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.
La palabra de Samuel llegó a todo Israel. Salió Israel contra los filisteos para combatir, y acampó junto a Ebenezer, y los filisteos acamparon en 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.
Los filisteos se pusieron en fila contra Israel. Cuando entraron en combate, Israel fue derrotado por los filisteos, que mataron en el campo a unos cuatro mil hombres del ejército.
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!”
Cuando el pueblo entró en el campamento, los ancianos de Israel dijeron: “¿Por qué el Señor nos ha derrotado hoy ante los filisteos? Saquemos de Silo el arca de la alianza de Yahvé y traigámosla, para que venga entre nosotros y nos salve de la mano de nuestros enemigos.”
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.
Entonces el pueblo envió a Silo, y trajeron de allí el arca de la alianza de Yahvé de los Ejércitos, que está sentada sobre los querubines; y los dos hijos de Elí, Ofni y Finees, estaban allí con el arca de la alianza de Dios.
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!
Cuando el arca de la alianza de Yahvé entró en el campamento, todo Israel gritó con un gran alarido, de modo que la tierra resonó.
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.
Cuando los filisteos oyeron el ruido del grito, dijeron: “¿Qué significa el ruido de este gran grito en el campamento de los hebreos?” Comprendieron que el arca de Yahvé había entrado en el campamento.
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!
Los filisteos se asustaron, pues dijeron: “Dios ha entrado en el campamento”. Dijeron: “¡Ay de nosotros! Porque nunca antes había ocurrido algo semejante.
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.
¡Ay de nosotros! ¿Quién nos librará de la mano de estos poderosos dioses? Estos son los dioses que golpearon a los egipcios con toda clase de plagas en el desierto.
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!”
Fortaleceos y comportaos como hombres, oh filisteos, para que no seáis siervos de los hebreos, como ellos lo han sido de vosotros. Fortalézcanse como hombres y luchen”.
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.
Los filisteos lucharon, e Israel fue derrotado, y cada uno huyó a su tienda. Hubo una matanza muy grande, pues cayeron treinta mil hombres de a pie de Israel.
11 The Philistines captured the sacred chest, and they killed Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas.
El arca de Dios fue tomada, y los dos hijos de Elí, Ofni y Finees, fueron asesinados.
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].
Un hombre de Benjamín salió corriendo del ejército y llegó a Silo ese mismo día, con la ropa rota y con tierra en la cabeza.
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.
Cuando llegó, he aquí que Elí estaba sentado en su asiento junto al camino, vigilando, porque su corazón temía el arca de Dios. Cuando el hombre llegó a la ciudad y lo contó, toda la ciudad gritó.
14 Eli asked, “Why are they making all that noise?” The messenger ran over to Eli and told him the news.
Cuando Elí oyó el ruido del clamor, dijo: “¿Qué significa el ruido de este tumulto?” El hombre se apresuró y vino a contárselo a Elí.
15 At that time, Eli was 98 years old, and he was blind.
Elí tenía noventa y ocho años. Sus ojos estaban entornados, de modo que no podía 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?”
El hombre le dijo a Elí: “Yo soy el que salió del ejército, y hoy he huido del ejército”. Dijo: “¿Cómo fue el asunto, hijo mío?”
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.”
El que trajo la noticia respondió: “Israel ha huido ante los filisteos, y también ha habido una gran matanza entre el pueblo. También tus dos hijos, Ofni y Finees, han muerto, y el arca de Dios ha sido 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.
Cuando mencionó el arca de Dios, Elí se cayó de su asiento hacia atrás, al lado de la puerta, y su cuello se quebró y murió, pues era un hombre viejo y pesado. Había juzgado a Israel durante cuarenta años.
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.
Su nuera, la mujer de Finees, estaba encinta, a punto de dar a luz. Cuando oyó la noticia de que el arca de Dios había sido tomada y que su suegro y su marido habían muerto, se inclinó y dio a luz, pues le sobrevinieron los dolores.
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.
A punto de morir, las mujeres que estaban junto a ella le dijeron: “No temas, porque has dado a luz un hijo”. Pero ella no respondió, ni lo consideró.
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.
Le puso al niño el nombre de Icabod, diciendo: “¡La gloria se ha ido de Israel!”, porque el arca de Dios fue tomada, y por su suegro y su marido.
22 She said, “[God’s] glory has left Israel, because God’s sacred chest has been captured!” And then she died.
Ella dijo: “La gloria se ha alejado de Israel, porque el arca de Dios ha sido tomada”.
