1 Samyèl 7

1 Epi mesye nan Kirjath-Jearim yo te vin pran lach SENYÈ a e te pote li antre lakay Abinadab sou ti mòn nan, epi yo te konsakre Éléazar, fis li a, pou okipe lach SENYÈ a.

Then the men of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of the LORD and took it into Abinadab’s house on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the ark of the LORD.

2 Soti nan jou ke lach la te rete Kirjath-Jearim nan, tan ekoule a te byen long—paske li te pran ventan avan tout lakay Israël te fè lamantasyon devan SENYÈ a.

And from that day a long time passed, twenty years in all, as the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim. And all the house of Israel mourned and sought after the LORD.

3 Konsa Samuel te pale a tout lakay Israël la, e te di: “Si nou retounen vè SENYÈ a avèk tout kè nou, si nou retire dye etranje yo avèk Asheroth soti nan mitan nou, si nou dirije kè nou vè SENYÈ a, e sèvi Li sèl, Li va delivre nou soti nan men a Filisten yo.”

Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”

4 Konsa, fis Israël yo te retire Baal yo ak Astarté yo pou te sèvi sèl SENYÈ a.

So the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD.

5 Alò, Samuel te di: “Rasanble tout Israël nan Mitspa e mwen va priye a SENYÈ a pou nou.”

Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.”

6 Yo te rasanble nan Mitspa; yo te rale dlo pou te vide devan SENYÈ a, e yo te fè jèn nan jou sila a. Yo te di nan plas sa a: “Nou te peche kont SENYÈ a.” Konsa, Samuel te jije fis Israël yo nan Mitspa.

When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.

7 Alò, lè Filisten yo te tande ke fis Israël yo te rasanble nan Mitspa, e prens a Filisten yo te vin monte kont Israël. Lè fis Israël yo te tande sa, yo te krent Filisten yo.

When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, their rulers marched up toward Israel. And when the Israelites learned of this, they feared the Philistines

8 Pou sa a, fis Israël yo te di a Samuel: “Pa sispann kriye a SENYÈ Bondye nou an pou nou, pou Li kapab sove nou soti nan men a Filisten yo.”

and said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”

9 Samuel te pran yon ti mouton ki potko sevre e li te ofri tout li kòm yon ofrann brile bay SENYÈ a. Samuel te kriye a SENYÈ a pou Israël e SENYÈ a te reponn li.

Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.

10 Pandan Samuel t ap ofri ofrann brile a, Filisten yo te rapwoche pou fè batay kont Israël. Men SENYÈ a te gwonde nan jou sa a kont Filisten yo. Li te fè yon malkonprann antre yo, e Li te boulvèse yo devan Israël.

As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.

11 Mesye Israël yo te sòti nan Mitspa pou te kouri dèyè Filisten yo e yo te frape yo ba jis rive piba Beth-Car.

Then the men of Israel charged out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth-car.

12 Alò, Samuel te pran yon gwo wòch, e li te poze li antre Mitspa ak Schen e li te ba li non a Ében-Ézer. Li te di: “Jis rive la, SENYÈ a te ede nou.”

Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”

13 Konsa, Filisten yo te vin soumèt, e yo pa t vin ankò anndan fwontyè Israël la. Konsa, men SENYÈ a te kont Filisten yo pandan tout jou a Samuel yo.

So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped invading the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

14 Vil ke Filisten yo te sezi soti an Israël yo te restore a Israël, soti Ékron jis rive Gath. Epi Israël te rachte teritwa yo nan men a Filisten yo. Konsa, te gen lapè antre Israël ak Amoreyen yo.

The cities from Ekron to Gath, which the Philistines had taken, were restored to Israel, who also delivered the surrounding territory from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between the Israelites and the Amorites.

15 Alò, Samuel te jije Israël pandan tout jou lavi li yo.

So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

16 Li te konn ale chak ane fè yon tou Béthel avèk Guilgal, ak Mitspa, e li te jije Israël tout kote sa yo.

Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.

17 Alò vwayaj retou li sete nan Rama; paske se la lakay li te ye. Se la li te jije Israël; epi li te bati la yon lotèl bay SENYÈ a.

Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.