1 Samuel 31
1 Sementara itu orang Filistin berperang melawan orang Israel. Orang-orang Israel melarikan diri dari hadapan orang Filistin dan banyak yang mati terbunuh di pegunungan Gilboa.
Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
2 Orang Filistin terus mengejar Saul dan anak-anaknya dan menewaskan Yonatan, Abinadab dan Malkisua, anak-anak Saul.
And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.
3 Kemudian makin beratlah pertempuran itu bagi Saul; para pemanah menjumpainya, dan melukainya dengan parah.
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
4 Lalu berkatalah Saul kepada pembawa senjatanya: "Hunuslah pedangmu dan tikamlah aku, supaya jangan datang orang-orang yang tidak bersunat ini menikam aku dan memperlakukan aku sebagai permainan." Tetapi pembawa senjatanya tidak mau, karena ia sangat segan. Kemudian Saul mengambil pedang itu dan menjatuhkan dirinya ke atasnya.
Then said Saul to his armorbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.
5 Ketika pembawa senjatanya melihat, bahwa Saul telah mati, iapun menjatuhkan dirinya ke atas pedangnya, lalu mati bersama-sama dengan Saul.
And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him.
6 Jadi Saul, ketiga anaknya dan pembawa senjatanya, dan seluruh tentaranya sama-sama mati pada hari itu.
So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armorbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
7 Ketika dilihat orang-orang Israel, yang di seberang lembah dan yang di seberang sungai Yordan, bahwa tentara Israel telah melarikan diri, dan bahwa Saul serta anak-anaknya sudah mati, maka mereka meninggalkan kota-kota mereka lalu melarikan diri juga; kemudian datanglah orang Filistin dan menetap di sana.
And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
8 Ketika keesokan harinya orang Filistin datang merampasi orang-orang yang mati terbunuh itu, didapati mereka Saul dan ketiga anaknya tergelimpang di pegunungan Gilboa.
And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
9 Mereka memancung kepala Saul, merampas senjata-senjatanya dan menyuruh orang berkeliling di negeri orang Filistin untuk menyampaikan kabar itu di kuil berhalanya dan kepada rakyat.
And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto the house of their idols, and to the people.
10 Kemudian mereka menaruh senjata-senjata Saul di kuil Asytoret, dan mayatnya dipakukan mereka di tembok kota Bet-Sean.
And they put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
11 Ketika penduduk Yabesh-Gilead mendengar tentang apa yang telah dilakukan orang Filistin kepada Saul,
And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
12 maka bersiaplah segenap orang gagah perkasa, mereka berjalan terus semalam-malaman, lalu mengambil mayat Saul dan mayat anak-anaknya dari tembok kota Bet-Sean. Kemudian pulanglah mereka ke Yabesh dan membakar mayat-mayat itu di sana.
all the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan; and they came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
13 Mereka mengambil tulang-tulangnya lalu menguburkannya di bawah pohon tamariska di Yabesh. Sesudah itu berpuasalah mereka tujuh hari lamanya.
And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
