< 1 Samuel 31 >

1 Now, as, the Philistines, were fighting against Israel, the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain, in Mount Gilboa.
وَحَارَبَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَهَرَبَ رِجَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ أَمَامِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَسَقَطُوا قَتْلَى فِي جَبَلِ جِلْبُوعَ.١
2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons, —and the Philistines smote Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchishua, sons of Saul.
فَشَدَّ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ وَرَاءَ شَاوُلَ وَبَنِيهِ، وَضَرَبَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ يُونَاثَانَ وَأَبِينَادَابَ وَمَلْكِيشُوعَ أَبْنَاءَ شَاوُلَ.٢
3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers discovered him, —and he was terrified at the archers.
وَٱشْتَدَّتِ ٱلْحَرْبُ عَلَى شَاوُلَ فَأَصَابَهُ ٱلرُّمَاةُ رِجَالُ ٱلْقِسِيِّ، فَٱنْجَرَحَ جِدًّا مِنَ ٱلرُّمَاةِ.٣
4 Then said Saul to his armour-bearer—Draw thy sword and pierce me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come, and pierce me through, and abuse me. But his armour-bearer was not willing, for he was sore afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell thereon.
فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لِحَامِلِ سِلَاحِهِ: «ٱسْتَلَّ سَيْفَكَ وَٱطْعَنِّي بِهِ لِئَلَّا يَأْتِيَ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْغُلْفُ وَيَطْعَنُونِي وَيُقَبِّحُونِي». فَلَمْ يَشَأْ حَامِلُ سِلَاحِهِ لِأَنَّهُ خَافَ جِدًّا. فَأَخَذَ شَاوُلُ ٱلسَّيْفَ وَسَقَطَ عَلَيْهِ.٤
5 And, when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also, fell upon his sword, and died with him.
وَلَمَّا رَأَى حَامِلُ سِلَاحِهِ أَنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ شَاوُلُ، سَقَطَ هُوَ أَيْضًا عَلَى سَيْفِهِ وَمَاتَ مَعَهُ.٥
6 Thus died Saul, and his three sons, and his armour-bearer, yea all his men, on that day, together.
فَمَاتَ شَاوُلُ وَبَنُوهُ ٱلثَّلَاثَةُ وَحَامِلُ سِلَاحِهِ وَجَمِيعُ رِجَالِهِ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ مَعًا.٦
7 And, when the men of Israel who were across the vale, and who were across the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled, and the Philistines entered, and took up their abode therein.
وَلَمَّا رَأَى رِجَالُ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلْوَادِي وَٱلَّذِينَ فِي عَبْرِ ٱلْأُرْدُنِّ أَنَّ رِجَالَ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدْ هَرَبُوا، وَأَنَّ شَاوُلَ وَبَنِيهِ قَدْ مَاتُوا، تَرَكُوا ٱلْمُدُنَ وَهَرَبُوا. فَأَتَى ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ وَسَكَنُوا بِهَا.٧
8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul, and his three sons, lying prostrate in Mount Gilboa.
وَفِي ٱلْغَدِ لَمَّا جَاءَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ لِيُعَرُّوا ٱلْقَتْلَى، وَجَدُوا شَاوُلَ وَبَنِيهِ ٱلثَّلَاثَةَ سَاقِطِينَ فِي جَبَلِ جِلْبُوعَ.٨
9 So they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, —and sent throughout the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and unto the people.
فَقَطَعُوا رَأْسَهُ وَنَزَعُوا سِلَاحَهُ، وَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَى أَرْضِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ فِي كُلِّ جِهَةٍ لِأَجْلِ ٱلتَّبْشِيرِ فِي بَيْتِ أَصْنَامِهِمْ وَفِي ٱلشَّعْبِ.٩
10 And they put his armour in a house of Ashtoreths, —and, his dead body, fastened they on the wall of Beth-shan.
وَوَضَعُوا سِلَاحَهُ فِي بَيْتِ عَشْتَارُوثَ، وَسَمَّرُوا جَسَدَهُ عَلَى سُورِ بَيْتِ شَانَ.١٠
11 And, when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him, what the Philistines had done unto Saul,
وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ سُكَّانُ يَابِيشِ جِلْعَادَ بِمَا فَعَلَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ بِشَاوُلَ،١١
12 then arose all the men of valour, and journeyed all the night, and took the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, from the wall of Beth-shan, —and came to Jabesh, and burned them there;
قَامَ كُلُّ ذِي بَأْسٍ وَسَارُوا ٱللَّيْلَ كُلَّهُ، وَأَخَذُوا جَسَدَ شَاوُلَ وَأَجْسَادَ بَنِيهِ عَنْ سُورِ بَيْتِ شَانَ، وَجَاءُوا بِهَا إِلَى يَابِيشَ وَأَحْرَقُوهَا هُنَاكَ.١٢
13 and took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree in Jabesh, —and fasted seven days.
وَأَخَذُوا عِظَامَهُمْ وَدَفَنُوهَا تَحْتَ ٱلْأَثْلَةِ فِي يَابِيشَ، وَصَامُوا سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ.١٣

< 1 Samuel 31 >