1 Samuel 31
1 Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel. And the men of Israel fled before the face of the Philistines, and they fell down slain on mount Gilboa.
Филистимляне же воевали с Израильтянами, и побежали мужи Израильские от Филистимлян и пали пораженные на горе Гелвуе.
2 And the Philistines rushed upon Saul, and upon his sons, and they struck down Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
И догнали Филистимляне Саула и сыновей его, и убили Филистимляне Ионафана, и Аминадава, и Малхисуа, сыновей Саула.
3 And the entire weight of the battle was turned against Saul. And the men who were archers pursued him. And he was severely wounded by the archers.
И битва против Саула сделалась жестокая, и стрелки из луков поражали его, и он очень изранен был стрелками.
4 Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and strike me, otherwise these uncircumcised may come and kill me, mocking me.” And his armor bearer was not willing. For he had been struck with an exceedingly great fear. And so, Saul took his own sword, and he fell upon it.
И сказал Саул оруженосцу своему: обнажи твой меч и заколи меня им, чтобы не пришли эти необрезанные и не убили меня и не издевались надо мною. Но оруженосец не хотел, ибо очень боялся. Тогда Саул взял меч свой и пал на него.
5 And when his armor bearer had seen this, namely, that Saul had died, he too fell upon his sword, and he died with him.
Оруженосец его, увидев, что Саул умер, и сам пал на свой меч и умер с ним.
6 Therefore, Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor bearer, and all his men, on the same day together.
Так умер в тот день Саул и три сына его, и оруженосец его, а также и все люди его вместе.
7 Then, seeing that the men of the Israelites had fled, and that Saul had died with his sons, the men of Israel who were across the valley or beyond the Jordan abandoned their cities, and they fled. And the Philistines went and lived there.
Израильтяне, жившие на стороне долины и за Иорданом, видя, что люди Израильские побежали и что умер Саул и сыновья его, оставили города свои и бежали, а Филистимляне пришли и засели в них.
8 Then, when the next day arrived, the Philistines came, so that they might despoil the slain. And they found Saul and his three sons lying on mount Gilboa.
На другой день Филистимляне пришли грабить убитых, и нашли Саула и трех сыновей его, павших на горе Гелвуйской.
9 And they cut off the head of Saul. And they despoiled him of the armor, and they sent it into the land of the Philistines all around, so that it might be announced in the temples of the idols and among their people.
И отсекли ему голову, и сняли с него оружие и послали по всей земле Филистимской, чтобы возвестить о сем в капищах идолов своих и народу;
10 And they placed his armor in the temple of Ashtaroth. But his body they suspended on the wall of Bethshan.
и положили оружие его в капище Астарты, а тело его повесили на стене Беф-Сана.
11 And when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead had heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
И услышали жители Иависа Галаадского о том, как поступили Филистимляне с Саулом,
12 all the most valiant men rose up, and they walked all night, and they took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan. And they went to Jabesh Gilead, and they burned them there.
и поднялись все люди сильные, и шли всю ночь, и взяли тело Саула и тела сыновей его со стены Беф-Сана, и пришли в Иавис, и сожгли их там;
13 And they took their bones, and they buried them in the forest of Jabesh. And they fasted for seven days.
и взяли кости их, и погребли под дубом в Иависе, и постились семь дней.
