Kings I 28
1 And it came to pass in those days that the Philistines gathered themselves together with their armies to go out to fight with Israel; and Anchus said to David, Know surely, that thou shalt go forth to battle with me, [thou], and thy 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 And David said to Anchus, Thus now thou shalt know what thy servant will do. And Anchus said to David, So will I make thee captain of my body-guard continually.
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 And Samuel died, and all Israel lamented for him, and they bury him in his city, in Armathaim. And Saul had removed those who had in them divining 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 And the Philistines assemble themselves, and come and encamp in Sonam: and Saul gathers all the men of Israel, and they encamp in Gelbue.
培肋舍特人調齊以後，來到叔能紮營。
5 And Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, and he was alarmed, and his heart was greatly dismayed.
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 And Saul enquired of the Lord; and the Lord answered him not by dreams, nor by manifestations, nor 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 in her a divining spirit, and I will go to her, and enquire of her: and his servants said to him, Behold, [there is] a woman who has in her a divining spirit at Aendor.
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 And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he goes, and two men with him, and they come to the woman by night; and he said to her, Divine to me, I pray thee, by the divining spirit within thee, and bring up to me him whom I shall name to thee.
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 And the woman said to him, Behold now, thou knowest what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who had in them divining spirits, and the wizards from the land, and why dost thou spread a snare for my life to destroy it?
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 And Saul swore to her, and said, [As] the Lord lives, no injury shall come upon thee on this account.
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 And the woman said, Whom shall I bring up to thee? and he said, Bring up to me Samuel.
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 And the woman saw Samuel, and cried out with a loud voice: and the woman said to Saul, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art 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 And the king said to her, Fear not; tell me whom thou has seen. And the woman said to him, I saw gods ascending 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 And he said to her, What didst thou perceive? and she said to him, An upright man ascending out of the earth, and he [was] clothed with a mantle. And Saul knew that this was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the earth, and did obeisance to him.
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 And Samuel said, Why hast thou troubled me, that I should come up? And Saul said, I am greatly distressed, and the Philistines war against me, and God has departed from me, and no longer hearkens to me either by the hand of the prophets or by dreams: and now I have called thee to tell 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 And Samuel said, Why askest thou me, whereas the Lord has departed from thee, and taken part with thy neighbour?
撒慕爾說：「上主既已離開了你，你為什麼還來問我﹖
17 And the Lord has done to thee, as the Lord spoke by me; and the Lord will rend thy kingdom out of thy hand, and will give it to thy neighbour 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 thou didst not hearken to the voice of the Lord, and didst not execute his fierce anger upon Amalec, therefore the Lord has done this thing to thee this day.
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 And the Lord shall deliver Israel with thee into the hands of the Philistines, and to-morrow thou and thy sons with thee shall fall, and the Lord shall deliver the army of Israel into the hands 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 And Saul instantly fell at his full length upon the earth, and was greatly afraid because of the words of Samuel; and there was no longer any strength in him, for he had eaten no bread all that day, and all that night.
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 And the woman went in to Saul, and saw that he was greatly disquieted, and said to him, Behold now, thine handmaid has hearkened to thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have heard the words which thou has spoken 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 And now hearken, I pray thee, to the voice of thine handmaid, and I will set before thee a morsel of bread, and eat, and thou shalt be strengthened, for thou wilt be going on thy 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 would not eat; so his servants and the woman constrained him, and he hearkened to their voice, and rose up from the earth, and sat upon a bench.
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 And the woman had a fat heifer in the house; and she hasted and slew it; and she took meal and kneaded it, and baked unleavened cakes.
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 And she brought [the meat] before Saul, and before his servants; and they ate, and rose up, and departed 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。
