1 Samuel 28
1 And it comes to pass in those days, that the Philistines gather their camps for the war, to fight against Israel, and Achish says to David, “You certainly know that you go out with me into the camp, 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 And David says to Achish, “Therefore you know that which your servant does.” And Achish says to David, “Therefore I appoint you keeper of my head [for] all the days.”
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 has died, and all Israel mourns for him, and buries him in Ramah, even in his city, and Saul has turned aside those having 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 And the Philistines are gathered, and come in, and encamp in Shunem, and Saul gathers all Israel, and they encamp in Gilboa,
培肋舍特人調齊以後，來到叔能紮營。
5 and Saul sees the camp of the Philistines, and fears, and his heart trembles 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 and Saul inquires of YHWH, and YHWH has not answered him, either by the dreams, or by the Lights, or by the 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 And Saul says to his servants, “Seek a woman for me possessing a familiar spirit, and I go to her, and inquire of her”; and his servants say to him, “Behold, a woman possessing a familiar spirit [is] in En-dor.”
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 disguises himself and puts on other garments, and goes, he and two of the men with him, and they come to the woman by night, and he says, “Please divine to me by the familiar spirit, and cause him whom I say to you to come up to me.”
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 says to him, “Behold, you have known that which Saul has done, that he has cut off those having familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land; and why are you laying a snare for my soul—to put me to death?”
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 swears to her by YHWH, saying, “YHWH lives, punishment does not meet 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 And the woman says, “Whom do I bring up to you?” And he says, “Bring up Samuel to 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 And the woman sees Samuel, and cries with a loud voice, and the woman speaks 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 And the king says to her, “Do not fear; for what have you seen?” And the woman says to Saul, “I have seen gods 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 And he says to her, “What [is] his form?” And she says, “An aged man is coming up, and he [is] covered with an upper robe”; and Saul knows that he [is] Samuel, and bows—face to her earth—and pays 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 And Samuel says to Saul, “Why have you troubled me, to bring me up?” And Saul says, “I have great distress, and the Philistines are fighting against me, God has turned aside from me, and has not answered me anymore, either by the hand of the prophets, or by dreams; and I call for you to let me know what I [should] 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 says, “And why do you ask me, and YHWH has turned aside from you, and is your enemy?
撒慕爾說：「上主既已離開了你，你為什麼還來問我﹖
17 And YHWH does for Himself as He has spoken by my hand, and YHWH tears the kingdom out of your hand, and gives it to your neighbor—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 have not listened to the voice of YHWH, nor did the fierceness of His anger on Amalek—therefore YHWH has done this thing to you 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 indeed, YHWH also gives Israel into the hand of the Philistines with you, and tomorrow you and your sons [are] with me; YHWH also gives the camp of Israel 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 And Saul hurries and falls—the fullness of his stature—to the earth, and fears greatly because of the words of Samuel; also power was not in him, for he had not eaten bread all the day, and all the 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 comes to Saul, and sees that he has been greatly troubled, and says to him, “Behold, your maidservant has listened to your voice, and I put my soul in my hand, and I obey your words which you have 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, please listen, you also, to the voice of your maidservant, and I set a morsel of bread before you; and eat, and there is power in you when you go in the 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 And he refuses and says, “I do not eat”; and his servants urge him on, and also the woman, and he listens to their voice, and rises from the earth, and sits 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 And the woman has a calf of the stall in the house, and she hurries and slaughters it, and takes flour, and kneads, and bakes it [into] unleavened things,
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 brings [them] near before Saul, and before his servants, and they eat, and rise, and go on during 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。
