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.

¹Ja Kirjat-Jearimi mehed tulid ning viisid ära Issanda laeka ja tõid selle künkale Abinadabi kotta, ja nad pühitsesid tema poja Eleasari Issanda laegast hoidma.

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.

²Sellest päevast, kui laegas jäi Kirjat-Jearimi, möödus palju aega, möödus kakskümmend aastat; ja kogu Iisraeli sugu ohkas Issanda järel käies.

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.

³Aga Saamuel rääkis kogu Iisraeli soole, öeldes: 'Kui te kõigest südamest tahate pöörduda Issanda poole, siis kõrvaldage oma keskelt võõrad jumalad ja astarted, valmistage oma südamed Issandale ja teenige üksnes teda, siis ta päästab teid vilistite käest!'

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

⁴Siis Iisraeli lapsed kõrvaldasid baalid ja astarted ning teenisid üksnes Issandat.

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

⁵Ja Saamuel ütles: 'Koguge terve Iisrael Mispasse, siis ma palun teie eest Issandat!'

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.

⁶Siis nad kogunesid Mispasse, ammutasid vett ja valasid Issanda ette, ja nad paastusid sel päeval; nad ütlesid seal: 'Me oleme Issanda vastu pattu teinud!' Ja Saamuel mõistis Mispas kohut Iisraeli lastele.

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.

⁷Aga kui vilistid kuulsid, et Iisraeli lapsed olid kogunenud Mispasse, siis tulid vilistite vürstid üles Iisraeli vastu; ja kui Iisraeli lapsed seda kuulsid, siis tundsid nad hirmu vilistite ees.

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.

⁸Ja Iisraeli lapsed ütlesid Saamuelile: 'Ära lakka kisendamast meie pärast Issanda, meie Jumala poole, et ta meid päästaks vilistite käest!'

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.

⁹Siis Saamuel võttis ühe piimatalle ja ohverdas selle täielikuks põletusohvriks Issandale; ja Saamuel kisendas Iisraeli pärast Issanda poole ning Issand vastas temale.

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.

¹⁰Ja kui Saamuel ohverdas põletusohvrit, lähenesid vilistid, et sõdida Iisraeli vastu; aga Issand müristas sel päeval valju mürinaga vilistite kohal ja viis nad segadusse; ja neid löödi maha Iisraeli ees.

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

¹¹Ja Iisraeli mehed läksid Mispast välja ning ajasid vilisteid taga ja lõid nad kuni allapoole Beet-Kaari.

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.

¹²Siis võttis Saamuel ühe kivi ning asetas Mispa ja Seeni vahele, pani sellele nimeks Eben-Eeser ja ütles: 'Siiani on Issand meid aidanud!'

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.

¹³Nõnda alistati vilistid ja nad ei tulnud enam Iisraeli maa-alale; ja Issanda käsi oli vilistite vastu kogu Saamueli eluaja.

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.

¹⁴Ja need linnad, mis vilistid olid Iisraelilt ära võtnud, said tagasi Iisraelile Ekronist kuni Gatini, nõndasamuti vabastas Iisrael ka nende maa-alad vilistite käest. Rahu oli ka Iisraeli ja emorlaste vahel.

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

¹⁵Ja Saamuel mõistis Iisraelile kohut kogu oma eluaja.

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

¹⁶Ta käis igal aastal ringi Peetelis, Gilgalis ja Mispas ja mõistis Iisraelile kohut kõigis neis paigus.

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.

¹⁷Siis ta tuli tagasi Raamasse, sest seal oli ta kodu ja seal ta mõistis Iisraelile kohut ja sinna ta ehitas altari Issandale.