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.
Y Samuel habló a todo Israel: e Israel salió al encuentro en batalla a los Filisteos, y asentaron campo junto a Eben-ezer: y los Filisteos asentaron el suyo 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.
Y los Filisteos presentaron la batalla a Israel, y como la batalla se dió, Israel fue vencido delante de los Filisteos: los cuales hirieron en la batalla por el campo como cuatro mil hombres.
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!”
Y como el pueblo volvió al campo, los ancianos de Israel dijeron: ¿Por qué nos ha herido hoy Jehová delante de los Filisteos? Traigamos a nosotros de Silo el arca del concierto de Jehová, para que viniendo ella entre nosotros nos salve de 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.
Y envió el pueblo a Silo, y trajeron de allá el arca del concierto de Jehová de los ejércitos, que estaba asentado entre los querubines: y los dos hijos de Elí, Ofni y Finees estaban allí con el arca del concierto 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!
Y aconteció, que como el arca del concierto de Jehová vino en el campo, todo Israel dio grita con tan gran júbilo, que la tierra tembló.
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.
Y como los Filisteos oyeron la voz del júbilo, dijeron: ¿Qué voz de gran júbilo es esta en el campo de los Hebreos? Y conocieron que el arca de Jehová había venido al 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!
Y los Filisteos hubieron miedo, porque dijeron: Ha venido el Dios al campo. Y dijeron: ¡Ay de nosotros! que ayer ni anteayer no fue así.
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 dioses fuertes? Estos son los dioses que hirieron a Egipto con toda plaga 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!”
Esforzáos y sed varones Filisteos, porque no sirváis a los Hebreos, como ellos os han servido a vosotros. Sed varones, y peleád.
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.
Y los Filisteos pelearon, e Israel fue vencido, y huyeron cada cual a sus tiendas, y fue hecha muy grande mortandad: y cayeron de Israel treinta mil hombres de a pie.
11 The Philistines captured the sacred chest, and they killed Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas.
Y el arca de Dios fue tomada, y muertos los dos hijos de Elí, Ofni y Finees.
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].
Y corriendo de la batalla un varón de Ben-jamín vino aquel día a Silo, rotos sus vestidos, y echada tierra sobre su 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.
Y como llegó, he aquí Elí que estaba sentado sobre una silla atalayando junto al camino: porque su corazón estaba temblando por causa del arca de Dios. Y como aquel hombre llegó a la ciudad, a dar las nuevas, 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.
Y como Elí oyó el estruendo del grito, dijo: ¿Qué estruendo de alboroto es este? Y aquel hombre vino a priesa, y dio las nuevas a Elí.
15 At that time, Eli was 98 years old, and he was blind.
Y era Elí de edad de noventa y ocho años: y sus ojos se habían oscurecido, 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?”
Y dijo aquel varón a Elí: Yo vengo de la batalla, yo he huido hoy de la batalla. Y él le dijo: ¿Qué ha acontecido, 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.”
Y el mensajero respondió, y dijo: Israel huyó delante de los Filisteos, y también fue hecha gran mortandad en el pueblo; y también tus dos hijos, Ofni y Finees son muertos; y el arca de Dios fue 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.
Y aconteció que como él hizo mención del arca de Dios; Elí cayó para atrás de la silla junto al lugar de la puerta, y quebráronsele las cervices, y murió: porque era hombre viejo y pesado, y había juzgado a Israel 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, que estaba preñada, cercana al parto, oyendo el rumor que el arca de Dios era tomada, y su suegro muerto, y su marido, encorvóse y parió; porque sus dolores se habían ya derramado por ella.
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.
Y al tiempo que se moría decíanle las que estaban junto a ella: No tengas temor; porque has parido hijo. Mas ella no respondió, ni paró mientes.
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.
Y llamó al niño Icabod, diciendo: Cautiva es la gloria de Israel, (por el arca de Dios, que era tomada; y porque era muerto 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.
Y dijo: Cautiva es la gloria de Israel: porque era tomada el arca de Dios.
