The Second Book of Samuel, Chapter 1שמואל ב 1

וַיְהִ֗י אַֽחֲרֵי֙ מ֣וֹת שָׁא֔וּל וְדָוִ֣ד שָׁ֔ב מֵהַכּ֖וֹת אֶת הָעֲמָלֵ֑ק וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב דָּוִ֛ד בְּצִקְלָ֖ג יָמִ֥ים שְׁנָֽיִם

Now 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;

וַיְהִ֣י בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י וְהִנֵּה֩ אִ֨ישׁ בָּ֤א מִן הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ מֵעִ֣ם שָׁא֔וּל וּבְגָדָ֣יו קְרֻעִ֔ים וַאֲדָמָ֖ה עַל רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַיְהִי֙ בְּבֹא֣וֹ אֶל דָּוִ֔ד וַיִּפֹּ֥ל אַ֖רְצָה וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ

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 it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ דָּוִ֔ד אֵ֥י מִזֶּ֖ה תָּב֑וֹא וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו מִמַּחֲנֵ֥ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נִמְלָֽטְתִּי

And David said to him, From whence comest you? And he said to him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֥יו דָּוִ֛ד מֶה הָיָ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖ר הַגֶּד נָ֣א לִ֑י וַ֠יֹּאמֶר אֲשֶׁר נָ֨ס הָעָ֜ם מִן הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה וְגַם הַרְבֵּ֞ה נָפַ֤ל מִן הָעָם֙ וַיָּמֻ֔תוּ וְגַ֗ם שָׁא֛וּל וִיהוֹנָתָ֥ן בְּנ֖וֹ מֵֽתוּ

And David said to him, How went the matter? I pray you, tell me. And he answered, That 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.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד אֶל הַנַּ֖עַר הַמַּגִּ֣יד ל֑וֹ אֵ֣יךְ יָדַ֔עְתָּ כִּי מֵ֥ת שָׁא֖וּל וִיהֽוֹנָתָ֥ן בְּנֽוֹ

And David said to the young man that told him, How knowest you that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?

וַיֹּ֜אמֶר הַנַּ֣עַר הַמַּגִּ֣יד ל֗וֹ נִקְרֹ֤א נִקְרֵ֨יתִי֙ בְּהַ֣ר הַגִּלְבֹּ֔עַ וְהִנֵּ֥ה שָׁא֖וּל נִשְׁעָ֣ן עַל חֲנִית֑וֹ וְהִנֵּ֥ה הָרֶ֛כֶב וּבַעֲלֵ֥י הַפָּרָשִׁ֖ים הִדְבִּקֻֽהוּ

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 horsemen followed hard after him.

וַיִּ֥פֶן אַחֲרָ֖יו וַיִּרְאֵ֑נִי וַיִּקְרָ֣א אֵלָ֔י וָאֹמַ֖ר הִנֵּֽנִי

And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, Here I.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֖י מִי אָ֑תָּה ויאמר וָאֹמַ֣ר אֵלָ֔יו עֲמָלֵקִ֖י אָנֹֽכִי

And he said to me, Who you? And I answered him, I an Amalekite.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י עֲמָד נָ֤א עָלַי֙ וּמֹ֣תְתֵ֔נִי כִּ֥י אֲחָזַ֖נִי הַשָּׁבָ֑ץ כִּֽי כָל ע֥וֹד נַפְשִׁ֖י בִּֽי

He said to me again, Stand, I pray you, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life yet whole in me.

וָאֶעֱמֹ֤ד עָלָיו֙ וַאֲמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּ כִּ֣י יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֛י לֹ֥א יִֽחְיֶ֖ה אַחֲרֵ֣י נִפְל֑וֹ וָאֶקַּ֞ח הַנֵּ֣זֶר אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל רֹאשׁ֗וֹ וְאֶצְעָדָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל זְרֹע֔וֹ וָאֲבִיאֵ֥ם אֶל אֲדֹנִ֖י הֵֽנָּה

So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that upon his head, and the bracelet that on his arm, and have brought them hither to my lord.

וַיַּחֲזֵ֥ק דָּוִ֛ד בבגדו בִּבְגָדָ֖יו וַיִּקְרָעֵ֑ם וְגַ֥ם כָּל הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּֽוֹ

Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that with him:

וַֽיִּסְפְּדוּ֙ וַיִּבְכּ֔וּ וַיָּצֻ֖מוּ עַד הָעָ֑רֶב עַל שָׁא֞וּל וְעַל יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנ֗וֹ וְעַל עַ֤ם יְהוָה֙ וְעַל בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֥י נָפְל֖וּ בֶּחָֽרֶב

And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of YHWH, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד אֶל הַנַּ֨עַר֙ הַמַּגִּ֣יד ל֔וֹ אֵ֥י מִזֶּ֖ה אָ֑תָּה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בֶּן אִ֛ישׁ גֵּ֥ר עֲמָלֵקִ֖י אָנֹֽכִי

And David said to the young man that told him, Whence you? And he answered, I the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו דָּוִ֑ד אֵ֚יךְ לֹ֣א יָרֵ֔אתָ לִשְׁלֹ֨חַ֙ יָֽדְךָ֔ לְשַׁחֵ֖ת אֶת מְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָֽה

And David said to him, How wast you not afraid to stretch forth your hand to destroy YHWH's anointed?

