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بادشاہ ساؤل کی موت

10 فلسطینی لوگ بنی اسرائیلیوں کے خلاف لڑے۔ بنی اسرائیلی بھاگ گئے۔ ان میں سے کئی اسرائیلی جلبوعہ کی پہاڑی پر مارے گئے۔ فلسطینیوں نے ساؤل اور اس کے بیٹوں کا پیچھا کیا۔اور انہوں نے ساؤل کے بیٹوں یو تن ، ابینداب اور ملکیشوع کو مار ڈا لا۔ ساؤل کے اطراف گھمسان کی لڑائی چلی۔ تیر انداز نے تیر چلا کر ساؤل کو زخمی کردیا۔

تب ساؤل نے اپنے اسلحہ بردار سے کہا ، “اپنی تلوار باہر کھینچو اور مجھے مار ڈا لو ورنہ یہ نا مختون اجنبی آئیں گے اور میرے ساتھ برا سلوک کریں گے۔”

لیکن ساؤل کا اسلحہ بردار ایسا کرنے سے انکار کیا کیوں کہ وہ ڈرگیا۔ تب ساؤل نے اپنی تلوار لی اور اس کی نوک پر گر کر مرگیا۔ جب اسلحہ بردار نے دیکھا کہ ساؤل مرگیا تو اس نے بھی اپنے آپ کو اس طرح سے مار ڈا لا۔ اسی طرح ساؤل اور اس کے تینوں بیٹے اور اس کا پورا خاندان ایک ساتھ ہی مر گئے۔

وہ سارے اسرائیلی جو وادی میں رہ رہے تھے اس نے دیکھا کہ ان کی فوج بھا گ گئی اور ساؤل اور انکے بیٹے مر گئے تھے۔ وہ لوگ بھی شہروں کو چھو ڑے اور بھا گ گئے۔ تب فلسطینی لوگ آئے اور وہاں رہے۔

دوسرے دن فلسطینی لوگ مرے ہو ئے لوگوں کی قیمتی چیزیں لینے آئے۔ انہوں نے ساؤل اور اس کے بیٹوں کو مرا ہوا جلبوعہ کی پہاڑی پر پایا۔ ان لوگوں نے انکے زرہ بکتر کو اتارے اور اس کے سر کو لے لئے۔ وہ اپنے قاصدوں کو سارے ملک میں اس خوشخبری کو اپنے بتوں اور اپنے لوگوں میں اعلان کر نے کے لئے بھیجے۔ 10 فلسطینیوں نے ساؤل کے زرہ بکتر کو ان کے جھو ٹے خدا ؤں کے گھر میں رکھا اور ساؤل کے کھو پڑی کو دجون کے گھر میں ٹھونک دیا۔

11 یبیس جِلعاد کے رہنے والے تمام لوگوں نے وہ سبھی باتیں سُنیں جو فلسطینی لوگوں نے ساؤل کے ساتھ کی تھیں۔ 12 اور سبھی بہادر آدمی گئے اور ساؤل اور اسکے بیٹوں کی لاشوں کو یبیس لے آئے۔ انہوں نے ساؤل اور اس کے بیٹے کی ہڈیوں کو یبیس میں بلوط کے درخت کے نیچے دفنا دیئے۔ تب انہوں نے سات دنوں تک روزے رکھے۔

13 ساؤل مر گیا کیوں کہ وہ خدا وند کا وفا دار نہ تھا۔ اور کیوں کہ ساؤل نے خدا وند کے احکام کی تعمیل نہ کی تھی اور عاملوں سے رابطہ کیا تھا۔ 14 کیوں کہ اس نے خدا وند سے مشورہ تلاش نہیں کیا ، خدا وند نے اسے مار ڈا لا اور سلطنت کو یسی کے بیٹے داؤد کے حوالے کردیا۔

Saul Takes His Life(A)

10 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell dead on Mount Gilboa. The Philistines were in hot pursuit of Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua. The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him.

Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and abuse me.”

But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it. When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died. So Saul and his three sons died, and all his house died together.

When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their towns and fled. And the Philistines came and occupied them.

The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. They stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news among their idols and their people. 10 They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung up his head in the temple of Dagon.(B)

11 When all the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead(C) heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all their valiant men went and took the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. Then they buried their bones under the great tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.

13 Saul died(D) because he was unfaithful(E) to the Lord; he did not keep(F) the word of the Lord and even consulted a medium(G) for guidance, 14 and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned(H) the kingdom(I) over to David son of Jesse.

10 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.

Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.

So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.

And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa.

And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.

10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.

11 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the Lord, even against the word of the Lord, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it;

14 And enquired not of the Lord: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.