11 And the woman said to him, 'Whom shall I raise up for you?' And he said, 'Raise up for me Samuel.'
12 And when the woman had seen Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice, and she said to Saul: 'Why have you afflicted me? For you are Saul!'
13 And the king said to her: 'Do not be afraid. What have you seen?' And the woman said to Saul, 'I saw gods ascending from the earth.'
14 And he said to her, 'What appearance does he have?' And she said, 'An old man ascends, and he is clothed in a cloak.' And Saul understood that it was Samuel. And he bowed himself upon his face on the ground, and he reverenced.
15 Then Samuel said to Saul, 'Why have you disquieted me, so that I would be raised up?' And Saul said: 'I am greatly distressed. For the Philistines fight against me, and God has withdrawn from me, and he is not willing to heed me, neither by the hand of prophets, nor by dreams. Therefore, I have summoned you, so that you would reveal to me what I should do.'
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