< 2 Samuel 1 >
1 and to be after death Saul and David to return: return from to smite [obj] [the] Amalek and to dwell David in/on/with Ziklag day two
Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from smiting the 'Amalekites, that David abode in Ziklag two days.
2 and to be in/on/with day [the] third and behold man to come (in): come from [the] camp from from with Saul and garment his to tear and land: soil upon head his and to be in/on/with to come (in): come he to(wards) David and to fall: fall land: soil [to] and to bow
And it came to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and it happened, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and prostrated himself.
3 and to say to/for him David where? from this to come (in): come and to say to(wards) him from camp Israel to escape
And David said unto him, From where comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
4 and to say to(wards) him David what? to be [the] word: thing to tell please to/for me and to say which to flee [the] people from [the] battle and also to multiply to fall: fall from [the] people and to die and also Saul and Jonathan son: child his to die
And David said unto him, What took place there? I pray thee, tell me. And he said, That the people are fled from the battle, and that also many of the people are fallen and have died; and that also Saul and Jonathan his son are dead.
5 and to say David to(wards) [the] youth [the] to tell to/for him how? to know for to die Saul and Jonathan son: child his
And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul is dead as also Jonathan his son?
6 and to say [the] youth [the] to tell to/for him to encounter: chanced to meet in/on/with mountain: mount [the] (Mount) Gilboa and behold Saul to lean upon spear his and behold [the] chariot and master: [master of] [the] horseman to cleave him
And the young man that told him said, I happened entirely by chance to be upon mount Gilboa', when, behold, there was Saul leaning upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen had overtaken him.
7 and to turn after him and to see: see me and to call: call to to(wards) me and to say look! I
And he turned round, and he saw me, and called unto me, And I said, Here am I.
8 and to say to/for me who? you(m. s.) (and to say *Q(K)*) to(wards) him Amalekite I
And he said unto me, Who art thou! And I answered him, An 'Amalekite am I.
9 and to say to(wards) me to stand: stand please upon me and to die me for to grasp me [the] agony for all still soul: life my in/on/with me
And he said unto me, Place thyself, I pray thee, by me, and slay me; for a mortal tremor hath seized on me, although my life is yet whole in me.
10 and to stand: stand upon him and to die him for to know for not to live after to fall: fall he and to take: take [the] consecration: crown which upon head his and armlet which upon arm his and to come (in): bring them to(wards) lord my here/thus
So I placed myself by him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after his fall; and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and I have brought them unto my lord hither.
11 and to strengthen: hold David (in/on/with garment his *Q(K)*) and to tear them and also all [the] human which with him
David thereupon took hold of his clothes, and rent them; and [so did] likewise all the men that were with him:
12 and to mourn and to weep and to fast till [the] evening upon Saul and upon Jonathan son: child his and upon people LORD and upon house: household Israel for to fall: fall in/on/with sword
And they lamented, and wept, and fasted until the evening, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the Lord, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
13 and to say David to(wards) [the] youth [the] to tell to/for him where? from this you(m. s.) and to say son: child man sojourner Amalekite I
And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he said, The son of a stranger, an 'Amalekite, am I.
14 and to say to(wards) him David how? not to fear to/for to send: reach hand: power your to/for to ruin [obj] anointed LORD
And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy the Lord's anointed?
15 and to call: call to David to/for one from [the] youth and to say to approach: approach to fall on in/on/with him and to smite him and to die
And David called one of the young men, and said, Come near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.
16 and to say to(wards) him David (blood your *Q(K)*) upon head your for lip your to answer in/on/with you to/for to say I to die [obj] anointed LORD
And David said unto him, Thy blood is upon thy own head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I myself have slain the Lord's anointed.
17 and to chant David [obj] [the] dirge [the] this upon Saul and upon Jonathan son: child his
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
18 and to say to/for to learn: teach son: descendant/people Judah bow behold to write upon scroll: book [the] Jashar
And he said, That the children of Judah should be taught the bow; behold it is written in the book of Yashar.
19 [the] beauty Israel upon high place your slain: killed how? to fall: fall mighty man
O beauty of Israel! upon the high places slain: how are the mighty fallen!
20 not to tell in/on/with Gath not to bear tidings in/on/with outside Ashkelon lest to rejoice daughter Philistine lest to exult daughter [the] uncircumcised
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; that the daughters of the Philistines may not be glad, that the daughters of the uncircumcised may not rejoice.
21 mountain: mount in/on/with Gilboa not dew and not rain upon you and land: country contribution for there to abhor shield mighty man shield Saul without anointed in/on/with oil
O mountains of Gilboa', no dew, nor rain be upon you, nor fields of offerings; for there the shield of the mighty was stained, the shield of Saul, as though it had not been anointed with oil.
22 from blood slain: killed from fat mighty man bow Jonathan not to turn back back and sword Saul not to return: return emptily
From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned never back, and the sword of Saul never returned empty.
23 Saul and Jonathan [the] to love: lover and [the] pleasant in/on/with life their and in/on/with death their not to separate from eagle to lighten from lion to prevail
Saul and Jonathan, the beloved and the dear in their lives, were even in their death not divided: more than eagles were they swift, more than lions were they strong.
24 daughter Israel to(wards) Saul to weep [the] to clothe you scarlet with delicacy [the] to ascend: rise ornament gold upon clothing your
O daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with beautiful dresses, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
25 how? to fall: fall mighty man in/on/with midst [the] battle Jonathan upon high place your slain: killed
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, on thy high places slain.
26 to constrain to/for me upon you brother: compatriot my Jonathan be pleasant to/for me much to wonder love your to/for me from love woman
I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan; very dear hast thou been unto me: wonderful was thy love for me, passing the love of women.
27 how? to fall: fall mighty man and to perish article/utensil battle
How are the mighty fallen, and lost the instruments of war!