¹Factum est autem,Now it happened that,postquam mortuus est Saul,after Saul died,ut David reverteretur a cæde Amalec,David returned from the slaughter of Amalek,et maneret in Siceleg duos dies.and he remained for two days at Ziklag.

¹Factum est autem,Now it happened that,postquam mortuus est Saul,after Saul died,ut David reverteretur a cæde Amalec,David returned from the slaughter of Amalek,et maneret in Siceleg duos dies.and he remained for two days at Ziklag.

²In die autem tertia apparuit homo veniens de castris Saul veste conscissa, et pulvere conspersus caput: et ut venit ad David, cecidit super faciem suam, et adoravit.Then, on the third day, a man appeared, arriving from the camp of Saul, with his garments torn and dust sprinkled on his head. And when he came to David, he fell on his face, and he reverenced.

²In die autem tertia apparuit homo veniens de castris Saul veste conscissa, et pulvere conspersus caput: et ut venit ad David, cecidit super faciem suam, et adoravit.Then, on the third day, a man appeared, arriving from the camp of Saul, with his garments torn and dust sprinkled on his head. And when he came to David, he fell on his face, and he reverenced.

³Dixitque ad eum David:And David said to him,Unde venis?“Where have you come from?”Qui ait ad eum:And he said to him,De castris Israël fugi.“I have fled from the camp of Israel.”

³Dixitque ad eum David:And David said to him,Unde venis?“Where have you come from?”Qui ait ad eum:And he said to him,De castris Israël fugi.“I have fled from the camp of Israel.”

⁴Et dixit ad eum David:And David said to him:Quod est verbum quod factum est?“What is the word that has happened?indica mihi.Reveal it to me.”Qui ait:And he said:Fugit populus ex prælio,“The people have fled from the battle,et multi corruentes e populo mortui sunt:and many of the people have fallen and died.sed et Saul et Jonathas filius ejus interierunt.Moreover, Saul and his son Jonathan have passed away.”

⁴Et dixit ad eum David:And David said to him:Quod est verbum quod factum est?“What is the word that has happened?indica mihi.Reveal it to me.”Qui ait:And he said:Fugit populus ex prælio,“The people have fled from the battle,et multi corruentes e populo mortui sunt:and many of the people have fallen and died.sed et Saul et Jonathas filius ejus interierunt.Moreover, Saul and his son Jonathan have passed away.”

⁵Dixitque David ad adolescentem qui nuntiabat ei:And David said to the youth who was reporting to him,Unde scis quia mortuus est Saul,“How do you know that Saulet Jonathas filius ejus?and his son Jonathan have died?”

⁵Dixitque David ad adolescentem qui nuntiabat ei:And David said to the youth who was reporting to him,Unde scis quia mortuus est Saul,“How do you know that Saulet Jonathas filius ejus?and his son Jonathan have died?”

⁶Et ait adolescens qui nuntiabat ei:And the youth, who was reporting it to him,Casu veni in montem Gelboë,said: “I arrived by chance on mount Gilboa.et Saul incumbebat super hastam suam:And Saul was lying upon his spear.porro currus et equites appropinquabant ei,Then the chariots and horsemen drew near to him.

⁶Et ait adolescens qui nuntiabat ei:And the youth, who was reporting it to him,Casu veni in montem Gelboë,said: “I arrived by chance on mount Gilboa.et Saul incumbebat super hastam suam:And Saul was lying upon his spear.porro currus et equites appropinquabant ei,Then the chariots and horsemen drew near to him.

⁷et conversus post tergum suum,And turning behind his backvidensque me,and seeing me,vocavit.he called to me.Cui cum respondissem:And when I had responded,Adsum:“I am here,”

⁷et conversus post tergum suum,And turning behind his backvidensque me,and seeing me,vocavit.he called to me.Cui cum respondissem:And when I had responded,Adsum:“I am here,”

⁸dixit mihi:he said to me,Quisnam es tu?“Who are you?”Et aio ad eum:And I said to him,Amalecites ego sum.“I am an Amalekite.”

⁸dixit mihi:he said to me,Quisnam es tu?“Who are you?”Et aio ad eum:And I said to him,Amalecites ego sum.“I am an Amalekite.”

⁹Et locutus est mihi:And he said to me:Sta super me,“Stand over me,et interfice me:and kill me.quoniam tenent me angustiæ,For anguish has taken hold of me,et adhuc tota anima mea in me est.and still my whole life is in me.”

⁹Et locutus est mihi:And he said to me:Sta super me,“Stand over me,et interfice me:and kill me.quoniam tenent me angustiæ,For anguish has taken hold of me,et adhuc tota anima mea in me est.and still my whole life is in me.”

