4. The people answered, “No, you have not cheated us or oppressed us; you have not taken anything from anyone.”
5. Samuel replied, “The Lord and the king he has chosen are witnesses today that you have found me to be completely innocent.”“Yes, the Lord is our witness,” they answered.
6. Samuel continued, “The Lord is the one who chose Moses and Aaron and who brought your ancestors out of Egypt.
7. Now stand where you are, and I will accuse you before the Lord by reminding you of all the mighty actions the Lord did to save you and your ancestors.
8. When Jacob and his family went to Egypt and the Egyptians oppressed them, your ancestors cried to the Lord for help, and he sent Moses and Aaron, who brought them out of Egypt and settled them in this land.
9. But the people forgot the Lord their God, and so he let the Philistines and the king of Moab and Sisera, commander of the army of the city of Hazor, fight against your ancestors and conquer them.
10. Then they cried to the Lord for help and said, ‘We have sinned, because we turned away from you, Lord, and worshipped the idols of Baal and Astarte. Rescue us from our enemies, and we will worship you!’