Our Papa Save Israel Wey Turn Back to Am
After twenty years Samuel tell Israel make dem throw away di foreign gods and mean am from dia heart. Dem gather for Mizpah, fast and confess, and when di Philistines attack, our Papa thunder against dem. Samuel set up one stone wey im name Ebenezer: till now our Papa don help us.
7 1Di men of Kiriath-jearim come, carry di ark of our Papa, bring am go Abinadab house wey dey on top di hill, and dem dedicate im pikin Eleazar make e guard di ark of our Papa. 2From di day wey di ark come rest for Kiriath-jearim, plenty time pass—twenty years—and di whole house of Israel dey mourn and dey find our Papa. 3Den Samuel talk to di whole house of Israel: “If una dey come back to our Papa with una whole heart, comot di foreign gods and di Ashtaroth from una midst, set una heart on our Papa, and serve am alone—and e go rescue una from di hand of di Philistines.” 4So di Israel people comot di Baals and Ashtaroth, and dem serve our Papa alone. 5Den Samuel talk sey, “Gather all Israel for Mizpah, and I go pray to our Papa for una.” 6Dem gather for Mizpah, draw water, pour am for front of our Papa, fast dat day, and confess sey, “We don sin against our Papa.” Samuel judge Israel for Mizpah. a a v6 To pour water for front of God na ritual act of prayer, mourning, and to humble yourself.
7Di Philistines hear sey di Israel people don gather for Mizpah, and di Philistine rulers march go against Israel. Di Israel people hear, and dem fear di Philistines. 8Di Israel people talk to Samuel sey, “No stop to dey cry out to our Papa for us, so e go save us from di hand of di Philistines.” 9Samuel take one small lamb wey dey suck breast and offer am as whole burnt offering to our Papa. Samuel cry out to our Papa for Israel, and our Papa answer am. 10As Samuel dey offer di burnt offering, di Philistines come near to attack Israel. But dat day our Papa thunder with big voice against di Philistines, throway dem inside confusion, and dem defeat dem before Israel. 11Di men of Israel comot from Mizpah, chase di Philistines, and beat dem down reach below Beth-car.
12Den Samuel take one stone, stand am up between Mizpah and Shen, and name am Ebenezer, saying, “Reach now our Papa don help us.” b b v12 Ebenezer mean “stone of help” — Samuel stand am up to remember how far our Papa don carry dem come. 13So dem bring di Philistines low and dem no invade Israel land again; di hand of our Papa dey against di Philistines all di days of Samuel life. 14Israel get back di cities wey di Philistines don take, from Ekron reach Gath, and dem recover dem land from di hand of di Philistines. Israel also get peace with di Amorites.
15Samuel judge Israel all di days of im life. 16E dey go year by year, dey circle Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, dey judge Israel for all dis places. 17So e go back to Ramah, im house, and judge Israel dere. For dere e build one altar to our Papa.
