1 Samuel 7
1 Then the men of Kiriath-iearim came, and tooke vp the Arke of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill: and they sanctified Eleazar his sonne, to keepe the Arke 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 (For while the Arke abode in Kiriath-iearim, the time was long, for it was twentie yeeres) and al the house of Israel lamented after ye 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 spake vnto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye be come againe vnto the Lord with all your heart, put away the strange gods from among you, and Ashtaroth, and direct your hearts vnto the Lord, and serue him only, and he shall deliuer you out of the hand of ye Philistims.
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 Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and serued the Lord onely.
Da borttoge Israels Børn Baal og Astartebillederne, og de tjente Herren alene.
5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you vnto the Lord.
Og Samuel sagde: Samler al Israel til Mizpa, og jeg vil ydmygeligen bede for eder til Herren.
6 And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drewe water and powred it out before the Lord, and fasted the same day, and sayd there, We haue sinned against the Lord. And Samuel iudged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
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 When the Philistims heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the princes of the Philistims went vp against Israel: and when the children of Israel heard that, they were afraide of the Philistims.
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 sayd to Samuel, Cease not to crie vnto the Lord our God for vs, that hee may saue vs out of the hand of the Philistims.
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 tooke a sucking lambe, and offered it all together for a burnt offering vnto the Lord, and Samuel cryed vnto 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 as Samuel offered the burnt offering, the Philistims came to fight against Israel: but the Lord thundred with a great thunder that day vpon the Philistims, and scattered them: so they were slaine 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 from Mizpeh and pursued the Philistims, and smote them vntill they came vnder Beth-car.
Og Israels Mænd droge ud af Mizpa og forfulgte Filisterne; og de sloge dem indtil neden for Beth-Kar.
12 Then Samuel tooke a stone and pitched it betweene Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name thereof, Eben-ezer, and he sayd, Hitherto hath the Lord holpen vs.
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 Philistims were brought vnder, and they came no more againe into the coastes of Israel: and the hand of the Lord was against the Philistims all the dayes of Samuel.
Saa bleve Filisterne ydmygede og kom ikke ydermere i Israels Landemærke, og Herrens Haand var imod Filisterne, saa længe Samuel levede.
14 Also the cities which the Philistims had taken from Israel, were restored to Israel, from Ekron euen to Gath: and Israel deliuered the coastes of the same out of the hands of the Philistims: and there was peace betweene 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 iudged Israel all the dayes of his life,
Og Samuel dømte Israel alle sine Livsdage.
16 And went about yeere by yere to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and iudged Israel in all those places.
Og han gik hvert Aar og vandrede omkring til Bethel og Gilgal og Mizpa og dømte Israel i alle disse Stæder.
17 Afterward hee returned to Ramah: for there was his house, and there he iudged Israel: also he built an altar there vnto 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.
