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.

And it came to pass in those days that the Philistines gathered themselves together against Israel to war; and Israel went out to meet them and encamped at Abenezer, and the Philistines encamped in Aphec.

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 prepare to fight with Israel, and the battle was turned against them; and the men of Israel fell before the Philistines, and there were struck in the battle in the field four thousand men.

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 the people came to the camp, and the elders of Israel said, Why has the Lord caused us to fall this day before the Philistines? let us take the ark of our God out of Selom, and let it proceed from the midst of us, and it shall save us from the hand of our enemies.

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.

And the people sent to Selom, and they take thence the ark of the Lord who dwells between the cherubs: and both the sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, [were] with the ark.

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

And it came to pass when the ark of the Lord entered into the camp, that all Israel cried out with a loud voice, and the earth resounded.

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 heard the cry, and the Philistines said, What [is] this great cry in the camp of the Hebrews: and they understood that the ark of the Lord was come into the camp.

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 feared, and said, These are the Gods that are come to them into the camp.

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.

Woe to us, O Lord, deliver us today for such a thing has not happened aforetime: woe to us, who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these [are] the Gods that struck Egypt with every plague, and in the wilderness.

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!«

Strengthen yourselves and behave yourselves like men, O you Philistines, that you may not serve the Hebrews as they have served us, but be you men and fight with them.

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,

And they fought with them; and the men of Israel fall, and they fled every man to his ten; and there was a very great slaughter; and there fell of Israel thirty thousand fighting men.

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

And the ark of God was taken, and both the sons of Heli, Ophni, and Phinees, died.

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

And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the battle, and he came to Selom on that day: and his clothes [were] tore, and earth [was] upon 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 he came, an behold, Heli was upon the seat by the gate looking along the way, for his heart was greatly alarmed for the ark of God: and the man entered into the city to bring tidings; and the city cried out.

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

And Heli heard the sound of the cry, and said, What [is] the voice of this cry? and the men hasted and went in, and reported to Heli.

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

Now Heli [was] ninety years old, and his eyes were fixed, and he saw not.

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 Heli said to them that stood round about him, What [is] the voice of this sound? And the man hasted and advanced to Heli, and said to him, I am he that is come out of the camp, and I have fled from the battle today: and Heli said, What [is] the even, [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 they young man answered and said, The men of Israel fled from the face of the Philistines, and there was a great slaughter among the people, and both your sons are dead, and the ark of God is 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 it came to pass, when he mentioned the ark of God, that he fell from the seat backward near the gate, and his back was broken, and he died, for [he was] an old man and heavy: and he judged Israel twenty 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 Phinees [was] with child, [about] to bring forth; and she heard the tidings, that the ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead; and she wept and was delivered, for her pains came upon her.

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 in her time she was at the point of death; and the women that stood by her, said to her, Fear not, for you have born a son: but she answered not, and her heart did not regard 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 called the child Uaebarchaboth, because of the ark of God, and because of her father-in-law, and because of her husband.

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

And they said, The glory of Israel is departed, forasmuch as the ark of the Lord is taken.