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1 Samuelsboken 7
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015

7 (A) Då kom Kirjat-Jearims män och hämtade upp Herrens ark dit och förde den in i Abinadabs hus på höjden. De helgade hans son Eleasar till att ta hand om Herrens ark.

Samuel som domare

2 Från den dagen då arken fick sin plats i Kirjat-Jearim gick en lång tid, tjugo år.[a] Hela Israels hus suckade efter Herren. 3 (B) Men Samuel sade till alla israeliterna: ”Om ni av hela ert hjärta vill vända om till Herren, så gör er av med de främmande gudarna och ashtarterna och vänd era hjärtan till Herren och tjäna endast honom. Då ska han rädda er från filisteernas hand.” 4 (C) Då gjorde Israels barn sig av med baalerna och ashtarterna och tjänade endast Herren.

5 (D) Sedan sade Samuel: ”Samla hela Israel till Mispa[b], så ska jag be till Herren för er.” 6 (E) Då samlades de i Mispa och öste upp vatten och hällde ut det inför Herren och fastade den dagen och sade: ”Vi har syndat mot Herren.” Och Samuel dömde[c] Israels barn i Mispa.

7 När filisteerna hörde att Israels barn hade samlats i Mispa, drog filisteernas furstar upp mot Israel. Israeliterna fick höra det och blev rädda för filisteerna. 8 Israels barn sade till Samuel: ”Sluta inte ropa till Herren vår Gud för oss, så att han räddar oss från filisteernas hand.” 9 Då tog Samuel ett dilamm och offrade det som ett helt brännoffer åt Herren. Samuel ropade till Herren för Israel och Herren bönhörde honom. 10 (F) Medan Samuel offrade brännoffret ryckte filisteerna fram till strid mot Israel. Men Herren lät ett starkt åskväder dundra över filisteerna på den dagen och förvirrade dem, och de blev slagna av Israel. 11 Och Israels män drog ut från Mispa och förföljde filisteerna och nergjorde dem ända till trakten nedanför Bet-Kar.

12 (G) Då tog Samuel en sten och reste den mellan Mispa och Shen[d] och gav den namnet Eben-Ezer,[e] och han sade: ”Ända till nu har Herren hjälpt oss.” 13 Så blev filisteerna kuvade och kom inte in i Israels land mer. Herrens hand var emot filisteerna så länge Samuel levde. 14 Städerna som filisteerna hade tagit från Israel kom alla tillbaka till Israel, från Ekron ända till Gat. Även det tillhörande området räddade Israel tillbaka från filisteerna, och det blev fred mellan Israel och amoreerna[f].

15 Samuel var domare i Israel så länge han levde. 16 Varje år reste han omkring mellan Betel, Gilgal och Mispa. På alla dessa platser dömde han Israel. 17 Sedan brukade han vända tillbaka till Rama, som var hans hem, och dömde Israel där. Han byggde där ett altare åt Herren.

Footnotes

  1. 7:2 tjugo år   Kanske ca 1075-1055 f Kr.
  2. 7:5 Mispa   Betyder ”vaktpost”, en befäst bosättning drygt en mil norr om Jerusalem (Dom 20:1).
  3. 7:6 dömde   Domarna skipade inte bara rätt (2 Mos 18:16, 5 Mos 17:8f), utan samlade dessutom Israels stammar till försvar mot angripare (se Domarboken).
  4. 7:12 Shen   Betyder ”tanden”, kanske en spetsig klippa. Andra handskrifter (Septuaginta och Peshitta): ”Jeshana” (ort ca en mil norrut, jfr 2 Krön 13:19).
  5. 7:12 Eben-Ezer   Betyder ”hjälpstenen” (jfr namnet ”Ebenezer”). Ledare reste gärna minnesstenar över militära segrar, s k ”stelar” som ibland överlevt till i dag och kompletterar Bibelns historieskildring. Detta Eben-Ezer ersatte det förra (4:1f) som förknippades med nederlag.
  6. 7:14 amoreerna   Här troligen ett samlingsnamn för landets icke-israelitiska invånare.
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1 Samuel 7
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Revival and Victory at Mizpah

7 The men of Kiriath Jearim came and brought up the ark of Yahweh, and they brought it to the house of Abinadab in Gibeah. They consecrated Eleazer his son to guard the ark of Yahweh. 2 From[a] the day the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, days multiplied and became twenty years[b] while all the house of Israel mourned after Yahweh. 3 And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If with all your heart you are turning to Yahweh, remove the foreign gods and Ashtoreths[c] from your midst. Commit your hearts to Yahweh and serve him alone. Then he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” 4 So the Israelites[d] removed the Baals[e] and the Ashtoreths, and they served Yahweh alone.

