1 It happened achar (other) the mawath (death) of Shaawal (Sheol / afterlife), when Dawad (David) was shawab (turn) from the nakah (slaughter) of the Imalaq (Amalekites), and Dawad (David) had stayed shanayam (two) yamayam (days) in Tzaqalag (Ziklag);
2 It happened on the shalayashay (third) yawam (day), that behold, a ayash (man / husband) bawaa (bring) out of the machanah (camp) from Shaawal (Sheol / afterlife), with his clothes qarai (torn), and adamah (earth) on his raash (head): and so it was, when he bawaa (bring) to Dawad (David), that he napal (fall / be cast down) to the aratz (Earth/land), and showed respect.
3 Dawad (David) amar (said) to him, “Where do you bawaa (bring) from?” He amar (said) to him, “I have malat (escaped) out of the machanah (camp) of Yashar-Al (Israel).”
4 Dawad (David) amar (said) to him, “mah (how) dabar (word / matter) it go? Please nagad (tell) me.” He amar (said), “The im (nation / people) have nawas (fled) from the malachamah (battle), and many of the im (nation / people) also napal (fall / be cast down) fallen and are mawath (death); and Shaawal (Sheol / afterlife) and Yahawanathan (Jonathan) his ban (son) are mawath (death) also.”
5 Dawad (David) amar (said) to the nair (young) man who amar (said) him, “How do you yadai (know) that Shaawal (Sheol / afterlife) and Yahawanathan (Jonathan) his ban (son) are mawath (death)?”
6 The nair (young) man who nagad (told) him said, “As I qarah (happened) by qaraa (called) on har (mountain) Galabai (Gilboa), behold, Shaawal (Sheol / afterlife) was shain (leaning) on his chanayath (spear); and behold, the rakab (chariots) and the horsemen dabaq (followed) hard after him.
7 When he panah (turn) achar (other) him, he saw me, and qaraa (called) to me. I amar (said), ‘Here I am.’
8 He amar (said) to me, ‘Who are you?’ I amar (said) him, ‘I am an Imalaqay (Amalekite).’
9 He amar (said) to me, ‘Please imad (stand) beside me, and mawath (death) me; for shabatz (anguish) achaz (has) taken hold of me, because my napash (soul) is yet whole in me.’
10 So I imad (stood) beside him, and mawath (death) him, because I was yadai (sure) that he could not chayah (live) achar (other) that he napal (fall / be cast down) fallen. I laqach (take / seize) the nazar (crown / consecrate) that was on his raash (head), and the atzaidah (bracelet) that was on his zarawai (arm), and bawaa (come) brought them here to my Adawan ().”
11 Then Dawad (David) chazaq (took) hold on his clothes, and qarai (tore) them; and likewise all the chazaq (men) who were with him.
12 They sapad (mourned), and bakah (wept), and tzawam (fasted) until irab (evening), for Shaawal (Saul), and for Yahawanathan (Jonathan) his ban (son), and for the im (nation / people) of Yahawah (), and for the bayath (house) of Yashar-Al (Israel); because they were napal (fall / be cast down) by the charab (sword).
13 Dawad (David) amar (said) to the nair (young) man who amar (said) him, “Where are you from?” He amar (said), “I am the ban (son) of a foreigner, an Imalaqay (Amalekite).”
14 Dawad (David) amar (spoke) to him, “How were you not yaraa (fear / be afraid) to shalach (send) forth your yad (hand) to shachath (destroy) Yahawah () mashayach (anointed one)?”
15 Dawad (David) qaraa (called) achad (one) of the nair (young) men, and amar (said), “nagash (go) near, and pagai (fall) on him.” He nakah (struck) him, so that he mawath (death).
16 Dawad (David) amar (spoke) to him, “Your dam (blood) be on your raash (head); for your pah (mouth) has inah (answer / respond) amar (spoke) you, saying, ‘I have mawath (death) Yahawah () mashayach (anointed one).’”
17 Dawad (David) qawan (lamented) with this qayanah (lamentation) over Shaawal (Sheol / afterlife) and over Yahawanathan (Jonathan) his ban (son)
18 (And he commanded them to lamad (teach / instruct) the banay (my son) of Yahawadah (Yahawadah / Judah) the song of the qashath (bow): behold, it is kathab (write) in the sapar (book / scribed document) of Jashar):
19 “Your glory, Yashar-Al (Israel), is chalal (slain) on your bamah (high) places! How the gabawar (mighty) napal (fall / be cast down) fallen!
20 Don't nagad (tell) it in gath (gath). Don't bashar (publish) it in the chawatzath (streets) of Ashaqalawan (Ashkelon), lest the banawath (daughters) of the Palashathay (Philistines) shamach (rejoice), lest the banawath (daughters) of the iral (uncircumcised) ilaz (triumph).
21 You haray (mountains) of Galabai (Gilboa), let there be no tal (dew) nor matar (rain) on you, neither shaday (fields) of tharawamath (offerings); For there the magan (shield) of the gabawar (mighty) was gail (vilely) cast away, The magan (shield) of Shaawal (Sheol / afterlife) was not mashayach (anointed one) with shaman (oil).
22 From the dam (blood) of the chalal (slain), from the chalab (fat) of the gabawar (mighty), Yahawanathan (Jonathan's) qashath (bow) didn't shawag (turn) achawar (back). Shaawal (Sheol / afterlife) charab (sword) didn't shawab (turn) rayaqam (empty).
23 Shaawal (Sheol / afterlife) and Yahawanathan (Jonathan) were lovely and naiyam (pleasant) in their chay (life). In their mawath (death), they were not parad (divided). They were qalal (swifter) than nasharayam (eagles). They were gabar (stronger) than arayawath (lions).
24 You banawath (daughters) of Yashar-Al (Israel), bakah (weep) over Shaawal (Sheol / afterlife), who labash (clothed) you in shanay (second) delicately, who ilah (go up / offer) iday (ornament / adornment) of zahab (gold) on your labawash (clothing).
25 How are the gabawar (mighty) napal (fall / be cast down) in the thawak (midst) of the malachamah (battle)! Yahawanathan (Jonathan) is chalal (slain) on your bamah (high) places.
26 I am tzarar (distressed) for you, my ach (brother/kinsman) Yahawanathan (Jonathan). You have been very naim (pleasant) to me. Your ahabah (love) to me was palaa (be wonderful / extraordinary / marvelous), passing the ahabah (love) of nashayam (women).
27 How are the gabawar (mighty) napal (fall / be cast down), and the kalay (weapons) of malachamah (war) abad (destroy / perish)!”