1 Samuel 31
1 Now, as, the Philistines, were fighting against Israel, the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain, in Mount Gilboa.
Filistarane gjekk på i striden mot Israel. Israels-mennerne rømde undan for filistarane, og det låg mange falne på Gilboafjellet.
2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons, —and the Philistines smote Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchishua, sons of Saul.
Filistarane sette etter Saul og sønerne hans. Og filistarane felte Jonatan, Abinadab og Malkisua, Sauls-sønerne.
3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers discovered him, —and he was terrified at the archers.
Saul sjølv kom upp i ein hard strid. Og nokre bogeskyttarar råka innpå honom. Saul vreid seg i rædsla for skyttarane.
4 Then said Saul to his armour-bearer—Draw thy sword and pierce me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come, and pierce me through, and abuse me. But his armour-bearer was not willing, for he was sore afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell thereon.
Og han baud våpnsveinen sin: «Drag sverdet ditt, og støyt det gjenom meg, so ikkje desse u-umskorne skal koma og drepa meg, og skamfara meg!» Men våpnsveinen vilde ikkje; han var altfor rædd. Då tok Saul sverdet sjølv og stupte seg på det.
5 And, when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also, fell upon his sword, and died with him.
Då våpnsveinen såg Saul var dåen, stupte han seg ogso på sitt sverd og fylgde honom i dauden.
6 Thus died Saul, and his three sons, and his armour-bearer, yea all his men, on that day, together.
Den dagen fall dei alle i hop, Saul og dei tri sønerne hans og våpnsveinen, og sameleis alle mennerne hans.
7 And, when the men of Israel who were across the vale, and who were across the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled, and the Philistines entered, and took up their abode therein.
Og då Israels-mennerne på hi sida dalen og på hi sida Jordan gådde at Israels-mennerne hadde rømt, og at Saul og sønerne hans var falne, so rømde dei ut or byarne sine; og filistarane kom og busette seg der.
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, lying prostrate in Mount Gilboa.
Dagen etter kom filistarane og plundra liki. Dei fann Saul og dei tri sønerne hans liggjande på Gilboafjellet.
9 So they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, —and sent throughout the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and unto the people.
Dei hogg hovudet av honom, og rana våpni hans og sende rundt i Filistarlandet, og let forkynna fagnadbodet i templi åt avgudarne sine og millom folket.
10 And they put his armour in a house of Ashtoreths, —and, his dead body, fastened they on the wall of Beth-shan.
Dei lagde våpni hans i Astarte-templet; og liket hans hengde dei upp på bymuren i Bet-San.
11 And, when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him, what the Philistines had done unto Saul,
Då folket i Jabes i Gilead høyrde gjete det filistarane hadde gjort med Saul,
12 then arose all the men of valour, and journeyed all the night, and took the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, from the wall of Beth-shan, —and came to Jabesh, and burned them there;
tok dei i veg, alle våpnføre karar, gjekk heile natti, tok ned frå muren i Bet-San Sauls lik og liki av sønerne hans, for so til Jabes og brende liki der.
13 and took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree in Jabesh, —and fasted seven days.
So tok dei og grov beini deira ned under tamariska i Jabes og heldt fasta i sju dagar.
