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.
Konsa, pawòl a Samuel te rive a tout Israël. Alò, Israël te sòti pou rankontre Filisten yo nan batay. Yo te fè kan akote Ében-Ézer pandan Filisten yo te rete Aphek.
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.
Filisten yo te parèt nan ranje batay yo pou rankontre Israël. Lè batay la te gaye, Israël te vin bat devan Filisten yo ki te touye anviwon kat-mil òm sou chan batay la.
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.”
Lè pèp la te antre nan kan an, ansyen a Israël yo te di: “Poukisa SENYÈ a bat nou konsa jodi a devan Filisten yo? Annou pran pou nou menm lach akò a pou l soti Silo. Konsa, li kapab vini pami nou e livre nou sòti anba pouvwa lènmi nou yo.”
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.
Epi pèp la te voye Silo e soti la, yo te pote lach akò SENYÈ dèzame a, ki chita anwo cheriben yo. Epi de fis a Éli yo: Hophni avèk Phinées, te la avèk lach akò Bondye a.
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.
Pandan lach akò SENYÈ a te antre nan kan an, tout Israël te kriye avèk yon gwo kri, jiskaske tè a te vin sone.
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,
Lè Filisten yo te tande gwo kri sila a, yo te di: “Kisa sa vle di? Gwo kri sila a nan kan Ebre yo?” Epi yo te vin konprann ke lach SENYÈ a te antre nan kan an.
7 the Philistines were afraid. “The gods have entered their camp!” they said. “Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before.
Filisten yo te krent, paske yo te di: “Bondye vin antre nan kan an.” Konsa, yo te di: “Malè a nou menm! Paske anyen parèy a sa pa t konn fèt avan.
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.
Malè a nou menm! Kilès k ap delivre nou nan men a dye pwisan sa yo? Sila yo se dye ki te frape Ejipsyen yo avèk tout kalite fleyo nan dezè a.
9 Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!”
Pran kouraj e mete gason sou nou, O Filisten yo, oswa nou va devni esklav a Ebre yo jis jan ke yo te esklav nou an. Pou sa, mete gason sou nou pou nou goumen!”
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.
Konsa, Filisten yo te goumen e Israël te bat. Tout mesye yo te sove ale rive nan pwòp tant yo. Masak la te byen gwo, e te vin tonbe an Israël trant-mil sòlda a pye.
11 The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
Anplis, lach Bondye a te sezi pran; epi de fis Éli yo, Hophni avèk Phinées te mouri.
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.
Konsa yon mesye a Benjamin te kouri sòti nan chan batay yo pou te parèt Silo nan menm jou a avèk rad li chire ak pousyè sou figi li.
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.
Lè li te vini, vwala, Éli te chita sou chèz li akote wout la pou veye tann, akoz kè li t ap tranble pou lach SENYÈ a. Konsa, mesye a te vin pale sa nan vil la e tout vil la te kriye fò.
14 Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” So the man hurried over and reported to Eli.
Lè Éli te tande bri kriye a, li te di: “Kisa bri kriye sa a vle di?” Epi mesye a te vini avèk vitès e li te pale Éli.
15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.
Alò, Éli te gen laj a katrevendizuit ane, zye li te fikse epi li pa t kab wè.
16 “I have just come from the battle,” the man said to Eli. “I fled from there today.” “What happened, my son?” Eli asked.
Mesye a te di a Éli: “Mwen se sila ki te sòti nan chan batay la. Vrèman, mwen te chape sòti nan chan batay la jodi a.” Epi Éli te mande: “Kijan tout bagay te mache, fis mwen?”
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.”
Konsa, sila ki te pote nouvèl la te reponn: “Israël te sove ale devan Filisten yo, e te genyen osi, yon gwo masak pami pèp la. Anplis, de fis ou yo, Hophni avèk Phinées mouri, e lach Bondye a te kaptire.”
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.
“Lè li te mansyone lach Bondye a, Éli te tonbe sou chèz li pa dèyè akote pòtay la. Kou li te kase, e li te mouri, paske li te fin granmoun e li te gra.” Konsa, li te jije Israël pandan karant ane.
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.
Alò, bèlfi li, madanm a Phinées te ansent e prèt pou akouche. Lè li te tande nouvèl ke lach Bondye a te pran an kaptivite e ke bòpè li avèk mari li te mouri, li te bese sou jenou li e te akouche, paske doulè li te vin rive sou li.
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.
Epi nan lè li t ap mouri an, fanm ki te kanpe akote li a te di li: “Pa pè, paske ou te bay nesans a yon fis.” Men li pa t reponn li ni li pa t okipe li.
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.
Konsa, li te rele gason an I-Kabod, e te di: “Laglwa Israël pati!” akoz lach Bondye a te pran an kaptivite e akoz bòpè li avèk mari li.
22 “The glory has departed from Israel,” she said, “for the ark of God has been captured.”
Li te di: “Laglwa gen tan pati soti an Israël; paske lach Bondye a te pran an kaptivite.”
