1 و َفِيما بَعْدُ جَمَعَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ جُيُوشَهُمْ لِمُحارَبَةِ إسْرائِيلَ. فَقالَ أخِيشُ لِداوُدَ: «هَلْ تَفهَمُ أنَّ عَلَيكَ وَعَلَى رِجالِكَ أنْ تَنضَمُّوا إلَيَّ فِي الحَربِ ضِدَّ إسْرائِيلَ؟»

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

2 ف َأجابَ داوُدُ: «هَذا أمرٌ مُؤَكَّدٌ. حِينَئِذٍ، سَتَرَى بِنَفسِكَ ما أنا قادِرٌ عَلَى فِعلِهِ.» فَقالَ أخِيشُ: «وَأنا سَأجعَلُكَ حارِساً شَخصِيّاً دائِماً لِي.» شاوُلُ وَالمَرأةُ فِي عَينِ دُور

And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy slave can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore, I will make thee keeper of my head all the days.

3 ب َعدَ أنْ ماتَ صَمُوئِيلُ، ناحَ عَلَيهِ كُلُّ إسْرائِيلَ وَدَفَنُوهُ فِي الرّامَةِ، مَسقَطِ رَأْسِهِ. وَكانَ شاوُلُ قَدْ أزالَ الوُسَطاءَ وَالعَرّافِينَ مِنْ إسْرائِيلَ.

Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah in his own city. And Saul had removed the spiritists and the diviners out of the land.

4 و َاستَعَدَّ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ لِلحَربِ. فَجاءُوا إلَى شُونَمَ وَعَسكَرُوا فِيها. وَحَشَدَ شاوُلُ كُلَّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ وَعَسكَرَ فِي جِلْبُوعَ.

And the Philistines gathered themselves together and came and pitched camp in Shunem, and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched camp in Gilboa.

5 ف َرَأى شاوُلُ الجَيشَ الفِلِسْطِيَّ، وَخافَ. وَارْتَعَبَ قَلبُهُ جِدّاً.

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

6 ف َصَلَّى شاوُلُ إلَى اللهِ ، لَكِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يُجِبْهُ. لَمْ يُكَلِّمِ اللهُ شاوُلَ فِي الأحلامِ، وَلا بِالأُورِيمِ، وَلا بِالأنْبِياءَ.

And Saul enquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams nor by Urim nor by prophets.

7 و َأخِيراً قالَ شاوُلُ لِضُبّاطِهِ: «جِدُوا لِي عَرَّافَةً!سأذْهَبُ إلَيها وَأسألُها.» فَأجابَ ضُبّاطُهُ: «هُناكَ عَرَّافَةٌ فِي عَينِ دُورٍ.»

¶ Then Saul said unto his slaves, Seek me a woman that is a spiritist that I may go to her and enquire of her. And his slaves said to him, Behold, there is a woman that is a spiritist at Endor.

8 و َفِي تِلكَ اللَّيلَةِ تَنَكَّرَ شاوُلُ وَلَبِسَ مَلابِسَ أُخْرَى لِئَلّا يَعْرِفَهُ أحَدٌ. وَذَهَبَ شاوُلُ يَرافِقُهُ اثنانِ مِنْ رِجالِهِ لِرُؤيَةِ المَرأةِ. فَقالَ شاوُلُ لَها: «أُريدُكِ أنْ تُصْعِدِي لِي مَنْ يُخْبِرُنِي بِما سَيَحدُثُ مُسْتَقبَلاً. أصْعدِي الشَّخْصَ الَّذِي أُعْطِيكِ اسْمَهُ.»

And Saul disguised himself and put on other clothing, and he went with two men, and they came to the woman by night; and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by spiritism and bring me him up whom I shall name unto thee.

9 ف َقالَتِ المَرأةُ لِشاوُلَ: «أنتَ تَعلَمُ أنَّ شاوُلَ نَفَى وَقَتَلَ كُلَّ السَّحَرَةِ وَالعَرّافِينَ مِنْ أرْضِ إسْرائِيلَ. فَأنتَ تُحاوِلُ أنْ تُوقِعَ بِي لِكَي أُقتَلَ.»

And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul has done, how he has cut off the spiritists and the diviners out of the land; why then dost thou lay a snare for my life, to cause me to die?

10 ف َحَلَفَ شاوُلُ لِلمَرأةِ بِاسْمِ اللهِ وَقالَ: «أُقسِمُ بِاللهِ الحَيِّ، لَنْ تُعاقَبِي عَلَى ما أطلُبُهُ مِنكَ.»

And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD lives, no iniquity shall come upon thee for this thing.

11 ف َسَألَتْهُ المَرأةُ: «مَنْ تُرِيدُنِي أنْ أُصْعِدَ لَكَ؟» فَأجابَ شاوُلُ: «أصْعِدِي لِي صَموئِيلَ.»

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

12 ف َلَمّا رَأتِ المَرأةُ صَمُوئِيلَ صَرَخَتْ، وَقالَتْ لِشاوُلَ: «قَدْ خَدَعتَنِي. فَأنْتَ شاوُلُ.»

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

13 ف َقالَ المَلِكُ لِلمَرأةِ: «لا تَخافِي، وَقُولِي لِي ما تَرَيْنَهُ.» فَقالَتِ المَرأةُ: «أرَى رُوحاً صاعِدَةً مِنْ مَكانِ المَوتَى.»

And the king said unto her, Do not be afraid. What didst thou see? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods rising out of the land.

