1 Samuel 4
1 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.
En ces jours-là, les Philistins se rassemblèrent pour combattre Israël; et Israël sortit à leur rencontre; il campa vers Abenézer; de leur côté, les ennemis étaient campés en Aphec.
2 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.
Et les Philistins se déployèrent devant Israël; l'on en vint aux mains, et Israël plia, laissant quatre mille hommes sur le champ de bataille.
3 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.
Le peuple rentra dans le camp, et les enfants d'Israël dirent: Pourquoi le Seigneur aujourd'hui nous a-t-il fait tomber devant les Philistins? Prenons à Silo l'arche de notre Dieu; qu'elle vienne au milieu de nous, elle nous sauvera des mains de nos ennemis.
4 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.
Le peuple envoya donc en Silo, et l'on en apporta l'arche du Seigneur qui s'y tient assis entre les chérubins; les deux fils d'Héli, Ophni et Phinéès, accompagnaient l'arche.
5 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.
Lorsque l'arche du Seigneur arriva dans le camp, tout le peuple d'Israël cria tout d'une voix, et la terre en retentit.
6 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.
Les Philistins ouïrent cette clameur, et ils dirent: D'où viennent ces grands cris dans le camp des Hébreux? Et ils surent que l'arche du Seigneur était entrée au camp.
7 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.
Alors, ils eurent crainte et ils dirent: Ce sont leurs dieux qui sont venus vers eux dans le camp; malheur à nous! sauvez-nous aujourd'hui, Seigneur, car rien de pareil n'est avenu précédemment.
8 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.
Malheur à nous! qui nous sauvera des mains de ces dieux inflexibles? Ce sont les dieux qui ont frappé l'Égypte de toutes sortes de plaies dans le désert.
9 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.
Soyez forts, Philistins, agissez en hommes, afin que les Hébreux ne vous asservissent pas comme vous les avez asservis; oui, soyez hommes et combattez- les.
10 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.
Et ils les combattirent; et Israël fut vaincu; et chacun s'enfuit en sa demeure. Et la plaie fut bien grande: trente mille combattants d'Israël succombèrent.
11 And the ark of God was taken; and Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were put to the sword.
Et l'arche de Dieu fut prise, et les deux fils d'Héli, Ophni et Phinéès, moururent.
12 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.
Un homme de Jéminé, en ce jour-là, courut du champ de bataille à Silo, les vêtements déchirés, la tête couverte de cendre.
13 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.
Il arriva, et il vit Héli sur son siège, devant sa porte, regardant le chemin, car son cœur était plein d'inquiétude à cause de l'arche de Dieu; or, l'homme entra dans la ville pour apporter les nouvelles, et la ville jeta les hauts cris.
14 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.
Héli entendit ces cris de détresse, et il dit: Quelle est cette clameur? Et l'homme s'étant hâté se montra, et lui raconta tout.
15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were fixed so that he was not able to see.
Héli avait quatre-vingt-dix ans; ses yeux étaient sans force, il n'y voyait plus.
16 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?
Quand l'homme, s'étant hâté, se montra et lui dit: C'est moi qui arrive de l'armée; aujourd'hui, je me suis enfui comme les autres du champ de bataille; et Héli lui dit: Qu'est-il donc avenu, mon fils?
17 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.
Le jeune homme répondit et il dit: Tout Israël a pris la fuite devant les Philistins; le peuple a été frappé d'une grande plaie, tes deux fils sont morts, et l'arche de Dieu est prise.
18 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.
Dès que l'homme eut parlé de l'arche de Dieu, le prêtre tomba de son siège à la renverse devant la porte, il se cassa les reins, et il mourut; car il était avancé en âge et pesant; il y avait vingt ans qu'il jugeait Israël.
19 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.
Sa bru, femme de Phinéès, grosse et près d'enfanter, entendit que l'arche était prise, que son beau-père mourait, que son mari avait été tué; elle pleura et elle accoucha, car les douleurs de l'enfantement soudain lui vinrent.
20 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.
Comme elle allait mourir, les femmes qui l'entouraient lui dirent: N'aie point de crainte, car tu as enfanté un fils; et elle ne répondit pas: son cœur ne sentait plus.
21 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.
Et l'on appela l'enfant Ibarchabotb, à cause de l'arche de Dieu, à cause du beau-père de la femme, et à cause de son mari.
22 And she said, The glory is gone from Israel, for the ark of God has been taken.
Et les femmes dirent: La gloire d'Israël s'en est allée, puisque l'arche du Seigneur a été prise.
