Primo libro di Samuele 31

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Philisthim autem pugnabant adversum Israel; et fugerunt viri Israel ante faciem Philisthim et ceciderunt interfecti in monte Gelboe.	1 The Philistines gave battle to Israel, and the Israelites, fleeing from the Philistines, fel and wereslaughtered on Mount Gilboa.
2 Irrueruntque Philisthim in Saul et filios eius et percusserunt Ionathan et Abinadab et Melchisua filios Saul.	2 The Philistines bore down on Saul and his sons, and they killed Jonathan, Abinadab and Malchishua,Saul's sons.
3 Totumque pondus proelii versum est in Saul; et consecuti sunt eum viri arcu, et vulneratus est vehementer a sagittariis.	3 The fighting grew fiercer round Saul; the archers came upon him, and he was severely wounded
4 Dixitque Saul ad armigerum suum: “ Evagina gladium tuum et percute me, ne forte veniant incircumcisi isti et confodiant me et illudant mihi ”. Et noluit armiger eius; erat enim nimio timore perterritus. Arripuit itaque Saul gladium et irruit super eum.	4 by the archers. Saul then said to his armour-bearer, 'Draw your sword and run me through with it; I donot want these uncircumcised men to come and make fun of me.' But his armour-bearer was very much afraidand would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
5 Quod cum vidisset armiger eius, videlicet quod mortuus esset Saul, irruit etiam ipse super gladium suum et mortuus est cum eo.	5 His armour-bearer, seeing that Saul was dead, fel on his sword too and died with him.
6 Mortuus est ergo Saul et tres filii eius et armiger illius et universi viri eius in die illa pariter.	6 Thus died Saul, his three sons and his armour-bearer, together on the same day.
7 Videntes autem viri Israel, qui erant trans vallem et trans Iordanem, quod fugissent viri Israelitae et quod mortuus esset Saul et filii eius, reliquerunt civitates suas et fugerunt. Veneruntque Philisthim et habitaverunt ibi.	7 When the Israelites who were on the other side of the Jordan saw that the Israelites had been routedand that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their towns and fled. The Philistines then came andoccupied them.
8 Facta autem die altera, venerunt Philisthim, ut spoliarent interfectos, et invenerunt Saul et tres filios eius iacentes in monte Gelboe.	8 When the Philistines came on the fol owing day to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sonslying on Mount Gilboa.
9 Et praeciderunt caput Saul et exspoliaverunt eum armis, quae miserunt in terram Philisthinorum per circuitum, ut annuntiaretur in templis idolorum suorum et populo.	9 They cut off his head and, stripping him of his armour, had these carried round the territory of thePhilistines to proclaim the good news to their idols and their people.
10 Et posuerunt arma eius in templo Astharoth, corpus vero eius suspenderunt in muro Bethsan.	10 They put his armour in the temple of Astarte; and his body they fastened to the wal s of Beth-Shean.
11 Quod cum audissent habitatores Iabes Galaad, quaecumque fecerant Philisthim Saul,	11 When the inhabitants of Jabesh in Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
12 surrexerunt omnes viri fortissimi et ambulaverunt tota nocte et tulerunt cadaver Saul et cadavera filiorum eius de muro Bethsan; veneruntque Iabes et combusserunt ea ibi.	12 the warriors al set out and, having marched al night, took the bodies of Saul and his sons off thewal s of Beth-Shean; they brought them to Jabesh and burned them there.
13 Et tulerunt ossa eorum et sepelierunt sub myrice in Iabes et ieiunaverunt septem diebus.	13 They then took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk of Jabesh, and fasted for sevendays.