撒上28:1 那时，非利士人聚集他们的军队，要与以色列人争战。亚吉对大卫说：“你要清楚知道，你和跟随你的人都要在军队中与我一同出征。”
撒上28:1 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.
撒上28:2 大卫回答亚吉说：“仆人所能作的事你都知道。”于是亚吉对大卫说：“好吧，我要立你永远作我的护卫长。”
撒上28:2 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.
撒上28:3 那时，撒母耳死了，以色列众人都为他哀哭，把他埋葬在拉玛他自己的城里。扫罗曾经把交鬼的和行巫术的，都从国中除去了。
撒上28:3 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.
撒上28:4 非利士人聚集起来，来到书念安营；扫罗也聚集以色列众人，在基利波安营。
撒上28:4 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.
撒上28:5 扫罗看见了非利士人的军队，就惧怕，他的心大大发抖。
撒上28:5 And when Saul saw the Philistine army he was troubled, and his heart was moved with fear.
撒上28:6 扫罗求问耶和华，耶和华却没有借着梦，或乌陵，或先知回答他。
撒上28:6 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.
撒上28:7 于是扫罗对他的臣仆说：“你们要为我寻找一个能交鬼的女人，我好去求问她。”他的臣仆回答他说：“在隐．多珥有一个能交鬼的女人。”
撒上28:7 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.
撒上28:8 于是扫罗改装易服，带着两个人与他一同去了。他们夜里到了那女人那里。扫罗说：“请你用交鬼的法术，把我所告诉你的那人为我招上来。”
撒上28:8 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.
撒上28:9 那女人回答他：“你是知道扫罗所作的，他已经把交鬼的和行巫术的，都从国中剪除了，你为什么要陷害我的命，使我死呢？”
撒上28:9 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?
撒上28:10 扫罗指着耶和华起誓说：“我指着永活的耶和华起誓，你必不因这事受惩罚。”
撒上28:10 And Saul made an oath to her by the Lord, saying, By the living Lord, no punishment will come to you for this.
撒上28:11 那女人问：“我要为你招谁上来呢？”扫罗回答：“为我招撒母耳上来。”
撒上28:11 Then the woman said, Who am I to let you see? And he said, Make Samuel come up for me.
撒上28:12 那女人看见了撒母耳，就大声呼叫。那女人对扫罗说：“你为什么欺骗我？你就是扫罗！”
撒上28:12 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.
撒上28:13 王对她说：“不要惧怕。你看见了什么？”那女人回答扫罗：“我看见有神灵从地里上来。”
撒上28:13 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.
撒上28:14 扫罗问她：“他的容貌怎样？”她回答：“上来的是一个身披外袍的老人。”扫罗知道那人是撒母耳，就脸伏于地向他叩拜。
撒上28:14 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.
撒上28:15 撒母耳对扫罗说：“你为什么搅扰我，把我招上来呢？”扫罗说：“我非常苦恼，非利士人正在攻打我， 神又离开了我，不再借着先知或异梦回答我。所以我请你上来，指示我应该怎样行。”
撒上28:15 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.
撒上28:16 撒母耳说：“耶和华既然离开了你，又成了你的敌人，你为什么还问我呢？
撒上28:16 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?
撒上28:17 耶和华已经照着他藉我所说的话行了，他把王国从你手中夺去，赐给别人，就是大卫。
撒上28:17 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;
撒上28:18 因为你没有听从耶和华的话，没有执行他对亚玛力人所怀的烈怒，所以今天耶和华向你行了这样的事，
撒上28:18 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.
撒上28:19 并且耶和华必把以色列和你一起都交在非利士人手里；明天你和你的儿子们都要和我一起了。耶和华必把以色列的军队交在非利士人手里。”
撒上28:19 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.
撒上28:20 扫罗立刻全身仆倒在地上，他因撒母耳的话，非常惧怕，又因为他已经一日一夜没有吃饭，所以一点气力也没有。
撒上28:20 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.
撒上28:21 那女人来到扫罗面前，见他非常惊慌，就对他说：“你看，婢女听从了你的话；我冒着生命危险，听从了你对我所说的话。
撒上28:21 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.
撒上28:22 现在求你也听从婢女的话，允许我在你面前摆上一点食物。你吃了，身体就有气力，可以走路。”
撒上28:22 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.
撒上28:23 扫罗不肯，说：“我不吃。”可是他的臣仆和那女人再三劝他，他才听从了他们的话，从地上起来，坐在床上。
撒上28:23 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.
撒上28:24 那女人的家里有一头肥牛犊，她急忙把牠宰了，又拿点面粉，搓好了，烤成无酵饼，
撒上28:24 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;
撒上28:25 送到扫罗和他臣仆的面前；他们吃了以后，当夜就起身离去了。
撒上28:25 And she put it before Saul and his servants, and they had a meal. Then they got up and went away the same night.