Targum Jonathan on I Samuel Chapter 7
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וַאֲתוֹ גַבְרֵי קִרְיַת יְעָרִים וַאֲסִיקוּ יַת אֲרוֹנָא דַייָ וְאָעִלוּ יָתֵיהּ לְבֵית אֲבִינָדָב דִי בְגִבְעָתָא וְיַת אֶלְעָזָר בְּרֵיהּ זַמִינוּ לְמִטַר יַת אֲרוֹנָא דַיָי:
And the men of Kiriath jearim came and took up the ark of the LORD and brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill and they appointed his son, Eleazar, to guard the ark of the LORD.
וַהֲוָה מִיוֹמָא דִשְׁרָא אֲרוֹנָא בְּקִרְיַת יְעָרִים וּסְגִיאוּ יוֹמַיָא וַהֲווֹ עַסְרִין שְׁנִין וְאִתְנְהִיאוּ כָּל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּתַר פּוּלְחָנָא דַיָי:
From the day that the ark lodged in Kiriath jearim many days passed – it became twenty years – and all the House of Israel gathered themselves after the worship of the LORD.
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 worship of the LORD with all your heart, then remove the idols of the nations and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your heart to the worship of the LORD and worship before Him alone. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
וְאַעְדִיוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יַת בְּעָלַיָא וְיַת עַשְׁתְּרָתָא וּפְלַחוּ קֳדָם יְיָ בִּלְחוֹדוֹהִי:
So Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth and they worshipped before the LORD alone.
וַאֲמַר שְׁמוּאֵל כְּנִישׁוּ יַת כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִצְפַּיָא וַאֲצַלֵי עֲלֵיכוֹן קֳדָם יְיָ:
Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray before the LORD on behalf of you.”
וְאִתְכְּנִישׁוּ לְמִצְפַּיָא וּשְׁפִיכוּ לִבְּהוֹן בִּתְיוּבְתָּא כְּמַיָא קֳדָם יְיָ וְצָמוּ בְיוֹמָא הַהוּא וַאֲמַרוּ תַמָן חַבְנָא קֳדָם יְיָ וְדָן שְׁמוּאֵל יַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּמִצְפַּיָא:
So they gathered themselves at Mizpah, and poured out their hearts like water, in repentance before the LORD. And they fasted on that day, and said there, “We are guilty before the LORD.” And Samuel judged the sons of Israel at Mizpah.
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 sons of Israel had gathered themselves at Mizpah, the chiefs of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the sons of Israel heard of it, they feared before the Philistines.
וַאֲמַרוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִשְׁמוּאֵל לָא תַשְׁתִּיק מִנָנָא מִלְצַלָאָה קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהָנָא וִיִפְרְקִנָנָא מִידָא דִפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי:
And the sons of Israel said to Samuel, “Do not fall silent in your prayer for us before the LORD our God, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”
וּנְסִיב שְׁמוּאֵל אִמְרָא דַחֲלָבָא חַד וְאַסְקֵיהּ עֲלָתָא קֳדָם יְיָ וְצַלִי שְׁמוּאֵל קֳדָם יְיָ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְקַבֵּיל צְלוֹתֵיהּ יְיָ:
So Samuel took one sucking lamb and sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering before the LORD. And Samuel prayed before the LORD on behalf of Israel and the LORD accepted his prayer.
וַהֲוָה שְׁמוּאֵל מַסִיק עֲלָתָא וּפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי אִתְקְרָבוּ לְאַגָחָא קְרָבָא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וְאַכְלִי יְיָ בְּקַל רַב בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא עַל פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי וְשַׁגֵישִׁינוּן וְאִתַּבָּרוּ קֳדָם יִשְׂרָאֵל:
As Samuel was sacrificing up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to wage war against Israel. But the LORD thundered with a great voice that day against the Philistines and confused them; and they were shattered before Israel.
וּנְפַקוּ אֱנָשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן מִצְפַּיָא וּרְדָפוּ יַת פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי וּמְחוֹנוֹן עַד מִלְרַע לְבֵית שָׁרוֹן:
And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, as far as below Beth sharon.
וּנְסִיב שְׁמוּאֵל אַבְנָא חֲדָא וְשַׁוִי בֵּין מִצְפַּיָא וּבֵין שִׁינָא וּקְרָא יַת שְׁמָהּ אֶבֶן סַעֲדָא וַאֲמַר עַד הָכָא סַעֲדָנָא יְיָ:
Then Samuel took one stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen and called its name “Stone of Help”, for he said, “Up to here the LORD has helped us.”
וְאִתְבָּרוּ פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי וְלָא אוֹסִיפוּ עוֹד לְמֵיעַל בִּתְחוּם יִשְׂרָאֵל וַהֲוַת מְחָתָא דַייָ בִּפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי כָּל יוֹמֵי שְׁמוּאֵל:
So the Philistines were shattered and did not again cross the border of the land of Israel. And the stroke of the LORD was on the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
וְתָבָא קִירְוַיָא דִנְסִיבוּ פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי מִן יִשְׂרָאֵל לְיִשְׂרָאֵל מֵעֶקְרוֹן וְעַד גַת וְיַת תְּחוּמֵיהוֹן שֵׁיזִיב יִשְׂרָאֵל מִידָא דִפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי וַהֲוָה שְׁלָמָא בֵּין יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבֵין אֱמוֹרָאֵי:
The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath; and Israel delivered them from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
וְדָן שְׁמוּאֵל יַת יִשְׂרָאֵל כֹּל יוֹמֵי חַיוֹהִי:
Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
וַאֲזַל בִּזְמַן שְׁנָא בִּשְׁנָא וּמִסְתְּחַר לְבֵית אֵל וּלְגִלְגָלָא וּלְמִצְפַּיָא וְדָאִין יַת יִשְׂרָאֵל יַת כָּל אַתְרַיָא הָאִלֵין:
And he used to go on a circuit year by year to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he was judging Israel, all these places.
וּבְמִתְבֵיהּ לְרָמָתָא אֲרֵי תַמָן בֵּיתֵיהּ וְתַמָן דָן יַת יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבְנָא תַמָן מִדְבְּחָא קֳדָם יְיָ:
And on his return to Ramah – for there was his house and there he judged Israel – he built there an altar before the LORD.