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א
וַיְהִי, אַחֲרֵי מוֹת שָׁאוּל, וְדָוִד שָׁב, מֵהַכּוֹת אֶת-הָעֲמָלֵק; וַיֵּשֶׁב דָּוִד בְּצִקְלָג, יָמִים שְׁנָיִם.
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And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;
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ב
וַיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי, וְהִנֵּה אִישׁ בָּא מִן-הַמַּחֲנֶה מֵעִם שָׁאוּל, וּבְגָדָיו קְרֻעִים, וַאֲדָמָה עַל-רֹאשׁוֹ; וַיְהִי בְּבֹאוֹ אֶל-דָּוִד, וַיִּפֹּל אַרְצָה וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ.
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it came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head; and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and prostrated himself.
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ג
וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ דָּוִד, אֵי מִזֶּה תָּבוֹא; וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו, מִמַּחֲנֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל נִמְלָטְתִּי.
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And David said unto him: 'From whence comest thou?' And he said unto him: 'Out of the camp of Yisrael am I escaped.'
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ד
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו דָּוִד מֶה-הָיָה הַדָּבָר, הַגֶּד-נָא לִי; וַיֹּאמֶר אֲשֶׁר-נָס הָעָם מִן-הַמִּלְחָמָה, וְגַם-הַרְבֵּה נָפַל מִן-הָעָם וַיָּמֻתוּ, וְגַם שָׁאוּל וִיהוֹנָתָן בְּנוֹ, מֵתוּ.
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And David said unto him: 'How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me.' And he answered: 'The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.'
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ה
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד, אֶל-הַנַּעַר הַמַּגִּיד לוֹ: אֵיךְ יָדַעְתָּ, כִּי-מֵת שָׁאוּל וִיהוֹנָתָן בְּנוֹ.
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And David said unto the young man that told him: 'How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?'
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ו
וַיֹּאמֶר הַנַּעַר הַמַּגִּיד לוֹ, נִקְרֹא נִקְרֵיתִי בְּהַר הַגִּלְבֹּעַ, וְהִנֵּה שָׁאוּל, נִשְׁעָן עַל-חֲנִיתוֹ; וְהִנֵּה הָרֶכֶב וּבַעֲלֵי הַפָּרָשִׁים, הִדְבִּקֻהוּ.
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And the young man that told him said: 'As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and the horsemen pressed hard upon him.
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ז
וַיִּפֶן אַחֲרָיו, וַיִּרְאֵנִי; וַיִּקְרָא אֵלַי, וָאֹמַר הִנֵּנִי.
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And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered: Here am I.
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ח
וַיֹּאמֶר לִי, מִי-אָתָּה; ויאמר (וָאֹמַר) אֵלָיו, עֲמָלֵקִי אָנֹכִי.
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And he said unto me: Who art thou? And I answered him: I am an Amalekite.
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ט
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי, עֲמָד-נָא עָלַי וּמֹתְתֵנִי--כִּי אֲחָזַנִי, הַשָּׁבָץ: כִּי-כָל-עוֹד נַפְשִׁי, בִּי.
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And he said unto me: Stand, I pray thee, beside me, and slay me, for the agony hath taken hold of me; because my life is just yet in me.
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י
וָאֶעֱמֹד עָלָיו, וַאֲמֹתְתֵהוּ--כִּי יָדַעְתִּי, כִּי לֹא יִחְיֶה אַחֲרֵי נִפְלוֹ; וָאֶקַּח הַנֵּזֶר אֲשֶׁר עַל-רֹאשׁוֹ, וְאֶצְעָדָה אֲשֶׁר עַל-זְרֹעוֹ, וָאֲבִיאֵם אֶל-אֲדֹנִי, הֵנָּה.
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So I stood beside him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen; and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.'
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יא
וַיַּחֲזֵק דָּוִד בִּבְגָדָו, וַיִּקְרָעֵם; וְגַם כָּל-הָאֲנָשִׁים, אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ.
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Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him.
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יב
וַיִּסְפְּדוּ, וַיִּבְכּוּ, וַיָּצֻמוּ, עַד-הָעָרֶב: עַל-שָׁאוּל וְעַל-יְהוֹנָתָן בְּנוֹ, וְעַל-עַם יְהוָה וְעַל-בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל--כִּי נָפְלוּ, בֶּחָרֶב. {פ}
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And they wailed, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of YAHOWAH, and for the house of Yisrael; because they were fallen by the sword.
{P}
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יג
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד, אֶל-הַנַּעַר הַמַּגִּיד לוֹ, אֵי מִזֶּה, אָתָּה; וַיֹּאמֶר, בֶּן-אִישׁ גֵּר עֲמָלֵקִי אָנֹכִי.
