1 Samuel 7

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 The men of Kiriath-Jearim came and, taking up the ark of Yahweh, brought it to the house of Abinadabon the hil , and consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the ark of Yahweh.	1 ܘܐܬܘ ܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܩܘܪܝܬ ܢܥܪܝܢ ܘܐܣܩܘܗܝ ܠܐܪܘܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܝܬܝܘܗܝ ܠܒܝܬ ܐܒܝܢܕܒ ܕܒܓܒܥܬܐ ܘܩܕܫ ܠܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܒܪܗ ܘܢܛܪ ܐܪܘܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
2 From the day when the ark was instal ed at Kiriath-Jearim, a long time went by -- twenty years -- andthe whole House of Israel longed for Yahweh.	2 ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܝܬܒ ܐܪܘܢܐ ܒܩܘܪܝܬ ܢܥܪܝܢ ܘܣܓܝܘ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܘܗܘܝ ܐܝܟ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܐܫܬܕܝܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܬܪ ܡܪܝܐ
3 Samuel then spoke as follows to the whole House of Israel, 'If you are returning to Yahweh with al yourheart, banish the foreign gods and Astartes which you now have, and set your heart on Yahweh and serve himalone; and he will deliver you from the power of the Philistines.'	3 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܠܟܠܗ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܢ ܒܟܠܗ ܠܒܟܘܢ ܡܬܦܢܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܥܒܪܘ ܐܠܗ̈ܐ ܢܘܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܢܬܟܘܢ ܘܓܢܝ̈ܬܐ ܘܐܬܩܢܘ ܠܒܟܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܦܘܠܚܘܗܝ ܠܗ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܘܢܦܨܝܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ
4 And the Israelites banished the Baals and Astartes and served Yahweh alone.	4 ܘܐܥܒܪܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܥܠܐ ܘܓܢܝ̈ܬܐ ܘܦܠܚܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ
5 Samuel then said, 'Muster al Israel at Mizpah and I shal plead with Yahweh for you.'	5 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܟܢܫܘ ܠܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܡܨܦܝܐ ܘܐܨܠܐ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ
6 So they mustered at Mizpah and drew water and poured it out before Yahweh. They fasted that dayand declared, 'We have sinned against Yahweh.' And Samuel was judge over the Israelites at Mizpah.	6 ܘܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܠܡܨܦܝܐ ܘܡܠܘ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܫܕܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܨܡܘ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܡܛܠ ܕܚ̈ܛܝܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܕܢ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܒܡܨܦܝܐ
7 When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had mustered at Mizpah, the Philistine chiefs marched onIsrael; and when the Israelites heard this, they were afraid of the Philistines.	7 ܘܫܡܥܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܕܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܠܡܨܦܝܐ ܘܣܠܩܘ ܛܪ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܘܫܡܥܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܕܚܠܘ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ
8 They said to Samuel, 'Do not stop cal ing on Yahweh our God to rescue us from the power of thePhilistines.'	8 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܠܐ ܬܫܬܘܩ ܡܢܢ ܠܡܨܠܝܘ ܥܠܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܕܢܦܪܩܢ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ
9 Samuel took a sucking lamb and presented it as a burnt offering to Yahweh, and he cal ed on Yahwehon behalf of Israel and Yahweh heard him.	9 ܘܢܣܒ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܐܡܪܐ ܚܕ ܕܚܠܒܐ ܘܐܣܩܗ ܥ̇ܠܬܐ ܓܡܝܪܬܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܨܠܝ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܒܢܝ̈ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܥܢܝܗܝ ܡܪܝܐ
10 While Samuel was in the act of presenting burnt offering, the Philistines joined battle with Israel, butthat day Yahweh thundered violently over the Philistines, threw them into panic and Israel defeated them.	10 ܘܗܘܐ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܡܣܩ ܥ̇ܠܬܐ ܘܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܩܪܒܘ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܥܡ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܪܥܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܩܠܐ ܪܡܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܥܠ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܕܠܚ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܐܬܬܒܪܘ ܩܕܡ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
11 The men of Israel sal ied out from Mizpah in pursuit of the Philistines and beat them al the way tobelow Beth-Car.	11 ܘܢܦܩܘ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܡܨܦܝܐ ܘܪܕܦܘ ܠܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܚܪܒܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܚܬ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܝܫܢ
12 Samuel then took a stone and erected it between Mizpah and the Tooth, and gave it the nameEbenezer, saying, 'Yahweh helped us as far as this.'	12 ܘܢܣܒ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܟܐܦܐ ܚܕܐ ܘܣܡ ܒܝܬ ܡܨܦܝܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܝܫܢ ܘܩܪܐ ܫܡܗ̇ ܟܐܦܐ ܕܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܪܟܐ ܥܕܪܢ ܡܪܝܐ
13 So the Philistines were humbled and no longer came into Israelite territory; Yahweh oppressed thePhilistines throughout the life of Samuel.	13 ܘܐܬܬܒܪܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܘܣܦܘ ܬܘܒ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܠܡܐܬܐ ܠܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܗܘܬ ܐܝܕܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܗ ܕܫܡܘܐܝܠ
14 The towns which the Philistines had taken from Israel were given back to Israel, from Ekron al theway to Gath, and Israel freed their territory from the power of the Philistines. There was peace, too, betweenIsrael and the Amorites.	14 ܘܐܗܦܟܘ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܢܣܒܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܥܩܪܘܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܓܬ ܘܬܚ̈ܘܡܝܗܝܢ ܘܦܨܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܗܘܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ
15 Samuel was judge over Israel throughout his life.	15 ܘܕܢ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܟܘܠ ܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ
16 Each year he went on circuit through Bethel and Gilgal and Mizpah and judged Israel in al theseplaces.	16 ܘܐܙܠ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܫܢܐ ܠܫܢܐ ܘܡܬܟܪܟ ܠܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ ܘܠܓܠܓܠܐ ܘܠܡܨܦܝܐ ܘܕܐܢ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ
17 He would then return to Ramah, since his home was there; there too he judged Israel. And there hebuilt an altar to Yahweh.	17 ܘܗܦܟ ܗܘܐ ܠܪܡܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܬܡܢ ܗܘܐ ܒܝܬܗ ܘܬܡܢ ܕܐܢ ܗܘܐ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܒܢܐ ܬܡܢ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