu qu'on avait fui et que Saül et ses fils étaient morts, abandonnèrent leurs villes pour prendre aussi la fuite. Et les Philistins allèrent s'y établir.

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

8 L e lendemain, les Philistins vinrent pour dépouiller les morts, et ils trouvèrent Saül et ses fils tombés sur la montagne de Guilboa.

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

9 I ls le dépouillèrent, et emportèrent sa tête et ses armes. Puis ils firent annoncer ces bonnes nouvelles par tout le pays des Philistins à leurs idoles et au peuple.

And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto their idols, and to the people.

10 I ls mirent les armes de Saül dans la maison de leur dieu, et ils attachèrent son crâne dans le temple de Dagon.

And they put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.

11 T out Jabès en Galaad ayant appris tout ce que les Philistins avaient fait à Saül,

And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

12 t ous les hommes vaillants se levèrent, prirent le corps de Saül et ceux de ses fils, et les transportèrent à Jabès. Ils enterrèrent leur os sous le térébinthe, à Jabès, et ils jeûnèrent sept jours.

all 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.

13 S aül mourut, parce qu'il se rendit coupable d'infidélité envers l'Éternel, dont il n'observa point la parole, et parce qu'il interrogea et consulta ceux qui évoquent les morts.

So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against Jehovah, because of the word of Jehovah, which he kept not; and also for that he asked counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire thereby,

14 I l ne consulta point l'Éternel; alors l'Éternel le fit mourir, et transféra la royauté à David, fils d'Isaï.

and inquired not of Jehovah: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.