1 Samuele 7
1 E que' di Chiriat-iearim vennero, e ne menarono l'Arca del Signore, e la condussero nella casa di Abinadab, sul colle; e consacrarono Eleazaro, figliuolo di esso, per guardar l'Arca del Signore.
And the men of Cariathiarim come, and bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord: and they bring it into the house of Aminadab in the hill; and they sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
2 OR lungo tempo appresso che l'Arca fu posata in Chiriat-iearim, che furono vent'anni, tutta la casa d'Israele si lamentò, [gridando] dietro al Signore.
And it came to pass from the time that the ark was in Cariathiarim, the days were multiplied, and [the time] was twenty years; and all the house of Israel looked after the Lord.
3 E Samuele parlò a tutta la casa d'Israele, dicendo: Se pur voi vi convertite con tutto il vostro cuore al Signore, togliete del mezzo di voi gl'iddii degli stranieri, ed Astarot; ed addirizzate il cuor vostro al Signore, e servite a lui solo, ed egli vi riscoterà dalla mano de' Filistei.
And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do with all your heart return to the Lord, take away the strange gods from the midst of you, and the groves, and prepare your hearts to [serve] the Lord, and serve him only; and he shall deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.
4 I figliuoli d'Israele adunque tolsero via i Baali e Astarot; e servirono al solo Signore.
And the children of Israel took away Baalim and the groves of Astaroth, and served the Lord only.
5 Poi Samuele disse: Adunate tutto Israele in Mispa, ed io supplicherò al Signore per voi.
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Massephath, and I will pray for you to the Lord.
6 Essi adunque si adunarono in Mispa, ed attinsero dell'acqua, e la sparsero davanti al Signore, e digiunarono quel giorno; e quivi dissero; Noi abbiamo peccato contro al Signore. E Samuele giudicò i figliuoli d'Israele in Mispa.
And they were gathered together to Massephath, and they drew water, and poured it out upon the earth before the Lord. And they fasted on that day, and said, We have sinned before the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Massephath.
7 Ora, quando i Filistei ebbero inteso che i figliuoli d'Israele s'erano adunati in Mispa, i principati de' Filistei salirono contro ad Israele. Il che come i figliuoli d'Israele ebbero udito, temettero dei Filistei;
And the Philistines heard that all the children of Israel were gathered together to Massephath: and the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel: and the children of Israel heard, and they feared before the Philistines.
8 e dissero a Samuele: Non restar di gridar per noi al Signore Iddio nostro, acciocchè egli ci salvi dalla mano de' Filistei.
And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry to the Lord thy God for us, and he shall save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
9 E Samuele prese un agnel di latte, e l'offerse tutto intiero in olocausto al Signore. E Samuele gridò al Signore per Israele; e il Signore l'esaudì.
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it up as a whole-burnt-offering with all the people to the Lord: and Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard him.
10 Ora, mentre Samuele offeriva quell'olocausto, i Filistei si accostarono in battaglia contro ad Israele; ma il Signore in quel giorno tonò sopra i Filistei con gran tuono, e li mise in rotta; e furono sconfitti davanti ad Israele.
And Samuel was offering the whole-burnt-offering; and the Philistines drew near to war against Israel; and the Lord thundered with a mighty sound in that day upon the Philistines, and they were confounded and overthrown before Israel.
11 E gli Israeliti uscirono di Mispa, e perseguitarono i Filistei, e li percossero fin disotto a Bet-car.
And the men of Israel went forth out of Massephath, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them to the parts under Baethchor.
12 Allora Samuele prese una pietra, e la pose fra Mispa e la punta della rupe; e pose nome a quella [pietra] Eben-ezer; e disse: Il Signore ci ha soccorsi fino a questo luogo.
And Samuel took a stone, and set it up between Massephath and the old [city]; and he called the name of it Abenezer, stone of the helper; and he said, Hitherto has the Lord helped us.
13 E i Filistei furono abbassati, e non continuarono più d'entrar ne' confini d'Israele. E la mano del Signore fu contro a' Filistei tutto il tempo di Samuele.
So the Lord humbled the Philistines, and they did not anymore come into the border of Israel; and the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
14 E le città, che i Filistei aveano prese ad Israele, ritornarono ad Israele; Israele riscosse dalle mani dei Filistei [quelle città] da Ecron fino a Gat, insieme co' lor confini. E vi fu pace tra gl'Israeliti e gli Amorrei.
And the cities which the Philistines took from the children of Israel were restored; and they restored them to Israel from Ascalon to Azob: and they took the coast of Israel out of the hand of the Philistines; and there was peace between Israel and the Amorite.
15 E Samuele giudicò Israele tutto il tempo della vita sua.
And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
16 Ed egli andava d'anno in anno attorno in Betel, e in Ghilgal, e in Mispa, e giudicava Israele in tutti que' luoghi.
And he went year by year, and went round Baethel, and Galgala, and Massephath; and he judged Israel in all these consecrated places.
17 Ma il suo ridotto [era] in Rama; perciocchè quivi [era] la sua casa, e quivi giudicava Israele; quivi ancora edificò un altare al Signore.
And his return was to Armathaim, because there was his house; and there he judged Israel, and built there an altar to the Lord.
