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.

And the men of Cariathiarim come, and bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord: and they bring it into the house of Aminadab in the hill; and they sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the covenant 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 it came to pass from the time that the ark was in Cariathiarim, the days were multiplied, and [the time] was twenty years; and all the house of Israel looked 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.”

And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If you do with all your heart return to the Lord, take away the strange gods from the midst of you, and the groves, and prepare your hearts to [serve] the Lord, and serve him only; and he shall 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.

And the children of Israel took away Baalim and the groves of Astaroth, and served the Lord only.

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

And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Massephath, and I will pray for you to the Lord.

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.

And they were gathered together to Massephath, and they drew water, and poured it out upon the earth before the Lord. And they fasted on that day, and said, We have sinned before the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Massephath.

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.

And the Philistines heard that all the children of Israel were gathered together to Massephath: and the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel: and the children of Israel heard, and they feared before 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 the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry to the Lord your God for us, and he shall save us out of 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.

And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it up as a whole burnt offering with all the people to the Lord: and Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard 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.

And Samuel was offering the whole burnt offering; and the Philistines drew near to war against Israel; and the Lord thundered with a mighty sound in that day upon the Philistines, and they were confounded and overthrown 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.

And the men of Israel went forth out of Massephath, and pursued the Philistines, and struck them to the parts under Baethchor.

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.”

And Samuel took a stone, and set it up between Massephath and the old [city]; and he called the name of it Abenezer, stone of the helper; and he said, Hitherto has the Lord 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 Lord humbled the Philistines, and they did not anymore come into the border 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.

And the cities which the Philistines took from the children of Israel were restored; and they restored them to Israel from Ascalon to Azob: and they took the coast of Israel out of the hand of the Philistines; and there was peace between Israel and the Amorite.

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

And 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.

And he went year by year, and went round Baethel, and Galgala, and Massephath; and he judged Israel in all these consecrated 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.

And his return was to Armathaim, because there was his house; and there he judged Israel, and built there an altar to the Lord.