| א וַיְהִי, אַחֲרֵי מוֹת שָׁאוּל, וְדָוִד שָׁב, מֵהַכּוֹת אֶת-הָעֲמָלֵק; וַיֵּשֶׁב דָּוִד בְּצִקְלָג, יָמִים שְׁנָיִם. | 1 And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; |
| ב וַיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי, וְהִנֵּה אִישׁ בָּא מִן-הַמַּחֲנֶה מֵעִם שָׁאוּל, וּבְגָדָיו קְרֻעִים, וַאֲדָמָה עַל-רֹאשׁוֹ; וַיְהִי בְּבֹאוֹ אֶל-דָּוִד, וַיִּפֹּל אַרְצָה וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ. | 2 it came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head; and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and prostrated himself. |
| ג וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ דָּוִד, אֵי מִזֶּה תָּבוֹא; וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו, מִמַּחֲנֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל נִמְלָטְתִּי. | 3 And David said unto him: 'From whence comest thou?' And he said unto him: 'Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.' |
| ד וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו דָּוִד מֶה-הָיָה הַדָּבָר, הַגֶּד-נָא לִי; וַיֹּאמֶר אֲשֶׁר-נָס הָעָם מִן-הַמִּלְחָמָה, וְגַם-הַרְבֵּה נָפַל מִן-הָעָם וַיָּמֻתוּ, וְגַם שָׁאוּל וִיהוֹנָתָן בְּנוֹ, מֵתוּ. | 4 And David said unto him: 'How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me.' And he answered: 'The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.' |
| ה וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד, אֶל-הַנַּעַר הַמַּגִּיד לוֹ: אֵיךְ יָדַעְתָּ, כִּי-מֵת שָׁאוּל וִיהוֹנָתָן בְּנוֹ. | 5 And David said unto the young man that told him: 'How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?' |
| ו וַיֹּאמֶר הַנַּעַר הַמַּגִּיד לוֹ, נִקְרֹא נִקְרֵיתִי בְּהַר הַגִּלְבֹּעַ, וְהִנֵּה שָׁאוּל, נִשְׁעָן עַל-חֲנִיתוֹ; וְהִנֵּה הָרֶכֶב וּבַעֲלֵי הַפָּרָשִׁים, הִדְבִּקֻהוּ. | 6 And the young man that told him said: 'As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and the horsemen pressed hard upon him. |
| ז וַיִּפֶן אַחֲרָיו, וַיִּרְאֵנִי; וַיִּקְרָא אֵלַי, וָאֹמַר הִנֵּנִי. | 7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered: Here am I. |
| ח וַיֹּאמֶר לִי, מִי-אָתָּה; ויאמר וָאֹמַר אֵלָיו, עֲמָלֵקִי אָנֹכִי. | 8 And he said unto me: Who art thou? And I answered him: I am an Amalekite. |
| ט וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי, עֲמָד-נָא עָלַי וּמֹתְתֵנִי--כִּי אֲחָזַנִי, הַשָּׁבָץ: כִּי-כָל-עוֹד נַפְשִׁי, בִּי. | 9 And he said unto me: Stand, I pray thee, beside me, and slay me, for the agony hath taken hold of me; because my life is just yet in me. |
| י וָאֶעֱמֹד עָלָיו, וַאֲמֹתְתֵהוּ--כִּי יָדַעְתִּי, כִּי לֹא יִחְיֶה אַחֲרֵי נִפְלוֹ; וָאֶקַּח הַנֵּזֶר אֲשֶׁר עַל-רֹאשׁוֹ, וְאֶצְעָדָה אֲשֶׁר עַל-זְרֹעוֹ, וָאֲבִיאֵם אֶל-אֲדֹנִי, הֵנָּה. | 10 So I stood beside him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen; and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.' |
| יא וַיַּחֲזֵק דָּוִד בִּבְגָדָו, וַיִּקְרָעֵם; וְגַם כָּל-הָאֲנָשִׁים, אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ. | 11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him. |
| יב וַיִּסְפְּדוּ, וַיִּבְכּוּ, וַיָּצֻמוּ, עַד-הָעָרֶב: עַל-שָׁאוּל וְעַל-יְהוֹנָתָן בְּנוֹ, וְעַל-עַם יְהוָה וְעַל-בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל--כִּי נָפְלוּ, בֶּחָרֶב. {פ} | 12 And they wailed, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword. {P} |
