1Samuel
Chapter7
1SotheinhabitantsofKiriath-jearimcameforthearkoftheLORDandbroughtitintothehouseofAbinadabonthehill,appointinghissonEleazarasguardianofthearkoftheLORD.
克黎雅特耶阿陵人遂下来,将上主的约柜抬上去,送到住在丘岭上的阿彼纳达布家里,并且祝圣他的儿子厄肋阿匝尔,看守上主的约柜。
2FromthedaythearkcametorestinKiriath-jearimalongtime-twentyyears-elapsed,andthewholeIsraelitepopulationturnedtotheLORD.
自从约柜停放在克黎雅特耶阿陵的那天起,过了很长的时间,大约二十年之久,以色列全家又归向上主。
3Samuelsaidtothem:"IfyouwishwithyourwholehearttoreturntotheLORD,putawayyourforeigngodsandyourAshtaroth,devoteyourselvestotheLORD,andworshiphimalone.ThenhewilldeliveryoufromthepowerofthePhilistines."
那时撒慕尔对以色列全家说:"如果你们全心归向上主,就该将外邦的神由你们中间铲除,一心归向上主,惟独事奉上主,他必由培肋舍特人手中解救你们。"
4SotheIsraelitesputawaytheirBaalsandAshtaroth,andworshipedtheLORDalone.
以色列子民遂铲除了巴耳和阿市托勒特,唯独事奉上主。
5Samuelthengaveorders,"GatherallIsraeltoMizpah,thatImaypraytotheLORDforyou."
于是撒慕尔说:"你们把全以色列聚集在米兹帕,我要为你们恳求上主。"
61WhentheyweregatheredatMizpah,theydrewwaterandpoureditoutonthegroundbeforetheLORD,andtheyfastedthatday,confessing,"WehavesinnedagainsttheLORD."ItwasatMizpahthatSamuelbegantojudgetheIsraelites.
他们便集在米兹帕,汲了水来,倒在上主面前,并且在那一天禁食说:"我们犯了罪,得罪了上主!"从此撒慕尔在米兹帕治理以色列子民。
7WhenthePhilistinesheardthattheIsraeliteshadgatheredatMizpah,theirlordswentupagainstIsrael.Hearingthis,theIsraelitesbecameafraidofthePhilistines
培肋舍特人一听说以色列子民聚集在米兹帕,培肋舍特的酋长就上来攻打以色列,以色列子民听说培肋舍特人前来,大为震惊,
8andsaidtoSamuel,"ImploretheLORDourGodunceasinglyforus,tosaveusfromtheclutchesofthePhilistines."
对撒慕尔说:"你不要停止为我们哀求上主,我们的天主,好叫他救我们脱离培肋舍特人的威胁。"
9SamuelthereforetookanunweanedlambandoffereditentireasaholocausttotheLORD.HeimploredtheLORDforIsrael,andtheLORDheardhim.
撒慕尔遂拿了一只还在吃奶的羔羊献给上主,作全燔祭,为以色列呼吁上主,上主应允了他。
10WhileSamuelwasofferingtheholocaust,thePhilistinesadvancedtojoinbattlewithIsrael.Thatday,however,theLORDthunderedloudlyagainstthePhilistines,andthrewthemintosuchconfusionthattheyweredefeatedbyIsrael.
当撒慕尔正在奉献全燔祭时,培肋舍特人前来,要与以色列交战;但上主在那一天使雷声向着培肋舍特人大作,恐吓他们,他们就在以色列面前溃退了。
11ThereupontheIsraelitessalliedforthfromMizpahandpursuedthePhilistines,harryingthemdownbeyondBeth-car.
以色列人遂从米兹帕出来追击培肋舍特人,击杀他们直到贝特加尔下边。
122SamuelthentookastoneandplaceditbetweenMizpahandJeshanah;henameditEbenezer,explaining,"TothispointtheLORDhelpedus."
以后,撒慕尔取了一块石头,竖立在米兹帕与耶撒纳中间,给那石起名叫厄本厄则尔,说:"直到这时上主救助了我们。"
13ThuswerethePhilistinessubdued,neveragaintoentertheterritoryofIsrael,fortheLORDwasseverewiththemaslongasSamuellived.
培肋舍特人受了这次挫折以后,不敢再来侵犯以色列的边境;撒慕尔活着时,上主的手常压制了培肋舍特人。
14ThecitiesfromEkrontoGathwhichthePhilistineshadtakenfromIsraelwererestoredtothem.IsraelalsofreedtheterritoryofthesecitiesfromthedominionofthePhilistines.MoreovertherewaspeacebetweenIsraelandtheAmorites.
培肋舍特人由以色列夺去的城市,自厄刻龙直到加特,都归还了以色列人;以色列人由培肋舍特人手中收复了自己的领土;在那时以色列和阿摩黎人之间平安无事。
15SamueljudgedIsraelaslongashelived.
撒慕尔一生做了以色列的民长。
16Hemadeayearlyjourney,passingthroughBethel,GilgalandMizpahandjudgingIsraelateachofthesesanctuaries.
他每年去视察贝特耳、基耳加耳和米兹帕,在这些地方治理以色列人。
17ThenheusedtoreturntoRamah,forthatwashishome.There,too,hejudgedIsraelandbuiltanaltartotheLORD.
以后他回到辣玛,因为他的家在那里,他也在那里治理以色列人,并在那里给上主建了一座祭坛。
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Footnotes(注解)
1[6]Poureditoutontheground:forthesymbolism,cf2Sam14:4.
2[12]Ebenezer:orebenha-ezer,means"stoneofhelp."