¹基列．耶琳人就前来，把耶和华的约柜抬上去；他们把它抬到山上亚比拿达的家中，又把他的儿子以利亚撒分别为圣，看守耶和华的约柜。

¹And the men of Kirjath-Jearim come and bring up the ark of Jehovah, and bring it in unto the house of Abinadab, in the height, and Eleazar his son they have sanctified to keep the ark of Jehovah.

²约柜停留在基列．耶琳很久，有二十年之久，以色列全家都痛悔寻求耶和华。

²And it cometh to pass, from the day of the dwelling of the ark in Kirjath-Jearim, that the days are multiplied — yea, they are twenty years — and wail do all the house of Israel after Jehovah.

³撒母耳祷告，以色列人战胜于是撒母耳对以色列全家说：“如果你们一心归向耶和华，就当把外族的神和亚斯他录从你们中间除掉，专心归向耶和华，单单事奉他，他必救你们脱离非利士人的手。”

³And Samuel speaketh unto all the house of Israel, saying, `If with all your heart ye are turning back unto Jehovah — turn aside the gods of the stranger from your midst, and Ashtaroth; and prepare your heart unto Jehovah, and serve Him only, and He doth deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.`

⁴以色列人就除掉众巴力和亚斯他录，单单事奉耶和华。

⁴And the sons of Israel turn aside the Baalim and Ashtaroth, and serve Jehovah alone;

⁵撒母耳又说：“你们要把以色列众人都聚集在米斯巴，我好为你们向耶和华祷告。”

⁵and Samuel saith, `Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I pray for you unto Jehovah.`

⁶于是，他们聚集在米斯巴，打了水，浇奠在耶和华面前；当日他们禁食，并且在那里说：“我们得罪了耶和华。”撒母耳就在米斯巴治理以色列人。

⁶And they are gathered to Mizpeh, and draw water, and pour out before Jehovah, and fast on that day, and say there, `We have sinned against Jehovah;` and Samuel judgeth the sons of Israel in Mizpeh.

⁷非利士人听见以色列人集合在米斯巴，各城的领袖就上来攻打以色列人；以色列人听见了，都害怕起来。

⁷And the Philistines hear that the sons of Israel have gathered themselves to Mizpeh; and the princes of the Philistines go up against Israel, and the sons of Israel hear, and are afraid of the presence of the Philistines.

⁸以色列人对撒母耳说：“请你不要静默，为我们呼求耶和华我们的　神吧，好叫他拯救我们脱离非利士人的手。”

⁸And the sons of Israel say unto Samuel, `Keep not silent for us from crying unto Jehovah our God, and He doth save us out of the hand of the Philistines.`

⁹撒母耳就牵来一只还在吃奶的羊羔，把它作全牲的燔祭献给耶和华，又为以色列人向耶和华呼求，耶和华就应允他。

⁹And Samuel taketh a fat lamb, and causeth it to go up — a burnt-offering whole to Jehovah; and Samuel crieth unto Jehovah for Israel, and Jehovah answereth him;

¹⁰撒母耳正在献上燔祭的时候，非利士人前来要与以色列人争战。当天，耶和华发出极大的雷声，攻击非利士人，使他们溃乱，他们就在以色列人面前被击败。

¹⁰and Samuel is causing the burnt-offering to go up — and the Philistines have drawn nigh to battle against Israel — and Jehovah doth thunder with a great noise, on that day, upon the Philistines, and troubleth them, and they are smitten before Israel.

¹¹于是以色列人从米斯巴出去，追赶非利士人，击杀他们，直到伯．甲的下边。

¹¹And the men of Israel go out from Mizpeh, and pursue the Philistines, and smite them unto the place of Beth-Car.

¹²撒母耳搬来了一块石头，把它竖立在米斯巴和善之间，给这块石头起名叫以便以谢，说：“直到现在，耶和华都帮助我们。”

¹²And Samuel taketh a stone, and setteth [it] between Mizpeh and Shen, and calleth its name Eben-Ezer, saying, `Hitherto hath Jehovah helped us.`

¹³这样，非利士人就被制伏了，不再侵犯以色列的境界。撒母耳在世的日子，耶和华的手一直攻击非利士人。

¹³And the Philistines are humbled, and have not added any more to come into the border of Israel, and the hand of Jehovah is on the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

¹⁴非利士人从以色列人夺得的城市，自以革伦直到迦特，都归还以色列人；属于这些城市的四境，以色列人也从非利士人手中夺回。那时，以色列人和亚摩利人和平相处。

¹⁴And the cities which the Philistines have taken from Israel are restored to Israel — from Ekron even unto Gath — and their border hath Israel delivered out of the hand of the Philistines; and there is peace between Israel and the Amorite.

¹⁵撒母耳终生作以色列人的士师。

¹⁵And Samuel judgeth Israel all the days of his life,

¹⁶他每年都巡回伯特利、吉甲和米斯巴，在这些地方治理以色列人。

¹⁶and he hath gone from year to year, and gone round Beth-El, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel [in] all these places;

¹⁷然后，他回到拉玛，因为他的家在那里。他也在那里治理以色列人，并且在那里为耶和华筑了一座祭坛。

¹⁷and his returning [is] to Ramath, for there [is] his house, and there he hath judged Israel, and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah.