1 Samuel 4

1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer; and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.

Og Samuels Ord skete til al Israel, og Israel drog ud imod Filisterne til Krig, og de lejrede sig ved Eben-Ezer, men Filisterne havde lejret sig i Afek.

2 And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel; and when the battle was spread, Israel was smitten before the Philistines; and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.

Og Filisterne rustede sig imod Israel, og Striden bredte sig ud; og Israel blev slagen for Filisternes Ansigt; og disse sloge i Slagordenen paa Marken ved fire Tusinde Mand.

3 And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said: 'Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that He may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies.'

Og der Folket kom til Lejren, da sagde Israels Ældste: Hvorfor har Herren slaget os i Dag for Filisternes Ansigt? lader os hente Herrens Pagts Ark fra Silo og lader den komme midt iblandt os, saa skal den frelse os af vore Fjenders Haand.

4 So the people sent to Shiloh, and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who sitteth upon the cherubim; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

Og Folket sendte til Silo, og de bare derfra Herren Zebaoths Pagts Ark, han som sidder over Keruber; og de to Elis Sønner, Hofni og Pinehas, vare der med Guds Pagts Ark.

5 And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang.

Og det skete, der Herrens Pagts Ark kom til Lejren, da skreg al Israel med et stort Frydeskrig, saa at Jorden rystede.

6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said: 'What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews?' And they knew that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp.

Der Filisterne hørte det Frydeskrigs Røst, da sagde de: Hvad er dette for et stort Frydeskrigs Røst i Hebræernes Lejr? Og de fik at vide, at Herrens Ark var kommen til Lejren.

7 And the Philistines were afraid, for they said: 'God is come into the camp.' And they said: 'Woe unto us! for there was not such a thing yesterday and the day before.

Da frygtede Filisterne, thi de sagde: Gud er kommen i Lejren; og de sagde: Ve os! thi der er ikke sket noget som dette tilforn.

8 Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that smote the Egyptians with all manner of plagues and in the wilderness.

Ve os! hvo vil fri os af disse herlige Guders Haand? disse ere de Guder, som sloge Ægypten med alle Haande Plager i Ørken.

9 Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you; quit yourselves like men, and fight.'

Værer frimodige og værer Mænd, I Filister! at I ikke skulle tjene Hebræerne, som de have tjent eder; ja værer Mænd og strider!

10 And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man to his tent; and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

Da strede Filisterne, og Israel blev slagen, og de flyede hver til sine Telte, og der skete et saare stort Slag, saa at der faldt af Israel tredive Tusinde Fodfolk.

11 And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

Og Guds Ark blev tagen, og begge Elis Sønner, Hofni og Pinehas, døde.

12 And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.

Da løb en Mand af Benjamin fra Slagordenen og kom til Silo paa den samme Dag; og hans Klæder vare sønderrevne, og der var Jord paa hans Hoved.

13 And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon his seat by the wayside watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

Og han kom, og se, Eli sad paa en Stol ved Siden af Vejen og saa sig om, thi hans Hjerte var saare bange for Guds Ark; der Manden kom til at forkynde det i Staden, da skreg den ganske Stad.

14 And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said: 'What meaneth the noise of this tumult?' And the man made haste, and came and told Eli.

Og der Eli hørte Skrigets Røst, da sagde han: Hvad er dette for et Bulders Røst? Og Manden skyndte sig og kom og gav Eli det til Kende.

15 Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were set, that he could not see.

Og Eli var otte og halvfemsindstyve Aar gammel; og hans Øjne vare dunkle, og han kunde ikke se.

16 And the man said unto Eli: 'I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army.' And he said: 'How went the matter, my son?'

Og Manden sagde til Eli: Jeg kommer fra Slagordenen, og jeg er flyet fra Slagordenen i Dag; og han sagde: Min Søn, hvad for en Ting skete der?

17 And he that brought the tidings answered and said: 'Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.'

Da svarede den, som bar Budskab, og sagde: Israel flyede for Filisternes Ansigt, og der skete ogsaa et stort Slag paa Folket; og dine to Sønner, Hofni og Pinehas, ere ogsaa døde, og Guds Ark er tagen.

18 And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died; for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

Og det skete, der han meldte om Guds Ark, da faldt han baglæns ned af Stolen ved Siden af Porten, og hans Halsben blev brudt, og han døde, thi Manden var gammel og svær; og han havde dømt Israel fyrretyve Aar.

19 And his daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered; and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and brought forth; for her pains came suddenly upon her.

Og hans Sønnekone, Pinehas Hustru, var frugtsommelig, nær ved at føde; der hun hørte det Rygte, at Guds Ark var tagen, og at hendes Svoger og hendes Mand var død, da bøjede hun sig ned og fødte, thi hendes Veer betoge hende.

20 And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her: 'Fear not; for thou hast brought forth a son.' But she answered not, neither did she regard it.

Og den Tid hun døde, da sagde de Kvinder, som stode hos hende: Frygt ikke, thi du har født en Søn; men hun svarede ikke og lagde det ikke paa sit Hjerte.

21 And she named the child Ichabod, saying: 'The glory is departed from Israel'; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

Og hun kaldte Barnet Ikabod, sigende: Herligheden er flyttet fra Israel; fordi Guds Ark var tagen, og for hendes Svogers og for hendes Mands Skyld.

22 And she said: 'The glory is departed from Israel; for the ark of God is taken.'

Og hun sagde: Herligheden er flyttet fra Israel; thi Guds Ark er tagen.