1 Samuel 7
1 Os homens de Kiriath Jearim vieram e levaram a arca de Javé, e a trouxeram para a casa de Abinadab, na colina, e consagraram Eleazar, seu filho, para guardar a arca de Javé.
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 Desde o dia em que a arca permaneceu em Kiriath Jearim, o tempo foi longo, pois foram vinte anos; e toda a casa de Israel lamentou depois de Yahweh.
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 Samuel falou a toda a casa de Israel, dizendo: “Se você está voltando a Iavé com todo seu coração, então afaste os deuses estrangeiros e os astaroth do meio de vocês, e dirijam seus corações para Iavé, e o sirvam somente; e ele o livrará da mão dos filisteus”.
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 Então os filhos de Israel removeram os Baal e os Ashtaroth, e serviram apenas a Iavé.
And the children of Israel took away Baalim and the groves of Astaroth, and served the Lord only.
5 Samuel disse: “Reúna todo Israel a Mizpah, e eu rezarei a Javé por você”.
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Massephath, and I will pray for you to the Lord.
6 Eles se reuniram em Mizpah, tiraram água, derramaram-na diante de Iavé, jejuaram naquele dia e disseram lá: “Pecamos contra Iavé”. Samuel julgou os filhos de Israel em Mizpah.
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 Quando os filisteus ouviram que as crianças de Israel estavam reunidas em Mizpah, os senhores dos filisteus enfrentaram Israel. Quando os filhos de Israel ouviram isso, eles tinham medo dos filisteus.
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 Os filhos de Israel disseram a Samuel: “Não pare de chorar a Javé nosso Deus por nós, que ele nos salvará da mão dos filisteus”.
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 pegou um cordeiro de leite e ofereceu-o por um holocausto inteiro a Javé. Samuel clamou a Javé por Israel, e Javé lhe respondeu.
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 Quando Samuel estava oferecendo o holocausto, os filisteus se aproximaram para lutar contra Israel; mas Javé trovejou com um grande trovão naquele dia sobre os filisteus e os confundiu; e eles foram atacados diante de Israel.
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 Os homens de Israel saíram de Mizpah e perseguiram os filisteus, e os atingiram até que chegaram sob o comando de Beth Kar.
And the men of Israel went forth out of Massephath, and pursued the Philistines, and struck them to the parts under Baethchor.
12 Então Samuel pegou uma pedra e a colocou entre Mizpah e Shen, e chamou seu nome de Ebenezer, dizendo: “Yahweh nos ajudou até agora”.
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 Então os filisteus foram subjugados, e deixaram de vir dentro da fronteira de Israel. A mão de Javé foi contra os filisteus durante todos os dias de Samuel.
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 As cidades que os filisteus haviam tomado de Israel foram restauradas em Israel, de Ecrom até Gate; e Israel recuperou sua fronteira da mão dos filisteus. Havia paz entre Israel e os amoritas.
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 Samuel julgou Israel durante todos os dias de sua vida.
And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
16 Ele foi de ano a ano em um circuito para Betel, Gilgal e Mizpah; e julgou Israel em todos esses lugares.
And he went year by year, and went round Baethel, and Galgala, and Massephath; and he judged Israel in all these consecrated places.
17 Seu retorno foi para Ramah, pois sua casa estava lá, e ele julgou Israel lá; e construiu um altar para Yahweh lá.
And his return was to Armathaim, because there was his house; and there he judged Israel, and built there an altar to the Lord.
