1Und es geschah nach dem Tod Sauls, als David von der Schlacht gegen die Amalekiter zurückgekommen und zwei Tage lang in Ziklag geblieben war; (1Sam 30,16; 1Sam 30,26)2und es geschah am dritten Tag, siehe, da kam einer aus dem Heer Sauls, mit zerrissenen Kleidern und Erde auf dem Haupt. Und als er zu David kam, warf er sich zur Erde und verbeugte sich. (1Sam 4,12; 1Sam 4,16; 1Sam 31,7)3David aber sprach zu ihm: Wo kommst du her? Er sprach zu ihm: Ich bin aus dem Heer Israels entflohen! (1Mo 16,8; 2Kön 5,25; Hi 1,15)4Und David sprach zu ihm: Wie steht die Sache? Berichte mir doch! Er sprach: Das Volk ist aus der Schlacht geflohen, auch sind viele von dem Volk gefallen und umgekommen; auch Saul und sein Sohn Jonathan sind tot! (1Sam 4,16; 1Sam 31,1; 1Chr 10,1)5David aber sprach zu dem jungen Mann, der ihm berichtete: Woher weißt du, dass Saul und sein Sohn Jonathan tot sind? (Spr 25,2)6Und der junge Mann, der ihm dies sagte, sprach: Ich kam zufällig auf das Bergland von Gilboa, und siehe, Saul lehnte sich auf seinen Speer, und siehe, Streitwagen und Reiter jagten hinter ihm her. (1Sam 28,4; 1Sam 31,1; 2Sam 1,21)7Und er wandte sich um und sah mich und rief mich. Und ich sprach: Hier bin ich! (1Sam 22,12; 2Sam 9,6; Jes 65,1)8Und er sprach zu mir: Wer bist du? Ich antwortete ihm: Ich bin ein Amalekiter! (1Mo 14,7; 2Mo 17,8; 1Sam 15,3; 1Sam 27,8)9Da sprach er zu mir: Tritt doch her zu mir und töte mich; denn Verwirrung hat mich ergriffen, während ich noch bei vollem Bewusstsein bin! (Ri 9,54)10Da trat ich auf ihn zu und tötete ihn; denn ich wusste wohl, dass er seinen Fall nicht überleben würde. Und ich nahm die Krone von seinem Haupt und die Spange von seinem Arm; und ich habe sie hergebracht zu dir, meinem Herrn! (Ri 1,7; 1Sam 22,18; 1Sam 31,4; 2Sam 12,30; Kla 5,16)11Da fasste David seine Kleider und zerriss sie, und ebenso alle Männer, die bei ihm waren; (2Sam 3,31; 2Sam 13,31; Ps 35,13; Spr 24,17; Mt 5,44; 2Kor 11,29)12und sie stimmten die Totenklage an und weinten und fasteten bis zum Abend um Saul und um seinen Sohn Jonathan und um das Volk des HERRN und um das Haus Israel, weil sie durch das Schwert gefallen waren. (1Mo 50,11; Hes 24,17; Lk 6,21; Röm 12,15)13Und David sprach zu dem jungen Mann, der ihm dies berichtet hatte: Wo bist du her? Er sprach: Ich bin der Sohn eines Fremdlings, eines Amalekiters. (2Sam 1,8)14Und David sprach zu ihm: Wie? Du hast dich nicht gefürchtet, deine Hand an den Gesalbten des HERRN zu legen, um ihn zu verderben? (1Sam 24,7; 1Sam 26,9; Ps 105,15)15Und David rief einen seiner jungen Männer und sprach: Tritt herzu und erschlage ihn! Und er schlug ihn, dass er starb. (1Sam 15,9; 2Sam 4,9)16Da sprach David zu ihm: Dein Blut sei auf deinem Haupt! Denn dein Mund hat gegen dich selbst gezeugt und gesprochen: Ich habe den Gesalbten des HERRN getötet! (3Mo 20,9; 1Kön 2,32; 1Kön 2,37; Spr 18,7; Mt 27,24; Lk 19,22)
Davids Klage um Saul und Jonathan
17Und David stimmte dieses Klagelied an über Saul und seinen Sohn Jonathan, (2Sam 3,33; 2Chr 35,25)18und er befahl, dass man die Kinder Judas [das Lied von] dem Bogen lehren solle. Siehe, es steht geschrieben im Buch des Rechtschaffenen: (Jos 10,13; 2Sam 1,22; Jes 31,3)19»Deine Zierde, Israel, liegt auf deinen Höhen erschlagen. Wie sind die Helden gefallen! (2Sam 1,25; 2Sam 1,27; Ps 76,6; Hes 32,20)20Berichtet es nicht in Gat, verkündet es nicht auf den Straßen Askalons, Dass sich nicht freuen die Töchter der Philister, Dass nicht frohlocken die Töchter der Unbeschnittenen! (1Sam 6,17; 1Sam 31,9; Mi 1,10)21Ihr Berge von Gilboa, es soll weder Tau noch Regen auf euch fallen, noch mögen Felder da sein, von denen Hebopfer kommen; denn dort ist der Schild der Helden schmählich hingeworfen worden, der Schild Sauls, als wäre er nicht mit Öl gesalbt! (1Sam 31,1; 1Sam 31,8; Hi 3,3; Jes 21,5; Jer 20,14)22Vom Blut der Erschlagenen, vom Fett der Helden ist Jonathans Bogen nie zurückgewichen, und das Schwert Sauls ist nie leer wiedergekommen. (1Sam 14,47; 1Sam 18,4; 1Sam 20,35)23Saul und Jonathan, geliebt und lieblich im Leben, sind auch im Tod nicht geschieden; sie waren schneller als Adler, stärker als Löwen! (5Mo 28,49; Ri 14,18; Spr 30,30; Jer 4,13; Kla 4,19)24Ihr Töchter Israels, weint über Saul, der euch köstlich in Karmesin kleidete, der eure Kleider mit goldenem Schmuck verzierte! (Ri 5,30; Ri 11,38; 1Petr 3,3)25Wie sind doch die Helden gefallen mitten im Kampf! Jonathan liegt erschlagen auf deinen Höhen! (2Sam 1,19; 2Sam 1,27)26Es ist mir leid um dich, mein Bruder Jonathan; du bist mir sehr lieb gewesen! Wunderbar war mir deine Liebe, mehr als Frauenliebe! (1Sam 18,1; 1Sam 18,3; 1Sam 20,17; 1Sam 20,41)27Wie sind die Helden gefallen und verloren die Waffen des Krieges!« (2Sam 1,19; 2Kön 2,12; Ps 46,10; Hes 39,9)
2.Samuel 1
King James Version
