1 Samuel 7

1 Možje iz Kirját Jearíma so prišli in prenesli gor Gospodovo skrinjo in jo prinesli v Abinadábovo hišo na hribu in posvetili njegovega sina Eleazarja, da varuje Gospodovo skrinjo.

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 Pripetilo se je, medtem ko je skrinja prebivala v Kirját Jearímu, da je bil čas dolg, kajti to je bilo dvajset let. Vsa Izraelova hiša je žalovala za Gospodom.

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 je govoril vsej Izraelovi hiši, rekoč: »Če se z vsemi svojimi srci vrnete h Gospodu, potem izmed sebe odstranite tuje bogove in Astarto in pripravite svoja srca h Gospodu in samo njemu služite. On vas bo osvobodil iz roke Filistejcev.«

And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye 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 Potem so Izraelovi otroci odstranili Báale in Astarto in služili samo Gospodu.

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

5 Samuel je rekel: »Zberite ves Izrael v Micpi in jaz bom za vas molil h Gospodu.«

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

6 Zbrali so se skupaj v Micpi, zajeli vodo in jo izlili pred Gospodom in se postili na ta dan in tam rekli: »Grešili smo zoper Gospoda.« In Samuel je sodil Izraelove otroke v Micpi.

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 Ko so Filistejci slišali, da so se Izraelovi otroci zbrali skupaj k Micpi, so filistejski knezi odšli gor zoper Izrael. Ko so Izraelovi otroci to slišali, so se bali Filistejcev.

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 Izraelovi otroci so rekli Samuelu: »Ne odnehaj klicati h Gospodu, našemu Bogu za nas, da nas bo rešil iz roke Filistejcev.«

And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry to the Lord thy God for us, and he shall save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

9 Samuel je vzel sesajoče jagnje in ga v celoti daroval v žgalno daritev Gospodu. Samuel je klical h Gospodu za Izrael in Gospod ga je slišal.

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 Medtem ko je Samuel daroval žgalno daritev, so se približali Filistejci, da se bojujejo zoper Izrael, toda Gospod je na ta dan z velikim gromom zagrmel nad Filistejci in jih porazil in udarjeni so bili pred Izraelom.

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 Možje iz Izraela so odšli ven iz Micpe in zasledovali Filistejce in jih udarjali, dokler niso prišli pod Bet Kar.

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

12 Potem je Samuel vzel kamen in ga postavil med Micpo in Jašén in njegovo ime imenoval Eben Ezer, rekoč: »Doslej nam je Gospod pomagal.«

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 Tako so bili Filistejci podjarmljeni in niso več prišli v območje Izraela in Gospodova roka je bila zoper Filistejce vse Samuelove dni.

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 Mesta, ki so jih Filistejci vzeli od Izraela, so bila povrnjena Izraelu, od Ekróna, celo do Gata in njihova območja je Izrael osvobodil iz rok Filistejcev. In bil je mir med Izraelom in Amoréjci.

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 je sodil Izraelu vse dni svojega življenja.

And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

16 Iz leta v leto je odšel na obhod do Betela in Gilgála in Micpe in na vseh teh krajih sodil Izraelu.

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

17 Njegova vrnitev je bila v Ramo, kajti tam je bila njegova hiša in tam je sodil Izraelu in tam je zgradil oltar Gospodu.

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