1E aconteceu que em aqueles dias os filisteus juntaram seus acampamentos para lutar contra Israel. E disse Aquis a Davi: Sabe de certo que hás de sair comigo à campanha, tu e os teus. 2E Davi respondeu a Aquis: Saberás, pois, o que fará teu servo. E Aquis disse a Davi: Portanto te farei guarda de minha cabeça todos os dias. 3Já Samuel era morto, e todo Israel o havia lamentado, e haviam-lhe sepultado em Ramá, em sua cidade. E Saul havia lançado da terra os encantadores e adivinhos. 4Pois como os filisteus se juntaram, vieram e assentaram acampamento em Suném: e Saul juntou a todo Israel, e assentaram acampamento em Gilboa. 5E quando viu Saul o acampamento dos filisteus, temeu, e perturbou-se seu coração em grande maneira. 6E consultou Saul ao SENHOR; mas o SENHOR não lhe respondeu, nem por sonhos, nem por Urim, nem por profetas. 7Então Saul disse a seus criados: Buscai-me uma mulher que tenha espírito de necromante, para que eu vá a ela, e por meio dela pergunte. E seus criados lhe responderam: Eis que há uma mulher em En-Dor que tem espírito de necromante. 8E Saul se disfarçou, vestiu outras roupas, e foi-se com dois homens, e vieram àquela mulher de noite; e ele disse: Eu te rogo que me adivinhes pelo espírito de pitonisa, e me faças subir a quem eu te disser. 9E a mulher lhe disse: Eis que tu sabes o que Saul fez, como exterminou da terra os necromantes e os adivinhos; por que, pois, pões tropeço à minha vida, para me fazer morrer? 10Então Saul jurou a ela pelo SENHOR, dizendo: Vive o SENHOR, que nenhum mal te virá por isto. 11A mulher então disse: A quem te farei vir? E ele respondeu: Faze-me vir a Samuel. 12E vendo a mulher a Samuel, clamou em alta voz, e falou aquela mulher a Saul, dizendo: 13Por que me enganaste? que tu és Saul. E o rei lhe disse: Não temas: que viste? E a mulher respondeu a Saul: Vi deuses que sobem da terra. 14E ele lhe disse: Qual é sua forma? E ela respondeu: Um homem ancião vem, coberto de um manto. Saul então entendeu que era Samuel, e humilhando o rosto à terra, fez grande reverência. 15E Samuel disse a Saul: Por que me inquietaste fazendo-me vir? E Saul respondeu: Estou muito angustiado; pois os filisteus lutam contra mim, e Deus se afastou de mim, e não me responde mais, nem por meio de profetas, nem por sonhos: por isto te chamei, para que me declares o que tenho de fazer. 16Então Samuel disse: E para que perguntas a mim, havendo-se afastado de ti o SENHOR, e é teu inimigo? 17o SENHOR pois fez como falou por meio de mim; pois cortou o SENHOR o reino de tua mão, e o deu a tua companheiro Davi. 18Como tu não obedeceste à voz do SENHOR, nem cumpriste o furor de sua ira sobre Amaleque, por isso o SENHOR te fez isto hoje. 19E o SENHOR entregará a Israel também contigo nas mãos dos filisteus: e amanhã estareis comigo, tu e teus filhos; e ainda o acampamento de Israel o SENHOR entregará nas mãos dos filisteus. 20Naquele mesmo momento Saul caiu estendido ao chão, e teve grande temor pelas palavras de Samuel; que não restou nele esforço nenhum, porque em todo aquele dia e aquela noite não havia comido pão. 21Então a mulher veio a Saul, e vendo-lhe em grande maneira perturbado, disse-lhe: Eis que tua criada obedeceu à tua voz, e pus minha vida em minha mão, e ouvi as palavras que tu me disseste. 22Rogo-te, pois, que tu também ouças a voz de tua serva: porei eu diante de ti um bocado de pão que comas, para que te fortaleças, e vás teu caminho. 23E ele o recusou, dizendo: Não comerei. Mas seus criados juntamente com a mulher lhe obrigaram, e ele os obedeceu. Levantou-se, pois, do chão, e sentou-se sobre uma cama. 24E aquela mulher tinha em sua casa um bezerro gordo, o qual matou logo; e tomou farinha e amassou-a, e cozeu dela pães sem levedura. 25E o trouxe diante de Saul e de seus criados; e assim que comeram, se levantaram, e partiram aquela noite.
