1 Samuel 4
1 Dumating ang salita ni Samuel sa buong Israel. Ngayon umalis ang Israel upang makipaglaban sa mga Filisteo. Nagtayo sila ng kampo sa Ebenezer, at nagtayo ng kampo ang mga Felisteo sa Afek.
And Samuel told to all the people of Israel the messages that God gave him. At that time the Israeli army went to fight against the army of the Philistine people. The Israeli army set up their tents at Ebenezer, and the Philistine army set up their tents at Aphek.
2 Humanay ang mga Filisteo para labanan ang Israel. Lumaganap ang labanan, natalo ang Israel ng mga Filisteo, na pumatay ng halos apat na libong kalalakihan sa lugar ng labanan.
The Philistine army attacked the Israeli army, and as the battle continued, the Philistines defeated the Israelis and killed about 4,000 of their soldiers.
3 Nang dumating ang mga tao sa kampo, sinabi ng nakakatanda ng Israel, “Bakit tayo pinatalo ni Yahweh ngayon sa mga Filisteo? Dalhin natin ang kaban ng tipan ni Yahweh dito mula sa Silo, upang makasama natin iyon dito, para panatilihin tayong ligtas mula sa kapangyarihan ng ating mga kaaway.”
When the remaining Israeli soldiers returned to their camp, the Israeli elders/leaders said, “Why did Yahweh allow the Philistine army to defeat us today? We should bring the chest that contains the Ten Commandments here from Shiloh, in order that Yahweh will go with us [when we go to the battle again, and] in order that our enemies will not defeat us again!”
4 Kaya nagpadala ang mga tao ng kalalakihan sa Silo; mula roon dinala nila ang kaban ng tipan ni Yahweh ng mga hukbo, na nakaupo sa itaas ng querobin. Ang dalawang anak na lalaki ni Eli na sina Hofni at Finehas ay naroon kasama ang kaban ng tipan ng Diyos.
So the soldiers did that. They sent some men to Shiloh, and those men brought back the chest that contained the Ten Commandments. [They thought that if they did that, Yahweh would help them. They believed that] Yahweh sat on a throne between the statues of winged creatures [that were on top of] the chest that Yahweh Almighty [had given them]. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, went with them.
5 Nang dumating ang kaban ng tipan ni Yahweh sa kampo, sumigaw nang malakas ang lahat ng mga tao ng Israel, at umugong ang mundo.
When the Israeli people saw [the men bringing] the box into their camp, they were so happy that they shouted loudly. They shouted so loudly that they made the ground shake!
6 Nang narinig ng mga Filisteo ang ingay ng hiyawan, sinabi nila, “Ano ang kahulugan nitong malakas na hiyawan sa kampo ng mga Hebreo?” Pagkatapos napagtanto nila na dumating ang kaban ni Yahweh sa kampo.
The Philistines asked, “What are the people in the Hebrew camp shouting about?” Someone told them that they were shouting because the chest that contained the Ten Commandments of Yahweh had been brought to them.
7 Natakot ang mga Filisteo; sinabi nila, “Dumating ang Diyos sa kampo.” Sinabi nila, “Kapighatian sa atin!” Hindi pa nangyayari ito noon!
Then the Philistines became very afraid. They said, “One of the Israelis’ gods has come into their camp [to help them] We are in big trouble now! Nothing like this has happened to us before!
8 Kapighatian sa atin! Sino ang magtatanggol sa atin mula sa lakas nitong makapangyarihang Diyos? Ito ang Diyos na sumalakay sa mga taga-Ehipto sa pamamagitan ng marami at iba't ibang uri ng salot sa ilang.
(Who can/Can anyone) save us from their powerful gods [RHQ]? They are the gods who struck the people of Egypt with many plagues [before the Israelis left Egypt and traveled] through the desert.
9 Lakasan ninyo ang loob ninyo, at magpakalalaki kayo, kayong mga Filisteo, o magiging mga alipin kayo para sa mga Hebreo, gaya ng naging mga alipin sila sa inyo. Magpakalalaki kayo, at lumaban.”
You Philistine men, be courageous! Fight very hard! If you do not do that, [they will defeat us, and then] you will become their slaves, just like they have been our slaves previously!”
10 Nakipaglaban ang mga Filisteo, at natalo ang Israel. Tumakas ang bawat isa sa kanyang bahay, at ang patayan ay napakalawak; sapagka't natalo ang tatlumpung libong sundalo mula sa Israel.
So the Philistine men fought very hard, and they defeated the Israelis. They killed 30,000 Israeli soldiers, and the other Israeli soldiers fled and ran away to their tents.
