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.
A palavra de Samuel chegou a todo Israel. Agora Israel saiu contra os filisteus para lutar, e acampou ao lado de Ebenezer; e os filisteus acamparam em Afek.
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.
Os filisteus se colocaram em ordem contra Israel. Quando se juntaram à batalha, Israel foi derrotado pelos filisteus, que mataram cerca de quatro mil homens do exército no campo.
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!”
Quando o povo entrou no campo, os anciãos de Israel disseram: “Por que Javé nos derrotou hoje diante dos filisteus? Vamos tirar a arca da aliança de Javé de Shiloh e trazê-la até nós, para que ela possa vir entre nós e nos salvar 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.
Então o povo enviou para Shiloh, e de lá trouxeram a arca do pacto de Yahweh dos Exércitos, que se senta acima dos querubins; e os dois filhos de Eli, Hophni e Phinehas, estavam lá 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!
Quando a arca do pacto de Javé entrou no campo, todo Israel gritou com um grande grito, para que a terra ressoasse.
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.
Quando os filisteus ouviram o barulho do grito, disseram: “O que significa o barulho deste grande grito no acampamento dos hebreus? Eles entenderam que a arca de Yahweh havia entrado no acampamento.
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!
Os filisteus tiveram medo, pois disseram: “Deus entrou no acampamento”. Eles disseram: “Ai de nós! Pois não houve tal coisa antes.
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 da mão destes poderosos deuses? Estes são os deuses que atingiram os egípcios com todos os tipos de pragas 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!”
Sede fortes e comportai-vos como homens, ó filisteus, para não serdes servos dos hebreus, como eles têm sido para vós. Fortalecei-vos como homens, e pelejai”!
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.
Os filisteus lutaram, e Israel foi derrotado, e cada homem fugiu para sua tenda. Houve uma matança muito grande; pois trinta mil homens de pé de Israel caíram.
11 The Philistines captured the sacred chest, and they killed Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas.
A arca de Deus foi levada; e os dois filhos de Eli, Hophni e Phinehas, foram mortos.
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].
Um homem de Benjamin fugiu do exército e veio para Shiloh no mesmo dia, com suas roupas rasgadas e com sujeira na 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.
Quando ele chegou, eis que Eli estava sentado em seu assento junto à estrada observando, pois seu coração tremia pela arca de Deus. Quando o homem entrou na cidade e falou sobre isso, 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.
Quando Eli ouviu o barulho do choro, ele disse: “O que significa o barulho deste tumulto?”. O homem se apressou e veio e disse a Eli.
15 At that time, Eli was 98 years old, and he was blind.
Now Eli tinha noventa e oito anos de idade. Seus olhos estavam postos, de modo que ele 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?”
O homem disse a Eli: “Eu sou aquele que saiu do exército, e hoje eu fugi do exército”. Ele disse: “Como foi o assunto, meu filho?”
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.”
Aquele que trouxe a notícia respondeu: “Israel fugiu diante dos filisteus, e também houve um grande massacre entre o povo. Seus dois filhos também, Hophni e Phinehas, estão mortos, e a arca de Deus foi capturada”.
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.
Quando ele fez menção à arca de Deus, Eli caiu de seu assento para trás, ao lado do portão; e seu pescoço quebrou e ele morreu, pois era um homem velho e pesado. Ele havia julgado Israel durante 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.
Sua nora, esposa de Phinehas, estava grávida, perto de dar à luz. Quando ela ouviu a notícia de que a arca de Deus foi levada e que seu sogro e seu marido estavam mortos, ela se curvou e deu à luz; pois 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.
Por ocasião de sua morte, as mulheres que a apoiaram disseram-lhe: “Não tenha medo, pois você deu à luz um filho”. Mas ela não respondeu, nem considerou isso.
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.
Ela deu o nome de Ichabod à criança, dizendo: “A glória partiu de Israel!” porque a arca de Deus foi levada, e por causa de 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.
Ela disse: “A glória partiu de Israel; pois a arca de Deus foi tomada”.
