1 Samuel 31
1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
Imidlertid angreb Filisterne Israel; og Israels Mænd flygtede for Filisterne, og de faldne laa rundt om paa Gilboas Bjerg.
2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul’s sons.
Og Filisterne forfulgte Saul og hans Sønner og dræbte Sauls Sønner, Jonatan, Abinadab og Malkisjua.
3 And the battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was grievously wounded by the archers.
Kampen rasede om Saul, og han blev opdaget af Bueskytterne og grebes af stor Angst for dem.
4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through with it; lest these uncircumcised should come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was exceedingly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
Da sagde Saul til sin Vaabendrager: »Drag dit Sværd og gennembor mig, for at ikke disse uomskaarne skal komme og gennembore mig og mishandle mig!« Men Vaabendrageren vilde ikke, thi han gøs tilbage derfor. Da tog Saul Sværdet og styrtede sig i det;
5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
og da Vaabendrageren saa, at Saul var død, styrtede ogsaa han sig i sit Sværd og fulgte ham i Døden.
6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
Saaledes fulgtes denne Dag Saul, hans tre Sønner, hans Vaabendrager og alle hans Mænd i Døden.
7 And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side of 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.
Men da Israels Mænd i Byerne i Dalen og ved Jordan saa, at Israels Mænd var flygtet, og at Saul og hans Sønner var faldet, forlod de Byerne og flygtede, hvorpaa Filisterne kom og besatte dem.
8 And it came to pass on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
Da Filisterne Dagen efter kom for at plyndre de faldne, fandt de Saul og hans tre Sønner liggende paa Gilboas Bjerg;
9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent them around the land of the Philistines, to proclaim it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
de huggede da Hovedet at ham, afførte ham hans Vaaben og sendte Bud rundt i Filisternes Land for at bringe deres Afguder og Folket Glædesbudet.
10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
Vaabnene lagde de i Astartes Tempel, men Kroppen hængte de op paa Bet-Sjans Mur.
11 And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
Men da Indbyggerne i Jabesj i Gilead hørte, hvad Filisterne havde gjort ved 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 Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
brød alle vaabenføre Mænd op, og efter at have gaaet hele Natten igennem tog de Sauls og hans Sønners Kroppe ned fra Bet-Sjans Mur, bragte dem med til Jabesj og brændte dem der.
13 And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
Saa tog de deres Ben og jordede dem under Tamarisken i Jabesj og fastede syv Dage.