¹⁰Stansque super eum,And standing over him,occidi illum:I killed him.sciebam enim quod vivere non poterat post ruinam:For I knew that he was not able to live after the fall.et tuli diadema quod erat in capite ejus,And I took the diadem that was on his head,et armillam de brachio illius,and the bracelet from his arm,et attuli ad te dominum meum huc.and I have brought them here to you, my lord.”

¹⁰Stansque super eum,And standing over him,occidi illum:I killed him.sciebam enim quod vivere non poterat post ruinam:For I knew that he was not able to live after the fall.et tuli diadema quod erat in capite ejus,And I took the diadem that was on his head,et armillam de brachio illius,and the bracelet from his arm,et attuli ad te dominum meum huc.and I have brought them here to you, my lord.”

¹¹Apprehendens autem David, vestimenta sua scidit,Then David, taking hold of his garments,omnesque viri qui erant cum eo,tore them, with all the men who were with him.

¹¹Apprehendens autem David, vestimenta sua scidit,Then David, taking hold of his garments,omnesque viri qui erant cum eo,tore them, with all the men who were with him.

¹²et planxerunt, et fleverunt,And they mourned, and wept,et jejunaverunt usque ad vesperam super Saul,and fasted until evening, over Saul and over his son Jonathan,et super Jonathan filium ejus, et super populum Domini,and over the people of the Lord and over the house of Israel,et super domum Israël, eo quod corruissent gladio.because they had fallen by the sword.

¹²et planxerunt, et fleverunt,And they mourned, and wept,et jejunaverunt usque ad vesperam super Saul,and fasted until evening, over Saul and over his son Jonathan,et super Jonathan filium ejus, et super populum Domini,and over the people of the Lord and over the house of Israel,et super domum Israël, eo quod corruissent gladio.because they had fallen by the sword.

¹³Dixitque David ad juvenem qui nuntiaverat ei:And David said to the youth who had reported it to him,Unde es tu?“Where are you from?”Qui respondit:And he responded,Filius hominis advenæ Amalecitæ ego sum.“I am the son of a man who is a new arrival from the Amalekites.”

¹³Dixitque David ad juvenem qui nuntiaverat ei:And David said to the youth who had reported it to him,Unde es tu?“Where are you from?”Qui respondit:And he responded,Filius hominis advenæ Amalecitæ ego sum.“I am the son of a man who is a new arrival from the Amalekites.”

¹⁴Et ait ad eum David:And David said to him,Quare non timuisti mittere manum tuam ut occideres christum Domini?“Why were you not afraid to put forth your hand, so that you would kill the Christ of the Lord?”

¹⁴Et ait ad eum David:And David said to him,Quare non timuisti mittere manum tuam ut occideres christum Domini?“Why were you not afraid to put forth your hand, so that you would kill the Christ of the Lord?”

¹⁵Vocansque David unum de pueris suis,And calling one of his servants,ait:David said,Accedens irrue in eum.“Draw nearQui percussit illum,and rush against him” And he struck him,et mortuus est.and he died.

¹⁵Vocansque David unum de pueris suis,And calling one of his servants,ait:David said,Accedens irrue in eum.“Draw nearQui percussit illum,and rush against him” And he struck him,et mortuus est.and he died.

¹⁶Et ait ad eum David:And David said to him:Sanguis tuus super caput tuum:“Your blood is upon your own head.os enim tuum locutum est adversum te,For your own mouth has spoken against you,dicens:saying:Ego interfeci christum Domini.‘I have killed the Christ of the Lord.’”

¹⁶Et ait ad eum David:And David said to him:Sanguis tuus super caput tuum:“Your blood is upon your own head.os enim tuum locutum est adversum te,For your own mouth has spoken against you,dicens:saying:Ego interfeci christum Domini.‘I have killed the Christ of the Lord.’”

¹⁷Planxit autem David planctum hujuscemodi super Saul,Then David mourned a lamentation over Saul and over his son Jonathan,et super Jonathan filium ejusin this way.

¹⁷Planxit autem David planctum hujuscemodi super Saul,Then David mourned a lamentation over Saul and over his son Jonathan,et super Jonathan filium ejusin this way.

¹⁸(et præcepit ut docerent filios Juda arcum,(And he instructed that they should teach the sons of Judah the bow,sicut scriptum est in libro justorum),just as it is written in the Book of the Just.)et ait:And he said:Considera,“Consider,Israël,O Israel,pro his qui mortui sunt,on behalf of those who are dead,super excelsa tua vulnerati.wounded upon your heights:

¹⁸(et præcepit ut docerent filios Juda arcum,(And he instructed that they should teach the sons of Judah the bow,sicut scriptum est in libro justorum),just as it is written in the Book of the Just.)et ait:And he said:Considera,“Consider,Israël,O Israel,pro his qui mortui sunt,on behalf of those who are dead,super excelsa tua vulnerati.wounded upon your heights:

¹⁹Inclyti Israël super montes tuos interfecti sunt:The illustrious of Israel have been killed upon your mountains.quomodo ceciderunt fortes?How could the valiant have fallen?

