| 1 ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܡܝܬ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܕܘܝܕ ܗܦܟ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܚܪܒ ܠܥܡ̈ܠܩܝܐ ܘܝܬܒ ܕܘܝܕ ܒܨܢܩܠܓ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ | 1 Saul was dead and David, returning after his victory over the Amalekites, had been at Ziklag for twodays. |
| 2 ܘܗܘܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܘܗܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܐܬܐ ܡܢ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܡܨܪܝܢ ܠܒ̈ܘܫܘܗܝ ܘܐܕܡܬܐ ܒܪܝܫܗ ܘܗܘܐ ܕܟܕ ܐܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܕܘܝܕ ܢܦܠ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܣܓܕ ܠܗ | 2 On the third day, a man arrived from Saul's camp with his clothes torn and earth on his head. When hecame to David, he fel to the ground and prostrated himself. |
| 3 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܢ ܐܝܡܟܐ ܐܬܝܬ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܫܬܘܙܒܬ | 3 David asked him, 'Where have you come from?' 'I have escaped from the Israelite camp,' he said. |
| 4 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܚܘܢܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܥܪܩ ܥܡܐ ܡܢ ܩܪܒܐ ܘܐܦ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܢܦܠܘ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܘܫܐܘܠ ܘܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܪܗ ܡܝܬܘ | 4 David said, 'What has happened? Tell me.' He replied, 'The people fled from the battle, and many ofthem have fal en and are dead. Saul and his son Jonathan are dead too.' |
| 5 ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܥܠܝܡܐ ܚܘܢܝ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܝܬܘ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܪܗ | 5 Then David asked the young man who brought the news, 'How do you know that Saul and his sonJonathan are dead?' |
| 6 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܥܠܝܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܣܬܩܒܠܘ ܐܣܬܩܒܠܬ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܓܠܒܘܥ ܘܗܐ ܫܐܘܠ ܣܡܝܟ ܥܠ ܡܘܪܢܝܬܗ ܘܡܪ̈ܟܒܬܐ ܘܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܦܪ̈ܫܐ ܐܕܪܟܘܗܝ | 6 The young man replied, 'I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul, leaning on his spear,with the chariots and the cavalry bearing down on him. |
| 7 ܘܐܬܦܢܝ ܠܒܣܬܪܗ ܘܚܙܢܝ ܘܩܪܢܝ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܗܐ ܐܢܐ | 7 Glancing behind him and seeing me, he shouted to me. I replied, "Here I am!" |
| 8 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܡ̇ܢ ܐܢܬ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܠܗ ܥܡܠܩܝܐ ܐܢܐ | 8 He said, "Who are you?" I replied, "I am an Amalekite." |
| 9 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܩܘܡ ܥܠܝ ܘܩܛܘܠܝܢܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܚܕܘܢܝ ܨܘܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܟܠܗ̇ ܢܦܫܝ ܒܝ | 9 He then said, "Come here and kil me. My head is swimming, although I still have al my strength." |
| 10 ܘܩܡܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܩܛܠܬܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܕܥܬ ܕܠܐ ܚܝܐ ܒܬܪ ܡܦܘܠܬܗ ܘܢܣܒܬ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܒܪܝܫܗ ܘܩܘܠܒܐ ܕܒܕܪܥܗ ܘܐܝܬܝܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܪܝ ܠܗܪܟܐ | 10 So I went over to him and killed him, because I knew that once he fel he could not survive. I then tookthe crown which he had on his head and the bracelet on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord.' |
| 11 ܘܐܚܕ ܕܘܝܕ ܒܠܒ̈ܘܫܘܗܝ ܘܨܪܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܐܦ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܡܗ | 11 David then took hold of his clothes and tore them, and all the men with him did the same. |
| 12 ܘܐܪܩܕܘ ܘܒܟܘ ܘܨܡܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܪܡܫܐ ܥܠ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܥܠ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܪܗ ܘܥܠ ܥܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܢܦܠܘ ܒܚܪܒܐ | 12 They mourned and wept and fasted until the evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, for the people ofYahweh and for the House of Israel, because they had fal en by the sword. |
| 13 ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܥܠܝܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܚܘܝܗ ܡܢ ܐܝܡܟܐ ܐܢܬ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܒܪ ܓܒܪܐ ܐܢܐ ܓܝܘܪܐ ܥܡܠܩܝܐ | 13 David said to the young man who had brought the news, 'Where are you from?' He replied, 'I am theson of a resident foreigner, an Amalekite.' |
| 14 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܕܘܝܕ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܠܐ ܕܚܠܬ ܠܡܘܫܛܘ ܐܝܕܟ ܠܡܚܒܠܘ ܠܡܫܝܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ | 14 David said, 'How was it that you were not afraid to lift your hand to destroy Yahweh's anointed?' |
