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 and took Yahweh’s ark, and brought it into Abinadab’s house on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep Yahweh’s ark.

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 that the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, the time was long—for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel lamented after 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 spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”

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

Then the children of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served Yahweh only.

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

Samuel said, “Gather 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 together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Yahweh, and fasted on that day, and said there, “We have sinned against Yahweh.” Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.

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.

When the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the children of Israel heard 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.«

The children of Israel said to Samuel, “Don’t stop crying to Yahweh our God for us, that he will 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.

Samuel took a suckling lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering to Yahweh. Samuel cried 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 came near to battle against Israel; but Yahweh thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines and confused them; and they were struck down 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 out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and struck them until they came under 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, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “Yahweh helped us until now.”

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 stopped coming within the border of Israel. Yahweh’s hand 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 cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and Israel recovered its border out of the hand of the Philistines. 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.

He went from year to year in a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those 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.

His return was to Ramah, for his house was there, and he judged Israel there; and he built an altar to Yahweh there.