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.

¹Vtedy prišli mužovia Kirjat-jearíma a odniesli truhlu Hospodinovu hore a vniesli ju do domu Abinadába na vŕšku, a Eleazára, jeho syna, posvätili, aby strážil truhlu Hospodinovu.

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.

²A stalo sa, že od toho dňa, ktorého prišla truhla bývať do Kirjat-jearíma, prešlo mnoho dní, a bolo toho dvadsať rokov. A celý dom Izraelov žialil za Hospodinom.

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.

³A Samuel povedal celému domu Izraelovmu a riekol: Jestli sa celým svojím srdcom obraciate k Hospodinovi, odstráňte cudzích bohov zo svojho stredu i Astarty a upravte svoje srdce k Hospodinovi a slúžte jemu samému, a vytrhne vás z ruky Filištínov.

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

⁴Vtedy odstránili synovia Izraelovi Bálov i Astarty a slúžili samému Hospodinovi.

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

⁵Potom riekol Samuel: Shromaždite celého Izraela do Micpy, a budem sa modliť za vás Hospodinovi.

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.

⁶A tak sa shromaždili do Micpy a čerpajúc vodu vylievali pred Hospodinom a postili sa toho dňa a povedali tam: Zhrešili sme proti Hospodinovi. A Samuel súdil synov Izraelových v Micpe.

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.

⁷A keď počuli Filištíni, že sa shromaždili synovia Izraelovi do Micpy, vyšly kniežatá Filištínov hore proti Izraelovi. A počujúc o tom synovia Izraelovi báli sa Filištínov.

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.

⁸A synovia Izraelovi povedali Samuelovi: Neprestaň za nás volať k Hospodinovi, nášmu Bohu, aby nás zachránil a vytrhol z ruky Filištínov.

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.

⁹Vtedy vzal Samuel jedno jahňa, ktoré ešte ssalo, a obetoval ho celé zápalnou obeťou Hospodinovi. A Samuel kričal k Hospodinovi za Izraela, a Hospodin sa mu ozval.

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.

¹⁰A stalo sa, kým obetoval Samuel tú zápalnú obeť, že Filištíni sa priblížili do boja proti Izraelovi. Ale Hospodin zahrmel veľkým zvukom toho dňa nad Filištínmi a predesil ich, a boli porazení pred Izraelom.

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

¹¹A mužovia Izraelovi vyšli z Micpy a honili Filištínov a bili ich až dolu pod Bét-kár.

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.

¹²Vtedy vzal Samuel jeden kameň a postavil ho medzi Micpou a medzi Šenom a nazval jeho meno Ében-ézer, lebo riekol: Až potiaľto nám pomáhal Hospodin.

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.

¹³A Filištíni boli zohnutí, ani neprišli viacej na územie Izraelovo. A ruka Hospodinova bola proti Filištínom po všetky dni Samuelove.

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.

¹⁴A tak sa navrátily mestá, ktoré boli vzali Filištíni od Izraela, Izraelovi, od Ekróna až po Gát, aj ich územie vytrhol Izrael z ruky Filištínov. A bol pokoj medzi Izraelom a medzi Amorejom.

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

¹⁵A Samuel súdil Izraela po všetky dni svojho života.

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

¹⁶A chodil z roka na rok a obchádzal Bét-el a Gilgal a Micpu a súdil Izraela na všetkých týchto miestach.

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.

¹⁷A navracoval sa do Rámy, lebo tam bol jeho dom, a tam tiež súdil Izraela. A postavil tam Hospodinovi oltár.