Capítulo 28

¹Now it came about in those days that the Philistines gathered their armed camps for war, to fight against Israel. And Achish said to David, 'Know assuredly that you will go out with me in the camp, you and your men.'

¹那時，非利士人聚集軍旅，要與以色列人打仗。亞吉對大衛說：你當知道，你和跟隨你的人都要隨我出戰。

²David said to Achish, 'Very well, you shall know what your servant can do.' So Achish said to David, 'Very well, I will make you my bodyguard for life.'

²大衛對亞吉說：僕人所能做的事，王必知道。亞吉對大衛說：這樣，我立你永遠作我的護衛長。

³Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed from the land those who were mediums and spiritists.

³那時撒母耳已經死了，以色列眾人為他哀哭，葬他在拉瑪，就是在他本城裡。掃羅曾在國內不容有交鬼的和行巫術的人。

⁴So the Philistines gathered together and came and camped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together and they camped in Gilboa.

⁴非利士人聚集，來到書念安營；掃羅聚集以色列眾人在基利波安營。

⁵When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid and his heart trembled greatly.

⁵掃羅看見非利士的軍旅就懼怕，心中發顫。

⁶When Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by prophets.

⁶掃羅求問耶和華，耶和華卻不藉夢，或烏陵，或先知回答他。

⁷Then Saul said to his servants, 'Seek for me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her.' And his servants said to him, 'Behold, there is a woman who is a medium at En-dor.'

⁷掃羅吩咐臣僕說：當為我找一個交鬼的婦人，我好去問他。臣僕說：在隱多珥有一個交鬼的婦人。

⁸Then Saul disguised himself by putting on other clothes, and went, he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night; and he said, 'Conjure up for me, please, and bring up for me whom I shall name to you.'

⁸於是掃羅改了裝，穿上別的衣服，帶著兩個人，夜裡去見那婦人。掃羅說：求你用交鬼的法術，將我所告訴你的死人，為我招上來。

⁹But the woman said to him, 'Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who are mediums and spiritists from the land. Why are you then laying a snare for my life to bring about my death?'

⁹婦人對他說：你知道掃羅從國中剪除交鬼的和行巫術的。你為何陷害我的性命，使我死呢？

¹⁰Saul vowed to her by the LORD, saying, 'As the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.'

¹⁰掃羅向婦人指著耶和華起誓說：我指著永生的耶和華起誓，你必不因這事受刑。

¹¹Then the woman said, 'Whom shall I bring up for you?' And he said, 'Bring up Samuel for me.'

¹¹婦人說：我為你招誰上來呢？回答說：為我招撒母耳上來。

¹²When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice; and the woman spoke to Saul, saying, 'Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul.'

¹²婦人看見撒母耳，就大聲呼叫，對掃羅說：你是掃羅，為甚麼欺哄我呢？

¹³The king said to her, 'Do not be afraid; but what do you see?' And the woman said to Saul, 'I see a divine being coming up out of the earth.'

¹³王對婦人說：不要懼怕，你看見了甚麼呢？婦人對掃羅說：我看見有神從地裡上來。

¹⁴He said to her, 'What is his form?' And she said, 'An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped with a robe.' And Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and did homage.

¹⁴掃羅說：他是怎樣的形狀？婦人說：有一個老人上來，身穿長衣。掃羅知道是撒母耳，就屈身，臉伏於地下拜。

¹⁵Then Samuel said to Saul, 'Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?' And Saul answered, 'I am greatly distressed; for the Philistines are waging war against me, and God has departed from me and no longer answers me, either through prophets or by dreams; therefore I have called you, that you may make known to me what I should do.'

¹⁵撒母耳對掃羅說：你為甚麼攪擾我，招我上來呢？掃羅回答說：我甚窘急；因為非利士人攻擊我，神也離開我，不再藉先知或夢回答我。因此請你上來，好指示我應當怎樣行。

¹⁶Samuel said, 'Why then do you ask me, since the LORD has departed from you and has become your adversary?

¹⁶撒母耳說：耶和華已經離開你，且與你為敵，你何必問我呢？

¹⁷'The LORD has done accordingly as He spoke through me; for the LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, to David.

¹⁷耶和華照他藉我說的話，已經從你手裡奪去國權，賜與別人，就是大衛。

¹⁸'As you did not obey the LORD and did not execute His fierce wrath on Amalek, so the LORD has done this thing to you this day.

¹⁸因你沒有聽從耶和華的命令；他惱怒亞瑪力人，你沒有滅絕他們，所以今日耶和華向你這樣行，

¹⁹'Moreover the LORD will also give over Israel along with you into the hands of the Philistines, therefore tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. Indeed the LORD will give over the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines!'

¹⁹並且耶和華必將你和以色列人交在非利士人的手裡。明日你和你眾子必與我在一處了；耶和華必將以色列的軍兵交在非利士人手裡。

²⁰Then Saul immediately fell full length upon the ground and was very afraid because of the words of Samuel; also there was no strength in him, for he had eaten no food all day and all night.

²⁰掃羅猛然仆倒，挺身在地，因撒母耳的話甚是懼怕；那一晝一夜沒有吃甚麼，就毫無氣力。

²¹The woman came to Saul and saw that he was terrified, and said to him, 'Behold, your maidservant has obeyed you, and I have taken my life in my hand and have listened to your words which you spoke to me.

²¹婦人到掃羅面前，見他極其驚恐，對他說：婢女聽從你的話，不顧惜自己的性命，遵從你所吩咐的。

²²'So now also, please listen to the voice of your maidservant, and let me set a piece of bread before you that [you may] eat and have strength when you go on [your] way.'

²²現在求你聽婢女的話，容我在你面前擺上一點食物，你吃了，可以有氣力行路。

²³But he refused and said, 'I will not eat.' However, his servants together with the woman urged him, and he listened to them. So he arose from the ground and sat on the bed.

²³掃羅不肯，說：我不吃。但他的僕人和婦人再三勸他，他才聽了他們的話，從地上起來，坐在床上。

²⁴The woman had a fattened calf in the house, and she quickly slaughtered it; and she took flour, kneaded it and baked unleavened bread from it.

²⁴婦人急忙將家裡的一隻肥牛犢宰了，又拿麵摶成無酵餅烤了，

²⁵She brought [it] before Saul and his servants, and they ate. Then they arose and went away that night.

²⁵擺在掃羅和他僕人面前。他們吃完，當夜就起身走了。