2 Samuel 1

1 and to be after death Saul and David to return: return from to smite [obj] [the] Amalek and to dwell David in/on/with Ziklag day two

After the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag,

2 and to be in/on/with day [the] third and behold man to come (in): come from [the] camp from from with Saul and garment his to tear and land: soil upon head his and to be in/on/with to come (in): come he to(wards) David and to fall: fall land: soil [to] and to bow

on the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn and earth on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the earth and showed respect.

3 and to say to/for him David where? from this to come (in): come and to say to(wards) him from camp Israel to escape

David said to him, “Where do you come from?” He said to him, “I have escaped out of the camp of Israel.”

4 and to say to(wards) him David what? to be [the] word: thing to tell please to/for me and to say which to flee [the] people from [the] battle and also to multiply to fall: fall from [the] people and to die and also Saul and Jonathan son: child his to die

David said to him, “How did it go? Please tell me.” He answered, “The people have fled from the battle, and many of the people also have fallen and are dead. Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.”

5 and to say David to(wards) [the] youth [the] to tell to/for him how? to know for to die Saul and Jonathan son: child his

David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?”

6 and to say [the] youth [the] to tell to/for him to encounter: chanced to meet in/on/with mountain: mount [the] (Mount) Gilboa and behold Saul to lean upon spear his and behold [the] chariot and master: [master of] [the] horseman to cleave him

The young man who told him said, “As I happened by chance on Mount Gilboa, behold, Saul was leaning on his spear; and behold, the chariots and the horsemen followed close behind him.

7 and to turn after him and to see: see me and to call: call to to(wards) me and to say look! I

When he looked behind him, he saw me and called to me. I answered, ‘Here I am.’

8 and to say to/for me who? you(m. s.) (and to say *QK) to(wards) him Amalekite I

He said to me, ‘Who are you?’ I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’

9 and to say to(wards) me to stand: stand please upon me and to die me for to grasp me [the] agony for all still soul: life my in/on/with me

He said to me, ‘Please stand beside me, and kill me, for anguish has taken hold of me because my life lingers in me.’

10 and to stand: stand upon him and to die him for to know for not to live after to fall: fall he and to take: take [the] consecration: crown which upon head his and armlet which upon arm his and to come (in): bring them to(wards) lord my here/thus

So I stood beside him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord.”

11 and to strengthen: hold David (in/on/with garment his *QK) and to tear them and also all [the] human which with him

Then David took hold on his clothes and tore them; and all the men who were with him did likewise.

12 and to mourn and to weep and to fast till [the] evening upon Saul and upon Jonathan son: child his and upon people LORD and upon house: household Israel for to fall: fall in/on/with sword

They mourned, wept, and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

13 and to say David to(wards) [the] youth [the] to tell to/for him where? from this you(m. s.) and to say son: child man sojourner Amalekite I

David said to the young man who told him, “Where are you from?” He answered, “I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite.”

14 and to say to(wards) him David how? not to fear to/for to send: reach hand: power your to/for to ruin [obj] anointed LORD

David said to him, “Why were you not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”

15 and to call: call to David to/for one from [the] youth and to say to approach: approach to fall on in/on/with him and to smite him and to die

David called one of the young men and said, “Go near, and cut him down!” He struck him so that he died.

16 and to say to(wards) him David (blood your *QK) upon head your for lip your to answer in/on/with you to/for to say I to die [obj] anointed LORD

David said to him, “Your blood be on your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have slain the LORD’s anointed.’”

17 and to chant David [obj] [the] dirge [the] this upon Saul and upon Jonathan son: child his

David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son

18 and to say to/for to learn: teach son: descendant/people Judah bow behold to write upon scroll: book [the] Jashar

(and he commanded them to teach the children of Judah the song of the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):

19 [the] beauty Israel upon high place your slain: killed how? to fall: fall mighty man

“Your glory, Israel, was slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!

20 not to tell in/on/with Gath not to bear tidings in/on/with outside Ashkelon lest to rejoice daughter Philistine lest to exult daughter [the] uncircumcised

Don’t tell it in Gath. Don’t publish it in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

21 mountain: mount in/on/with Gilboa not dew and not rain upon you and land: country contribution for there to abhor shield mighty man shield Saul without anointed in/on/with oil

You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain on you, and no fields of offerings; for there the shield of the mighty was defiled and cast away, the shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.

22 from blood slain: killed from fat mighty man bow Jonathan not to turn back back and sword Saul not to return: return emptily

From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, Jonathan’s bow didn’t turn back. Saul’s sword didn’t return empty.

23 Saul and Jonathan [the] to love: lover and [the] pleasant in/on/with life their and in/on/with death their not to separate from eagle to lighten from lion to prevail

Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives. In their death, they were not divided. They were swifter than eagles. They were stronger than lions.

24 daughter Israel to(wards) Saul to weep [the] to clothe you scarlet with delicacy [the] to ascend: rise ornament gold upon clothing your

You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you delicately in scarlet, who put ornaments of gold on your clothing.

25 how? to fall: fall mighty man in/on/with midst [the] battle Jonathan upon high place your slain: killed

How the mighty have fallen in the middle of the battle! Jonathan was slain on your high places.

26 to constrain to/for me upon you brother: compatriot my Jonathan be pleasant to/for me much to wonder love your to/for me from love woman

I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan. You have been very pleasant to me. Your love to me was wonderful, surpassing the love of women.

27 how? to fall: fall mighty man and to perish article/utensil battle

How the mighty have fallen, and the weapons of war have perished!”