1 Samuel 7
1 Ya mere, ndị ikom Kiriat Jearim bịara buru igbe ọgbụgba ndụOnyenwe anyị bubata ya nʼụlọ Abinadab nke dị nʼelu ugwu. Ha doro Elieza, ọkpara Abinadab nsọ, ka ọ bụrụ onye na-elekọta igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Onyenwe anyị.
So the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took the ark of the Lord to the house of Abinadab in Gibeah, and they made his son Eleazar holy and put the ark in his care.
2 Igbe ahụ dịgidere na Kiriat Jearim ogologo oge, iri afọ abụọ zuruoke. Ma nʼoge a niile, ndị Izrel nọ na-eru ụjụ nʼihi Onyenwe anyị.
And the ark was in Kiriath-jearim for a long time, as much as twenty years: and all Israel was searching after the Lord with weeping.
3 Ya mere, Samuel gwara ezinaụlọ Izrel niile sị, “Ọ bụrụ na unu ji obi unu niile na alaghachikwute Onyenwe anyị, mgbe ahụ, wezuganụ chi niile nke ndị ala ọzọ, na arụsị Ashtọret site nʼetiti unu. Kpebienụ nʼobi unu ịbịakwute Onyenwe anyị, feekwa naanị ya ofufe. Ọ ga-anapụtakwa unu site nʼaka ndị Filistia.”
Then Samuel said to all Israel, If with all your hearts you would come back to the Lord, then put away all the strange gods and the Astartes from among you, and let your hearts be turned to the Lord, and be servants to him only: and he will make you safe from the hands of the Philistines.
4 Ya mere, ndị Izrel wezugara arụsị Baal na Ashtọret ha, bido ife naanị Onyenwe anyị.
So the children of Israel gave up the worship of Baal and Astarte, and became worshippers of the Lord only.
5 Samuel gwara ha sị, “Unu ndị Izrel, zukọtaanụ na Mizpa, ka m rịọọ Onyenwe anyị arịrịọ nʼisi unu.”
Then Samuel said, Let all Israel come to Mizpah and I will make prayer to the Lord for you.
6 Mgbe ha niile zukọrọ nʼebe ahụ, ha kuuru mmiri wụpụ ya nʼala nʼihu Onyenwe anyị. Nʼụbọchị ahụ kwa, ha buru ọnụ, kwupụta mmehie sị, “Anyị emehiela megide Onyenwe anyị.” Ọ bụ na Mizpa ka Samuel malitere ikpe ụmụ Izrel ikpe.
So they came together to Mizpah, and got water, draining it out before the Lord, and they took no food that day, and they said, We have done evil against the Lord. And Samuel was judge of the children of Israel in Mizpah.
7 Mgbe ndị Filistia nụrụ na ụmụ Izrel zukọrọ na Mizpa, ndị eze ndị Filistia chịkọtara ndị agha ha, bịa ibuso Izrel agha. Mgbe ụmụ Izrel nụrụ na ha na-abịa nso, ha tụrụ ụjọ nke ukwuu.
Now when the Philistines had news that the children of Israel had come together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And the children of Israel, hearing of it, were full of fear.
8 Ha sịrị Samuel, “Akwụsịla itiku Onyenwe anyị Chineke anyị mkpu akwa nʼihi anyị, kpeekwa ekpere ka ọ zọpụta anyị site nʼaka ndị Filistia.”
And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Go on crying to the Lord our God for us to make us safe from the hands of the Philistines.
9 Mgbe ahụ, Samuel weere nwa atụrụ na-aṅụ ara jiri ya chụọrọ Onyenwe anyị aja nsure ọkụ, rịọkwa Onyenwe anyị ka o nyere Izrel aka. Onyenwe anyị zara ekpere ya.
And Samuel took a young lamb, offering all of it as a burned offering to the Lord; and Samuel made prayers to the Lord for Israel and the Lord gave him an answer.
10 Nʼoge ahụ, mgbe Samuel nọ na-esure aja nsure ọkụ ahụ, ndị Filistia bịaruru nso ibuso Izrel agha, ma Onyenwe anyị sitere nʼeluigwe were oke olu egbe eluigwe nke dara oke ụda chụsasịa ha. O mere ka ọgbaaghara bata nʼetiti ndị Filistia. Nke a mekwara ka ụmụ Izrel kpochapụ ha,
And while Samuel was offering the burned offering, the Philistines came near for the attack on Israel; but at the thunder of the Lord's voice that day the Philistines were overcome with fear, and they gave way before Israel.
11 Ndị ikom Izrel si na Mizpa pụta chụso ndị Filistia ọsọ, na-etigbu ha nʼụzọ ruo na ndịda Bet-Ka.
And the men of Israel went out from Mizpah and went after the Philistines, attacking them till they came under Beth-car.
12 Mgbe ahụ, Samuel weere otu nkume doo ya nʼagbata Mizpa na Shen, kpọọ ebe ahụ, Ebeneza, nke pụtara, “Nkume inyeaka,” nʼihi na ọ sịrị, “Nʼezie, Onyenwe anyị enyerela anyị aka ruo ugbu a.”
Then Samuel took a stone and put it up between Mizpah and Jeshanah, naming it Eben-ezer, and saying, Up to now the Lord has been our help.
13 Ya mere, mmeri a e meriri ndị Filistia mere ka ha ghara ibuso Izrel agha ọzọ, nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị kwụsịrị ha ime nke a ụbọchị niile nke ndụ Samuel.
So the Philistines were overcome, and did not come into the country of Israel again: and all the days of Samuel the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines.
14 E nyeghachiri ndị Izrel obodo niile ndị Filistia dọtara nʼagha na mbụ, nke dị site nʼEkrọn ruo Gat. Ndị Izrel napụtara oke ala ndị a site nʼaka ndị Filistia. Nʼụzọ dị otu a, e mere ka udo dị nʼetiti ndị Izrel na ndị Amọrait.
And the towns which the Philistines had taken were given back to Israel, from Ekron to Gath, and all the country round them Israel made free from the power of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
15 Samuel nọgidere dịka onye ikpe ndị Izrel ụbọchị niile nke ndụ ya.
And Samuel was judge of Israel all the days of his life.
16 Afọ niile, ọ na-ejegharị site nʼotu obodo ruo nʼobodo ọzọ, site nʼobodo Betel ruo Gilgal, ruokwa Mizpa. Ọ na-anọkwa nʼobodo ndị a na-ekpe ndị Izrel ikpe.
From year to year he went in turn to Beth-el and Gilgal and Mizpah, judging Israel in all those places.
17 Ma ọ na-alọghachi na Rema, nʼihi na ọ bụ nʼebe ahụ ka ụlọ ya dị. O kpekwara ndị Izrel ikpe nʼebe ahụ, wuokwara Onyenwe anyị ebe ịchụ aja nʼebe ahụ.
And his base was at Ramah, where his house was; there he was judge of Israel and there he made an altar to the Lord.
