1 Samuel · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
1 Samuel 7 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
1 Και ήλθον οι άνδρες της Κιριάθ-ιαρείμ, και ανεβίβασαν την κιβωτόν του Κυρίου και έφεραν αυτήν εις τον οίκον του Αβιναδάβ επί τον λόφον, και Ελεάζαρ τον υιόν αυτού καθιέρωσαν, διά να φυλάττη την κιβωτόν του Κυρίου.
1 The men of Kiriath Jearim came and took Yahweh’s ark, and brought it into Abinadab’s house on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep Yahweh’s ark.
2 Και αφ' ης ημέρας ετέθη η κιβωτός εν Κιριάθ-ιαρείμ, παρήλθε καιρός πολύς· και έγειναν είκοσι έτη· και πας ο οίκος Ισραήλ εστέναζεν, αναζητών τον Κύριον.
2 From the day that the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, the time was long—for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.
3 Και είπε Σαμουήλ προς πάντα τον οίκον Ισραήλ, λέγων, Εάν σεις επιστρέφητε εξ όλης υμών της καρδίας προς τον Κύριον, αποβάλετε εκ μέσου υμών τους Θεούς τους αλλοτρίους και τας Ασταρώθ, και ετοιμάσατε τας καρδίας υμών προς τον Κύριον και αυτόν μόνον λατρεύετε· και θέλει ελευθερώσει υμάς εκ χειρός των Φιλισταίων.
3 Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
4 Τότε απέβαλον οι υιοί Ισραήλ τους Βααλείμ και τας Ασταρώθ και ελάτρευσαν τον Κύριον μόνον.
4 Then the children of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served Yahweh only.
5 Και είπε Σαμουήλ, Συνάξατε πάντα τον Ισραήλ εις Μισπά, και θέλω προσευχηθή υπέρ υμών προς τον Κύριον.
5 Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you.”
6 Και συνήχθησαν ομού εις Μισπά, και ήντλησαν ύδωρ και εξέχεαν ενώπιον του Κυρίου, και ενήστευσαν την ημέραν εκείνην και είπον εκεί, Ημαρτήσαμεν εις τον Κύριον. Και έκρινεν ο Σαμουήλ τους υιούς Ισραήλ εν Μισπά.
6 They gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Yahweh, and fasted on that day, and said there, “We have sinned against Yahweh.” Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.
7 Ότε δε ήκουσαν οι Φιλισταίοι ότι συνηθροίσθησαν οι υιοί Ισραήλ εις Μισπά ανέβησαν οι σατράπαι των Φιλισταίων κατά του Ισραήλ. Και ακούσαντες οι υιοί Ισραήλ, εφοβήθησαν από προσώπου των Φιλισταίων.
7 When the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
8 Και είπον οι υιοί Ισραήλ προς τον Σαμουήλ, Μη παύσης βοών υπέρ ημών προς Κύριον τον Θεόν ημών, διά να σώση ημάς εκ χειρός των Φιλισταίων.
8 The children of Israel said to Samuel, “Don’t stop crying to Yahweh our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.”
9 Και έλαβεν ο Σαμουήλ εν αρνίον γαλαθηνόν, και προσέφερεν ολόκληρον ολοκαύτωμα εις τον Κύριον· και εβόησεν ο Σαμουήλ προς τον Κύριον υπέρ του Ισραήλ· και επήκουσεν αυτού ο Κύριος.
9 Samuel took a suckling lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt offering to Yahweh. Samuel cried to Yahweh for Israel, and Yahweh answered him.
10 Και ενώ προσέφερεν ο Σαμουήλ το ολοκαύτωμα, επλησίασαν οι Φιλισταίοι διά να πολεμήσωσι κατά του Ισραήλ· και εβρόντησεν ο Κύριος εν φωνή μεγάλη την ημέραν εκείνην επί τους Φιλισταίους και κατετρόπωσεν αυτούς· και εκτυπήθησαν έμπροσθεν του Ισραήλ.
10 As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines came near to battle against Israel; but Yahweh thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines and confused them; and they were struck down before Israel.
11 Και εξήλθον οι άνδρες Ισραήλ εκ Μισπά, και κατεδίωξαν τους Φιλισταίους και επάταξαν αυτούς, έως υποκάτω της Βαιθ-χαρ.
11 The men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and struck them until they came under Beth Kar.
12 Τότε έλαβεν ο Σαμουήλ ένα λίθον και έστησε μεταξύ Μισπά και Σεν και εκάλεσε το όνομα αυτού Έβεν-έζερ, λέγων, Μέχρι τούδε εβοήθησεν ημάς ο Κύριος.
12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “Yahweh helped us until now.”
