1 Samuel 31
1 Nʼoge a, ndị Filistia lụsoro ndị Izrel agha, ndị Izrel si nʼihu ha gbaa ọsọ, ma ọtụtụ nʼime ha nwụrụ nʼugwu Gilboa.
Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and there fell down [many] slain on mount Gilboa'.
2 Ndị Filistia ji ike chụso Sọl na ụmụ ya. Ha gburu ụmụ ya ndị ikom, Jonatan, Abinadab na Malkishua.
And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malkishua', the sons of Saul.
3 Agha ahụ siri ike nke ukwuu megide Sọl, mgbe ndị na-agba ụta chụkwutere ya ha merụrụ ya ahụ nʼebe ọ dị ukwuu.
And the battle was heavy against Saul, and he was found by the archers, the men with bows; and he was greatly in dread of the archers.
4 Sọl gwara onye na-ebu ngwa agha ya, sị, “Mịpụta mma agha gị, were ya magbuo m ka ndị a a na-ebighị ugwu ghara ịbịa jiri m mee ihe egwuregwu.” Ma onye na-ebu ngwa agha ya ekweghị, nʼihi ọnọdụ oke egwu. Nʼihi ya, Sọl were mma agha nke ya, dakwasị nʼelu ya.
And Saul said unto his armor-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and wantonly ill-use me. But his armor-bearer would not; for he was greatly afraid; wherefore Saul took the sword, and fell upon it.
5 Mgbe onye na-ebu ihe agha Sọl hụrụ na ọ nwụọla, ya onwe ya dakwasịkwara nʼelu mma agha nke ya, soro Sọl nwụọ.
And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, then fell he likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
6 Ya mere, Sọl na ụmụ ya ndị ikom atọ, onye na-ebu ihe agha ya na ndị agha ya niile, nwụrụ nʼotu ụbọchị ahụ.
Thus died Saul, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, also all his men, on that same day together.
7 Mgbe ndị Izrel nọ nʼofe ọzọ nke ndagwurugwu, na ndị nọ nʼofe Jọdan, hụrụ na ndị agha Izrel agbaala ọsọ, na Sọl na ụmụ ya ndị ikom anwụọla, ha hapụrụ obodo ha niile gbapụ ọsọ. Ndị Filistia bịakwara bichie nʼime ha.
And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and those that were on the other side of the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled, and that Saul and his sons had died: they forsook the cities, and fled away; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
8 Nʼechi ya, mgbe ndị Filistia bịara iyipụ ndị nwụrụ anwụ ihe ha ga-achịkọrọ, ha hụrụ ozu Sọl na nke ụmụ ya ndị ikom atọ ka ha tọgbọ nʼugwu Gilboa.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the Philistines came to strip the slain; and they found Saul and his three sons fallen on mount Gilboa'.
9 Ha bipụrụ Sọl isi, yipụkwa ya ihe agha ya. Ha zipụkwara ndị ozi gara nʼala ndị Filistia niile ikwusa akụkọ ihe mere nʼụlọ arụsị ha nakwa nʼetiti ndị ha niile.
And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent it into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
10 Ha tinyere ihe agha Sọl nʼụlọ Ashtọret, kpọgidekwa ozu ya nʼaja ụlọ mgbidi obodo Bet-Shan.
And they put his armor in the house of 'Ashtaroth; and his body they fastened to the wall of Beth-shan.
11 Mgbe ndị obodo Jebesh Gilead nụrụ ihe ndị Filistia mere Sọl,
And when the inhabitants of Yabeshgil'ad heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul:
12 ndị ikom ha niile bụ ndị dimkpa, gara njem ogologo abalị ahụ niile jeruo Bet-Shan. Ha sitere nʼelu mgbidi obodo Bet-Shan tọda ozu Sọl na nke ụmụ ya ndị ikom buru ha laa Jebesh ebe ha nọ kpọọ ozu ha ọkụ.
Then arose all the valiant men, and walked all the night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and they came to Yabesh, and burnt them there.
13 Ha liri ọkpụkpụ ha nʼokpuru osisi Tamarisk dị na Jebesh, buo ọnụ ụbọchị asaa.
And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree at Yabesh, and they fasted seven days.
