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 Ciriyat-Yeyarim jama binde kaa ka Rabbi sundurko sambu ka kond'a ka daŋ Abinadab windo ra noodin tondo ra. I n'a izo Eliyezar hanandi zama a ma Rabbi sundurko batu.

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 A ciya binde, za han kaŋ hane Rabbi sundurko go Ciriyat-Yeyarim ra ga goro, a te alwaati kuuku, zama jiiri waranka no. Israyla dumo kulu mo goono ga hẽ, i ga ba ngey ma Rabbi ceeci.

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 Samuwila mo salaŋ Israyla dumo kulu se ka ne: «D'araŋ bare ka ye ka kaa Rabbi do d'araŋ biney kulu, kal araŋ ma fay da mebarawey de-koyey din, araŋ ma fay da Astarot k'araŋ miila daŋ araŋ biney ma ye Rabbi do, araŋ ma may a se, nga hinne. Nga mo g'araŋ kaa Filistancey kambe ra.»

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

⁴ Waato din gaa no Israyla izey fay da Baaley* da Astarot ka may Rabbi se, nga hinne.

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

⁵ Samuwila ye ka ne koyne: «I ma Israyla kulu margu Mizpa, ay mo ya te araŋ se adduwa Rabbi gaa.»

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 Kala ngey mo margu Mizpa. I na hari kaa ka soogu Rabbi jine, i na mehaw te han din. Noodin binde i ne: «Iri na zunubi te Rabbi se.» Samuwila goono ga Israyla izey may noodin Mizpa ra.

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 Waato din no Filistancey maa baaru kaŋ Israyla go margante Mizpa. Filistancey koyey tun ka gaaba nda Israyla. Waato kaŋ Israyla borey du baaru, i humburu Filistancey.

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 Israyla izey mo ne Samuwila se: «Ma si fay da jinde sambuyaŋ Rabbi iri Irikoyo gaa iri se, zama a m'iri faaba Filistancey kambe ra.»

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 Samuwila binde na feej'ize naanandi sambu k'a salle sargay summaare kaŋ i ga ton Rabbi se. Samuwila na jinde sambu Rabbi gaa Israyla se. Rabbi mo tu a se.

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 Samuwila go sargay summaara kaŋ i ga ton salleyaŋ gaa, kala Filistancey maan ka kaa zama ngey ma Israyla wongu. Amma Rabbi kaati nda kaatiyaŋ bambata Filistancey gaa han din hane, sanda beene kaatiyaŋ cine. A n'i tuti ka ye banda. I n'i makati han din Israyla jine.

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

¹¹ Israyla jama binde fun Mizpa. I na Filistancey gana k'i kar kal i kond'ey Bayt-Kar cire.

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 Gaa no Samuwila na tondi sambu k'a sinji Mizpa nda Sen game ra. A na tondo din maa daŋ Eben-Ezer, ka ne: «Za doŋ hala ka kaa sohõ Rabbi goono g'iri gaa.»

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 Filistancey binde di kayna, i mana ye ka koy Israyla hirro me koyne. Rabbi kamba goono ga gaaba nda Filistancey Samuwila jirbey me-a-me ra.

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 Kwaarey kaŋ yaŋ Filistancey kom Israyla gaa ye ka kaa Israyla kambe ra, za Ekron kal a ma koy Gat. Israyla borey binde na ngey hirro faaba Filistancey kambe ra. I na sabayaŋ daŋ mo Amorancey da Israyla game ra.

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

¹⁵ Samuwila binde na Israyla may a fundo jirbey kulu ra.

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

¹⁶ Jiiri ka kaa jiiri a ga laabo windi ka koy Betel da Jilgal da Mizpa yaŋ. A goono ga ciiti Israyla se nangey din kulu.

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 A ga ye ka kaa Rama mo, zama noodin no a windo go, noodin mo no a ciiti Israyla se. A na sargay feema cina noodin mo Rabbi se.