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.

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 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.

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 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.«

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 Potem so Izraelovi otroci odstranili Báale in Astarto in služili samo Gospodu.

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

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

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

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.

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 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.

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

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 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.

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 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.

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

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

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.«

Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far Yahweh has 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 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 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.

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 Samuel je sodil Izraelu vse dni svojega življenja.

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.

Each year he went on a circuit to Bethel, to Gilgal, and to Mizpah. He decided disputes for Israel in all these 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.

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.