1 En toe die Filistyne in die dae hulle leër versamel vir oorlog om teen Israel te veg, sê Agis vir Dawid: Jy moet goed verstaan dat jy met my saam in die leër moet uittrek, jy en jou manne.
2 Daarop sê Dawid vir Agis: Goed, u weet wel wat u dienaar moet doen. En Agis sê vir Dawid: Goed, ek sal jou vir altyd aanstel as my lyfwag.
3 En Samuel het gesterwe, en hulle het oor hom gerouklaag, die hele Israel, en hom begrawe in Rama, naamlik in sy stad. En Saul het die dodebesweerders en die waarsêers uit die land verwyder.
4 Daarop het die Filistyne bymekaargekom en ingetrek en laer opgeslaan in Sunem. En Saul het die hele Israel versamel, en hulle het laer opgeslaan op Gilboa.
5 Toe Saul die leër van die Filistyne sien, het hy bevrees geword, en sy hart het baie gebewe.
6 En Saul het die HERE geraadpleeg, maar die HERE het hom nie geantwoord nie -- nie deur drome en nie deur die Urim en nie deur die profete nie.
7 En Saul sê aan sy dienaars: Soek julle vir my 'n vrou wat 'n dodebesweerster is, dat ek na haar kan gaan en haar raadpleeg. En sy dienaars sê vir hom: Daar is 'n vrou, 'n dodebesweerster, in Endor.
8 Daarop het Saul hom onkenbaar gemaak en ander klere aangetrek en weggegaan, hy en twee manne saam met hom. En toe hulle in die nag by die vrou aankom, sê hy: Voorspel tog vir my deur die gees van 'n afgestorwene en laat vir my opkom die een wat ek jou sal noem.
9 Maar die vrou sê vir hom: Jy weet tog self wat Saul gedoen het; hoe hy die dodebesweerders en waarsêers uit die land uitgeroei het. Waarom stel jy dan 'n val vir my op om my dood te maak?
10 Toe sweer Saul vir haar by die HERE en sê: So waar as die HERE leef, geen straf sal jou ter wille hiervan tref nie!
11 En die vrou vra: Wie moet ek vir jou laat opkom? En hy sê: Laat Samuel vir my opkom.
12 Maar toe die vrou Samuel sien, skreeu sy hardop, en die vrou het met Saul gespreek en gesê: Waarom het u my bedrieg? Want u is Saul self.
13 En die koning antwoord haar: Wees nie bevrees nie; maar wat sien jy? En die vrou sê vir Saul: Ek sien 'n bonatuurlike wese uit die aarde opkom.
14 Hy vra haar toe: Hoe is sy voorkoms? En sy antwoord: 'n Ou man kom op met 'n mantel om. Toe Saul begryp dat dit Samuel is, buig hy met sy aangesig na die aarde toe en val neer.
15 En Samuel sê vir Saul: Waarom verontrus jy my deur my te laat opkom? En Saul antwoord: Ek is baie benoud, want die Filistyne voer teen my oorlog, en God het van my gewyk en antwoord my nie langer deur die diens van die profete en ook nie deur drome nie; daarom het ek u geroep om my bekend te maak wat ek moet doen.
16 En Samuel sê: Maar waarom raadpleeg jy my terwyl die HERE van jou gewyk en jou vyand geword het?
17 Die HERE het dan vir Homself gedoen soos Hy deur my diens gespreek het, en die HERE het die koningskap uit jou hand geskeur en dit aan jou naaste, aan Dawid, gegee.
18 Omdat jy nie na die stem van die HERE geluister en die gloed van sy toorn teen Amalek nie uitgevoer het nie, daarom het die HERE jou vandag hierdie ding aangedoen.
19 En die HERE sal Israel ook saam met jou in die hand van die Filistyne gee, en môre sal jy met jou seuns by my wees; ook die leër van Israel sal die HERE in die hand van die Filistyne gee.
20 En Saul het plotseling in sy volle lengte op die grond geval en baie bevrees geword deur die woorde van Samuel; buitendien was daar geen krag in hom nie, want hy het die hele dag en die hele nag geen brood geëet nie.
21 Daarop gaan die vrou na Saul; en toe sy sien dat hy baie verskrik was, sê sy vir hom: Kyk, u dienares het na u geluister en my lewe gewaag en na u woorde geluister wat u tot my gespreek het.
22 En nou moet u self tog luister na u dienares, en laat ek u 'n stukkie brood voorsit, en eet, dat daar krag in u kan wees as u verder gaan.
23 Maar hy het geweier en gesê: Ek wil nie eet nie. Maar toe sy dienaars en die vrou ook by hom aandring, het hy na hulle geluister en opgestaan van die grond af en op die bed gaan sit.
24 En die vrou het 'n kalf in die stal by die huis gehad en dit gou geslag, en sy het meel geneem en geknie en daar ongesuurde koeke van gebak.
25 Toe het sy dit aangebring voor Saul en voor sy dienaars, en hulle het geëet en opgestaan en dieselfde nag weggegaan.
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.
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.
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.
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.
5 And when Saul saw the Philistine army he was troubled, and his heart was moved with fear.
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.
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.
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.
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?
10 And Saul made an oath to her by the Lord, saying, By the living Lord, no punishment will come to you for this.
11 Then the woman said, Who am I to let you see? And he said, Make Samuel come up for me.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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;
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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;
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.