1 Samuel 4
1 Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.
U ono vrijeme skupiše Filistejci vojsku protiv Izraela. Izraelci iziđoše pred njih da se pobiju i utaboriše se kod Eben Haezera, dok su Filistejci udarili tabor kod Afeka.
2 The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.
Filistejci se svrstaše u bojni red protiv Izraela i nasta žestoka bitka. Izrael podleže Filistejcima: oko četiri tisuće ljudi pogibe na bojištu, na otvorenu polju.
3 When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies.”
Kad se narod vratio u tabor, rekoše starješine Izraelove: “Zašto je Jahve dopustio da nas Filistejci danas pobijede? Pođimo u Šilo po Kovčeg saveza Jahvina neka dođe u našu sredinu i spasi nas iz ruku naših neprijatelja.”
4 So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
Narod posla ljude u Šilo i donesoše odande Kovčeg saveza Jahve nad vojskama, koji stoluje nad kerubinima; oba sina Elijeva, Hofni i Pinhas, dođoše kao pratioci Kovčega.
5 When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that it shook the ground.
Kad je Kovčeg Jahvin stigao u tabor, sav Izrael podiže gromki poklik, od kojega odjeknu zemlja.
6 On hearing the noise of the shout, the Philistines asked, “What is this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?” And when they realized that the ark of the LORD had entered the camp,
Filistejci čuše taj gromki poklik i zapitaše: “Što znači taj gromki poklik u taboru Hebreja?” I shvatiše da je Kovčeg Jahvin stigao u njihov tabor.
7 the Philistines were afraid. “The gods have entered their camp!” they said. “Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before.
Tada Filistejce obuze strah jer su govorili: “Bog je došao u tabor!” I povikaše: “Jao nama! Tako nije bilo dosad.
8 Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.
Jao nama! Tko će nas izbaviti iz ruke toga silnog Boga? To je onaj koji je udario Egipat svakojakim nevoljama.
9 Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!”
Ohrabrite se i budite junaci, Filistejci, da ne postanete robovi Hebrejima kao što su oni bili robovi vama; budite junaci i borite se!”
10 So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.
Tada Filistejci zametnuše bitku, Izraelci biše potučeni i pobjegoše svaki u svoj šator. Poraz je bio silan, jer je trideset tisuća pješaka poginulo na izraelskoj strani.
11 The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
I Kovčeg Božji bi otet, i oba sina Elijeva poginuše, Hofni i Pinhas.
12 That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.
Jedan Benjaminovac otrča iz bojnih redova i stiže u Šilo još istoga dana, razderanih haljina i glave posute prašinom.
13 When he arrived, there was Eli, sitting on his chair beside the road and watching, because his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the whole city cried out.
Kad je stigao, Eli je sjedio na svojoj stolici, pokraj vrata, pazeći na cestu, jer mu je srce strepilo za Kovčeg Božji. Taj dakle čovjek dođe da gradu donese glas, i nasta silna vika po svem gradu.
14 Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” So the man hurried over and reported to Eli.
Kad je Eli čuo viku, upita: “Kakva je to velika vika?” Čovjek se požuri i dođe da obavijesti Elija. -
15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.
A Eliju bijaše devedeset i osam godina, oči mu bijahu ukočene te ništa više nije vidio. -
16 “I have just come from the battle,” the man said to Eli. “I fled from there today.” “What happened, my son?” Eli asked.
Čovjek reče Eliju: “Dolazim s bojišta, danas sam utekao iz boja.” Tada starac zapita: “Što se dogodilo, sine?”
17 The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”
Glasnik odgovori: “Izrael je pobjegao pred Filistejcima, bio je to težak poraz za narod i još su oba tvoja sina poginula i Kovčeg je Božji otet!”
18 As soon as the ark of God was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And Eli had judged Israel forty years.
Kad je spomenuo Kovčeg Božji, pade Eli sa stolice nauznak kraj vrata, slomi vrat i umrije, jer je bio star čovjek i težak. Bio je sudac u Izraelu četrdeset godina.
19 Now Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news of the capture of God’s ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she collapsed and gave birth, for her labor pains overtook her.
Njegova snaha, žena Pinhasova, bijaše trudna i pred porodom. Kad je čula vijest da je otet Kovčeg Božji i da je umro njezin svekar i poginuo njezin muž, savila se i rodila jer su je najednom uhvatili trudovi.
20 As she was dying, the women attending to her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son!” But she did not respond or pay any heed.
Kako je bila na samrti, rekoše joj žene koje stajahu oko nje: “Budi bez brige jer si rodila sina!” Ali ona ne odgovori niti obrati misli na to.
21 And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.
Djetetu nadjenu ime Ikabod govoreći: “Otišla je slava od Izraela.” Time je mislila na oteti Kovčeg Božji i na svoga svekra i svoga muža.
22 “The glory has departed from Israel,” she said, “for the ark of God has been captured.”
Zato reče: “Otišla je slava od Izraela” jer je otet Kovčeg Božji.
