2 Samuel 1
1 After Saul died, David [and the men who were with him] returned to Ziklag [town] after defeating the descendants of Amalek. They stayed in Ziklag for two days.
Efter Sauls död, då David igenkommen var ifrå de Amalekiters slagtning, och hade blifvit två dagar i Ziklag,
2 On the third day, unexpectedly a man arrived there who had come from where Saul’s army was camped. He had torn his clothes and put dust on his head [to show that he was grieving]. He came to David, and prostrated himself on the ground [in front of David to show respect for him].
Si, på tredje dagen kom en man ifrå Sauls här, med sönderrifven kläder, och jord på hans hufvud. Och som han kom till David, föll han ned på jordena, och tillbad.
3 David asked him, “Where have you come from?” The man replied, “I escaped from where the Israeli army had been camped.”
Men David sade till honom: Hvadan kommer du? Han sade till honom: Ifrån Israels här hafver jag flytt.
4 David asked him, “What happened? Tell me [about the battle]!” The man replied, “The Israeli soldiers ran away from the battle. Many of them were killed. And Saul and his son Jonathan (are dead/were also killed).”
David sade till honom: Säg mig, huru tillgånget är. Han sade: Folket är flydt af stridene, och mycket folk är fallet; dertill är ock Saul död, och hans son Jonathan.
5 David said to the young man, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
David sade till den ynglingen, som detta bådade: Hvaraf vetst du, att Saul och hans son Jonathan äro döde?
6 The young man replied, “It happened that I was on Gilboa Mountain [where the battle occurred], and I saw Saul, leaning on his spear. The [enemy] chariots and their drivers had come very close to Saul.
Ynglingen, som detta bådade, sade: Jag kom oförvarandes upp på Gilboa berg; och si, Saul böjde sig neder på sitt spjut, och vagnar och resenärer jagade efter honom.
7 Saul turned around and saw me, and he called out to me. I answered him and said, ‘What do you want me to do?’
Och han vände sig om, och fick se mig, och kallade mig, och jag sade: Här är jag.
8 He replied, ‘Who are you?’ I replied, ‘I am a descendant of Amalek.’
Och han talade till mig: Ho äst du? Jag sade till honom: Jag är en Amalekit.
9 Then he said to me, ‘Come over here and kill me. I am still alive, but I am enduring a lot of pain.’
Och han sade till mig: Kom hit till mig, och dräp mig; ty ångest hafver begripit mig; ty mitt lif är ännu allt helt i mig.
10 So I went to him and killed him, because I knew that he was wounded very badly and would (not continue to live/soon die). I took the crown that was on his head and the band/bracelet that was on his arm, and I have brought them to you.”
Så gick jag till honom, och drap honom; förty jag visste väl, att han icke skulle kunna lefva efter hans fall; och jag tog kronona af hans hufvud, och armsmidet af hans arm, och hafver burit det hit till dig, min herra.
11 Then David and all the men who were with him tore their clothes [to show that they were very sad].
Då fattade David sin kläder, och ref dem sönder, och alle de män, som när honom voro;
12 They mourned for Saul and his son Jonathan, and they cried and (fasted/abstained from eating food) until it was evening. They also mourned for all the army of Yahweh, and for all the Israeli people, because many of their soldiers had been killed in the battle [MTY].
Och jämrade sig, och greto, och fastade allt intill aftonen öfver Saul och Jonathan hans son; och öfver Herrans folk, och öfver Israels hus, att de genom svärd fallne voro.
13 Then David asked the young man who had told him [about the battle], “Where are you from?” He replied, “My father is a descendant of Amalek, but we live in Israel.”
Och David sade till ynglingen, som honom det bådat hade: Hvadan äst du? Han sade: Jag är en främling, en Amalekits son.
14 David asked him, “(Why were you not afraid [that you would be punished if you] killed Saul, whom Yahweh had appointed [MTY] [to be the king]?/You should have been afraid [that you would be punished if you] killed Saul, whom Yahweh had appointed [MTY] [to be the king].) [RHQ]
David sade till honom: Hvi hafver du icke fruktat dig komma dina hand vid Herrans smorda, till att dräpa honom?
