1 Samuel 7
1 So the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took the ark of the Lord to the house of Abinadab in Gibeah, and they made his son Eleazar holy and put the ark in his care.
Da kom Mændene fra Kirjat-Jearim og hentede HERRENS Ark op til sig og bragte den til Abinadabs Hus paa Højen; og hans Søn El'azar helligede de til at vogte HERRENS Ark.
2 And the ark was in Kiriath-jearim for a long time, as much as twenty years: and all Israel was searching after the Lord with weeping.
Fra den Dag Arken fik sin Plads i Kirjat-Jearim gik der lang Tid; der gik tyve Aar, og hele Israels Hus sukkede efter HERREN.
3 Then Samuel said to all Israel, If with all your hearts you would come back to the Lord, then put away all the strange gods and the Astartes from among you, and let your hearts be turned to the Lord, and be servants to him only: and he will make you safe from the hands of the Philistines.
Da sagde Samuel til hele Israels Hus: »Hvis I vil omvende eder til HERREN af hele eders Hjerte, skil eder saa af med de fremmede Guder og Astarterne; vend eders Hu til HERREN og dyrk ham alene, saa vil han fri eder af Filisternes Haand!«
4 So the children of Israel gave up the worship of Baal and Astarte, and became worshippers of the Lord only.
Derpaa skilte Israeliterne sig af med Ba'alerne og Astarterne og dyrkede HERREN alene.
5 Then Samuel said, Let all Israel come to Mizpah and I will make prayer to the Lord for you.
Da sagde Samuel: »Kald hele Israel sammen i Mizpa, saa vil jeg bede til HERREN for eder!«
6 So they came together to Mizpah, and got water, draining it out before the Lord, and they took no food that day, and they said, We have done evil against the Lord. And Samuel was judge of the children of Israel in Mizpah.
Saa samlede de sig i Mizpa og øste Vand og udgød det for HERRENS Aasyn, og de fastede den Dag og sagde der: »Vi har syndet mod HERREN!« Derpaa dømte Samuel Israeliterne i Mizpa.
7 Now when the Philistines had news that the children of Israel had come together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And the children of Israel, hearing of it, were full of fear.
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.
8 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Go on crying to the Lord our God for us to make us safe from the hands of the Philistines.
Og Israeliterne sagde til Samuel: »Hold ikke op med at raabe til HERREN vor Gud, at han maa frelse os af Filisternes Haand!«
9 And Samuel took a young lamb, offering all of it as a burned offering to the Lord; and Samuel made prayers to the Lord for Israel and the Lord gave him an answer.
Da tog Samuel et diende Lam og bragte HERREN det som Brændoffer, som Heloffer; og Samuel raabte til HERREN for Israel, og HERREN bønhørte ham.
10 And while Samuel was offering the burned offering, the Philistines came near for the attack on Israel; but at the thunder of the Lord's voice that day the Philistines were overcome with fear, and they gave way before Israel.
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, saa de blev slaaet af Israel;
11 And the men of Israel went out from Mizpah and went after the Philistines, attacking them till they came under Beth-car.
og Israels Mænd rykkede ud fra Mizpa, satte efter Filisterne og huggede dem ned lige til neden for Bet-Kar.
12 Then Samuel took a stone and put it up between Mizpah and Jeshanah, naming it Eben-ezer, and saying, Up to now the Lord has been our help.
Derpaa 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!«
13 So the Philistines were overcome, and did not come into the country of Israel again: and all the days of Samuel the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines.
Saaledes bukkede Filisterne under, og de faldt ikke mere ind i Israels Land, men HERRENS Haand laa tungt paa Filisterne, saa længe Samuel levede.
14 And the towns which the Philistines had taken were given back to Israel, from Ekron to Gath, and all the country round them Israel made free from the power of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
De Byer, Filisterne havde taget, fik Israel tilbage, fra Ekron til Gat; ogsaa Landet der omkring frarev Israeliterne Filisterne; og der var Fred mellem Israel og Amoriterne.
15 And Samuel was judge of Israel all the days of his life.
Samuel var Dommer i Israel, saa længe han levede;
16 From year to year he went in turn to Beth-el and Gilgal and Mizpah, judging Israel in all those places.
han plejede aarlig at drage rundt til Betel, Gilgal og Mizpa og dømme Israeliterne paa alle disse Steder;
17 And his base was at Ramah, where his house was; there he was judge of Israel and there he made an altar to the Lord.
derefter kom han hjem til Rama; thi der havde han sit Hjem, og der dømte han Israel. Og han byggede HERREN et Alter der.
