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א
וַיְהִי, בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם, וַיִּקְבְּצוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים אֶת-מַחֲנֵיהֶם לַצָּבָא, לְהִלָּחֵם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל; וַיֹּאמֶר אָכִישׁ, אֶל-דָּוִד, יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע כִּי אִתִּי תֵּצֵא בַמַּחֲנֶה, אַתָּה וַאֲנָשֶׁיךָ.
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And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their hosts together for warfare, to fight with Yisrael. And Achish said unto David: 'Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me in the host, thou and thy men.'
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וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד, אֶל-אָכִישׁ, לָכֵן אַתָּה תֵדַע, אֵת אֲשֶׁר-יַעֲשֶׂה עַבְדֶּךָ; וַיֹּאמֶר אָכִישׁ, אֶל-דָּוִד, לָכֵן שֹׁמֵר לְרֹאשִׁי אֲשִׂימְךָ, כָּל-הַיָּמִים. {פ}
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And David said to Achish: 'Therefore thou shalt know what thy servant will do.' And Achish said to David: 'Therefore will I make thee keeper of my head for ever.'
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ג
וּשְׁמוּאֵל מֵת--וַיִּסְפְּדוּ-לוֹ כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ בָרָמָה וּבְעִירוֹ; וְשָׁאוּל, הֵסִיר הָאֹבוֹת וְאֶת-הַיִּדְּעֹנִים--מֵהָאָרֶץ.
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Now Samuel was dead, and all Yisrael had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that divined by a ghost or a familiar spirit out of the land.
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ד
וַיִּקָּבְצוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים, וַיָּבֹאוּ וַיַּחֲנוּ בְשׁוּנֵם; וַיִּקְבֹּץ שָׁאוּל אֶת-כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיַּחֲנוּ בַּגִּלְבֹּעַ.
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And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Yisrael together, and they pitched in Gilboa.
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ה
וַיַּרְא שָׁאוּל, אֶת-מַחֲנֵה פְלִשְׁתִּים; וַיִּרָא, וַיֶּחֱרַד לִבּוֹ מְאֹד.
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And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
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ו
וַיִּשְׁאַל שָׁאוּל בַּיהוָה, וְלֹא עָנָהוּ יְהוָה--גַּם בַּחֲלֹמוֹת גַּם בָּאוּרִים, גַּם בַּנְּבִיאִם.
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And when Saul inquired of YAHOWAH, YAHOWAH answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
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ז
וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל לַעֲבָדָיו, בַּקְּשׁוּ-לִי אֵשֶׁת בַּעֲלַת-אוֹב, וְאֵלְכָה אֵלֶיהָ, וְאֶדְרְשָׁה-בָּהּ; וַיֹּאמְרוּ עֲבָדָיו אֵלָיו, הִנֵּה אֵשֶׁת בַּעֲלַת-אוֹב בְּעֵין דּוֹר.
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Then said Saul unto his servants: 'Seek me a woman that divineth by a ghost, that I may go to her, and inquire of her.' And his servants said to him: 'Behold, there is a woman that divineth by a ghost at En-dor.'
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ח
וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ שָׁאוּל, וַיִּלְבַּשׁ בְּגָדִים אֲחֵרִים, וַיֵּלֶךְ הוּא וּשְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים עִמּוֹ, וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל-הָאִשָּׁה לָיְלָה; וַיֹּאמֶר, קסומי- (קָסֳמִי-) נָא לִי בָּאוֹב, וְהַעֲלִי לִי, אֵת אֲשֶׁר-אֹמַר אֵלָיִךְ.
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And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and went, he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night; and he said: 'Divine unto me, I pray thee, by a ghost, and bring me up whomsoever I shall name unto thee.'
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ט
וַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה אֵלָיו, הִנֵּה אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר-עָשָׂה שָׁאוּל, אֲשֶׁר הִכְרִית אֶת-הָאֹבוֹת וְאֶת-הַיִּדְּעֹנִי, מִן-הָאָרֶץ; וְלָמָה אַתָּה מִתְנַקֵּשׁ בְּנַפְשִׁי, לַהֲמִיתֵנִי.
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And the woman said unto him: 'Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that divine by a ghost or a familiar spirit out of the land; wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?'
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י
וַיִּשָּׁבַע לָהּ שָׁאוּל, בַּיהוָה לֵאמֹר: חַי-יְהוָה, אִם-יִקְּרֵךְ עָון בַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה.
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And Saul swore to her by YAHOWAH, saying: 'As YAHOWAH liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.'
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יא
וַתֹּאמֶר, הָאִשָּׁה, אֶת-מִי, אַעֲלֶה-לָּךְ; וַיֹּאמֶר, אֶת-שְׁמוּאֵל הַעֲלִי-לִי.
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Then said the woman: 'Whom shall I bring up unto thee?' And he said: 'Bring me up Samuel.'
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יב
וַתֵּרֶא הָאִשָּׁה אֶת-שְׁמוּאֵל, וַתִּזְעַק בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל; וַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה אֶל-שָׁאוּל לֵאמֹר לָמָּה רִמִּיתָנִי, וְאַתָּה שָׁאוּל.
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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.'
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יג
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ הַמֶּלֶךְ אַל-תִּירְאִי, כִּי מָה רָאִית; וַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה אֶל-שָׁאוּל, אֱלֹהִים רָאִיתִי עֹלִים מִן-הָאָרֶץ.
