Liber I Paralipomenon, 10

1. Philisthim autem pugnabant contra Israël fugeruntque viri Israël Palestinos et ceciderunt vulnerati in monte Gelbœ

1. Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down wounded in mount Gelboe.

2. cumque adpropinquassent Philisthei persequentes Saul et filios ejus percusserunt Jonathan et Abinadab et Melchisuæ filios Saul

2. And the Philistines drew near pursuing after Saul, and his sons, and they killed Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchisua the sons of Saul.

3. et adgravatum est prœlium contra Saul inveneruntque eum sagittarii et vulneraverunt jaculis

3. And the battle grew hard against Saul, and the archers reached him, and wounded him with arrows.

4. et dixit Saul ad armigerum suum evagina gladium tuum et interfice me ne forte veniant incircumcisi isti et inludant mihi noluit autem armiger ejus hoc facere timore perterritus arripuit igitur Saul ensem et inruit in eum

4. And Saul said to his armourbearer: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest these uncircumcised come, and mock me. But his armourbearer would not, for he was struck with fear: so Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.

5. quod cum vidisset armiger ejus videlicet mortuum esse Saul inruit etiam ipse in gladium suum et mortuus est

5. And when his armourbearer saw it, to wit, that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died.

6. interiit ergo Saul et tres filii ejus et omnis domus illius pariter concidit

6. So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house fell together.

7. quod cum vidissent viri Israël qui habitabant in campestribus fugerunt et Saul ac filiis ejus mortuis dereliquerunt urbes suas et huc illucque dispersi sunt veneruntque Philisthim et habitaverunt in eis

7. And when the men of Israel, that dwelt in the plains, saw this, they fled: and Saul and his sons being dead, they forsook their cities, and were scattered up and down: and the Philistines came, and dwelt in them.

8. die igitur altero detrahentes Philisthim spolia cæsorum invenerunt Saul et filios ejus jacentes in monte Gelbœ

8. And the next day the Philistines taking away the spoils of them that were slain, found Saul and his sons lying on mount Gelboe.

9. cumque spoliassent eum et amputassent caput armisque nudassent miserunt in terram suam ut circumferretur et ostenderetur idolorum templis et populis

9. And when they had stripped him, and cut off his head, and taken away his armour, they sent it into their land, to be carried about, and shewn in the temples of the idols and to the people.

10. arma autem ejus consecraverunt in fano dei sui et caput adfixerunt in templo Dagon

10. And his armour they dedicated in the temple of their god, and his head they fastened up in the temple of Dagon.

11. hoc cum audissent viri Jabesgalaad omnia scilicet quæ Philisthim fecerunt super Saul

11. And when the men of Jabes Galaad had heard this, to wit, all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

12. consurrexerunt singuli virorum fortium et tulerunt cadavera Saul et filiorum ejus adtuleruntque ea in Jabes et sepelierunt ossa eorum subter quercum quæ erat in Jabes et jejunaverunt septem diebus

12. All the valiant men of them arose, and took the bodies of Saul and of his sons, and brought them to Jabes, and buried their bones under the oak that was in Jabes, and they fasted seven days.

13. mortuus est ergo Saul propter iniquitates suas eo quod prævaricatus sit mandatum Domini quod præceperat et non custodierit illud sed insuper etiam pythonissam consuluerit

13. So Saul died for his iniquities, because he transgressed the commandment of the Lord, which he had commanded, and kept it not: and moreover consulted also a witch,

14. nec speraverit in Domino propter quod et interfecit eum et transtulit regnum ejus ad David filium Isai

14. And trusted not is the Lord: therefore he slew him, and transferred his kingdom to David the son of Isai.