< 1 Samyèl 4 >
1 Konsa, pawòl a Samuel te rive a tout Israël. Alò, Israël te sòti pou rankontre Filisten yo nan batay. Yo te fè kan akote Ében-Ézer pandan Filisten yo te rete Aphek.
and Samuel's words were communicated to all the Israelites. The Israelites marched out to confront the Philistines in battle. They set up camp at Ebenezer, while the Philistines set up camp at Aphek.
2 Filisten yo te parèt nan ranje batay yo pou rankontre Israël. Lè batay la te gaye, Israël te vin bat devan Filisten yo ki te touye anviwon kat-mil òm sou chan batay la.
The Philistines attacked the Israelites in formation, and when the battle spread, the Philistines defeated the Israelites, killing 4,000 of them on the battlefield.
3 Lè pèp la te antre nan kan an, ansyen a Israël yo te di: “Poukisa SENYÈ a bat nou konsa jodi a devan Filisten yo? Annou pran pou nou menm lach akò a pou l soti Silo. Konsa, li kapab vini pami nou e livre nou sòti anba pouvwa lènmi nou yo.”
When the Israelite army returned to camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord defeat us before Philistines today? Let's go and get the Ark of the Lord's Agreement from Shiloh, so that he can accompany us and save us from our enemies.”
4 Epi pèp la te voye Silo e soti la, yo te pote lach akò SENYÈ dèzame a, ki chita anwo cheriben yo. Epi de fis a Éli yo: Hophni avèk Phinées, te la avèk lach akò Bondye a.
So the army sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the Ark of the Lord Almighty's Agreement, he who sits on his throne between the cherubim. Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were there with the Ark of the God's Agreement.
5 Pandan lach akò SENYÈ a te antre nan kan an, tout Israël te kriye avèk yon gwo kri, jiskaske tè a te vin sone.
When the Ark of the Lord's Agreement arrived in the camp, all the Israelites gave such a loud shout it made the ground shake.
6 Lè Filisten yo te tande gwo kri sila a, yo te di: “Kisa sa vle di? Gwo kri sila a nan kan Ebre yo?” Epi yo te vin konprann ke lach SENYÈ a te antre nan kan an.
When the Philistines heard all the shouting, they asked, “What's the meaning of this shouting in the Israelite camp?” When they found out that the Ark of the Lord had arrived in the camp,
7 Filisten yo te krent, paske yo te di: “Bondye vin antre nan kan an.” Konsa, yo te di: “Malè a nou menm! Paske anyen parèy a sa pa t konn fèt avan.
the Philistines were afraid. “A god has arrived in the camp,” they said. “We're in trouble, for nothing like this has happened before.
8 Malè a nou menm! Kilès k ap delivre nou nan men a dye pwisan sa yo? Sila yo se dye ki te frape Ejipsyen yo avèk tout kalite fleyo nan dezè a.
This is disaster for us! Who will save us from the power of these mighty gods? These are the gods who attacked the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.
9 Pran kouraj e mete gason sou nou, O Filisten yo, oswa nou va devni esklav a Ebre yo jis jan ke yo te esklav nou an. Pou sa, mete gason sou nou pou nou goumen!”
Be brave, and fight like real men, Philistines! Otherwise you'll end up as slaves to the Israelites, just as they were your slaves. Now be real men and fight!”
10 Konsa, Filisten yo te goumen e Israël te bat. Tout mesye yo te sove ale rive nan pwòp tant yo. Masak la te byen gwo, e te vin tonbe an Israël trant-mil sòlda a pye.
So the Philistines fought, and the Israelites were defeated—every man ran away home. The death toll was very large: thirty thousand of the Israelite infantry were killed.
11 Anplis, lach Bondye a te sezi pran; epi de fis Éli yo, Hophni avèk Phinées te mouri.
The Ark of God was captured, and Hophni and Phinehas, Eli's two sons, died.
12 Konsa yon mesye a Benjamin te kouri sòti nan chan batay yo pou te parèt Silo nan menm jou a avèk rad li chire ak pousyè sou figi li.
A man from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the battle that day all the way to Shiloh. His clothes were torn and he had dirt on his head.
13 Lè li te vini, vwala, Éli te chita sou chèz li akote wout la pou veye tann, akoz kè li t ap tranble pou lach SENYÈ a. Konsa, mesye a te vin pale sa nan vil la e tout vil la te kriye fò.
When he arrived, Eli was sitting there on his chair by the road, watching out for news because he was worried about the Ark of God. When the man came into town and gave his report, the whole town cried out loud.
14 Lè Éli te tande bri kriye a, li te di: “Kisa bri kriye sa a vle di?” Epi mesye a te vini avèk vitès e li te pale Éli.
Eli heard the crying and asked, “What's all this noise?” The man rushed over to Eli and told him what had happened.
15 Alò, Éli te gen laj a katrevendizuit ane, zye li te fikse epi li pa t kab wè.
Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were fixed because he couldn't see.
16 Mesye a te di a Éli: “Mwen se sila ki te sòti nan chan batay la. Vrèman, mwen te chape sòti nan chan batay la jodi a.” Epi Éli te mande: “Kijan tout bagay te mache, fis mwen?”
“I've just come from the battle,” the man said. “I ran away from it today.” “What happened, my son?” Eli asked.
17 Konsa, sila ki te pote nouvèl la te reponn: “Israël te sove ale devan Filisten yo, e te genyen osi, yon gwo masak pami pèp la. Anplis, de fis ou yo, Hophni avèk Phinées mouri, e lach Bondye a te kaptire.”
“Israel ran away from the Philistines—we were badly defeated,” the messenger replied. “Also your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were killed, and the Ark of God has been captured.”
18 “Lè li te mansyone lach Bondye a, Éli te tonbe sou chèz li pa dèyè akote pòtay la. Kou li te kase, e li te mouri, paske li te fin granmoun e li te gra.” Konsa, li te jije Israël pandan karant ane.
As soon as the Ark of God was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the town gate. Since he was old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. Eli had been Israel's leader for forty years.
19 Alò, bèlfi li, madanm a Phinées te ansent e prèt pou akouche. Lè li te tande nouvèl ke lach Bondye a te pran an kaptivite e ke bòpè li avèk mari li te mouri, li te bese sou jenou li e te akouche, paske doulè li te vin rive sou li.
His daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news that the Ark of God had been captured, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she went into labor and gave birth, but her labor pains were too strong.
20 Epi nan lè li t ap mouri an, fanm ki te kanpe akote li a te di li: “Pa pè, paske ou te bay nesans a yon fis.” Men li pa t reponn li ni li pa t okipe li.
Just before she died, the women caring for her said, “Don't give up—you have given birth to a son!” But she didn't answer or give any response.
21 Konsa, li te rele gason an I-Kabod, e te di: “Laglwa Israël pati!” akoz lach Bondye a te pran an kaptivite e akoz bòpè li avèk mari li.
She named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has left Israel,” because Ark of God had been captured, and her father-in-law and her husband had died.
22 Li te di: “Laglwa gen tan pati soti an Israël; paske lach Bondye a te pran an kaptivite.”
She said, “The glory has left Israel, for the Ark of God has been captured.”