14 ف َسَألَها شاوُلُ: «ما شَكلُها؟» فَأجابَتِ المَرأةُ: «تُشبِهُ هَذِهِ الرُّوحُ رَجُلاً عَجُوزاً لابِساً ثَوباً.» حِينَئِذٍ، عَرَفَ شاوُلُ أنَّها رُوحُ صَمُوئِيلَ. فانحَنَى شاوُلُ إلَى أنْ مَسَّ جَبِينُهُ الأرْضَ.

And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man comes, and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground and worshipped.

15 ف َقالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِشاوُلَ: «لِماذا أزعَجتَنِي؟ لِماذا أصعَدْتَنِي؟» فَأجابَ شاوُلُ: «أنا في ضِيقٍ شَدِيدٍ! فَقَدْ جاءَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ لِمُحارَبَتِي، وَاللهُ تَرَكَنِي. وَهُوَ يَرفُضُ أنْ يُجِيبَنِي بَعدُ لا بِالأنبِياءَ وَلا فِي الأحلام. وَلِهَذا دَعَوتُكَ، فَأخبِرْنِي ما يَنْبَغِيُ عَلَيَّ عَمَلُهُ.»

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

16 ف َقالَ صَمُوئِيلُ: « اللهُ تَرَكَكَ. وَهُوَ الآنَ مَعَ قَرِيبِكَ. فَلِماذا تُزعِجُنِي أنا؟

Then Samuel said, Why then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thy enemy?

17 أ خبَرَكَ اللهُ فِيما مَضَى عَلَى لِسانِي عَمّا سَيَفعَلُهُ، وَها هُوَ يَفعَلُ ذَلِكَ الآنَ. إنَّهُ يَنْزِعُ مَملَكَتَكَ مِنْ يَدَيكَ وَيُعطِيها لِصاحِبِكَ داوُدَ.

The LORD, therefore, has done as he spoke by me! For the LORD has rent the kingdom out of thy hand and given it to thy neighbour, even to David.

18 ق َدْ فَعَلَ اللهُ ذَلِكَ لِأنَّكَ لَمْ تُطِعِ صَوتَ اللهِ ، فَلَمْ تَقضِ عَلَى العَمالِيقِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ اشتَعَلَ غَضَبُ اللهِ عَلَيهِمْ.

Because thou didst not hearken unto the voice of the LORD nor execute his fierce wrath upon Amalek; therefore, the LORD has done this thing unto thee today.

19 و َسَيَنصُرُ اللهُ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ اليَومَ عَلَيكَ وَعَلَى جَيشِ إسْرائِيلَ. وَغَداً سَتَكُونُ أنتَ وَبَنُوكَ هُنا مَعِي، بَينَما يُسَلَّمُ جَيشُ إسرائِيلَ لأيدِي الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ!»

And the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me; the LORD shall also deliver the camp of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.

20 ف َسَقَطَ شاوُلُ فَوراً عَلَى الأرْضِ. وَخافَ بِسَبَبِ ما قالَهُ صَمُوئِيلُ. وَكانَ أيضاً مُنهَكاً لِأنَّهُ لَمْ يَذُقْ طَعاماً طَوالَ ذَلِكَ اليَومِ وَتِلكَ اللَّيلَةِ.

¶ Then Saul, as great as he was, fell suddenly to 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 that day nor all that night.

21 ف َجاءَتِ المَرأةُ إلَى شاوُلَ وَرَأتْ مَدَى فَزَعِهِ. وَقالَتْ: «اسْمَعْ. ما أنا إلّا خادِمَتُكَ. وَما فَعَلْتُ إلّا ما أمَرتَنِي بِهِ مُخاطِرَةً بِحَياتِي.

And the woman came unto Saul and saw that he was sore troubled and said unto him, Behold, thy handmaid has heard thy voice, and I have put my soul in my hand and have hearkened unto thy words which thou didst speak unto me.

22 و َالآنَ اسْتَمِعْ لِي. أنْتَ مُحتاجٌ إلى أنْ تَأْكُلَ. فَسَأُعِدُّ لَكَ طَعاماً، فَتَقْوَى عَلَى المِضِيِّ فِي طَرِيقِكَ.»

Now, therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thy handmaid and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou may have strength, and go on thy way.

23 ل َكِنَّ شاوُلَ رَفَضَ وَقالَ: «لَنْ آكُلَ.» فانضَمَّ ضُبّاطُهُ إلَى المَرأةِ وَألَحُّوا عَلَيهِ أنْ يَأْكُلَ. وَأخِيراً سَمِعَ كَلامَهُمْ. وَنَهَضَ عَنِ الأرْضِ وَجَلَسَ عَلَى السَّرِير.

But he refused and said, I will not eat. But his slaves, together with the woman, compelled him, and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the ground and sat upon a bed.

24 و َكانَ لَدَى المَرأةِ عِجلٌ مُسَمَّنٌ، فَذَبَحَتْهُ بِسُرعَةٍ. ثُمَّ أخَذَتْ بَعضَ الطَّحِينِ وَعَجَنَتْهُ وَخَبَزَتْ بَعضَ الفَطائِرِ.

And the woman had a fat calf in the house, and she hastened and killed it and took flour and kneaded it and baked unleavened bread with it.

25 و َوَضَعَتِ المَرأةُ الطَّعامَ أمامَ شاوُلَ وَضُبّاطِهِ، فَأكَلُوا ثُمَّ قامُوا وَمَضَوْا أثْناءَ اللَّيلِ.

And she brought it before Saul and before his slaves, and after they ate, they rose up and went away that night.