1In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Achish said to David, “Know assuredly that you shall go out with me in the army, you and your men.” 2David said to Achish, “Therefore you shall know what your servant will do.” Achish said to David, “Therefore will I make you my bodyguard for ever.” 3Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. Saul had put away those who had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. 4The Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa. 5When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. 6When Saul inquired of Yahweh, Yahweh didn’t answer him, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. 7Then Saul said to his servants, “Seek me a woman who has a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her.” His servants said to him, “Behold, there is a woman who has a familiar spirit at Endor.” 8Saul disguised himself, and put on other clothing, and went, he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, “Please divine to me by the familiar spirit, and bring me up whomever I shall name to you.” 9The woman said to him, “Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. Why then do you lay a snare for my life, to cause me to die?” 10Saul swore to her by Yahweh, saying, “As Yahweh lives, no punishment shall happen to you for this thing.” 11Then the woman said, “Whom shall I bring up to you?” He said, “Bring Samuel up for me.” 12When the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice; and the woman spoke to Saul, saying, “Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul!” 13The king said to her, “Don’t be afraid. For what do you see?” The woman said to Saul, “I see a god coming up out of the earth.” 14He said to her, “What does he look like?” She said, “An old man comes up. He is covered with a robe.” Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and showed respect. 15Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me, to bring me up?” Saul answered, “I am very distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me, and answers me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams. Therefore I have called you, that you may make known to me what I shall do.” 16Samuel said, “Why then do you ask of me, since Yahweh has departed from you and has become your adversary? 17Yahweh has done to you as he spoke by me. Yahweh has torn the kingdom out of your hand, and given it to your neighbor, even to David. 18Because you didn’t obey the voice of Yahweh, and didn’t execute his fierce wrath on Amalek, therefore Yahweh has done this thing to you this day. 19Moreover Yahweh will deliver Israel also with you into the hand of the Philistines; and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. Yahweh will deliver the army of Israel also into the hand of the Philistines.” 20Then Saul fell immediately his full length on the earth, and was terrified, because of the words of Samuel. There was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. 21The woman came to Saul, and saw that he was very troubled, and said to him, “Behold, your handmaid has listened to your voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have listened to your words which you spoke to me. 22Now therefore, please listen also to the voice of your handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before you; and eat, that you may have strength, when you go on your way.” 23But he refused, and said, “I will not eat.” But his servants, together with the woman, constrained him; and he listened to their voice. So he arose from the earth and sat on the bed. 24The woman had a fattened calf in the house. She hurried and killed it; and she took flour, and kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread of it. 25She brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they ate. Then they rose up, and went away that night.
