1 Samuel 31
New King James Version
The Tragic End of Saul and His Sons(A)
31 Now (B)the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount (C)Gilboa. 2 Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed (D)Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul’s sons. 3 (E)The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers [a]hit him, and he was severely wounded by the archers.
4 (F)Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest (G)these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and [b]abuse me.”
But his armorbearer would not, (H)for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and (I)fell on it. 5 And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword, and died with him. 6 So Saul, his three sons, his armorbearer, and all his men died together that same day.
7 And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were on the other side of the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. 9 And they cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and sent word throughout the land of the Philistines, to (J)proclaim it in the temple of their idols and among the people. 10 (K)Then they put his armor in the temple of the (L)Ashtoreths, and (M)they fastened his body to the wall of (N)Beth[c] Shan.
11 (O)Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 (P)all the valiant men arose and traveled 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 (Q)burned them there. 13 Then they took their bones and (R)buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, (S)and fasted seven days.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 31:3 Lit. found him
- 1 Samuel 31:4 torture
- 1 Samuel 31:10 Beth Shean, Josh. 17:11
1 Samuel 31
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Moartea lui Saul şi a fiilor săi
31 Filistenii s-au luptat cu Israel, iar israeliţii au fugit dinaintea filistenilor şi au căzut răpuşi pe muntele Ghilboa. 2 Filistenii i-au urmărit pe Saul şi pe fiii săi; i-au ucis pe Ionatan, pe Abinadab şi pe Malchi-Şua, fiii lui Saul. 3 Lupta devenise înverşunată în preajma lui Saul; arcaşii l-au ţintit şi l-au rănit foarte tare. 4 Atunci Saul i-a zis celui ce-i ducea armele: „Scoate-ţi sabia şi străpunge-mă tu cu ea, ca nu cumva aceşti necircumcişi să ajungă la mine, să mă străpungă şi să mă batjocorească.“ Însă cel ce-i ducea armele n-a vrut să facă lucrul acesta pentru că îi era foarte frică. Atunci Saul şi-a luat sabia şi s-a aruncat în ea. 5 Când cel ce-i ducea armele a văzut că Saul a murit, s-a aruncat şi el în sabia lui şi a murit împreună cu el. 6 Astfel au murit împreună, în aceeaşi zi, Saul, cei trei fii ai săi, cel ce-i ducea armele şi toţi oamenii săi. 7 Când israeliţii care se aflau de cealaltă parte a văii şi cei care se aflau dincolo de Iordan au văzut că ceilalţi israeliţi au fugit şi că Saul şi fiii săi au murit, şi-au părăsit cetăţile şi au fugit şi ei. Atunci filistenii au venit şi au locuit în ele. 8 Dimineaţa, când filistenii au venit să-i jefuiască pe cei ucişi, l-au găsit pe Saul şi pe cei trei fii ai săi căzuţi pe muntele Ghilboa. 9 I-au tăiat capul şi i-au luat armele după care au trimis mesageri pe tot cuprinsul ţării filistenilor ca să ducă vestea în templele idolilor lor şi poporului. 10 I-au pus armele în templul aştoretelor[a], iar trupul i l-au atârnat pe zidul Bet-Şanului. 11 Când au auzit ce i-au făcut filistenii lui Saul, locuitorii Iabeşului din Ghilad, 12 toţi războinicii, s-au sculat, au călătorit toată noaptea şi au luat trupul lui Saul şi trupurile fiilor săi de pe zidul cetăţii Bet-Şan. S-au întors apoi la Iabeş şi le-au ars acolo. 13 Le-au luat oasele, le-au îngropat sub tamariscul din Iabeş şi au postit timp de şapte zile.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 31:10 Vezi nota de la 7:3
1 Samuel 31
English Standard Version
The Death of Saul
31 (A)Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain (B)on Mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down (C)Jonathan and (D)Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. 3 (E)The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by the archers. 4 (F)Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these (G)uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and mistreat me.” But his armor-bearer would not, (H)for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword (I)and fell upon it. 5 And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him. 6 Thus Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, on the same day together. 7 And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and those beyond the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. And the Philistines came and lived in them.
8 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. 9 So they cut off his head and stripped off his armor and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines, (J)to carry the good news (K)to the house of their idols and to the people. 10 (L)They put his armor in the temple of (M)Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of (N)Beth-shan. 11 (O)But when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 (P)all the valiant men arose and 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 (Q)and burned them there. 13 And they took their bones (R)and buried them under (S)the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and (T)fasted seven days.
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