I Livro de Samuel 7

SAGRADA BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Vieram, pois, os habitantes de Cariatiarim, transportaram a arca do Senhor, puseram-na em casa de Aminadab, sobre a colina, e consagraram o seu filho Eleazar para que a guardasse.	1 Then the men of Kiriath-jearim arrived, and they led away the ark of the Lord. And they brought it into the house of Abinadab, in Gibeah. Then they sanctified Eleazar, his son, so that he might care for the ark of the Lord.
2 E o tempo passou. Decorridos vinte anos desde o dia em que a arca fora levada para Cariatiarim, todo o Israel se lamentava, invocando o Senhor.	2 And it happened that, from that day, the ark of the Lord remained in Kiriath-jearim. And the days were multiplied (for it was now the twentieth year) and all the house of Israel rested, following the Lord.
3 E Samuel falou a todo o povo de Israel, dizendo: Se voltardes de todo o vosso coração para o Senhor, tirando do meio de vós os deuses estranhos e as Astarot, se vos apegardes de todo o vosso coração ao Senhor e só a ele servirdes, então ele vos livrar das mãos dos filisteus.	3 Then Samuel spoke to the entire house of Israel, saying: “If you would return to the Lord with your whole heart, take away strange gods from among you, the Baals and Ashtaroth, and prepare your hearts for the Lord, and serve him alone. And he will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines.”
4 Os israelitas afastaram os Baal e as Astarot, e serviram só ao Senhor.	4 Therefore, the sons of Israel took away the Baals and Ashtaroth, and they served the Lord alone.
5 Convocai todo o Israel em Masfa, disse Samuel, e orarei por vós ao Senhor.	5 And Samuel said, “Gather all of Israel at Mizpah, so that I may pray for you to the Lord.”
6 Reuniram-se em Masfa, tiraram água, derramaram-na diante do Senhor, e jejuaram aquele dia, dizendo: Pecamos contra o Senhor. Samuel era juiz de Israel em Masfa.	6 And they convened at Mizpah. And they drew water, and they poured it out in the sight of the Lord. And on that day they fasted, and in that place they said, “We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the sons of Israel at Mizpah.
7 Os filisteus foram informados de que os israelitas tinham-se juntado em Masfa, e os seus príncipes marcharam contra Israel. Os israelitas o souberam e ficaram aterrorizados.	7 And the Philistines heard that the sons of Israel had gathered together at Mizpah. And the princes of the Philistines ascended against Israel. And when the sons of Israel had heard this, they were afraid before the face of the Philistines.
8 Disseram a Samuel: Não cesses de clamar por nós ao Senhor, nosso Deus, para que ele nos salve das mãos dos filisteus.	8 And they said to Samuel, “May you not cease to cry out to the Lord our God on our behalf, so that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”
9 Samuel tomou um cordeiro de leite e ofereceu-o inteiro em holocausto ao Senhor; depois clamou ao Senhor por Israel, e o Senhor o ouviu.	9 Then Samuel took one suckling lamb, and he offered it whole, as a holocaust to the Lord. And Samuel cried out to the Lord on behalf of Israel, and the Lord heeded him.
10 Enquanto Samuel oferecia o holocausto, os filisteus começaram o combate contra Israel; o Senhor, porém, trovejou com a sua a voz fortíssima sobre os filisteus naquele momento, e eles se dispersaram, sendo batidos pelos israelitas.	10 Then it happened that, while Samuel was offering the holocaust, the Philistines began the battle against Israel. But the Lord thundered with a great crash, on that day, over the Philistines, and he terrified them, and they were cut down before the face of Israel.
11 Os vencedores, saindo de Masfa, perseguiram os filisteus e feriram-nos até o lugar que está por baixo de Bet-Car.	11 And the men of Israel, departing from Mizpah, pursued the Philistines, and they struck them down as far as the place which was below Bethcar.
12 Tomou Samuel uma pedra e pô-la entre Masfa e Sen, dando-lhe o nome de Eben-Ezer, pois disse: Até aqui nos socorreu o Senhor.	12 Then Samuel took a single stone, and he placed it between Mizpah and Shen. And he called the name of this place: The Stone of Assistance. And he said, “For in this place the Lord gave assistance to us.”
13 Humilhados dessa forma, os filisteus não tentaram mais voltar ao território de Israel. A mão do Senhor pesou sobre o filisteus durante toda a vida de Samuel.	13 And the Philistines were humbled, and they no longer drew near, so that they might enter into the borders of Israel. And so, the hand of the Lord was over the Philistines during all the days of Samuel.
14 Foram devolvidas a Israel as cidades que os filisteus lhes tinham tomado, desde Acaron até Get. Israel livrou sua terra das mãos dos filisteus, e havia paz entre Israel e os amorreus.	14 And the cities that the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron as far as Gath, with their borders. And he freed Israel from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
15 Samuel foi juiz em Israel durante toda a sua vida.	15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
16 Ia a cada ano visitar Betel, Gálgala e Masfa, onde pronunciava os seus juízos em favor de todo o Israel.	16 And he went each year, traveling around to Bethel, and to Gilgal, and to Mizpah, and he judged Israel in the above-stated places.
17 Voltava depois para Ramá, onde habitava. Ali também julgava Israel, e edificou naquele lugar um altar ao Senhor.	17 And he returned to Ramah. For his house was there, and he judged Israel there. And then he built an altar to the Lord there.