“‘ 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.

“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 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.

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.

“‘ 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.

There are people who get messages from those who have died. But these people only whisper words that are barely heard. Suppose someone tells you to ask for advice from these people. Shouldn’t you ask for advice from your God instead? Why should you get advice from dead people to help those who are alive?

“‘ Suppose a man or woman gets messages from those who have died. Or suppose a man or woman talks to the spirits of the dead. Then you must put that man or woman to death. You must kill them by throwing stones at them. Anything that happens to them will be their own fault.’ ”

Saul died because he wasn’t faithful to the Lord. He didn’t obey the word of the Lord. He even asked for advice from a person who gets messages from people who have died.

“‘ Suppose someone looks for advice from people who get messages from those who have died. Or they go to people who talk to the spirits of the dead. And they do what those people say. Then they have not been faithful to me. So I will turn against them. I will separate them from their people.“‘ Set yourselves apart for me. Be holy, because I am the Lord your God.

Samuel had died. The whole nation of Israel was filled with sorrow because he was dead. They had buried him in his own town of Ramah. Saul had thrown out of the land people who get messages from those who have died. He had also thrown out people who talk to the spirits of the dead.

He sacrificed his children in the fire to other gods. He did it in the Valley of Ben Hinnom. He practiced all kinds of evil magic. He took part in worshiping evil powers. He got messages from people who had died. He talked to the spirits of people who have died. He did many things that were evil in the eyes of the Lord. Manasseh made the Lord very angry.

He sacrificed his own son in the fire to another god. He practiced all kinds of evil magic. He got messages from those who had died. He talked to the spirits of the dead. He did many things that were evil in the eyes of the Lord. Manasseh made the Lord very angry.

“‘ Do not eat any meat that still has blood in it.“‘ Do not practice any kind of evil magic.

Here are things you must not do. Don’t sacrifice your children in the fire to other gods. Don’t practice any kind of evil magic at all. Don’t use magic to try to explain the meaning of warnings in the sky or of any other signs. Don’t take part in worshiping evil powers.Don’t put a spell on anyone. Don’t get messages from those who have died. Don’t talk to the spirits of the dead. Don’t get advice from the dead.The Lord your God hates it when anyone does these things. The nations in the land he’s giving you do these things he hates. So he will drive out those nations to make room for you.You must be without blame in the sight of the Lord your God.You will take over the nations that are in the land the Lord is giving you. They listen to those who practice all kinds of evil magic. But you belong to the Lord your God. He says you must not do these things.

It includes worshiping statues of gods and worshiping evil powers. It also includes hatred and fighting, jealousy and fits of anger. Sinful desire is interested only in getting ahead. It stirs up trouble. It separates people into their own little groups.

All the advice you have received has only worn you out! Let those who study the heavens come forward. They claim to know what is going to happen by watching the stars every month. So let them save you from the trouble that is coming on you.

“ Do not let a woman who does evil magic stay alive. Put her to death.

They traveled all across the island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jew named Bar- Jesus. He was an evil magician and a false prophet.He was an attendant of Sergius Paulus, the governor. Paulus was a man of understanding. He sent for Barnabas and Saul. He wanted to hear God’s word.But the evil magician named Elymas opposed them. The name Elymas means Magician. He tried to keep the governor from becoming a believer.

But others will be thrown into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. Those who are afraid and those who do not believe will be there. Murderers and those who make themselves impure will join them. Those who commit sexual sins and those who practice witchcraft will go there. Those who worship statues of gods and all who tell lies will be there too. The lake of fire is the second death.”

Saul spoke to his attendants. He said,“ Find me a woman who gets messages from those who have died. Then I can go and ask her some questions.”“ There’s a woman like that in Endor,” they said.Saul put on different clothes so people wouldn’t know who he was. At night he and two of his men went to see the woman.“ I want you to talk to a spirit for me,” he said.“ Bring up the spirit of the dead person I choose.”But the woman said to him,“ By now you must know what Saul has done. He has removed everyone who gets messages from those who have died. He has also removed everyone who talks to the spirits of the dead. He has thrown all of them out of the land. Why are you trying to trap me? Why do you want to have me put to death?”

He had amazed them for a long time with his evil magic. So they followed him.

A number of those who had practiced evil magic brought their scrolls together. They set them on fire out in the open. They added up the value of the scrolls. The scrolls were worth more than someone could earn in two lifetimes.The word of the Lord spread everywhere. It became more and more powerful.

One day we were going to the place of prayer. On the way we were met by a female slave. She had a spirit that helped her tell people what was going to happen. She earned a lot of money for her owners by doing this.She followed Paul and the rest of us around. She shouted,“ These men serve the Most High God. They are telling you how to be saved.”She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became upset. Turning around, he spoke to the spirit that was in her.“ In the name of Jesus Christ,” he said,“ I command you to come out of her!” At that very moment the spirit left the woman.

They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire. They practiced all kinds of evil magic. They gave up following God’s rules. They did only what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. All these things made him very angry.

You will be brought down to the grave. You will speak from deep down inside the ground. Your words will be barely heard out of the dust. Your voice will sound like the voice of a ghost coming from under the ground. Your words will sound like a whisper out of the dust.”