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 Israele uscì in battaglia incontro a' Filistei, e si accampò presso ad Eben-ezer; e i Filistei si accamparono in Afec.
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.
E i Filistei ordinarono [la battaglia] incontro ad Israele. E, datasi la battaglia, Israele fu sconfitto davanti a' Filistei; ed essi ne percossero intorno a quattromila uomini in battaglia ordinata, nella campagna.
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!”
Ed essendo il popolo venuto nel campo, gli Anziani d'Israele dissero: Perchè ci ha il Signore oggi sconfitti davanti a' Filistei? facciamoci portar da Silo l'Arca del Patto del Signore, e venga egli nel mezzo di noi, e salvici, dalla mano de' nostri nemici.
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.
Il popolo adunque mandò in Silo, e di là fu portata l'Arca del Patto del Signore degli eserciti, che siede sopra i Cherubini; e quivi, con l'Arca del Patto di Dio, [erano] i due figliuoli di Eli, Hofni e Finees.
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!
E, come l'Arca del Patto del Signore arrivò nel campo, tutto Israele sclamò d'allegrezza con gran grida, talchè la terra ne rimbombò.
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.
E i Filistei, udita la voce delle grida, dissero: Che [vuol dire] la voce di queste gran grida nel campo degli Ebrei? Poi seppero che l'Arca del Signore era venuta nel campo.
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!
E i Filistei ebbero paura; perciocchè dicevano: Iddio è venuto nel campo. E dissero: Guai a noi! perciocchè tal cosa non è stata per addietro.
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.
Guai a noi! chi ci scamperà dalla mano di questo possente dio? questo è l'Iddio che percosse gli Egizj d'una sconfitta intiera nel deserto.
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!”
O Filistei, rinforzatevi, e portatevi da [valenti] uomini; che talora non serviate agli Ebrei, come essi hanno servito a voi; portatevi adunque da [valenti] uomini, e combattete.
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.
I Filistei adunque combatterono, e gl'Israeliti furono sconfitti, e fuggirono ciascuno alle sue stanze; e la sconfitta fu molto grande, talchè caddero [morti] degl'Israeliti trentamila [uomini] a piè.
11 The Philistines captured the sacred chest, and they killed Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas.
E l'Arca di Dio fu presa e i due figliuoli di Eli, Hofni e Finees, furono morti.
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].
E un uomo di Beniamino se ne corse dal campo, e giunse in Silo quello stesso giorno, co' vestimenti stracciati, e con della terra in sul capo.
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.
E, come egli giunse, ecco, Eli sedeva in sul seggio, allato alla strada, e stava a riguardare; perciocchè il cuor gli tremava per cagion dell'Arca di Dio. Quell'uomo adunque entrò nella città, portando le novelle, e tutta la città fece un gran grido.
14 Eli asked, “Why are they making all that noise?” The messenger ran over to Eli and told him the news.
Ed Eli, udendo il romor delle grida disse: Che [vuol dire] il romore di questo tumulto? E quell'uomo andò prestamente ad Eli, e gli raccontò [la cosa].
15 At that time, Eli was 98 years old, and he was blind.
Or Eli [era] d'età di novantotto anni, e la vista gli era venuta meno, talchè egli non poteva vedere.
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?”
Quell'uomo adunque gli disse: Io [son] colui che vengo dal campo, e oggi me ne son fuggito dalla battaglia. Ed [Eli gli] disse: Figliuol mio, come è andato il fatto?
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.”
E colui che portava le novelle rispose e disse: Israele è fuggito d'innanzi a' Filistei; ed anche è stata fatta una grande sconfitta del popolo; i tuoi due figliuoli, Hofni e Finees, eziandio son morti, e l'Arca di Dio è stata presa.
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.
E, quando egli mentovò l'Arca di Dio, Eli cadde d'in sul seggio a rovescio allato alla porta, e si ruppe la nuca, e morì; perciocchè egli [era] vecchio e grave. Or egli avea giudicato Israele quarant'anni.
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.
E la sua nuora, moglie di Finees, [essendo] gravida, presta a partorire, udì il grido che l'Arca di Dio era presa, e che il suo suocero, e il suo marito erano morti; onde ella si accosciò, e partorì; perciocchè i dolori le sopraggiunsero ad un tratto.
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.
E, in quel punto ch'ella moriva, [le donne] che le stavano d'intorno, le dissero: Non temere; perciocchè tu hai partorito un figliuolo; ma ella non rispose, e non vi mise il cuore.
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.
Pur nondimeno pose nome al fanciullo, Icabod, dicendo: La gloria è stata trasportata d'Israele; perciocchè l'Arca di Dio era stata presa, e per cagione del suo suocero e del suo marito.
22 She said, “[God’s] glory has left Israel, because God’s sacred chest has been captured!” And then she died.
Disse adunque: La gloria è stata trasportata d'Israele; perciocchè l'Arca di Dio è stata presa.
