1 Samuel 28
1 Beberapa waktu kemudian orang Filistin mengerahkan tentaranya untuk menyerang Israel, dan Akhis berkata kepada Daud, "Tentu engkau mengerti bahwa engkau dan anak buahmu harus berperang pada pihakku."
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 Jawab Daud, "Tentu saja, nanti Baginda akan melihat sendiri apa yang dapat dilakukan hamba Baginda itu." Lalu Akhis berkata, "Baik! Engkau kuangkat menjadi pengawalku yang tetap."
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 sudah meninggal dan ia diratapi oleh seluruh Israel serta dimakamkan di Rama, kotanya sendiri. Beberapa waktu yang lalu Saul telah mengusir dari Israel semua peramal dan dukun pemanggil arwah.
(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 Maka ketika tentara Filistin berkumpul dan berkemah di dekat kota Sunem, Saul pun mengumpulkan orang Israel, dan mereka berkemah di Gunung 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 Ketika Saul melihat tentara Filistin itu, ia menjadi sangat takut.
And when Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.
6 Lalu ia meminta petunjuk kepada TUHAN, tetapi TUHAN tidak menjawabnya, baik dengan mimpi, maupun dengan penggunaan Urim dan Tumim ataupun melalui para nabi.
And Saul inquired of Jehovah; but Jehovah did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.
7 Sebab itu Saul berkata kepada para pengawalnya, "Carilah seorang dukun wanita pemanggil arwah, aku akan pergi kepadanya untuk meminta petunjuk." Mereka menjawab, "Di En-Dor ada dukun seperti itu."
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 Lalu Saul menyamar supaya tidak dikenali orang. Dengan diiringi dua orang laki-laki, berangkatlah ia dan sampailah ia di rumah dukun itu pada malam hari. Maka kata Saul, "Panggillah arwah orang yang akan kusebut namanya, dan mintalah supaya ia meramalkan apa yang akan terjadi."
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 Wanita itu menjawab, "Tentu Tuan pun tahu bahwa Raja Saul telah mengusir dari Israel semua peramal dan dukun pemanggil arwah. Mengapa Tuan mencoba mencelakakan aku sehingga aku dibunuh?"
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 Lalu Saul bersumpah, katanya, "Demi TUHAN yang hidup, aku berjanji bahwa engkau tidak akan dihukum karena melakukan hal ini."
And Saul swore unto her by Jehovah, saying, [As] Jehovah liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.
11 Wanita itu bertanya, "Arwah siapakah yang harus kupanggil untuk Tuan?" Jawab Saul, "Arwah Samuel."
Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up to thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.
12 Ketika wanita itu melihat Samuel, ia berteriak dan berkata kepada Saul, "Mengapa Tuan menipu hamba? Tuankulah rupanya Raja 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 Jawab raja, "Jangan takut! Katakan saja apa yang kaulihat!" Wanita itu menjawab, "Hamba melihat roh muncul dari bumi."
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 Tanya Saul, "Bagaimana rupanya?" Jawabnya, "Seorang laki-laki yang tua. Ia muncul berpakaian jubah." Lalu tahulah Saul bahwa itu Samuel, dan ia sujud menghormatinya.
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 Setelah itu Samuel berkata kepada Saul, "Mengapa kauganggu aku? Mengapa kaupanggil aku kembali?" Jawab Saul, "Aku sangat bingung karena diserang oleh orang Filistin, sedangkan Allah telah meninggalkanku. Aku tidak dijawabnya lagi, baik melalui para nabi, maupun dengan mimpi. Sebab itu kumohon kepada Bapak, supaya Bapak beritahukan apa yang harus kulakukan."
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 Lalu kata Samuel, "Apa gunanya aku kaupanggil sedangkan TUHAN telah meninggalkanmu dan menjadi musuhmu?
And Samuel said, Why then dost thou inquire of me, seeing Jehovah is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?
17 TUHAN telah melakukan kepadamu seperti yang sudah dikatakan-Nya melalui aku. TUHAN telah mengambil kerajaan Israel daripadamu dan memberikannya kepada Daud.
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 Engkau telah melawan perintah TUHAN dan tidak mau membinasakan orang Amalek serta segala milik mereka. Itulah sebabnya sekarang engkau diperlakukan begini oleh TUHAN.
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 Engkau dan orang-orang Israel akan diserahkan-Nya kepada orang Filistin. Besok engkau dan putra-putramu akan berkumpul dengan aku; bahkan seluruh tentara Israel pun akan diserahkan TUHAN kepada orang Filistin."
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 Pada saat itu juga, Saul rebah terbujur ke tanah seperti disambar petir, sebab ia sangat terkejut mendengar kata-kata Samuel itu. Lagipula ia lemah sekali, sebab tidak makan apa-apa sehari semalam.
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 Dukun itu mendekati Saul dan melihat bahwa ia sangat kebingungan: sebab itu wanita itu berkata kepadanya, "Tuanku, hamba telah berkurban untuk melakukan apa yang telah Tuan minta.
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 Jadi, hendaknya Tuanku pun mengabulkan permohonan hamba; makanlah sedikit makanan yang akan hamba hidangkan supaya Tuan dapat meneruskan perjalanan Tuan."
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 Saul menolak dan berkata bahwa ia tidak mau makan. Tetapi setelah pegawai-pegawainya juga mendesaknya, ia menurut. Ia bangkit dari tanah dan duduk di balai-balai.
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 Dengan segera wanita itu menyembelih anak sapinya yang gemuk dan mengambil tepung serta meremas-remasnya, lalu dibuatnya menjadi roti yang tidak beragi.
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 Setelah itu dihidangkannya makanan itu kepada Saul dan pegawai-pegawainya lalu mereka makan. Kemudian pergilah mereka pada malam itu juga.
and she brought it near before Saul, and before his servants, and they ate. And they rose up and went away that night.
