1 Samuel 7
1 And the men of Kiriath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of Jehovah, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Jehovah.
Da kom Mændene fra Kirjat-Jearim og hentede HERRENS Ark op til sig og bragte den til Abinadabs Hus paa Højen; og hans Søn El'azar helligede de til at vogte HERRENS Ark.
2 And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long, for it was twenty years, and all the house of Israel lamented after Jehovah.
Fra den Dag Arken fik sin Plads i Kirjat-Jearim gik der lang Tid; der gik tyve Aar, og hele Israels Hus sukkede efter HERREN.
3 And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return to Jehovah with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Jehovah, and serve him only. And he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
Da sagde Samuel til hele Israels Hus: »Hvis I vil omvende eder til HERREN af hele eders Hjerte, skil eder saa af med de fremmede Guder og Astarterne; vend eders Hu til HERREN og dyrk ham alene, saa vil han fri eder af Filisternes Haand!«
4 Then the sons of Israel did put away the Baalim and the Ashtaroth, and served Jehovah only.
Derpaa skilte Israeliterne sig af med Ba'alerne og Astarterne og dyrkede HERREN alene.
5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you to Jehovah.
Da sagde Samuel: »Kald hele Israel sammen i Mizpa, saa vil jeg bede til HERREN for eder!«
6 And they gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Jehovah, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against Jehovah. And Samuel judged the sons of Israel in Mizpah.
Saa samlede de sig i Mizpa og øste Vand og udgød det for HERRENS Aasyn, og de fastede den Dag og sagde der: »Vi har syndet mod HERREN!« Derpaa dømte Samuel Israeliterne i Mizpa.
7 And when the Philistines heard that the sons of Israel were gathered together to Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the sons of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
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.
8 And the sons of Israel said to Samuel, Do not cease to cry to Jehovah our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
Og Israeliterne sagde til Samuel: »Hold ikke op med at raabe til HERREN vor Gud, at han maa frelse os af Filisternes Haand!«
9 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering to Jehovah. And Samuel cried to Jehovah for Israel, and Jehovah answered him.
Da tog Samuel et diende Lam og bragte HERREN det som Brændoffer, som Heloffer; og Samuel raabte til HERREN for Israel, og HERREN bønhørte ham.
10 And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel, but Jehovah thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them, and they were smitten down before Israel.
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, saa de blev slaaet af Israel;
11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them until they came under Beth-car.
og Israels Mænd rykkede ud fra Mizpa, satte efter Filisterne og huggede dem ned lige til neden for Bet-Kar.
12 Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Jehovah has helped us to now.
Derpaa 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!«
13 So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more within the border of Israel, and the hand of Jehovah was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
Saaledes bukkede Filisterne under, og de faldt ikke mere ind i Israels Land, men HERRENS Haand laa tungt paa Filisterne, saa længe Samuel levede.
14 And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath. And Israel delivered the border of it out of the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
De Byer, Filisterne havde taget, fik Israel tilbage, fra Ekron til Gat; ogsaa Landet der omkring frarev Israeliterne Filisterne; og der var Fred mellem Israel og Amoriterne.
15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
Samuel var Dommer i Israel, saa længe han levede;
16 And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpah. And he judged Israel in all those places.
han plejede aarlig at drage rundt til Betel, Gilgal og Mizpa og dømme Israeliterne paa alle disse Steder;
17 And his return was to Ramah, for his house was there. And there he judged Israel, and there he built an altar to Jehovah.
derefter kom han hjem til Rama; thi der havde han sit Hjem, og der dømte han Israel. Og han byggede HERREN et Alter der.
