1 Samuel 7

1 And the men of Kiriath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.

Da kom Mændene fra Kirjat-Jearim og hentede HERRENs Ark op til sig og bragte den til Abinadabs Hus på Højen; og hans Søn El'azar helligede de til at vogte HERRENs Ark.

2 And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel yearned after the LORD.

Fra den Dag Arken fik sin Plads i Kirjat Jerim gik der lang Tid; der gik tyve År, og hele Israels Hus sukkede efter HERREN.

3 And Samuel spoke unto all the house of Israel, saying: 'If ye do return unto the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts unto the LORD, and serve Him only; and He will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.'

Da sagde Samuel til hele Israels Hus: "Hvis I vil omvende eder til HERREN af hele eders Hjerte, skil eder så af med de fremmede Guder og Astarterne; vend eders Hu til HERREN og dyrk ham alene, så vil han fri eder af Filisternes Hånd!"

4 Then the children of Israel did put away the Baalim and the Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.

Derpå skilte Israeliterne sig af, med Ba'alerne og Astarterne og dyrkede HERREN alene.

5 And Samuel said: 'Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.'

Da sagde Samuel: "Kald hele Israel sammen i Mizpa, så vil jeg bede til HERREN for eder!"

6 And they gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there: 'We have sinned against the LORD.' And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.

Så samlede de sig i Mizpa og øste Vand og udgød det for HERRENs Åsyn, og de fastede den Dag og sagde der: "Vi har syndet mod HERREN!" Derpå dømte Samuel Israeliterne i Mizpa.

7 And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.

Da Filisterne hørte, at Israeliterne havde samlet sig i Mizpa, drog Filisterfyrsterne op imod Israel; og da Israeliterne hørte det, blev de bange for Filisterne.

8 And the children of Israel said to Samuel: 'Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that He save us out of the hand of the Philistines.'

Og Israeliterne sagde til Samuel: "Hold ikke op med at råbe til HERREN vor Gud, at han må frelse os af Filisternes Hånd!"

9 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt-offering unto the LORD; and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD answered him.

Da tog Samuel et diende Lam og bragte HERREN det som Brændoffer, som Heloffer; og Samuel råbte til HERREN for Israel, og HERREN bønhørte ham.

10 And as Samuel was offering up the burnt-offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten down before Israel.

Medens Samuel var i Færd med at bringe Brændofferet, rykkede Filisterne frem til Kamp mod Israel, men HERREN sendte den Dag et vældigt Tordenvejr over Filisterne og bragte dem i Uorden, så de blev slået af Israel;

11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car.

og Israels Mænd rykkede ud fra Mizpa, satte efter Filisterne og huggede dem ned lige til neden for Bet-Kar.

12 Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying: 'Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.'

Derpå tog Samuel en Sten og stillede den op mellem Mizpa og Jesjana; og han kaldte den Eben-Ezer, idet han sagde: "Hidtil har HERREN hjulpet os!"

13 So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more within the border of Israel; and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

Således bukkede filisterne under, og de faldt ikke mere ind i Israels Land, men HERRENs Hånd lå tungt på Filisterne, så længe Samuel levede.

14 And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the border thereof did Israel deliver out of the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

De Byer, Filisterne havde taget, fik Israel tilbage, fra Ekron til Gat; også Landet der omkring frarev Israeliterne Filisterne; og der var Fred mellem Israel og Amoriterne.

15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

Samuel var Dommer i Israel, så længe han levede;

16 And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.

han plejede årlig at drage rundt til Betel, Gilgal og Mizpa og dømme Israeliterne på alle disse Steder;

17 And his return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and he built there an altar unto the LORD.

derefter kom han hjem til Rama; thi der havde han sit Hjem, og der dømte han Israel. Og han byggede HERREN et Alter der.