13 Και εταπεινώθησαν οι Φιλισταίοι και δεν ήλθον πλέον εις τα όρια του Ισραήλ· και ήτο η χειρ του Κυρίου κατά των Φιλισταίων πάσας τας ημέρας του Σαμουήλ.
13 So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped coming within the border of Israel. Yahweh’s hand was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
14 Και αι πόλεις, τας οποίας οι Φιλισταίοι είχον λάβει από του Ισραήλ, απεδόθησαν εις τον Ισραήλ, από Ακκαρών έως Γάθ· και ηλευθέρωσεν ο Ισραήλ τα όρια αυτών εκ χειρός των Φιλισταίων. Και ήτο ειρήνη μεταξύ Ισραήλ και Αμορραίων.
14 The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and Israel recovered its border out of the hand of the Philistines. There was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
15 Και έκρινεν ο Σαμουήλ τον Ισραήλ πάσας τας ημέρας της ζωής αυτού·
15 Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
16 και επορεύετο κατ' έτος περιερχόμενος εις Βαιθήλ και Γάλγαλα και Μισπά και έκρινε τον Ισραήλ εν πάσι τοις τόποις τούτοις·
16 He went from year to year in a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.
17 η δε επιστροφή αυτού ήτο εις Ραμά· διότι εκεί ήτο ο οίκος αυτού και εκεί έκρινε τον Ισραήλ· εκεί προσέτι ωκοδόμησε θυσιαστήριον εις τον Κύριον.
17 His return was to Ramah, for his house was there, and he judged Israel there; and he built an altar to Yahweh there.
People & places in this chapter
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Abinadab
The men of Kiriath-jearim brought the ark of the LORD into his house on the hill, where his son Eleazar guarded it; his sons Uzzah and Ahio later guided the new cart that carried…
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 7:1; 2 Samuel 6:3; 1 Chronicles 13:7
Eleazar
Consecrated by the men of Kiriath-jearim to guard the ark of the LORD in his father Abinadab's house on the hill.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 7:1
Samuel
Born to Hannah in answer to prayer and dedicated to the LORD at Shiloh, he was confirmed as a prophet, judged Israel all his life, anointed Saul and then David, and was buried at…
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 1:20; 1 Samuel 3:20; 1 Samuel 7:15
Cross references (16)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Samuel 6:2–4; Isaiah 52:11; 1 Samuel 6:21; Joshua 18:14; 1 Chronicles 13:5–7
- 2 Jeremiah 3:13; Jeremiah 31:9; 2 Corinthians 7:10–11; Judges 2:4; Zechariah 12:10–11
- 3 Luke 4:8; Deuteronomy 13:4; Matthew 4:10; Deuteronomy 6:13; Isaiah 55:7
- 4 Hosea 14:8; Hosea 14:3; Judges 2:13; 1 Kings 11:33; Judges 10:15–16
- 5 Judges 20:1; 1 Samuel 12:23; 1 Samuel 7:16; 1 Samuel 10:17; 1 Samuel 7:12
- 6 2 Samuel 14:14; 1 Samuel 1:15; Judges 10:10; Psalm 106:6; Psalm 62:8
- 7 1 Samuel 17:11; 1 Samuel 13:6; Exodus 14:10; 2 Chronicles 20:3
- 8 Isaiah 37:4; James 5:16; 1 Samuel 12:19–24; Isaiah 62:1; Isaiah 62:6–7
- 9 Jeremiah 15:1; Psalm 99:6; 1 Samuel 7:17; Psalm 50:15; 1 Samuel 16:2
- 10 1 Samuel 2:10; 1 Samuel 12:17; 2 Samuel 22:14–15; Judges 5:20; Joshua 10:10
- 12 2 Corinthians 1:10; Joshua 4:9; Acts 26:22; Genesis 22:14; Genesis 35:14
- 13 Judges 13:1; 1 Samuel 17:49–53; 1 Samuel 31:1–7; 1 Samuel 14:20–23; 1 Samuel 13:1–5
- 14 Psalm 106:34; Deuteronomy 7:2; Deuteronomy 7:16; Judges 4:17
- 15 1 Samuel 7:6; Acts 13:20–21; Judges 2:16; 1 Samuel 12:1; 1 Samuel 25:1
- 16 Psalm 75:2; Psalm 82:3–4; Judges 10:4; Judges 5:10; Judges 12:14
- 17 1 Samuel 1:19; 1 Samuel 8:4; 1 Samuel 1:1; Genesis 33:20; Genesis 35:7
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… were confused, and fell before Israel and were overcome; [then] he took one stone and set it up between the old and new Massephat [Mizpeh], and called its name Ebenezer, which means "the stone of the helper," and said, "Hitherto hath the Lord helped us." Massephat is interpreted "desire." That stone of the helper is the mediation of the Saviour, …
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