Targum Jonathan on the Prophets 1 Samuel · chapter 7

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1. 1

   וַאֲתוֹ גַבְרֵי קִרְיַת יְעָרִים וַאֲסִיקוּ יַת אֲרוֹנָא דַייָ וְאָעִלוּ יָתֵיהּ לְבֵית אֲבִינָדָב דִי בְגִבְעָתָא וְיַת אֶלְעָזָר בְּרֵיהּ זַמִינוּ לְמִטַר יַת אֲרוֹנָא דַיָי:

   Then the men of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of the LORD and took it into Abinadab’s house on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the ark of the LORD.

2. 2

   וַהֲוָה מִיוֹמָא דִשְׁרָא אֲרוֹנָא בְּקִרְיַת יְעָרִים וּסְגִיאוּ יוֹמַיָא וַהֲווֹ עַסְרִין שְׁנִין וְאִתְנְהִיאוּ כָּל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּתַר פּוּלְחָנָא דַיָי:

   And from that day a long time passed, twenty years in all, as the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim. And all the house of Israel mournfully sought the LORD.

3. 3

   וַאֲמַר שְׁמוּאֵל לְכָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמֵימַר אִם בְכָל לִבְּכוֹן אַתּוּן תַּיְבִין לְפוּלְחָנָא דַייָ אַעֲדוּ יַת טַעֲוַת עַמְמַיָא מִבֵּינֵיכוֹן וְעַשְׁתְּרָתָא וְאַתְקִינוּ לִבְּכוֹן לְפֻלְחָנָא דַייָ וּפְלַחוּ קֳדָמוֹהִי בִּלְחוֹדוֹהִי וִישֵׁיזֵב יַתְכוֹן מִידָא דִפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי:

   Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”

4. 4

   וְאַעְדִיוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יַת בְּעָלַיָא וְיַת עַשְׁתְּרָתָא וּפְלַחוּ קֳדָם יְיָ בִּלְחוֹדוֹהִי:

   So the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD.

5. 5

   וַאֲמַר שְׁמוּאֵל כְּנִישׁוּ יַת כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִצְפַּיָא וַאֲצַלֵי עֲלֵיכוֹן קֳדָם יְיָ:

   Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.”

6. 6

   וְאִתְכְּנִישׁוּ לְמִצְפַּיָא וּשְׁפִיכוּ לִבְּהוֹן בִּתְיוּבְתָּא כְּמַיָא קֳדָם יְיָ וְצָמוּ בְיוֹמָא הַהוּא וַאֲמַרוּ תַמָן חַבְנָא קֳדָם יְיָ וְדָן שְׁמוּאֵל יַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּמִצְפַּיָא:

   When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.

7. 7

   וּשְׁמָעוּ פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי אֲרֵי אִתְכְּנִישׁוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִצְפַּיָא וּסְלִיקוּ טוּרְנֵי פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וּשְׁמָעוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּדְחִילוּ מִן קֳדָם פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי:

   When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, their rulers marched up toward Israel. And when the Israelites learned of this, they feared the Philistines

8. 8

   וַאֲמַרוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִשְׁמוּאֵל לָא תַשְׁתִּיק מִנָנָא מִלְצַלָאָה קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהָנָא וִיִפְרְקִנָנָא מִידָא דִפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי:

   and said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”

9. 9

   וּנְסִיב שְׁמוּאֵל אִמְרָא דַחֲלָבָא חַד וְאַסְקֵיהּ עֲלָתָא קֳדָם יְיָ וְצַלִי שְׁמוּאֵל קֳדָם יְיָ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְקַבֵּיל צְלוֹתֵיהּ יְיָ:

   Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.

10. 10

    וַהֲוָה שְׁמוּאֵל מַסִיק עֲלָתָא וּפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי אִתְקְרָבוּ לְאַגָחָא קְרָבָא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וְאַכְלִי יְיָ בְּקַל רַב בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא עַל פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי וְשַׁגֵישִׁינוּן וְאִתַּבָּרוּ קֳדָם יִשְׂרָאֵל:

    As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was offering up the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.

11. 11

    וּנְפַקוּ אֱנָשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן מִצְפַּיָא וּרְדָפוּ יַת פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי וּמְחוֹנוֹן עַד מִלְרַע לְבֵית שָׁרוֹן:

    Then the men of Israel charged out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth-car.

12. 12

    וּנְסִיב שְׁמוּאֵל אַבְנָא חֲדָא וְשַׁוִי בֵּין מִצְפַּיָא וּבֵין שִׁינָא וּקְרָא יַת שְׁמָהּ אֶבֶן סַעֲדָא וַאֲמַר עַד הָכָא סַעֲדָנָא יְיָ:

    Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”

13. 13

    וְאִתְבָּרוּ פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי וְלָא אוֹסִיפוּ עוֹד לְמֵיעַל בִּתְחוּם יִשְׂרָאֵל וַהֲוַת מְחָתָא דַייָ בִּפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי כָּל יוֹמֵי שְׁמוּאֵל:

    So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped invading the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

14. 14

    וְתָבָא קִירְוַיָא דִנְסִיבוּ פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי מִן יִשְׂרָאֵל לְיִשְׂרָאֵל מֵעֶקְרוֹן וְעַד גַת וְיַת תְּחוּמֵיהוֹן שֵׁיזִיב יִשְׂרָאֵל מִידָא דִפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי וַהֲוָה שְׁלָמָא בֵּין יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבֵין אֱמוֹרָאֵי:

    The cities from Ekron to Gath, which the Philistines had taken, were restored to Israel, who also delivered the surrounding territory from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between the Israelites and the Amorites.

15. 15

    וְדָן שְׁמוּאֵל יַת יִשְׂרָאֵל כֹּל יוֹמֵי חַיוֹהִי:

    So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

16. 16

    וַאֲזַל בִּזְמַן שְׁנָא בִּשְׁנָא וּמִסְתְּחַר לְבֵית אֵל וּלְגִלְגָלָא וּלְמִצְפַּיָא וְדָאִין יַת יִשְׂרָאֵל יַת כָּל אַתְרַיָא הָאִלֵין:

    Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.

17. 17

    וּבְמִתְבֵיהּ לְרָמָתָא אֲרֵי תַמָן בֵּיתֵיהּ וְתַמָן דָן יַת יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבְנָא תַמָן מִדְבְּחָא קֳדָם יְיָ:

    Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.