1 Samuel, 7

1. Then the men of Kiriath-jearim arrived, and they led away the ark of the Lord. And they brought it into the house of Abinadab, in Gibeah. Then they sanctified Eleazar, his son, so that he might care for the ark of the Lord.

1. Tada doðoše ljudi iz Kirjat Jearima i odnesoše Kovèeg Jahvin sebi. Unesoše ga u kuæu Abinadabovu, na uzvišici, i posvetiše njegova sina Eleazara da èuva Kovèeg Jahvin.

2. And it happened that, from that day, the ark of the Lord remained in Kiriath-jearim. And the days were multiplied (for it was now the twentieth year) and all the house of Israel rested, following the Lord.

2. Od dana kad je Kovèeg bio postavljen u Kirjat Jearimu, proðe mnogo vremena - dvadeset godina - i sav je dom Izraelov uzdisao za Jahvom.

3. Then Samuel spoke to the entire house of Israel, saying: “If you would return to the Lord with your whole heart, take away strange gods from among you, the Baals and Ashtaroth, and prepare your hearts for the Lord, and serve him alone. And he will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines.”

3. Tada Samuel progovori svemu domu Izraelovu ovako: "Ako se od svega srca svoga vraæate Jahvi, uklonite iz svoje sredine tuðe bogove, baale i aštarte, i upravite srce svoje Jahvi i njemu jedinome služite. Tada æe vas on izbaviti iz ruke Filistejaca."

4. Therefore, the sons of Israel took away the Baals and Ashtaroth, and they served the Lord alone.

4. Sinovi Izraelovi ukloniše nato baale i aštarte i služahu jedinome Jahvi.

5. And Samuel said, “Gather all of Israel at Mizpah, so that I may pray for you to the Lord.”

5. Samuel tada zapovjedi: "Skupite sve sinove Izraelove u Mispu da se pomolim Jahvi za vas."

6. And they convened at Mizpah. And they drew water, and they poured it out in the sight of the Lord. And on that day they fasted, and in that place they said, “We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the sons of Israel at Mizpah.

6. Oni se dakle skupiše u Mispi; ondje su grabili vodu i izlijevali je pred Jahvom. I postili su onaj dan i priznavali: "Sagriješili smo Jahvi!" I Samuel je sudio sinovima Izraelovim u Mispi.

7. And the Philistines heard that the sons of Israel had gathered together at Mizpah. And the princes of the Philistines ascended against Israel. And when the sons of Israel had heard this, they were afraid before the face of the Philistines.

7. Kad su Filistejci èuli da su se sinovi Izraelovi skupili u Mispi, krenu filistejski knezovi da napadnu na Izraela. Kad to vidješe sinovi Izraelovi, uplašiše se Filistejaca.

8. And they said to Samuel, “May you not cease to cry out to the Lord our God on our behalf, so that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”

8. I zamoliše sinovi Izraelovi Samuela: "Ne prestaj vapiti za nas Jahvi, Bogu našemu, da nas izbavi iz ruke Filistejaca."

9. Then Samuel took one suckling lamb, and he offered it whole, as a holocaust to the Lord. And Samuel cried out to the Lord on behalf of Israel, and the Lord heeded him.

9. Samuel uze jedno janje sisanèe i prinese ga Jahvi kao žrtvu paljenicu i glasno se pomoli Jahvi za Izraela, i Jahve ga usliša.

10. Then it happened that, while Samuel was offering the holocaust, the Philistines began the battle against Israel. But the Lord thundered with a great crash, on that day, over the Philistines, and he terrified them, and they were cut down before the face of Israel.

10. Dok je Samuel prinosio žrtvu paljenicu, Filistejci su došli da udare na Izraela, ali Jahve toga dana zagrmi silnom grmljavinom na Filistejce i tako ih prestraši i smete da su podlegli Izraelu.

11. And the men of Israel, departing from Mizpah, pursued the Philistines, and they struck them down as far as the place which was below Bethcar.

11. Ratnici izraelski iziðoše iz Mispe i potjeraše Filistejce, tukuæi ih sve do ispod Bet Kara.

12. Then Samuel took a single stone, and he placed it between Mizpah and Shen. And he called the name of this place: The Stone of Assistance. And he said, “For in this place the Lord gave assistance to us.”

12. A Samuel uze jedan kamen i postavi ga izmeðu Mispe i Ješane i nazva ga imenom Eben Haezer govoreæi: "Dovde nam je Jahve pomogao."

13. And the Philistines were humbled, and they no longer drew near, so that they might enter into the borders of Israel. And so, the hand of the Lord was over the Philistines during all the days of Samuel.

13. Tako su Filistejci bili poniženi i nikada više ne navališe na zemlju Izraelovu, a ruka je Jahvina pritiskivala Filistejce svega vijeka Samuelova.

14. And the cities that the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron as far as Gath, with their borders. And he freed Israel from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

14. I gradove koje Filistejci bijahu zauzeli od Izraela vratiše se njemu, od Ekrona do Gata, i Izrael oslobodi njihovo podruèje iz ruke filistejske. I bio je mir izmeðu Izraela i Amorejaca.

15. And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

15. Samuel je bio sudac u Izraelu svega svoga vijeka.

16. And he went each year, traveling around to Bethel, and to Gilgal, and to Mizpah, and he judged Israel in the above-stated places.

16. Svake je godine obilazio Betel, Gilgal i Mispu i u svim je tim mjestima sudio Izraelu.

17. And he returned to Ramah. For his house was there, and he judged Israel there. And then he built an altar to the Lord there.

17. Zatim se vraæao u Ramu, jer je ondje imao svoju kuæu i ondje je sudio Izraelu. Ondje je podigao i žrtvenik Jahvi.