15 You yourself said, ‘I killed the man whom Yahweh appointed to be the king.’ So you have caused yourself to be guilty [MTY] of causing your own death!” Then David summoned one of his soldiers and said to him, “Kill him!” So the soldier killed him by striking him [with a sword].
Och David sade till en af sina unga män: Fram, och slå honom. Och han slog honom, att han blef död.
Då sade David till honom: Ditt blod vare öfver ditt hufvud; ty din mun hafver talat emot dig sjelf, och sagt: Jag hafver dräpit Herrans smorda.
17 Then David composed/wrote this sad song about Saul and Jonathan,
Och David klagade denna klagan öfver Saul och Jonathan hans son;
18 and he commanded that it be taught to the people of Judah. [The song is called] ‘The Bow [and Arrow]’ and it has been written in the Book of Jashar:
Och befallde, att man skulle lära Juda barn bågan: Si, det är skrifvet uti den redeligas bok:
19 “You Israeli people, your glorious [MTY] leaders have been killed on the mountains! [It is very sad that] those mighty men have died!
De ädlaste i Israel äro slagne på din berg; huru äro de hjeltar fallne!
20 “Do not tell it [to our enemies in the Philistia area]; do not tell to the people who live in Gath [city] what happened; do not proclaim it in the streets of Ashkelon [city], because if you tell them, [even] the women in that area will be happy; do not allow those (pagan women/women who do not know God) to rejoice.
Bebåder det icke i Gath, förkunner det icke på gatomen i Askelon; på det att de Philisteers döttrar sig icke fröjda skola, att de oomskornas döttrar icke glädjas skola.
21 I hope/desire that there will be no rain or dew on the mountains of [the] Gilboa [area] [APO], and that no grain will grow in the fields there, because there the shield of Saul, the mighty [king], fell on the ground. No one rubbed [olive] oil on Saul’s shield;
I Gilboa berg, komme på eder hvarken dagg eller regn, icke heller vare åkrar, der häfoffer af kommer; förty der är de hjeltars sköld afslagen, Sauls sköld, likasom han icke hade varit smord med oljo.
22 instead, it was stained with the blood of those whom he had killed, and the fat of mighty enemy soldiers was smeared on it. Jonathan [PRS] did not retreat carrying his bow [and arrows], and Saul always [defeated his enemies when he fought them] with his sword. [PRS, LIT]
Jonathans båge felade icke, och Sauls svärd kom aldrig fåfängt igen ifrå de slagnas blod, och ifrå de hjeltars fetma.
23 “Saul and Jonathan were loved and they pleased many people. They were together [LIT] while they lived and when they died. [In battles] they were swifter than eagles and they were stronger than lions.
Saul och Jonathan, ljuflige och täcke medan de lefde, äro också icke åtskiljde i döden; raskare än örnar, och starkare än lejon.
24 “You Israeli women, cry about Saul; He provided beautiful scarlet/red clothes for you and he gave you gold ornaments/jewelry to fasten on those clothes.
I Israels döttrar, gråter öfver Saul, den eder klädde med rosenfärgo i kräselighet, och prydde eder med gyldene klenodier på edor kläder.
25 “[It is very sad that] this mighty soldier has died! Jonathan has been killed on the mountains/hills.
Huru äro de hjeltar så fallne i stridene; Jonathan är slagen på dina högar.
26 Jonathan, my dear friend, I grieve for you; you were very dear to me. You loved me in a wonderful manner; it was better than the way that a woman loves [her husband and her children].
Jag sörjer om dig, min broder Jonathan; du hafver varit mig mycket kär; din kärlek var mig närmare än qvinnokärlek.
27 “It is very sad that those mighty men have died, and their weapons are now abandoned!
Huru äro de hjeltar fallne, och vapnen borto blefne!
