1 Samuel 28
1 Now in those days the Philistines got their forces together to make war on Israel. And Achish said to David, Certainly you and your men are to go out with me to the fight.
Og det skete i de samme Dage, at Filisterne samlede deres Hære til Striden for at føre Krig imod Israel; og Akis sagde til David: Du skal vide, at du skal drage ud med mig i Lejren, du og dine Mænd.
2 And David said to Achish, You will see now what your servant will do. And Achish said to David, Then I will make you keeper of my head for ever.
Da sagde David til Akis: Derfor skal du og fornemme, hvad din Tjener vil gøre; og Akis sagde til David: Derfor vil jeg sætte dig til Vogter over mit Hoved alle Dage.
3 Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel, after weeping for him, had put his body in its last resting-place in Ramah, his town. And Saul had put away from the land all those who had control of spirits and who made use of secret arts.
Men Samuel var død, og al Israel havde sørget over ham og begravet ham i Rama, og det ved hans Stad; og Saul havde bortskaffet Spaakvinder og Tegnsudlæggere af Landet.
4 And the Philistines came together and put their forces in position in Shunem; and Saul got all Israel together and they took up their positions in Gilboa.
Og der Filisterne samledes og kom og lejrede sig i Sunem, da samlede Saul al Israel, og de lejrede sig i Gilboa.
5 And when Saul saw the Philistine army he was troubled, and his heart was moved with fear.
Der Saul saa Filisternes Lejr, da frygtede han, og hans Hjerte var saare forfærdet.
6 And when Saul went for directions to the Lord, the Lord gave him no answer, by a dream or by the Urim or by the prophets.
Og Saul adspurgte Herren, men Herren svarede ham intet, hverken ved Drømme eller ved Urim eller ved Profeterne.
7 Then Saul said to his servants, Get me a woman who has control of a spirit so that I may go to her and get directions. And his servants said to him, There is such a woman at En-dor.
Da sagde Saul til sine Tjenere: Opleder mig en Kvinde, som har en Spaadoms Aand, at jeg kan gaa til hende og adspørge hende; og hans Tjenere sagde til ham: Se, der er en Kvinde, som har Spaadoms Aand, i Endor.
8 So Saul, putting on other clothing, so that he might not be seen to be the king, took two men with him and went to the woman by night; and he said, Now, with the help of the spirit which you have, make the person whose name I will give you come up.
Og Saul gjorde sig ukendelig og førte sig i andre Klæder, og han gik hen og to Mænd med ham, og de kom til Kvinden om Natten, og han sagde: Kære, spaa mig ved en Spaadoms Aand, og man mig den frem, som jeg siger dig.
9 And the woman said to him, But you have knowledge of what Saul has done, how he has put away out of the land those who have control of spirits and the users of secret arts: why would you, by a trick, put me in danger of death?
Og Kvinden sagde til ham: Se, du ved, hvad Saul har gjort, hvorledes han har ladet udrydde Spaakvinder og Tegnsudlæggere af Landet, og hvorfor vil du sætte en Snare for min Sjæl til at lade mig slaa ihjel?
10 And Saul made an oath to her by the Lord, saying, By the living Lord, no punishment will come to you for this.
Da tilsvor Saul hende ved Herren og sagde: Saa vist som Herren lever, skal denne Gerning ikke regnes dig til Misgerning.
11 Then the woman said, Who am I to let you see? And he said, Make Samuel come up for me.
Da sagde Kvinden: Hvem skal jeg da mane dig frem? og han sagde: Lad mig Samuel komme op.
12 And the woman saw that it was Saul, and she gave a loud cry, and said to Saul, Why have you made use of deceit? for you are Saul.
Der Kvinden saa Samuel, da raabte hun med stærk Røst; og Kvinden sagde til Saul: Hvi har du bedraget mig? du er jo Saul.
13 And the king said to her, Have no fear: what do you see? And the woman said to Saul, I see a god coming up out of the earth.
Da sagde Kongen til hende: Frygt ikke! men hvad har du set? og Kvinden sagde til Saul: Jeg har set Guder stige op af Jorden.