1En het geschiedde in die dagen, als de Filistijnen hun legers vergaderden tot den strijd, om tegen Israel te strijden, zo zeide Achis tot David: Gij zult zekerlijk weten, dat gij met mij in het leger zult uittrekken, gij en uw mannen. 2Toen zeide David tot Achis: Aldus zult gij weten, wat uw knecht doen zal. En Achis zeide tot David: Daarom zal ik u ten bewaarder mijns hoofds zetten, te allen dage. 3Samuel nu was gestorven, en gans Israel had rouw over hem bedreven; en zij hadden hem begraven te Rama, te weten in zijn stad. En Saul had uit het land weggedaan de waarzeggers en duivelskunstenaars. 4En de Filistijnen kwamen en vergaderden zich, en zij legerden zich te Sunem; en Saul vergaderde gans Israel, en zij legerden zich op Gilboa. 5Toen Saul het leger der Filistijnen zag, zo vreesde hij, en zijn hart beefde zeer. 6En Saul vraagde den HEERE; maar de HEERE antwoordde hem niet; noch door dromen, noch door de urim, noch door de profeten. 7Toen zeide Saul tot zijn knechten: Zoekt mij een vrouw, die een waarzeggenden geest heeft, dat ik tot haar ga, en door haar onderzoeke. Zijn knechten nu zeiden tot hem: Zie, te Endor is een vrouw, die een waarzeggenden geest heeft. 8En Saul verstelde zich, en trok andere klederen aan, en ging heen, en twee mannen met hem, en zij kwamen des nachts tot de vrouw, en hij zeide: Voorzeg mij toch door den waarzeggenden geest, en doe mij opkomen, dien ik tot u zeggen zal. 9Toen zeide de vrouw tot hem: Zie, gij weet, wat Saul gedaan heeft, hoe hij de waarzegsters en de duivelskunstenaars uit dit land heeft uitgeroeid; waarom stelt gij dan mijn ziel een strik, om mij te doden? 10Saul nu zwoer haar bij den HEERE, zeggende: Zo waarachtig als de HEERE leeft, indien u een straf om deze zaak zal overkomen! 11Toen zeide de vrouw: Wien zal ik u doen opkomen? En hij zeide: Doe mij Samuel opkomen. 12Toen nu de vrouw Samuel zag, zo riep zij met luider stem, en de vrouw sprak tot Saul, zeggende: Waarom hebt gij mij bedrogen? Want gij zijt Saul. 13En de koning zeide tot haar: Vrees niet; maar wat ziet gij? Toen zeide de vrouw tot Saul: Ik zie goden, uit de aarde opkomende. 14Hij dan zeide tot haar: Hoe is zijn gedaante? En zij zeide: Er komt een oud man op, en hij is met een mantel bekleed. Toen Saul vernam, dat het Samuel was, zo neigde hij zich met het aangezicht ter aarde, en hij boog zich. 15En Samuel zeide tot Saul: Waarom hebt gij mij onrustig gemaakt, mij doende opkomen? Toen zeide Saul: Ik ben zeer beangstigd, want de Filistijnen krijgen tegen mij, en God is van mij geweken, en antwoordt mij niet meer, noch door den dienst der profeten, noch door dromen; daarom heb ik u geroepen, dat gij mij te kennen geeft, wat ik doen zal. 16Toen zeide Samuel: Waarom vraagt gij mij toch, dewijl de HEERE van u geweken en uw vijand geworden is? 17Want de HEERE heeft voor Zich gedaan, gelijk als Hij door mijn dienst gesproken heeft; en heeft het koninkrijk van uw hand gescheurd, en Hij heeft dat gegeven aan uw naaste, aan David. 18Gelijk als gij naar de stem des HEEREN niet gehoord hebt, en de hittigheid Zijns toorns niet uitgericht hebt tegen Amalek; daarom heeft de HEERE u deze zaak gedaan te dezen dage. 19En de HEERE zal ook Israel met u in de hand der Filistijnen geven, en morgen zult gij en uw zonen bij mij zijn; ook zal de HEERE het leger van Israel in de hand der Filistijnen geven. 20Toen viel Saul haastelijk ter aarde, zo lang als hij was, en hij vreesde zeer vanwege de woorden van Samuel; ook was er geen kracht in hem; want hij had den gehelen dag en den gehelen nacht geen brood gegeten. 21De vrouw nu kwam tot Saul, en zag, dat hij zeer verbaasd was; en zij zeide tot hem: Zie, uw dienstmaagd heeft naar uw stem gehoord, en ik heb mijn ziel in mijn hand gesteld, en ik heb uw woorden gehoord, die gij tot mij gesproken hebt. 22Zo hoor toch gij nu ook naar de stem uwer dienstmaagd, en laat mij een bete broods voor u zetten, en eet; zo zal er kracht in u zijn, dat gij over weg gaat. 23Doch hij weigerde het, en zeide: Ik zal niet eten. Maar zijn knechten, en ook de vrouw, hielden bij hem aan. Toen hoorde hij naar hun stem, en hij stond op van de aarde, en zette zich op het bed. 24En de vrouw had een gemest kalf in het huis; en zij haastte zich en slachtte het; en zij nam meel, en kneedde het, en bakte daar ongezuurde van. 25En zij bracht ze voor Saul en voor zijn knechten, en zij aten; daarna stonden zij op, en gingen weg in dienzelfden nacht.
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