1 Samuel 31
1 Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel. And the men of Israel fled before the face of the Philistines, and they fell down slain on mount Gilboa.
Sementara itu, orang Filistin menyerang pasukan Israel di gunung Gilboa. Banyak tentara Israel terpaksa melarikan diri, dan banyak yang lain terbunuh dalam pertempuran itu.
2 And the Philistines rushed upon Saul, and upon his sons, and they struck down Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
Pasukan Filistin berhasil mengepung Saul dan tiga dari anak laki-lakinya. Pertama mereka membunuh Yonatan, Abinadab, dan Malkisua.
3 And the entire weight of the battle was turned against Saul. And the men who were archers pursued him. And he was severely wounded by the archers.
Saul sendiri berada di tengah pertempuran yang semakin hebat itu. Para pemanah Filistin melihat dia, lalu dia luka parah karena terkena anak panah mereka.
4 Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and strike me, otherwise these uncircumcised may come and kill me, mocking me.” And his armor bearer was not willing. For he had been struck with an exceedingly great fear. And so, Saul took his own sword, and he fell upon it.
Kemudian Saul berkata kepada pembawa senjatanya, “Bunuhlah saya dengan pedangmu! Kalau tidak, maka para penyembah berhala ini akan datang menusuk dan menyiksa saya!” Tetapi pembawa senjatanya menolak melakukan hal itu karena dia sangat takut. Akhirnya, Saul mengambil pedangnya dan merebahkan diri ke atas ujung pedangnya sendiri.
5 And when his armor bearer had seen this, namely, that Saul had died, he too fell upon his sword, and he died with him.
Ketika pembawa senjatanya melihat Saul sudah mati, maka dia juga merebahkan diri ke atas ujung pedangnya sendiri dan mati bersama-sama dengan Saul.
6 Therefore, Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor bearer, and all his men, on the same day together.
Jadi Saul, bersama tiga dari anaknya, pembawa senjatanya, dan hampir semua pasukannya mati pada hari yang sama.
7 Then, seeing that the men of the Israelites had fled, and that Saul had died with his sons, the men of Israel who were across the valley or beyond the Jordan abandoned their cities, and they fled. And the Philistines went and lived there.
Ketika orang Israel yang berada di seberang lembah Yisreel dan di seberang sungai Yordan mendengar bahwa sisa pasukan Israel yang masih hidup sudah melarikan diri, dan Saul serta tiga putranya sudah mati, mereka meninggalkan kota-kota mereka dan melarikan diri. Tidak lama kemudian orang-orang Filistin datang dan menduduki kota-kota itu.
8 Then, when the next day arrived, the Philistines came, so that they might despoil the slain. And they found Saul and his three sons lying on mount Gilboa.
Tetapi keesokan harinya dari pertempuran itu, ketika pasukan Filistin datang untuk mengambil semua barang dari mayat-mayat pasukan Israel yang terbunuh itu, mereka menemukan Saul dan ketiga putranya sudah terbaring mati di gunung Gilboa.
9 And they cut off the head of Saul. And they despoiled him of the armor, and they sent it into the land of the Philistines all around, so that it might be announced in the temples of the idols and among their people.
Mereka memenggal kepala Saul dan mengambil semua alat perang dan pelindung tubuhnya. Sesudah itu, mereka mengutus orang-orang untuk mengumumkan berita itu di kuil-kuil para dewa mereka dan di antara rakyat di seluruh daerah Filistin.
10 And they placed his armor in the temple of Ashtaroth. But his body they suspended on the wall of Bethshan.
Mereka meletakkan alat-alat perang dan pelindung tubuh Saul di kuil Asytoret dan menggantungkan mayatnya di dinding benteng kota Bet Syan.
11 And when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead had heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
Ketika penduduk kota Yabes di Gilead mendengar perbuatan orang Filistin kepada Saul,
12 all the most valiant men rose up, and they walked all night, and they took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan. And they went to Jabesh Gilead, and they burned them there.
maka orang-orang yang gagah perkasa dari kota itu segera bertindak. Mereka berjalan sepanjang malam ke Bet Syan, mengambil mayat Saul dan mayat putra-putranya dari dinding benteng kota itu, lalu membawanya pulang ke Yabes, dan membakarnya di sana.
13 And they took their bones, and they buried them in the forest of Jabesh. And they fasted for seven days.
Lalu mereka mengambil semua tulangnya dan menguburkannya di bawah pohon tamariska di kota mereka itu. Sesudah itu, mereka berpuasa selama tujuh hari.
