1 صَمُوئيل 4

١ 1 وَاحْتَشَدَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ عِنْدَ حَجَرِ الْمَعُونَةِ لِمُحَارَبَةِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَتَجَمَّعَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ فِي أَفِيقَ.

Now at that time the Philistines came together to make war against Israel, and the men of Israel went out to war against the Philistines and took up their position at the side of Eben-ezer: and the Philistines put their forces in position in Aphek.

٢ 2 وَاصْطَفَّ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ لِلِقَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَمَا لَبِثَتْ أَنْ دَارَتْ رَحَى الْحَرْبِ، فَانْهَزَمَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ أَمَامَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ قَتَلُوا مِنْهُمْ فِي مَيْدَانِ الْمَعْرَكَةِ نَحْوَ أَرْبَعَةِ آلافِ رَجُلٍ.

And the Philistines put their forces in order against Israel, and the fighting was hard, and Israel was overcome by the Philistines, who put to the sword about four thousand of their army in the field.

٣ 3 وَرَجَعَ النَّاجُونَ إِلَى مُعَسْكَرِهِمْ، فَتَسَاءَلَ شُيُوخُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «لِمَاذَا هَزَمَنَا الرَّبُّ الْيَوْمَ أَمَامَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ؟ لِنَأْتِ بِتَابُوتِ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ مِنْ شِيلُوهَ وَنُدْخِلْهُ فِي وَسَطِنَا فِيُنْقِذَنَا مِنْ قَبْضَةِ أَعْدَائِنَا».

And when the people came back to their tents, the responsible men of Israel said, Why has the Lord let the Philistines overcome us today? Let us get the ark of the Lord's agreement here from Shiloh, so that it may be with us and give us salvation from the hands of those who are against us.

٤ 4 فَبَعَثَ الْجَيْشُ إِلَى شِيلُوهَ بِمَنْ حَمَلَ تَابُوتَ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ الْقَدِيرِ الْجَالِسِ عَلَى الْكَرُوبِيمِ، وَرَافَقَهُ أَيْضاً ابْنَا عَالِي: حُفْنِي وَفِينْحَاسُ.

So the people sent to Shiloh and got the ark of the agreement of the Lord of armies whose resting-place is between the winged ones; and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were there with the ark of God's agreement.

٥ 5 وَمَا إِنْ دَخَلَ تَابُوتُ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ إِلَى الْمُعَسْكَرِ حَتَّى هَتَفَ جَمِيعُ الْجَيْشِ هُتَافاً عَظِيماً ارْتَجَّتْ لَهُ الأَرْضُ.

And when the ark of the Lord's agreement came into the tent-circle, all Israel gave a great cry, so that the earth was sounding with it.

٦ 6 فَسَمِعَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ ضَجِيجَ الْهُتَافِ فَتَسَاءَلُوا: «مَا ضَجِيجُ الْهُتَافِ هَذَا فِي مُعَسْكَرِ الْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ؟» وَلَمَّا عَرَفُوا أَنَّ تَابُوتَ الرَّبِّ قَدْ جِيءَ بِهِ إِلَى الْمُعَسْكَرِ،

And the Philistines, hearing the noise of their cry, said, What is this great cry among the tents of the Hebrews? Then it became clear to them that the ark of the Lord had come to the tent-circle.

٧ 7 اعْتَرَاهُمُ الْخَوْفُ وَقَالُوا: «لَقَدْ جَاءَ اللهُ إِلَى الْمُعَسْكَرِ، فَالْوَيْلُ لَنَا لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَحْدُثْ مِثْلُ هَذَا مِنْ قَبْلُ.

And the Philistines, full of fear, said, God has come into their tents. And they said, Trouble is ours! for never before has such a thing been seen.

٨ 8 وَيْلٌ لَنَا! مَنْ يُنْقِذُنَا مِنْ يَدِ أُولَئِكَ الآلِهَةِ الْقَادِرِينَ، فَإِنَّهُمْ هُمُ الآلِهَةُ الَّذِينَ أَنْزَلُوا بِمِصْرَ كُلَّ صُنُوفِ الضَّرَبَاتِ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ.

Trouble is ours! Who will give us salvation from the hands of these great gods? These are the gods who sent all sorts of blows on the Egyptians in the waste land.

٩ 9 تَشَجَّعُوا، وَكُونُوا أَبْطَالاً أَيُّهَا الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ، لِئَلّا يَسْتَعْبِدَكُمُ الْعِبْرَانِيُّونَ كَمَا اسْتَعْبَدْتُمُوهُمْ. كُونُوا رِجَالاً وَاسْتَبْسِلُوا فِي الْقِتَالِ».

Be strong, O Philistines, be men! Do not be servants to the Hebrews as they have been to you: go forward to the fight without fear.

١٠ 10 فَحَارَبَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ وَانْهَزَمَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ، وَفَرَّ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى خَيْمَتِهِ. وَكَانَتِ الْمَجْزَرَةُ عَظِيمَةً جِدّاً، وَقُتِلَ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ ثَلاثُونَ أَلْفَ رَجُلٍ.

So the Philistines went to the fight, and Israel was overcome, and every man went in flight to his tent: and great was the destruction, for thirty thousand footmen of Israel were put to the sword.

١١ 11 وَاسْتَوْلَى الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ عَلَى تَابُوتِ اللهِ، وَمَاتَ ابْنَا عَالِي حُفْنِي وَفِينْحَاسُ.

And the ark of God was taken; and Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were put to the sword.

