1 Samuele 4

1 Or Israele uscì contro i Filistei per dar battaglia, e si accampò presso Eben-Ezer; i Filistei erano accampati presso Afek.

And Samuel's words came to all Israel. And Eli grew very old, and his sons kept advancing in their wicked behavior before the LORD. And it came to pass in those days that the Philistines gathered themselves together against Israel. And Israel went out to meet them in battle, and camped beside Ebenezer, and the Philistines camped in Aphek.

2 I Filistei si schierarono in battaglia in faccia ad Israele; e, impegnatosi il combattimento, Israele fu sconfitto dai Filistei, che uccisero sul campo di battaglia circa quattromila uomini.

The Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was struck before the Philistines; and they killed of the army in the field about four thousand men.

3 Quando il popolo fu tornato nell’accampamento, gli anziani d’Israele dissero: “Perché l’Eterno ci ha egli oggi sconfitti davanti ai Filistei? Andiamo a prendere a Sciloh l’arca del patto dell’Eterno, e venga essa in mezzo a noi e ci salvi dalle mani de’ nostri nemici!”

When the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has the LORD struck us today before the Philistines? Let us get the ark of the LORD out of Shiloh to us, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies."

4 Il popolo quindi mandò gente a Sciloh, e di la fu portata l’arca del patto dell’Eterno degli eserciti, il quale sta fra i cherubini; e i due figliuoli di Eli, Hofni e Fineas, erano là, con l’arca del patto di Dio.

So the people sent to Shiloh; and they brought from there the ark of the LORD, who sits above the cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of God.

5 E quando l’arca del patto dell’Eterno entrò nel campo, tutto Israele diè in grandi grida di gioia, sì che ne rimbombo la terra.

When the ark of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.

6 I Filistei, all’udire quelle alte grida, dissero: “Che significano queste grandi grida nel campo degli Ebrei?” E seppero che l’arca dell’Eterno era arrivata nell’accampamento.

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 ark of the LORD had come into the camp.

7 E i Filistei ebbero paura, perché dicevano: “Dio e venuto nell’accampamento”. Ed esclamarono: “Guai a noi! poiché non era così nei giorni passati.

The Philistines were afraid, for they said, "Gods have come into the camp." They said, "Woe to us. For there has not been such a thing before.

8 Guai a noi! Chi ci salverà dalle mani di questi dèi potenti? Questi son gli dèi che colpiron gli Egiziani d’ogni sorta di piaghe nel deserto.

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 Siate forti, Filistei, e comportatevi da uomini, onde non abbiate a diventare schiavi degli Ebrei, com’essi sono stati schiavi vostri! Conducetevi da uomini, e combattete!”

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 I Filistei dunque combatterono, e Israele fu sconfitto, e ciascuno se ne fuggì nella sua tenda. La rotta fu enorme, e caddero, d’Israele, trentamila fanti.

So they fought, and Israel was defeated, and they fled every man to his tent. And there was a very great slaughter, for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

11 L’arca di Dio fu presa, e i due figliuoli d’Eli, Hofni e Fineas, morirono.

The ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

12 Un uomo di Beniamino, fuggito dal campo di battaglia, giunse correndo a Sciloh quel medesimo giorno, con le vesti stracciate e la testa coperta di terra.

There ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes torn, and with earth on his head.

13 Al suo arrivo, ecco che Eli stava sull’orlo della strada, seduto sul suo seggio, aspettando ansiosamente, perché gli tremava il cuore per l’arca di Dio. E come quell’uomo entrò nella città portando la nuova, un grido si levò da tutta la città.

When he came, look, Eli was sitting on his seat by the side of the gate watching the road, for his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

14 Ed Eli, udendo lo strepito delle grida, disse: “Che significa il chiasso di questo tumulto?” E quell’uomo andò in fretta a portar la nuova ad Eli.

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 Or Eli avea novantott’anni; la vista gli era venuta meno, sicché non potea vedere.

Now Eli was ninety-eight years old; and his eyes were set, so that he could not see.

16 Quell’uomo gli disse: “Son io che vengo dal campo di battaglia e che ne son fuggito oggi”. Ed Eli disse: “Com’è andata la cosa, figliuol mio?”

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 E colui che portava la nuova, rispondendo, disse: “Israele e fuggito d’innanzi ai Filistei; e v’è stata una grande strage fra il popolo; anche i tuoi due figliuoli, Hofni e Fineas, sono morti, e l’arca di Dio e stata presa”.

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 the ark of God has been captured."

18 E come ebbe mentovato l’arca di Dio, Eli cadde dal suo seggio all’indietro, allato alla porta, si ruppe la nuca, e morì, perché era un uomo vecchio e pesante. Era stato giudice d’Israele quarant’anni.

It happened, when he made mention of the ark of God, that 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 La nuora di lui, moglie di Fineas, era incinta e prossima al parto; quando udì la nuova che l’arca di Dio era presa e che il suo suocero e il suo marito erano morti, si curvò e partorì, perché sorpresa a un tratto dai dolori.

His daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered. When she heard the news that the ark of God 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 E nel punto che stava per morire, le donne che l’assistevano le dissero: “Non temere, poiché hai partorito un figliuolo”. Ma ella non rispose e non ne fece caso.

When her time came, she was abount to die, and the women who stood by her said to her, "Do not be afraid; for you have given birth to a son." But she did not answer, neither did she regard it.

21 E al suo bambino pose nome Icabod, dicendo: “La gloria ha esulato da Israele”, perché l’arca di Dio era stata presa, e a motivo del suo suocero e del suo marito.

And she named the boy Ichabod, because of the ark of God, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

22 E disse: “La gloria ha esulato da Israele, perché l’arca di Dio e stata presa”.

She said, "The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured."