| 1 ܘܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܡܬܟܬܫܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܡ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܥܪܩܘ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܢܦܠܘ ܩܛܝ̈ܠܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܓܠܒܘܥ | 1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. |
| 2 ܘܐܕܪܟܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܠܫܐܘܠ ܘܠܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܚܪܒܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܠܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܠܝܫܘܝ ܘܠܡܠܟܝܫܘܥ ܒܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܫܐܘܠ | 2 And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. |
| 3 ܘܥܫܢ ܩܪܒܐ ܥܠ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܐܫܟܚܘܗܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܩܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܘܡܢܝܢ ܛܒ ܠܡܫܕܐ ܒܩܫܬܐ ܘܟܕ ܚܙܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܫܐܘܠ ܕܚܠ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ | 3 The battle pressed hard upon Saul, and the archers found him; and he was wounded by the archers. |
| 4 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܫ̇ܩܠ ܡܐܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܫܡܘܛ ܚܪܒܟ ܘܕܩܘܪܝܢܝ ܒܗ̇ ܥܕܠܐ ܢܐܬܘܢ ܥܘܪ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܢܩܛܠܘܢܢܝ ܘܢܫܬܢܕܘܢ ܒܝ ܘܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܫ̇ܩܠ ܡܐܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܕܚܠ ܛܒ ܘܫܡܛ ܫܐܘܠ ܣܝܦܗ ܘܢܦܠ ܥܠܘܗܝ | 4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and make sport of me." But his armor-bearer would not; for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword, and fell upon it. |
| 5 ܘܚܙܐ ܫ̇ܩܠ ܡܐܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܡܝܬ ܠܗ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܢܦܠ ܐܦ ܗܘ ܥܠ ܣܝܦܗ ܘܡܝܬ ܥܡܗ | 5 And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword, and died. |
| 6 ܘܡܝܬ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܬܠܬܐ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܫ̇ܩܠ ܡܐܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܝܬܘ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܐܟܚܕܐ | 6 Thus Saul died; he and his three sons and all his house died together. |
| 7 ܘܚܙܘ ܟܠ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܥܒܪܐ ܕܦܩܥܬܐ ܘܕܐܝܬ ܒܥܒܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܕܥܪܩ ܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܕܐܬܩܛܠ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܫܒܩܘ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܥܪܩܘ ܘܐܬܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܥܡܪܘ ܒܗܝܢ | 7 And when all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. |
| 8 ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܝܘܡܐ ܐܬܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܠܡܚܠܨܘ ܩܛ̈ܝܠܐ ܘܐܫܟܚܘ ܠܫܐܘܠ ܘܠܬܠܬܐ ܒܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܩܛܝܠܝܢ ܘܪܡܝܢ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܓܠܒܘܥ | 8 On the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. |
| 9 ܘܫܩܠܘ ܪ̈ܫܝܗܘܢ ܘܫܠܚܘ ܡܐܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܫܕܪܘ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܠܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܠܡܕ̈ܝܢܬܐ ܘܠܟܪ̈ܟܐ ܠܡܣܒܪܘ ܒܝܬ ܦܬܟܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܒܥܡܗܘܢ | 9 And they stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines, to carry the good news to their idols and to the people. |
| 10 ܘܣܡܘ ܡܐܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܙܝܢܗܘܢ ܒܝܬ ܦܬܟܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܦܓܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܬܠܘ ܒܫܘܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܫܢ | 10 And they put his armor in the temple of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. |
| 11 ܘܫܡܥܘ ܝܬܒ̈ܝ ܝܒܝܫ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܠܫܐܘܠ | 11 But when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, |
| 12 ܘܩܡܘ ܟܠ ܓܒܪ ܡܪܐ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܟܘܠܗ ܠܠܝܐ ܘܢܣܒܘ ܦܓܪܗ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܘܦܓܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܫܢ ܘܐܝܬܝܘ ܠܝܒܝܫ ܘܐܘܩܕܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܬܡܢ ܘܢܣܒܘ ܓܪ̈ܡܝܗܘܢ ܛܡܪܘ ܬܚܝܬ ܒܛܡܬܐ ܕܒܝܒܝܫ ܘܨܡܘ ܫܒܥܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ | 12 all the valiant men arose, and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. |
| 13 ܘܡܝܬ ܫܐܘܠ ܥܠ ܕܟܕܒ ܟܕܒܘܬܐ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܘܡܕܡ ܕܦܩܕܗ ܠܐ ܢܛܪ ܘܐܦ ܫܐܠ ܒܙܟܘܪ̈ܐ | 13 So Saul died for his unfaithfulness; he was unfaithful to the LORD in that he did not keep the command of the LORD, and also consulted a medium, seeking guidance, |
| 14 ܘܒܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܗ ܠܐ ܫܐܠ ܘܐܬܝܗܒܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܒܪ ܐܝܫܝ | 14 and did not seek guidance from the LORD. Therefore the LORD slew him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse. |
