1 Samoela 4
1 Ary tonga tany amin’ ny Isiraely rehetra ny tenin’ i Samoela. Dia nandeha ny Isiraely hiady tamin’ ny Filistina ka nitoby teo anilan’ i Ebenezera; ary ny Filistina kosa nitoby tany Afeka.
And what Samuel had said happened to all Israel. And Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.
2 Dia nilahatra ny Filistina hiady amin’ ny Isiraely; ary rehefa raikitra ny ady, dia resin’ ny Filistina ny Isiraely, ka nahafatesany tokony ho efatra arivo lahy ny miaramila nilahatra tany an-tsaha.
And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel; and the battle spread, and Israel was routed before the Philistines; and they slew in battle array in the field about four thousand men.
3 Ary rehefa tonga tany an-toby ny olona, dia hoy ny loholon’ ny Isiraely: Nahoana no, namely antsika teo anoloan’ ny Filistina Jehovah androany? Andeha halaintsika avy any Silo ho eto amintsika ny fiaran’ ny faneken’ i Jehovah, ka raha tonga eto amintsika izany, dia hamonjy antsika amin’ ny tanan’ ny fahavalontsika.
And the people came into the camp; and the elders of Israel said, Why has Jehovah smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us fetch ourselves the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of Shiloh, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies.
4 Dia naniraka nankany Silo ny olona haka ny fiaran’ ny faneken’ i Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro, Izay mipetraka amin’ ny kerobima; ary tao Silo, teo amin’ ny fiaran’ ny faneken’ Andriamanitra, izy mirahalahy zanak’ i Ely, dia Hofinia sy Finehasa.
So the people sent to Shiloh, and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of hosts, who sitteth between the cherubim; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there by the ark of the covenant of God.
5 Ary rehefa tonga teo an-toby ny fiaran’ ny faneken’ i Jehovah, dia nihoby mafy ny Zanak’ Isiraely rehetra, ka dia nanako ny tany.
And it came to pass when the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came into the camp, that all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth shook.
6 Ary rehefa ren’ ny Filistina ny hoby, dia hoy izy; Inona re izany hoby mafy any an-tobin’ ny Hebreo izany? Ary fantany fa tonga ao an-toby ny fiaran’ i Jehovah.
And the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, and said, What is the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of Jehovah had come into the camp.
7 Dia raiki-tahotra ny Filistina ka nanao hoe: Andriamanitra no tonga ao an-toby. Ary hoy koa izy: Mahita loza isika! fa tsy mbola nisy toy izao.
And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there has not been such a thing heretofore.
8 Mahita loza isika! Iza no hamonjy antsika amin’ ny tànan’ ireo andriamanitra mahery ireo? Ireo no andriamanitra izay namely ny Egyptiana tamin’ ny kapoka rehetra tany an-efitra.
Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that smote the Egyptians with every plague in the wilderness.
9 Mahereza, ary aoka hitomban-dahy ianareo, ry Filistina, fandrao hanompo ny Hebreo ianareo tahaka ny nanompoany anareo; misehoa ho lehilahy ianareo, ka miadia.
Shew yourselves valiant and be men, ye Philistines, that ye may not have to be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been servants to you: be men, and fight.
10 Ary niady ny Filistina, dia resy ny Isiraely, ka samy nandositra ho any an-dainy avy izy rehetra, ary be dia be no maty, dia lehilahy telo alina mandeha an-tongotra tamin’ ny Isiraely no niampatrampatra.
And the Philistines fought, and Israel was routed, and they fled every man to his tent; and there was a very great slaughter, and there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.
11 Dia lasan-ko babo ny fiaran’ Andriamanitra, ary maty izy mirahalahy zanak’ i Ely, dia Hofinia sy Finehasa.
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
12 Ary nisy lehilahy Benjamita anankiray nihazakazaka avy tany tamin’ ny miaramila ka tonga tao Silo androtrizay ihany, ary triatra ny akanjony, sady nihosin-tany ny lohany.
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the battle, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes rent and with earth upon his head.
13 Ary raha tonga izy, indro, Ely nipetraka teo amin’ ny sezany ka nitazana teo amoron-dalana, fa niemponempona ny fony noho ny fiaran’ Andriamanitra. Ary nony tonga tao an-tanàna ralehilahy ka nilaza, dia nidradradradra ny tao an-tanàna rehetra.
And when he came, behold, Eli was sitting upon the seat by the way-side watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And the man came to tell it in the city, and all the city cried out.
14 Ary rehefa ren’ i Ely ny feo midradradradra, dia hoy izy: Inona izao feo mitabataba izao? Ary ilay lehilahy nanatona faingana ka nilaza tamin’ i Ely.
And Eli heard the noise of the crying, and said, What is the noise of this tumult? And the man came hastily, and told Eli.
15 Ary efa valo amby sivi-folo taona Ely tamin’ izay, sady efa pahina ny masony, ka tsy nahita izy.
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old; and his eyes were set, that he could not see.
16 Ary hoy ilay lehilahy tamin’ i Ely: Izaho ilay avy tany an-tafika, ary androany ihany no nandosirako niala tamin’ ny miaramila. Ary hoy izy: Nanao ahoana izay tany, anaka?
And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the battle, and I have fled to-day out of the battle. And he said, What has taken place, my son?
17 Dia namaly ilay nitondra teny ka nanao hoe: Nandositra teo anoloan’ ny Filistina ny Isiraely, ka be dia be no maty, ary izy mirahalahy zanakao, Hofinia sy Finehasa, mba maty koa, sady lasan-ko babo ny fiaran’ Andriamanitra.
And the messenger answered and said, Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
18 Ary nony nilaza ny amin’ ny fiaran’ Andriamanitra izy, dia lavo nitsilany niala tamin’ ny sezany teo anilan’ ny vavahady Ely, ka folaka ny vozony, dia maty izy, satria efa antitra sady mavesatra. Ary efa nitsara ny Isiraely efa-polo taona izy.
And it came to pass, when he mentioned the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died; for the man was old, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
19 Ary ny vinantoni-vavy, vadin’ i Finehasa, nanan’ anaka ka efa ho teraka; koa nony reny fa lasan-ko babo ny fiaran’ Andriamanitra, sady maty avokoa ny rafozany sy ny vadiny, dia nitanondrika izy ka narary nihetsi-jaza, fa efa ho teraka.
And his daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered; and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.
20 Ary rehefa nadiva hiala aina izy, dia niteny ireo vehivavy nitsangana teo anilany ka nanao taminy hoe: Aza matahotra, fa velon-dahy ianao. Fa tsy namaly na nihaino izany izy.
And as she was dying, the women that stood by her said, Fear not; for thou hast borne a son. But she did not answer, neither did she take it to heart.
21 Dia nataony hoe Ikaboda ny anaran’ ny zaza; fa hoy izy: Afaka ny voninahitry ny Isiraely, satria efa lasan-ko babo ny fiaran’ Andriamanitra, sady efa maty koa ny rafozany sy ny vadiny.
And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
22 Ary hoy izy: Afaka tamin’ ny Isiraely ny voninahitra, fa lasan-ko babo ny fiaran’ Andriamanitra.
And she said, The glory is departed from Israel, for the ark of God is taken.
