¹A stalo sa v tých dňoch, že Filištíni sobrali svoje vojská do vojny, aby bojovali proti Izraelovi. A Achiš povedal Dávidovi: Vedz istotne, že pojdeš so mnou von do tábora, ty aj tvoji mužovia.

¹And it came to pass in those days that the Philistines gathered together their armies for warfare to fight against Israel. And Achish said to David, Know thou assuredly that thou shalt go out with me to the camp, thou and thy men.

²A Dávid riekol Achišovi: Preto teraz aj ty zvieš, čo učiní tvoj služobník. Na to povedal Achiš Dávidovi: Preto ťa ustanovím za strážcu svojej hlavy po všetky dni.

²And David said to Achish, Thereby thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of my person for ever.

³A Samuel už bol zomrel, a smútil za ním celý Izrael, a pochovali ho v Ráme, v jeho vlastnom meste. A Saul bol odstránil veštcov, ktorí vyvolávali duchov, a vedomcov zo zeme.

³(Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and they had buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away the necromancers and the soothsayers out of the land.)

⁴A tedy Filištíni shromaždiac sa prišli a položili sa táborom v Šúneme. A Saul shromaždil celého Izraela, a položili sa táborom v Gilboe.

⁴And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa.

⁵A keď videl Saul tábor Filištínov, bál sa, a jeho srdce trnulo veľmi.

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

⁶Saul sa dopytoval Hospodina, ale Hospodin mu neodpovedal ani skrze sny ani skrze urím ani skrze prorokov.

⁶And Saul inquired of Jehovah; but Jehovah did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.

⁷Potom povedal Saul svojim sluhom: Vyhľadajte mi ženu, ktorá má vešteckého ducha vyvolať mŕtvych, a pojdem k nej a budem hľadať dozvedieť sa skrze ňu. A jeho sluhovia mu povedali: Hľa, žena, ktorá má vešteckého ducha, je v Endore.

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

⁸Vtedy sa preobliekol Saul, aby ho nepoznali, a obliekol si iné rúcho a išiel on a dvaja mužovia s ním, a prišli k žene vnoci. A povedal: Vešti mi, prosím, vešteckým duchom a vyvolaj mi hore toho, koho ti poviem.

⁸And Saul disguised himself, and put on other garments, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night; and he said, I pray thee, divine to me by the spirit of Python, and bring me [him] up whom I shall name to thee.

⁹A žena mu riekla: Pozri, ty vieš, čo urobil Saul, že vyplienil veštcov a vedomcov zo zeme! Prečo ty tedy vrháš smečku na moju dušu, aby si ma pripravil o život?

⁹And the woman said to him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul has done, how he has cut off the necromancers and the soothsayers out of the land; and why layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?

¹⁰A Saul jej prisahal na Hospodina a povedal: Ako že žije Hospodin, nestihne ťa trest za túto vec.

¹⁰And Saul swore unto her by Jehovah, saying, [As] Jehovah liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.

¹¹Vtedy riekla žena: A kohože ti mám vyvolať? A povedal: Samuela mi vyvolaj hore.

¹¹Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up to thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.

¹²A keď uvidela žena Samuela, skríkla velikým hlasom, a riekla Saulovi: Prečo si ma oklamal, veď si ty Saul!

¹²And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice; and the woman spoke to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? Even thou art Saul.

¹³A kráľ jej povedal: Neboj sa! Ale čo vidíš? A žena odpovedala Saulovi: Bohov vidím vystupovať zo zeme.

¹³And the king said to her, Be not afraid; but what didst thou see? And the woman said to Saul, I saw a god ascending out of the earth.

¹⁴A zase jej povedal: Akú má podobu? A riekla: Vystupuje nejaký starý muž a je odiaty plášťom. Vtedy poznal Saul, že je to Samuel, a skloniac sa tvárou k zemi poklonil sa.

¹⁴And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, An old man comes up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.

¹⁵A Samuel riekol Saulovi: Prečo ma nepokojíš dajúc ma vyvolať hore? Na to povedal Saul: Je mi veľmi úzko, Filištíni bojujú proti mne, a Bôh odstúpil odo mňa a neodpovedá mi už ani skrze prorokov ani skrze sny, preto som ťa zavolal, aby si mi oznámil, čo mám robiť.

¹⁵And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul said, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answers me no more, neither by prophets nor by dreams; therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known to me what I shall do.

¹⁶A Samuel odpovedal: A prečože sa ma ty pýtaš, keď odstúpil od teba Hospodin a stal sa tvojím nepriateľom?

¹⁶And Samuel said, Why then dost thou inquire of me, seeing Jehovah is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?

¹⁷Hospodin si učinil, ako hovoril skrze mňa, lebo Hospodin odtrhol kráľovstvo od teba a vzal ho z tvojej ruky a dal ho tvojmu blížnemu, Dávidovi,

¹⁷And Jehovah has done for himself as he spoke by me; and Jehovah has rent the kingdom out of thy hand, and given it to thy neighbour, to David.

¹⁸lebo si neposlúchal hlasu Hospodinovho a nevykonal si pále jeho hnevu na Amalechovi. Preto ti Hospodin učinil túto vec tohoto dňa.

¹⁸Because thou didst not hearken to the voice of Jehovah, and didst not execute his fierce anger upon Amalek, therefore has Jehovah done this thing to thee this day.

¹⁹A Hospodin vydá s tebou aj Izraela do ruky Filištínov, a zajtra budeš ty i tvoji synovia so mnou. K tomu aj tábor Izraelov vydá Hospodin do ruky Filištínov.

¹⁹And Jehovah will also give Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines; and to-morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me; the army of Israel also will Jehovah give into the hand of the Philistines.

²⁰Vtedy padol Saul náhle na celú dĺžku svojej postavy na zem a veľmi sa bál slov Samuelových. Ale nebolo v ňom ani sily, lebo nejedol chleba celý ten deň a celú tú noc.

²⁰And Saul fell straightway his full length on the earth, and was sore afraid because of the words of Samuel; and there was no strength in him, for he had eaten no bread all the day nor all the night.

²¹Potom prišla žena k Saulovi a keď videla, že je veľmi predesený, riekla mu: Hľa, tvoja dievka poslúchla tvoj hlas, a položila som svoju dušu do svojej ruky a poslúchla som tvoje slová, ktoré si mi hovoril.

²¹And the woman came to Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said to him, Behold, thy bondmaid has hearkened to thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened to thy words which thou spokest to me.

²²Tak teraz poslúchni, prosím, aj ty hlas svojej dievky a dovoľ, že by som ti predložila kúsok chleba, a jedz, aby bolo v tebe sily, keď pojdeš cestou.

²²And now, I pray thee, hearken thou also to the voice of thy bondmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength when thou goest on thy way.

²³Ale on odoprel a povedal: Nebudem jesť. Avšak prinútili ho jeho sluhovia i žena, a tak poslúchol ich hlas. A vstanúc so zeme sadol si na posteľ.

²³But he refused and said, I will not eat. Then his servants, and the woman also, compelled him, and he hearkened to their voice; and he arose from the earth and sat on the bed.

²⁴A žena mala v dome v stáji chované teľa a ponáhľajúc sa zabila ho a vzala múky, zamiesila a napiekla z toho tenkých nekvasených chlebov

²⁴And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread thereof;

²⁵a doniesla pred Saula a pred jeho sluhov, a jedli. A potom vstali a odišli tej istej noci.

²⁵and she brought it near before Saul, and before his servants, and they ate. And they rose up and went away that night.