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And the king said unto her: 'Be not afraid; for what seest thou?' And the woman said unto Saul: 'I see a godlike being coming up out of the earth.'
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יד
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ, מַה-תָּאֳרוֹ, וַתֹּאמֶר אִישׁ זָקֵן עֹלֶה, וְהוּא עֹטֶה מְעִיל; וַיֵּדַע שָׁאוּל כִּי-שְׁמוּאֵל הוּא, וַיִּקֹּד אַפַּיִם אַרְצָה וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ. {ס}
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And he said unto her: 'What form is he of?' And she said: 'An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a robe.' And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and prostrated himself.
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טו
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל-שָׁאוּל, לָמָּה הִרְגַּזְתַּנִי לְהַעֲלוֹת אֹתִי; וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל צַר-לִי מְאֹד וּפְלִשְׁתִּים נִלְחָמִים בִּי, וֵאלֹהִים סָר מֵעָלַי וְלֹא-עָנָנִי עוֹד גַּם בְּיַד-הַנְּבִיאִים גַּם-בַּחֲלֹמוֹת, וָאֶקְרָאֶה לְךָ, לְהוֹדִיעֵנִי מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה. {ס}
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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 Eloheem is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams; therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.'
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טז
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל, וְלָמָּה תִּשְׁאָלֵנִי: וַיהוָה סָר מֵעָלֶיךָ, וַיְהִי עָרֶךָ.
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And Samuel said: 'Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing YAHOWAH is departed from thee, and is become thine adversary?
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יז
וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה לוֹ, כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּיָדִי; וַיִּקְרַע יְהוָה אֶת-הַמַּמְלָכָה מִיָּדֶךָ, וַיִּתְּנָהּ לְרֵעֲךָ לְדָוִד.
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And YAHOWAH hath wrought for Himself; as He spoke by me; and YAHOWAH hath rent the kingdom out of thy hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David.
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יח
כַּאֲשֶׁר לֹא-שָׁמַעְתָּ בְּקוֹל יְהוָה, וְלֹא-עָשִׂיתָ חֲרוֹן-אַפּוֹ בַּעֲמָלֵק; עַל-כֵּן הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה, עָשָׂה-לְךָ יְהוָה הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה.
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Because thou didst not hearken to the voice of YAHOWAH, and didst not execute His fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath YAHOWAH done this thing unto thee this day.
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יט
וְיִתֵּן יְהוָה גַּם אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל עִמְּךָ, בְּיַד-פְּלִשְׁתִּים, וּמָחָר, אַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ עִמִּי; גַּם אֶת-מַחֲנֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל, יִתֵּן יְהוָה בְּיַד-פְּלִשְׁתִּים.
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Moreover YAHOWAH will deliver Yisrael also with thee into the hand of the Philistines; and to-morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me; YAHOWAH will deliver the host of Yisrael also into the hand of the Philistines.'
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כ
וַיְמַהֵר שָׁאוּל, וַיִּפֹּל מְלֹא-קוֹמָתוֹ אַרְצָה, וַיִּרָא מְאֹד, מִדִּבְרֵי שְׁמוּאֵל; גַּם-כֹּחַ, לֹא-הָיָה בוֹ--כִּי לֹא אָכַל לֶחֶם, כָּל-הַיּוֹם וְכָל-הַלָּיְלָה.
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Then Saul fell straightway his full length upon 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.
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כא
וַתָּבוֹא הָאִשָּׁה אֶל-שָׁאוּל, וַתֵּרֶא כִּי-נִבְהַל מְאֹד; וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו, הִנֵּה שָׁמְעָה שִׁפְחָתְךָ בְּקוֹלֶךָ, וָאָשִׂים נַפְשִׁי בְּכַפִּי, וָאֶשְׁמַע אֶת-דְּבָרֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ אֵלָי.
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And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore affrighted, and said unto him: 'Behold, thy handmaid hath hearkened unto thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spokest unto me.
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כב
וְעַתָּה, שְׁמַע-נָא גַם-אַתָּה בְּקוֹל שִׁפְחָתֶךָ, וְאָשִׂמָה לְפָנֶיךָ פַּת-לֶחֶם, וֶאֱכוֹל; וִיהִי בְךָ כֹּחַ, כִּי תֵלֵךְ בַּדָּרֶךְ.
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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 mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way.'
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כג
וַיְמָאֵן, וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא אֹכַל, וַיִּפְרְצוּ-בוֹ עֲבָדָיו וְגַם-הָאִשָּׁה, וַיִּשְׁמַע לְקֹלָם; וַיָּקָם, מֵהָאָרֶץ, וַיֵּשֶׁב, אֶל-הַמִּטָּה.
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But he refused, and said: 'I will not eat.' But his servants, together with the woman, urged him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.
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כד
וְלָאִשָּׁה עֵגֶל-מַרְבֵּק בַּבַּיִת, וַתְּמַהֵר וַתִּזְבָּחֵהוּ; וַתִּקַּח-קֶמַח וַתָּלָשׁ, וַתֹּפֵהוּ מַצּוֹת.
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And the woman had a fatted calf in the house; and she made haste, and killed it; and she took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof;
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כה
וַתַּגֵּשׁ לִפְנֵי-שָׁאוּל וְלִפְנֵי עֲבָדָיו, וַיֹּאכֵלוּ; וַיָּקֻמוּ וַיֵּלְכוּ, בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא. {פ}
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and she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night.
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