1 Samuel 4
1 And Samuel told to all the people of Israel the messages that God gave him. At that time the Israeli army went to fight against the army of the Philistine people. The Israeli army set up their tents at Ebenezer, and the Philistine army set up their tents at Aphek.
Or il arriva en ces jours-là, que les Philistins se rassemblèrent pour le combat; et Israël sortit au devant des Philistins pour la bataille, et il campa près de la pierre du Secours. Mais les Philistins vinrent à Aphec,
2 The Philistine army attacked the Israeli army, and as the battle continued, the Philistines defeated the Israelis and killed about 4,000 of their soldiers.
Et ils rangèrent leur armée en bataille en face d’Israël. Or, le combat engagé, Israël tourna le dos aux Philistins; et il y eut de taillés en pièces dans ce combat çà et là, à travers les champs, environ quatre mille hommes.
3 When the remaining Israeli soldiers returned to their camp, the Israeli elders/leaders said, “Why did Yahweh allow the Philistine army to defeat us today? We should bring the chest that contains the Ten Commandments here from Shiloh, in order that Yahweh will go with us [when we go to the battle again, and] in order that our enemies will not defeat us again!”
Et le peuple revint dans le camp, et les anciens d’Israël dirent: Pourquoi le Seigneur nous a-t-il frappés aujourd’hui, devant les Philistins? Apportons près de nous de Silo, l’arche de l’alliance du Seigneur, et qu’elle vienne au milieu de nous, afin qu’elle nous sauve de la main de nos ennemis.
4 So the soldiers did that. They sent some men to Shiloh, and those men brought back the chest that contained the Ten Commandments. [They thought that if they did that, Yahweh would help them. They believed that] Yahweh sat on a throne between the statues of winged creatures [that were on top of] the chest that Yahweh Almighty [had given them]. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, went with them.
Le peuple envoya donc à Silo, et ils en apportèrent l’arche de l’alliance du Seigneur des armées, assis sur les chérubins; et les deux fils d’Héli, Ophni et Phinéès, étaient avec l’arche de l’alliance de Dieu.
5 When the Israeli people saw [the men bringing] the box into their camp, they were so happy that they shouted loudly. They shouted so loudly that they made the ground shake!
Et lorsque l’arche de l’alliance du Seigneur fut venue dans le camp, tout Israël cria d’un grand cri, et la terre retentit.
6 The Philistines asked, “What are the people in the Hebrew camp shouting about?” Someone told them that they were shouting because the chest that contained the Ten Commandments of Yahweh had been brought to them.
Et les Philistins entendirent le bruit de la clameur et dirent: Quel est le bruit de cette grande clameur dans le camp des Hébreux? Et ils connurent que l’arche du Seigneur était dans le camp.
7 Then the Philistines became very afraid. They said, “One of the Israelis’ gods has come into their camp [to help them] We are in big trouble now! Nothing like this has happened to us before!
Alors les Philistins craignirent, disant: Dieu est venu dans le camp. Et ils gémirent, disant:
8 (Who can/Can anyone) save us from their powerful gods [RHQ]? They are the gods who struck the people of Egypt with many plagues [before the Israelis left Egypt and traveled] through the desert.
Malheur à nous! car il n’y eut pas une si grande allégresse hier et avant-hier; malheur à nous! Qui nous sauvera de la main de ces dieux suprêmes? ce sont ces dieux qui ont frappé l’Égypte de toute sorte de plaies dans le désert,
9 You Philistine men, be courageous! Fight very hard! If you do not do that, [they will defeat us, and then] you will become their slaves, just like they have been our slaves previously!”
Prenez courage, et soyez hommes de cœur, Philistins; ne servez pas les Hébreux comme eux vous ont servis; prenez courage et combattez.
10 So the Philistine men fought very hard, and they defeated the Israelis. They killed 30,000 Israeli soldiers, and the other Israeli soldiers fled and ran away to their tents.
Les Philistins combattirent donc, et Israël fut taillé en pièces, et chacun s’enfuit dans son tabernacle; et il se fit un très grand carnage, et il tomba du côté d’Israël trente mille hommes de pied.
