1And it came to pass in those days, that the P’lishtim gathered their hosts together for warfare, to fight with Yisra’el. And Akhish said unto David, “Know assuredly, that you shall go out with me in the host, you and your men.” 2And David said to Akhish, “Therefore you shall know what your servant will do.” And Akhish said to David, “Therefore will I make you keeper of my head forever.”
3Now Shmu’el was dead, and all Yisra’el had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Sha’ul had put away those that divined by a ghost or a familiar spirit out of the land. 4And the P’lishtim gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem; and Sha’ul gathered all Yisra’el together, and they pitched in Gilbo’a. 5And when Sha’ul saw the host of the P’lishtim, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. 6And when Sha’ul inquired of יהוה , יהוה answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by nevi’im. 7Then said Sha’ul unto his servants, “Seek me a woman that divines 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 divines by a ghost at Ein Dor.” 8And Sha’ul 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, by a ghost, and bring up for me whomsoever I shall name unto you.” 9And the woman said unto him, “Behold, you know what Sha’ul has done, how he has cut off those that divine by a ghost or a familiar spirit out of the land; why, then, do you lay a snare for my life, to cause me to die?” 10And Sha’ul swore to her by יהוה , saying, “As יהוה lives, there shall no punishment happen to you for this thing.” 11Then said the woman, “Whom shall I bring up unto you?” And he said, “Bring me up Shmu’el.” 12And when the woman saw Shmu’el, she cried with a loud voice; and the woman spoke to Sha’ul, saying, “Why have you deceived me? For you are Sha’ul.” 13And HaMelekh said unto her, “Be not afraid; for what do you see?” And the woman said unto Sha’ul, “I see mighty ones coming up out of the earth.” 14And he said unto her, “What form is he of?” And she said, “An old man comes up; and he is covered with a robe.” And Sha’ul perceived that it was Shmu’el, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and prostrated himself.
15And Shmu’el said to Sha’ul, “Why have you disquieted me, to bring me up?” And Sha’ul answered, “I am sore distressed; for the P’lishtim make war against me, and Elohim is departed from me, and answers me no more, neither by nevi’im, nor by dreams; therefore I have called you, that you may make known unto me what I shall do.”
16And Shmu’el said, “Why, then, do you ask of me, seeing יהוה is departed from you, and is become your adversary? 17And יהוה has wrought for Himself; as He spoke by me; and יהוה has rent the kingdom out of your hand, and given it to your neighbor, even to David. 18Because you did not hearken to the voice of יהוה , and did not execute His fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore has יהוה done this thing unto you this day. 19Moreover, יהוה will deliver Yisra’el also with you into the hand of the P’lishtim; and tomorrow shall you and your sons be with me; יהוה will deliver the host of Yisra’el also into the hand of the P’lishtim.”
20Then Sha’ul fell straightway his full length upon the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Shmu’el; and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. 21And the woman came unto Sha’ul, and saw that he was sore affrighted, and said unto him, “Behold, your handmaid has hearkened unto your voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto your words which you spoke unto me. 22Now therefore, I pray, hearken you also unto the voice of your handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before you; and eat, that you may have strength, when you go on your way.” 23But 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. 24And the woman had a fatted calf in the house; and she made haste, and killed it; and she took flour, and kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread thereof; 25and she brought it before Sha’ul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night.
אוַיְהִי בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וַיִּקְבְּצוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים אֶת מַחֲנֵיהֶם לַצָּבָא לְהִלָּחֵם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל; וַיֹּאמֶר אָכִישׁ אֶל דָּוִד יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע כִּי אִתִּי תֵּצֵא בַמַּחֲנֶה אַתָּה וַאֲנָשֶׁיךָ. בוַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל אָכִישׁ לָכֵן אַתָּה תֵדַע אֵת אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה עַבְדֶּךָ; וַיֹּאמֶר אָכִישׁ אֶל דָּוִד לָכֵן שֹׁמֵר לְרֹאשִׁי אֲשִׂימְךָ כָּל הַיָּמִים.
