¹Philisthiim autem pugnabant adversum Israël:Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel.et fugerunt viri Israël ante faciem Philisthiim,And the men of Israel fled before the face of the Philistines,et ceciderunt interfecti in monte Gelboë.and they fell down slain on mount Gilboa.

¹Philisthiim autem pugnabant adversum Israël:Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel.et fugerunt viri Israël ante faciem Philisthiim,And the men of Israel fled before the face of the Philistines,et ceciderunt interfecti in monte Gelboë.and they fell down slain on mount Gilboa.

²Irrueruntque Philisthiim in Saul et in filios ejus,And the Philistines rushed upon Saul, and upon his sons,et percusserunt Jonathan,and they struck down Jonathan,et Abinadab,and Abinadab,et Melchisua filios Saul:and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

²Irrueruntque Philisthiim in Saul et in filios ejus,And the Philistines rushed upon Saul, and upon his sons,et percusserunt Jonathan,and they struck down Jonathan,et Abinadab,and Abinadab,et Melchisua filios Saul:and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

³totumque pondus prælii versum est in Saul,And the entire weight of the battle was turned against Saul.et consecuti sunt eum viri sagittarii,And the men who were archers pursued him.et vulneratus est vehementer a sagittariis.And he was severely wounded by the archers.

³totumque pondus prælii versum est in Saul,And the entire weight of the battle was turned against Saul.et consecuti sunt eum viri sagittarii,And the men who were archers pursued him.et vulneratus est vehementer a sagittariis.And he was severely wounded by the archers.

⁴Dixitque Saul ad armigerum suum:Then Saul said to his armor bearer,Evagina gladium tuum, et percute me:“Draw your sword and strike me,ne forte veniant incircumcisi isti, et interficiant me,otherwise these uncircumcised may come and kill me, mocking me.”illudentes mihi. Et noluit armiger ejus:And his armor bearer was not willing.fuerat enim nimio terrore perterritus.For he had been struck with an exceedingly great fear.Arripuit itaque Saul gladium,And so, Saul took his own sword,et irruit super eum.and he fell upon it.

⁴Dixitque Saul ad armigerum suum:Then Saul said to his armor bearer,Evagina gladium tuum, et percute me:“Draw your sword and strike me,ne forte veniant incircumcisi isti, et interficiant me,otherwise these uncircumcised may come and kill me, mocking me.”illudentes mihi. Et noluit armiger ejus:And his armor bearer was not willing.fuerat enim nimio terrore perterritus.For he had been struck with an exceedingly great fear.Arripuit itaque Saul gladium,And so, Saul took his own sword,et irruit super eum.and he fell upon it.

⁵Quod cum vidisset armiger ejus,And when his armor bearer had seen this,videlicet quod mortuus esset Saul,namely, that Saul had died,irruit etiam ipse super gladium suum,he too fell upon his sword,et mortuus est cum eo.and he died with him.

⁵Quod cum vidisset armiger ejus,And when his armor bearer had seen this,videlicet quod mortuus esset Saul,namely, that Saul had died,irruit etiam ipse super gladium suum,he too fell upon his sword,et mortuus est cum eo.and he died with him.

⁶Mortuus est ergo Saul,Therefore, Saul died,et tres filii ejus,and his three sons,et armiger illius,and his armor bearer,et universi viri ejus in die illa pariter.and all his men, on the same day together.

⁶Mortuus est ergo Saul,Therefore, Saul died,et tres filii ejus,and his three sons,et armiger illius,and his armor bearer,et universi viri ejus in die illa pariter.and all his men, on the same day together.

⁷Videntes autem viri Israël qui erant trans vallem et trans Jordanem,Then, seeing that the men of the Israelites had fled,quod fugissent viri Israëlitæ,and that Saul had died with his sons,et quod mortuus esset Saul et filii ejus, reliquerunt civitates suas,the men of Israel who were across the valley or beyond the Jordan abandoned their cities,et fugerunt:and they fled.veneruntque Philisthiim, et habitaverunt ibi.And the Philistines went and lived there.

⁷Videntes autem viri Israël qui erant trans vallem et trans Jordanem,Then, seeing that the men of the Israelites had fled,quod fugissent viri Israëlitæ,and that Saul had died with his sons,et quod mortuus esset Saul et filii ejus, reliquerunt civitates suas,the men of Israel who were across the valley or beyond the Jordan abandoned their cities,et fugerunt:and they fled.veneruntque Philisthiim, et habitaverunt ibi.And the Philistines went and lived there.

⁸Facta autem die altera,Then, when the next day arrived,venerunt Philisthiim ut spoliarent interfectos,the Philistines came, so that they might despoil the slain.et invenerunt Saul et tres filios ejus jacentes in monte Gelboë.And they found Saul and his three sons lying on mount Gilboa.

⁸Facta autem die altera,Then, when the next day arrived,venerunt Philisthiim ut spoliarent interfectos,the Philistines came, so that they might despoil the slain.et invenerunt Saul et tres filios ejus jacentes in monte Gelboë.And they found Saul and his three sons lying on mount Gilboa.

⁹Et præciderunt caput Saul,And they cut off the head of Saul.et spoliaverunt eum armis:And they despoiled him of the armor,et miserunt in terram Philisthinorum per circuitum,and they sent it into the land of the Philistines all around,ut annuntiaretur in templo idolorum,so that it might be announced in the temples of the idolset in populis.and among their people.

⁹Et præciderunt caput Saul,And they cut off the head of Saul.et spoliaverunt eum armis:And they despoiled him of the armor,et miserunt in terram Philisthinorum per circuitum,and they sent it into the land of the Philistines all around,ut annuntiaretur in templo idolorum,so that it might be announced in the temples of the idolset in populis.and among their people.

¹⁰Et posuerunt arma ejus in templo Astaroth,And they placed his armor in the temple of Ashtaroth.corpus vero ejus suspenderunt in muro Bethsan.But his body they suspended on the wall of Bethshan.

¹⁰Et posuerunt arma ejus in templo Astaroth,And they placed his armor in the temple of Ashtaroth.corpus vero ejus suspenderunt in muro Bethsan.But his body they suspended on the wall of Bethshan.

¹¹Quod cum audissent habitatores Jabes Galaad, quæcumque fecerant Philisthiim Saul,And when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead had heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

¹¹Quod cum audissent habitatores Jabes Galaad, quæcumque fecerant Philisthiim Saul,And when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead had heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

¹²surrexerunt omnes viri fortissimi,all the most valiant men rose up,et ambulaverunt tota nocte,and they walked all night,et tulerunt cadaver Saul, et cadavera filiorum ejus, de muro Bethsan:and they took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan.veneruntque Jabes Galaad,And they went to Jabesh Gilead,et combusserunt ea ibi:and they burned them there.

¹²surrexerunt omnes viri fortissimi,all the most valiant men rose up,et ambulaverunt tota nocte,and they walked all night,et tulerunt cadaver Saul, et cadavera filiorum ejus, de muro Bethsan:and they took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan.veneruntque Jabes Galaad,And they went to Jabesh Gilead,et combusserunt ea ibi:and they burned them there.

¹³et tulerunt ossa eorum,And they took their bones,et sepelierunt in nemore Jabes,and they buried them in the forest of Jabesh.et jejunaverunt septem diebus.And they fasted for seven days.

¹³et tulerunt ossa eorum,And they took their bones,et sepelierunt in nemore Jabes,and they buried them in the forest of Jabesh.et jejunaverunt septem diebus.And they fasted for seven days.