| 15 ܘܩܪܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܥ̈ܠܝܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܩܪܘܒ ܦܓܥ ܒܗ ܘܩܪܒ ܦܓܥ ܒܗ ܘܡܚܝܗܝ ܘܡܝܬ | 15 Then David called one of the young men. 'Come here,' he said, 'strike him down.' The man struck himand he died. |
| 16 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܕܘܝܕ ܕܡܟ ܒܪܝܫܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܦܘܡܟ ܣܗܕ ܒܟ ܕܐܡܪܬ ܕܐܢܐ ܩܛܠܬ ܠܡܫܝܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ | 16 David said, 'Your blood be on your own head. You convicted yourself out of your own mouth bysaying, "I kil ed Yahweh's anointed." ' |
| 17 ܘܐܠܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܐܘܠܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܥܠ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܥܠ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܪܗ | 17 David sang the fol owing lament over Saul and his son Jonathan |
| 18 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܡܠܦܘ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܩܫܬܐ ܗܐ ܟܬܝܒ ܒܣܦܪ ܐܫܝܪ | 18 (it is for teaching archery to the children of Judah; it is written in the Book of the Just): |
| 19 ܛܒܝܐ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܡܬܟ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܦܠܘ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ | 19 Does the splendour of Israel lie dead on your heights? How did the heroes fal ? |
| 20 ܠܐ ܬܚܘܘܢ ܒܓܬ ܘܠܐ ܬܣܒܪܘܢ ܒܫ̈ܘܩܐ ܕܐܫܩܠܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܚ̈ܕܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܬ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܕ̈ܘܨܢ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܥܘܪ̈ܠܐ | 20 Do not speak of it in Gath, nor broadcast it in the streets of Ashkelon, for fear the daughters of thePhilistines rejoice, for fear the daughters of the uncircumcised gloat. |
| 21 ܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܓܠܒܘܥ ܠܐ ܛܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܛܪܐ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܘܚ̈ܩܠܬܐ ܕܡܦܪ̈ܫܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܬܡܢ ܐܬܬܒܪܬ ܣܟܪܐ ܕܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ ܣܟܪܗ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܕܡܫܝܚ ܗܘܐ ܒܡܫܚܐ | 21 You mountains of Gilboa, no dew, no rain fal on you, O treacherous fields where the heroes' shieldlies dishonoured! Not greased with oil, the shield of Saul, |
| 22 ܡܢ ܕܡܐ ܕܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ ܘܡܢ ܬܪܒܐ ܕܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ ܩܫܬܗ ܕܝܘܢܬܢ ܠܐ ܗܦܟܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܒܣܬܪܗ̇ ܘܚܪܒܗ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܠܐ ܗܦܟ ܗܘܐ ܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ | 22 but with the blood of wounded men, the fat of warriors! The bow of Jonathan never turned back, thesword of Saul never came home unsated! |
| 23 ܫܐܘܠ ܘܝܘܢܬܢ ܪ̈ܚܝܡܐ ܘܒܣ̈ܝܡܐ ܒܚܝ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܒܡܘܬܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܦܪܫܘ ܡܢ ܢܫܪ̈ܐ ܩ̈ܠܝܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܡܢ ܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܥܫ̈ܝܢܝܢ ܗܘܘ | 23 Saul and Jonathan, beloved and handsome, were divided neither in life, nor in death. Swifter thaneagles were they, stronger than lions. |
| 24 ܒܢ̈ܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܥܠ ܫܐܘܠ ܒܟܝ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܠܒܫ ܗܘܐ ܠܟܝܢ ܙܚܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܨܘ̈ܒܥܢܐ ܘܡܣܩ ܗܘܐ ܨܘܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܥܠ ܠܒܘܫ̈ܝܟܝܢ | 24 O daughters of Israel, weep for Saul who gave you scarlet and fine linen to wear, who pinned goldenjewel ery on your dresses! |
| 25 ܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܦܠܘ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ ܒܓܘ ܩܪܒܐ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܡܬܟ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ | 25 How did the heroes fall in the thick of the battle? Jonathan, by your dying I too am stricken, |
| 26 ܥܩܬ ܠܝ ܥܠܝܟ ܐܚܝ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܚܒܝܒ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܝ ܛܒ ܦܪܝܫܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܝ ܪܚܡܬܟ ܡܢ ܪܚܡܬܐ ܕܢܫ̈ܐ | 26 I am desolate for you, Jonathan my brother. Very dear you were to me, your love more wonderful tome than the love of a woman. |
| 27 ܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܦܠܘ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܒܕܘ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܩܪܒܐ | 27 How did the heroes fall and the weapons of war succumb! |
