1 Samuel 28
1 In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Achish said to David, “Know assuredly that you will go out with me in the army, you and your men.”
那時培肋舍特人調集軍隊要進攻以色列人，阿基士對達味說：「你該知道你和你的人應協助我作戰」。
2 David said to Achish, “Therefore you will know what your servant can do.” Achish said to David, “Therefore I will make you my bodyguard forever.”
達味回答阿基士說：「好! 你就要知道你的僕人要作什麼」。阿基士對達味說：「那麼，我就立你常作我的護衛」。
3 Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. Saul had sent away those who had familiar spirits and the wizards out of the land.
那時撒慕已死，全以色列人舉喪哀悼他．把他葬在他的故鄉辣瑪。撒烏耳也早已將招魂的和行巫術的人驅逐出境。
4 The Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa.
培肋舍特人調齊以後，來到叔能紮營。
5 When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
撒烏耳看見培肋舍特人的軍營就害怕起來，心中非常恐慌，
6 When Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him by dreams, by Urim, or by prophets.
遂去求問上主，但上主沒有藉夢境，也沒有藉「烏陵」，也沒有藉先知答覆他。
7 Then Saul said to his servants, “Seek for me a woman who has a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.” His servants said to him, “Behold, there is a woman who has a familiar spirit at Endor.”
撒烏耳便對臣僕說：「你們給我找個召魂的女巫，我頊到她那裏去求問」。他的臣僕回答他說：「現今在恩多爾有個招魂的女巫」。
8 Saul disguised himself and put on other clothing, and went, he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night. Then he said, “Please consult for me by the familiar spirit, and bring me up whomever I shall name to you.”
撒烏耳就改裝易服，帶了兩個人作伴，夜間來見那女人，對她說：「求妳用招魂的法術給我占卜，將向妳指出的人給我招上來」。
9 The woman said to him, “Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who have familiar spirits and the wizards out of the land. Why then do you lay a snare for my life, to cause me to die?”
那女人回答說：「啊! 你知道撒慕爾作了什麼，他已經將國內招魂和行巫術的人剷除，為什麼你來陷陷阱害我的性命，叫我死呢﹖。
10 Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, “As the LORD lives, no punishment will happen to you for this thing.”
撒烏耳就指著上主對她發誓說：「上主永在! 為這事妳決不會受害」。
11 Then the woman said, “Whom shall I bring up to you?” He said, “Bring Samuel up for me.”
那女人問說：「要我給你招誰上來﹖」他答說：「妳給我招撒烏耳上來」。
12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice; and the woman spoke to Saul, saying, “Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul!”
那女人一看見撒慕爾就大喊一聲，對撒烏耳說：「你為什麼哄騙我﹖你就是撒烏耳! 」
13 The king said to her, “Do not be afraid! What do you see?” The woman said to Saul, “I see a god coming up out of the earth.”
王對她說：「不要怕! 妳究竟看見了什麼﹖」那女人回答撒烏耳說：「我看見神由地中上來」。
14 He said to her, “What does he look like?” She said, “An old man comes up. He is covered with a robe.” Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and showed respect.
撒烏耳問說：「什麼形狀﹖」她答說：「上來了一位老人，身披外氅」。撒烏耳便知道這是撒慕爾，遂俯首至地下拜。
15 Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me, to bring me up?” Saul answered, “I am very distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me, and answers me no more, by prophets, or by dreams. Therefore I have called you, that you may make known to me what I shall do.”
撒慕爾對撒烏耳說：「為什麼你擾亂我，叫我上來﹖」撒烏耳答說：「我很是苦痛。培肋舍特人攻擊我，上主已遠離我，又不藉先知，也不藉夢境答覆我，所以我招你上來，指教我該作什麼」。
16 Samuel said, “Why then do you ask me, since the LORD has departed from you and has become your adversary?
撒慕爾說：「上主既已離開了你，你為什麼還來問我﹖
17 The LORD has done to you as he spoke by me. The LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, even to David.
上主對你實踐了衪藉我所說的話：上主已由你手中奪去王權，賜給了你的近人達味；
18 Because you did not obey the LORD’s voice, and did not execute his fierce wrath on Amalek, therefore the LORD has done this thing to you today.
因為你沒有聽從上主的話，沒有執行衪對阿瑪肋克所懷的盛怒，為此，上主今天這樣對待了你。
19 Moreover the LORD will deliver Israel also with you into the hand of the Philistines; and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. The LORD will deliver the army of Israel also into the hand of the Philistines.”
上主還要把以色列和你一起交在培肋舍特人手中；明日你和你的兒子要同我在一起；並且上主也要把以色列軍隊交在培肋舍特人手中」。
20 Then Saul fell immediately his full length on the earth, and was terrified, because of Samuel’s words. There was no strength in him, for he had eaten no bread all day long or all night long.
撒烏耳一聽撒慕爾的話，非常恐懼，忽然跌倒在地；又因他一日一夜沒有吃喝，一點力氣也沒有了。
21 The woman came to Saul and saw that he was very troubled, and said to him, “Behold, your servant has listened to your voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have listened to your words which you spoke to me.
那女人就走到撒烏耳跟前，看見他很是驚慌，就對他說：「看，你的婢女聽了你的話，不顧性命，聽從了你給我說的話。
22 Now therefore, please listen also to the voice of your servant, and let me set a morsel of bread before you. Eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way.”
現今你也該聽從你婢女的話：我給你拿點食物來，你吃了，好有力氣走路」。
23 But he refused, and said, “I will not eat.” But his servants, together with the woman, constrained him; and he listened to their voice. So he arose from the earth and sat on the bed.
他卻拒絕說：「我不吃」。但是他的臣僕和那女人都勉強他，他才聽從了他們的話，從地上起來，坐在床上。
24 The woman had a fattened calf in the house. She hurried and killed it; and she took flour and kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread of it.
那女人在家裏有頭肥牛，急忙宰了，又把麵調好，烤成無酵餅，
25 She brought it before Saul and before his servants, and they ate. Then they rose up and went away that night.
擺在撒烏耳和他臣僕面前；他們吃了以後，當夜就起身走了。