גוּשְׁמוּאֵל מֵת וַיִּסְפְּדוּ לוֹ כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ בָרָמָה וּבְעִירוֹ; וְשָׁאוּל הֵסִיר הָאֹבוֹת וְאֶת הַיִּדְּעֹנִים מֵהָאָרֶץ. דוַיִּקָּבְצוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיָּבֹאוּ וַיַּחֲנוּ בְשׁוּנֵם; וַיִּקְבֹּץ שָׁאוּל אֶת כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּחֲנוּ בַּגִּלְבֹּעַ. הוַיַּרְא שָׁאוּל אֶת מַחֲנֵה פְלִשְׁתִּים; וַיִּרָא וַיֶּחֱרַד לִבּוֹ מְאֹד. ווַיִּשְׁאַל שָׁאוּל בַּיהוה וְלֹא עָנָהוּ יהוה גַּם בַּחֲלֹמוֹת גַּם בָּאוּרִים גַּם בַּנְּבִיאִם. זוַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל לַעֲבָדָיו בַּקְּשׁוּ לִי אֵשֶׁת בַּעֲלַת אוֹב וְאֵלְכָה אֵלֶיהָ וְאֶדְרְשָׁה בָּהּ; וַיֹּאמְרוּ עֲבָדָיו אֵלָיו הִנֵּה אֵשֶׁת בַּעֲלַת אוֹב בְּעֵין דּוֹר. חוַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ 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. טוַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה אֵלָיו הִנֵּה אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה שָׁאוּל אֲשֶׁר הִכְרִית אֶת הָאֹבוֹת וְאֶת הַיִּדְּעֹנִי מִן הָאָרֶץ; וְלָמָה אַתָּה מִתְנַקֵּשׁ בְּנַפְשִׁי לַהֲמִיתֵנִי. יוַיִּשָּׁבַע לָהּ שָׁאוּל בַּיהוה לֵאמֹר: חַי יהוה אִם יִקְּרֵךְ עָוֹן בַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה. יאוַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה אֶת מִי אַעֲלֶה לָּךְ; וַיֹּאמֶר אֶת שְׁמוּאֵל הַעֲלִי לִי. יבוַתֵּרֶא הָאִשָּׁה אֶת שְׁמוּאֵל וַתִּזְעַק בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל; וַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה אֶל שָׁאוּל לֵאמֹר לָמָּה רִמִּיתָנִי וְאַתָּה שָׁאוּל. יגוַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ הַמֶּלֶךְ אַל תִּירְאִי כִּי מָה רָאִית; וַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה אֶל שָׁאוּל אֱלֹהִים רָאִיתִי עֹלִים מִן הָאָרֶץ. ידוַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ מַה תָּאֳרוֹ וַתֹּאמֶר אִישׁ זָקֵן עֹלֶה וְהוּא עֹטֶה מְעִיל; וַיֵּדַע שָׁאוּל כִּי שְׁמוּאֵל הוּא וַיִּקֹּד אַפַּיִם אַרְצָה וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ.
טווַיֹּאמֶר 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.
טזוַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל וְלָמָּה תִּשְׁאָלֵנִי: וַיהוה סָר מֵעָלֶיךָ וַיְהִי עָרֶךָ. יזוַיַּעַשׂ יהוה לוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּיָדִי; וַיִּקְרַע יהוה אֶת הַמַּמְלָכָה מִיָּדֶךָ וַיִּתְּנָהּ לְרֵעֲךָ לְדָוִד. יחכַּאֲשֶׁר לֹא שָׁמַעְתָּ בְּקוֹל יהוה וְלֹא עָשִׂיתָ חֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ בַּעֲמָלֵק; עַל כֵּן הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה עָשָׂה לְךָ יהוה הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה. יטוְיִתֵּן יהוה גַּם אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל עִמְּךָ בְּיַד פְּלִשְׁתִּים וּמָחָר אַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ עִמִּי; גַּם אֶת מַחֲנֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל יִתֵּן יהוה בְּיַד פְּלִשְׁתִּים.
כוַיְמַהֵר שָׁאוּל וַיִּפֹּל מְלֹא קוֹמָתוֹ אַרְצָה וַיִּרָא מְאֹד מִדִּבְרֵי שְׁמוּאֵל; גַּם כֹּחַ לֹא הָיָה בוֹ כִּי לֹא אָכַל לֶחֶם כָּל הַיּוֹם וְכָל הַלָּיְלָה. כאוַתָּבוֹא הָאִשָּׁה אֶל שָׁאוּל וַתֵּרֶא כִּי נִבְהַל מְאֹד; וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הִנֵּה שָׁמְעָה שִׁפְחָתְךָ בְּקוֹלֶךָ וָאָשִׂים נַפְשִׁי בְּכַפִּי וָאֶשְׁמַע אֶת דְּבָרֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ אֵלָי. כבוְעַתָּה שְׁמַע נָא גַם אַתָּה בְּקוֹל שִׁפְחָתֶךָ וְאָשִׂמָה לְפָנֶיךָ פַּת לֶחֶם וֶאֱכוֹל; וִיהִי בְךָ כֹּחַ כִּי תֵלֵךְ בַּדָּרֶךְ. כגוַיְמָאֵן וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא אֹכַל וַיִּפְרְצוּ בוֹ עֲבָדָיו וְגַם הָאִשָּׁה וַיִּשְׁמַע לְקֹלָם; וַיָּקָם מֵהָאָרֶץ וַיֵּשֶׁב אֶל הַמִּטָּה. כדוְלָאִשָּׁה עֵגֶל מַרְבֵּק בַּבַּיִת וַתְּמַהֵר וַתִּזְבָּחֵהוּ; וַתִּקַּח קֶמַח וַתָּלָשׁ וַתֹּפֵהוּ מַצּוֹת. כהוַתַּגֵּשׁ לִפְנֵי שָׁאוּל וְלִפְנֵי עֲבָדָיו וַיֹּאכֵלוּ; וַיָּקֻמוּ וַיֵּלְכוּ בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא.
D'var יהוה , The Word of יהוה 