1 Samuel 7
1 [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.
Тада дођоше људи из Киријат-Јарима: и узеше ковчег Господњи, и однесоше га у кућу Авинадавову на брду, а Елеазара, сина његовог, посветише да чува ковчег Господњи.
2 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]).
А кад ковчег оста у Киријат-Јариму, прође много времена, двадесет година, и плакаше сав дом Израиљев за Господом.
3 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.”
А Самуило рече свему дому Израиљевом говорећи: Ако се свим срцем својим обраћате ка Господу, поврзите туђе богове између себе и Астароте, и спремите срце своје за Господа, Њему једином служите, па ће вас избавити из руку филистејских.
4 So the Israelis got rid of all their statues of the gods Baal and Astarte, and they worshiped only Yahweh.
И повргоше синови Израиљеви Вале и Астароте, и служише Господу једином.
5 Then Samuel told them, “All you Israeli people must gather with me at Mizpah. Then I will pray to Yahweh for you.”
Потом рече Самуило: Скупите свега Израиља у Миспу, да се помолим Господу за вас.
6 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.
И скупише се у Миспу, и црпући воду проливаше пред Господом, и постише онај дан, и онде рекоше: Сагрешисмо Господу. И Самуило суђаше синовима Израиљевим у Миспи.
7 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.
А Филистеји кад чуше да су се синови Израиљеви скупили у Миспу, изиђоше кнезови филистејски на Израиља. А кад то чуше синови Израиљеви, уплашише се од Филистеја.
8 They told Samuel, “Pray to Yahweh to rescue us from the Philistia army [MTY], and do not stop pleading!”
И рекоше синови Израиљеви Самуилу: Не престај вапити за нас ка Господу Богу нашем, еда би нас избавио из руку филистејских.
9 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.
Тада Самуило узе једно јагње одојче, и принесе га свега Господу на жртву паљеницу; и вапи Самуило ка Господу за Израиља, и услиши га Господ.
10 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.
И кад Самуило приношаше жртву паљеницу, приближише се Филистеји да ударе на Израиља; али загрме Господ грмљавином великом у онај дан на Филистеје и смете их, и бише побијени пред Израиљем.
11 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.
А Израиљци изиђоше из Миспе, и потераше Филистеје, и бише их до под Вет-Хар.
12 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.”
Тада узе Самуило камен, и метну га између Миспе и Сена, и назва га Евен-Езер, јер рече: Довде нам Господ поможе.
13 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.
Тако бише покорени Филистеји, и више не долазише на међу Израиљеву. И рука Господња беше против Филистеја свега века Самуиловог.
14 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.
И повратише се Израиљу градови, које беху узели Филистеји Израиљу, од Акарона до Гата, и међе њихове избави Израиљ из руку филистејских; и би мир међу Израиљем и Аморејима.
15 Samuel continued to be the leader of the Israeli people until he died.
А Самуило суђаше Израиљу свега века свог.
16 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.
И идући сваке године обилажаше Ветиљ и Галгал и Миспу, и суђаше Израиљу у свим тим местима.
17 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.
Потом се враћаше у Раму, јер онде беше кућа његова, и суђаше онде Израиљу, и онде начини олтар Господу.