11 The Philistines captured the sacred chest, and they killed Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas.
De plus, l’arche de Dieu fut prise, et les deux fils d’Héli, Ophni et Phinéès moururent aussi.
12 On that same day, one man of the tribe [descended from] Benjamin tore his clothes and threw dirt on his head [to show that he was very sad]. He ran from the place where the armies were fighting, and he arrived at Shiloh late [that afternoon].
Or, un homme de Benjamin accourant de l’armée, vint à Silo, ce jour-là, ayant son vêtement déchiré, et la tête couverte de poussière.
13 Eli was waiting beside the road. [He wanted to hear news about the battle, and] he was also very anxious to know if anything bad had happened to God’s sacred chest. When the messenger arrived and told people what had happened, everyone in the town started to cry loudly.
Et lorsque cet homme arriva, Héli était assis sur son siège, tourné vers le chemin; car son cœur tremblait de crainte pour l’arche de Dieu. Mais, cet homme, après qu’il fut entré, donna la nouvelle à la ville; et toute la cité poussa des hurlements.
14 Eli asked, “Why are they making all that noise?” The messenger ran over to Eli and told him the news.
Et, Héli entendit le bruit de la clameur et dit: Quel est le bruit de ce tumulte? Et cet homme se hâta, et vint, et donna la nouvelle à Héli.
15 At that time, Eli was 98 years old, and he was blind.
Or, Héli avait quatre-vingt-dix-huit ans, et ses yeux étaient obscurcis, et il ne pouvait pas voir.
16 The messenger said to Eli, “I have just come from where the armies were fighting. I left there earlier today.” Eli asked, “What happened?”
Et cet homme dit à Héli: C’est moi qui suis venu de la bataille, et moi qui me suis enfui de l’armée aujourd’hui. Héli lui demanda: Qu’a-t-il été fait, mon fils?
17 The man replied, “The Philistines defeated our Israeli army. They killed thousands of our soldiers, and the others ran away. The Philistines killed your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas. They also captured God’s sacred chest.”
Celui qui donnait la nouvelle répondant: Israël, dit-il, a fui devant les Philistins et il a été fait une grande ruine dans le peuple; et de plus vos deux fils, Ophni et Phinéès, sont morts, et l’arche de Dieu a été prise.
18 Eli was very old, and he was very fat; and when he heard what had happened to the sacred chest, he fell backward from his chair beside the town gate. His neck was broken and he died. He had led the Israeli people for 40 years before he died.
Lorsque cet homme eut nommé l’arche de Dieu, Héli tomba de son siège à la renverse près de la porte, et, la tête brisée, il mourut. C’était un homme vieux et très avancé en âge; et il jugea lui-même Israël pendant quarante ans.
19 The wife/widow of Eli’s son Phinehas was pregnant, and it was almost time for her to give birth to her baby. When she heard that God’s sacred chest had been captured and that her husband and her father-in-law were dead, her labor pains suddenly began. She quickly gave birth to a boy.
Or, sa belle-fille, femme de Phinéès, était enceinte et près d’enfanter; et ayant appris la nouvelle que l’arche de Dieu avait été prise, et que son beau-père était mort, ainsi que son mari, elle se baissa et enfanta; car les douleurs subites l’avaient saisie.
20 The women who were helping her tried to encourage her by saying to her, “You have given birth to a son!” But she did not pay any attention [DOU] to what they said.
Mais au moment même de sa mort, celles qui se tenaient auprès d’elle, lui dirent: Ne crains point, car tu as enfanté un fils. Et elle ne répondit pas, et n’y fit pas même attention.
21 She named the boy Ichabod, which means ‘no glory’, because she said, “[God’s] glory has departed from Israel.” She said that because God’s sacred chest had been captured and because her husband and her father-in-law had died.
Et elle appela son fils Ichabod, disant: La gloire d’Israël a été transférée, parce que l’arche de Dieu fut prise, et à cause de son beau-père et de son mari;
22 She said, “[God’s] glory has left Israel, because God’s sacred chest has been captured!” And then she died.
Et elle dit: La gloire d’Israël a été transférée, parce que l’arche de Dieu avait été prise.
