撒母耳記上 7
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
World English Bible
1基列‧耶琳 人就下來，將耶和華的 約 櫃接上去，放在山上 亞比拿達 的家中，分派他兒子 以利亞撒 看守耶和華的 約 櫃。
1The men of Kiriath Jearim came and took the LORD’s ark, and brought it into Abinadab’s house on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep the LORD’s ark.
2約 櫃在 基列‧耶琳 許久。過了二十年， 以色列 全家都傾向耶和華。
2From the day that the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, the time was long—for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.
3撒母耳 對 以色列 全家說：「你們若一心歸順耶和華，就要把外邦的神和 亞斯她錄 從你們中間除掉，專心歸向耶和華，單單地事奉他。他必救你們脫離 非利士 人的手。」
3Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to the LORD, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
4以色列 人就除掉諸 巴力 和 亞斯她錄 ，單單地事奉耶和華。
4Then the children of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.
5撒母耳 說：「要使 以色列 眾人聚集在 米斯巴 ，我好為你們禱告耶和華。」
5Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you.”
6他們就聚集在 米斯巴 ，打水澆在耶和華面前，當日禁食，說：「我們得罪了耶和華。」於是 撒母耳 在 米斯巴 審判 以色列 人。
6They gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, “We have sinned against the LORD.” Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.
7非利士 人聽見 以色列 人聚集在 米斯巴 ， 非利士 的首領就上來要攻擊 以色列 人。 以色列 人聽見，就懼怕 非利士 人。
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.
8以色列 人對 撒母耳 說：「願你不住地為我們呼求耶和華－我們的上帝，救我們脫離 非利士 人的手。」
8The children of Israel said to Samuel, “Don’t stop crying to the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.”
9撒母耳 就把一隻吃奶的羊羔獻與耶和華作全牲的燔祭，為 以色列 人呼求耶和華；耶和華就應允他。
9Samuel took a suckling lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering to the LORD. Samuel cried to the LORD for Israel, and the LORD answered him.
10撒母耳 正獻燔祭的時候， 非利士 人前來要與 以色列 人爭戰。當日，耶和華大發雷聲，驚亂 非利士 人，他們就敗在 以色列 人面前。
10As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines came near to battle against Israel; but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines and confused them; and they were struck down before Israel.
11以色列 人從 米斯巴 出來，追趕 非利士 人，擊殺他們，直到 伯‧甲 的下邊。
11The men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and struck them until they came under Beth Kar.
12撒母耳 將一塊石頭立在 米斯巴 和 善 的中間，給石頭起名叫 以便以謝 ，說：「到如今耶和華都幫助我們。」
12Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “The LORD helped us until now.”
13從此， 非利士 人就被制伏，不敢再入 以色列 人的境內。 撒母耳 作士師的時候，耶和華的手攻擊 非利士 人。
13So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped coming within the border of Israel. The LORD’s hand was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
14非利士 人所取 以色列 人的城邑，從 以革倫 直到 迦特 ，都歸 以色列 人了。屬這些城的四境， 以色列 人也從 非利士 人手下收回。那時 以色列 人與 亞摩利 人和好。
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.
15撒母耳 平生作 以色列 的士師。
15Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
16他每年巡行到 伯特利 、 吉甲 、 米斯巴 ，在這幾處審判 以色列 人。
16He went from year to year in a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.
17隨後回到 拉瑪 ，因為他的家在那裏；也在那裏審判 以色列 人，且為耶和華築了一座壇。
17His return was to Ramah, for his house was there, and he judged Israel there; and he built an altar to the LORD there.
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