1 Samuel 7

1 Da kom Mændene fra Kirjat-Jearim og hentede HERRENs Ark op til sig og bragte den til Abinadabs Hus på Højen; og hans Søn El'azar helligede de til at vogte HERRENs Ark.

The men of Kiriath Jearim came, took the ark of Yahweh, and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill. They set apart his son Eleazar to keep the ark of Yahweh.

2 Fra den Dag Arken fik sin Plads i Kirjat Jerim gik der lang Tid; der gik tyve År, og hele Israels Hus sukkede efter HERREN.

From the day the ark remained in Kiriath Jearim, a long time passed, twenty years. All the house of Israel lamented and wished to turn to Yahweh.

3 Da sagde Samuel til hele Israels Hus: "Hvis I vil omvende eder til HERREN af hele eders Hjerte, skil eder så af med de fremmede Guder og Astarterne; vend eders Hu til HERREN og dyrk ham alene, så vil han fri eder af Filisternes Hånd!"

Samuel said to the entire house of Israel, “If you return to Yahweh with your whole heart, remove the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, turn your hearts to Yahweh, and worship him only, then he will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines.”

4 Derpå skilte Israeliterne sig af, med Ba'alerne og Astarterne og dyrkede HERREN alene.

Then the people of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtoreths, and worshiped Yahweh only.

5 Da sagde Samuel: "Kald hele Israel sammen i Mizpa, så vil jeg bede til HERREN for eder!"

Then Samuel said, “Bring together all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you.”

6 Så samlede de sig i Mizpa og øste Vand og udgød det for HERRENs Åsyn, og de fastede den Dag og sagde der: "Vi har syndet mod HERREN!" Derpå dømte Samuel Israeliterne i Mizpa.

They gathered at Mizpah, drew water and poured it out before Yahweh. They fasted that day and said, “We have sinned against Yahweh.” It was there that Samuel decided disputes for the people of Israel and led the people.

7 Da Filisterne hørte, at Israeliterne havde samlet sig i Mizpa, drog Filisterfyrsterne op imod Israel; og da Israeliterne hørte det, blev de bange for Filisterne.

Now when the Philistines heard the people of Israel had gathered at Mizpah, the rulers of the Philistines attacked Israel. When the people of Israel heard of it, they were afraid of the Philistines.

8 Og Israeliterne sagde til Samuel: "Hold ikke op med at råbe til HERREN vor Gud, at han må frelse os af Filisternes Hånd!"

Then the people of Israel said to Samuel, “Do not stop calling out to Yahweh our God for us, so he will save us from the hand of the Philistines.”

9 Da tog Samuel et diende Lam og bragte HERREN det som Brændoffer, som Heloffer; og Samuel råbte til HERREN for Israel, og HERREN bønhørte ham.

Samuel took a nursing lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to Yahweh. Then Samuel cried out to Yahweh for Israel, and Yahweh answered him.

10 Medens Samuel var i Færd med at bringe Brændofferet, rykkede Filisterne frem til Kamp mod Israel, men HERREN sendte den Dag et vældigt Tordenvejr over Filisterne og bragte dem i Uorden, så de blev slået af Israel;

As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines approached to attack Israel. But Yahweh thundered with a loud sound that day against the Philistines and threw them into confusion, and they were routed before Israel.

11 og Israels Mænd rykkede ud fra Mizpa, satte efter Filisterne og huggede dem ned lige til neden for Bet-Kar.

The men of Israel went from Mizpah, and they pursued the Philistines and killed them as far as below Beth Kar.

12 Derpå tog Samuel en Sten og stillede den op mellem Mizpa og Jesjana; og han kaldte den Eben-Ezer, idet han sagde: "Hidtil har HERREN hjulpet os!"

Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far Yahweh has helped us.”

13 Således bukkede filisterne under, og de faldt ikke mere ind i Israels Land, men HERRENs Hånd lå tungt på Filisterne, så længe Samuel levede.

So the Philistines were subdued and they did not enter the border of Israel. The hand of Yahweh was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

14 De Byer, Filisterne havde taget, fik Israel tilbage, fra Ekron til Gat; også Landet der omkring frarev Israeliterne Filisterne; og der var Fred mellem Israel og Amoriterne.

The towns that the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath; Israel brought back their territory from the Philistines. Then there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

15 Samuel var Dommer i Israel, så længe han levede;

Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

16 han plejede årlig at drage rundt til Betel, Gilgal og Mizpa og dømme Israeliterne på alle disse Steder;

Each year he went on a circuit to Bethel, to Gilgal, and to Mizpah. He decided disputes for Israel in all these places.

17 derefter kom han hjem til Rama; thi der havde han sit Hjem, og der dømte han Israel. Og han byggede HERREN et Alter der.

Then he would return to Ramah, because his house was there; and there also he decided disputes for Israel. He also built an altar there to Yahweh.