1 Samuel 4
1 The word of Samuel came to all of Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They set up camp at Ebenezer, and the Philistines set up camp at Aphek.
U ono vrijeme skupiše Filistejci vojsku protiv Izraela. Izraelci iziđoše pred njih da se pobiju i utaboriše se kod Eben Haezera, dok su Filistejci udarili tabor kod Afeka.
2 The Philistines lined up for battle against Israel. When the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the field of battle.
Filistejci se svrstaše u bojni red protiv Izraela i nasta žestoka bitka. Izrael podleže Filistejcima: oko četiri tisuće ljudi pogibe na bojištu, na otvorenu polju.
3 When the people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has Yahweh defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh here from Shiloh, that it may be here with us, that it might keep us safe from the hands of our enemies.”
Kad se narod vratio u tabor, rekoše starješine Izraelove: “Zašto je Jahve dopustio da nas Filistejci danas pobijede? Pođimo u Šilo po Kovčeg saveza Jahvina neka dođe u našu sredinu i spasi nas iz ruku naših neprijatelja.”
4 So the people sent men to Shiloh; from there they carried the ark of the covenant of Yahweh of hosts, who sits above the cherubim. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
Narod posla ljude u Šilo i donesoše odande Kovčeg saveza Jahve nad vojskama, koji stoluje nad kerubinima; oba sina Elijeva, Hofni i Pinhas, dođoše kao pratioci Kovčega.
5 When the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came into the camp, all of the people of Israel gave a great shout, and the earth resounded.
Kad je Kovčeg Jahvin stigao u tabor, sav Izrael podiže gromki poklik, od kojega odjeknu zemlja.
6 When the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, “What does this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?” Then they realized that the ark of Yahweh had come into the camp.
Filistejci čuše taj gromki poklik i zapitaše: “Što znači taj gromki poklik u taboru Hebreja?” I shvatiše da je Kovčeg Jahvin stigao u njihov tabor.
7 The Philistines were afraid; they said, “A god has come into the camp.” They said, “Woe to us! Nothing like this has happened before!
Tada Filistejce obuze strah jer su govorili: “Bog je došao u tabor!” I povikaše: “Jao nama! Tako nije bilo dosad.
8 Woe to us! Who will protect us from the strength of these mighty gods? These are the gods who attacked the Egyptians with many different kinds of plagues in the wilderness.
Jao nama! Tko će nas izbaviti iz ruke toga silnog Boga? To je onaj koji je udario Egipat svakojakim nevoljama.
9 Take courage, and be men, you Philistines, or you will become slaves to the Hebrews, as they have been slaves to you. Be men, and fight.”
Ohrabrite se i budite junaci, Filistejci, da ne postanete robovi Hebrejima kao što su oni bili robovi vama; budite junaci i borite se!”
10 The Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated. Every man fled to his house, and the slaughter was very great; for thirty thousand foot soldiers from Israel fell.
Tada Filistejci zametnuše bitku, Izraelci biše potučeni i pobjegoše svaki u svoj šator. Poraz je bio silan, jer je trideset tisuća pješaka poginulo na izraelskoj strani.
11 The ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
I Kovčeg Božji bi otet, i oba sina Elijeva poginuše, Hofni i Pinhas.
12 A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh the same day, arriving with his clothes torn and earth on his head.
Jedan Benjaminovac otrča iz bojnih redova i stiže u Šilo još istoga dana, razderanih haljina i glave posute prašinom.
13 When he arrived, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching because his heart trembled with concern for the ark of God. When the man entered the city and told the news, the whole city cried out.
Kad je stigao, Eli je sjedio na svojoj stolici, pokraj vrata, pazeći na cestu, jer mu je srce strepilo za Kovčeg Božji. Taj dakle čovjek dođe da gradu donese glas, i nasta silna vika po svem gradu.
14 When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, “What is the meaning of this uproar?” The man quickly came and told Eli.
Kad je Eli čuo viku, upita: “Kakva je to velika vika?” Čovjek se požuri i dođe da obavijesti Elija. -
15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old; his eyes did not focus, and he could not see.
A Eliju bijaše devedeset i osam godina, oči mu bijahu ukočene te ništa više nije vidio. -
16 The man said to Eli, “I am the one who came from the battle line. I fled from the battle today.” Eli said, “How did it go, my son?”
Čovjek reče Eliju: “Dolazim s bojišta, danas sam utekao iz boja.” Tada starac zapita: “Što se dogodilo, sine?”
17 The man who brought the news answered and said, “Israel fled from the Philistines. Also, there has been a great defeat among the people. Also, your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken.”
Glasnik odgovori: “Izrael je pobjegao pred Filistejcima, bio je to težak poraz za narod i još su oba tvoja sina poginula i Kovčeg je Božji otet!”
18 When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell over backward from his seat by the side of the gate. His neck was broken, and he died, because he was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for forty years.
Kad je spomenuo Kovčeg Božji, pade Eli sa stolice nauznak kraj vrata, slomi vrat i umrije, jer je bio star čovjek i težak. Bio je sudac u Izraelu četrdeset godina.
19 Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news that the ark of God was captured and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she knelt down and gave birth, but her labor pains overwhelmed her.
Njegova snaha, žena Pinhasova, bijaše trudna i pred porodom. Kad je čula vijest da je otet Kovčeg Božji i da je umro njezin svekar i poginuo njezin muž, savila se i rodila jer su je najednom uhvatili trudovi.
20 About the time of her death the women attending to her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son.” But she did not answer or take what they said to heart.
Kako je bila na samrti, rekoše joj žene koje stajahu oko nje: “Budi bez brige jer si rodila sina!” Ali ona ne odgovori niti obrati misli na to.
21 She named the child Ichabod, saying, “The glory has gone away from Israel!” for the ark of God had been captured, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
Djetetu nadjenu ime Ikabod govoreći: “Otišla je slava od Izraela.” Time je mislila na oteti Kovčeg Božji i na svoga svekra i svoga muža.
22 She said, “The glory has gone away from Israel, because the ark of God has been captured.”
Zato reče: “Otišla je slava od Izraela” jer je otet Kovčeg Božji.
