1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa. 2 The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. 3 The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers. 4 Then Saul said to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through and abuse me!" But his armor bearer would not, for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took his sword and fell on it. 5 When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died with him. 6 So Saul died with his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men that same day together.

7 When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them. 8 On the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. 9 They cut off his head, stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to the house of their idols and to the people. 10 They put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan. 11 When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all the valiant men arose, went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan; and they came to Jabesh and burned them there. 13 They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

1 Terwyl die Filistyne teen Israel veg, het die manne van Israel vir die Filistyne weggevlug, en gesneuweldes het op die gebergte Gilboa gelê.

2 En die Filistyne het Saul en sy seuns agternagesit, en die Filistyne het Jonatan en Abin dab en Malkisua, die seuns van Saul, gedood.

3 Toe die geveg dan swaar word teen Saul, en die manne, die boogskutters, hom aantref, het hy gebewe van angs vir die skutters.

4 En Saul het aan sy wapendraer gesê: Trek jou swaard uit en deurboor my daarmee, anders kom hierdie onbesnedenes en deurboor my en dryf die spot met my. Maar sy wapendraer wou nie, omdat hy baie bevrees was. Daarop neem Saul die swaard en val daarin.

5 Toe sy wapendraer sien dat Saul dood was, het hy self ook in sy swaard geval en saam met hom gesterf.

6 So het dan Saul en sy drie seuns en sy wapendraer, ook al sy manne op dieselfde dag almal saam gesterwe.

7 Daarop sien die manne van Israel wat oorkant die vlakte en wat oorkant die Jordaan was, dat die manne van Israel gevlug het en dat Saul en sy seuns dood was, en hulle het die stede verlaat en gevlug; en die Filistyne het gekom en daarin gaan woon.

8 En toe die Filistyne die volgende dag kom om die gesneuweldes te plunder, kry hulle Saul en sy drie seuns nog daar lê op die gebergte Gilboa.

9 En hulle het sy hoof afgekap en sy wapenrusting uitgetrek en dit in die land van die Filistyne rondgestuur om die blye boodskap te bring in die tempels van hulle afgode en aan die volk.

10 Daarna het hulle sy wapens in die Astarte-tempel neergelê, maar sy lyk teen die muur van Bet-San vasgeslaan.

11 Toe die inwoners van Jabes in G¡lead daarvan hoor -- wat die Filistyne aan Saul gedoen het --

12 het al die dapper manne hulle gereedgemaak en die hele nag deur getrek; en hulle het die lyk van Saul en die lyke van sy seuns van die muur van Bet-San afgehaal en by Jabes gekom en hulle daar verbrand.

13 En hulle het hul gebeente geneem en onder die tamarisk in Jabes begrawe en sewe dae lank gevas.