¹[Ny nikambanan'i Davida tamin'ny Filistina, sy ny nivorian'ny Filistina hiady tamin'ny Isiraely, ary ny nankanesan'i Saoly tany amin'ilay vehivavy nanao azy ho tsindrian-javatra] Ary tamin'izany andro izany ny Filistina dia namory ny miaramilany hanafika ny Isiraely. Ary hoy Akisy tamin'i Davida: Aoka ho fantatrao tsara fa hiara-mivoaka amiko hanafika ianao sy ny olonao.

¹And it cometh to pass in those days, that the Philistines gather their camps for the war, to fight against Israel, and Achish saith unto David, `Thou dost certainly know that with me thou dost go out into the camp, thou and thy men.`

²Ary hoy Davida tamin'i Akisy: Amin'izao dia ho fantatrao tokoa izay hain'ny mpanomponao hatao. Ary hoy Akisy tamin'i Davida: Noho izany dia hataoko mpiaro ny lohako mandrakizay ianao.

²And David saith unto Achish, `Therefore — thou dost know that which thy servant dost do.` And Achish saith unto David, `Therefore — keeper of my head I do appoint thee all the days.`

³(Ary efa maty Samoela, ka ny Isiraely rehetra efa nisaona azy sy nandevina azy tao Rama, dia tao an-tanànany. Ary efa noroahin'i Saoly hiala amin'ny tany izay nanao azy ho tsindrian-javatra sy ny mpanao hatsarana.)

³And Samuel hath died, and all Israel mourn for him, and bury him in Ramah, even in his city, and Saul hath turned aside those having familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.

⁴Ary ny Filistina nivory, dia tonga ka nitoby tao Sonema; fa Saoly namory ny Isiraely rehetra, ka nitoby tao Gilboa kosa ireo.

⁴And the Philistines are gathered, and come in, and encamp in Shunem, and Saul gathereth all Israel, and they encamp in Gilboa,

⁵Ary Saoly, raha nahita ny miaramilan'ny Filistina, dia raiki-tahotra sady niemponempona ny fony.

⁵and Saul seeth the camp of the Philistines, and feareth, and his heart trembleth greatly,

⁶Ary Saoly dia nanontany tamin'i Jehovah, fa Jehovah tsy namaly azy, na tamin'ny nofy, na tamin'ny Orima, na tamin'ny mpaminany.

⁶and Saul asketh at Jehovah, and Jehovah hath not answered him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.

⁷Ary hoy Saoly tamin'ny mpanompony: Itadiavo vehivavy manao azy ho tsindrian-javatra aho hankanesako any hanontaniako aminy. Ary hoy ny mpanompony taminy: Indro, misy vehivavy manao azy ho tsindrian-javatra eo Andora.

⁷And Saul saith to his servants, `Seek for me a woman possessing a familiar spirit, and I go unto her, and inquire of her;` and his servants say unto him, `Lo, a woman possessing a familiar spirit in En-dor.`

⁸Dia nanova tarehy Saoly ka nitafy fitafiana hafa, dia nandeha izy sy ny olona roa lahy nanaraka azy ka tonga tao amin-dravehivavy nony alina; ary hoy izy: Masìna ianao, manaova fankatovana ho ahy amin'ny zavatra manindry anao, ka ampiakaro ho etỳ amiko izay hotononiko aminao.

⁸And Saul disguiseth himself and putteth on other garments, and goeth, he and two of the men with him, and they come in unto the woman by night, and he saith, `Divine, I pray thee, to me by the familiar spirit, and cause to come up to me him whom I say unto thee.`

⁹Ary hoy ravehivavy taminy: Indro, fantatrao izay nataon'i Saoly, dia ny nandroahany ny manao azy ho tsindrian-javatra sy ny mpanao hatsarana hiala amin'ny tany, ka nahoana ianao no mamandrika ny aiko hahafaty ahy?

⁹And the woman saith unto him, `Lo, thou hast known that which Saul hath done, that he hath cut off those having familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land; and why art thou laying a snare for my soul — to put me to death?`

¹⁰Ary Saoly nianiana tamin'i Jehovah ka nanao taminy hoe: Raha velona koa Jehovah, dia tsy hisy heloka hahazo anao amin'izao zavatra izao.

¹⁰And Saul sweareth to her by Jehovah, saying, `Jehovah liveth, punishment doth not meet thee for this thing.`

¹¹Dia hoy ravehivavy: Iza ary no hampiakariko ho eto aminao? Ary hoy izy: Samoela no ampiakaro ho etỳ amiko.

¹¹And the woman saith, `Whom do I bring up to thee?` and he saith, `Samuel — bring up to me.`

¹²Ary hitan-dravehivavy Samoela, dia nidradradradra tamin'ny feo mafy izy ka nanao tamin'i Saoly hoe: Nahoana no namitaka ahy ianao? fa ianao no Saoly.

¹²And the woman seeth Samuel, and crieth with a loud voice, and the woman speaketh unto Saul, saying, `Why hast thou deceived me — and thou Saul?`

¹³Ary hoy ny mpanjaka taminy: Aza matahotra; fa inona no hitanao? Ary hoy ravehivavy tamin'i Saoly: Andriamanitra miakatra avy amin'ny tany no hitako.

