1 Samuel 4
1 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,
E Samuel falou a todo Israel. Por aquele tempo saiu Israel a encontrar em batalha aos filisteus, e assentou campo junto a Ebenézer, e os filisteus assentaram o seu em Afeque.
2 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.
E os filisteus apresentaram a batalha a Israel; e travando-se o combate, Israel foi vencido diante dos filisteus, os quais feriram na batalha pelo campo como quatro mil homens.
3 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.
E voltado que houve o povo ao acampamento, os anciãos de Israel disseram: Por que nos feriu hoje o SENHOR diante dos filisteus? Tragamos a nós de Siló a arca do pacto do SENHOR, para que vindo entre nós nos salve da mão de nossos inimigos.
4 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.
E enviou o povo a Siló, e trouxeram dali a arca do pacto do SENHOR dos exércitos, que estava assentado entre os querubins; e os dois filhos de Eli, Hofni e Fineias, estavam ali com a arca do pacto de Deus.
5 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.
E aconteceu que, quando a arca do pacto do SENHOR veio ao campo, todo Israel deu grito com tão grande júbilo, que a terra tremeu.
6 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.
E quando os filisteus ouviram a voz de júbilo, disseram: Que voz de grande júbilo é esta no campo dos hebreus? E souberam que a arca do SENHOR havia vindo ao campo.
7 And the Philistines were afraid, saying: God is come into the camp. And sighing, they said:
E os filisteus tiveram medo, porque diziam: Veio Deus ao campo. E disseram: Ai de nós! pois antes de agora não foi assim.
8 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.
Ai de nós! Quem nos livrará das mãos destes deuses fortes? Estes são os deuses que feriram ao Egito com toda praga no deserto.
9 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.
Esforçai-vos, ó filisteus, e sede homens, porque não sirvais aos hebreus, como eles vos serviram a vós: sede homens, e lutai.
10 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.
Lutaram, pois, os filisteus, e Israel foi vencido, e fugiram cada qual a suas tendas; e foi feita muito grande mortandade, pois caíram de Israel trinta mil homens a pé.
11 And the ark of God was taken: and the two sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, were slain.
E a arca de Deus foi tomada, e morreram os dois filhos de Eli, Hofni e Fineias.
12 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.
E correndo da batalha um homem de Benjamim, veio naquele dia a Siló, com suas roupas rasgadas e com terra sobre sua cabeça:
13 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.
E quando chegou, eis que Eli que estava sentado em uma cadeira vigiando junto ao caminho; porque seu coração estava tremendo por causa da arca de Deus. Chegado pois aquele homem à cidade, e dadas as novas, toda a cidade gritou.
14 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.
E quando Eli ouviu o estrondo da gritaria, disse: Que estrondo de alvoroço é este? E aquele homem veio depressa, e deu as novas a Eli.
15 Now Heli was ninety and eight years old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see.
Era já Eli de idade de noventa e oito anos, e seus olhos se haviam entenebrecido, de modo que não podia ver.
16 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?
Disse, pois, aquele homem a Eli: Eu venho da batalha, eu escapei hoje do combate. E ele disse: Que aconteceu, filho meu?
17 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.
E o mensageiro respondeu, e disse: Israel fugiu diante dos filisteus, e também foi feita grande mortandade no povo; e também teus dois filhos, Hofni e Fineias, são mortos, e a arca de Deus foi tomada.
18 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.
E aconteceu que quando ele fez menção da arca de Deus, Eli caiu até atrás da cadeira ao lado da porta, e o seu pescoço se quebrou, e ele morreu: porque era homem velho e pesado. E havia julgado a Israel quarenta anos.
19 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.
E sua nora, a mulher de Fineias, que estava grávida, próxima ao parto, ouvindo a notícia que a arca de Deus havia sido tomada, e mortos seu sogro e seu marido, encurvou-se e teve o parto; porque suas dores vieram sobre ela.
20 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.
E ao tempo em que morria, diziam-lhe as que estavam junto a ela: Não tenhas medo, porque deste à luz um filho. Mas ela não respondeu, nem deu atenção.
21 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:
E chamou ao menino Icabode, dizendo: Passada foi a glória de Israel! Por causa arca de Deus que foi tomada, e porque era morto seu sogro, e seu marido.
22 And she said: The glory is departed from Israel, because the ark of God was taken.
Disse, pois: Passada foi a glória de Israel; porque a arca de Deus foi tomada.