¹⁹Inclyti Israël super montes tuos interfecti sunt:The illustrious of Israel have been killed upon your mountains.quomodo ceciderunt fortes?How could the valiant have fallen?

²⁰Nolite annuntiare in Geth,Do not choose to announce it in Gath,neque annuntietis in compitis Ascalonis:and do not announce it in the crossroads of Ashkelon. Otherwise,ne forte lætentur filiæ Philisthiim;the daughters of the Philistines may rejoice; otherwise,ne exultent filiæ incircumcisorum.the daughters of the uncircumcised may exult.

²⁰Nolite annuntiare in Geth,Do not choose to announce it in Gath,neque annuntietis in compitis Ascalonis:and do not announce it in the crossroads of Ashkelon. Otherwise,ne forte lætentur filiæ Philisthiim;the daughters of the Philistines may rejoice; otherwise,ne exultent filiæ incircumcisorum.the daughters of the uncircumcised may exult.

²¹Montes Gelboë,O mountains of Gilboa,nec ros,let neither dew,nec pluvia veniant super vos, neque sint agri primitiarum:nor rain fall over you, and may these not be the fields of the first-fruits.quia ibi abjectus est clypeus fortium:For in that place, the shield of the valiant was cast away,clypeus Saul,the shield of Saul,quasi non esset unctus oleo.as if he had not been anointed with oil.

²¹Montes Gelboë,O mountains of Gilboa,nec ros,let neither dew,nec pluvia veniant super vos, neque sint agri primitiarum:nor rain fall over you, and may these not be the fields of the first-fruits.quia ibi abjectus est clypeus fortium:For in that place, the shield of the valiant was cast away,clypeus Saul,the shield of Saul,quasi non esset unctus oleo.as if he had not been anointed with oil.

²²A sanguine interfectorum,From the blood of the slain,ab adipe fortium,from the fat of the strong,sagitta Jonathæ numquam rediit retrorsum,the arrow of Jonathan never turned back,et gladius Saul non est reversus inanis.and the sword of Saul did not return empty.

²²A sanguine interfectorum,From the blood of the slain,ab adipe fortium,from the fat of the strong,sagitta Jonathæ numquam rediit retrorsum,the arrow of Jonathan never turned back,et gladius Saul non est reversus inanis.and the sword of Saul did not return empty.

²³SaulSaul and Jonathan,et Jonathas amabiles,worthy to be loved,et decori in vita sua,and stately in their life:in morte quoque non sunt divisi:even in death they were not divided.aquilis velociores,They were swifter than eagles,leonibus fortiores.stronger than lions.

²³SaulSaul and Jonathan,et Jonathas amabiles,worthy to be loved,et decori in vita sua,and stately in their life:in morte quoque non sunt divisi:even in death they were not divided.aquilis velociores,They were swifter than eagles,leonibus fortiores.stronger than lions.

²⁴Filiæ Israël,O daughters of Israel,super Saul flete,weep over Saul,qui vestiebat vos coccino in deliciis,who clothed you with scarlet finery,qui præbebat ornamenta aurea cultui vestro.who offered ornaments of gold for your adornment.

²⁴Filiæ Israël,O daughters of Israel,super Saul flete,weep over Saul,qui vestiebat vos coccino in deliciis,who clothed you with scarlet finery,qui præbebat ornamenta aurea cultui vestro.who offered ornaments of gold for your adornment.

²⁵Quomodo ceciderunt fortes in prælio?How could the valiant have fallen in battle?Jonathas in excelsis tuis occisus est?How could Jonathan have been slain on the heights?

²⁵Quomodo ceciderunt fortes in prælio?How could the valiant have fallen in battle?Jonathas in excelsis tuis occisus est?How could Jonathan have been slain on the heights?

²⁶Doleo super te,I grieve over you,frater mi Jonatha,my brother Jonathan:decore nimis,exceedingly stately,et amabilis super amorem mulierum.and worthy to be loved above the love of women.Sicut mater unicum amat filium suum,As a mother loves her only son,ita ego te diligebam.so also did I love you.

²⁶Doleo super te,I grieve over you,frater mi Jonatha,my brother Jonathan:decore nimis,exceedingly stately,et amabilis super amorem mulierum.and worthy to be loved above the love of women.Sicut mater unicum amat filium suum,As a mother loves her only son,ita ego te diligebam.so also did I love you.

²⁷Quomodo ceciderunt robusti,How could the robust have fallen,et perierunt arma bellica?and the weapons of war have perished?”

²⁷Quomodo ceciderunt robusti,How could the robust have fallen,et perierunt arma bellica?and the weapons of war have perished?”