1 Samuel 7
1 So the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took the ark of the Lord to the house of Abinadab in Gibeah, and they made his son Eleazar holy and put the ark in his care.
Então vieram os homens de Kiriath-jearim, e levaram a arca do Senhor, e a trouxeram á casa de Abinadab, no outeiro: e consagraram a Eleazar, seu filho, para que guardasse a arca do Senhor.
2 And the ark was in Kiriath-jearim for a long time, as much as twenty years: and all Israel was searching after the Lord with weeping.
E succedeu que, desde aquelle dia, a arca ficou em Kiriath-jearim, e tantos dias se passaram que até chegaram vinte annos, e lamentava toda a casa de Israel após do Senhor.
3 Then Samuel said to all Israel, If with all your hearts you would come back to the Lord, then put away all the strange gods and the Astartes from among you, and let your hearts be turned to the Lord, and be servants to him only: and he will make you safe from the hands of the Philistines.
Então fallou Samuel a toda a casa de Israel, dizendo: Se com todo o vosso coração vos converterdes ao Senhor, tirae d'entre vós os deuses estranhos e os astaroths, e preparae o vosso coração ao Senhor, e servi a elle só, e vos livrará da mão dos philisteos.
4 So the children of Israel gave up the worship of Baal and Astarte, and became worshippers of the Lord only.
Então os filhos de Israel tiraram d'entre si aos baalins e aos astaroths, e serviram só ao Senhor.
5 Then Samuel said, Let all Israel come to Mizpah and I will make prayer to the Lord for you.
Disse mais Samuel: Congregae a todo o Israel em Mispah: e orarei por vós ao Senhor.
6 So they came together to Mizpah, and got water, draining it out before the Lord, and they took no food that day, and they said, We have done evil against the Lord. And Samuel was judge of the children of Israel in Mizpah.
E congregaram-se em Mispah, e tiraram agua, e a derramaram perante o Senhor, e jejuaram aquelle dia, e disseram ali: Peccámos contra o Senhor. E julgava Samuel os filhos de Israel em Mispah.
7 Now when the Philistines had news that the children of Israel had come together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And the children of Israel, hearing of it, were full of fear.
Ouvindo pois os philisteos que os filhos d'Israel estavam congregados em Mispah, subiram os maioraes dos philisteos contra Israel: o que ouvindo os filhos de Israel, temeram por causa dos philisteos.
8 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Go on crying to the Lord our God for us to make us safe from the hands of the Philistines.
Pelo que disseram os filhos d'Israel a Samuel: Não cesses de clamar ao Senhor nosso Deus por nós, para que nos livre da mão dos philisteos.
9 And Samuel took a young lamb, offering all of it as a burned offering to the Lord; and Samuel made prayers to the Lord for Israel and the Lord gave him an answer.
Então tomou Samuel um cordeiro de mama, e sacrificou-o inteiro em holocausto ao Senhor: e clamou Samuel ao Senhor por Israel, e o Senhor lhe deu ouvidos.
10 And while Samuel was offering the burned offering, the Philistines came near for the attack on Israel; but at the thunder of the Lord's voice that day the Philistines were overcome with fear, and they gave way before Israel.
E succedeu que, estando Samuel sacrificando o holocausto, os philisteos chegaram á peleja contra Israel: e trovejou o Senhor aquelle dia com grande trovoada sobre os philisteos, e os aterrou de tal modo que foram derrotados diante dos filhos d'Israel.
11 And the men of Israel went out from Mizpah and went after the Philistines, attacking them till they came under Beth-car.
E os homens d'Israel sairam de Mispah, e perseguiram os philisteos, e os feriram até abaixo de Beth-car.
12 Then Samuel took a stone and put it up between Mizpah and Jeshanah, naming it Eben-ezer, and saying, Up to now the Lord has been our help.
Então tomou Samuel uma pedra, e a poz entre Mispah e Sen, e chamou o seu nome Eben-ezer: e disse: Até aqui nos ajudou o Senhor.
13 So the Philistines were overcome, and did not come into the country of Israel again: and all the days of Samuel the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines.
Assim os philisteos foram abatidos, e nunca mais vieram aos termos d'Israel, porquanto foi a mão do Senhor contra os philisteos todos os dias de Samuel.
14 And the towns which the Philistines had taken were given back to Israel, from Ekron to Gath, and all the country round them Israel made free from the power of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
E as cidades que os philisteos tinham tomado a Israel foram restituidas a Israel, desde Ekron até Gath, e até os seus termos Israel arrebatou da mão dos philisteos; e houve paz entre Israel e entre os amorrheos.
15 And Samuel was judge of Israel all the days of his life.
E Samuel julgou a Israel todos os dias da sua vida.
16 From year to year he went in turn to Beth-el and Gilgal and Mizpah, judging Israel in all those places.
E ia de anno, em anno, e rodeava a Beth-el, e a Gilgal, e a Mispah, e julgava a Israel em todos aquelles logares.
17 And his base was at Ramah, where his house was; there he was judge of Israel and there he made an altar to the Lord.
Porém voltava a Rama, porque estava ali a sua casa, e ali julgava a Israel: e edificou ali um altar ao Senhor.
