1 Samuel 7
1 Da kom Mændene fra Kirjat-Jearim og hentede HERRENs Ark op til sig og bragte den til Abinadabs Hus på Højen; og hans Søn El'azar helligede de til at vogte HERRENs Ark.
Then the men of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of the LORD and took it into Abinadab’s house on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the ark of the LORD.
2 Fra den Dag Arken fik sin Plads i Kirjat Jerim gik der lang Tid; der gik tyve År, og hele Israels Hus sukkede efter HERREN.
And from that day a long time passed, twenty years in all, as the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim. And all the house of Israel mourned and sought after the LORD.
3 Da sagde Samuel til hele Israels Hus: "Hvis I vil omvende eder til HERREN af hele eders Hjerte, skil eder så af med de fremmede Guder og Astarterne; vend eders Hu til HERREN og dyrk ham alene, så vil han fri eder af Filisternes Hånd!"
Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
4 Derpå skilte Israeliterne sig af, med Ba'alerne og Astarterne og dyrkede HERREN alene.
So the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD.
5 Da sagde Samuel: "Kald hele Israel sammen i Mizpa, så vil jeg bede til HERREN for eder!"
Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.”
6 Så samlede de sig i Mizpa og øste Vand og udgød det for HERRENs Åsyn, og de fastede den Dag og sagde der: "Vi har syndet mod HERREN!" Derpå dømte Samuel Israeliterne i Mizpa.
When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.
7 Da Filisterne hørte, at Israeliterne havde samlet sig i Mizpa, drog Filisterfyrsterne op imod Israel; og da Israeliterne hørte det, blev de bange for Filisterne.
When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, their rulers marched up toward Israel. And when the Israelites learned of this, they feared the Philistines
8 Og Israeliterne sagde til Samuel: "Hold ikke op med at råbe til HERREN vor Gud, at han må frelse os af Filisternes Hånd!"
and said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”
9 Da tog Samuel et diende Lam og bragte HERREN det som Brændoffer, som Heloffer; og Samuel råbte til HERREN for Israel, og HERREN bønhørte ham.
Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.
10 Medens Samuel var i Færd med at bringe Brændofferet, rykkede Filisterne frem til Kamp mod Israel, men HERREN sendte den Dag et vældigt Tordenvejr over Filisterne og bragte dem i Uorden, så de blev slået af Israel;
As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.
11 og Israels Mænd rykkede ud fra Mizpa, satte efter Filisterne og huggede dem ned lige til neden for Bet-Kar.
Then the men of Israel charged out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth-car.
12 Derpå tog Samuel en Sten og stillede den op mellem Mizpa og Jesjana; og han kaldte den Eben-Ezer, idet han sagde: "Hidtil har HERREN hjulpet os!"
Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
13 Således bukkede filisterne under, og de faldt ikke mere ind i Israels Land, men HERRENs Hånd lå tungt på Filisterne, så længe Samuel levede.
So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped invading the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
14 De Byer, Filisterne havde taget, fik Israel tilbage, fra Ekron til Gat; også Landet der omkring frarev Israeliterne Filisterne; og der var Fred mellem Israel og Amoriterne.
The cities from Ekron to Gath, which the Philistines had taken, were restored to Israel, who also delivered the surrounding territory from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between the Israelites and the Amorites.
15 Samuel var Dommer i Israel, så længe han levede;
So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
16 han plejede årlig at drage rundt til Betel, Gilgal og Mizpa og dømme Israeliterne på alle disse Steder;
Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.
17 derefter kom han hjem til Rama; thi der havde han sit Hjem, og der dømte han Israel. Og han byggede HERREN et Alter der.
Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.
