1 Samuel 4
1 Et les Israélites sortirent à la rencontre des Philistins pour livrer bataille, et ils campèrent près d'Ebenézer; et 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 Et les Philistins formèrent leurs lignes vis-à-vis des Israélites, et le combat s'engagea, et les Israélites furent défaits par les Philistins qui, en bataille rangée, leur tuèrent dans la plaine environ quatre mille hommes.
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 Et le peuple étant rentré dans le camp, les Anciens d'Israël dirent: Pourquoi l'Éternel nous a-t-Il aujourd'hui laissé recevoir ce coup des Philistins? Allons nous chercher à Silo l'Arche de l'alliance de l'Éternel, afin qu'amenée au milieu de nous elle nous sauve des mains 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 Le peuple députa donc à Silo, et l'on en ramena l'Arche d'alliance de l'Éternel des armées trônant sur les Chérubins; or les deux fils d'Elie, Hophni et Phinées étaient là accompagnant l'Arche d'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 Et à l'arrivée de l'Arche d'alliance de l'Éternel dans le camp, tous les Israélites applaudirent à grands cris à ébranler la terre.
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 Et les Philistins entendant retentir ces acclamations dirent: Qu'est-ce que ces grandes acclamations qui retentissent dans le camp des Hébreux? Et ayant eu connaissance de l'arrivée de l'Arche de l'Éternel 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 dirent: Dieu est venu au camp! et ils ajoutèrent: Malheur à nous! car ni hier ni avant-hier les choses n'ont été telles,
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 arrachera des mains de ce Dieu très puissant? C'est ce Dieu qui frappa les Egyptiens de tous les fléaux 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 Ramassez vos forces et soyez hommes, Philistins, pour ne pas être asservis aux Hébreux comme ils vous ont été asservis! soyez donc 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 Et les Philistins livrèrent le combat, et les Israélites furent défaits et s'enfuirent chacun dans leurs tentes, et la déroute fut fort grande, et Israël perdit trente mille fantassins.
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 Et l'Arche de Dieu fut prise et les deux fils d'Eli, Hophni et Phinées périrent.
The Philistines captured the sacred chest, and they killed Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas.
12 Alors un homme de Benjamin partit à la course du champ de bataille et parvint à Silo le jour même, les habits déchirés, et la tête couverte de poussière.
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 Et lorsqu'il arriva, voilà que Eli était assis sur son siège, regardant du côté de la route, car son cœur était inquiet de l'Arche de Dieu, et lorsque l'homme vint apporter la nouvelle dans la ville, 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 Et à l'ouïe de ces cris Eli dit: Que signifie celte rumeur! Et aussitôt l'homme vint informer 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, et il avait l'œil fixe et ne pouvait voir.
At that time, Eli was 98 years old, and he was blind.
16 Et l'homme dit à Eli: J'arrive du champ de bataille aujourd'hui. Et Eli dit: Qu'a été l'affaire 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 Et le courrier répondit et dit: Israël a fui devant les Philistins, et de plus la déroute a été grande dans le peuple, et sont aussi morts tes deux fils Hophni et Phinées, et l'Arche de Dieu est prise.
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 Et quand il fit mention de l'Arche de Dieu, Eli tomba de son siège à la renverse vers le côté de la porte et se rompit la nuque et mourut, car l'homme était vieux et appesanti. Or il avait été quarante ans Juge d'Israël.
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 Et sa bru, femme de Phinées, était enceinte, près de son terme. Et en apprenant la nouvelle de la prise de l'Arche de Dieu, et de la mort de son beau-frère et de son mari, elle se baissa et accoucha, car les maux 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 Et comme elle se mourait, et que celles qui l'assistaient dirent: Ne crains point, car tu as enfanté un fils! elle ne répondit point, et ne prit pas garde.
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 Et elle nomma l'enfant Icabod (sans gloire), et elle dit: « La gloire a émigré d'Israël! » à cause de la prise de l'Arche et en vue de son beau-frère 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 c'est pourquoi elle dit: « La gloire a émigré d'Israël, car l'Arche de Dieu est prise. »
She said, “[God’s] glory has left Israel, because God’s sacred chest has been captured!” And then she died.
