2 Samuel Chapter 1 שְׁמוּאֵל ב

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}