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.
At ang mga lalake sa Chiriath-jearim ay nagsiparoon, at iniahon ang kaban ng Panginoon, at dinala sa bahay ni Abinadab sa burol, at pinapagbanal si Eleazar na kaniyang anak, upang ingatan ang kaban ng Panginoon.
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]).
At nangyari, mula nang araw na itahan ang kaban sa Chiriath-jearim, na ang panahon ay nagtatagal; sapagka't naging dalawang pung taon; at ang buong sangbahayan ng Israel ay tumaghoy sa Panginoon.
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.”
At nagsalita si Samuel sa buong sangbahayan ng Israel, na nagsasabi, Kung kayo'y babalik sa Panginoon ng buo ninyong puso ay inyo ngang alisin sa inyo ang mga dios na iba, at ang mga Astaroth, at ihanda ninyo ang inyong mga puso sa Panginoon, at sa kaniya lamang kayo maglingkod; at ililigtas niya kayo sa kamay ng mga Filisteo.
4 So the Israelis got rid of all their statues of the gods Baal and Astarte, and they worshiped only Yahweh.
Nang magkagayo'y inalis ng mga anak ni Israel ang mga Baal at ang mga Astaroth, at sa Panginoon lamang naglingkod.
5 Then Samuel told them, “All you Israeli people must gather with me at Mizpah. Then I will pray to Yahweh for you.”
At sinabi ni Samuel, Pisanin ninyo ang buong Israel sa Mizpa at idadalangin ko kayo sa Panginoon.
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.
At sila'y nagtitipon sa Mizpa, at nagsiigib ng tubig, at ibinuhos sa harap ng Panginoon, at nagsipagayuno nang araw na yaon, at nangagsabi, Kami ay nangagkasala laban sa Panginoon. At naghukom si Samuel sa mga anak ni Israel sa Mizpa.
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.
At nang mabalitaan ng mga Filisteo na ang mga anak ni Israel ay nagtitipon sa Mizpa, nagsiahon laban sa Israel ang mga pangulo ng mga Filisteo. At nang mabalitaan ng mga anak ni Israel, ay nangatakot sa mga Filisteo.
8 They told Samuel, “Pray to Yahweh to rescue us from the Philistia army [MTY], and do not stop pleading!”
At sinabi ng mga anak ni Israel kay Samuel, Huwag kang tumigil ng kadadalangin sa Panginoon nating Dios, ng dahil sa atin, upang iligtas niya tayo sa kamay ng mga Filisteo.
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.
At kumuha si Samuel ng isang korderong pasusuhin, at inihandog na pinaka buong handog na susunugin sa Panginoon: at dumaing si Samuel sa Panginoon dahil sa Israel; at ang Panginoon ay sumagot sa kaniya.
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.
At samantalang si Samuel ay naghahandog ng handog na susunugin, ay lumapit ang mga Filisteo upang makipagbaka laban sa Israel; nguni't ang Panginoon ay nagpakulog ng isang malakas na kulog nang araw na yaon sa mga Filisteo, at nilito sila; at sila'y nangabuwal sa harap ng 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.
At ang mga lalake sa Israel ay nagsilabas sa Mizpa, at hinabol ang mga Filisteo, at sinaktan sila, hanggang sa nagsidating sila sa Beth-car.
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.”
Nang magkagayo'y kumuha si Samuel ng isang bato, at inilagay sa pagitan ng Mizpa at ng Sen, at tinawag ang pangalan niyaon na Ebenezer, na sinasabi, Hanggang dito'y tinulungan tayo ng Panginoon.
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.
Sa gayo'y nagsisuko ang mga Filisteo, at hindi na sila pumasok pa sa hangganan ng Israel: at ang kamay ng Panginoon ay laban sa Filisteo lahat ng mga araw ni 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.
At ang mga bayan na sinakop ng mga Filisteo sa Israel ay nasauli sa Israel, mula sa Ecron hanggang sa Gath; at ang mga hangganan niyaon ay pinapaging laya ng Israel sa kamay ng mga Filisteo. At nagkaroon ng kapayapaan sa pagitan ng Israel at ng mga Amorrheo.
15 Samuel continued to be the leader of the Israeli people until he died.
At hinatulan ni Samuel ang Israel lahat ng mga araw ng kaniyang buhay.
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.
At siya'y naparoon na lumigid taon-taon sa Beth-el, at sa Gilgal, at sa Mizpa; at hinatulan niya ang Israel sa lahat ng mga dakong yaon.
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.
At ang kaniyang balik ay sa Rama, sapagka't nandoon ang kaniyang bahay; at doo'y hinatulan niya ang Israel: at siya'y nagtayo roon ng isang dambana sa Panginoon.
