1 Samuel 4

1 Og Samuels Ord skete til al Israel, og Israel drog ud imod Filisterne til Krig, og de lejrede sig ved Eben-Ezer, men Filisterne havde lejret sig i Afek.

And what Samuel had said happened to all Israel. And Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

2 Og Filisterne rustede sig imod Israel, og Striden bredte sig ud; og Israel blev slagen for Filisternes Ansigt; og disse sloge i Slagordenen paa Marken ved fire Tusinde Mand.

And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel; and the battle spread, and Israel was routed before the Philistines; and they slew in battle array in the field about four thousand men.

3 Og der Folket kom til Lejren, da sagde Israels Ældste: Hvorfor har Herren slaget os i Dag for Filisternes Ansigt? lader os hente Herrens Pagts Ark fra Silo og lader den komme midt iblandt os, saa skal den frelse os af vore Fjenders Haand.

And the people came into the camp; and the elders of Israel said, Why has Jehovah smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us fetch ourselves the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of Shiloh, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies.

4 Og Folket sendte til Silo, og de bare derfra Herren Zebaoths Pagts Ark, han som sidder over Keruber; og de to Elis Sønner, Hofni og Pinehas, vare der med Guds Pagts Ark.

So the people sent to Shiloh, and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of hosts, who sitteth between the cherubim; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there by the ark of the covenant of God.

5 Og det skete, der Herrens Pagts Ark kom til Lejren, da skreg al Israel med et stort Frydeskrig, saa at Jorden rystede.

And it came to pass when the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came into the camp, that all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth shook.

6 Der Filisterne hørte det Frydeskrigs Røst, da sagde de: Hvad er dette for et stort Frydeskrigs Røst i Hebræernes Lejr? Og de fik at vide, at Herrens Ark var kommen til Lejren.

And the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, and said, What is the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of Jehovah had come into the camp.

7 Da frygtede Filisterne, thi de sagde: Gud er kommen i Lejren; og de sagde: Ve os! thi der er ikke sket noget som dette tilforn.

And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there has not been such a thing heretofore.

8 Ve os! hvo vil fri os af disse herlige Guders Haand? disse ere de Guder, som sloge Ægypten med alle Haande Plager i Ørken.

Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that smote the Egyptians with every plague in the wilderness.

9 Værer frimodige og værer Mænd, I Filister! at I ikke skulle tjene Hebræerne, som de have tjent eder; ja værer Mænd og strider!

Shew yourselves valiant and be men, ye Philistines, that ye may not have to be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been servants to you: be men, and fight.

10 Da strede Filisterne, og Israel blev slagen, og de flyede hver til sine Telte, og der skete et saare stort Slag, saa at der faldt af Israel tredive Tusinde Fodfolk.

And the Philistines fought, and Israel was routed, and they fled every man to his tent; and there was a very great slaughter, and there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

11 Og Guds Ark blev tagen, og begge Elis Sønner, Hofni og Pinehas, døde.

And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

12 Da løb en Mand af Benjamin fra Slagordenen og kom til Silo paa den samme Dag; og hans Klæder vare sønderrevne, og der var Jord paa hans Hoved.

And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the battle, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes rent and with earth upon his head.

13 Og han kom, og se, Eli sad paa en Stol ved Siden af Vejen og saa sig om, thi hans Hjerte var saare bange for Guds Ark; der Manden kom til at forkynde det i Staden, da skreg den ganske Stad.

And when he came, behold, Eli was sitting upon the seat by the way-side watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And the man came to tell it in the city, and all the city cried out.

14 Og der Eli hørte Skrigets Røst, da sagde han: Hvad er dette for et Bulders Røst? Og Manden skyndte sig og kom og gav Eli det til Kende.

And Eli heard the noise of the crying, and said, What is the noise of this tumult? And the man came hastily, and told Eli.

15 Og Eli var otte og halvfemsindstyve Aar gammel; og hans Øjne vare dunkle, og han kunde ikke se.

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

16 Og Manden sagde til Eli: Jeg kommer fra Slagordenen, og jeg er flyet fra Slagordenen i Dag; og han sagde: Min Søn, hvad for en Ting skete der?

And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the battle, and I have fled to-day out of the battle. And he said, What has taken place, my son?

17 Da svarede den, som bar Budskab, og sagde: Israel flyede for Filisternes Ansigt, og der skete ogsaa et stort Slag paa Folket; og dine to Sønner, Hofni og Pinehas, ere ogsaa døde, og Guds Ark er tagen.

And the messenger answered and said, Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

18 Og det skete, der han meldte om Guds Ark, da faldt han baglæns ned af Stolen ved Siden af Porten, og hans Halsben blev brudt, og han døde, thi Manden var gammel og svær; og han havde dømt Israel fyrretyve Aar.

And it came to pass, when he mentioned the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died; for the man was old, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

19 Og hans Sønnekone, Pinehas Hustru, var frugtsommelig, nær ved at føde; der hun hørte det Rygte, at Guds Ark var tagen, og at hendes Svoger og hendes Mand var død, da bøjede hun sig ned og fødte, thi hendes Veer betoge hende.

And his daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered; and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.

20 Og den Tid hun døde, da sagde de Kvinder, som stode hos hende: Frygt ikke, thi du har født en Søn; men hun svarede ikke og lagde det ikke paa sit Hjerte.

And as she was dying, the women that stood by her said, Fear not; for thou hast borne a son. But she did not answer, neither did she take it to heart.

21 Og hun kaldte Barnet Ikabod, sigende: Herligheden er flyttet fra Israel; fordi Guds Ark var tagen, og for hendes Svogers og for hendes Mands Skyld.

And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

22 Og hun sagde: Herligheden er flyttet fra Israel; thi Guds Ark er tagen.

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