1 Samuel 4
1 Okwu Samuel rutere ndị Izrel niile ntị. Mgbe Izrel pụrụ izute ndị Filistia nʼagha, ha mara ụlọ ikwu ha na Ebeneza, ma ndị Filistia mara nke ha nʼAfek.
And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight: and Israel went out to war against the Philistines, and camped by the Stone of help. And the Philistines came to Aphec,
2 Nʼagha a lụrụ nʼụbọchị ahụ, ndị Filistia doro onwe ha nʼusoro izute ndị Izrel, dịka agha na-agbasa, ndị Filistia lụgburu ụmụ Izrel, gbukwaa puku mmadụ anọ nʼime ha.
And put their army in array against Israel. And when they had joined battle, Israel turned their backs to the Philistines, and there was slain in that fight here and there in the fields about four thousand men.
3 Mgbe ndị agha Izrel fọdụrụ laghachiri nʼụlọ ikwu ha, ndị okenye Izrel jụrịtara onwe ha sị, “Gịnị mere Onyenwe anyị ji kwe ka ndị Filistia merie anyị taa. Ka anyị gaa Shaịlo buputa igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Onyenwe anyị, ka o soro anyị jee agha, ka ọ napụta anyị site nʼaka ndị iro anyị.”
And the people returned to the camp: and the ancients of Israel said: Why hath the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us fetch unto us the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Silo, and let it come in the midst of us, that it may save us from the hand of our enemies.
4 Ya mere, ha zigara ndị mmadụ ka ha gaa Shaịlo. Ha sitere nʼebe ahụ bute igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, onye ahụ na-anọkwasị nʼoche ebere nʼetiti cherubim. Ụmụ ndị ikom Elayị abụọ, bụ Hofni na Finehaz, nọnyeere igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Chineke ahụ.
So the people sent to Silo, and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts sitting upon the cherubims: and the two sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, were with the ark of the covenant of God.
5 Mgbe e bubatara igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Onyenwe anyị ahụ nʼebe ndị agha Izrel mara ụlọ ikwu ha, ndị Izrel tiri mkpu mere ka ala maa jijiji.
And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord was come into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, and the earth rang again.
6 Mgbe ndị Filistia nụrụ ụda mkpu a, ha jụrụ sị, “Gịnị na-eme? Ọ bụ gịnị kpatara oke iti mkpu a nʼụlọ ikwu ndị Hibru?” Mgbe a gwara ha na ọ bụ nʼihi na igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Onyenwe anyị erutela,
And the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, and they said: What is this noise of a great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the Lord was come into the camp.
7 ụjọ tụrụ ndị Filistia. Ha sịrị, “Chi abatala nʼọmụma ụlọ ikwu ahụ. Ahụhụ dịrị anyị nʼihi na ihe dị otu a emetụbeghị nʼoge gara aga.
And the Philistines were afraid, saying: God is come into the camp. And sighing, they said:
8 Ahụhụ dịrị anyị! Onye ga-anapụta anyị site nʼaka chi ndị a dị ike? Nʼihi na ọ bụ chi ndị a ji ihe otiti dị iche iche tie ndị Ijipt mgbe ụmụ Izrel nọ nʼọzara.
Woe to us: for there was no such great joy yesterday and the day before: Woe to us. Who shall deliver us from the hand of these high gods? these are the gods that struck Egypt with all the plagues in the desert.
9 Unu dị ike, unu ndị Filistia, bụrụkwanụ ndị ikom, ma ọ bụghị otu a, unu ga-aghọ ohu ndị Hibru dịka ha bụụrụ unu ndị ohu. Bụrụnụ ndị ikom, lụọ agha!”
Take courage and behave like men, ye Philistines: lest you come to be servants to the Hebrews, as they have served you: take courage and fight.
10 Ndị Filistia lụrụ ọgụ dịka dike, lụgbuo ndị Izrel. Ndị agha ji ụkwụ eje ọgụ ọnụọgụgụ ha dị iri puku atọ nwụrụ nʼotu ụbọchị ahụ. Ma ndị fọdụrụ gbalara nʼụlọ ikwu ha.
So the Philistines fought, and Israel was overthrown, and every man fled to his own dwelling: and there was an exceeding great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.
11 Ndị Filistia dọtara igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Chineke nʼagha, ma gbukwaa Hofni na Finehaz ụmụ Elayị.
