1 Samuel 7
1 Then the men of Kiriath-jearim arrived, and they led away the ark of the Lord. And they brought it into the house of Abinadab, in Gibeah. Then they sanctified Eleazar, his son, so that he might care for the ark 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 happened that, from that day, the ark of the Lord remained in Kiriath-jearim. And the days were multiplied (for it was now the twentieth year) and all the house of Israel rested, following 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 Then Samuel spoke to the entire house of Israel, saying: “If you would return to the Lord with your whole heart, take away strange gods from among you, the Baals and Ashtaroth, and prepare your hearts for the Lord, and serve him alone. And he will rescue 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 Therefore, the sons of Israel took away the Baals and Ashtaroth, and they served the Lord alone.
Da borttoge Israels Børn Baal og Astartebillederne, og de tjente Herren alene.
5 And Samuel said, “Gather all of Israel at Mizpah, so that I may 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 convened at Mizpah. And they drew water, and they poured it out in the sight of the Lord. And on that day they fasted, and in that place they said, “We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the sons of Israel at Mizpah.
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 the sons of Israel had gathered together at Mizpah. And the princes of the Philistines ascended against Israel. And when the sons of Israel had heard this, they were afraid before the face of 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 they said to Samuel, “May you not cease to cry out to the Lord our God on our behalf, so that he may save us from 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 Then Samuel took one suckling lamb, and he offered it whole, as a holocaust to the Lord. And Samuel cried out to the Lord on behalf of Israel, and the Lord heeded 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 Then it happened that, while Samuel was offering the holocaust, the Philistines began the battle against Israel. But the Lord thundered with a great crash, on that day, over the Philistines, and he terrified them, and they were cut down before the face of 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, departing from Mizpah, pursued the Philistines, and they struck them down as far as the place which was below Bethcar.
Og Israels Mænd droge ud af Mizpa og forfulgte Filisterne; og de sloge dem indtil neden for Beth-Kar.
12 Then Samuel took a single stone, and he placed it between Mizpah and Shen. And he called the name of this place: The Stone of Assistance. And he said, “For in this place the Lord gave assistance to 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 And the Philistines were humbled, and they no longer drew near, so that they might enter into the borders of Israel. And so, the hand of the Lord was over the Philistines during 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 that the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron as far as Gath, with their borders. And he freed Israel from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
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 each year, traveling around to Bethel, and to Gilgal, and to Mizpah, and he judged Israel in the above-stated places.
Og han gik hvert Aar og vandrede omkring til Bethel og Gilgal og Mizpa og dømte Israel i alle disse Stæder.
17 And he returned to Ramah. For his house was there, and he judged Israel there. And then he built an altar to the Lord there.
Og han kom tilbage til Rama, thi der var hans Hus, og der dømte han Israel; og han byggede der Herren et Alter.
