Så kom mennene fra Kiriat-Jearim og tok Herrens ark til huset til Abinadab i Gibea, og de helliget hans sønn Eleasar til å ha ansvar for arken.

So the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took the ark of the Lord to the house of Abinadab in Gibeah, and they made his son Eleazar holy and put the ark in his care.

Og arken var i Kiriat-Jearim i lang tid, hele tjue år, mens hele Israel søkte etter Herren med gråt.

And the ark was in Kiriath-jearim for a long time, as much as twenty years: and all Israel was searching after the Lord with weeping.

Da sa Samuel til hele Israel: Hvis dere virkelig vil vende tilbake til Herren av hele deres hjerte, så fjern de fremmede gudene og Astarte-statuene blant dere, og vend hjertene deres til Herren og tjen bare ham. Da vil han redde dere fra filistrenes hånd.

Then Samuel said to all Israel, If with all your hearts you would come back to the Lord, then put away all the strange gods and the Astartes from among you, and let your hearts be turned to the Lord, and be servants to him only: and he will make you safe from the hands of the Philistines.

Så ga Israels barn opp den avgudsdyrkelsen av Baal og Astarte, og de tilba bare Herren.

So the children of Israel gave up the worship of Baal and Astarte, and became worshippers of the Lord only.

Så sa Samuel: La hele Israel samle seg i Mispa, og jeg skal be til Herren for dere.

Then Samuel said, Let all Israel come to Mizpah and I will make prayer to the Lord for you.

Så samlet de seg i Mispa, og øste ut vann og helte det ut for Herren, og de fastet den dagen og sa: Vi har syndet mot Herren. Og Samuel var dommer over Israels barn i Mispa.

So they came together to Mizpah, and got water, draining it out before the Lord, and they took no food that day, and they said, We have done evil against the Lord. And Samuel was judge of the children of Israel in Mizpah.

Da filistrene fikk høre at Israels barn hadde samlet seg i Mispa, dro filistrenes herrer opp mot Israel. Og Israels barn, da de hørte det, ble meget redde.

Now when the Philistines had news that the children of Israel had come together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And the children of Israel, hearing of it, were full of fear.

Og Israels barn sa til Samuel: Fortsett å rope til Herren vår Gud for oss, så han redder oss fra filistrenes hånd.

And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Go on crying to the Lord our God for us to make us safe from the hands of the Philistines.

Og Samuel tok et ungt lam og ofret det brent for Herren. Og Samuel bad til Herren for Israel, og Herren svarte ham.

And Samuel took a young lamb, offering all of it as a burned offering to the Lord; and Samuel made prayers to the Lord for Israel and the Lord gave him an answer.

Og mens Samuel ofret brennofferet, nærmet filistrene seg for å angripe Israel; men Herrens torden slo dem med frykt den dagen, og de trakk seg tilbake for Israel.

And while Samuel was offering the burned offering, the Philistines came near for the attack on Israel; but at the thunder of the Lord's voice that day the Philistines were overcome with fear, and they gave way before Israel.

Og Israels menn dro ut fra Mispa og forfulgte filistrene og slo dem til de kom under Bet-Kar.

And the men of Israel went out from Mizpah and went after the Philistines, attacking them till they came under Beth-car.

Så tok Samuel en stein og satte den opp mellom Mispa og Jeshana; han kalte den Eben-Eser og sa: Til nå har Herren hjulpet oss.

Then Samuel took a stone and put it up between Mizpah and Jeshanah, naming it Eben-ezer, and saying, Up to now the Lord has been our help.

Så ble filistrene overvunnet, og kom ikke mer inn i Israels land; og alle Samuels dager var Herrens hånd mot filistrene.

So the Philistines were overcome, and did not come into the country of Israel again: and all the days of Samuel the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines.

Byene som filistrene hadde tatt, ble gitt tilbake til Israel, fra Ekron til Gat, og hele området omkring ble gjort fritt fra filistrenes makt. Og det var fred mellom Israel og amorittene.

And the towns which the Philistines had taken were given back to Israel, from Ekron to Gath, and all the country round them Israel made free from the power of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

Samuel var dommer over Israel alle sine dager.

And Samuel was judge of Israel all the days of his life.

Fra år til år dro han rundt til Betel, Gilgal og Mispa og dømte Israel i alle disse stedene.

From year to year he went in turn to Beth-el and Gilgal and Mizpah, judging Israel in all those places.

Hans base var i Rama, der hans hus var; der var han dommer over Israel, og der bygde han et alter for Herren.

And his base was at Ramah, where his house was; there he was judge of Israel and there he made an altar to the Lord.