And the ark of God was taken: and the two sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, were slain.
12 Ma otu nwoke onye Benjamin gbapụrụ ọsọ site nʼọgbọ agha ahụ, gbara ruo Shaịlo nʼotu ụbọchị ahụ, o yi uwe dọwara adọwa, aja dịkwa ya nʼisi.
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Silo the same day, with his clothes rent, and his head strewed with dust.
13 Mgbe o rutere, Elayị nọ nʼoche ya nʼakụkụ ụzọ, na-eche, nʼihi na obi ya na-ama jijiji, nʼihi igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Chineke. Mgbe nwoke ahụ batara nʼime obodo, kọọ ihe mere, mkpu akwa dara nʼobodo ahụ niile.
And when he was come, Heli sat upon a stool over against the way watching. For his heart was fearful for the ark of God. And when the man was come into the city, he told it: and all the city cried out.
14 Elayị nụrụ iti mkpu ahụ jụọ sị, “Gịnị bụ isi ụzụ a?” Onyeozi ahụ mere ngwangwa bata gwa Elayị okwu.
And Heli heard the noise of the cry, and he said: What meaneth the noise of this uproar? But he made haste, and came, and told Heli.
15 Elayị agbaala iri afọ itoolu na afọ asatọ nʼoge a, nke mere na ọ naghị ahụkwa ụzọ.
Now Heli was ninety and eight years old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see.
16 Nwoke ahụ gwara Elayị sị, “Esi m nʼihu agha gbalata. Anọ m nʼebe ahụ taa hụ ka agha si gaa.” Elayị jụrụ sị, “Nwa m, ọ bụ gịnị mere?”
And he said to Heli: I am he that came from the battle, and have fled out of the field this day. And he said to him: What is there done, my son?
17 Onyeozi ahụ zara sị, “Izrel sitere nʼihu ndị Filistia gbaa ọsọ. E tigbukwara ọtụtụ nʼime ndị agha ha. Ọzọ, ụmụ gị abụọ, Hofni na Finehaz nwụrụ. E burukwara igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Chineke.”
And he that brought the news answered, and said: Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter of the people: moreover thy two sons, Ophni and Phinees, are dead: and the ark of God is taken.
18 Mgbe onyeozi ahụ kwutere maka igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Chineke. Elayị sitere nʼoche ya dalaa azụ nʼakụkụ ọnụ ụzọ ama, dajie olu ya, nwụọ! Nʼihi na o meela nnọọ agadi. Ọ bụkwa onye buru ibu. Ya onwe ya kpekwara ụmụ Izrel ikpe iri afọ anọ.
And when he had named the ark of God, he fell from his stool backwards by the door, and broke his neck, and died. For he was an old man, and far advanced in years: and he judged Israel forty years.
19 Nwunye nwa ya, bụ nwunye Finehaz, dị ime, nọọkwa nso oge ịmụ nwa ya. Mgbe ọ nụrụ maka obubu e buuru igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Chineke, nụkwa maka ọnwụ nna di ya na di ya, ọ mụpụtara nwa ya nʼike. Ma ọ nwụrụ nʼihi ihe mgbu nke afọ ime.
And his daughter in law the wife of Phinees, was big with child, and near her time: and hearing the news that the ark of God was taken, and her father in law, and her husband, were dead, she bowed herself and fell in labour: for her pains came upon her on a sudden.
20 Ma mgbe ọ na-anwụ, ndị inyom na-eji ya ime, sịrị ya, “Atụla egwu, adala mba, ị mụọla nwa nwoke.” Ma ọ zaghị ha ihe ọbụla. Ọ ṅakwaghị ha ntị.
And when she was upon the point of death, they that stood about her said to her: Fear not, for thou hast borne a son. She answered them not, nor gave heed to them.
21 Ọ gụrụ nwantakịrị aha, kpọọ ya Ịkabọdụ, kwuo sị, “Ebube esitela nʼIzrel pụọ,” nʼihi obubu e buuru igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Chineke, na nʼihi ọnwụ nna di ya na di ya.
And she called the child Ichabod, saying: The glory is gone from Israel, because the ark of God was taken, and for her father in law, and her husband:
22 O kwuru sị, “Ebube esitela nʼIzrel pụọ, nʼihi na e buuru igbe Chineke.”
And she said: The glory is departed from Israel, because the ark of God was taken.
