1 Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; 2 It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance. 3 And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped. 4 And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also. 5 And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead? 6 And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him. 7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I. 8 And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite. 9 He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me. 10 So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.
11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him: 12 And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
13 ¶ And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite. 14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed? 15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died. 16 And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD’s anointed.
17 ¶ And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son: 18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.) 19 The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! 20 Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. 21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil. 22 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty. 23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions. 24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel. 25 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places. 26 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. 27 How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
داود يعلم بموت شاول
1 بعدَ موتِ شاولَ رجعَ داوُدُ مِنْ قِتالِ العماليقيِّينَ وأقامَ يومَينِ في صِقلَغ. 2 وفي اليومِ الثَّالثِ أقبَلَ رجُلٌ مِنْ مُعسكَرِ شاولَ إلى داوُدَ وانحَنى إلى الأرضِ، بَعدَ أنْ مزَّقَ ثيابَهُ وعلى رأسِهِ ذرَّ التُّرابَ تعبـيرا عَنِ الحُزنِ، 3 فسألَهُ داوُدُ: «مِنْ أينَ أقبَلتَ؟» فأجابَهُ: «مِنَ المعركةِ نَجوتُ بنفْسي مِنَ الفِلسطيِّينَ». 4 فسألَهُ داوُدُ: «ما الخبَرُ؟ أعلِمْني». قالَ: «إنهزَمَ الجيشُ في الحربِ وسقطَ مِنهُ كثيرونَ وماتوا، ومِنْ بَينِهِم شاوُلُ ويوناثانُ ابنُهُ». 5 فسألَهُ داوُدُ: «كيفَ عَلِمتَ بموتِ شاولَ ويوناثانَ ابنِهِ؟» 6 فأجابَهُ الرَّجلُ: «كُنتُ مارًّا في جبَلِ جلبوعَ فرأيتُ شاوُلَ مُستنِدا إلى رُمحِهِ، ومَركباتُ العَدوِّ وفُرسانُهُ يُطاردونَهُ. 7 فالتفتَ وراءَهُ فرَآني وناداني فقُلتُ: «ها أنا يا سيِّدي». 8 فقالَ لي: «مَنْ أنتَ؟» فأجَبتُهُ: «عماليقيٌّ». 9 فقالَ لي: «قِفْ عليَّ واقتُلْني. جراحي بَليغَةٌ ومعَ هذا لم تزَلْ فيَّ حياةٌ». 10 فوقَفتُ علَيهِ وقتلتُهُ لأنِّي عَلِمتُ أنَّهُ لن يحيـى بَعدَ سُقوطِهِ، وأخَذْتُ التَّاجَ الّذي على رأسِهِ والسِّوارَ الّذي في ساعدِهِ وجِئتُ بِهِما إليكَ يا سيِّدي».
11 فأمسَكَ داوُدُ ثيابَهُ ومَزَّقَها، وكذلِكَ فعَلَ جميعُ الرِّجالِ الّذينَ معَهُ. 12 وناحوا وبكَوا وصاموا إلى المساءِ على شاوُلَ ويوناثانَ ابنِهِ، وعلى شعبِ الرّبِّ بَني إِسرائيلَ لأنَّهُم سقطوا في الحربِ. 13 ثمَّ قالَ داوُدُ للرَّجُلِ الّذي أخبرَهُ: «مِنْ أينَ أنتَ؟» فأجابَهُ: «أنا ابنُ رجُلٍ عماليقيٍّ مُقيمٍ في أرضِكُم». 14 فقالَ لَه داوُدُ: «كيفَ لم تخَفْ أنْ تمُدَّ يدَكَ لتَقتُلَ المَلِكَ الّذي مَسحَهُ الرّبُّ؟» 15 ودعا داوُدُ أحدَ رِجالِهِ وقالَ لَه: «تعالَ اقتُلْهُ!» فضربَهُ فماتَ. 16 فقالَ داوُدُ للمَيْتِ: «دمُكَ على رأسِكَ لأنَّ فمَكَ شهِدَ علَيكَ حيثُ قُلتَ: «قتلتُ مَنْ مَسحَهُ الرّبُّ».
17 ورَثى داوُدُ شاوُلَ ويوناثانَ ابنَهُ بهذِهِ المَرثيَّةِ 18 وأمرَ بأنْ يتَعَلَّمَها بَنو يَهوذا، وهيَ مكتوبةٌ في سِفرِ ياشَرَ:
19 مَجدُكَ يا إِسرائيلُ قتيلٌ على روابـيكَ.
فيا لَسُقوطِ الجبابِرةِ!
20 لا تَحكوا عَنْ ذلِكَ في جَتَّ
وفي ساحاتِ أشقَلونَ لا تُعلِنوهُ،
لِئلاَّ تفرحَ بَناتُ الفِلسطيِّينَ،
لِئلاَّ تطرَبَ بَناتُ غيرِ المَختونينَ.
21 يا جِبالَ جلبوعَ،
لا يكُنْ فيكِ ندًى ولا مَطرٌ
ومَهجورةً حُقولُكِ تَبقى
لأنَّ أبطالَنا سقطوا هُناكَ،
تُرسُ شاوُلَ سقطَ في التُّرابِ، ولم يُمسَحْ بزيتٍ.
22 عنْ دمِ القتلى وشَحْمِ الجبابِرةِ
قوسُ يوناثانَ لم ترتَدَّ إلى الوراءِ
وسَيفُ شاوُلَ لم يَرجِعْ خائِبا.
23 شاولُ ويوناثانُ مَحبوبانِ مُحَبَّبانِ،
معا في الحياةِ، معا في الموتِ،
أسرَعُ مِنَ النُّسورِ هُما وأقوى منَ الأُسودِ.
24 يا بَناتِ إِسرائيلَ ابكينَ على شاوُلَ.
كانَ يكسوكُنَّ الحُلَلَ القِرمزيَّةَ
ويُرَصِّعُ ثيابَكُنَّ بِـحُلى الذَّهبِ.
25 يا لَسُقوطِ الجبابِرةِ في القِتالِ.
يوناثانُ قتيلٌ على روابـيكِ.
26 يا أخي يوناثانُ يا أعزَّ صديقٍ
مَليئا بالألَمِ والحُزنِ أبكيكَ
لأنَّ صداقَتَكَ لي أولى مِنْ حُبِّ النِّساءِ.
27 كيفَ سقطَ الجبابِرةُ،
إلى الأبدِ سقطوا.
