< 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 And the ark of God was taken; and Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were put to the sword.
Anplis, lach Bondye a te sezi pran; epi de fis Éli yo, Hophni avèk Phinées te mouri.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 eyes were fixed so that he was not able to see.
Alò, Éli te gen laj a katrevendizuit ane, zye li te fikse epi li pa t kab wè.
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?
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 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.
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 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.
“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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 And she said, The glory is gone from Israel, for the ark of God has been taken.
Li te di: “Laglwa gen tan pati soti an Israël; paske lach Bondye a te pran an kaptivite.”

< 1 Samuel 4 >