1 Samuel 7
1 And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and brought up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep 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 came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after 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 And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts to the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver 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 Then the children of Israel put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.
Derpaa skilte Israeliterne sig af med Ba'alerne og Astarterne og dyrkede HERREN alene.
5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will 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 gathered together at Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and there said, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
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 when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid 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 the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry to the LORD our God for us, that he will 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 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly to the LORD: and Samuel cried to the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard 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 And as Samuel was offering the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and smote them; and they were smitten 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 of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under 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 stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Thus far hath the LORD helped 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 So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the land of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines 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 which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and its land did Israel deliver from the hands 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 from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged 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 return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built 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.
