1 Samuel 4
1 La parole de Samuel fut adressée à tout Israël. Israël sortit contre les Philistins pour combattre, et il campa près d'Ébénézer; les Philistins campèrent à Aphek.
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.
2 Les Philistins se rangèrent en bataille contre Israël. Lorsqu'ils se battirent, Israël fut vaincu par les Philistins, qui tuèrent en campagne environ quatre mille hommes de l'armée.
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.
3 Lorsque le peuple fut rentré dans le camp, les anciens d'Israël dirent: « Pourquoi Yahvé nous a-t-il vaincus aujourd'hui devant les Philistins? Allons chercher l'arche de l'alliance de Yahvé à Silo et apportons-la à nous, afin qu'elle vienne au milieu de nous et nous sauve de la main de nos ennemis. »
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!”
4 Et le peuple envoya à Silo, et l'on apporta de là l'arche de l'alliance de Yahvé des armées, qui est assis au-dessus des chérubins; et les deux fils d'Eli, Hophni et Phinées, étaient là avec l'arche de l'alliance de Dieu.
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.
5 Lorsque l'arche de l'alliance de Yahvé entra dans le camp, tout Israël poussa de grands cris, au point que la terre en résonna.
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!
6 Lorsque les Philistins entendirent le bruit de ce cri, ils dirent: « Que signifie le bruit de ce grand cri dans le camp des Hébreux? ». Ils comprirent que l'arche de Yahvé était entrée dans le camp.
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.
7 Les Philistins eurent peur, car ils disaient: « Dieu est entré dans le camp. » Ils dirent: « Malheur à nous! Car il n'y a jamais eu de chose semblable auparavant.
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!
8 Malheur à nous! Qui nous délivrera de la main de ces dieux puissants? Ce sont ces dieux qui ont frappé les Égyptiens de toutes sortes de plaies dans le désert.
(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.
9 Fortifiez-vous et comportez-vous comme des hommes, Philistins, pour ne pas être les esclaves des Hébreux, comme ils l'ont été pour vous. Fortifiez-vous comme des hommes, et combattez! »
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!”
10 Les Philistins combattirent, Israël fut vaincu, et chacun s'enfuit dans sa tente. Il y eut un très grand carnage, car trente mille fantassins d'Israël tombèrent.
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.
11 L'arche de Dieu fut prise, et les deux fils d'Eli, Hophni et Phinées, furent tués.
The Philistines captured the sacred chest, and they killed Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas.
12 Un homme de Benjamin sortit de l'armée et arriva à Silo le même jour, les vêtements déchirés et la tête couverte de terre.
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].
13 Lorsqu'il arriva, voici qu'Eli était assis sur son siège, au bord du chemin, à regarder, car son cœur tremblait pour l'arche de Dieu. Lorsque l'homme entra dans la ville et en fit le récit, toute la ville poussa des cris.
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.
14 Lorsque Eli entendit le bruit des cris, il dit: « Que signifie le bruit de ce tumulte? » L'homme se hâta, et vint le dire à Eli.
Eli asked, “Why are they making all that noise?” The messenger ran over to Eli and told him the news.
15 Or, Eli était âgé de quatre-vingt-dix-huit ans. Ses yeux étaient fixes, de sorte qu'il ne pouvait pas voir.
At that time, Eli was 98 years old, and he was blind.
16 L'homme dit à Eli: « Je suis celui qui est sorti de l'armée, et je me suis enfui aujourd'hui de l'armée. » Il a dit: « Comment ça s'est passé, mon fils? »
The messenger said to Eli, “I have just come from where the armies were fighting. I left there earlier today.” Eli asked, “What happened?”
17 Celui qui apportait la nouvelle répondit: « Israël a fui devant les Philistins, et il y a aussi eu un grand massacre parmi le peuple. Tes deux fils aussi, Hophni et Phinées, sont morts, et l'arche de Dieu a été capturée. »
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.”
18 Lorsqu'il parla de l'arche de Dieu, Eli tomba de son siège en arrière, du côté de la porte; son cou se brisa, et il mourut, car il était vieux et pesant. Il avait jugé Israël pendant quarante ans.
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.
19 Sa belle-fille, la femme de Phinées, était enceinte, sur le point d'accoucher. Lorsqu'elle apprit la nouvelle de la prise de l'arche de Dieu et de la mort de son beau-père et de son mari, elle se courba et accoucha, car ses douleurs la surprirent.
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.
20 Vers le moment où elle mourut, les femmes qui se tenaient près d'elle lui dirent: « N'aie pas peur, car tu as donné naissance à un fils. » Mais elle ne répondit pas et n'y fit pas attention.
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.
21 Elle donna à l'enfant le nom d'Ichabod, en disant: « La gloire s'est retirée d'Israël », parce que l'arche de Dieu avait été prise, et à cause de son beau-père et de son mari.
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.
22 Elle dit: « La gloire a disparu d'Israël, car l'arche de Dieu a été prise. »
She said, “[God’s] glory has left Israel, because God’s sacred chest has been captured!” And then she died.
