II Samuel 1

وَكَانَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ شَاوُلَ وَرُجُوعِ دَاوُدَ مِنْ مُضَارَبَةِ الْعَمَالِقَةِ، أَنَّ دَاوُدَ أَقَامَ فِي صِقْلَغَ يَوْمَيْنِ.

Now 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;

وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ إِذَا بِرَجُل أَتَى مِنَ الْمَحَلَّةِ مِنْ عِنْدِ شَاوُلَ وَثِيَابُهُ مُمَزَّقَةٌ وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِ تُرَابٌ. فَلَمَّا جَاءَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ خَرَّ إِلَى الأَرْضِ وَسَجَدَ.

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 did obeisance.

فَقَالَ لَهُ دَاوُدُ: «مِنْ أَيْنَ أَتَيْتَ؟» فَقَالَ لَهُ: «مِنْ مَحَلَّةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ نَجَوْتُ».

And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

فَقَالَ لَهُ دَاوُدُ: «كَيْفَ كَانَ الأَمْرُ؟ أَخْبِرْنِي». فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ الشَّعْبَ قَدْ هَرَبَ مِنَ الْقِتَالِ، وَسَقَطَ أَيْضًا كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ وَمَاتُوا، وَمَاتَ شَاوُلُ وَيُونَاثَانُ ابْنُهُ أَيْضًا».

And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That 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.

فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِلْغُلاَمِ الَّذِي أَخْبَرَهُ: «كَيْفَ عَرَفْتَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ شَاوُلُ وَيُونَاثَانُ ابْنُهُ؟»

And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?

فَقَالَ الْغُلاَمُ الَّذِي أَخْبَرَهُ: «اتَّفَقَ أَنِّي كُنْتُ فِي جَبَلِ جِلْبُوعَ وَإِذَا شَاوُلُ يَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَى رُمْحِهِ، وَإِذَا بِالْمَرْكَبَاتِ وَالْفُرْسَانِ يَشُدُّونَ وَرَاءَهُ.

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 horsemen followed hard after him.

فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَى وَرَائِهِ فَرَآنِي وَدَعَانِي فَقُلْتُ: هأَنَذَا.

And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.

فَقَالَ لِي: مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: عَمَالِيقِيٌّ أَنَا.

And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

فَقَالَ لِي: قِفْ عَلَيَّ وَاقْتُلْنِي لأَنَّهُ قَدِ اعْتَرَانِيَ الدُّوَارُ، لأَنَّ كُلَّ نَفْسِي بَعْدُ فِيَّ.

He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.

فَوَقَفْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَقَتَلْتُهُ لأَنِّي عَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ لاَ يَعِيشُ بَعْدَ سُقُوطِهِ، وَأَخَذْتُ الإِكْلِيلَ الَّذِي عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَالسِّوارَ الَّذِي عَلَى ذِرَاعِهِ وَأَتَيْتُ بِهِمَا إِلَى سَيِّدِي ههُنَا».

So I stood upon 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.

فَأَمْسَكَ دَاوُدُ ثِيَابَهُ وَمَزَّقَهَا، وَكَذَا جَمِيعُ الرِّجَالِ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ.

Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

وَنَدَبُوا وَبَكَوْا وَصَامُوا إِلَى الْمَسَاءِ عَلَى شَاوُلَ وَعَلَى يُونَاثَانَ ابْنِهِ، وَعَلَى شَعْبِ الرَّبِّ وَعَلَى بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لأَنَّهُمْ سَقَطُوا بِالسَّيْفِ.

And they mourned, 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.

ثُمَّ قَالَ دَاوُدُ لِلْغُلاَمِ الَّذِي أَخْبَرَهُ: «مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟» فَقَالَ: «أَنَا ابْنُ رَجُل غَرِيبٍ، عَمَالِيقِيٌٍّ».

And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

فَقَالَ لَهُ دَاوُدُ: «كَيْفَ لَمْ تَخَفْ أَنْ تَمُدَّ يَدَكَ لِتُهْلِكَ مَسِيحَ الرَّبِّ؟».

And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?

ثُمَّ دَعَا دَاوُدُ وَاحِدًا مِنَ الْغِلْمَانِ وَقَالَ: «تَقَدَّمْ. أَوْقِعْ بِهِ». فَضَرَبَهُ فَمَاتَ.

And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.

فَقَالَ لَهُ دَاوُدُ: «دَمُكَ عَلَى رَأْسِكَ لأَنَّ فَمَكَ شَهِدَ عَلَيْكَ قَائِلاً: أَنَا قَتَلْتُ مَسِيحَ الرَّبِّ».

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.

وَرَثَا دَاوُدُ بِهذِهِ الْمَرْثَاةِ شَاوُلَ وَيُونَاثَانَ ابْنَهُ،

And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

وَقَالَ أَنْ يَتَعَلَّمَ بَنُو يَهُوذَا «نَشِيدَ الْقَوْسِ». هُوَذَا ذلِكَ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي سِفْرِ يَاشَرَ:

(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)

«اَلظَّبْيُ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ مَقْتُولٌ عَلَى شَوَامِخِكَ. كَيْفَ سَقَطَ الْجَبَابِرَةُ!

The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!

لاَ تُخْبِرُوا فِي جَتَّ. لاَ تُبَشِّرُوا فِي أَسْوَاقِ أَشْقَلُونَ، لِئَلاَّ تَفْرَحَ بَنَاتُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، لِئَلاَّ تَشْمَتَ بَنَاتُ الْغُلْفِ.

Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

يَا جِبَالَ جِلْبُوعَ لاَ يَكُنْ طَلٌّ وَلاَ مَطَرٌ عَلَيْكُنَّ، وَلاَ حُقُولُ تَقْدِمَاتٍ، لأَنَّهُ هُنَاكَ طُرِحَ مِجَنُّ الْجَبَابِرَةِ، مِجَنُّ شَاوُلَ بِلاَ مَسْحٍ بِالدُّهْنِ.

Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.

مِنْ دَمِ الْقَتْلَى، مِنْ شَحْمِ الْجَبَابِرَةِ لَمْ تَرْجعْ قَوْسُ يُونَاثَانَ إِلَى الْوَرَاءِ، وَسَيْفُ شَاوُلَ لَمْ يَرْجعْ خَائِبًا.

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.

شَاوُلُ وَيُونَاثَانُ الْمَحْبُوبَانِ وَالْحُلْوَانِ فِي حَيَاتِهِمَا لَمْ يَفْتَرِقَا فِي مَوْتِهِمَا. أَخَفُّ مِنَ النُّسُورِ وَأَشَدُّ مِنَ الأُسُودِ.

Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

يَا بَنَاتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، ابْكِينَ شَاوُلَ الَّذِي أَلْبَسَكُنَّ قِرْمِزًا بِالتَّنَعُّمِ، وَجَعَلَ حُلِيَّ الذَّهَبِ عَلَى مَلاَبِسِكُنَّ.

Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

كَيْفَ سَقَطَ الْجَبَابِرَةُ فِي وَسَطِ الْحَرْبِ! يُونَاثَانُ عَلَى شَوَامِخِكَ مَقْتُولٌ.

How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.

قَدْ تَضَايَقْتُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَخِي يُونَاثَانُ. كُنْتَ حُلْوًا لِي جِدًّا. مَحَبَّتُكَ لِي أَعْجَبُ مِنْ مَحَبَّةِ النِّسَاءِ.

I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

كَيْفَ سَقَطَ الْجَبَابِرَةُ وَبَادَتْ آلاَتُ الْحَرْبِ!».

How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!