1 Samuel 31
1 Og Filisterne strede imod Israel, og Israels Mænd flyede for Filisternes Ansigt, og de faldt ihjelslagne paa Gilboas Bjerg.
Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.
2 Og Filisterne forfulgte Saul og hans Sønner, og Filisterne sloge Jonathan og Abinadab og Malkisua, Sauls Sønner.
The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
3 Og Kampen blev svar imod Saul, og Skytterne, som førte Bue, naaede ham, og han blev saare angest for Skytterne.
The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
4 Da sagde Saul til sin Vaabendrager: Drag dit Sværd ud og stik mig igennem dermed, at ikke disse uomskaarne skulle komme og gennemstikke mig og handle ilde med mig; men hans Vaabendrager vilde ikke, thi han frygtede saare; da tog Saul Sværdet og styrtede sig deri.
Then Saul said to his armour bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through and abuse me!” But his armour bearer would not, for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took his sword and fell on it.
5 Der hans Vaabendrager saa, at Saul var død, da styrtede ogsaa han sig i sit Sværd og døde med ham.
When his armour bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died with him.
6 Saa døde Saul og hans tre Sønner og hans Vaabendrager, ogsaa alle hans Mænd til Hobe paa den samme Dag.
So Saul died with his three sons, his armour bearer, and all his men that same day together.
7 Og der Israels Mænd, som vare paa hin Side Dalen, og som vare paa hin Side Jordanen, saa, at Israels Mænd vare flygtede, og at Saul og hans Sønner vare døde, da forlode de Stæderne og flyede; og Filisterne kom og boede i dem.
When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.
8 Og det skete den anden Dag, da Filisterne kom for at plyndre de ihjelslagne, at de fandt Saul og hans tre Sønner faldne paa Gilboas Bjerg.
On the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
9 Da afhuggede de hans Hoved og afførte ham hans Vaaben, og de sendte hen i Filisternes Land trindt omkring for at bringe Budskab derom i deres Afguders Hus og iblandt Folket.
They cut off his head, stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to the house of their idols and to the people.
10 Og de lagde hans Vaaben i Astarte-Billedernes Hus og hængte hans Krop ud paa Muren i Bethsan.
They put his armour in the house of the Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.
11 Der Indbyggerne i Jabes udi Gilead hørte om ham, hvad Filisterne havde gjort mod Saul,
When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
12 da gjorde de sig rede, hver stridbar Mand, og de gik den ganske Nat, og de toge Sauls Legeme og hans Sønners Legemer ned af Muren i Bethsan, og de kom til Jabes og brændte dem der.
all the valiant men arose, went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan; and they came to Jabesh and burnt them there.
13 Og de toge deres Ben og begrove dem under Tamariske-Træet i Jabes, og de fastede syv Dage.
They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