14 And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, It is an old man coming up covered with a robe. And Saul saw that it was Samuel, and with his face bent down to the earth he gave him honour.
Og han sagde til hende: Hvordan er hans Skikkelse? og hun sagde: Der kommer en gammel Mand op, og han er klædt i en Kappe; da fornam Saul, at det var Samuel, og han bøjede sit Ansigt til Jorden og kastede sig ned.
15 And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you made me come up, troubling my rest? And Saul in answer said, I am in great danger; for the Philistines are making war on me, and God has gone away from me and will no longer give me any answer, by the prophets or by dreams: so I have sent for you to make clear to me what I am to do.
Og Samuel sagde til Saul: Hvorfor gjorde du mig Uro og lod mig hente op? Da sagde Saul: Jeg er saare angst, thi Filisterne stride imod mig, og Gud er vegen fra mig og svarer mig ikke ydermere, hverken ved Profeter eller ved Drømme, derfor lod jeg dig kalde, at du skulde lade mig vide, hvad jeg skal gøre.
16 And Samuel said, Why do you put your questions to me, seeing that God has gone away from you and is on the side of him who is against you?
Da sagde Samuel: Men hvorfor vil du spørge mig, efterdi Herren er vegen fra dig og er bleven din Fjende?
17 And the Lord himself has done what I said: the Lord has taken the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbour David;
Thi Herren har nu gjort saaledes, som han sagde ved mig, og Herren har revet Riget af din Haand og givet David din Næste det,
18 Because you did not do what the Lord said, and did not give effect to his burning wrath against Amalek. So the Lord has done this thing to you today.
fordi du ikke adlød Herrens Røst og ikke fuldbyrdede hans strenge Vrede imod Amalek; derfor har Herren gjort denne Gerning imod dig paa denne Dag.
19 And more than this, the Lord will give Israel up with you into the hands of the Philistines: and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me: and the Lord will give up the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.
Og Herren skal endog give Israel tillige med dig i Filisternes Haand, og du og dine Sønner skulle være hos mig i Morgen; Herren skal endog give Israels Lejre i Filisternes Haand.
20 Then Saul went down flat on the earth, and was full of fear because of Samuel's words: and there was no strength in him, for he had taken no food all that day or all that night.
Da faldt Saul hasteligen til Jorden, saa lang som han var, og frygtede saare for Samuels Ord; der var heller ingen Kraft i ham, thi han havde ikke smagt Brød den ganske Dag og den ganske Nat.
21 And the woman came to Saul and saw that he was in great trouble, and said to him, See now, your servant has given ear to your words, and I have put my life in danger by doing what you said.
Og Kvinden kom hen til Saul og saa, at han var saare forfærdet; og hun sagde til ham: Se, din Tjenerinde adlød din Røst, og jeg satte mit Liv i min Haand og adlød dine Ord, som du talede til mig.
22 So now, give ear to the voice of your servant, and let me give you a little bread; and take some food to give you strength when you go on your way.
Saa adlyd nu ogsaa, kære, din Tjenerindes Røst, saa vil jeg sætte en Mundfuld Brød for dig, og æd, at der kan være Kraft i dig, naar du gaar paa Vejen.
23 But he would not, saying, I have no desire for food. But his servants, together with the woman, made him take food, and he gave way to them. So he got up from the earth, and took his seat on the bed.
Men han vægrede sig og sagde: Jeg vil ikke æde; da nødte baade hans Tjenere og Kvinden ham, og han adlød deres Røst, og han stod op fra Jorden og satte sig paa Sengen.
24 And the woman had in the house a young cow, made fat for food; and she put it to death straight away; and she took meal and got it mixed and made unleavened bread;
Og Kvinden havde en Fedekalv i Huset, og hun skyndte sig og slagtede den, og hun tog Mel og æltede og bagede deraf usyrede Kager.
25 And she put it before Saul and his servants, and they had a meal. Then they got up and went away the same night.
Og hun bar det frem for Saul og for hans Tjenere, og de aade, og de stode op og gik bort den samme Nat.
