¹The men of Kiriath Jearim came, and fetched up the ark of Yahweh, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Yahweh.

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.

²It happened, from the day that the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.

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

³Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you do return to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, 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 removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served Yahweh only.

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

⁵Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you to Yahweh.”

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

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

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.

⁷When the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. 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.

⁸The children of Israel said to Samuel, “Don’t cease to cry to Yahweh 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!'

⁹Samuel took a suckling lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering to Yahweh: and Samuel cried to Yahweh for Israel; and Yahweh answered him.

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

¹⁰As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but Yahweh thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines, and confused them; and they were struck down 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.

¹¹The men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and struck them, until they came under Beth Kar.

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 Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, “Ebenezer” means “stone of help.” saying, “Yahweh helped us until now.”

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 within the border of Israel. The hand of Yahweh 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.

¹⁴The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and Israel recovered its border out of the hand of the Philistines. 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.

¹⁵Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

¹⁵Ja Saamuel mõistis Iisraelile kohut kogu oma eluaja.

¹⁶He went from year to year in circuit to Bethel and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.

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

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

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