Kings I 7
1 And the men of Cariathiarim come, and bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord: and they bring it into the house of Aminadab in the hill; and they sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
Og Mændene af Kirjath-Jearim kom og hentede Herrens Ark op og førte den til Abinadabs Hus paa Højen; og de helligede hans Søn Eleasar til at tage Vare paa Herrens Ark.
2 And it came to pass from the time that the ark was in Cariathiarim, the days were multiplied, and [the time] was twenty years; and all the house of Israel looked after the Lord.
Og fra den Dag, at Arken blev i Kirjath-Jearim, forløb lang Tid, saa at det blev tyve Aar, og hele Israels Hus sukkede efter Herren.
3 And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If you do with all your heart return to the Lord, take away the strange gods from the midst of you, and the groves, and prepare your hearts to [serve] the Lord, and serve him only; and he shall deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.
Da talede Samuel til al Israels Hus, sigende: Dersom I omvende eder til Herren af eders ganske Hjerte, saa borttager de fremmede Guder og Astartebillederne af eders Midte, og bereder eders Hjerte til Herren og tjener ham alene, og han skal fri eder af Filisternes Haand.
4 And the children of Israel took away Baalim and the groves of Astaroth, and served the Lord only.
Da borttoge Israels Børn Baal og Astartebillederne, og de tjente Herren alene.
5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Massephath, and I will pray for you to the Lord.
Og Samuel sagde: Samler al Israel til Mizpa, og jeg vil ydmygeligen bede for eder til Herren.
6 And they were gathered together to Massephath, and they drew water, and poured it out upon the earth before the Lord. And they fasted on that day, and said, We have sinned before the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Massephath.
Og de samledes til Mizpa, og de droge Vand op og udøste det for Herrens Ansigt og fastede paa samme Dag og sagde der: Vi have syndet for Herren; og Samuel dømte Israels Børn i Mizpa.
7 And the Philistines heard that all the children of Israel were gathered together to Massephath: and the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel: and the children of Israel heard, and they feared before the Philistines.
Der Filisterne hørte, at Israels Børn havde samlet sig i Mizpa, da droge Filisternes Fyrster op mod Israel; der Israels Børn hørte det, da frygtede de for Filisternes Ansigt.
8 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry to the Lord your God for us, and he shall save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
Og Israels Børn sagde til Samuel: Hør ikke op med at raabe for os til Herren vor Gud, at han frelser os fra Filisternes Haand.
9 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it up as a whole burnt offering with all the people to the Lord: and Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard him.
Saa tog Samuel et diende Lam og ofrede det til et Brændoffer helt for Herren; og Samuel raabte til Herren for Israel, og Herren svarede ham.
10 And Samuel was offering the whole burnt offering; and the Philistines drew near to war against Israel; and the Lord thundered with a mighty sound in that day upon the Philistines, and they were confounded and overthrown before Israel.
Og Samuel ofrede Brændofret, og Filisterne kom frem til Krigen imod Israel; men Herren lod tordne med en svar Torden paa den samme Dag over Filisterne og forfærdede dem, og de bleve slagne for Israels Ansigt.
11 And the men of Israel went forth out of Massephath, and pursued the Philistines, and struck them to the parts under Baethchor.
Og Israels Mænd droge ud af Mizpa og forfulgte Filisterne; og de sloge dem indtil neden for Beth-Kar.
12 And Samuel took a stone, and set it up between Massephath and the old [city]; and he called the name of it Abenezer, stone of the helper; and he said, Hitherto has the Lord helped us.
Da tog Samuel en Sten og satte den imellem Mizpa og imellem Sen og kaldte dens Navn Eben-Ezer; og han sagde: Hidindtil har Herren hjulpet os.
13 So the Lord humbled the Philistines, and they did not anymore come into the border of Israel; and the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
Saa bleve Filisterne ydmygede og kom ikke ydermere i Israels Landemærke, og Herrens Haand var imod Filisterne, saa længe Samuel levede.
14 And the cities which the Philistines took from the children of Israel were restored; and they restored them to Israel from Ascalon to Azob: and they took the coast of Israel out of the hand of the Philistines; and there was peace between Israel and the Amorite.
Og de Stæder, som Filisterne havde taget fra Israel, kom til Israel igen, fra Ekron og indtil Gath; tilmed udfriede Israel deres Landemærke af Filisternes Haand; men der var Fred imellem Israel og imellem Amoriterne.
15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
Og Samuel dømte Israel alle sine Livsdage.
16 And he went year by year, and went round Baethel, and Galgala, and Massephath; and he judged Israel in all these consecrated places.
Og han gik hvert Aar og vandrede omkring til Bethel og Gilgal og Mizpa og dømte Israel i alle disse Stæder.
17 And his return was to Armathaim, because there was his house; and there he judged Israel, and built there an altar to the Lord.
Og han kom tilbage til Rama, thi der var hans Hus, og der dømte han Israel; og han byggede der Herren et Alter.
