I Samuel 7

vayyavo'u anshe qiryat ye'arim vayya'alu et-aron Adonai vayyavi'u oto el-bet avinadav baggivah ve'et-elazar beno qiddeshu lishmor et-aron Adonai

The inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim came and took up the Ark of GOD and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill; and they consecrated his son Eleazar to have charge of the Ark of GOD.

vayehi miyyom shevet ha'aron beqiryat ye'arim vayyirbu hayyamim vayyihyu esrim shanah vayyinnahu kol-bet yisra'el akhare Adonai

A long time elapsed from the day that the Ark was housed in Kiriath-jearim, twenty years in all; and all the House of Israel yearned after GOD.

vayyomer shemu'el el-kol-bet yisra'el lemor im-bekhol-levavkhem attem shavim el-Adonai hasiru et-elohe hannekhar mittokhekhem veha'ashtarot vehakhinu levavkhem el-Adonai ve'ivduhu levaddo veyatsel etkhem miyyad pelishtim

And Samuel said to all the House of Israel, “If you mean to return to GOD with all your heart, you must remove the alien gods and the Ashtaroth from your midst and direct your heart to GOD, who alone you should serve. Then you will be delivered from the hands of the Philistines.”

vayyasiru bene yisra'el et-habbe'alim ve'et-ha'ashtarot vayya'avdu et-Adonai levaddo

And the Israelites removed the Baalim and Ashtaroth and they served GOD alone.

vayyomer shemu'el qivtsu et-kol-yisra'el hammitspatah ve'etpallel ba'adkhem el-Adonai

Samuel said, “Assemble all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to GOD for you.”

vayyiqqavetsu hammitspatah vayyishavu-mayim vayyishpekhu lifne Adonai vayyatsumu bayyom hahu vayyomeru sham khatanu la-Adonai vayyishpot shemu'el et-bene yisra'el bammitspah

They assembled at Mizpah, and they drew water and poured it out before GOD; they fasted that day, and there they confessed that they had sinned against GOD. And Samuel acted as chieftain of the Israelites at Mizpah.

vayyishme'u felishtim ki-hitqabbetsu vene-yisra'el hammitspatah vayya'alu sarne-felishtim el-yisra'el vayyishme'u bene yisra'el vayyiru mippene felishtim

When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had assembled at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines marched out against Israel. Hearing of this, the Israelites were terrified of the Philistines

vayyomeru vene-yisra'el el-shemu'el al-takharesh mimmennu mizze'oq el-Adonai elohenu veyoshi'enu miyyad pelishtim

and they implored Samuel, “Do not neglect us and do not refrain from crying out to the ETERNAL our God to save us from the hands of the Philistines.”

vayyiqqakh shemu'el teleh khalav ekhad (vylh) [vayya'alehu] olah kalil la-Adonai vayyizaq shemu'el el-Adonai be'ad yisra'el vayya'anehu Adonai

Thereupon Samuel took a suckling lamb and sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering to GOD; and Samuel cried out to GOD on behalf of Israel, and GOD responded to him.

vayehi shemu'el ma'aleh ha'olah ufelishtim niggeshu lammilkhamah beyisra'el vayyarem Adonai beqol-gadol bayyom hahu al-pelishtim vayehummem vayyinnagefu lifne yisra'el

For as Samuel was presenting the burnt offering and the Philistines advanced to attack Israel, GOD thundered mightily against the Philistines that day, throwing them into confusion; and they were routed by Israel.

vayyetse'u anshe yisra'el min-hammitspah vayyirdefu et-pelishtim vayyakkum ad-mittakhat levet kar

The men of Israel sallied out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down to a point below Beth-car.

vayyiqqakh shemu'el even akhat vayyasem ben-hammitspah uven hashen vayyiqra et-shemah even ha'azer vayyomar ad-hennah azaranu Adonai

Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and named it Eben-ezer: “For up to now,” he said, “GOD has helped us.”

vayyikkane'u happelishtim velo-yasefu od lavo bigvul yisra'el vattehi yad-Adonai bappelishtim kol yeme shemu'el

The Philistines were humbled and did not invade the territory of Israel again; and GOD’s hand was set against the Philistines as long as Samuel lived.

vattashovenah he'arim asher laqekhu-felishtim me'et yisra'el leyisra'el me'eqron ve'ad-gat ve'et-gevulan hitsil yisra'el miyyad pelishtim vayehi shalom ben yisra'el uven ha'emori

The towns that the Philistines had taken from Israel, from Ekron to Gath, were restored to Israel; Israel recovered all her territory from the Philistines. There was also peace between Israel and the Amorites.

vayyishpot shemu'el et-yisra'el kol yeme khayyayw

Samuel judged Israel as long as he lived.

vehalakh midde shanah beshanah vesavav bet-el vehaggilgal vehammitspah veshafat et-yisra'el et kol-hammeqomot ha'elleh

Each year he made the rounds of Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, acting as judge over Israel at all those places.

uteshuvato haramatah ki-sham beto vesham shafat et-yisra'el vayyiven-sham mizbeakh la-Adonai

Then he would return to Ramah, for his home was there, and there too he would judge Israel. He built an altar there to GOD.