Do not turn to the spirits of the dead and do not seek familiar spirits to become unclean by them. I am the LORD your God.

“不可偏向那些交鬼的和行巫术的；不可求问他们，以致被他们玷污了。我是耶和华你们的神。

“不可转向招魂的，也不可求问行巫术的，免得被他们玷污。我是耶和华—你们的上帝。

“不可转向招魂的，也不可求问行巫术的，免得被他们玷污。我是耶和华—你们的神。

不可求问灵媒或巫师，玷污自己。我是你们的上帝耶和华。

“你们不可转向那些交鬼的和行法术的；不可求问他们，玷污自己；我是耶和华你们的神。

「不可偏向那些交鬼的和行巫術的；不可求問他們，以致被他們玷污了。我是耶和華－你們的神。

「不可轉向招魂的，也不可求問行巫術的，免得被他們玷污。我是耶和華－你們的上帝。

「不可轉向招魂的，也不可求問行巫術的，免得被他們玷污。我是耶和華－你們的神。

不可求問靈媒或巫師，玷污自己。我是你們的上帝耶和華。

“你們不可轉向那些交鬼的和行法術的；不可求問他們，玷污自己；我是耶和華你們的神。

『你們不可偏向那些交鬼的和行巫術的；不可求問他們、以致因他們而蒙不潔；我永恆主是你們的上帝。

巫覡勿問、術士勿從、免致受玷、我乃耶和華、爾之上帝也、

為卜神所憑者勿崇、巫覡勿問、恐有玷於爾、為我耶和華爾之上帝所禁。

毋從交鬼者、毋詢巫覡、恐自取玷污、我乃主爾之天主、

“‘ Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.

“‘ Do not look for advice from people who get messages from those who have died. Do not go to people who talk to the spirits of the dead. If you do, they will make you“ unclean.” I am the Lord your God.

“ Do not turn to mediums or necromancers; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the Lord your God.

“ Do not defile yourselves by turning to mediums or to those who consult the spirits of the dead. I am the Lord your God.

“ Do not turn to mediums or consult spiritists, or you will be defiled by them; I am the LORD your God.

‘ Do not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.

‘ Give no regard to mediums and familiar spirits; do not seek after them, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.

Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God.

“ Do not turn to mediums or consult spiritists, or you will be defiled by them; I am Yahweh your God.

Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I[ am] the LORD your God.

“‘ Don’t turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am Yahweh your God.

They will say to you,“ Seek oracles at the pits used to conjure up underworld spirits, from the magicians who chirp and mutter incantations. Should people not seek oracles from their gods, by asking the dead about the destiny of the living?”

“‘ A man or woman who has in them a spirit of the dead or a familiar spirit must be put to death. They must pelt them with stones; their blood guilt is on themselves.’”

So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD and did not obey the LORD’s instructions; he even tried to conjure up underworld spirits.

“‘ The person who turns to the spirits of the dead and familiar spirits to commit prostitution by going after them, I will set my face against that person and cut him off from the midst of his people.“‘ You must sanctify yourselves and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had lamented over him and had buried him in Ramah, his hometown. In the meantime Saul had removed the mediums and magicians from the land.

He passed his sons through the fire in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom and practiced divination, omen reading, and sorcery. He set up a ritual pit to conjure up underworld spirits and appointed magicians to supervise it. He did a great amount of evil in the sight of the LORD and angered him.

He passed his son through the fire and practiced divination and omen reading. He set up a ritual pit to conjure up underworld spirits, and appointed magicians to supervise it. He did a great amount of evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger.

“‘ You must not eat anything with the blood still in it. You must not practice either divination or soothsaying.

There must never be found among you anyone who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, anyone who practices divination, an omen reader, a soothsayer, a sorcerer,one who casts spells, one who conjures up spirits, a practitioner of the occult, or a necromancer.Whoever does these things is abhorrent to the LORD and because of these detestable things the LORD your God is about to drive them out from before you.You must be blameless before the LORD your God.Those nations that you are about to dispossess listen to omen readers and diviners, but the LORD your God has not given you permission to do such things.

idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish rivalries, dissensions, factions,

You are tired out from listening to so much advice. Let them take their stand– the ones who see omens in the sky, who gaze at the stars, who make monthly predictions– let them rescue you from the disaster that is about to overtake you!

“ You must not allow a sorceress to live.

When they had crossed over the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar- Jesus,who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.But the magician Elymas( for that is the way his name is translated) opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

But to the cowards, unbelievers, detestable persons, murderers, the sexually immoral, and those who practice magic spells, idol worshipers, and all those who lie, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. That is the second death.”

So Saul instructed his servants,“ Find me a woman who is a medium, so that I may go to her and inquire of her.” His servants replied to him,“ There is a woman who is a medium in Endor.”So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothing and left, accompanied by two of his men. They came to the woman at night and said,“ Use your ritual pit to conjure up for me the one I tell you.”But the woman said to him,“ Look, you are aware of what Saul has done; he has removed the mediums and magicians from the land! Why are you trapping me so you can put me to death?”

And they paid close attention to him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.

Large numbers of those who had practiced magic collected their books and burned them up in the presence of everyone. When the value of the books was added up, it was found to total fifty thousand silver coins.In this way the word of the Lord continued to grow in power and to prevail.

Now as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave girl met us who had a spirit that enabled her to foretell the future by supernatural means. She brought her owners a great profit by fortune- telling.She followed behind Paul and us and kept crying out,“ These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation.”She continued to do this for many days. But Paul became greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit,“ I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out of her at once.

They passed their sons and daughters through the fire, and practiced divination and omen reading. They committed themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD and made him angry.

You will fall; while lying on the ground you will speak; from the dust where you lie, your words will be heard. Your voice will sound like a spirit speaking from the underworld; from the dust you will chirp as if muttering an incantation.