1 Samuel 4

1 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 to fight: and Israel went out to war against the Philistines, and camped by the Stone of help. And the Philistines came to Aphec,

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

And put their army in array against Israel. And when they had joined battle, Israel turned their backs to the Philistines, and there was slain in that fight here and there in the fields about 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 Hånd!"

And the people returned to the camp: and the ancients of Israel said: Why hath the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us fetch unto us the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Silo, and let it come in the midst of us, that it may save us from the hand of our enemies.

4 Så 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 Silo, and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts sitting upon the cherubims: and the two sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, were with the ark of the covenant of God.

5 Da nu HERRENs Pagts Ark kom til Lejren, brød hele Israel ud i et vældigt Jubelråb, så Jorden rystede derved.

And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord was come into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, and the earth rang again.

6 Og da Filisterne hørte Jubelråbet, sagde de: "Hvad er det for et vældigt Jubelråb i Hebræernes Lejr?" Og de fik at vide, at HERRENs Ark var kommet til Lejren.

And the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, and they said: What is this noise of a great shout 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 were afraid, saying: God is come into the camp. And sighing, they said:

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

Woe to us: for there was no such great joy yesterday and the day before: Woe to us. Who shall deliver us from the hand of these high gods? these are the gods that struck Egypt with all the plagues in the desert.

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!"

Take courage and behave like men, ye Philistines: lest you come to be servants to the Hebrews, as they have served you: take courage and fight.

10 Så begyndte Filisterne Kampen, og Israel blev slået, og de flygtede hver til sit; Nederlaget blev meget stort; der faldt 30000 Mand af det israelitiske Fodfolk,

So the Philistines fought, and Israel was overthrown, and every man fled to his own dwelling: and there was an exceeding great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

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

And the ark of God was taken: and the two sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, were slain.

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

And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Silo the same day, with his clothes rent, and his head strewed with dust.

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

And when he was come, Heli sat upon a stool over against the way watching. For his heart was fearful for the ark of God. And when the man was come into the city, he told it: and all 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 noise of the cry, and he said: What meaneth the noise of this uproar? But he made haste, and came, and told Heli.

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

Now Heli was ninety and eight years old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not 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 gået, min Søn?"

And he said to Heli: I am he that came from the battle, and have fled out of the field this day. And he said to him: What is there done, my son?

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

And he that brought the news answered, and said: Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter of the people: moreover thy two sons, Ophni and Phinees, 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 År.

And when he had named the ark of God, he fell from his stool backwards by the door, and broke his neck, and died. For he was an old man, and far advanced in years: and he judged Israel 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 Phinees, was big with child, and near her time: and hearing the news that the ark of God was taken, and her father in law, and her husband, were dead, she bowed herself and fell in labour: for her pains came upon her on a sudden.

20 Da hun lå på sit yderste, sagde de omstående Kvinder: "Frygt ikke, du har født en Søn!" Men hun svarede ikke og ænsede det ikke.

And when she was upon the point of death, they that stood about her said to her: Fear not, for thou hast borne a son. She answered them not, nor gave heed to them.

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 Ichabod, saying: The glory is gone from Israel, because the ark of God was taken, and for 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 departed from Israel, because the ark of God was taken.