1 Samuel 4

1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

Dan perkataan Samuel sampai ke seluruh Israel. (4-1b) Orang Israel maju berperang melawan orang Filistin dan berkemah dekat Eben-Haezer, sedang orang Filistin berkemah di Afek.

2 And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.

Orang Filistin mengatur barisannya berhadapan dengan orang Israel. Ketika pertempuran menghebat, terpukullah kalah orang Israel oleh orang Filistin, yang menewaskan kira-kira empat ribu orang di medan pertempuran itu.

3 And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Why hath the LORD smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh to us, that when it cometh among us, it may save us from the hand of our enemies.

Ketika tentara itu kembali ke perkemahan, berkatalah para tua-tua Israel: "Mengapa TUHAN membuat kita terpukul kalah oleh orang Filistin pada hari ini? Marilah kita mengambil dari Silo tabut perjanjian TUHAN, supaya Ia datang ke tengah-tengah kita dan melepaskan kita dari tangan musuh kita."

4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who dwelleth [between] the cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, [were] there with the ark of the covenant of God.

Kemudian bangsa itu menyuruh orang ke Silo, lalu mereka mengangkat dari sana tabut perjanjian TUHAN semesta alam, yang bersemayam di atas para kerub; kedua anak Eli, Hofni dan Pinehas, ada di sana dekat tabut perjanjian Allah itu.

5 And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded.

Segera sesudah tabut perjanjian TUHAN sampai ke perkemahan, bersoraklah seluruh orang Israel dengan nyaring, sehingga bumi bergetar.

6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What [meaneth] the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD had come into the camp.

Dan orang Filistin yang mendengar bunyi sorak itu berkata: "Apakah bunyi sorak yang nyaring di perkemahan orang Ibrani itu?" Ketika diketahui mereka, bahwa tabut TUHAN telah sampai ke perkemahan itu,

7 And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God hath come into the camp. And they said, Woe to us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.

ketakutanlah orang Filistin, sebab kata mereka: "Allah mereka telah datang ke perkemahan itu," dan mereka berkata: "Celakalah kita, sebab seperti itu belum pernah terjadi dahulu.

8 Woe to us! Who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these [are] the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.

Celakalah kita! Siapakah yang menolong kita dari tangan Allah yang maha dahsyat ini? Inilah juga Allah, yang telah menghajar orang Mesir dengan berbagai-bagai tulah di padang gurun.

9 Be strong, and acquit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye may not be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you: acquit yourselves like men, and fight.

Kuatkanlah hatimu dan berlakulah seperti laki-laki, hai orang Filistin, supaya kamu jangan menjadi budak orang Ibrani itu, seperti mereka dahulu menjadi budakmu. Berlakulah seperti laki-laki dan berperanglah!"

10 And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter, for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

Lalu berperanglah orang Filistin, sehingga orang Israel terpukul kalah. Mereka melarikan diri masing-masing ke kemahnya. Amatlah besar kekalahan itu: dari pihak Israel gugur tiga puluh ribu orang pasukan berjalan kaki.

11 And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

Lagipula tabut Allah dirampas dan kedua anak Eli, Hofni dan Pinehas, tewas.

12 And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.

Seorang dari suku Benyamin lari dari barisan pertempuran dan pada hari itu juga ia sampai ke Silo dengan pakaian terkoyak-koyak dan dengan tanah di kepalanya.

13 And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the way-side watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told [it], all the city cried out.

Ketika ia sampai, Eli sedang duduk di kursi di tepi jalan menunggu-nunggu, sebab hatinya berdebar-debar karena tabut Allah itu. Ketika orang itu masuk ke kota dan menceritakan kabar itu, berteriaklah seluruh kota itu.

14 And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What [meaneth] the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.

Ketika Eli mendengar bunyi teriakan itu, bertanyalah ia: "Keributan apakah itu?" Lalu bersegeralah orang itu mendapatkan Eli dan memberitahukannya kepadanya.

15 Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.

Eli sudah sembilan puluh delapan tahun umurnya dan matanya sudah bular, sehingga ia tidak dapat melihat lagi.

16 And the man said to Eli, I [am] he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

Kata orang itu kepada Eli: "Aku datang dari medan pertempuran; baru hari ini aku melarikan diri dari medan pertempuran." Kata Eli: "Bagaimana keadaannya, anakku?"

17 And the messenger answered and said, Israel hath fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

Jawab pembawa kabar itu: "Orang Israel melarikan diri dari hadapan orang Filistin; kekalahan yang besar telah diderita oleh rakyat; lagipula kedua anakmu, Hofni dan Pinehas, telah tewas, dan tabut Allah sudah dirampas."

18 And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

Ketika disebutnya tabut Allah itu, jatuhlah Eli telentang dari kursi di sebelah pintu gerbang, batang lehernya patah dan ia mati. Sebab telah tua dan gemuk orangnya. Empat puluh tahun lamanya ia memerintah sebagai hakim atas orang Israel.

19 And his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was with child [near] to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law, and her husband were dead, she bowed herself, and travailed; for her pains came upon her.

Adapun menantunya perempuan, isteri Pinehas, sudah hamil tua. Ketika didengarnya kabar itu, bahwa tabut Allah telah dirampas dan mertuanya laki-laki serta suaminya telah mati, duduklah ia berlutut, lalu bersalin, sebab ia kedatangan sakit beranak.

20 And about the time of her death, the women that stood by her said to her, Fear not; for thou hast borne a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard [it].

Ketika ia hampir mati, berkatalah perempuan-perempuan yang berdiri di dekatnya: "Janganlah takut, sebab engkau telah melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki." Tetapi ia tidak menjawab dan tidak memperhatikannya.

21 And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory hath departed from Israel. (Because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.)

Ia menamai anak itu Ikabod, katanya: "Telah lenyap kemuliaan dari Israel" --karena tabut Allah sudah dirampas dan karena mertuanya dan suaminya.

22 And she said, The glory hath departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.

Katanya: "Telah lenyap kemuliaan dari Israel, sebab tabut Allah telah dirampas."