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.
The word of Samuel came to all of Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They set up camp at Ebenezer, and the Philistines set up camp at Aphek.
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.
The Philistines lined up for battle against Israel. When the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the field of battle.
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.”
When the people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has Yahweh defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh here from Shiloh, that it may be here with us, that it might keep us safe from the hands 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 men to Shiloh; from there they carried the ark of the covenant of Yahweh of hosts, who sits above the cherubim. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there 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.
When the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came into the camp, all of the people of Israel gave a great shout, and the earth resounded.
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,
When the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, “What does this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?” Then they realized that the ark of Yahweh had 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.
The Philistines were afraid; they said, “A god has come into the camp.” They said, “Woe to us! Nothing like this has happened before!
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! Who will protect us from the strength of these mighty gods? These are the gods who attacked the Egyptians with many different kinds of plagues in the wilderness.
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 be men, you Philistines, or you will become slaves to the Hebrews, as they have been slaves to you. Be men, 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.
The Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated. Every man fled to his house, and the slaughter was very great; for thirty thousand foot soldiers from Israel fell.
11 Ndị Filistia dọtara igbe ọgbụgba ndụ Chineke nʼagha, ma gbukwaa Hofni na Finehaz ụmụ Elayị.
The ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
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.
A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh the same day, arriving with his clothes torn and earth on his head.
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.
When he arrived, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching because his heart trembled with concern for the ark of God. When the man entered the city and told the news, the whole city cried out.
14 Elayị nụrụ iti mkpu ahụ jụọ sị, “Gịnị bụ isi ụzụ a?” Onyeozi ahụ mere ngwangwa bata gwa Elayị okwu.
When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, “What is the meaning of this uproar?” The man quickly came and told Eli.
15 Elayị agbaala iri afọ itoolu na afọ asatọ nʼoge a, nke mere na ọ naghị ahụkwa ụzọ.
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old; his eyes did not focus, 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?”
The man said to Eli, “I am the one who came from the battle line. I fled from the battle today.” Eli said, “How did it go, 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.”
The man who brought the news answered and said, “Israel fled from the Philistines. Also, there has been a great defeat among the people. Also, your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been 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.
When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell over backward from his seat by the side of the gate. His neck was broken, and he died, because he was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for 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.
Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news that the ark of God was captured and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she knelt down and gave birth, but her labor pains overwhelmed her.
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.
About the time of her death the women attending to her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son.” But she did not answer or take what they said to heart.
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.
She named the child Ichabod, saying, “The glory has gone away from Israel!” for the ark of God had been captured, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
22 O kwuru sị, “Ebube esitela nʼIzrel pụọ, nʼihi na e buuru igbe Chineke.”
She said, “The glory has gone away from Israel, because the ark of God has been captured.”
