1. kniha Samuelova

Biblia - Sväté písmo

(CPDV - Anglický - Catholic PD)

1Sam 7, 1-17

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 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 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 Therefore, the sons of Israel took away the Baals and Ashtaroth, and they served the Lord alone. 5 And Samuel said, “Gather all of Israel at Mizpah, so that I may pray for you to the Lord.” 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. 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 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.

Verš 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.

2Sam 6:4 - And when they had taken it from the house of Abinadab, who was in Gibeon, Ahio preceded the ark as the keeper of the ark of God.

Verš 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.

Joz 10:10 - And the Lord set them in disarray before the face of Israel. And he crushed them in a great defeat at Gibeon, and he pursued them along the way of the ascent to Beth-horon, and he struck them down, even as far as Azekah and Makkedah.

Verš 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.”

Dt 6:13 - take care diligently, lest you forget the Lord, who led you away from the land of Egypt, from the house of servitude. You shall fear the Lord your God, and you shall serve him alone, and you shall swear by his name.

Dt 10:20 - You shall fear the Lord your God, and him alone shall you serve. You shall cling to him, and you shall swear by his name.

Mt 4:10 - Then Jesus said to him: “Go away, Satan. For it has been written: ‘You shall adore the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.’ ”

Lk 4:8 - And in response, Jesus said to him: “It is written: ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him alone.’ ”

Verš 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.”

1Sam 4:1 - And it happened that, in those days, the Philistines assembled to fight. And Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle, and he made camp beside the Stone of Assistance. But the Philistines went to Aphek,

Verš 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.

1Sam 8:4 - Therefore, all those greater by birth of Israel, having gathered together, went to Samuel at Ramah.

1Sam 7,2 - Prekladáme podľa LXX. Pôvodina: "nariekal za Pánom" nedáva dobrý zmysel.

1Sam 7,3-4 - Bál bol bohom Kanaánčanov, ktorého často uctievali aj Izraeliti. Jeho družka bola Aštarta, bohyňa lásky a úrodnosti. Zasväcovali jej stromy a koly, zvané ašery (ášery); niekedy sa aj sama bohyňa volala Ašera a koly jej zasvätené volali sa aštarty. Tieto mali Izraeliti odstrániť. – Keď sa hovorí o báloch, rozumejú sa Bálove modly. Pomníky, stĺpy stavané k úcte Bála, volali sa maséby.

1Sam 7,5 - Masfa, asi dnešné Tel en-Nasbe, bola 13 km severne od Jeruzalema, alebo dnešné Nebi Samuil, 2 hod. od Jeruzalema na sever.

1Sam 7,6 - Vylievali vodu na znak pokánia. Označovali tým, že si podobne vylievajú, odhaľujú pred Bohom srdcia (porov. 2,19; podobný zmysel majú aj naše nábožné "výlevy"). – Samuel nebol len prorokom, ale aj sudcom, posledným sudcom Izraelitov.

1Sam 7,11 - Mesto tohto mena je ináč neznáme. Možno, že to bol Bethoron, ktorý ležal pri ceste do Filištínska. Iní myslia na Ain Karin, poldruhej hodiny juhozápadne od Jeruzalema.

1Sam 7,12 - Mesto Sen je neznáme. Azda to bola Jesana, severne od Betela (2 Krn 13,19), hoci je ťažko si myslieť, že by Filištínci boli utekali tým smerom. Preto myslia iní na Asenu (Joz 15,33), ktorá ležala asi na ceste z Masfy do Azotu. – O "Kameni pomoci" (Abenezra) porov. 4,1.

1Sam 7,14 - Amorejčania boli ináč nepriateľmi Izraelitov (Nm 13,30; Joz 5,1; 7,2.7; 10,5; Sdc 1,34; 3,5). Poznámka, že teraz bol medzi nimi a Izraelitmi pokoj, vysvetľuje, ako mohli Izraeliti dosiahnuť také úspechy proti Filištíncom.

1Sam 7,16 - V Beteli (dnešný Betín) sa Boh dva razy zjavil Jakubovi. Galgala je dnešná Džižilja, juhozápadne od Šíla.

1Sam 7,17 - Oltár v Ráme postavil Samuel asi na rozkaz Boží, lebo ináč mali Izraeliti oltár len pri svätostánku.