1 Samuel 4

1 Og Samuels Ord naaede ud til hele Israel. Og Israel rykkede ud til Kamp imod Filisterne og lejrede sig ved Eben-Ezer, medens Filisterne lejrede sig ved Afek.

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.

2 Filisterne stillede sig op til Kamp mod Israel, og Kampen blev hed; Israel blev slaaet af Filisterne, og de dræbte i Slaget paa aaben Mark omtrent 4000 Mand.

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.

3 Da Folket kom tilbage til Lejren, sagde Israels Ældste: »Hvorfor lod HERREN os i Dag bukke under for Filisterne? Lad os hente vor Guds Ark i Silo, for at han kan være i vor Midte og fri os af vore Fjenders Haand!«

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.

4 Saa sendte Folket Bud til Silo og hentede Hærskarers HERRES Pagts Ark, han, som troner over Keruberne; og Elis to Sønner Hofni og Pinehas fulgte med Guds Pagts Ark.

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.

5 Da nu HERRENS Pagts Ark kom til Lejren, brød hele Israel ud i et vældigt Jubelraab, saa Jorden rystede derved.

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.

6 Og da Filisterne hørte Jubelraabet, sagde de: »Hvad er det for et vældigt Jubelraab i Hebræernes Lejr?« Og de fik at vide, at HERRENS Ark var kommet til Lejren.

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.

7 Da blev Filisterne bange, thi de tænkte: »Gud er kommet i Lejren!« Og de sagde: »Ve os! Sligt er ikke hændet før!

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.

8 Ve os! Hvem skal fri os af denne vældige Guds Haand? Det er den Gud, som slog Ægypterne med alle Haande Plager og Pest.

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.

9 Tag eder nu sammen og vær Mænd, Filistere, for at I ikke skal komme til at trælle for Hebræerne, som de har trællet for eder; vær Mænd og kæmp!«

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.

10 Saa begyndte Filisterne Kampen, og Israel blev slaaet, og de flygtede hver til sit; Nederlaget blev meget stort; der faldt 30 000 Mand af det israelitiske Fodfolk,

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.

11 Guds Ark blev gjort til Bytte, og Elis to Sønner Hofni og Pinehas faldt.

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

12 En Benjaminit løb bort fra Slaget og naaede samme Dag til Silo med sønderrevne Klæder og Jord paa sit Hoved.

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.

13 Da han kom derhen, se, da sad Eli paa sin Stol ved Porten og spejdede hen ad Vejen; thi hans Hjerte var uroligt for Guds Ark. Da Manden saa kom ind i Byen og fortalte det, opløftede hele Byen et Skrig,

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.

14 og Eli hørte Skriget og sagde: »Hvad er det for en Larm?« Og Manden skyndte sig hen og fortalte Eli det.

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.

15 Men Eli var otte og halvfemsindstyve Aar gammel, og hans Øjne var blevet sløve, saa han ikke kunde se.

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

16 Og Manden sagde til Eli: »Det er mig, som kommer fra Slaget; jeg flygtede fra Slaget i Dag!« Da spurgte han: »Hvorledes er det gaaet, min Søn?«

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?

17 Og Budbringeren svarede: »Israel flygtede for Filisterne, og Folket led et stort Nederlag; ogsaa begge dine Sønner Hofni og Pinehas er faldet, og Guds Ark er taget!«

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.

18 Og da han nævnede Guds Ark, faldt Eli baglæns ned af Stolen ved Siden af Porten og brækkede Halsen og døde; thi Manden var gammel og tung. Han havde været Dommer for Israel i fyrretyve Aar.

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.

19 Men da hans Sønnekone, Pinehas's Hustru, der var højt frugtsommelig, hørte Efterretningen om, at Guds Ark var taget, og at hendes Svigerfader og hendes Mand var døde, sank hun om og fødte, thi Veerne kom over hende.

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.

20 Da hun laa paa sit yderste, sagde de omstaaende Kvinder: »Frygt ikke, du har født en Søn!« Men hun svarede ikke og ænsede det ikke.

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.

21 Og hun kaldte Drengen Ikabod, idet hun sagde: »Borte er Israels Herlighed!« Dermed hentydede hun til, at Guds Ark var taget, og til sin Svigerfader og sin Mand.

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.

22 Hun sagde: »Borte er Israels Herlighed, thi Guds Ark er taget!«

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