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.
И приидоша мужие Кариафиаримстии и взяша кивот завета Господня, и внесоша его в дом Аминадавль иже на холме: и Елеазара сына его освятиша сохраняти кивот завета Господня.
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]).
И бысть от негоже дне бе кивот в Кариафиариме, умножишася дние, и быти двадесять лет: и воззре весь дом Израилев вслед Господа.
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.”
И рече Самуил ко всему дому Израилеву, глаголя: аще всем сердцем вашим вы обращаетеся ко Господу, отимите боги чуждыя от среды вас, и Дубравы, и уготовайте сердца ваша ко Господу, и поработайте Ему единому, и избавит вас от руки иноплеменничи.
4 So the Israelis got rid of all their statues of the gods Baal and Astarte, and they worshiped only Yahweh.
И отвергоша сынове Израилевы Ваалима и дубравы Астарофа, и поработаша Господу единому.
5 Then Samuel told them, “All you Israeli people must gather with me at Mizpah. Then I will pray to Yahweh for you.”
И рече Самуил: соберите ко мне всего Израиля в Массифаф, и помолюся о вас ко Господу.
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.
И собрашася людие в Массифаф, и почерпаху воду и проливаху пред Господем на землю: и постишася в той день, и реша: согрешихом пред Господем. И судяше Самуил сыны Израилевы в Массифафе.
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.
И услышаша иноплеменницы, яко собрашася вси сынове Израилевы в Массифаф, и взыдоша воеводы иноплеменничи на Израиля. И слышаша сынове Израилевы и убояшася от лица иноплеменник:
8 They told Samuel, “Pray to Yahweh to rescue us from the Philistia army [MTY], and do not stop pleading!”
и реша сынове Израилевы к Самуилу: не премолчи о нас вопия ко Господу Богу нашему, да избавит ны от руки иноплеменничи. И рече Самуил: не буди мне еже отступити от Господа Бога моего и не вопити о вас с молением.
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.
И взя Самуил ягня едино ссущее, и принесе е на всесожжение со всеми людьми Господеви: и возопи Самуил ко Господу о Израили, и послуша его Господь.
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.
И бяше Самуил возносяй всесожжение, и иноплеменницы приближишася на брань на Израиля: и возгреме Господь гласом велиим в день он на иноплеменники, и смятошася и падоша пред Израилем:
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.
и изыдоша мужие Израилевы от Массифафа, и погнаша иноплеменников, и биша их даже до подолия Вефхор.
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.”
И взя Самуил камень един и постави его между Массифафом и между Ветхим: и нарече имя ему Авенезер, сиречь камень помощи, и рече: до зде поможе нам Господь.
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.
И смири Господь иноплеменники, и не приложиша ктому ити в пределы Израилевы: и бысть рука Господня на иноплеменников во вся дни Самуиловы.
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.
И отдашася грады, ихже взяша иноплеменницы от сынов Израилевых, и отдаша их Израилю, от Аккарона даже до Гефа, и пределы Израиля свободишася от руки иноплеменничи: и бе мир между Израилем и между Аморреем.
15 Samuel continued to be the leader of the Israeli people until he died.
И судяше Самуил Израилю во вся дни живота своего.
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.
И хождаше от года до года, и окрест Вефиля и Галгалы и Массифафа, и суждаше Израиля во всех священных сих.
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.
Бяше же ему возвращение во Армафем, яко тамо бяше дом его: и судяше тамо Израиля, и созда тамо олтарь Господеви.
