The Death of Saul
1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
Basi Wafilisti wakapigana na Israeli; nao watu wa Israeli wakakimbia mbele ya Wafilisti, wakaanguka wameuawa katika mlima wa Gilboa.
2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchi-shua, Saul's sons.
Wafilisti wakamfuatia sana Sauli na wanawe, Wafilisti wakawaua Yonathani, na Abinadabu, na Malkishua, wana wa Sauli.
3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
Tena vita vilikuwa vikali sana juu ya Sauli, na wapiga upinde wakampata; hata akafadhaika sana kwa sababu ya wapiga upinde.
4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
Ndipo Sauli akamwambia yule mchukua silaha zake, Futa upanga wako, unichome nao; wasije watu hawa wasiotahiriwa wakanichoma, na kunisimanga. Lakini huyo mchukua silaha zake akakataa; kwa sababu aliogopa sana. Basi Sauli akautwaa upanga wake, akauangukia.
5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
Na mchukua silaha zake alipoona ya kuwa Sauli amekufa, yeye naye akauangukia upanga wake, akafa pamoja naye.
6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
Hivyo Sauli akafa, na wanawe watatu, na mchukua silaha zake, na watu wake wote pamoja siku iyo hiyo.
7 And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
Kisha watu wa Israeli waliokuwa upande wa pili wa bonde lile, na ng'ambo ya Yordani, walipoona ya kuwa watu wa Israeli wamekimbia, na ya kuwa Sauli na wanawe wamekufa, wakaiacha miji yao, wakakimbia; nao Wafilisti wakaenda wakakaa humo.
8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
Hata ikawa, siku ya pili yake, Wafilisti walipokwenda kuwateka nyara waliouawa, walimwona Sauli na wanawe watatu wameanguka juu ya mlima wa Gilboa.
9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
Wakamkata kichwa, wakamvua silaha zake, wakapeleka wajumbe kwenda nchi ya Wafilisti pande zote, ili kutangaza habari nyumbani mwa sanamu zao, na kwa watu.
10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
Wakaziweka silaha zake nyumbani mwa Maashtorethi; wakakitundika kiwiliwili chake katika ukuta wa Beth-shani.
11 And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
Na wenyeji wa Yabesh-Gileadi waliposikia habari zake, jinsi hao Wafilisti walivyomtenda Sauli,
12 all the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
wakainuka mashujaa wote, wakaenda usiku kucha, wakautwaa mwili wake Sauli, na miili ya wanawe, na kuiondoa ukutani kwa Beth-shani nao wakaja Yabeshi, na kuiteketeza huko.
13 And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
Kisha wakaitwaa mifupa yao, na kuizika chini ya mkwaju huko Yabeshi, nao wakafunga siku saba.