11 Nakuha ang kaban ng Diyos at namatay ang dalawang lalaking anak ni Eli, na sina Hofni at Finehas.
The Philistines captured the sacred chest, and they killed Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas.
12 Tumakbo ang isang lalaki ng Benjamin mula sa hanay ng labanan at nakarating sa Silo sa parehong araw, dumating na punit ang kanyang mga damit at may lupa sa kanyang ulo.
On that same day, one man of the tribe [descended from] Benjamin tore his clothes and threw dirt on his head [to show that he was very sad]. He ran from the place where the armies were fighting, and he arrived at Shiloh late [that afternoon].
13 Nang nakarating siya, nakaupo si Eli sa kanyang upuan na nakatingin sa daan dahil kumabog ang kanyang puso na may pag-aalala para sa kaban ng Diyos. Nang pumasok ang lalaki sa lungsod at sinabi ang balita, umiyak ang buong lungsod.
Eli was waiting beside the road. [He wanted to hear news about the battle, and] he was also very anxious to know if anything bad had happened to God’s sacred chest. When the messenger arrived and told people what had happened, everyone in the town started to cry loudly.
14 Nang narinig ni Eli ang ingay ng iyakan, sinabi niya, “Ano ang kahulugan nitong hiyawan?” Biglang dumating ang lalaki at sinabi kay Eli.
Eli asked, “Why are they making all that noise?” The messenger ran over to Eli and told him the news.
15 Ngayon siyamnapu't walong taong gulang na si Eli; malabo ang kanyang mga mata, at hindi siya makakita.
At that time, Eli was 98 years old, and he was blind.
16 Sinabi ng lalaki kay Eli, “Ako ang isang nanggaling mula sa hanay ng labanan. Tumakas ako mula sa labanan sa araw na ito.” At sinabi niya, “Ano ang nangyari, anak ko?”
The messenger said to Eli, “I have just come from where the armies were fighting. I left there earlier today.” Eli asked, “What happened?”
17 Sumagot at nagsabi ang lalaking nagdala ng balita, “Tumakas ang Israel mula sa mga Filisteo. Mayroon ding isang malaking pagkatalo sa mga tao. Ang iyong dalawang anak na lalaki, na sina Hofni at Finehas ay patay na, at nakuha ang kaban ng Diyos.”
The man replied, “The Philistines defeated our Israeli army. They killed thousands of our soldiers, and the others ran away. The Philistines killed your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas. They also captured God’s sacred chest.”
18 Nang nabanggit niya ang kaban ng Diyos, natumba patalikod si Eli mula sa kanyang upuan sa gilid ng tarangkahan. Nabali ang kanyang leeg, at namatay siya, dahil matanda na siya at mabigat. Naging hukom siya ng Israel sa loob ng apatnapung taon.
Eli was very old, and he was very fat; and when he heard what had happened to the sacred chest, he fell backward from his chair beside the town gate. His neck was broken and he died. He had led the Israeli people for 40 years before he died.
19 Ngayon ang kanyang manugang na babae, asawa ni Finehas, ay buntis at malapit ng manganganak. Nang narinig niya ang balita na nakuha ang kaban ng Diyos at ang kanyang biyenang lalaki at ang kanyang asawa ay patay na, lumuhod siya at nanganak, ngunit nagpahina sa kanya ang hirap ng kanyang panganganak.
The wife/widow of Eli’s son Phinehas was pregnant, and it was almost time for her to give birth to her baby. When she heard that God’s sacred chest had been captured and that her husband and her father-in-law were dead, her labor pains suddenly began. She quickly gave birth to a boy.
20 Sinabi sa kanya ng babaeng nagpapaanak sa oras na malapit na siyang mamatay, “Huwag kang matakot, dahil nanganak ka ng isang lalaki.” Ngunit hindi siya sumagot o isinapuso kung ano ang kanilang sinabi.
The women who were helping her tried to encourage her by saying to her, “You have given birth to a son!” But she did not pay any attention [DOU] to what they said.
21 Pinangalanan niya ang bata ng Icabod, na nagsasabing, “Nawala ang kaluwalhatian mula sa Israel!” dahil nakuha ang kaban ng Diyos, at dahil sa kanyang biyenan at kanyang asawa.
She named the boy Ichabod, which means ‘no glory’, because she said, “[God’s] glory has departed from Israel.” She said that because God’s sacred chest had been captured and because her husband and her father-in-law had died.
22 At sinabi niya, “Nawala ang kaluwalhatian mula sa Israel, dahil nakuha ang kaban ng Diyos.”
She said, “[God’s] glory has left Israel, because God’s sacred chest has been captured!” And then she died.
