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.
At ang salita ni Samuel ay dumating sa buong Israel, Ngayo'y lumabas ang Israel laban sa mga Filisteo upang makipagbaka, at humantong sa Ebenezer: at ang mga Filisteo ay humantong sa Aphec.
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.
At ang mga Filisteo ay humanay laban sa Israel: at nang sila'y magsagupa, ang Israel ay nasaktan sa harap ng mga Filisteo; at kanilang pinatay sa hukbo sa parang, ay may apat na libong lalake.
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!”
At nang ang bayan ay dumating sa kampamento, ay sinabi ng mga matanda sa Israel, Bakit sinaktan tayo ngayon ng Panginoon sa harap ng mga Filisteo? Ating dalhin sa atin ang kaban ng tipan ng Panginoon mula sa Silo, upang mapasa gitna natin yaon, at iligtas tayo sa kamay ng ating mga kaaway.
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.
Sa gayo'y nagsugo ang bayan sa Silo, at kanilang dinala mula roon ang kaban ng tipan ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, na nauupo sa gitna ng mga querubin: at ang dalawang anak ni Eli, si Ophni at si Phinees, ay nandoon na binabantayan ang kaban ng tipan ng 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!
At nang ang kaban ng tipan ng Panginoon ay pumasok sa kampamento, ang buong Israel ay humiyaw ng malakas na hiyaw, na ano pa't naghinugong sa lupa.
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.
At nang marinig ng mga Filisteo ang ingay ng hiyaw, ay nagsipagsabi, Ano ang kahulugan ng ingay nitong malakas na hiyaw sa kampamento ng mga Hebreo? At kanilang natalastas na ang kaban ng Panginoon ay ipinasok sa kampamento.
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!
At ang mga Filisteo ay nangatakot, sapagka't kanilang sinabi, Ang Dios ay pumasok sa kampamento. At kanilang sinabi, Sa aba natin! sapagka't hindi pa nagkakaroon ng ganyang bagay kailan man.
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.
Sa aba natin! sino ang magliligtas sa atin sa kamay ng makapangyarihang mga dios na ito? ito ang mga dios na nanakit sa mga taga-Egipto ng sarisaring salot sa ilang.
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!”
Kayo'y magpakalakas at magpakalalake, Oh kayong mga Filisteo, upang kayo'y huwag maging mga alipin ng mga Hebreo, na gaya ng naging lagay nila sa inyo: kayo'y magpakalalake, at magsilaban.
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.
At ang mga Filisteo ay nagsilaban, at ang Israel ay nasaktan, at tumakas ang bawa't isa sa kanila sa kaniyang tolda: at nagkaroon ng malaking patayan; sapagka't nabuwal sa Israel ay tatlong pung libong lalaking lakad.
11 The Philistines captured the sacred chest, and they killed Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas.
At ang kaban ng Dios ay kinuha; at ang dalawang anak ni Eli, si Ophni at Phinees ay pinatay.
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].
At tumakbo ang isang lalake ng Benjamin na mula sa hukbo, at naparoon sa Silo nang araw ding yaon, na may barong hapak at may lupa sa kaniyang ulo.
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.
At nang siya'y dumating, narito, si Eli ay nakaupo sa kaniyang upuan sa tabi ng daan na nagbabantay; sapagka't ang kaniyang puso'y nanginginig dahil sa kaban ng Dios. At nang ang tao ay pumasok sa bayan, at saysayin ang mga balita, ang buong bayan ay humiyaw.
14 Eli asked, “Why are they making all that noise?” The messenger ran over to Eli and told him the news.
At nang marinig ni Eli ang ingay ng hiyawan, ay kaniyang sinabi, Ano ang kahulugan ng kaingay ng gulong ito? At ang tao'y nagmadali, at naparoon, at isinaysay kay Eli.
15 At that time, Eli was 98 years old, and he was blind.
Si Eli nga'y may siyam na pu't walong taon na; at ang kaniyang mga mata'y malalabo na, siya'y di na makakita.
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?”
At sinabi ng lalake kay Eli, Ako yaong nanggaling sa hukbo, at ako'y tumakas ngayon mula sa hukbo. At kaniyang sinabi, Paano ang nangyari, anak ko?
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.”
At siya na nagdala ng mga balita ay sumagot at nagsabi, Ang Israel ay tumakas sa harap ng mga Filisteo, at nagkaroon din naman doon ng isang malaking patayan sa gitna ng bayan, at pati ng iyong dalawang anak, si Ophni at si Phinees ay patay na, at ang kaban ng Dios ay kinuha.
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.
At nangyari, nang kaniyang banggitin ang kaban ng Dios, na siya'y nabuwal sa likuran sa kaniyang upuan sa dako ng pintuang-bayan; at nabalian siya sa leeg, at siya'y namatay: sapagka't siya'y lalaking matanda at mabigat. At hinatulan niya ang Israel na apat na pung taon.
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.
At ang kaniyang manugang, na asawa ni Phinees, ay buntis na kagampan: at pagkarinig niya ng balita na ang kaban ng Dios ay kinuha, at ang kaniyang biyanan at kaniyang asawa ay patay na, ay yumukod siya at napanganak; sapagka't ang kaniyang pagdaramdam ay dumating sa kaniya.
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.
At nang mamatay na siya, ay sinabi sa kaniya ng mga babaing nakatayo sa siping niya, Huwag kang matakot; sapagka't ikaw ay nanganak ng isang lalake. Nguni't hindi siya sumagot, o inalumana man niya.
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.
At ipinangalan niya sa bata ay Ichabod, na sinasabi, Ang kaluwalhatian ay nahiwalay sa Israel; sapagka't ang kaban ng Dios ay kinuha, at dahil sa kaniyang biyanan at sa kaniyang asawa.
22 She said, “[God’s] glory has left Israel, because God’s sacred chest has been captured!” And then she died.
At kaniyang sinabi, Ang kaluwalhatian ng Dios ay nahiwalay sa Israel; sapagka't ang kaban ng Dios ay kinuha.