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And David said unto the young man that told him: 'Whence art thou?' And he answered: 'I am the son of an Amalekite stranger.'
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יד
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו, דָּוִד: אֵיךְ, לֹא יָרֵאתָ, לִשְׁלֹחַ יָדְךָ, לְשַׁחֵת אֶת-מְשִׁיחַ יְהוָה.
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And David said unto him: 'How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy YAHOWAH'S anointed?'
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טו
וַיִּקְרָא דָוִד, לְאַחַד מֵהַנְּעָרִים, וַיֹּאמֶר, גַּשׁ פְּגַע-בּוֹ; וַיַּכֵּהוּ, וַיָּמֹת.
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And David called one of the young men, and said: 'Go near, and fall upon him.' And he smote him that he died.
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טז
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו דָּוִד, דמיך (דָּמְךָ) עַל-רֹאשֶׁךָ: כִּי פִיךָ, עָנָה בְךָ לֵאמֹר, אָנֹכִי מֹתַתִּי, אֶת-מְשִׁיחַ יְהוָה. {פ}
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And David said unto him: 'Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying: I have slain YAHOWAH'S anointed.'
{P}
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יז
וַיְקֹנֵן דָּוִד, אֶת-הַקִּינָה הַזֹּאת, עַל-שָׁאוּל, וְעַל-יְהוֹנָתָן בְּנוֹ.
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And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son,
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יח
וַיֹּאמֶר, לְלַמֵּד בְּנֵי-יְהוּדָה קָשֶׁת, הִנֵּה כְתוּבָה, עַל-סֵפֶר הַיָּשָׁר.
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and said--To teach the sons of Judah the bow. Behold, it is written in the book of Jashar:
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יט
הַצְּבִי, יִשְׂרָאֵל, עַל-בָּמוֹתֶיךָ, חָלָל: אֵיךְ, נָפְלוּ גִבּוֹרִים.
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Thy beauty, O Yisrael, upon thy high places is slain! How are the mighty fallen!
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כ
אַל-תַּגִּידוּ בְגַת, אַל-תְּבַשְּׂרוּ בְּחוּצֹת אַשְׁקְלוֹן: פֶּן-תִּשְׂמַחְנָה בְּנוֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּים, פֶּן-תַּעֲלֹזְנָה בְּנוֹת הָעֲרֵלִים.
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Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
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כא
הָרֵי בַגִּלְבֹּעַ, אַל-טַל וְאַל-מָטָר עֲלֵיכֶם--וּשְׂדֵי תְרוּמֹת: כִּי שָׁם נִגְעַל, מָגֵן גִּבּוֹרִים--מָגֵן שָׁאוּל, בְּלִי מָשִׁיחַ בַּשָּׁמֶן.
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Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of choice fruits; for there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.
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כב
מִדַּם חֲלָלִים, מֵחֵלֶב גִּבּוֹרִים--קֶשֶׁת יְהוֹנָתָן, לֹא נָשׂוֹג אָחוֹר; וְחֶרֶב שָׁאוּל, לֹא תָשׁוּב רֵיקָם.
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From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.
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כג
שָׁאוּל וִיהוֹנָתָן, הַנֶּאֱהָבִים וְהַנְּעִימִם בְּחַיֵּיהֶם, וּבְמוֹתָם, לֹא נִפְרָדוּ; מִנְּשָׁרִים קַלּוּ, מֵאֲרָיוֹת גָּבֵרוּ.
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Saul and Jonathan, the lovely and the pleasant in their lives, even in their death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
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כד
בְּנוֹת, יִשְׂרָאֵל--אֶל-שָׁאוּל, בְּכֶינָה; הַמַּלְבִּשְׁכֶם שָׁנִי, עִם-עֲדָנִים, הַמַּעֲלֶה עֲדִי זָהָב, עַל לְבוּשְׁכֶן.
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Ye daughters of Yisrael, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
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כה
אֵיךְ נָפְלוּ גִבֹּרִים, בְּתוֹךְ הַמִּלְחָמָה--יְהוֹנָתָן, עַל-בָּמוֹתֶיךָ חָלָל.
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How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan upon thy high places is slain!
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כו
צַר-לִי עָלֶיךָ, אָחִי יְהוֹנָתָן--נָעַמְתָּ לִּי, מְאֹד; נִפְלְאַתָה אַהֲבָתְךָ לִי, מֵאַהֲבַת נָשִׁים.
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I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan; very pleasant hast thou been unto me; wonderful was thy love to me, passing the love of women.
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כז
אֵיךְ נָפְלוּ גִבּוֹרִים, וַיֹּאבְדוּ כְּלֵי מִלְחָמָה. {פ}
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How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
{P}
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