Βασιλειῶν Βʹ 1
1 Μετά δε τον θάνατον του Σαούλ, αφού επέστρεψεν ο Δαβίδ από της σφαγής των Αμαληκιτών, εκάθησεν ο Δαβίδ εν Σικλάγ δύο ημέρας·
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.
2 την δε τρίτην ημέραν, ιδού, ήλθεν άνθρωπος εκ του στρατοπέδου από πλησίον του Σαούλ, έχων διεσχισμένα τα ιμάτια αυτού και χώμα επί της κεφαλής αυτού· και καθώς εισήλθε προς τον Δαβίδ, έπεσεν εις την γην και προσεκύνησε.
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].
3 Και είπε προς αυτόν ο Δαβίδ, Πόθεν έρχεσαι; Ο δε είπε προς αυτόν, Εγώ εκ του στρατοπέδου του Ισραήλ διεσώθην.
David asked him, “Where have you come from?” The man replied, “I escaped from where the Israeli army had been camped.”
4 Και είπε προς αυτόν ο Δαβίδ, Τι συνέβη; ειπέ μοι, παρακαλώ. Και απεκρίθη, Ότι έφυγεν ο λαός εκ της μάχης, και πολλοί μάλιστα εκ του λαού έπεσον και απέθανον· απέθανον δε και Σαούλ και Ιωνάθαν ο υιός αυτού.
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).”
5 Και είπεν ο Δαβίδ προς τον νέον τον απαγγέλλοντα προς αυτόν, Πως εξεύρεις ότι απέθανεν ο Σαούλ, και Ιωνάθαν ο υιός αυτού;
David said to the young man, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
6 Και είπεν ο νέος ο απαγγέλλων προς αυτόν, Ευρέθην κατά τύχην εν τω όρει Γελβουέ, και ιδού, ο Σαούλ ήτο κεκλιμένος επί του δόρατος αυτού, και ιδού, αι άμαξαι και οι ιππείς κατέφθανον αυτόν.
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.
7 και ότε έβλεψεν εις τα οπίσω αυτού, με είδε και με εκάλεσε· και απεκρίθην, Ιδού, εγώ.
Saul turned around and saw me, and he called out to me. I answered him and said, ‘What do you want me to do?’
8 Και είπε προς εμέ, Ποίος είσαι; Και απεκρίθην προς αυτόν, Είμαι Αμαληκίτης.
He replied, ‘Who are you?’ I replied, ‘I am a descendant of Amalek.’
9 Πάλιν είπε προς εμέ, Στήθι επάνω μου, παρακαλώ, και θανάτωσόν με· διότι σκοτοδινίασις με κατέλαβεν, επειδή η ζωή μου είναι έτι όλη εν εμοί.
Then he said to me, ‘Come over here and kill me. I am still alive, but I am enduring a lot of pain.’
10 Εστάθην λοιπόν επ' αυτόν και εθανάτωσα αυτόν· επειδή ήμην βέβαιος ότι δεν ηδύνατο να ζήση αφού έπεσε· και έλαβον το διάδημα το επί της κεφαλής αυτού και το βραχιόλιον το εν τω βραχίονι αυτού, και έφερα αυτά ενταύθα προς τον κύριόν μου.
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.”
11 Τότε πιάσας ο Δαβίδ τα ιμάτια αυτού, διέσχισεν αυτά· και πάντες ομοίως οι άνδρες οι μετ' αυτού.
Then David and all the men who were with him tore their clothes [to show that they were very sad].
12 Και επένθησαν και έκλαυσαν και ενήστευσαν έως εσπέρας διά τον Σαούλ και διά Ιωνάθαν τον υιόν αυτού και διά τον λαόν του Κυρίου και διά τον οίκον του Ισραήλ, διότι έπεσον διά ρομφαίας.
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].
13 Είπε δε ο Δαβίδ προς τον νέον, τον απαγγέλλοντα προς αυτόν, Πόθεν είσαι; Και απεκρίθη, Είμαι υιός παροίκου τινός Αμαληκίτου.
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.”
14 Και είπε προς αυτόν ο Δαβίδ, Πως δεν εφοβήθης να επιβάλης την χείρα σου διά να θανατώσης τον κεχρισμένον του Κυρίου;
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]
15 Και εκάλεσεν ο Δαβίδ ένα εκ των νέων και είπε, Πλησίασον, πέσον επ' αυτόν. Και επάταξεν αυτόν, και απέθανε.
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].
16 Και είπε προς αυτόν ο Δαβίδ, Το αίμα σου επί της κεφαλής σου· διότι το στόμα σου εμαρτύρησεν εναντίον σου, λέγων, Εγώ εθανάτωσα τον κεχρισμένον του Κυρίου.
17 Και εθρήνησεν ο Δαβίδ τον θρήνον τούτον επί τον Σαούλ και επί Ιωνάθαν τον υιόν αυτού·
Then David composed/wrote this sad song about Saul and Jonathan,
18 και παρήγγειλε να διδάξωσι τους υιούς Ιούδα τούτο το άσμα του τόξου· ιδού, είναι γεγραμμένον εν τω βιβλίω του Ιασήρ.
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:
19 Ω δόξα του Ισραήλ, επί τους υψηλούς τόπους σου κατηκοντισμένη. Πως έπεσον οι δυνατοί.
“You Israeli people, your glorious [MTY] leaders have been killed on the mountains! [It is very sad that] those mighty men have died!
20 Μη αναγγείλητε εις την Γαθ, μη διακηρύξητε εις τας πλατείας της Ασκάλωνος, μήποτε χαρώσιν αι θυγατέρες των Φιλισταίων, μήποτε αγαλλιάσωνται αι θυγατέρες των απεριτμήτων·
“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.
21 Ορη τα εν Γελβουέ, Ας μη ήναι δρόσος μηδέ βροχή εφ' υμάς, μηδέ αγροί δίδοντες απαρχάς· διότι εκεί απερρίφθη η ασπίς των ισχυρών, Η ασπίς του Σαούλ, ως να μη εχρίσθη δι' ελαίου.
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;
22 Από του αίματος των πεφονευμένων, από του στέατος των ισχυρών, το τόξον του Ιωνάθαν δεν εστρέφετο οπίσω, και η ρομφαία του Σαούλ δεν επέστρεφε κενή.
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]
23 Σαούλ και Ιωνάθαν ήσαν οι ηγαπημένοι και εράσμιοι εν τη ζωή αυτών, και εν τω θανάτω αυτών δεν εχωρίσθησαν· ήσαν ελαφρότεροι αετών, δυνατώτεροι λεόντων.
“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.
24 Θυγατέρες Ισραήλ, κλαύσατε επί τον Σαούλ τον ενδύοντα υμάς κόκκινα μετά καλλωπισμών, τον επιβάλλοντα στολισμούς χρυσούς επί τα ενδύματα υμών.
“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.
25 Πως έπεσον οι δυνατοί εν μέσω της μάχης· Ιωνάθαν, επί τους υψηλούς τόπους σου τετραυματισμένε.
“[It is very sad that] this mighty soldier has died! Jonathan has been killed on the mountains/hills.
26 Περίλυπος είμαι διά σε, αδελφέ μου Ιωνάθαν· προσφιλέστατος εστάθης εις εμέ· η προς εμέ αγάπη σου ήτο εξαίσιος. Υπερέβαινε την αγάπην των γυναικών.
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].
27 Πως έπεσον οι δυνατοί, και απωλέσθησαν τα όπλα του πολέμου.
“It is very sad that those mighty men have died, and their weapons are now abandoned!
