1 Samuel 7
1 [When] the men of Kiriath-Jearim [received that message, they] came to Beth-Shemesh and took the sacred chest of Yahweh. They took it to the house of Abinadab, which was on a hillside. They appointed Abinadab’s son Eleazar to take care of the chest.
Niin tulivat KirjatJearimin miehet, ja toivat sinne Herran arkin, ja veivät sen Amminadabin huoneesen Gibeaan, ja vihkivät hänen poikansa Eleatsarin ottamaan Herran arkista vaaria.
2 The sacred chest stayed in Kiriath-Jearim for a long time—a total of 20 years. During that time all the people of Israel mourned [because it seemed that] Yahweh [had abandoned them] (OR, [and then they asked] Yahweh [to help them]).
Ja siitä päivästä, jona arkki tuli KirjatJearimiin, kului paljon aikaa, kaksikymmentä ajastaikaa; ja koko Israelin huone itki Herran jälkeen.
3 Then Samuel said to all the Israeli people, “If you truly [IDM] want to act like Yahweh’s people should, you must get rid of your statues of [the goddess] Astarte and the idols/statues of all the other foreign gods. You must decide to serve/worship only Yahweh. If you do that, he will rescue you from [the power of] [MTY] the Philistia people.”
Mutta Samuel puhui koko Israelin huoneelle, sanoen: jos te käännätte teitänne kaikesta sydämestänne Herran tykö, niin heittäkäät teiltänne vieraat jumalat ja Astharot pois, ja valmistakaat teidän sydämenne Herran tykö, ja palvelkaat häntä ainoaa, niin hän pelastaa teidät Philistealaisten käsistä.
4 So the Israelis got rid of all their statues of the gods Baal and Astarte, and they worshiped only Yahweh.
Niin heittivät Israelin lapset heiltänsä Baalin ja Astharotin pois, ja palvelivat ainoaa Herraa.
5 Then Samuel told them, “All you Israeli people must gather with me at Mizpah. Then I will pray to Yahweh for you.”
Ja Samuel sanoi: kootkaat kaikki Israel Mitspaan: ja minä rukoilen teidän edestänne Herraa.
6 So they gathered at Mizpah, which was the town where Samuel previously was the leader of the Israeli people. They had a big ceremony there. They drew water [from a well], and poured the water on the ground while Yahweh watched. [To show that they were sorry for having worshiped idols], they did not eat any food on that day, and they confessed that they had sinned against Yahweh.
Ja he tulivat Mitspaan kokoon, ammunsivat vettä ja kaasivat Herran eteen, paastosivat sen päivän, ja sanoivat siinä paikassa: me olemme syntiä tehneet Herraa vastaan! Ja Samuel tuomitsi Israelin lapsia Mitspassa.
7 When the kings of the Philistia area heard that the Israeli people had gathered at Mizpah, they led their armies there to attack the Israelis. When the Israelis found out that the Philistia army was approaching them, they became very afraid.
Kuin Philistealaiset kuulivat Israelin lapset kokoontuneeksi Mitspaan, menivät Philistealaisten päämiehet Israelia vastaan. Kuin Israelin lapset sen kuulivat, pelkäsivät he Philistealaisia.
8 They told Samuel, “Pray to Yahweh to rescue us from the Philistia army [MTY], and do not stop pleading!”
Ja Israelin lapset sanoivat Samuelille: älä lakkaa huutamasta meidän edestämme Herran meidän Jumalamme tykö, että hän meidät pelastais Philistealaisten käsistä.
9 So Samuel took a very young lamb [and killed it] and offered it to Yahweh to be a sacrifice that was completely burned [on the altar]. Then he prayed and pleaded that Yahweh [would help] the Israelis, and Yahweh did help them.
Niin Samuel otti yhden imevän karitsan ja uhrasi sen kokonansa Herralle polttouhriksi; ja Samuel huusi Herran tykö Israelin edestä, ja Herra kuuli hänen rukouksensa.
10 While Samuel was burning the offering, the Philistia army came near to attack the Israelis. But Yahweh caused it to thunder very loudly. The soldiers of the Philistia army became very frightened, and then they (became confused/did not know what to do). So the Israelis were able to defeat them.
Ja kuin Samuel uhrasi polttouhrin, lähestyivät Philistealaiset sotimaan Israelia vastaan; mutta Herra jylisti sinä päivänä suurella pauhinalla Philistealaisten ylitse ja peljätti heidät, niin että he lyötiin Israelin edessä.
11 The Israeli men ran out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistia soldiers almost to Beth-Car [town], and killed many Philistia soldiers while they were trying to run away.
Niin Israelin miehet menivät ulos Mitspasta, ja ajoivat Philistealaisia takaa, ja löivät heidät aina BetKarin alle.
12 After that happened, Samuel took a large stone and set it up between Mizpah and Jeshanah [towns]. He named the stone ‘Ebenezer’, [which means ‘stone of help’], because he said “Yahweh has helped us until the present time.”
Ja Samuel otti kiven ja pani Mitspan ja Senin välille, ja kutsui sen nimen EbenEtser, ja sanoi: tähän asti on Herra auttanut meitä.
13 So the Philistia people were defeated, and for a long time they did not enter the Israeli land [to attack them] again. During the time that Samuel was alive, Yahweh powerfully protected [MTY] [the Israeli people] from [being attacked by] the Philistia army.
Ja niin Philistealaiset poljettiin, eikä enää tulleet Israelin rajoille. Ja Herran käsi oli Philistealaisia vastaan niinkauvan kuin Samuel eli.
14 The Israeli army was able to capture again the Israeli villages between Ekron and Gath that the Philistia army had captured before. The Israelis were also able to take again the other areas around those cities that the Philistia army had taken [from the Israelis] previously. And there was peace between the Israelis and the Amor people-group.
Niin Israelin lapset saivat ne kaupungit jälleen, jotka Philistealaiset heiltä olivat ottaneet pois, Ekronista Gatiin saakka, rajoinensa. Ne vapahti Israel Philistealaisten käsistä; sillä Israelilla oli rauha Amorilaisten kanssa.
15 Samuel continued to be the leader of the Israeli people until he died.
Ja Samuel tuomitsi Israelia kaiken elinaikansa,
16 As long as he was alive, every year he traveled back and forth between Bethel and Gilgal and Mizpah [cities]. In those cities he listened to disputes between people and made decisions about them.
Ja vaelsi joka vuosi ympäri BetElin ja Gilgalin ja Mitspan. Ja kuin hän oli tuominnut Israelia kaikissa näissä paikoissa,
17 After he listened to disputes and made decisions in each of those towns, he returned to his home at Ramah, and he would listen to people’s disputes there, also, [and make decisions about them]. And he built an altar at Ramah [to offer sacrifices] to Yahweh.
Tuli hän Ramaan jälleen; sillä siellä oli hänen huoneensa ja siellä hän tuomitsi Israelia, ja rakensi Herralle siellä alttarin.