¹³And the king saith to her, `Do not fear; for what hast thou seen?` and the woman saith unto Saul, `Gods I have seen coming up out of the earth.`

¹⁴Ary hoy izy taminy: Manao ahoana no endriny? Dia hoy izy: Lehilahy antitra no miakatra sady mikapôty izy. Ary fantatr'i Saoly fa Samoela izay, dia niondrika tamin'ny tany izy ka niankohoka.

¹⁴And he saith to her, `What [is] his form?` and she saith, `An aged man is coming up, and he [is] covered with an upper robe;` and Saul knoweth that he [is] Samuel, and boweth — face to thee earth — and doth obeisance.

¹⁵Ary hoy Samoela tamin'i Saoly: Nahoana no korontaninao aho ka ampiakarinao? Dia hoy Saoly: Tery loatra aho, fa miady amiko ny Filistina, ary Andriamanitra efa nahafoy ahy ka tsy mamaly teny ahy intsony, na amin'ny mpaminany, na amin'ny nofy; koa izany no nampanalako anao mba hampahalalanao ahy izay hataoko.

¹⁵And Samuel saith unto Saul, `Why hast thou troubled me, to bring me up?` And Saul saith, `I have great distress, and the Philistines are fighting against me, God hath turned aside from me, and hath not answered me any more, either by the hand of the prophets, or by dreams; and I call for thee to let me know what I do.`

¹⁶Ary hoy Samoela: Nahoana no manontany amiko ianao, nefa Jehovah efa mahafoy anao ka tonga fahavalonao.

¹⁶And Samuel saith, `And why dost thou ask me, and Jehovah hath turned aside from thee, and is thine enemy?

¹⁷Fa Jehovah efa nanao ho Azy araka ny nampilazainy ahy; fa efa nendahany hiala amin'ny tananao ny fanjakana ka nomeny an'i Davida namanao.

¹⁷And Jehovah doth for Himself as He hath spoken by my hand, and Jehovah rendeth the kingdom out of thy hand, and giveth it to thy neighbour — to David.

¹⁸Satria tsy nihaino ny feon'i Jehovah ianao ka tsy nahatanteraka ny fahatezerany mirehitra tamin'ny Amalekita, dia izany no nanaovan'i Jehovah izao zavatra izao taminao androany.

¹⁸Because thou hast not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, nor didst the fierceness of His anger on Amalek — therefore this thing hath Jehovah done to thee this day;

¹⁹Ary hiaraka hatolotr'i Jehovah ho eo an-tànan'ny Filistina ny tenanao sy ny Isiraely; ary rahampitso dia ho etỳ amiko ianao sy ny zanakao; ary ny miaramilan'ny Isiraely koa dia hatolotr'i Jehovah eo an-tànan'ny Filistina.

¹⁹yea, Jehovah giveth also Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow thou and thy sons [are] with me; also the camp of Israel doth Jehovah give into the hand of the Philistines.`

²⁰Dia lavo niampatra tamin'ny tany niaraka tamin'izay Saoly ka raiki-tahotra indrindra noho ny tenin'i Samoela; sady efa tsy nisy hery intsony izy, satria tsy nihinan-kanina indray andro sy indray alina maninjitra.

²⁰And Saul hasteth and falleth — the fulness of his stature — to the earth, and feareth greatly because of the words of Samuel; also power was not in him, for he had not eaten bread all the day, and all the night.

²¹Ary nankao amin'i Saoly ravehivavy ka nahita azy ory indrindra, dia nanao taminy hoe: Indro, ny ankizivavinao nihaino ny feonao, dia nanao ny aiko tsy ho zavatra aho ka nihaino ny teninao izay nolazainao tamiko.

²¹And the woman cometh in unto Saul, and seeth that he hath been greatly troubled, and saith unto him, `Lo, thy maid-servant hath hearkened to thy voice, and I put my soul in my hand, and I obey thy words which thou hast spoken unto me;

²²Koa ankehitriny, masìna ianao, mba henoy kosa ny tenin'ny ankizivavinao, ary aoka aho handroso sombin-kanina kely eo anoloanao; dia hano izany mba hahatanjaka anao, raha handeha amin'ny alehanao ianao.

²²and now, hearken, I pray thee, also thou, to the voice of thy maid-servant, and I set before thee a morsel of bread, and eat, and there is in thee power when thou goest in the way.`

²³Fa tsy nety izy, fa hoy izy: Tsy hihinana aho. Fa ny mpanompony sy ravehivavy mbola nanery azy ihany, ka dia nihaino ny feony izy. Dia nitsangana izy ka nipetraka teo am-parafara.

²³And he refuseth, and saith, `I do not eat;` and his servants urge on him, and also the woman, and he hearkeneth to their voice, and riseth from the earth, and sitteth on the bed.

²⁴Ary ravehivavy nanana zanak'omby mifahy tao an-trano; dia nandeha haingana izy ka namono izany, ary naka koba izy, dia nofetafetainy ka nendasiny ho mofo tsy misy masirasira.Ary narosony teo anoloan'i Saoly sy teo anoloan'ny mpanompony izany; dia nihinana izy ireo, ary dia niainga ka lasa nandeha tamin'iny alina iny ihany.

²⁴And the woman hath a calf of the stall in the house, and she hasteth and slaughtereth it, and taketh flour, and kneadeth, and baketh it unleavened things,

²⁵Ary narosony teo anoloan'i Saoly sy teo anoloan'ny mpanompony izany; dia nihinana izy ireo, ary dia niainga ka lasa nandeha tamin'iny alina iny ihany.

²⁵and bringeth nigh before Saul, and before his servants, and they eat, and rise, and go on, during that night.