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.
Os homens de Kiriath Jearim vieram e levaram a arca de Javé, e a trouxeram para a casa de Abinadab, na colina, e consagraram Eleazar, seu filho, para guardar a arca de Javé.
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]).
Desde o dia em que a arca permaneceu em Kiriath Jearim, o tempo foi longo, pois foram vinte anos; e toda a casa de Israel lamentou depois de Yahweh.
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.”
Samuel falou a toda a casa de Israel, dizendo: “Se você está voltando a Iavé com todo seu coração, então afaste os deuses estrangeiros e os astaroth do meio de vocês, e dirijam seus corações para Iavé, e o sirvam somente; e ele o livrará da mão dos filisteus”.
4 So the Israelis got rid of all their statues of the gods Baal and Astarte, and they worshiped only Yahweh.
Então os filhos de Israel removeram os Baal e os Ashtaroth, e serviram apenas a Iavé.
5 Then Samuel told them, “All you Israeli people must gather with me at Mizpah. Then I will pray to Yahweh for you.”
Samuel disse: “Reúna todo Israel a Mizpah, e eu rezarei a Javé por você”.
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.
Eles se reuniram em Mizpah, tiraram água, derramaram-na diante de Iavé, jejuaram naquele dia e disseram lá: “Pecamos contra Iavé”. Samuel julgou os filhos de Israel em Mizpah.
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.
Quando os filisteus ouviram que as crianças de Israel estavam reunidas em Mizpah, os senhores dos filisteus enfrentaram Israel. Quando os filhos de Israel ouviram isso, eles tinham medo dos filisteus.
8 They told Samuel, “Pray to Yahweh to rescue us from the Philistia army [MTY], and do not stop pleading!”
Os filhos de Israel disseram a Samuel: “Não pare de chorar a Javé nosso Deus por nós, que ele nos salvará da mão dos filisteus”.
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.
Samuel pegou um cordeiro de leite e ofereceu-o por um holocausto inteiro a Javé. Samuel clamou a Javé por Israel, e Javé lhe respondeu.
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.
Quando Samuel estava oferecendo o holocausto, os filisteus se aproximaram para lutar contra Israel; mas Javé trovejou com um grande trovão naquele dia sobre os filisteus e os confundiu; e eles foram atacados diante de Israel.
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.
Os homens de Israel saíram de Mizpah e perseguiram os filisteus, e os atingiram até que chegaram sob o comando de Beth Kar.
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.”
Então Samuel pegou uma pedra e a colocou entre Mizpah e Shen, e chamou seu nome de Ebenezer, dizendo: “Yahweh nos ajudou até agora”.
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.
Então os filisteus foram subjugados, e deixaram de vir dentro da fronteira de Israel. A mão de Javé foi contra os filisteus durante todos os dias de Samuel.
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.
As cidades que os filisteus haviam tomado de Israel foram restauradas em Israel, de Ecrom até Gate; e Israel recuperou sua fronteira da mão dos filisteus. Havia paz entre Israel e os amoritas.
15 Samuel continued to be the leader of the Israeli people until he died.
Samuel julgou Israel durante todos os dias de sua vida.
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.
Ele foi de ano a ano em um circuito para Betel, Gilgal e Mizpah; e julgou Israel em todos esses lugares.
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.
Seu retorno foi para Ramah, pois sua casa estava lá, e ele julgou Israel lá; e construiu um altar para Yahweh lá.