| יג וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד, אֶל-הַנַּעַר הַמַּגִּיד לוֹ, אֵי מִזֶּה, אָתָּה; וַיֹּאמֶר, בֶּן-אִישׁ גֵּר עֲמָלֵקִי אָנֹכִי. | 13 And David said unto the young man that told him: 'Whence art thou?' And he answered: 'I am the son of an Amalekite stranger.' |
| יד וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו, דָּוִד: אֵיךְ, לֹא יָרֵאתָ, לִשְׁלֹחַ יָדְךָ, לְשַׁחֵת אֶת-מְשִׁיחַ יְהוָה. | 14 And David said unto him: 'How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?' |
| טו וַיִּקְרָא דָוִד, לְאַחַד מֵהַנְּעָרִים, וַיֹּאמֶר, גַּשׁ פְּגַע-בּוֹ; וַיַּכֵּהוּ, וַיָּמֹת. | 15 And David called one of the young men, and said: 'Go near, and fall upon him.' And he smote him that he died. |
| טז וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו דָּוִד, דמיך דָּמְךָ עַל-רֹאשֶׁךָ: כִּי פִיךָ, עָנָה בְךָ לֵאמֹר, אָנֹכִי מֹתַתִּי, אֶת-מְשִׁיחַ יְהוָה. {פ} | 16 And David said unto him: 'Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying: I have slain the LORD'S anointed.' {P} |
| יז וַיְקֹנֵן דָּוִד, אֶת-הַקִּינָה הַזֹּאת, עַל-שָׁאוּל, וְעַל-יְהוֹנָתָן בְּנוֹ. | 17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son, |
| יח וַיֹּאמֶר, לְלַמֵּד בְּנֵי-יְהוּדָה קָשֶׁת, הִנֵּה כְתוּבָה, עַל-סֵפֶר הַיָּשָׁר. | 18 and said--To teach the sons of Judah the bow. Behold, it is written in the book of Jashar: |
| יט הַצְּבִי, יִשְׂרָאֵל, עַל-בָּמוֹתֶיךָ, חָלָל: אֵיךְ, נָפְלוּ גִבּוֹרִים. | 19 Thy beauty, O Israel, upon thy high places is slain! How are the mighty fallen! |
| כ אַל-תַּגִּידוּ בְגַת, אַל-תְּבַשְּׂרוּ בְּחוּצֹת אַשְׁקְלוֹן: פֶּן-תִּשְׂמַחְנָה בְּנוֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּים, פֶּן-תַּעֲלֹזְנָה בְּנוֹת הָעֲרֵלִים. | 20 Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. |
| כא הָרֵי בַגִּלְבֹּעַ, אַל-טַל וְאַל-מָטָר עֲלֵיכֶם--וּשְׂדֵי תְרוּמֹת: כִּי שָׁם נִגְעַל, מָגֵן גִּבּוֹרִים--מָגֵן שָׁאוּל, בְּלִי מָשִׁיחַ בַּשָּׁמֶן. | 21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of choice fruits; for there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. |
| כב מִדַּם חֲלָלִים, מֵחֵלֶב גִּבּוֹרִים--קֶשֶׁת יְהוֹנָתָן, לֹא נָשׂוֹג אָחוֹר; וְחֶרֶב שָׁאוּל, לֹא תָשׁוּב רֵיקָם. | 22 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty. |
| כג שָׁאוּל וִיהוֹנָתָן, הַנֶּאֱהָבִים וְהַנְּעִימִם בְּחַיֵּיהֶם, וּבְמוֹתָם, לֹא נִפְרָדוּ; מִנְּשָׁרִים קַלּוּ, מֵאֲרָיוֹת גָּבֵרוּ. | 23 Saul and Jonathan, the lovely and the pleasant in their lives, even in their death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions. |
| כד בְּנוֹת, יִשְׂרָאֵל--אֶל-שָׁאוּל, בְּכֶינָה; הַמַּלְבִּשְׁכֶם שָׁנִי, עִם-עֲדָנִים, הַמַּעֲלֶה עֲדִי זָהָב, עַל לְבוּשְׁכֶן. | 24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel. |
| כה אֵיךְ נָפְלוּ גִבֹּרִים, בְּתוֹךְ הַמִּלְחָמָה--יְהוֹנָתָן, עַל-בָּמוֹתֶיךָ חָלָל. | 25 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan upon thy high places is slain! |
| כו צַר-לִי עָלֶיךָ, אָחִי יְהוֹנָתָן--נָעַמְתָּ לִּי, מְאֹד; נִפְלְאַתָה אַהֲבָתְךָ לִי, מֵאַהֲבַת נָשִׁים. | 26 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan; very pleasant hast thou been unto me; wonderful was thy love to me, passing the love of women. |
| כז אֵיךְ נָפְלוּ גִבּוֹרִים, וַיֹּאבְדוּ כְּלֵי מִלְחָמָה. {פ} | 27 How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished! {P} |