1 Samuel 7

1 Then the men of Kiriath-jearim arrived, and they led away the ark of the Lord. And they brought it into the house of Abinadab, in Gibeah. Then they sanctified Eleazar, his son, so that he might care for the ark of the Lord.

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 it happened that, from that day, the ark of the Lord remained in Kiriath-jearim. And the days were multiplied (for it was now the twentieth year) and all the house of Israel rested, following the Lord.

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 spoke to the entire house of Israel, saying: “If you would return to the Lord with your whole heart, take away strange gods from among you, the Baals and Ashtaroth, and prepare your hearts for the Lord, and serve him alone. And he will rescue you from the hand 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 Therefore, the sons of Israel took away the Baals and Ashtaroth, and they served the Lord alone.

Derpaa skilte Israeliterne sig af med Ba'alerne og Astarterne og dyrkede HERREN alene.

5 And Samuel said, “Gather all of Israel at Mizpah, so that I may pray for you to the Lord.”

Da sagde Samuel: »Kald hele Israel sammen i Mizpa, saa vil jeg bede til HERREN for eder!«

6 And they convened at Mizpah. And they drew water, and they poured it out in the sight of the Lord. And on that day they fasted, and in that place they said, “We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the sons of Israel at 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 And the Philistines heard that the sons of Israel had gathered together at Mizpah. And the princes of the Philistines ascended against Israel. And when the sons of Israel had heard this, they were afraid before the face of the Philistines.

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 they said to Samuel, “May you not cease to cry out to the Lord our God on our behalf, so that he may save us from the hand 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 Then Samuel took one suckling lamb, and he offered it whole, as a holocaust to the Lord. And Samuel cried out to the Lord on behalf of Israel, and the Lord heeded him.

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 Then it happened that, while Samuel was offering the holocaust, the Philistines began the battle against Israel. But the Lord thundered with a great crash, on that day, over the Philistines, and he terrified them, and they were cut down before the face of 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, departing from Mizpah, pursued the Philistines, and they struck them down as far as the place which was below Bethcar.

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 single stone, and he placed it between Mizpah and Shen. And he called the name of this place: The Stone of Assistance. And he said, “For in this place the Lord gave assistance to us.”

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 And the Philistines were humbled, and they no longer drew near, so that they might enter into the borders of Israel. And so, the hand of the Lord was over the Philistines during all the days of Samuel.

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 cities that the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron as far as Gath, with their borders. And he freed Israel from the hand 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 judged Israel all the days of his life.

Samuel var Dommer i Israel, saa længe han levede;

16 And he went each year, traveling around to Bethel, and to Gilgal, and to Mizpah, and he judged Israel in the above-stated places.

han plejede aarlig at drage rundt til Betel, Gilgal og Mizpa og dømme Israeliterne paa alle disse Steder;

17 And he returned to Ramah. For his house was there, and he judged Israel there. And then he built an altar to the Lord there.

derefter kom han hjem til Rama; thi der havde han sit Hjem, og der dømte han Israel. Og han byggede HERREN et Alter der.