I Samuel, 4

1. A palavra de Samuel foi dirigida a todo o Israel. Naqueles dias, Israel saiu ao encontro dos filisteus para combatê-los. Acamparam junto de Eben-Ezer, enquanto os filisteus acampavam em Afec.

1. And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines; they encamped at Ebene'zer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek.

2. Os inimigos puseram-se em linha de batalha diante de Israel e começou o combate. Israel voltou as costas aos filisteus e foram mortos naquele combate cerca de quatro mil homens.

2. The Philistines drew up in line against Israel, and when the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who slew about four thousand men on the field of battle.

3. O povo voltou ao acampamento e os anciãos de Israel disseram: “Por que nos deixou o Senhor sermos batidos hoje pelos filisteus? Vamos a Silo e tomemos a arca da aliança do Senhor, para que ela esteja no meio de nós e nos livre da mão de nossos inimigos”.

3. And when the troops came to the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has the LORD put us to rout today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD here from Shiloh, that he may come among us and save us from the power of our enemies."

4. O povo mandou, pois, buscar em Silo a arca da aliança do Senhor dos exércitos, que se senta sobre querubins. Os dois filhos de Heli, Hofni e Fineias, acompanhavam a arca da aliança de Deus.

4. So the people sent to Shiloh, and brought from there the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who is enthroned on the cherubim; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phin'ehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

5. Quando a arca do Senhor entrou no acampamento, todo o Israel rompeu num grande clamor, que fez tremer a terra.

5. When the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel gave a mighty shout, so that the earth resounded.

6. Os filisteus, ouvindo-o, disseram: “Que significa esse grande clamor no acampamento dos hebreus?”. E souberam que a arca do Senhor tinha chegado ao acampamento.

6. And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, "What does this great shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?" And when they learned that the ark of the LORD had come to the camp,

7. Então, tiveram medo e disseram: “Deus chegou ao acampamento. Ai de nós! Até agora nunca se viu coisa semelhante!

7. the Philistines were afraid; for they said, "A god has come into the camp." And they said, "Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before.

8. Ai de nós! Quem nos salvará da mão destes deuses poderosos? São eles que feriram os egípcios com toda a sorte de pragas no deserto.

8. Woe to us! Who can deliver us from the power of these mighty gods? These are the gods who smote the Egyptians with every sort of plague in the wilderness.

9. Coragem, ó filisteus! Portai-vos como homens para que não suceda que sejais escravizados aos hebreus como eles o são a vós. Sede homens e combatei”.

9. Take courage, and acquit yourselves like men, O Philistines, lest you become slaves to the Hebrews as they have been to you; acquit yourselves like men and fight."

10. Começaram a luta e Israel foi derrotado, fugindo cada um para a sua tenda. Houve um espantoso massacre, tendo caído de Israel trinta mil homens de pé.

10. So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and they fled, every man to his home; and there was a very great slaughter, for there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers.

11. A arca de Deus foi tomada e os dois filhos de Heli, Hofni e Fineias, pereceram.

11. And the ark of God was captured; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phin'ehas, were slain.

12. Um homem da tribo de Benjamim, tendo escapado à batalha, fugiu naquele mesmo dia para Silo. Trazia a roupa toda rasgada e a cabeça coberta de pó.

12. A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes rent and with earth upon his head.

13. Chegou no momento em que Heli se encontrava sentado numa cadeira, à beira do caminho, inquieto e temeroso pela arca de Deus. Entrando aquele homem na cidade, espalhou-se por toda a parte a notícia e de toda a cidade elevou-se um grande clamor.

13. When he arrived, Eli was sitting upon his seat by the road watching, for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city and told the news, all the city cried out.

14. Heli, ouvindo-o, perguntou: “Que clamor é este?”. Nesse momento chegava o homem para dar-lhe a notícia.

14. When Eli heard the sound of the outcry, he said, "What is this uproar?" Then the man hastened and came and told Eli.

15. Heli tinha noventa e oito anos; seus olhos estavam parados e já não viam.

15. Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes were set, so that he could not see.

16. O homem disse-lhe: “Venho do campo de batalha, de onde escapei hoje mesmo”. “Que aconteceu, meu filho?”

16. And the man said to Eli, "I am he who has come from the battle; I fled from the battle today." And he said, "How did it go, my son?"

17. “Israel – respondeu o mensageiro – fugiu diante dos filisteus; o povo sofreu uma grande derrota. Teus dois filhos, Hofni e Fineias, morreram e a arca de Deus foi tomada.”

17. He who brought the tidings answered and said, "Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has also been a great slaughter among the people; your two sons also, Hophni and Phin'ehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been captured."

18. Ao ouvi-lo mencionar a arca de Deus, Heli caiu de sua cadeira para trás, do lado da porta do templo, fraturou o crânio e morreu, pois era um homem velho e pesado. Tinha sido juiz em Israel durante quarenta anos.

18. When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell over backward from his seat by the side of the gate; and his neck was broken and he died, for he was an old man, and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.

19. Sua nora, mulher de Fineias, estava grávida e próxima do parto. Tendo ouvido que a arca de Deus fora capturada e que o seu sogro e seu marido tinham morrido, foi subitamente acometida pelas dores do parto e deu à luz.

19. Now his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phin'ehas, was with child, about to give birth. And when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was captured, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed and gave birth; for her pains came upon her.

20. E estando para expirar, disseram-lhe as mulheres que a cercavam: “Não temas, pois nasceu-te um filho”. Mas ela não respondeu, pois estava inconsciente.

20. And about the time of her death the women attending her said to her, "Fear not, for you have borne a son." But she did not answer or give heed.

21. Chamou o filho Icabod, “porque – disse ela – dissipou-se a glória de Israel, já que foi tomada a arca de Deus e morreram o meu sogro e o meu marido.*

21. And she named the child Ich'abod, saying, "The glory has departed from Israel!" because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

22. Sim – disse ela –, desapareceu a glória de Israel, foi tomada a arca de Deus”.

22. And she said, "The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured."