1 Samuel 7

Samuel judges Israel at Mizpah

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1 Rg 7:1Vēnērunt ergō virī Cariathiarim, et redūxērunt arcam Dominī, et intulērunt eam in domum Abinadab in Gabaā: Eleazarum autem fīlium ejus sānctificāvērunt, ut custōdīret arcam Dominī.So the men of Kiriath-jearim came, and brought back the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in Gibeah: and Eleazar his son they sanctified, to guard the ark of the Lord. 1 Rg 7:2Et factum est, ex quā diē mānsit arca Dominī in Cariathiarim, multiplicātī sunt diēs (erat quippe jam annus vīgēsimus), et requiēvit omnis domus Isrāël post Dominum.And it came about, from the day on which the ark of the Lord stayed in Kiriath-jearim, the days were multiplied (for it was now the twentieth year), and all the house of Israel rested after the Lord. 1 Rg 7:3Ait autem Samuēl ad ūniversam domum Isrāël, dīcēns: Sī in tōtō corde vestrō revertiminī ad Dominum, auferte deōs aliēnōs dē mediō vestrī, Baalim et Astaroth: et praeparāte corda vestra Dominō, et servīte eī sōlī, et ēruet vōs dē manū Philisthiim.And Samuel spoke to the whole house of Israel, saying: "If with all your heart you are returning to the Lord, take away the foreign gods from the midst of you, the Baals and the Ashtaroth: and prepare your hearts for the Lord, and serve him alone, and he will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines."

1 Rg 7:4Abstulērunt ergō fīliī Isrāël Baalim et Astaroth, et serviērunt Dominō sōlī.So the sons of Israel took away the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served the Lord alone. 1 Rg 7:5Dīxit autem Samuēl: Congregāte ūniversum Isrāël in Masphath, ut ōrem prō vōbīs Dominum.And Samuel said: "Gather all Israel at Mizpah, so that I may pray the Lord for you." 1 Rg 7:6Et convēnērunt in Masphath: hausēruntque aquam, et effūdērunt in cōnspectū Dominī: et jējūnāvērunt in diē illā atque dīxērunt ibi: Peccāvimus Dominō.And they came together at Mizpah: and they drew water, and poured it out in the sight of the Lord: and they fasted on that day and said there: "We have sinned against the Lord." 1 Rg 7:6Jūdicāvitque Samuēl fīliōs Isrāël in Masphath.And Samuel judged the sons of Israel at Mizpah. 1 Rg 7:7Et audiērunt Philisthiim quod congregātī essent fīliī Isrāël in Masphath, et ascendērunt satrapae Philisthinōrum ad Isrāël.And the Philistines heard that the sons of Israel had been gathered at Mizpah, and the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. 1 Rg 7:7Quod cum audīssent fīliī Isrāël, timuērunt ā faciē Philisthinōrum.And when the sons of Israel had heard this, they were afraid before the face of the Philistines.

1 Rg 7:8Dīxēruntque ad Samuelem: Nē cessēs prō nōbīs clāmāre ad Dominum Deum nostrum, ut salvet nōs dē manū Philisthinōrum.And they said to Samuel: "Do not cease to cry out for us to the Lord our God, that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines." 1 Rg 7:9Tulit autem Samuēl agnum lactentem ūnum, et obtulit illum holocaustum integrum Dominō: et clāmāvit Samuēl ad Dominum prō Isrāël, et exaudīvit eum Dominus.And Samuel took one suckling lamb, and offered it as a whole burnt-offering to the Lord: and Samuel cried out to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard him. 1 Rg 7:10Factum est autem, cum Samuēl offerret holocaustum, Philisthiim iniēre praelium contrā Isrāël: intonuit autem Dominus fragōre magnō in diē illā super Philisthiim, et exterruit eōs, et caesī sunt ā faciē Isrāël.And it came about, while Samuel was offering the burnt-offering, the Philistines entered battle against Israel: but the Lord thundered with a great crash on that day upon the Philistines, and terrified them, and they were slain before the face of Israel. 1 Rg 7:11Ēgressīque virī Isrāël dē Masphath, persecūtī sunt Philisthaeōs, et percussērunt eōs ūsque ad locum quī erat subter Bethchar.And the men of Israel, going out from Mizpah, pursued the Philistines, and struck them as far as the place which was below Beth-car.

1 Rg 7:12Tulit autem Samuēl lapidem ūnum, et posuit eum inter Masphath et inter Sen: et vocāvit nōmen locī illīus, Lapis adjūtōriī.And Samuel took one stone, and placed it between Mizpah and Shen: and he called the name of that place the Stone of Help. 1 Rg 7:12Dīxitque: Hūcusque auxiliātus est nōbīs Dominus.And he said: "Thus far the Lord has helped us." 1 Rg 7:13Et humiliātī sunt Philisthiim, nec apposuērunt ultrā ut venīrent in terminōs Isrāël.And the Philistines were humbled, and they did not go on any more to come into the boundaries of Israel. 1 Rg 7:13Facta est itaque manus Dominī super Philisthaeōs cūnctīs diēbus Samuelis.And so the hand of the Lord was upon the Philistines all the days of Samuel. 1 Rg 7:14Et redditae sunt urbēs quās tulerant Philisthiim ab Isrāël, Israëlī, ab Accaron ūsque Geth, et terminōs suōs: līberāvitque Isrāël dē manū Philisthinōrum, eratque pāx inter Isrāël et Amorrhaeum.And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were given back to Israel, from Ekron as far as Gath, and their boundaries: and he freed Israel from the hand of the Philistines, and there was peace between Israel and the Amorite.

1 Rg 7:15Jūdicābat quoque Samuēl Israëlem cūnctīs diēbus vītae suae: et ībat per singulōs annōs circuiēns Bethel et Galgala et Masphath, et jūdicābat Israëlem in suprādictīs locīs.Samuel also judged Israel all the days of his life: and he went each year going around Bethel and Gilgal and Mizpah, and judged Israel in the places mentioned above. 1 Rg 7:17Revertēbāturque in Ramatha: ibi enim erat domus ejus, et ibi jūdicābat Israëlem: aedificāvit etiam ibi altāre Dominō.And he would return to Ramah: for there was his house, and there he judged Israel: he also built there an altar to the Lord.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (133 words)

veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus	come
ergō (adv.)	therefore, then; quid ergō? what then?
vir, virī, m.	man
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
redūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus	lead or bring back; restore
arca, -ae, f.	chest, box, ark
dominus, -ī m.	master, owner
īnferō, īnferre, intulī, inlātus	bring in or against, wage against; inflict
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
domus, -ūs, f.	house, home
autem, conj.	moreover; but, however; now
fīlius, -ī, m.	son
sānctificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	make holy, set apart as holy
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
custōdiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	guard
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)	out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.	day
maneō, manēre, mānsī, mānsus	remain
multiplicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	multiply, increase; passive: multiply, become many
quippe (adv.)	of course, indeed, for
iam, adv.	now, already
annus, -ī, m.	year
vīcēsimus, -a, -um	twentieth
requiēscō, -ere, -quiēvī, -quiētum	rest, take a rest
omnis, -e	all, every
post, adv.	after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind
āiō (defective)	say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
ūniversus, -a, -um	all together, whole, entire, all
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus	say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
sī, conj.	if
tōtus, -a, -um	all the, the whole or entire
cor, cordis n.	heart
vester, -tra, -trum	your
revertor, -vertī, -versus, perf. act. -vertī	turn back, return
auferō, auferre, abstulī, ablātus	bear away, carry off
deus, -ī, m.	god
aliēnus, -a, -um	belonging to another, out of place
dē, prep, with abl.	down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
medium, -ī n.	the middle; in mediō: in the midst
vōs	plur. of tū
praeparō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	prepare beforehand
serviō, -ire, -īvī, -ītus	be subject to, serve
sōlus, -a, -um	alone
ēruō, -ere, -ruī, -rutus	dig out; overthrow, destroy
manus, -ūs, f.	hand
congregō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	gather together, assemble; pass. flock together
ōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	speak; beg, pray
prō, prep. with abl.	before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for
conveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus	come together, assemble
hauriō, haurīre, hausī, haustus	draw
que, enclitic conj.	and
aqua, -ae, f.	water
effundō, -fundere, -fūdī, -fūsus	pour out
cōnspectus, -ūs, m.	sight
iēiūnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	fast, go without food
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
atque, ac (conj.)	and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
ibi, adv.	in that place, there
peccō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	do wrong
iūdicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	judge, decide
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	hear; listen or attend to
quod, conj.	that, in that, because
ascendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsus	climb to, ascend, mount
satrapa (satrapēs), -ae m.	satrap, provincial governor (in Persia, Babylon)
cum, conj.	when, while, after; since; although
timeō, -ēre, -uī	fear
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
faciēs, -ēī f.	face; appearance
nē, adv.	not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
cessō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	stop, cease, rest; be idle
nōs	plur. of ego
clāmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	shout, cry out; proclaim
noster, -tra, -trum	our
salvō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	save, keep safe
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus	bear, bring
agnus, -ī m.	lamb
lactō, -āre	suck milk, be suckled
ūnus, -a, -um	one; only, alone
offerō, offerre, obtulī, oblātus	bear to, proffer, offer
holocaustum, -ī n.	burnt offering, a sacrifice burned whole
integer, -gra, -grum	untouched, fresh, whole
exaudiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītum	hear (from a distance)
ineō, -īre, -iī, -itus	go into, enter; adopt
proelium, -ī, n.	battle, combat; proelium committere, to join battle
contrā, prep, with acc.	against, contrary to
intonō, -āre, -uī	thunder
fragor, -ōris m.	crash, din
magnus, -a, -um	large, big, great, mighty; loud
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)	over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
exterreō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	frighten badly, terrify
caedō, -ere, cecīdī, caesum	cut, cut down; kill
ēgredior, -gredī, -gressus	go out or forth, go ashore, disembark
persequor, -sequī, -secūtus	follow up, pursue
percutiō, -cutere, -cussī, -cussus	strike through, strike
ūsque, adv.	all the time; ūsque ad, as far as, until; quō ūsque, see quō
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.	place, situation
subter (prep. + acc. or abl.)	beneath, under
lapis, -idis, m.	stone
pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus	place, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on
inter, prep, with acc.	among, between
vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	call, summon
nōmen, -minis, n.	name (that by which one is known)
adiūtōrium, -ī n.	help, aid; a helper
hūcusque (adv.)	thus far, up to this point, until now
auxilior, -āri, -ātus	help
humiliō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	humble, bring low, abase
neque or nec, conj.	and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
appōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus	put to or near, set before, serve
ultrā (prep. + acc.)	beyond
terminus, -ī m.	boundary, limit
itaque, adv.	and so, accordingly, therefore
cūnctus, -a, -um	all, the whole
reddō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	give back, return, restore; render
urbs, urbis, f.	city
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
līberō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	set free, free, liberate, release
pāx, pācis f.	peace
quoque, adv.	also
vīta, -ae, f.	life
eō, īre, iī, itus	go
per, prep, with ace.	through, by means of
singulī, -ae, -a	one at a time, single
circumeō, -īre, -iī, -itum	go around
suprādictus, -a, -um	aforesaid, above-mentioned
enim, conj.	for
aedificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	make a building, build
etiam, adv.	and now, also, too, even
altāre, -is n.	altar

Vulgate, 1 Samuel 1–15. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.