¹Philisthiim autem pugnabant contra Israël,Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel,fugeruntque viri Israël Palæsthinos,and the men of Israel fled from the Philistines,et ceciderunt vulnerati in monte Gelboë.and they fell down wounded on mount Gilboa.

¹Philisthiim autem pugnabant contra Israël,Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel,fugeruntque viri Israël Palæsthinos,and the men of Israel fled from the Philistines,et ceciderunt vulnerati in monte Gelboë.and they fell down wounded on mount Gilboa.

²Cumque appropinquassent Philisthæi,And when the Philistines had drawn near,persequentes Saulpursuing Saul and his sons,et filios ejus,they struck down Jonathan,percusserunt Jonathan,and Abinadab,et Abinadab,and Malchishua,et Melchisua filios Saul.the sons of Saul.

²Cumque appropinquassent Philisthæi,And when the Philistines had drawn near,persequentes Saulpursuing Saul and his sons,et filios ejus,they struck down Jonathan,percusserunt Jonathan,and Abinadab,et Abinadab,and Malchishua,et Melchisua filios Saul.the sons of Saul.

³Et aggravatum est prælium contra Saul,And the battle grew heavy against Saul.inveneruntque eum sagittarii,And the archers found him,et vulneraverunt jaculis.and they wounded him with arrows.

³Et aggravatum est prælium contra Saul,And the battle grew heavy against Saul.inveneruntque eum sagittarii,And the archers found him,et vulneraverunt jaculis.and they wounded him with arrows.

⁴Et dixit Saul ad armigerum suum:And Saul said to his armor bearer:Evagina gladium tuum,“Unsheathe your sword and kill me.et interfice me,Otherwise,ne forte veniant incircumcisi isti,these uncircumcised men may arrive and mock me.”et illudant mihi.But his armor bearer was not willing,Noluit autem armiger ejus hoc facere,having been struck with fear.timore perterritus:And so,arripuit ergo Saul ensem,Saul took hold of his sword,et irruit in eum.and he fell upon it.

⁴Et dixit Saul ad armigerum suum:And Saul said to his armor bearer:Evagina gladium tuum,“Unsheathe your sword and kill me.et interfice me,Otherwise,ne forte veniant incircumcisi isti,these uncircumcised men may arrive and mock me.”et illudant mihi.But his armor bearer was not willing,Noluit autem armiger ejus hoc facere,having been struck with fear.timore perterritus:And so,arripuit ergo Saul ensem,Saul took hold of his sword,et irruit in eum.and he fell upon it.

⁵Quod cum vidisset armiger ejus,And when his armor bearer had seen this,videlicet mortuum esse Saul,specifically, that Saul was dead,irruit etiam ipse in gladium suum,he now fell on his sword also,et mortuus est.and he died.

⁵Quod cum vidisset armiger ejus,And when his armor bearer had seen this,videlicet mortuum esse Saul,specifically, that Saul was dead,irruit etiam ipse in gladium suum,he now fell on his sword also,et mortuus est.and he died.

⁶Interiit ergo Saul:Therefore, Saul died,et tres filii ejus,and his three sons passed away,et omnis domus illius pariter concidit.and his entire house fell, together.

⁶Interiit ergo Saul:Therefore, Saul died,et tres filii ejus,and his three sons passed away,et omnis domus illius pariter concidit.and his entire house fell, together.

⁷Quod cum vidissent viri Israël qui habitabant in campestribus,And when the men of Israel who were living in the plains had seen this,fugerunt:they fled.et Saul ac filiis ejus mortuis,And since Saul and his sons were dead,dereliquerunt urbes suas, et huc illucque dispersi sunt:they abandoned their cities and were dispersed, here and there.veneruntque Philisthiim, et habitaverunt in eis.And the Philistines arrived and lived among them.

⁷Quod cum vidissent viri Israël qui habitabant in campestribus,And when the men of Israel who were living in the plains had seen this,fugerunt:they fled.et Saul ac filiis ejus mortuis,And since Saul and his sons were dead,dereliquerunt urbes suas, et huc illucque dispersi sunt:they abandoned their cities and were dispersed, here and there.veneruntque Philisthiim, et habitaverunt in eis.And the Philistines arrived and lived among them.

