1 Samuel 7
1 Dumating ang mga kalalakihan ng Kiriat-Jearim, kinuha ang kaban ni Yahweh, at dinala ito sa bahay ni Abinadab sa burol. Itinalaga nila ang kanyang anak na lalaking si Eleazar para mangalaga sa kaban ni Yahweh.
[When] the men of Kiriath-Jearim [received that message, they] came to Beth-Shemesh and took the sacred chest of Yahweh. They took it to the house of Abinadab, which was on a hillside. They appointed Abinadab’s son Eleazar to take care of the chest.
2 Mula nang araw na manatili ang kaban sa Kiriat-Jearim, lumipas ang mahabang panahon, dalawampung taon. Nanaghoy ang buong bahay ng Israel at ninais nilang bumaling kay Yahweh.
The sacred chest stayed in Kiriath-Jearim for a long time—a total of 20 years. During that time all the people of Israel mourned [because it seemed that] Yahweh [had abandoned them] (OR, [and then they asked] Yahweh [to help them]).
3 Sinabi ni Samuel sa lahat ng tao ng Israel, “Kung babalik kayo kay Yahweh nang inyong buong puso, alisin ninyo ang mga dayuhang diyos at ang Astarot mula sa inyo, ibaling ang inyong mga puso kay Yahweh, at siya lamang ang sambahin, sa gayon ililigtas niya kayo mula sa kamay ng mga Filisteo.”
Then Samuel said to all the Israeli people, “If you truly [IDM] want to act like Yahweh’s people should, you must get rid of your statues of [the goddess] Astarte and the idols/statues of all the other foreign gods. You must decide to serve/worship only Yahweh. If you do that, he will rescue you from [the power of] [MTY] the Philistia people.”
4 Pagkatapos inalis ng mga tao ng Israel ang mga Baal at mga Astarot, at sinamba lamang si Yahweh.
So the Israelis got rid of all their statues of the gods Baal and Astarte, and they worshiped only Yahweh.
5 Pagkatapos, sinabi ni Samuel, “Dalahin ninyo ang buong Israel sa Mizpa at mananalangin ako kay Yahweh para sa inyo.”
Then Samuel told them, “All you Israeli people must gather with me at Mizpah. Then I will pray to Yahweh for you.”
6 Nagtipon sila sa Mizpa at sumalok ng tubig at ibinuhos ito sa harapan ni Yahweh. Nag-ayuno sila sa araw na iyon at sinabing, “Nagkasala kami laban kay Yahweh.” Doon pinagpasiyahan ni Samuel ang mga alitan ng mga tao ng Israel at pinangunahan ang mga tao.
So they gathered at Mizpah, which was the town where Samuel previously was the leader of the Israeli people. They had a big ceremony there. They drew water [from a well], and poured the water on the ground while Yahweh watched. [To show that they were sorry for having worshiped idols], they did not eat any food on that day, and they confessed that they had sinned against Yahweh.
7 Ngayon nang marining ng mga Filisteo na nagtipon ang mga tao ng Israel sa Mizpa, sinalakay ng mga namumuno ng Filisteo ang Israel. Pagkarinig ng mga tao ng Israel nito, natakot sila sa mga Palestina.
When the kings of the Philistia area heard that the Israeli people had gathered at Mizpah, they led their armies there to attack the Israelis. When the Israelis found out that the Philistia army was approaching them, they became very afraid.
8 Pagkatapos sinabi ng bayan ng Israel kay Samuel, “Huwag kang tumigil sa pagtawag kay Yahweh na ating Diyos para sa amin, upang iligtas niya kami mula sa kamay ng mga Filisteo.”
They told Samuel, “Pray to Yahweh to rescue us from the Philistia army [MTY], and do not stop pleading!”
9 Kumuha si Samuel ng isang pinapasusong kordero at inihandog ito bilang isang buong sinunog na handog kay Yahweh. Pagkatapos patuloy na tumawag si Samuel kay Yahweh para sa Israel, at sinagot siya ni Yahweh.
So Samuel took a very young lamb [and killed it] and offered it to Yahweh to be a sacrifice that was completely burned [on the altar]. Then he prayed and pleaded that Yahweh [would help] the Israelis, and Yahweh did help them.
10 Habang inihahandog ni Samuel ang sinunog na handog, lumapit ang mga Filisteo para salakayin ang Israel. Subalit nagpakulog si Yahweh ng isang malakas na tunog sa araw na iyon laban sa mga Filisteo at nagkagulo sila, at napuksa sila sa harapan ng Israel.
While Samuel was burning the offering, the Philistia army came near to attack the Israelis. But Yahweh caused it to thunder very loudly. The soldiers of the Philistia army became very frightened, and then they (became confused/did not know what to do). So the Israelis were able to defeat them.
11 Pumunta ang mga kalalakihan ng Israel mula sa Mizpa, at tinugis nila ang mga Filisteo at pinatay sila hanggang sa ibaba ng Betcar.
The Israeli men ran out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistia soldiers almost to Beth-Car [town], and killed many Philistia soldiers while they were trying to run away.
12 Pagkatapos kumuha si Samuel ng isang bato at itinayo ito sa pagitan ng Mizpa at Shen. Pinangalanan niya itong Ebenezer, sinasabing, “Hanggang sa ngayon tinulungan pa rin kami ni Yahweh.”
After that happened, Samuel took a large stone and set it up between Mizpah and Jeshanah [towns]. He named the stone ‘Ebenezer’, [which means ‘stone of help’], because he said “Yahweh has helped us until the present time.”
13 Kaya nag-api ang mga Filisteo at hindi sila pumasok sa hangganan ng Israel. Laban sa mga Filisteo ang kamay ni Yahweh sa lahat ng araw ni Samuel.
So the Philistia people were defeated, and for a long time they did not enter the Israeli land [to attack them] again. During the time that Samuel was alive, Yahweh powerfully protected [MTY] [the Israeli people] from [being attacked by] the Philistia army.
14 Naibalik sa Israel ang mga bayang kinuha ng mga Filisteo mula sa Israel, mula sa Ekron hanggang sa Gat; binawi ng Israel ang kanilang nasasakupan mula sa mga Filisteo. Pagkatapos nagkaroon ng kapayapaan sa pagitan ng Israel at mga Amoreo.
The Israeli army was able to capture again the Israeli villages between Ekron and Gath that the Philistia army had captured before. The Israelis were also able to take again the other areas around those cities that the Philistia army had taken [from the Israelis] previously. And there was peace between the Israelis and the Amor people-group.
15 Hinatulan ni Samuel ang Israel sa lahat ng araw ng kanyang buhay.
Samuel continued to be the leader of the Israeli people until he died.
16 Bawat taon lumilibot siya sa Bethel, sa Gilgal at sa Mizpa. Pinagpapasiyahan niya ang mga alitan para sa Israel sa lahat ng mga lugar na ito.
As long as he was alive, every year he traveled back and forth between Bethel and Gilgal and Mizpah [cities]. In those cities he listened to disputes between people and made decisions about them.
17 Pagkatapos babalik siya sa Rama, sapagkat naroon ang bahay niya; at doon pinagpapasiyahan din niya ang mga alitan para sa Israel. Gumawa rin siya ng altar doon kay Yahweh.
After he listened to disputes and made decisions in each of those towns, he returned to his home at Ramah, and he would listen to people’s disputes there, also, [and make decisions about them]. And he built an altar at Ramah [to offer sacrifices] to Yahweh.
