1 Samuel 28
1 Paa den Tid samlede Filisterne deres Hær til Kamp for at angribe Israel. Da sagde Akisj til David: »Det maa du vide, at du og dine Mænd skal følge med mig i Hæren!«
And it came to pass in those days that the Philistines gathered together their armies for warfare to fight against Israel. And Achish said to David, Know thou assuredly that thou shalt go out with me to the camp, thou and thy men.
2 David svarede Akisj: »Godt, saa skal du ogsaa faa at se, hvad din Træl kan udrette!« Da sagde Akisj til David: »Godt, saa sætter jeg dig til hele Tiden at vogte mit Liv!«
And David said to Achish, Thereby thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of my person for ever.
3 Samuel var død, og hele Israel havde holdt Klage over ham, og han var blevet jordet i Rama, hans By. Og Saul havde udryddet Dødemanerne og Besværgerne af Landet.
(Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and they had buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away the necromancers and the soothsayers out of the land.)
4 Imidlertid samlede Filisterne sig og kom og slog Lejr i Sjunem, og Saul samlede hele Israel, og de slog Lejr paa Gilboa.
And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa.
5 Da Saul saa Filisternes Hær, grebes han af Frygt og blev saare forfærdet.
And when Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.
6 Da raadspurgte Saul HERREN; men HERREN svarede ham ikke, hverken ved Drømme eller ved Urim eller ved Profeterne.
And Saul inquired of Jehovah; but Jehovah did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.
7 Saul sagde derfor til sine Folk: »Opsøg mig en Kvinde, som kan mane; saa vil jeg gaa til hende og raadspørge hende!« Hans Folk svarede ham: »I En-Dor er der en Kvinde, som kan mane!«
Then said Saul to his servants, Seek me a woman that has a spirit of Python, that I may go to her and inquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman who has a spirit of Python at En-dor.
8 Da gjorde Saul sig ukendelig og tog andre Klæder paa og gav sig paa Vej, fulgt af to Mænd. Da de om Natten kom til Kvinden, sagde han: »Spaa mig ved en Genfærdsaand og man mig den, jeg siger dig, frem!«
And Saul disguised himself, and put on other garments, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night; and he said, I pray thee, divine to me by the spirit of Python, and bring me [him] up whom I shall name to thee.
9 Kvinden svarede ham: »Du ved jo, hvad Saul har gjort, hvorledes han har udryddet Dødemanerne og Besværgerne af Landet. Hvorfor vil du da lægge Snare for mit Liv og volde min Død?«
And the woman said to him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul has done, how he has cut off the necromancers and the soothsayers out of the land; and why layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
10 Da tilsvor Saul hende ved HERREN: »Saa sandt HERREN lever, skal intet lægges dig til Last i denne Sag!«
And Saul swore unto her by Jehovah, saying, [As] Jehovah liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.
11 Saa sagde Kvinden: »Hvem skal jeg da mane dig frem?« Han svarede: »Man mig Samuel frem!«
Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up to thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.
12 Kvinden saa da Samuel og udstødte et højt Skrig; og Kvinden sagde til Saul: »Hvorfor har du ført mig bag Lyset? Du er jo Saul!«
And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice; and the woman spoke to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? Even thou art Saul.
13 Da sagde Kongen til hende: »Frygt ikke! Men hvad ser du?« Kvinden svarede Saul: »Jeg ser en Aand stige op af Jorden!«
And the king said to her, Be not afraid; but what didst thou see? And the woman said to Saul, I saw a god ascending out of the earth.
14 Han sagde atter til hende: »Hvorledes ser han ud?« Hun svarede: »En gammel Mand stiger op, hyllet i en Kappe!« Da skønnede Saul, at det var Samuel, og han kastede sig med Ansigtet til Jorden og bøjede sig.
And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, An old man comes up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.
15 Men Samuel sagde til Saul: »Hvorfor har du forstyrret min Ro og kaldt mig frem?« Saul svarede: »Jeg er i stor Vaande; Filisterne angriber mig, og Gud har forladt mig og svarer mig ikke mere, hverken ved Profeterne eller ved Drømme. Derfor lod jeg dig kalde, for at du skal sige mig, hvad jeg skal gribe til.«
And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul said, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answers me no more, neither by prophets nor by dreams; therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known to me what I shall do.
16 Da sagde Samuel: »Hvorfor spørger du mig, naar HERREN har forladt dig og er blevet din Fjende?
And Samuel said, Why then dost thou inquire of me, seeing Jehovah is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?
17 HERREN har handlet imod dig, som han kundgjorde ved mig, og HERREN har revet Kongedømmet ud af din Haand og givet din Medbejler David det.
And Jehovah has done for himself as he spoke by me; and Jehovah has rent the kingdom out of thy hand, and given it to thy neighbour, to David.
18 Eftersom du ikke adlød HERREN og ikke lod hans glødende Vrede ramme Amalek, saa har HERREN nu voldet dig dette;
Because thou didst not hearken to the voice of Jehovah, and didst not execute his fierce anger upon Amalek, therefore has Jehovah done this thing to thee this day.
19 HERREN vil ogsaa give Israel i Filisternes Haand sammen med dig! I Morgen skal baade du og dine Sønner falde; ogsaa Israels Hær vil HERREN give i Filisternes Haand!«
And Jehovah will also give Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines; and to-morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me; the army of Israel also will Jehovah give into the hand of the Philistines.
20 Da faldt Saul bestyrtet til Jorden, saa lang han var, rædselsslagen over Samuels Ord; han var ogsaa ganske afkræftet, da han Døgnet igennem intet havde spist.
And Saul fell straightway his full length on the earth, and was sore afraid because of the words of Samuel; and there was no strength in him, for he had eaten no bread all the day nor all the night.
21 Kvinden kom nu hen til Saul, og da hun saa, at han var ude af sig selv af Skræk, sagde hun til ham: »Se, din Trælkvinde adlød dig; jeg satte mit Liv paa Spil og adlød de Ord, du talte til mig.
And the woman came to Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said to him, Behold, thy bondmaid has hearkened to thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened to thy words which thou spokest to me.
22 Saa adlyd du nu ogsaa din Trælkvinde; lad mig sætte et Stykke Brød frem for dig; spis det, for at du kan være ved Kræfter, naar du gaar bort!«
And now, I pray thee, hearken thou also to the voice of thy bondmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength when thou goest on thy way.
23 Men han værgede sig og sagde: »Jeg kan ikke spise!« Men da baade hans Mænd og Kvinden nødte ham, gav han efter for dem, rejste sig fra Jorden og satte sig paa Lejet.
But he refused and said, I will not eat. Then his servants, and the woman also, compelled him, and he hearkened to their voice; and he arose from the earth and sat on the bed.
24 Kvinden havde en Fedekalv i Huset, den skyndte hun sig at slagte; derpaa tog hun Mel, æltede det og bagte usyret Brød deraf.
And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread thereof;
25 Saa satte hun det frem for Saul og hans Mænd; og da de havde spist, stod de op og gik bort samme Nat.
and she brought it near before Saul, and before his servants, and they ate. And they rose up and went away that night.
