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.

Lalu orang-orang Kiryat-Yearim datang, mereka mengangkut tabut TUHAN itu dan membawanya ke dalam rumah Abinadab yang di atas bukit. Dan Eleazar, anaknya, mereka kuduskan untuk menjaga tabut TUHAN itu.

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.

Sejak saat tabut itu tinggal di Kiryat-Yearim berlalulah waktu yang cukup lama, yakni dua puluh tahun, dan seluruh kaum Israel mengeluh kepada TUHAN.

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.

Lalu berkatalah Samuel kepada seluruh kaum Israel demikian: "Jika kamu berbalik kepada TUHAN dengan segenap hati, maka jauhkanlah para allah asing dan para Asytoret dari tengah-tengahmu dan tujukan hatimu kepada TUHAN dan beribadahlah hanya kepada-Nya; maka Ia akan melepaskan kamu dari tangan orang Filistin."

4 And the children of Israel took away Baalim and the groves of Astaroth, and served the Lord only.

Kemudian orang-orang Israel menjauhkan para Baal dan para Asytoret dan beribadah hanya kepada TUHAN.

5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Massephath, and I will pray for you to the Lord.

Lalu berkatalah Samuel: "Kumpulkanlah segenap orang Israel ke Mizpa; maka aku akan berdoa untuk kamu kepada TUHAN."

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.

Setelah berkumpul di Mizpa, mereka menimba air dan mencurahkannya di hadapan TUHAN. Mereka juga berpuasa pada hari itu dan berkata di sana: "Kami telah berdosa kepada TUHAN." Dan Samuel menghakimi orang Israel di 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.

Ketika didengar orang Filistin, bahwa orang Israel telah berkumpul di Mizpa, majulah raja-raja kota orang Filistin mendatangi orang Israel. Serta didengar orang Israel demikian, maka ketakutanlah mereka terhadap orang Filistin.

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.

Lalu kata orang Israel kepada Samuel: "Janganlah berhenti berseru bagi kami kepada TUHAN, Allah kita, supaya Ia menyelamatkan kami dari tangan orang Filistin itu."

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.

Sesudah itu Samuel mengambil seekor anak domba yang menyusu, lalu mempersembahkan seluruhnya kepada TUHAN sebagai korban bakaran. Dan ketika Samuel berseru kepada TUHAN bagi orang Israel, maka TUHAN menjawab dia.

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.

Sedang Samuel mempersembahkan korban bakaran itu, majulah orang Filistin berperang melawan orang Israel. Tetapi pada hari itu TUHAN mengguntur dengan bunyi yang hebat ke atas orang Filistin dan mengacaukan mereka, sehingga mereka terpukul kalah oleh orang Israel.

11 And the men of Israel went forth out of Massephath, and pursued the Philistines, and struck them to the parts under Baethchor.

Keluarlah orang-orang Israel dari Mizpa, mengejar orang Filistin itu dan memukul mereka kalah sampai hilir Bet-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.

Kemudian Samuel mengambil sebuah batu dan mendirikannya antara Mizpa dan Yesana; ia menamainya Eben-Haezer, katanya: "Sampai di sini TUHAN menolong kita."

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.

Demikianlah orang Filistin itu ditundukkan dan tidak lagi memasuki daerah Israel. Tangan TUHAN melawan orang Filistin seumur hidup Samuel,

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.

dan kota-kota yang diambil orang Filistin dari pada Israel, kembali pula kepada Israel, mulai dari Ekron sampai Gat; dan orang Israel merebut daerah sekitarnya dari tangan orang Filistin. Antara orang Israel dan orang Amori ada damai.

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

Samuel memerintah sebagai hakim atas orang Israel seumur hidupnya.

16 And he went year by year, and went round Baethel, and Galgala, and Massephath; and he judged Israel in all these consecrated places.

Dari tahun ke tahun ia berkeliling ke Betel, Gilgal dan Mizpa, dan memerintah atas orang Israel di segala tempat itu,

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.

lalu ia kembali ke Rama, sebab di sanalah rumahnya dan di sanalah ia memerintah atas orang Israel; dan di sana ia mendirikan mezbah bagi TUHAN.