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.
A HELE mai la na kanaka o Kiriatiarima, a lawe aku la i ka pahu o Iehova, a waiho iho la ia maloko o ka hale o Abinadaba ma ka puu, a hoolaa aku la i kana keiki ia Eleazara e malama i ka pahu o Iehova.
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]).
A i ka manawa i noho ai ka pahu ma Kiriatiarima, no ka mea, ua loihi ka manawa, he iwakalua makahiki: auwe ae la ko ka hale a pau o ka Iseraela, mamuli o Iehova.
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.”
Olelo aku la o Samuela i ko ka hale a pau o ka Iseraela, i aku la, Ina e hoi hou oukou ia Iehova me ko oukou naau a pau, e hoolei aku oukou i na akua e, a me Asetarota, mai o oukou aku, a e hoomakaukau i ko oukou naau no Iehova, a e malama oukou ia ia wale no; a e hoopakele mai oia ia oukou mai ka lima mai o ko Pilisetia.
4 So the Israelis got rid of all their statues of the gods Baal and Astarte, and they worshiped only Yahweh.
Alaila hoolei aku la na mamo a Iseraela ia Baalima, a me Asetarota, a malama ia Iehova wale no.
5 Then Samuel told them, “All you Israeli people must gather with me at Mizpah. Then I will pray to Yahweh for you.”
Olelo aku la o Samuela, E houluulu i ka Iseraela a pau ma Mizepa, a e pule aku au ia Iehova no oukou.
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.
A houluuluia'e la lakou ma Mizepa, a hukihuki lakou i ka wai, a ninini aku la imua o Iehova, a hookeai lakou ia la, i aku la, Ua hana hewa makou ia Iehova. Hooponopono aku la o Samuela i na mamo a Iseraela ma Mizepa.
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.
A lohe ae la ko Pilisetia i ka akoakoa ana o na mamo a Iseraela ma Mizepa, pii aku la na haku o ko Pilisetia e ku e i ka Iseraela. A lohe ae la na mamo a Iseraela, makau iho la lakou i ko Pilisetia.
8 They told Samuel, “Pray to Yahweh to rescue us from the Philistia army [MTY], and do not stop pleading!”
I aku la na mamo a Iseraela ia Samuela, Mai hooki oe i ka hea ana'ku ia Iehova, i ko kakou Akua no makou, i hoopakele mai ai oia ia makou i ka lima o ko Pilisetia.
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.
Lawe aku la o Samuela i ke keikihipa omo waiu, a kaumaha aku la ia mea a pau i mohaikuni ia Iehova; a kahea aku la o Samuela ia Iehova no ka Iseraela, a hoolohe mai o Iehova ia ia.
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.
A ia Samuela i kaumaha aku ai i ka mohaikuni, hookokoke mai ko Pilisetia e kaua mai i ka Iseraela: hoohekili mai la o Iehova me ka hekili nui maluna o ko Pilisetia ia la, a hoopuehu ia lakou; a pepehiia iho la lakou imua o ka Iseraela.
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.
Hele aku la na kanaka o ka Iseraela mawaho o Mizepa, a hahai aku la i ko Pilisetia, a luku aku la ia lakou a hiki ma Betekara.
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.”
Lawe aku la o Samuela i pohaku, a kukulu iho la mawaena o Mizepa a o Sena, a kapa aku la i kona inoa, o Ebenezera, i iho la, Ua kokua mai o Iehova ia kakou a hiki ia nei.
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.
A pio iho la ko Pilisetia, aole i hele hou mai lakou maloko o ka mokuna o ka Iseraela; a ku e mai la ka lima o Iehova i ko Pilisetia i na la a pau o Samuela.
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.
A o na kulanakauhale i lilo i ko Pilisetia, ua hoihoiia mai ia no ka Iseraela, mai Ekerona a hiki i Gata; a me ko laila aina a puni na ka Iseraela i lawe ae mailoko mai o ka lima o ko Pilisetia. A ua kuikahi ka Iseraela me ka Amora.
15 Samuel continued to be the leader of the Israeli people until he died.
A hooponopono aku la o Samuela i ka Iseraela i na la a pau o kona ola ana.
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.
Kaahele ae la ia i kela makahiki i keia makahiki, ma Betela, a ma Gilegala a ma Mizepa e hooponopono i ka Iseraela ma ia mau wahi a pau.
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.
A hoi hou mai ia ma Rama: no ka mea, malaila kona hale: a hooponopono aku la ia i ka Iseraela malaila; a malaila hoi ia i hana'i i kuahu no Iehova.