⁸Die igitur altero detrahentes Philisthiim spolia cæsorum,Then, on the next day, when the Philistines were taking away the spoils of the slain,invenerunt Saul et filios ejus jacentes in monte Gelboë.they found Saul and his sons, lying on mount Gilboa.

⁸Die igitur altero detrahentes Philisthiim spolia cæsorum,Then, on the next day, when the Philistines were taking away the spoils of the slain,invenerunt Saul et filios ejus jacentes in monte Gelboë.they found Saul and his sons, lying on mount Gilboa.

⁹Cumque spoliassent eum,And when they had despoiled him,et amputassent caput,and had cut off his head,armisque nudassent,and had stripped his armor,miserunt in terram suam,they sent these things into their land,ut circumferretur,so that they would be carried aroundet ostenderetur idolorum templis,and displayed in the temples of the idolset populis:and to the people.

⁹Cumque spoliassent eum,And when they had despoiled him,et amputassent caput,and had cut off his head,armisque nudassent,and had stripped his armor,miserunt in terram suam,they sent these things into their land,ut circumferretur,so that they would be carried aroundet ostenderetur idolorum templis,and displayed in the temples of the idolset populis:and to the people.

¹⁰arma autem ejus consecraverunt in fano dei sui,But his armor they consecrated in the shrine of their god,et caput affixerunt in templo Dagon.and his head they affixed in the temple of Dagon.

¹⁰arma autem ejus consecraverunt in fano dei sui,But his armor they consecrated in the shrine of their god,et caput affixerunt in templo Dagon.and his head they affixed in the temple of Dagon.

¹¹Hoc cum audissent viri Jabes Galaad,When the men of Jabesh Gilead had heard this,omnia scilicet quæ Philisthiim fecerant super Saul,specifically, all that the Philistines had done concerning Saul,

¹¹Hoc cum audissent viri Jabes Galaad,When the men of Jabesh Gilead had heard this,omnia scilicet quæ Philisthiim fecerant super Saul,specifically, all that the Philistines had done concerning Saul,

¹²consurrexerunt singuli virorum fortium,each one of the valiant men rose up,et tulerunt cadavera Saul et filiorum ejus:and they took the bodies of Saulattuleruntque ea in Jabes,and of his sons.et sepelierunt ossa eorum subter quercum,And they brought them to Jabesh.quæ erat in Jabes,And they buried their bones under the oak that was in Jabesh.et jejunaverunt septem diebus.And they fasted for seven days.

¹²consurrexerunt singuli virorum fortium,each one of the valiant men rose up,et tulerunt cadavera Saul et filiorum ejus:and they took the bodies of Saulattuleruntque ea in Jabes,and of his sons.et sepelierunt ossa eorum subter quercum,And they brought them to Jabesh.quæ erat in Jabes,And they buried their bones under the oak that was in Jabesh.et jejunaverunt septem diebus.And they fasted for seven days.

¹³Mortuus est ergo Saul propter iniquitates suas, eo quod prævaricatus sit mandatum Domini quod præceperat,Thus did Saul die for his iniquities, because he betrayed the commandment of the Lord which he had instructed,et non custodierit illud:and did not keep it.sed insuper etiam pythonissam consuluerit,And moreover, he even consulted a woman diviner;

¹³Mortuus est ergo Saul propter iniquitates suas, eo quod prævaricatus sit mandatum Domini quod præceperat,Thus did Saul die for his iniquities, because he betrayed the commandment of the Lord which he had instructed,et non custodierit illud:and did not keep it.sed insuper etiam pythonissam consuluerit,And moreover, he even consulted a woman diviner;

¹⁴nec speraverit in Domino:for he did not trust in the Lord.propter quod interfecit eum,Because of this, he caused his death,et transtulit regnum ejus ad David filium Isai.and he transferred his kingdom to David, the son of Jesse.

¹⁴nec speraverit in Domino:for he did not trust in the Lord.propter quod interfecit eum,Because of this, he caused his death,et transtulit regnum ejus ad David filium Isai.and he transferred his kingdom to David, the son of Jesse.