1 Samuel 4
1 Pada masa itu orang Filistin mengerahkan segenap bala tentaranya untuk menggempur Israel; sebab itu tentara Israel maju ke medan peperangan; mereka berkemah dekat Eben-Haezer, sedang tentara Filistin berkemah di Afek.
The word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.
2 Tentara Filistin mulai menyerang, dan setelah pertempuran berlangsung dengan sengit, tentara Israel kalah dan kira-kira empat ribu orang tewas di medan pertempuran itu.
The Philistines put themselves in array against Israel. When they joined battle, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men of the army in the field.
3 Ketika sisa tentara yang kalah sudah kembali ke perkemahan, para pemimpin Israel berkata, "Mengapa gerangan TUHAN membiarkan kita dikalahkan orang Filistin pada hari ini? Mari kita ambil Peti Perjanjian TUHAN dari Silo, dan kita bawa ke mari, supaya TUHAN mau menolong kita dan menyelamatkan kita dari musuh."
When the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the LORD defeated us today before the Philistines? Let’s get the ark of the LORD’s covenant out of Shiloh and bring it to us, that it may come among us and save us out of the hand of our enemies.”
4 Lalu mereka mengutus orang ke Silo untuk mengambil Peti Perjanjian TUHAN yang merupakan takhta TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa. Kedua anak Eli, Hofni dan Pinehas, mengiringi Peti Perjanjian itu.
So the people sent to Shiloh, and they brought from there the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Armies, who sits above the cherubim; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
5 Setelah Peti Perjanjian itu sampai di perkemahan, bersoraklah orang Israel dengan begitu nyaring, sehingga bumi bergetar.
When the ark of the LORD’s covenant came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded.
6 Orang Filistin juga mendengar bunyi sorak itu lalu mereka berkata, "Mengapa orang-orang Ibrani itu bersorak-sorak?" Tetapi ketika mereka mengetahui bahwa Peti Perjanjian TUHAN telah tiba di perkemahan Ibrani,
When the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, “What does the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean?” They understood that the LORD’s ark had come into the camp.
7 mereka menjadi takut, dan berkata, "Ada dewa datang ke perkemahan mereka! Celakalah kita! Belum pernah kita mengalami hal seperti ini!
The Philistines were afraid, for they said, “God has come into the camp.” They said, “Woe to us! For there has not been such a thing before.
8 Celakalah betul! Siapakah dapat menyelamatkan kita dari dewa-dewa yang kuat itu? Bukankah dewa-dewa itu pula yang telah membunuh orang Mesir di padang pasir dahulu?
Woe to us! Who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods that struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.
9 Beranikanlah hatimu, hai orang Filistin! Bertempurlah seperti laki-laki, jika tidak, kamu akan menjadi hamba orang-orang Ibrani itu, seperti mereka dahulu menjadi hamba kamu. Sebab itu bertempurlah dengan gagah berani!"
Be strong and behave like men, O you Philistines, that you not be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Strengthen yourselves like men, and fight!”
10 Kemudian berperanglah orang Filistin dengan sengit dan mengalahkan tentara Israel. Orang Israel lari ke kemahnya masing-masing. Sungguh besar kekalahan itu: 30.000 prajurit Israel telah gugur.
The Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. There was a very great slaughter; for thirty thousand footmen of Israel fell.
11 Peti Perjanjian Allah direbut musuh Israel, dan kedua anak Eli, Hofni dan Pinehas, tewas.
God’s ark was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
12 Seorang dari suku Benyamin lari dari medan pertempuran ke Silo, dan sampai di situ pada hari itu juga. Sebagai tanda dukacita, telah dikoyak-koyaknya pakaiannya dan ditaruhnya tanah di kepalanya.
A man of Benjamin ran out of the army and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head.
13 Eli, yang sangat cemas memikirkan keselamatan Peti Perjanjian TUHAN, sedang duduk di kursi di tepi jalan, sambil termenung. Ketika orang itu mengabarkan berita kekalahan Israel, seluruh penduduk kota meratap dengan nyaring.
When he came, behold, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching, for his heart trembled for God’s ark. When the man came into the city and told about it, all the city cried out.
14 Eli mendengar ratapan itu, lalu bertanya, "Keributan apakah itu?" Sementara itu orang tadi berlari kepada Eli; ketika sampai, ia memberitahukan kabar buruk itu.
When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, “What does the noise of this tumult mean?” The man hurried, and came and told Eli.
15 Adapun Eli sudah sembilan puluh delapan tahun umurnya dan ia hampir buta.
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old. His eyes were set, so that he could not see.
16 Orang itu berkata kepada Eli, "Aku lari hari ini dari medan pertempuran dan baru saja sampai." Eli bertanya kepadanya, "Bagaimana kabarnya, anakku?"
The man said to Eli, “I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army.” He said, “How did the matter go, my son?”
17 Pembawa kabar itu menjawab, "Israel lari dari orang Filistin. Kita menderita kekalahan yang besar sekali. Banyak orang yang tewas, juga kedua anak Bapak, Hofni dan Pinehas. Dan Peti Perjanjian Allah direbut musuh!"
He who brought the news answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and God’s ark has been captured.”
18 Ketika orang itu memberitakan tentang Peti Perjanjian itu, Eli jatuh terlentang dari kursinya di sebelah pintu gerbang. Ia begitu tua dan gemuk sehingga waktu jatuh lehernya patah, dan ia tewas. Ia telah memimpin Israel empat puluh tahun lamanya.
When he made mention of God’s ark, Eli fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck broke, and he died, for he was an old man and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.
19 Pada waktu itu, menantu Eli, yaitu istri Pinehas, sedang hamil tua, dan saatnya melahirkan sudah dekat. Ketika didengarnya bahwa Peti Perjanjian Allah telah direbut, dan bahwa mertuanya serta suaminya telah meninggal, tiba-tiba ia merasakan sakit beranak, lalu bersalinlah ia tak lama kemudian.
His daughter-in-law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, near to giving birth. When she heard the news that God’s ark was taken and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and gave birth; for her pains came on her.
20 Ketika ia sudah hampir meninggal, para wanita yang menolongnya berkata, "Tabahlah! Anakmu laki-laki!" Namun ia tidak menjawab atau memperhatikan mereka.
About the time of her death the women who stood by her said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for you have given birth to a son.” But she didn’t answer, neither did she regard it.
21 Anak itu dinamainya Ikabod, katanya, "Kehadiran Allah Yang Mulia telah hilang dari Israel." --yang dimaksudkannya ialah bahwa Peti Perjanjian sudah dirampas dan mertuanya serta suaminya telah meninggal. Sebab itu ia berkata, "Kehadiran Allah Yang Mulia telah hilang dari Israel, karena Peti Perjanjian Allah sudah dirampas."
She named the child Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel!” because God’s ark was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
She said, “The glory has departed from Israel; for God’s ark has been taken.”
