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.
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 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 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 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!”
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 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.
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 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 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 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 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 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 os filisteus tiveram medo, porque diziam: Veio Deus ao campo. E disseram: Ai de nós! pois antes de agora não foi assim.
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.
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 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!”
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 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.
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 The Philistines captured the sacred chest, and they killed Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas.
E a arca de Deus foi tomada, e morreram os dois filhos de Eli, Hofni e Fineias.
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 correndo da batalha um homem de Benjamim, veio naquele dia a Siló, com suas roupas rasgadas e com terra sobre sua cabeça:
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 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 Eli asked, “Why are they making all that noise?” The messenger ran over to Eli and told him the news.
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 At that time, Eli was 98 years old, and he was blind.
Era já Eli de idade de noventa e oito anos, e seus olhos se haviam entenebrecido, de modo que não podia ver.
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?”
Disse, pois, aquele homem a Eli: Eu venho da batalha, eu escapei hoje do combate. E ele disse: Que aconteceu, filho meu?
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
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 She said, “[God’s] glory has left Israel, because God’s sacred chest has been captured!” And then she died.
Disse, pois: Passada foi a glória de Israel; porque a arca de Deus foi tomada.
