1 Samuel 31
1 Imidlertid angreb Filisterne Israel; og Israels Mænd flygtede for Filisterne, og de faldne lå rundt om på 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 dræbte Sauls Sønner, Jonatan, Abinadab og Malkisjua.
The Philistines followed hard on Saul and on his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malkishua, the sons of Saul.
3 Kampen rasede om Saul, og han blev opdaget af Bueskytterne og grebes af stor Angst for dem.
The battle was fierce against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was wounded by the archers.
4 Da sagde Saul til sin Våbendrager: "Drag dit Sværd og gennembor mig, for at ikke disse uomskårne skal komme og gennembore mig og mishandle mig!" Men Våbendrageren 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 thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and torture me." But his armor bearer would not; for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell on it.
5 og da Våbendrageren så, at Saul var død, styrtede også han sig i sit Sværd og fulgte ham i Døden.
When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died with him.
6 Således fulgtes denne Dag Saul, hans tre Sønner, hans Våbendrager og alle hans Mænd i Døden.
So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor bearer, and all his men, that same day together.
7 Men da Israels Mænd i Byerne i Dalen og ved Jordan så, at Israels Mænd var flygtet, og at Saul og hans Sønner var faldet, forlod de Byerne og flygtede, hvorpå Filisterne kom og besatte 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 their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.
8 Da Filisterne Dagen efter kom for at plyndre de faldne, fandt de Saul og hans tre Sønner liggende på Gilboas Bjerg;
It happened on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
9 de huggede da Hovedet at ham, afførte ham hans Våben og sendte Bud rundt i Filisternes Land for at bringe deres Afguder og Folket Glædesbudet.
They cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to their idols, and to the people.
10 Våbnene lagde de i Astartes Tempel, men Kroppen hængte de op på Bet-Sjans Mur.
They put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.
11 Men da Indbyggerne i Jabesj i Gilead hørte, hvad Filisterne havde gjort ved Saul,
But when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
12 brød alle våbenføre Mænd op, og efter at have gået 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 the valiant men arose and traveled all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan, and brought them to Jabesh and burnt them there.
13 Så tog de deres Ben og jordede dem under Tamarisken i Jabesj og fastede syv Dage.
They took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
