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 Kirjat-Jearimin miehet tulivat ja veivät Herran arkin sinne ja toivat sen Abinadabin taloon mäelle. Ja hänen poikansa Eleasarin he pyhittivät pitämään huolta Herran arkista.
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 oli asettunut Kirjat-Jearimiin, kului pitkä aika, kului kaksikymmentä vuotta; ja koko Israelin heimo huokaili Herran puoleen.
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 sanoi koko Israelin heimolle näin: "Jos te kaikesta sydämestänne käännytte Herran puoleen, niin poistakaa keskuudestanne vieraat jumalat ja astartet ja kiinnittäkää sydämenne Herraan ja palvelkaa ainoastaan häntä, niin hän pelastaa teidät filistealaisten käsistä".
4 So the Israelis got rid of all their statues of the gods Baal and Astarte, and they worshiped only Yahweh.
Niin israelilaiset poistivat baalit ja astartet ja palvelivat ainoastaan 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: "Kootkaa koko Israel Mispaan, ja minä rukoilen teidän puolestanne 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.
Niin he kokoontuivat Mispaan, ammensivat vettä ja vuodattivat sitä Herran eteen sekä paastosivat sen päivän; ja he sanoivat siellä: "Me olemme tehneet syntiä Herraa vastaan". Ja Samuel jakoi israelilaisille oikeutta Mispassa.
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.
Kun filistealaiset kuulivat israelilaisten kokoontuneen Mispaan, lähtivät filistealaisten ruhtinaat Israelia vastaan. Kun israelilaiset kuulivat sen, pelkäsivät he filistealaisia.
8 They told Samuel, “Pray to Yahweh to rescue us from the Philistia army [MTY], and do not stop pleading!”
Ja israelilaiset sanoivat Samuelille: "Älä kieltäydy huutamasta meidän puolestamme Herraa, meidän Jumalaamme, että hän pelastaisi meidät filistealaisten 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 imevän karitsan ja uhrasi sen polttouhriksi, kokonaisuhriksi, Herralle; ja Samuel huusi Herraa Israelin puolesta, ja Herra kuuli häntä.
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.
Sillä kun Samuelin uhratessa polttouhria filistealaiset lähestyivät käydäkseen taisteluun Israelia vastaan, niin sinä päivänä Herra jylisi kovalla ukkosen jylinällä filistealaisia vastaan ja saattoi heidät hämminkiin, niin että Israel voitti heidät.
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.
Ja Israelin miehet lähtivät Mispasta ja ajoivat filistealaisia takaa, surmaten heitä aina Beet-Kaarin alapuolelle asti.
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 sen Mispan ja Seenin välille ja antoi sille nimen Eben-Eser ja sanoi: "Tähän asti on Herra meitä auttanut".
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.
Niin filistealaiset lannistettiin, eivätkä he enää tulleet Israelin alueelle. Ja Herran käsi oli filistealaisia vastaan Samuelin koko elinajan.
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.
Ja ne kaupungit, jotka filistealaiset olivat ottaneet Israelilta, joutuivat takaisin Israelille, Ekronista Gatiin saakka; ja myös niiden alueet Israel vapautti filistealaisten käsistä. Myöskin Israelin ja amorilaisten välillä oli rauha.
15 Samuel continued to be the leader of the Israeli people until he died.
Samuel oli tuomarina Israelissa koko 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 hän teki joka vuosi kiertomatkoja Beeteliin, Gilgaliin ja Mispaan, ja hän jakoi Israelille oikeutta 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.
Sitten hän palasi jälleen Raamaan, sillä siellä oli hänen kotinsa ja siellä hän jakoi oikeutta Israelille. Ja hän rakensi sinne alttarin Herralle.
