撒母耳记上 7
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
7 基列·耶琳人就下来把耶和华的约柜抬到山上，放在亚比拿达的家里，派他的儿子以利亚撒看守耶和华的约柜。
撒母耳征服非利士人
2 约柜在基列·耶琳停留了二十年。那时，全体以色列人都痛悔地寻求耶和华。 3 撒母耳对他们说：“如果你们全心归向耶和华，就要除掉你们那些外族的神明，包括亚斯她录神像，一心归向耶和华，单单事奉祂，祂必从非利士人手中救你们。” 4 于是，他们除掉了巴力和亚斯她录神像，单单事奉耶和华。
5 撒母耳又说：“你们全体以色列人到米斯巴来，我会为你们向耶和华祈求。” 6 他们就在那里聚集，打水倒在耶和华面前，并在当天禁食。他们说：“我们得罪了耶和华。”于是，撒母耳在米斯巴做以色列人的士师。 7 非利士人听说以色列人在米斯巴聚集，他们的首领就率领军队来攻打以色列人。以色列人听见消息后，非常害怕。 8 他们对撒母耳说：“请你为我们不停地呼求我们的上帝耶和华，求祂从非利士人手中拯救我们。” 9 撒母耳把一只还在吃奶的羊献给耶和华作全牲燔祭。他为以色列人呼求耶和华，耶和华垂听了他的祈求。 10 撒母耳正在献燔祭的时候，非利士人已经逼近了。那天，耶和华向非利士人发出雷霆之声，使他们陷入一片恐慌，败在了以色列人手下。 11 以色列人从米斯巴一路追杀他们，直到伯·甲附近。
12 撒母耳拿了一块石头放在米斯巴和善的中间，称之为以便以谢[a]，说：“耶和华到如今都帮助我们。”
13 这样非利士人被征服了，没有再侵犯以色列人。在撒母耳有生之年，耶和华一直严厉地对付非利士人。 14 以色列人收复了从以革伦到迦特之间被非利士人夺去的城邑，并夺回了这些城邑的周边地区。那时以色列人与亚摩利人和平共处。
15 撒母耳一生做以色列人的士师。 16 他每年都到伯利恒、吉甲、米斯巴各地巡回，审理以色列人的案件。 17 之后，他才回到拉玛自己的家中，也在那里审理以色列人的案件，并为耶和华筑了一座祭坛。
Footnotes
- 7:12 “以便以谢”意思是“援助之石”。
1 Samuel 7
Young's Literal Translation
7 And the men of Kirjath-Jearim come and bring up the ark of Jehovah, and bring it in unto the house of Abinadab, in the height, and Eleazar his son they have sanctified to keep the ark of Jehovah.
2 And it cometh to pass, from the day of the dwelling of the ark in Kirjath-Jearim, that the days are multiplied -- yea, they are twenty years -- and wail do all the house of Israel after Jehovah.
3 And Samuel speaketh unto all the house of Israel, saying, `If with all your heart ye are turning back unto Jehovah -- turn aside the gods of the stranger from your midst, and Ashtaroth; and prepare your heart unto Jehovah, and serve Him only, and He doth deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.'
4 And the sons of Israel turn aside the Baalim and Ashtaroth, and serve Jehovah alone;
5 and Samuel saith, `Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I pray for you unto Jehovah.'
6 And they are gathered to Mizpeh, and draw water, and pour out before Jehovah, and fast on that day, and say there, `We have sinned against Jehovah;' and Samuel judgeth the sons of Israel in Mizpeh.
7 And the Philistines hear that the sons of Israel have gathered themselves to Mizpeh; and the princes of the Philistines go up against Israel, and the sons of Israel hear, and are afraid of the presence of the Philistines.
8 And the sons of Israel say unto Samuel, `Keep not silent for us from crying unto Jehovah our God, and He doth save us out of the hand of the Philistines.'
9 And Samuel taketh a fat lamb, and causeth it to go up -- a burnt-offering whole to Jehovah; and Samuel crieth unto Jehovah for Israel, and Jehovah answereth him;
10 and Samuel is causing the burnt-offering to go up -- and the Philistines have drawn nigh to battle against Israel -- and Jehovah doth thunder with a great noise, on that day, upon the Philistines, and troubleth them, and they are smitten before Israel.
11 And the men of Israel go out from Mizpeh, and pursue the Philistines, and smite them unto the place of Beth-Car.
12 And Samuel taketh a stone, and setteth [it] between Mizpeh and Shen, and calleth its name Eben-Ezer, saying, `Hitherto hath Jehovah helped us.'
13 And the Philistines are humbled, and have not added any more to come into the border of Israel, and the hand of Jehovah is on the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
14 And the cities which the Philistines have taken from Israel are restored to Israel -- from Ekron even unto Gath -- and their border hath Israel delivered out of the hand of the Philistines; and there is peace between Israel and the Amorite.
15 And Samuel judgeth Israel all the days of his life,
16 and he hath gone from year to year, and gone round Beth-El, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel [in] all these places;
17 and his returning [is] to Ramath, for there [is] his house, and there he hath judged Israel, and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah.
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