扫罗之死

10 非利士人与以色列人交战,以色列人败逃,许多人在基利波山被杀。 非利士人穷追扫罗及其众子,杀了扫罗的儿子约拿单、亚比拿达和麦基舒亚。 扫罗周围的战斗非常猛烈,他被弓箭手发现、射成重伤, 就对为他拿兵器的人说:“拔出你的刀来刺死我吧!免得那些未受割礼的人来凌辱我。”但拿兵器的人非常害怕,不敢动手,扫罗就自己伏刀自尽。 拿兵器的人看见扫罗已死,也伏刀自尽了。 这样,扫罗和他的三个儿子及全家都死了。 住在山谷中的以色列人看见以色列军败逃、扫罗及其众子已死,都弃城而逃。于是,非利士人占领了那些城邑。 次日,非利士人来剥阵亡者的衣物,发现扫罗及其众子横尸基利波山, 就剥下扫罗的盔甲,割下他的头颅,并派人到非利士四境向他们的偶像和民众通告消息。 10 他们将扫罗的盔甲放在他们的神庙里,把他的头颅挂在大衮神庙中。 11 基列·雅比人听见非利士人对扫罗的所作所为, 12 他们所有的勇士就去把扫罗和他儿子们的尸体运到雅比,葬在雅比的橡树下,并禁食七天。 13 扫罗死了,因为他对耶和华不忠,不听从祂的教诲,甚至去求问灵媒, 14 而不求问耶和华。因此,耶和华使他被杀,把王位交给了耶西的儿子大卫。

Saul Takes His Life(A)

10 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell dead on Mount Gilboa. The Philistines were in hot pursuit of Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua. The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him.

Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and abuse me.”

But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it. When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died. So Saul and his three sons died, and all his house died together.

When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their towns and fled. And the Philistines came and occupied them.

The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. They stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news among their idols and their people. 10 They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung up his head in the temple of Dagon.(B)

11 When all the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead(C) heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all their valiant men went and took the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. Then they buried their bones under the great tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.

13 Saul died(D) because he was unfaithful(E) to the Lord; he did not keep(F) the word of the Lord and even consulted a medium(G) for guidance, 14 and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned(H) the kingdom(I) over to David son of Jesse.

10 And the Philistines have fought with Israel, and the men of Israel flee from the face of the Philistines, and fall wounded in mount Gilboa,

and the Philistines pursue after Saul, and after his sons, and the Philistines smite Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-Shua, sons of Saul.

And the battle [is] heavy on Saul, and those shooting with the bow find him, and he is wounded by those shooting,

and Saul saith unto the bearer of his weapons, `Draw thy sword, and pierce me with it, lest these uncircumcised come -- and have abused me.' And the bearer of his weapons hath not been willing, for he feareth exceedingly, and Saul taketh the sword, and falleth upon it;

and the bearer of his weapons seeth that Saul [is] dead, and falleth, he also, on the sword, and dieth;

and Saul dieth, and his three sons, and all his house -- together they died.

And all the men of Israel who [are] in the valley see that they have fled, and that Saul and his sons have died, and they forsake their cities and flee, and the Philistines come and dwell in them.

And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the Philistines come to strip the wounded, and find Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa,

and strip him, and bear away his head, and his weapons, and send into the land of the Philistines round about to proclaim tidings [to] their idols and the people,

10 and put his weapons in the house of their gods, and his skull they have fixed in the house of Dagon.

11 And all Jabesh-Gilead hear of all that the Philistines have done to Saul,

12 and all the men of valour rise and bear away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and bring them in to Jabesh, and bury their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fast seven days.

13 And Saul dieth because of his trespass that he trespassed against Jehovah, against the word of Jehovah that he kept not, and also for asking at a familiar spirit -- to inquire, --

14 and he inquired not at Jehovah, and He putteth him to death, and turneth round the kingdom to David son of Jesse.