1 Samuel 31
1 Later, the Philistines again fought against the Israelis. The Israelis ran away from them, and (many Israelis were killed/the Philistines killed many Israelis) on Gilboa Mountain.
Entretanto los filisteos combatían contra Israel. Los israelitas huyeron de los filisteos y cayeron muertos en la montaña Gilboa.
2 The Philistines caught up with Saul and his three sons, and they killed [all three of] his sons, Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchishua.
Los filisteos siguieron de cerca tras Saúl y sus hijos. Mataron a Jonatán, a Abinadab y a Malquisúa, hijos de Saúl.
3 The fighting was very fierce around Saul. When the Philistine (archers/men with bows and arrows) caught up with Saul, they wounded him badly [with their arrows].
Arreció la batalla contra Saúl. Los hombres que tiran con el arco lo alcanzaron y fue herido gravemente por los arqueros.
4 Saul said to the man who was carrying his weapons, “Take out your sword and kill me with it, in order that these heathen Philistines will not be able to thrust their swords into me and make fun of me [while I am dying].” But the man who was carrying Saul’s weapons was terrified, and refused to do that. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it. [The sword pierced his body and he died].
Entonces Saúl dijo a su escudero: ¡Saca tu espada y traspásame con ella! No sea que vengan estos incircuncisos, me traspasen y hagan escarnio de mí. Pero su escudero no quiso, pues tenía gran temor. Entonces Saúl tomó la espada y se echó sobre ella.
5 When the man carrying his weapons saw that Saul was dead, he also threw himself on his own sword and died.
Al ver que Saúl moría, su escudero también se echó sobre su propia espada para morir con él.
6 So Saul, three of his sons, and the man who carried Saul’s weapons, all died on that same day.
Aquel día murió Saúl, sus tres hijos, su escudero y todos sus hombres junto con él.
7 When the Israeli people on the north side of the [Jezreel] Valley and on the east side of the Jordan [River] heard that the Israeli army had run away and that Saul and his sons had died, they left their towns and ran away. Then the Philistines came and occupied their towns.
Cuando los hombres de Israel que estaban al otro lado del valle y los del otro lado del Jordán vieron que los de Israel huyeron y que Saúl y sus hijos murieron, abandonaron las ciudades y huyeron. Entonces los filisteos fueron y vivieron en ellas.
8 The next day, when the Philistines came to take away the weapons of the dead [Israeli soldiers], they found the bodies of Saul and his three sons on Gilboa Mountain.
Al día siguiente aconteció que los filisteos fueron a despojar a los muertos y hallaron a Saúl y sus tres hijos tendidos en la montaña Gilboa.
9 They cut off Saul’s head and took his weapons. Then they sent messengers throughout their land, to proclaim the news, in the temple where they kept their idols, and to the other people, [that their army had killed Saul].
Le cortaron la cabeza y lo despojaron de sus armas. Enviaron a proclamar la noticia por toda la tierra de los filisteos, en el templo de sus ídolos y entre el pueblo.
10 They put Saul’s weapons in the temple of [their goddess] Astarte. They also fastened the bodies of Saul [and his sons] to the wall [that surrounded] Beth-Shan [city].
Colgaron sus armas en el templo de Astarot y clavaron su cadáver contra el muro de Bet-sán.
11 When the people who lived in Jabesh in [the] Gilead [region] heard what the Philistines had done to Saul’s corpse,
Cuando los habitantes de Jabes de Galaad oyeron lo que los filisteos hicieron a Saúl,
12 all their bravest soldiers walked all night to Beth-Shan. They took the corpses of Saul and his sons down from the city wall, and they took them back to Jabesh and burned the corpses there.
se levantaron todos los hombres valientes y anduvieron toda aquella noche. Bajaron el cadáver de Saúl y los cadáveres de sus hijos del muro de Bet-sán. Fueron a Jabes y los quemaron allí.
13 They took the bones and buried them under a [big] tamarisk tree. Then they (fasted/abstained from eating food) for seven days.
Luego tomaron sus huesos y los sepultaron debajo del tamarisco en Jabes, y ayunaron siete días.
