1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul’s sons. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. 4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
7 ¶ And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side 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 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 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people. 10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
11 ¶ And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; 12 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 came to Jabesh, and burnt them there. 13 And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
1 Un filistieši karoja ar Israēlu, bet Israēla vīri bēga no filistiešiem un nokauti krita Gilboas pakalnos. 2 Un filistieši uzvarēja Saulu un viņa dēlus, un filistieši nokāva Jonatānu, Abinadabu un Malhišu, Saula dēlus. 3 Kad kauja iedegās ap pašu Saulu un strēlnieki vērsa savus stopus tieši pret viņu, tad viņš tika smagi ievainots. 4 Un Sauls pavēlēja savam ieroču nesējam: "Izvelc savu zobenu no maksts un nodur ar to mani, iekāms šie neapgraizītie nāk un mani nodur, lai tie neliek mani apsmieklā!" Bet viņa ieroču nesējs negribēja to darīt, jo viņš ļoti bijās. Tad Sauls ņēma zobenu un metās uz tā. 5 Kad viņa ieroču nesējs redzēja, ka Sauls bija miris, tad arī tas metās uz savu zobenu un nomira līdz ar viņu. 6 Un tā krita tanī pašā dienā gan Sauls, gan viņa trīs dēli, gan viņa ieroču nesējs un visi viņa vīri. 7 Kad Israēla vīri, kas dzīvoja Jezreēlas līdzenuma pilsētās un pilsētās pie Jordānas, redzēja, ka Israēla vīri metās bēgt un ka Sauls ar saviem dēliem bija kritis, tad tie pameta savas pilsētas un bēga; tad tajās ienāca filistieši un apmetās tur uz dzīvi. 8 Kad nākamā dienā nāca filistieši, lai kritušos aplaupītu, un tie atrada Saulu un viņa trīs dēlus, kas visi bija krituši Gilboas pakalnos, 9 tad tie viņam nocirta galvu, novilka viņam bruņas līdz ar ieročiem, un tie sūtīja uzvaras vēsti visapkārt pa visu savu zemi, pasludinādami to savu elku dievu namos un visai tautai. 10 Un tie novietoja viņa ieročus Aštartes templī, bet viņa līķi tie pakāra pie mūra Bet-Šeanā. 11 Kad Jabešas iedzīvotāji Gileādā dzirdēja, ko filistieši bija Saulam izdarījuši, 12 tad cēlās visi spēcīgie vīri, gāja visu nakti, noņēma Saula līķi un arī viņa dēlu līķus no Bet-Šeanas mūra un griezās ar tiem atpakaļ uz Jabešu, kur viņi tos sadedzināja. 13 Un viņi ņēma viņu kaulus un apraka tos Jabešā zem tamariska un gavēja septiņas dienas.
