1 Samuel 7

1 The men of Kiriath Jearim came and took the LORD’s ark, and brought it into Abinadab’s house on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep the LORD’s ark.

E vieram os de Quriate-Jearim, e levaram a arca do SENHOR, e meteram-na em casa de Abinadabe, situada no morro; e santificaram a Eleazar seu filho, para que guardasse a arca do SENHOR.

2 From the day that the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, the time was long—for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.

E aconteceu que desde o dia que chegou a arca a Quriate-Jearim passaram muito dias, vinte anos; e toda a casa de Israel se lamentou, voltando a seguir o SENHOR.

3 Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from amongst you, and direct your hearts to the LORD, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”

E falou Samuel a toda a casa de Israel, dizendo: Se de todo vosso coração vos volteis ao SENHOR, tirai os deuses alheios e a Astarote de entre vós, e preparai vosso coração ao SENHOR, e a somente ele servi, e vos livrará da mão dos filisteus.

4 Then the children of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.

Então os filhos de Israel tiraram aos baalins e a Astarote, e serviram a somente o SENHOR.

5 Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you.”

E Samuel disse: Juntai a todo Israel em Mispá, e eu orarei por vós ao SENHOR.

6 They gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, “We have sinned against the LORD.” Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.

E juntando-se em Mispá, tiraram água, e derramaram-na diante do SENHOR, e jejuaram aquele dia, e disseram ali: Contra o SENHOR temos pecado. E julgou Samuel aos filhos de Israel em Mispá.

7 When the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.

E ouvindo os filisteus que os filhos de Israel estavam reunidos em Mispá, subiram os príncipes dos filisteus contra Israel: o qual quando houveram ouvido os filhos de Israel, tiveram temor dos filisteus.

8 The children of Israel said to Samuel, “Don’t stop crying to the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.”

E disseram os filhos de Israel a Samuel: Não cesses de clamar por nós ao SENHOR nosso Deus, que nos guarde da mão dos filisteus.

9 Samuel took a suckling lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering to the LORD. Samuel cried to the LORD for Israel, and the LORD answered him.

E Samuel tomou um cordeiro que ainda amamentava, e sacrificou-o inteiro ao SENHOR em holocausto: e clamou Samuel ao SENHOR por Israel, e o SENHOR lhe ouviu.

10 As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines came near to battle against Israel; but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines and confused them; and they were struck down before Israel.

E aconteceu que estando Samuel sacrificando o holocausto, os filisteus chegaram para lutar com os filhos de Israel. Mas o SENHOR trovejou aquele dia com grande estrondo sobre os filisteus, e desbaratou-os, e foram vencidos diante de Israel.

11 The men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and struck them until they came under Beth Kar.

E saindo os filhos de Israel de Mispá, seguiram aos filisteus, ferindo-os até abaixo de Bete-Car.

12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “The LORD helped us until now.”

Tomou logo Samuel uma pedra, e a pôs entre Mispá e Sem, e pôs-lhe por nome Ebenézer, dizendo: Até aqui nos ajudou o SENHOR.

13 So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped coming within the border of Israel. The LORD’s hand was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

Foram, pois, os filisteus humilhados, que não vieram mais ao termo de Israel; e a mão do SENHOR foi contra os filisteus todo o tempo de Samuel.

14 The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and Israel recovered its border out of the hand of the Philistines. There was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

E foram restituídas aos filhos de Israel as cidades que os filisteus haviam tomado aos israelitas, desde Ecrom até Gate, com seus termos: e Israel as livrou da mão dos filisteus. E houve paz entre Israel e o amorreu.

15 Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

E julgou Samuel a Israel todo o tempo que viveu.

16 He went from year to year in a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.

E todos os anos ia e dava volta a Betel, e a Gilgal, e a Mispá, e julgava a Israel em todos estes lugares.

17 His return was to Ramah, for his house was there, and he judged Israel there; and he built an altar to the LORD there.

Voltava-se depois a Ramá, porque ali estava sua casa, e ali julgava a Israel; e edificou ali altar ao SENHOR.