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.

The men of Kiriath Jearim came, took the ark of Yahweh, and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill. They set apart his son Eleazar to keep the ark of Yahweh.

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.

From the day the ark remained in Kiriath Jearim, a long time passed, twenty years. All the house of Israel lamented and wished to turn to Yahweh.

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.”

Samuel said to the entire house of Israel, “If you return to Yahweh with your whole heart, remove the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, turn your hearts to Yahweh, and worship him only, then he will rescue 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.

Then the people of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtoreths, and worshiped Yahweh only.

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

Then Samuel said, “Bring together all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you.”

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.

They gathered at Mizpah, drew water and poured it out before Yahweh. They fasted that day and said, “We have sinned against Yahweh.” It was there that Samuel decided disputes for the people of Israel and led the people.

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.

Now when the Philistines heard the people of Israel had gathered at Mizpah, the rulers of the Philistines attacked Israel. When the people of Israel heard of it, they were afraid of 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.”

Then the people of Israel said to Samuel, “Do not stop calling out to Yahweh our God for us, so he will 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.

Samuel took a nursing lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to Yahweh. Then Samuel cried out to Yahweh for Israel, and Yahweh 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 Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines approached to attack Israel. But Yahweh thundered with a loud sound that day against the Philistines and threw them into confusion, and they were routed 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.

The men of Israel went from Mizpah, and they pursued the Philistines and killed them as far as below Beth Kar.

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.”

Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far Yahweh 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 did not enter the border of Israel. The hand of Yahweh 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 towns that the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath; Israel brought back their territory from the Philistines. Then there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

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

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.

Each year he went on a circuit to Bethel, to Gilgal, and to Mizpah. He decided disputes for 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 house was there; and there also he decided disputes for Israel. He also built an altar there to Yahweh.