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.
Tymczasem Filistyni walczyli z Izraelem, a Izraelici uciekli przed Filistynami i polegli na górze Gilboa.
2 And the Philistines rushed upon Saul, and upon his sons, and they struck down Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
Wtedy Filistyni ścigali Saula i jego synów i zabili Jonatana, Abinadaba i Malkiszuę, synów Saula.
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.
A gdy rozgorzała bitwa przeciwko Saulowi, łucznicy trafili na niego i został przez nich ciężko zraniony.
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.
I Saul powiedział do swego giermka: Dobądź swój miecz i przebij mnie nim, aby nie przyszli ci nieobrzezani i nie przebili mnie, i nie znęcali się nade mną. Ale jego giermek nie chciał, ponieważ bardzo się bał. Saul wziął więc miecz i sam rzucił się na niego.
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.
A gdy jego giermek zobaczył, że Saul umarł, rzucił się i on na swój miecz i umarł razem z nim.
6 Therefore, Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor bearer, and all his men, on the same day together.
Tego dnia umarli więc razem Saul, jego trzej synowie, jego giermek oraz wszyscy jego ludzie.
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.
A gdy Izraelici, którzy mieszkali po tamtej stronie doliny i którzy mieszkali za Jordanem, zobaczyli, że Izraelici uciekali i że Saul i jego synowie umarli, opuścili miasta i uciekli. Przyszli więc Filistyni i mieszkali w nich.
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.
Kiedy nazajutrz Filistyni przyszli, aby złupić zabitych, znaleźli Saula i jego trzech synów leżących na górze 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.
Odcięli mu głowę, zdarli z niego zbroję i posłali po całej ziemi filistyńskiej, aby obwieścić [o tym] w świątyni swoich bożków i wśród ludu.
10 And they placed his armor in the temple of Ashtaroth. But his body they suspended on the wall of Bethshan.
Jego zbroję położyli w świątyni Asztarty, a jego ciało przybili do muru Bet-Szean.
11 And when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead had heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,
Kiedy mieszkańcy Jabesz-Gilead usłyszeli o tym, co Filistyni uczynili Saulowi;
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.
Powstali wszyscy dzielni mężczyźni i szli przez całą noc, i zdjęli ciało Saula oraz ciała jego synów z muru Bet-Szean, po czym wrócili do Jabesz i tam je spalili.
13 And they took their bones, and they buried them in the forest of Jabesh. And they fasted for seven days.
Wzięli potem ich kości i pogrzebali [je] pod drzewem w Jabesz. I pościli przez siedem dni.
