1 V ieram, pois, os homens de Quiriate-Jearim, tomaram a arca do Senhor e a levaram ã casa de Abinadabe, no outeiro; e consagraram a Eleazar, filho dele, para que guardasse a arca da Senhor.

¶ And the men of Kirjathjearim came and carried 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.

2 E desde e dia em que a arca ficou em Queriate-Jearim passou-se muito tempo, chegando até vinte anos; então toda a casa de Israel suspirou pelo Senhor.

And 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.

3 S amuel, pois, falou a toda a casa de Israel, dizendo: Se de todo o vosso coração voltais para o Senhor, lançai do meio de vós os deuses estranhos e as astarotes, preparai o vosso coração para com o Senhor, e servi a ele só; e ele vos livrará da mão dos filisteus.

¶ And Samuel spoke unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye 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.

4 O s filhos de Israel, pois, lançaram do meio deles os baalins e as astarotes, e serviram so ao Senhor.

Then the sons of Israel did put away the Baalim and Ashtaroth and served the LORD only.

5 D isse mais Samuel: Congregai a todo o Israel em Mizpá, e orarei por vós ao Senhor.

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

6 C ongregaram-se, pois, em Mizpá, tiraram água e a derramaram perante o Senhor; jejuaram aquele dia, e ali disseram: Pecamos contra o Senhor. E Samuel julgava os filhos de Israel em Mizpá.

And they gathered together in 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 sons of Israel in Mizpeh.

7 Q uando os filisteus ouviram que os filhos de Israel estavam congregados em Mizpá, subiram os chefes dos filisteus contra Israel. Ao saberem disto os filhos de Israel, temeram por causa dos filisteus.

¶ And when the Philistines heard that the sons of Israel were gathered together in Mizpeh, the cardinals of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the sons of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.

8 P elo que disseram a Samuel: Não cesses de clamar ao Senhor nosso Deus por nós, para que nos livre da mão dos filisteus.

And the sons 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.

9 E ntão tomou Samuel um cordeiro de mama, e o ofereceu inteiro em holocausto ao Senhor; e Samuel clamou ao Senhor por Israel, e o Senhor o atendeu.

And Samuel took a sucking lamb and offered it for a burnt offering completely unto the LORD, and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel, and the LORD heard him.

10 E nquanto Samuel oferecia o holocausto, os filisteus chegaram para pelejar contra Israel; mas o Senhor trovejou naquele dia com grande estrondo sobre os filisteus, e os aterrou; de modo que foram derrotados diante dos filhos de Israel.

And it came to pass as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering that the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. But the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines and crushed them, and they were smitten before Israel.

11 O s homens de Israel, saindo de Mizpá, perseguiram os filisteus e os feriram até abaixo de Bete-Car.

And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh and pursued the Philistines and smote them until they were below Bethcar.

12 E ntão Samuel tomou uma pedra, e a pôs entre Mizpá e Sem, e lhe chamou Ebenézer; e disse: Até aqui nos ajudou o Senhor.

Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpeh and Shen and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Thus far the LORD has helped us.

13 A ssim os filisteus foram subjugados, e não mais vieram aos termos de Israel, porquanto a mão do Senhor foi contra os filisteus todos os dias de Samuel.

¶ So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the border of Israel, and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

14 E as cidades que os filisteus tinham tomado a Israel lhe foram restituídas, desde Ecrom até Gate, cujos termos também Israel arrebatou da mão dos filisteus. E havia paz entre Israel e os amorreus.

And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel from Ekron even unto Gath with their borders, and Israel delivered them out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorite.

15 S amuel julgou a Israel todos os dias da sua vida.

And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

16 D e ano em ano rodeava por Betel, Gilgal e Mizpá, julgando a Israel em todos esses lugares.

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

17 D epois voltava a Ramá, onde estava a sua casa, e ali julgava a Israel; e edificou ali um altar ao Senhor.

Then he would return to Ramah, for there was his house, and there he judged Israel, and there he built an altar unto the LORD.