1 Samuel 7

1 And then men of Cariathiarim came and fetched up the ark of the Lord and carried it into the house of Abinadab in Gabaa: and they sanctified Eleazar his son, to keep the ark of the Lord.

So kom då folk frå Kirjat-Jearim og henta Herrens kista dit upp og sette henne inn i Abinadabs hus på haugen. Dei helga Eleazar, son hans, til å vakta Herrens kista.

2 And it came to pass, that from the day the ark of the Lord abode in Cariathiarim days were multiplied, (for it was now the twentieth year, ) and all the house of Israel rested following the Lord.

Frå den dagen då kista kom til Kirjat-Jearim, leid det lang tid: tjuge år. Og heile Israels-ætti sukka etter Herren.

3 And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying: If you turn to the Lord with all your heart, put away the strange gods from among you, Baalim and Astaroth: and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

Då tala Samuel til heile Israels-ætti: «Vil de venda um til Herren av heile dykkar hug, so skil dykk med dei framande gudarne og Astarte-bilæti! vend hugen dykkar til Herren, og ten einast honom, so skal han fria dykk frå filistarmagti; »

4 Then the children of Israel put away Baalim and Astaroth, and served the Lord only.

Då skilde Israels-borni seg bilæti av Ba’al og Astarte og tente einast Herren.

5 And Samuel said: Gather all Israel to Masphath, that I may pray to the Lord for you.

Samuel sagde: «Stemne heile Israel i Mispa, so vil eg beda for dykk til Herren!»

6 And they gathered together to Masphath: and they drew water, and poured it out before the Lord, and they fasted on that day, and they said there: We have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Masphath.

Då samla dei seg saman i Mispa, henta vatn og dei auste ut for Herren, og dei fasta heile den dagen og sagde: «Me hev synda mot Herren.» So heldt Samuel dom i Mispa og skilde trættor millom Israels-borni.

7 And the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Masphath, and the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard this, they were afraid of the Philistines.

Då filistarane frette at Israels-borni hadde samla seg i Mispa, drog filistarfyrstarne dit upp mot Israel. Då Israel høyrde gjete det, vart dei rædde for filistarane.

8 And they said to Samuel: Cease not to cry to the Lord our God for us, that he may save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

Og Israels-borni sagde til Samuel: «Haldt ved i eino og ropa til Herren, vår Gud, at han må frelsa oss ut or filistarmagti!»

9 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it whole for a holocaust to the Lord: and Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard him.

Då tok Samuel eit soglamb og ofra det til eit brennoffer, eit heiloffer for Herren. Og Samuel ropa til Herren for Israel. Og Herren høyrde bøni hans.

10 And it came to pass, when Samuel was offering the holocaust, the Philistines began the battle against Israel: but the Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and terrified them, and they were overthrown before the face of Israel.

Medan Samuel ofra brennofferet, drog filistarane fram til strid mot Israel. Men Herren dundra med eit veldugt torever yver filistarane den dagen og fjetra deim, so dei vart slegne av Israel.

11 And the men of Israel going out of Masphath pursued after the Philistines, and made slaughter of them till they came under Bethchar.

Israels mannskap drog ut frå Mispa og forfylgde filistarane og hogg deim ned på flugti, alt til dei kom nedanfor Bet-Kar.

12 And Samuel took a stone, and laid it between Masphath and Sen: and he called the place, the Stone of help. And he said: Thus far the Lord hath helped us.

Då tok Samuel ein stein og sette millom Mispa og Sen, og kalla honom Eben-Ezer og sagde: «Til no hev Herren hjelpt oss.»

13 And the Philistines were humbled, and they did not come any more into the borders of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines, all the days of Samuel.

Soleis laut filistarane bøygja seg, og kom ikkje meir innanfor landskilet åt Israel. Og Herrens hand var mot filistarane so lenge Samuel livde.

14 And the cities, which the Philistines had taken from Israel, were restored to Israel, from Accaron to Geth, and their borders: and he delivered Israel from the hand of the Philistines, and there was peace between Israel and the Amorrhites.

Dei byarne som filistarane hadde teke frå Israel, fekk Israel att, frå Ekron til Gat; og kverven derikring tok Israel ogso att frå filistarane. Og millom Israel og amoritarne vart det fred.

15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life:

Samuel var domar i Israel so lenge han livde.

16 And he went every year about to Bethel and to Galgal and to Masphath, and he judged Israel in the aforesaid places.

Kvart år ferdast han rundt til Betel, Gilgal og Mispa; og han skilde trættor i Israel på alle desse staderne.

17 And he returned to Ramatha, for there was his house, and there he judged Israel: he built also there an altar to the Lord.

So for han heim att til Rama; for der åtte han heime, og der skilde han elles trættorne millom israelitarne. Og der bygde han eit altar for Herren.