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.

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

²And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after Jehovah.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

⁹And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt-offering unto Jehovah: and Samuel cried unto Jehovah for Israel; and Jehovah answered him.

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.

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

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

¹¹And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car.

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.

¹²Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath Jehovah helped us.

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

¹³So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more within the border of Israel: and the hand of Jehovah was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

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.

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

¹⁵A Samuel súdil Izraela po všetky dni svojho života.

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

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

¹⁶And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.

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

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