1 Samuel 7
1 Then the men of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of the LORD and took it into Abinadab’s house on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the ark of the LORD.
Te dongah Kirathjearim hlang rhoek ha pawk uh neh BOEIPA thingkawng tea khuen uh tih som kah Abinadab im tea paan puei uh. Te vaengah a capa Eleazar te BOEIPA thingkawng aka khoem laa ciim uh.
2 And from that day a long time passed, twenty years in all, as the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim. And all the house of Israel mourned and sought after the LORD.
Kiriathjearim ah thingkawnga ngol khohnin lamloha kum khaw sen coeng. Tedae kum kula lo daengah Israel imkhui pum te BOEIPA hnukah rhathi uh.
3 Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
Te dongah Samuel loh Israel imkhui boeih tea voek tih, “Na thinko boeih neh BOEIPA taengla na mael atah, na khui lamkah kholong pathen rhoek neh Ashtoreth te khoe uh. Na thinko te BOEIPA taengah sikim uh lamtah amah bueng ham mah thothueng uh. Nangmih te Philisti kut lamloh n'huul bitni,” a ti nah.
4 So the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD.
Te dongah Israel ca rhoek loh Baal neh Ashtoreth tea voeih uh tih, BOEIPA amah taeng bueng ah tho a thuenguh.
5 Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.”
Te dongah Samuel loh, “Israel boeih aw Mizpah ah coi uh thae lamtah nangmih yueng la BOEIPA taengah ka thangthui eh?,” a ti nah.
6 When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.
Mizpah laa coi uh thae vaengah tuia than uh tih BOEIPA mikhmuh aha bueih uh. Tekah khohnin dongah caak a yaeh uh tih BOEIPA taengah, “Ka tholh coeng,” a ti uh dongah Mizpah kah Israel ca rhoek te Samuel loh lai a tloek pah.
7 When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, their rulers marched up toward Israel. And when the Israelites learned of this, they feared the Philistines
Mizpah ah Israel ca rhoek a coi uh thae te Philisti loh a yaak vaengah Israel te Philisti boei rhoek loh a caeh thil uh. Israel ca rhoek loh a yaak uh vaengah Philisti tea rhih uh.
8 and said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”
Te dongah Samuel te Israel ca rhoek loh, “Mamih kah BOEIPA Pathen taengah pang ham khaw kaimih he nam phah sak pawt koinih Philisti kut lamloh mamih n'khang suidae,” a ti na uh.
9 Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.
Samuel loh suktui aka yawn tuca pakhata loh phoeiah cet tih BOEIPA taengah hmueihhlutnah la boeiha khuen. Te phoeiah BOEIPA te Samuel loh Israel yueng la a doek hatah BOEIPA loh a doo pah.
10 As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.
Samuel loh hmueihhlutnaha paan vaengah Philisti rhoek tah caemtloek la Israel taengah thoeih uh. Tedae tekah khohnin dongah Philisti te BOEIPA loh a ol ue neh rhaek bangla a daeh tiha khawkkhek dongah amih te Israel mikhmuh ah yawk uh.
11 Then the men of Israel charged out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth-car.
Te vaengah Mizpah lamkah Israel hlang rhoek te ha pawk uh tih Philisti tea hloem uh. Te dongah Phlilisti te Bethkar kungdak duelaa tloek uh.
12 Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
Te phoeiah Samuel loh lungto pakhata loh tih Mizpah laklo neh Shane laklo ah a khueh. “Tahae duela BOEIPA loh mamih m'bom coeng,” a ti dongah lungto ming te Ebenezer la a khue.
13 So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped invading the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
Philisti rhoek khaw kunyun uh coeng tih Israel khorhia paan ham koep khoep uh voel pawh. Samuel tue khuiah tah Philisti khaw BOEIPA kut ah ni a om.
14 The cities from Ekron to Gath, which the Philistines had taken, were restored to Israel, who also delivered the surrounding territory from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between the Israelites and the Amorites.
Te dongah Israel taengkah khopuei Philisti loh a loh rhoek, Ekron lamloh Gath neh a khorhi duela Israel taenglaa mael uh. Philisti kut lamloh Israela huul dongah Israel laklo neh Amori laklo ah khaw rhoepnah om.
15 So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
Samuel a hing tue khuiah Israel te lai a tloek pah.
16 Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.
A kum kum ah voeikhat carhil tah cet tih Bethel khaw, Gilgal khaw, Mizpah khaw a hil. Hmuen tom kah Israel te lai a tloek pah.
17 Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.
Tedae Ramah laa maelnah amah im ah Israel te lai a tloek pah tih BOEIPA ham hmueihtuk pahoia suem.
