¹Zgodi se pa v tem času, da skličejo Filistejci bojne trume svoje na vojsko, da se bojujejo z Izraelom. In Ahis veli Davidu: Vedi za gotovo, da pojdeš z mano na vojsko, ti in moštvo tvoje.

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.`

²In David reče Ahisu: Potem tudi zveš, kaj stori hlapec tvoj. Ahis pa reče Davidu: Zato te postavim za varuha glave svoje vse svoje žive dni.

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.`

³Samuel pa je bil umrl, in ves Iz rael je žaloval po njem. In pokopali so ga v Rami, v mestu njegovem. Savel pa je bil odpravil iz dežele rotilce mrtvih in vražarje.

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.

⁴Ko se torej zbero Filistejci ter pridejo in se utabore v Sunemu, zbere tudi Savel vse Izraelce, in utabore se na Gilboi.

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

⁵In ko vidi Savel tabor Filistejcev, se zboji in srce mu obupa.

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

⁶In Savel je vprašal za svet GOSPODA, a GOSPOD mu ni odgovoril ne po sanjah, ne po Urimu, ne po prorokih.

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

⁷Tedaj veli Savel hlapcem svojim: Poiščite mi ženo, ki se peča z rotenjem mrtvih, da bi šel k njej in jo vprašal. In hlapci njegovi mu reko: Glej, v Endoru je žena, ki je rotilka mrtvih.

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.`

⁸In Savel se preobleče za drugo osebo in gre tja, in dva moža ž njim; in pridejo po noči k ženi. In on reče: Vedežuj mi, prosim, po duhu mrtvega in pripelji mi gori, kogar ti bom imenoval.

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.`

⁹In žena mu reče: Glej, ti veš, kar je storil Savel, kako je potrebil iz dežele rotilce duhov in vražarje; zakal pa nastavljaš zanko duši moji, da me spraviš v smrt?

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?`

¹⁰In Savel ji priseže pri GOSPODU, rekoč: Kakor res GOSPOD živi, za to te ne zadene nobena kazen!

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

¹¹Nato vpraša žena: Koga naj ti pripeljem gori? On reče: Pripelji mi Samuela!

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

¹²In ko žena zagleda Samuela, zavpije z močnim glasom, in reče Savlu: Zakaj si me prekanil? ker ti si Savel!

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?`

¹³In kralj ji reče: Ne boj se! Kaj vidiš? Žena odgovori Savlu: Vidim boga stopati gori iz zemlje.

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.`

¹⁴On jo vpraša: Kakšna je njegova podoba? Ona reče: Star mož prihaja gori, ogrnjen s plaščem. In Savel zazna, da je Samuel, in se skloni z obličjem k tlom in stori poklon.

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.

¹⁵In Samuel reče Savlu: Zakaj me vznemirjaš s tem, da me kličeš gori? In Savel odgovori: V stiski sem veliki, kajti Filistejci se vojskujejo z menoj, in Bog me je zapustil in mi ne odgovarja več, ne po prorokih, ne po sanjah; zato sem dal poklicati tebe, da mi oznaniš, kaj naj storim.

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.`

¹⁶Samuel reče: Čemu pa vprašuješ mene, ker te je GOSPOD zapustil in je postal tvoj nasprotnik?

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

¹⁷In GOSPOD je storil zase, kakor je po meni govoril, in GOSPOD je odtrgal kraljestvo iz roke tvoje in ga je dal bližnjiku tvojemu, Davidu.

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.

¹⁸Ker nisi poslušal glasu GOSPODOVEGA in nisi izvršil silne jeze njegove nad Amalekom, zato ti je takole storil GOSPOD sedaj.

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;

¹⁹Vrhutega bo dal GOSPOD Izraela s teboj vred v roko Filistejcem, in jutri bodeš ti in sinovi tvoji pri meni; tudi vojsko Izraelovo da GOSPOD Filistejcem v roke.

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.`

²⁰Tedaj pade Savel naglo na tla, kakor je bil dolg, kajti silno se je prestrašil zaradi Samuelovih besed, in ni bilo nič moči več v njem, zakaj zaužil ni kruha cel dan in celo noč.

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.

²¹In tista žena pristopi k Savlu in, videč, da je zelo preplašen, mu reče: Glej, dekla tvoja je poslušala glas tvoj, in izpostavila sem nevarnosti življenje svoje, poslušajoč besede tvoje, ki si mi jih govoril.

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;

²²Sedaj pa poslušaj tudi ti, prosim, dekle svoje glas: predložim ti grižljaj kruha, in jej, da si opomoreš, ko pojdeš svojo pot.

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.`

²³On pa se brani in reče: Nočem jesti. Ali hlapca njegova s tisto ženo vred ga silita, in poslušal je njih glas. In vstane s tal in sede na posteljo.

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.

²⁴Žena pa je imela v hiši pitano tele, in hitro ga zakolje, in vzame moke in jo zamesi in speče opresnike.Potem prinese pred Savla in njegova hlapca, in jedli so. Nato vstanejo in odidejo še tisto noč.

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,

²⁵Potem prinese pred Savla in njegova hlapca, in jedli so. Nato vstanejo in odidejo še tisto noč.

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