1 Samuel 31
1 Imidlertid angreb Filisterne Israel; og Israels Mænd flygtede for Filisterne, og de faldne laa rundt om paa Gilboas Bjerg.
Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
2 Og Filisterne forfulgte Saul og hans Sønner og dræbte Sauls Sønner, Jonatan, Abinadab og Malkisjua.
The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
3 Kampen rasede om Saul, og han blev opdaget af Bueskytterne og grebes af stor Angst for dem.
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
4 Da sagde Saul til sin Vaabendrager: »Drag dit Sværd og gennembor mig, for at ikke disse uomskaarne skal komme og gennembore mig og mishandle mig!« Men Vaabendrageren vilde ikke, thi han gøs tilbage derfor. Da tog Saul Sværdet og styrtede sig i det;
Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
5 og da Vaabendrageren saa, at Saul var død, styrtede ogsaa han sig i sit Sværd og fulgte ham i Døden.
When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died with him.
6 Saaledes fulgtes denne Dag Saul, hans tre Sønner, hans Vaabendrager og alle hans Mænd i Døden.
So Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died together that same day.
7 Men da Israels Mænd i Byerne i Dalen og ved Jordan saa, at Israels Mænd var flygtet, og at Saul og hans Sønner var faldet, forlod de Byerne og flygtede, hvorpaa Filisterne kom og besatte dem.
When the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.
8 Da Filisterne Dagen efter kom for at plyndre de faldne, fandt de Saul og hans tre Sønner liggende paa Gilboas Bjerg;
The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
9 de huggede da Hovedet at ham, afførte ham hans Vaaben og sendte Bud rundt i Filisternes Land for at bringe deres Afguder og Folket Glædesbudet.
They cut off Saul’s head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temples of their idols and among their people.
10 Vaabnene lagde de i Astartes Tempel, men Kroppen hængte de op paa Bet-Sjans Mur.
They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan.
11 Men da Indbyggerne i Jabesj i Gilead hørte, hvad Filisterne havde gjort ved Saul,
When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
12 brød alle vaabenføre Mænd op, og efter at have gaaet hele Natten igennem tog de Sauls og hans Sønners Kroppe ned fra Bet-Sjans Mur, bragte dem med til Jabesj og brændte dem der.
all their men of valor set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there.
13 Saa tog de deres Ben og jordede dem under Tamarisken i Jabesj og fastede syv Dage.
Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.
