¹And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of Jehovah, and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and hallowed Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Jehovah.

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, from the day that the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years. And all the house of Israel lamented after Jehovah.

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 spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye return to Jehovah with all your heart, put away the strange gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and apply your hearts unto Jehovah, 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.

⁴And the children of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtoreths and served Jehovah only.

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

⁵And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray Jehovah for you.

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

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

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 the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah; and the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel; and the children of Israel heard [it], and 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 to Jehovah 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 as a whole burnt-offering to Jehovah; and Samuel cried to Jehovah for Israel, and Jehovah answered 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 advanced to battle against Israel. And Jehovah thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were routed 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 Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, as far as below Beth-car.

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

¹²And Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, and said, Hitherto Jehovah has 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.

¹³And the Philistines were subdued, and came no more into the borders of Israel; and the hand of Jehovah 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 that the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and their territory did Israel deliver out of the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorite.

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 Mizpah, 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 to Jehovah.

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