5 Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you.” 6 So they gathered to Mizpah and drew water and poured it out before Yahweh. They fasted on that day and said there, “We have sinned against Yahweh!” So Samuel judged the Israelites[f] at Mizpah. 7 Now when the Philistines heard that the Israelites[g] had gathered at Mizpah, the rulers of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the Israelites[h] heard of it, they were afraid of the Philistines.[i] 8 Then the Israelites[j] said to Samuel, “You must not cease[k] from crying out to Yahweh our God, so that he will deliver us from the hand of the Philistines.” 9 So Samuel took a single nursing lamb[l] and sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering to Yahweh. Then Samuel cried out to Yahweh on behalf of Israel, and Yahweh answered him. 10 While[m] Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near for the battle against Israel. But Yahweh thundered against the Philistines with a great noise on that day and threw them into confusion so that they were defeated before Israel. 11 Then the men of Israel went out from Mizpah and pursued the Philistines and they struck them down as far as below Beth Car.

12 So Samuel took a single stone and put it between Mizpah and Shen, and he named it Ebenezer and said, “Up to here Yahweh has helped us.” 13 So the Philistines were subdued and they did not come into the territory of Israel again, and the hand of Yahweh was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. 14 The towns[n] which the Philistines had taken from Israel were returned to Israel from Ekron to Gath, and Israel delivered their territories from the hand of the Philistines. Then there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

The Circuit Ministry of Samuel

15 Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. 16 He used to go on the circuit from year to year.[o] He went around Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all these places. 17 Then he returned[p] to Ramah, because his house was there, and there he judged Israel, and he built an altar to Yahweh there.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 7:2 Literally “And it happened from”
  2. 1 Samuel 7:2 Literally “and the days were numerous, and they were twenty years”
  3. 1 Samuel 7:3 Hebrew plural “Ashtaroth” (Ashtoreth was the female consort of Ba’al)
  4. 1 Samuel 7:4 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  5. 1 Samuel 7:4 Hebrew plural “Be’alim” (Ba’al was a major Canaanite deity)
  6. 1 Samuel 7:6 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  7. 1 Samuel 7:7 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  8. 1 Samuel 7:7 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  9. 1 Samuel 7:7 Literally “and they were afraid from (= because of) the presence of the Philistines”
  10. 1 Samuel 7:8 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  11. 1 Samuel 7:8 Literally “You must not be silent from us”
  12. 1 Samuel 7:9 Literally “lamb of milk”
  13. 1 Samuel 7:10 Literally “And it happened”
  14. 1 Samuel 7:14 Or “cities”
  15. 1 Samuel 7:16 Literally “from what is required year in year”
  16. 1 Samuel 7:17 Literally “and his return was”
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1 Samuel 7
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Israel Defeats the Philistines

7 Then the men of (A)Kirjath Jearim came and took the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of (B)Abinadab on the hill, and (C)consecrated Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.

Samuel Judges Israel

2 So it was that the ark remained in Kirjath Jearim a long time; it was there twenty years. And all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.

3 Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you (D)return to the Lord with all your hearts, then (E)put away the foreign gods and the (F)Ashtoreths[a] from among you, and (G)prepare your hearts for the Lord, and (H)serve Him only; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” 4 So the children of Israel put away the (I)Baals and the [b]Ashtoreths, and served the Lord only.

5 And Samuel said, (J)“Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and (K)I will pray to the Lord for you.” 6 So they gathered together at Mizpah, (L)drew water, and poured it out before the Lord. And they (M)fasted that day, and said there, (N)“We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the children of Israel at Mizpah.

7 Now when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel had gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard of it, they were afraid of the Philistines. 8 So the children of Israel said to Samuel, (O)“Do not cease to cry out to the Lord our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”

9 And Samuel took a (P)suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. Then (Q)Samuel cried out to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered him. 10 Now as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. (R)But the Lord thundered with a loud thunder upon the Philistines that day, and so confused them that they were overcome before Israel. 11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and [c]drove them back as far as below Beth Car. 12 Then Samuel (S)took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name [d]Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”

13 (T)So the Philistines were subdued, and they (U)did not come anymore into the territory of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. 14 Then the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath; and Israel recovered its territory from the hands of the Philistines. Also there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

15 And Samuel (V)judged Israel all the days of his life. 16 He went from year to year on a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and judged Israel in all those places. 17 But (W)he always returned to Ramah, for his home was there. There he judged Israel, and there he (X)built an altar to the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 7:3 Images of Canaanite goddesses
  2. 1 Samuel 7:4 Images of Canaanite goddesses
  3. 1 Samuel 7:11 struck them down
  4. 1 Samuel 7:12 Lit. Stone of Help
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