1Now 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;2It 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 so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.3And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.4And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, 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.5And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?6And 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.7And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.8And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.9He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.10So 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 was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.11Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:12And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.13And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.14And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD' anointed?15And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.16And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD' anointed.17And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:18(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)19The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!20Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.21Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.22From 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.23Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.24Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.25How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.26I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.27How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
2.Samuel 1
New International Version
David hears of Saul’s death
1After the death of Saul, David returned from striking down the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.2On the third day a man arrived from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him honour.3‘Where have you come from?’ David asked him. He answered, ‘I have escaped from the Israelite camp.’4‘What happened?’ David asked. ‘Tell me.’ ‘The men fled from the battle,’ he replied. ‘Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.’5Then David said to the young man who brought him the report, ‘How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?’6‘I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,’ the young man said, ‘and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and their drivers in hot pursuit.7When he turned round and saw me, he called out to me, and I said, “What can I do?”8‘He asked me, “Who are you?” ‘ “An Amalekite,” I answered.9‘Then he said to me, “Stand here by me and kill me! I’m in the throes of death, but I’m still alive.”10‘So I stood beside him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band on his arm and have brought them here to my lord.’11Then David and all the men with him took hold of their clothes and tore them.12They mourned and wept and fasted till evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the army of the Lord and for the nation of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.13David said to the young man who brought him the report, ‘Where are you from?’ ‘I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite,’ he answered.14David asked him, ‘Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?’15Then David called one of his men and said, ‘Go, strike him down!’ So he struck him down, and he died.16For David had said to him, ‘Your blood be on your own head. Your own mouth testified against you when you said, “I killed the Lord’s anointed.” ’
David’s lament for Saul and Jonathan
17David took up this lament concerning Saul and his son Jonathan,18and he ordered that the people of Judah be taught this lament of the bow (it is written in the Book of Jashar):19‘A gazelle[1] lies slain on your heights, Israel. How the mighty have fallen!20‘Tell it not in Gath, proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines be glad, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised rejoice.21‘Mountains of Gilboa, may you have neither dew nor rain, may no showers fall on your terraced fields.[2] For there the shield of the mighty was despised, the shield of Saul – no longer rubbed with oil.22‘From the blood of the slain, from the flesh of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not turn back, the sword of Saul did not return unsatisfied.23Saul and Jonathan – in life they were loved and admired, and in death they were not parted. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.24‘Daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and finery, who adorned your garments with ornaments of gold.25‘How the mighty have fallen in battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.26I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother; you were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful, more wonderful than that of women.27‘How the mighty have fallen! The weapons of war have perished!’