1 Samuel 7

1 Maka penduduk Kiryat-Yearim mengambil Peti Perjanjian TUHAN itu lalu membawanya ke dalam rumah orang yang bernama Abinadab; rumah itu terletak di atas bukit. Kemudian mereka mentahbiskan Eleazar anak Abinadab, untuk menjaga Peti Perjanjian itu.

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.

2 Lama juga Peti Perjanjian TUHAN itu tinggal di Kiryat-Yearim, kira-kira dua puluh tahun. Selama waktu itu seluruh umat Israel berseru kepada TUHAN meminta tolong.

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.

3 Lalu berkatalah Samuel kepada umat Israel, "Kalau kamu hendak kembali kepada TUHAN dan menyembah Dia dengan sepenuh hatimu, haruslah kamu membuang semua dewa asing dan patung Dewi Asytoret. Serahkanlah dirimu sama sekali kepada TUHAN dan berbakti kepada-Nya saja, maka kamu akan dibebaskan-Nya dari orang Filistin."

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.

4 Jadi orang Israel membuang patung-patung Dewa Baal dan patung Dewi Asytoret, lalu mengabdi kepada TUHAN saja.

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

5 Setelah itu berkatalah Samuel, "Kumpulkanlah seluruh bangsa Israel di Mizpa, maka aku akan berdoa kepada TUHAN untuk kamu."

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

6 Lalu berkumpullah mereka semua di Mizpa. Mereka menimba air lalu menuangkannya sebagai persembahan kepada TUHAN, selanjutnya mereka berpuasa sepanjang hari itu. Kata mereka, "Kami telah berdosa kepada TUHAN." (Di Mizpa itu Samuel mulai menyelesaikan perkara-perkara perselisihan orang Israel.)

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.

7 Ketika orang Filistin mendengar bahwa orang Israel telah berkumpul di Mizpa, kelima raja Filistin berangkat ke sana dengan tentara mereka untuk menyerang orang Israel. Orang Israel mendengar hal itu lalu menjadi takut.

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.

8 Kata mereka kepada Samuel, "Janganlah berhenti berdoa kepada TUHAN Allah kita supaya kita diselamatkan-Nya dari orang Filistin."

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.

9 Karena itu Samuel memotong seekor anak domba muda, lalu mempersembahkannya sebagai kurban bakaran kepada TUHAN. Setelah itu ia berdoa supaya TUHAN menolong orang Israel, dan doanya itu dikabulkan.

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.

10 Ketika Samuel sedang mempersembahkan kurban bakaran itu, orang Filistin mulai menyerang; tetapi tepat pada saat itu TUHAN mengguntur dari langit ke atas mereka. Mereka menjadi kacau-balau lalu lari kebingungan.

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.

11 Tentara Israel keluar dari Mizpa lalu mengejar orang Filistin itu hampir sejauh Bet-Kar, dan menghancurkan mereka.

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

12 Setelah itu Samuel menegakkan sebuah batu, di perbatasan Mizpa dan Sen. Ia berkata, "TUHAN telah menolong kita sepenuhnya." --lalu batu itu dinamainya "Batu Pertolongan".

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.

13 Demikianlah orang Filistin dikalahkan. TUHAN tidak mengizinkan mereka memasuki wilayah Israel lagi, selama Samuel masih hidup.

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.

14 Semua kota Israel yang telah ditaklukkan oleh orang Filistin, mulai dari Ekron sampai Gat, dikembalikan kepada Israel. Jadi Israel mendapat kembali seluruh wilayahnya. Orang Israel dan orang Amori pun hidup dengan damai.

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.

15 Samuel memerintah Israel seumur hidupnya.

And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life:

16 Setiap tahun ia mengadakan perjalanan keliling ke Betel, Gilgal, dan Mizpa. Dan di tempat-tempat itu ia menyelesaikan perkara-perkara perselisihan.

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

17 Selalu sesudah itu ia pulang ke rumahnya di Rama. Di sana ia menjadi hakim orang Israel dan juga mendirikan sebuah mezbah bagi TUHAN.

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