١٢ 12 وَأَقْبَلَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ مَيْدَانِ الْمَعْرَكَةِ إِلَى شِيلُوهَ بِثِيَابٍ مُمَزَّقَةٍ وَرَأْسٍ مُعَفَّرٍ بِالتُّرَابِ.

And a man of Benjamin went running from the fight and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothing out of order and earth on his head.

١٣ 13 وَكَانَ عَالِي حِينَذَاكَ جَالِساً عَلَى كُرْسِيٍّ إِلَى جِوَارِ الطَّريِقِ يُرَاقِبُ، لأَنَّ قَلْبَهُ كَانَ مُضْطَرِباً عَلَى مَصِيرِ تَابُوتِ اللهِ. وَمَا إِنْ دَخَلَ الرَّجُلُ الْمَدِينَةَ وَأَذَاعَ النَّبَأَ حَتَّى ضَجَّتِ الْمَدِينَةُ كُلُّهَا بِالصُّرَاخِ.

And when he came, Eli was seated by the wayside watching: and in his heart was fear for the ark of God. And when the man came into the town and gave the news, there was a great outcry.

١٤ 14 فَتَسَاءَلَ عَالِي: «مَا سِرُّ هَذَا الضَّجِيجِ؟» فَأَسْرَعَ الرَّجُلُ يُبَلِّغُهُ الْخَبَرَ.

And Eli, hearing the noise and the cries, said, What is the reason of this outcry? And the man came quickly and gave the news to Eli.

١٥ 15 وَكَانَ عَالِي قَدْ بَلَغَ مِنَ الْعُمْرِ ثَمَانٍ وَتِسْعِينَ سَنَةً، وَكَانَتْ عَيْنَاهُ قَدْ كَلَّتَا جِدّاً، فَلَمْ يَعُدْ قَادِراً عَلَى الإِبْصَارِ.

Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were fixed so that he was not able to see.

١٦ 16 فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: «لَقَدْ وَصَلْتُ لِتَوِّي مِنْ مَيْدَانِ الْقِتَالِ هَارِباً الْيَوْمَ مِنْ لَهِيبِ الْمَعْرَكَةِ». فَسَأَلَهُ: «مَاذَا جَرَى يَا بُنَيَّ؟»

And the man said to Eli, I have come from the army and have come in flight today from the fight. And he said, How did it go, my son?

١٧ 17 فَأَجَابَ: «انْهَزَمَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ أَمَامَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَقُتِلَ عَدَدٌ كَبِيرٌ جِدّاً مِنَ الْجَيْشِ، وَمَاتَ أَيْضاً هُنَاكَ ابْنَاكَ حُفْنِي وَفِينْحَاسُ، وَأُخِذَ تَابُوتُ اللهِ».

And the man said, Israel went in flight from the Philistines, and there has been great destruction among the people, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken.

١٨ 18 وَمَا إِنْ ذَكَرَ الرَّجُلُ نَبَأَ تَابُوتِ اللهِ حَتَّى سَقَطَ عَالِي عَنِ الْكُرْسِيِّ إِلَى الْوَرَاءِ إِلَى جِوَارِ الْبَابِ، فَانْكَسَرَتْ رَقَبَتُهُ وَمَاتَ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ رَجُلاً شَيْخاً ثَقِيلَ الْجِسْمِ. وَقَدْ قَضَى لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مُدَّةَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً.

And at these words about the ark of God, Eli, falling back off his seat by the side of the doorway into the town, came down on the earth so that his neck was broken and death overtook him, for he was an old man and of great weight. He had been judging Israel for forty years.

١٩ 19 وَكَانَتْ كَنَّتُهُ امْرَأَةُ فِينْحَاسَ حُبْلَى تُوْشِكُ عَلَى الْوِلادَةِ، فَلَمَّا بَلَغَهَا خَبَرُ الاسْتِيلاءِ عَلَى تَابُوتِ اللهِ وَوَفَاةِ حَمِيهَا وَمَقْتَلِ زَوْجِهَا، سَقَطَتْ وَوَلَدَتْ، لأَنَّ آلامَ الْمَخَاضِ هَاجَمَتْهَا.

And his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was with child and near the time when she would give birth; and when she had the news that the ark of God had been taken and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, her pains came on her suddenly and she gave birth.

٢٠ 20 وَعِنْدَ احْتِضَارِهَا قَالَتْ لَهَا النِّسْوَةُ الْمُحِيطَاتُ بِها: «لا تَجْزَعِي، فَقَدْ رُزِقْتِ بِوَلَدٍ»؛ فَلَمْ تُجِبْ وَلَمْ يَأْبَهْ قَلْبُهَا لِلْبُشْرَى.

And when she was very near death the women who were with her said, Have no fear, for you have given birth to a son. But she made no answer and gave no attention to it.

٢١ 21 وَدَعَتِ الصَّبِيَّ إِيخَابُودَ قَائِلَةً: «قَدْ زَالَ الْمَجْدُ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ»؛ لأَنَّ تَابُوتَ اللهِ قَدْ أُخِذَ وَمَاتَ حَمُوها وَزَوْجُهَا

And she gave the child the name of Ichabod, saying, The glory has gone from Israel: because the ark of God was taken and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

٢٢ 22 وَهَذَا مَا دَعَاهَا لِلْقَوْلِ: «قَدْ زَالَ الْمَجْدُ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ لأَنَّ تَابُوتَ اللهِ قَدْ أُخِذَ».

And she said, The glory is gone from Israel, for the ark of God has been taken.