1 Samuel 28 שְׁמוּאֵל א פרק כ״ח

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1. 1

   וַיְהִיand-it-came-to-passבַּיָּמִיםin-the-daysהָהֵםthoseוַיִּקְבְּצוּgathered-togetherפְלִשְׁתִּיםthe-Philistinesאֶת־מַחֲנֵיהֶםtheir-armiesלַצָּבָאfor-warfareלְהִלָּחֵםto-fightבְּיִשְׂרָאֵלwith-Israelוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidאָכִישׁAchishאֶל־דָּוִדto-Davidיָדֹעַsurelyתֵּדַעyou-shall-knowכִּיforאִתִּיwith-meתֵּצֵאyou-shall-go-outבַמַּחֲנֶהto-battleאַתָּהyouוַאֲנָשֶׁיךָ׃and-your-men

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

2. 2

   וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidדָּוִדDavidאֶל־אָכִישׁto-Achishלָכֵןthereforeאַתָּהyouתֵדַעyou-shall-knowאֵת־אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂהthat-which-he-shall-doעַבְדֶּךָyour-servantוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidאָכִישׁAchishאֶל־דָּוִדto-Davidלָכֵןthereforeשֹׁמֵרkeeper-ofלְרֹאשִׁיmy-headאֲשִׂימְךָI-will-make-youכׇּל־הַיָּמִים׃all-the-days

   And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever.

3. 3

   וּשְׁמוּאֵלand-Samuelמֵתwas-deadוַיִּסְפְּדוּ־לוֹand-had-lamented-himכׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵלall-Israelוַיִּקְבְּרֻהוּand-they-buried-himבָרָמָהin-Ramahוּבְעִירוֹeven-in-his-own-cityוְשָׁאוּלand-Saulהֵסִירhad-put-awayהָאֹבוֹתthose-who-had-familiar-spiritsוְאֶת־הַיִּדְּעֹנִיםand-the-wizardsמֵהָאָרֶץ׃from-the-land

   Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.

4. 4

   וַיִּקָּבְצוּand-gathered-themselvesפְלִשְׁתִּיםthe-Philistinesוַיָּבֹאוּand-they-cameוַיַּחֲנוּand-they-encampedבְשׁוּנֵםin-Shunemוַיִּקְבֹּץand-gatheredשָׁאוּלSaulאֶת־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵלall-Israelוַיַּחֲנוּand-they-encampedבַּגִּלְבֹּעַ׃in-Gilboa

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

5. 5

   וַיַּרְאand-sawשָׁאוּלSaulאֶת־מַחֲנֵהthe-host-ofפְלִשְׁתִּיםthe-Philistinesוַיִּרָאand-he-was-afraidוַיֶּחֱרַדand-trembledלִבּוֹhis-heartמְאֹד׃exceedingly

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

6. 6

   וַיִּשְׁאַלand-askedשָׁאוּלSaulבַּיהֹוָהin-the-LORDוְלֹאand-notעָנָהוּanswered-himיְהֹוָהthe-LORDגַּםalsoבַּחֲלֹמוֹתby-dreamsגַּםalsoבָּאוּרִיםby-Urimגַּםalsoבַּנְּבִיאִם׃among-the-prophets

   And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

7. 7

   וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidשָׁאוּלSaulלַעֲבָדָיוunto-his-servantsבַּקְּשׁוּ־לִיseek-meאֵשֶׁתa-womanבַּעֲלַת־אוֹבwho-has-a-familiar-spiritוְאֵלְכָהso-let-me-goאֵלֶיהָto-herוְאֶדְרְשָׁה־בָּהּand-enquire-of-herוַיֹּאמְרוּand-they-saidעֲבָדָיוhis-servantsאֵלָיוto-himהִנֵּהbeholdאֵשֶׁתa-womanבַּעֲלַת־אוֹבwho-has-a-familiar-spiritבְּעֵיןin-En-דּוֹר׃dor

   Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.

8. 8

   וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂand-disguised-himselfשָׁאוּלSaulוַיִּלְבַּשׁand-he-was-clothedבְּגָדִיםgarmentsאֲחֵרִיםothersוַיֵּלֶךְand-wentהוּאheוּשְׁנֵיand-the-twoאֲנָשִׁיםmenעִמּוֹwith-himוַיָּבֹאוּand-they-cameאֶל־הָאִשָּׁהto-the-womanלָיְלָהby-nightוַיֹּאמֶרand-said[קׇסֳמִי־]נָאdivine-I-pray-youלִיto-meבָּאוֹבby-the-familiar-spiritוְהַעֲלִיand-bring-me-upלִיto-meאֵת־אֲשֶׁר־אֹמַרthat-which-I-sayאֵלָיִךְ׃to-you

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

9. 9

   וַתֹּאמֶרand-saidהָאִשָּׁהthe-womanאֵלָיוto-himהִנֵּהbeholdאַתָּהyouיָדַעְתָּyou-knowאֵת־אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂהwhich-didשָׁאוּלSaulאֲשֶׁרwhichהִכְרִיתhas-cut-offאֶת־הָאֹבוֹתthose-who-have-familiar-spiritsוְאֶת־הַיִּדְּעֹנִיand-the-wizardsמִן־הָאָרֶץfrom-the-landוְלָמָהwhy-thenאַתָּהyouמִתְנַקֵּשׁlay-a-snareבְּנַפְשִׁיfor-my-lifeלַהֲמִיתֵנִי׃to-slay-me

   And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?

10. 10

    וַיִּשָּׁבַעand-sworeלָהּto-herשָׁאוּלSaulבַּיהֹוָהin-the-LORDלֵאמֹרsayingחַי־יְהֹוָהas-the-LORD-livesאִם־יִקְּרֵךְthere-shall-no-happen-to-youעָוֺןpunishmentבַּדָּבָרfor-this-thingהַזֶּה׃this

    And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.

11. 11

    וַתֹּאמֶרand-saidהָאִשָּׁהthe-womanאֶת־מִיwhomאַעֲלֶה־לָּךְshall-I-bring-up-to-youוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidאֶת־שְׁמוּאֵלSamuelהַעֲלִי־לִי׃bring-me-up

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

12. 12

    וַתֵּרֶאand-sawהָאִשָּׁהthe-womanאֶת־שְׁמוּאֵלSamuelוַתִּזְעַקshe-criedבְּקוֹלthe-voice-ofגָּדוֹלgreatוַתֹּאמֶרand-saidהָאִשָּׁהthe-womanאֶל־שָׁאוּלto-Saulלֵאמֹרsayingלָמָּהwhyרִמִּיתָנִיhave-you-deceived-meוְאַתָּהfor-you-areשָׁאוּל׃Saul

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

13. 13

    וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidלָהּto-herהַמֶּלֶךְthe-kingאַל־תִּירְאִיbe-not-afraidכִּיforמָהwhatרָאִיתhave-you-seenוַתֹּאמֶרand-saidהָאִשָּׁהthe-womanאֶל־שָׁאוּלto-Saulאֱלֹהִיםa-divine-beingרָאִיתִיI-sawעֹלִיםascendingמִן־הָאָרֶץ׃out-of-the-earth

    And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.

14. 14

    וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidלָהּto-herמַה־תׇּאֳרוֹwhat-form-is-he-ofוַתֹּאמֶרand-saidאִישׁa-manזָקֵןoldעֹלֶהcomes-upוְהוּאand-heעֹטֶהis-covered-withמְעִילa-mantleוַיֵּדַעand-knewשָׁאוּלSaulכִּי־שְׁמוּאֵלbecause-Samuelהוּאheוַיִּקֹּדand-he-stoopedאַפַּיִםwith-his-faceאַרְצָהto-the-earthוַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ׃and-he-bowed-down

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

15. 15

    וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidשְׁמוּאֵלSamuelאֶל־שָׁאוּלto-Saulלָמָּהwhyהִרְגַּזְתַּנִיhave-you-disquieted-meלְהַעֲלוֹתto-bring-me-upאֹתִיmeוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidשָׁאוּלSaulצַר־לִיI-am-sore-distressedמְאֹדexceedinglyוּפְלִשְׁתִּיםfor-the-Philistinesנִלְחָמִיםfightingבִּיagainst-meוֵאלֹהִיםand-Godסָרis-departedמֵעָלַיfrom-meוְלֹא־עָנָנִיand-answers-me-notעוֹדany-moreגַּםalsoבְּיַד־הַנְּבִיאִיםby-prophetsגַּם־בַּחֲלֹמוֹתnor-by-dreamsוָאֶקְרָאֶהtherefore-I-have-calledלְךָfor-youלְהוֹדִיעֵנִיthat-you-may-make-known-to-meמָהwhatאֶעֱשֶׂה׃I-do

    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 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.

16. 16

    וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidשְׁמוּאֵלSamuelוְלָמָּהwhy-thenתִּשְׁאָלֵנִיdo-you-ask-meוַיהֹוָהand-the-LORDסָרis-departedמֵעָלֶיךָfrom-upon-youוַיְהִיand-is-becomeעָרֶךָ׃your-adversary

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

17. 17

    וַיַּעַשׂand-has-doneיְהֹוָהthe-LORDלוֹto-himכַּאֲשֶׁרasדִּבֶּרHe-spokeבְּיָדִיby-meוַיִּקְרַעand-toreיְהֹוָהthe-LORDאֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָהthe-kingdomמִיָּדֶךָfrom-your-handוַיִּתְּנָהּand-he-gave-itלְרֵעֲךָto-your-neighborלְדָוִד׃to-David

    And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David:

18. 18

    כַּאֲשֶׁרasלֹא־שָׁמַעְתָּyou-obeyed-notבְּקוֹלthe-voice-ofיְהֹוָהthe-LORDוְלֹא־עָשִׂיתָnor-executedחֲרוֹן־אַפּוֹHis-fierce-wrathבַּעֲמָלֵקagainst-Amalekעַל־כֵּןthereforeהַדָּבָרthe-thingהַזֶּהthisעָשָׂה־לְךָhas-done-to-youיְהֹוָהthe-LORDהַיּוֹםthis-dayהַזֶּה׃this

    Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day.

