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THE NECROMANCER OF EN DOR
And so be it, in those days, the Peleshethiy gather their camps for hostility, to fight Yisra El. And Achish says to David, In knowing, know this: that you go with me into the camp - you and your men. 2 And David says to Achish, Thus you know what your servant works. And Achish says to David, So I set you guard of my head all days. 3 And Shemu El dies and all Yisra El chops over him and entombs him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Shaul turns aside the necromancers and the knowers from the land. 4 And the Peleshethiy gather and come and encamp in Shunem: and Shaul gathers all Yisra El and they encamp in Gilboa: 5 and Shaul sees the camp of the Peleshethiy, and he awes and his heart trembles mightily. 6 And Shaul asks of Yah Veh, and Yah Veh answers him not - neither by dreams nor by Urim nor by prophets. 7 Then Shaul says to his servants, Seek me a woman - a baalah to go to and enquire of her. And his servants say to him, Behold, a woman - a baalah at En Dor. 8 And Shaul searches and enrobes other clothes; and he goes with two men and they come to the woman by night. And he says, I beseech you, divine to me by the necromancer and ascend to me whom I say to you. 9 And the woman says to him, Behold, you know what Shaul works - how he cut off the necromancers and the knowers from the land. Why lay you a snare for my soul to deathify me? 10 And Shaul oaths to her by Yah Veh, saying, Yah Veh lives, no perversion happens to you for this word. 11 Then the woman says, Whom ascend I to you? And he says, Ascend Shemu El. 12 And the woman sees Shemu El, and cries with a great voice: and the woman says to Shaul, saying, Why deceive you me? You are Shaul. 13 And the sovereign says to her, Awe not! What see you? And the woman says to Shaul, I see elohim ascending from the earth. 14 And he says to her, What is his form? And she says, An old man ascends; and he covers with a mantle. And Shaul perceives it is Shemu El: and he bows with his nostrils to the earth and prostrates himself. 15 And Shemu El says to Shaul, Why quiver you me to ascend me? And Shaul says, I am mightily distressed; for the Peleshethiy fight me and Elohim turns aside from me and answers me no more - neither by the hand of prophets nor by dreams: so I call you, to have me know what to work. 16 Then says Shemu El, Why then ask you of me, seeing Yah Veh turns aside from you and becomes your enemy? 17 And Yah Veh works to himself as he worded by my hand: for Yah Veh rips the sovereigndom from your hand and gives it to your friend - to David: 18 because you neither hearkened to the voice of Yah Veh nor worked his fuming wrath on Amaleq: so Yah Veh works this word to you this day. 19 Yes, Yah Veh also gives Yisra El with you into the hand of the Peleshethiy: and tomorrow you and your sons are with me: and Yah Veh gives the camp of Yisra El into the hand of the Peleshethiy. 20 Then Shaul falls hastily the fulness of his stature along on the earth - mightily awed because of the words of Shemu El: and there is no force in him; for he had eaten no bread all day or all night. 21 And the woman comes to Shaul and sees he is mightily terrified; and says to him, Behold, your maid heard your voice and I set my soul in my palm and hearkened to the words you worded me. 22 So now, I beseech you, you also hearken to the voice of your maid; and I set a morsel of bread at your face; and eat, so that you have force when you go on your way. 23 But he refuses and says, I eat not. And his servants and the woman urge him; and he hearkens to their voice: so he rises from the earth and settles on the bed. 24 And the woman has a calf of the stall in the house; and she hastens and sacrifices; and takes flour and kneads and bakes matsah thereof: 25 and she brings it near the face of Shaul and the face of his servants; and they eat. - and they rise and go away that night.
THE NECROMANCER OF EN DOR
And so be it, in those days, the Peleshethiy gather their camps for hostility, to fight Yisra El. And Achish says to David, In knowing, know this: that you go with me into the camp - you and your men. 2 And David says to Achish, Thus you know what your servant works. And Achish says to David, So I set you guard of my head all days. 3 And Shemu El dies and all Yisra El chops over him and entombs him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Shaul turns aside the necromancers and the knowers from the land. 4 And the Peleshethiy gather and come and encamp in Shunem: and Shaul gathers all Yisra El and they encamp in Gilboa: 5 and Shaul sees the camp of the Peleshethiy, and he awes and his heart trembles mightily. 6 And Shaul asks of Yah Veh, and Yah Veh answers him not - neither by dreams nor by Urim nor by prophets. 7 Then Shaul says to his servants, Seek me a woman - a baalah to go to and enquire of her. And his servants say to him, Behold, a woman - a baalah at En Dor. 8 And Shaul searches and enrobes other clothes; and he goes with two men and they come to the woman by night. And he says, I beseech you, divine to me by the necromancer and ascend to me whom I say to you. 9 And the woman says to him, Behold, you know what Shaul works - how he cut off the necromancers and the knowers from the land. Why lay you a snare for my soul to deathify me? 10 And Shaul oaths to her by Yah Veh, saying, Yah Veh lives, no perversion happens to you for this word. 11 Then the woman says, Whom ascend I to you? And he says, Ascend Shemu El. 12 And the woman sees Shemu El, and cries with a great voice: and the woman says to Shaul, saying, Why deceive you me? You are Shaul. 13 And the sovereign says to her, Awe not! What see you? And the woman says to Shaul, I see elohim ascending from the earth. 14 And he says to her, What is his form? And she says, An old man ascends; and he covers with a mantle. And Shaul perceives it is Shemu El: and he bows with his nostrils to the earth and prostrates himself. 15 And Shemu El says to Shaul, Why quiver you me to ascend me? And Shaul says, I am mightily distressed; for the Peleshethiy fight me and Elohim turns aside from me and answers me no more - neither by the hand of prophets nor by dreams: so I call you, to have me know what to work. 16 Then says Shemu El, Why then ask you of me, seeing Yah Veh turns aside from you and becomes your enemy? 17 And Yah Veh works to himself as he worded by my hand: for Yah Veh rips the sovereigndom from your hand and gives it to your friend - to David: 18 because you neither hearkened to the voice of Yah Veh nor worked his fuming wrath on Amaleq: so Yah Veh works this word to you this day. 19 Yes, Yah Veh also gives Yisra El with you into the hand of the Peleshethiy: and tomorrow you and your sons are with me: and Yah Veh gives the camp of Yisra El into the hand of the Peleshethiy. 20 Then Shaul falls hastily the fulness of his stature along on the earth - mightily awed because of the words of Shemu El: and there is no force in him; for he had eaten no bread all day or all night. 21 And the woman comes to Shaul and sees he is mightily terrified; and says to him, Behold, your maid heard your voice and I set my soul in my palm and hearkened to the words you worded me. 22 So now, I beseech you, you also hearken to the voice of your maid; and I set a morsel of bread at your face; and eat, so that you have force when you go on your way. 23 But he refuses and says, I eat not. And his servants and the woman urge him; and he hearkens to their voice: so he rises from the earth and settles on the bed. 24 And the woman has a calf of the stall in the house; and she hastens and sacrifices; and takes flour and kneads and bakes matsah thereof: 25 and she brings it near the face of Shaul and the face of his servants; and they eat. - and they rise and go away that night.