וַיִּקְרָ֣א דָוִ֗ד לְאַחַד֙ מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔ים וַיֹּ֖אמֶר גַּ֣שׁ פְּגַע בּ֑וֹ וַיַּכֵּ֖הוּ וַיָּמֹֽת

And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ דָּוִ֔ד דמיך דָּמְךָ֖ עַל רֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ כִּ֣י פִ֗יךָ עָנָ֤ה בְךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אָנֹכִ֥י מֹתַ֖תִּי אֶת מְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָֽה

And David said to him, Your blood upon your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I have slain YHWH's anointed.

וַיְקֹנֵ֣ן דָּוִ֔ד אֶת הַקִּינָ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את עַל שָׁא֖וּל וְעַל יְהוֹנָתָ֥ן בְּנֽוֹ

And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לְלַמֵּ֥ד בְּנֵֽי יְהוּדָ֖ה קָ֑שֶׁת הִנֵּ֥ה כְתוּבָ֖ה עַל סֵ֥פֶר הַיָּשָֽׁר

(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the bow: behold, written in the book of Jasher.)

הַצְּבִי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַל בָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָ חָלָ֑ל אֵ֖יךְ נָפְל֥וּ גִבּוֹרִֽים

The beauty of Israel is slain upon your high places: how are the mighty fallen!

אַל תַּגִּ֣ידוּ בְגַ֔ת אַֽל תְּבַשְּׂר֖וּ בְּחוּצֹ֣ת אַשְׁקְל֑וֹן פֶּן תִּשְׂמַ֨חְנָה֙ בְּנ֣וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים פֶּֽן תַּעֲלֹ֖זְנָה בְּנ֥וֹת הָעֲרֵלִֽים

Tell not in Gath, publish not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

הָרֵ֣י בַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַ אַל טַ֧ל וְאַל מָטָ֛ר עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם וּשְׂדֵ֣י תְרוּמֹ֑ת כִּ֣י שָׁ֤ם נִגְעַל֙ מָגֵ֣ן גִּבּוֹרִ֔ים מָגֵ֣ן שָׁא֔וּל בְּלִ֖י מָשִׁ֥יחַ בַּשָּֽׁמֶן

You mountains of Gilboa, no dew, neither rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

מִדַּ֣ם חֲלָלִ֗ים מֵחֵ֨לֶב֙ גִּבּוֹרִ֔ים קֶ֚שֶׁת יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן לֹ֥א נָשׂ֖וֹג אָח֑וֹר וְחֶ֣רֶב שָׁא֔וּל לֹ֥א תָשׁ֖וּב רֵיקָֽם

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.

שָׁא֣וּל וִיהוֹנָתָ֗ן הַנֶּאֱהָבִ֤ים וְהַנְּעִימִם֙ בְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔ם וּבְמוֹתָ֖ם לֹ֣א נִפְרָ֑דוּ מִנְּשָׁרִ֣ים קַ֔לּוּ מֵאֲרָי֖וֹת גָּבֵֽרוּ

Saul and Jonathan lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

בְּנוֹת֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶל שָׁא֖וּל בְּכֶ֑ינָה הַמַּלְבִּֽשְׁכֶ֤ם שָׁנִי֙ עִם עֲדָנִ֔ים הַֽמַּעֲלֶה֙ עֲדִ֣י זָהָ֔ב עַ֖ל לְבוּשְׁכֶֽן

You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

אֵ֚יךְ נָפְל֣וּ גִבֹּרִ֔ים בְּת֖וֹךְ הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן עַל בָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָ חָלָֽל

How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, slain in your high places.

צַר לִ֣י עָלֶ֗יךָ אָחִי֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן נָעַ֥מְתָּ לִּ֖י מְאֹ֑ד נִפְלְאַ֤תָה אַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙ לִ֔י מֵאַהֲבַ֖ת נָשִֽׁים

I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant have you been to me: your love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

אֵ֚יךְ נָפְל֣וּ גִבּוֹרִ֔ים וַיֹּאבְד֖וּ כְּלֵ֥י מִלְחָמָֽה

How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!