19. 19

    וְיִתֵּןmoreover-will-deliverיְהֹוָהthe-LORDגַּםalsoאֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelעִמְּךָwith-youבְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּיםinto-the-hand-of-the-Philistinesוּמָחָרand-tomorrowאַתָּהyouוּבָנֶיךָand-your-sonsעִמִּיwith-meגַּםalsoאֶת־מַחֲנֵהthe-host-ofיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelיִתֵּןshall-deliverיְהֹוָהthe-LORDבְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּים׃into-the-hand-of-the-Philistines

    Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.

20. 20

    וַיְמַהֵרthen-hastenedשָׁאוּלSaulוַיִּפֹּלand-fellמְלֹא־קוֹמָתוֹall-along-his-lengthאַרְצָהto-the-earthוַיִּרָאand-he-was-afraidמְאֹדexceedinglyמִדִּבְרֵיbecause-of-the-words-ofשְׁמוּאֵלSamuelגַּם־כֹּחַand-there-was-no-strengthלֹא־הָיָהnot-wasבוֹin-himכִּיforלֹאnotאָכַלateלֶחֶםbreadכׇּל־הַיּוֹםall-the-dayוְכׇל־הַלָּיְלָה׃and-all-the-night

    Then Saul fell straightway all along 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.

21. 21

    וַתָּבוֹאand-cameהָאִשָּׁהthe-womanאֶל־שָׁאוּלto-Saulוַתֵּרֶאand-sawכִּי־נִבְהַלthat-he-was-sore-troubledמְאֹדexceedinglyוַתֹּאמֶרand-saidאֵלָיוto-himהִנֵּהbeholdשָׁמְעָהhas-obeyedשִׁפְחָתְךָyour-handmaidבְּקוֹלֶךָto-your-voiceוָאָשִׂיםand-I-have-putנַפְשִׁיmy-lifeבְּכַפִּיin-my-handוָאֶשְׁמַעand-have-hearkened-toאֶת־דְּבָרֶיךָthe-wordsאֲשֶׁרwhichדִּבַּרְתָּyou-have-spokenאֵלָי׃unto-me

    And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.

22. 22

    וְעַתָּהand-nowשְׁמַע־נָאhearken-I-pray-youגַם־אַתָּהyou-alsoבְּקוֹלthe-voice-ofשִׁפְחָתֶךָyour-handmaidוְאָשִׂמָהand-let-me-setלְפָנֶיךָbefore-youפַּת־לֶחֶםa-morsel-of-breadוֶאֱכוֹלand-eatוִיהִיthat-you-may-haveבְךָin-youכֹּחַstrengthכִּיthatתֵלֵךְyou-shall-goבַּדָּרֶךְ׃by-the-way

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

23. 23

    וַיְמָאֵןbut-he-refusedוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidלֹאnotאֹכַלI-will-not-eatוַיִּפְרְצוּ־בוֹbut-urged-himעֲבָדָיוhis-servantsוְגַם־הָאִשָּׁהand-the-woman-alsoוַיִּשְׁמַעand-he-heardלְקֹלָםto-their-voiceוַיָּקׇםand-aroseמֵהָאָרֶץfrom-the-earthוַיֵּשֶׁבand-satאֶל־הַמִּטָּה׃to-the-bed

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

24. 24

    וְלָאִשָּׁהand-to-the-womanעֵגֶל־מַרְבֵּקa-fat-calfבַּבַּיִתin-the-houseוַתְּמַהֵרand-she-hurriedוַתִּזְבָּחֵהוּand-killed-itוַתִּקַּח־קֶמַחand-she-took-flourוַתָּלָשׁand-she-kneaded-itוַתֹּפֵהוּand-she-baked-itמַצּוֹת׃unleavened-bread

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

25. 25

    וַתַּגֵּשׁand-she-brought-itלִפְנֵי־שָׁאוּלbefore-Saulוְלִפְנֵיand-beforeעֲבָדָיוhis-servantsוַיֹּאכֵלוּand-they-did-eatוַיָּקֻמוּand-they-rose-upוַיֵּלְכוּand-they-wentבַּלַּיְלָהin-the-nightהַהוּא׃that

    And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night.