¹And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.

¹基列．耶琳人就前來，把耶和華的約櫃抬上去；他們把它抬到山上亞比拿達的家中，又把他的兒子以利亞撒分別為聖，看守耶和華的約櫃。

²And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.

²約櫃停留在基列．耶琳很久，有二十年之久，以色列全家都痛悔尋求耶和華。

³And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

³撒母耳禱告，以色列人戰勝於是撒母耳對以色列全家說：“如果你們一心歸向耶和華，就當把外族的神和亞斯他錄從你們中間除掉，專心歸向耶和華，單單事奉他，他必救你們脫離非利士人的手。”

⁴Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.

⁴以色列人就除掉眾巴力和亞斯他錄，單單事奉耶和華。

⁵And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.

⁵撒母耳又說：“你們要把以色列眾人都聚集在米斯巴，我好為你們向耶和華禱告。”

⁶And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.

⁶於是，他們聚集在米斯巴，打了水，澆奠在耶和華面前；當日他們禁食，並且在那裡說：“我們得罪了耶和華。”撒母耳就在米斯巴治理以色列人。

⁷And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.

⁷非利士人聽見以色列人集合在米斯巴，各城的領袖就上來攻打以色列人；以色列人聽見了，都害怕起來。

⁸And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

⁸以色列人對撒母耳說：“請你不要靜默，為我們呼求耶和華我們的　神吧，好叫他拯救我們脫離非利士人的手。”

⁹And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.

⁹撒母耳就牽來一隻還在吃奶的羊羔，把牠作全牲的燔祭獻給耶和華，又為以色列人向耶和華呼求，耶和華就應允他。

¹⁰And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.

¹⁰撒母耳正在獻上燔祭的時候，非利士人前來要與以色列人爭戰。當天，耶和華發出極大的雷聲，攻擊非利士人，使他們潰亂，他們就在以色列人面前被擊敗。

¹¹And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Bethcar.

¹¹於是以色列人從米斯巴出去，追趕非利士人，擊殺他們，直到伯．甲的下邊。

¹²Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.

¹²撒母耳搬來了一塊石頭，把它豎立在米斯巴和善之間，給這塊石頭起名叫以便以謝，說：“直到現在，耶和華都幫助我們。”

¹³So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

¹³這樣，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，耶和華的手一直攻擊非利士人。

¹⁴And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

¹⁴非利士人從以色列人奪得的城市，自以革倫直到迦特，都歸還以色列人；屬於這些城市的四境，以色列人也從非利士人手中奪回。那時，以色列人和亞摩利人和平相處。

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

¹⁵撒母耳終生作以色列人的士師。

¹⁶And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.

¹⁶他每年都巡迴伯特利、吉甲和米斯巴，在這些地方治理以色列人。

¹⁷And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.

¹⁷然後，他回到拉瑪，因為他的家在那裡。他也在那裡治理以色列人，並且在那裡為耶和華築了一座祭壇。