1 Samuel 4
1 And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight: and Israel went out to war against the Philistines, and camped by the Stone of help. And the Philistines came to Aphec,
A palavra de Samuel chegou a todo Israel. Agora Israel saiu contra os filisteus para lutar, e acampou ao lado de Ebenezer; e os filisteus acamparam em Afek.
2 And put their army in array against Israel. And when they had joined battle, Israel turned their backs to the Philistines, and there was slain in that fight here and there in the fields about four thousand men.
Os filisteus se colocaram em ordem contra Israel. Quando se juntaram à batalha, Israel foi derrotado pelos filisteus, que mataram cerca de quatro mil homens do exército no campo.
3 And the people returned to the camp: and the ancients of Israel said: Why hath the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us fetch unto us the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Silo, and let it come in the midst of us, that it may save us from the hand of our enemies.
Quando o povo entrou no campo, os anciãos de Israel disseram: “Por que Javé nos derrotou hoje diante dos filisteus? Vamos tirar a arca da aliança de Javé de Shiloh e trazê-la até nós, para que ela possa vir entre nós e nos salvar da mão de nossos inimigos”.
4 So the people sent to Silo, and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts sitting upon the cherubims: and the two sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, were with the ark of the covenant of God.
Então o povo enviou para Shiloh, e de lá trouxeram a arca do pacto de Yahweh dos Exércitos, que se senta acima dos querubins; e os dois filhos de Eli, Hophni e Phinehas, estavam lá com a arca do pacto de Deus.
5 And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord was come into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, and the earth rang again.
Quando a arca do pacto de Javé entrou no campo, todo Israel gritou com um grande grito, para que a terra ressoasse.
6 And the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, and they said: What is this noise of a great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the Lord was come into the camp.
Quando os filisteus ouviram o barulho do grito, disseram: “O que significa o barulho deste grande grito no acampamento dos hebreus? Eles entenderam que a arca de Yahweh havia entrado no acampamento.
7 And the Philistines were afraid, saying: God is come into the camp. And sighing, they said:
Os filisteus tiveram medo, pois disseram: “Deus entrou no acampamento”. Eles disseram: “Ai de nós! Pois não houve tal coisa antes.
8 Woe to us: for there was no such great joy yesterday and the day before: Woe to us. Who shall deliver us from the hand of these high gods? these are the gods that struck Egypt with all the plagues in the desert.
Ai de nós! Quem nos livrará da mão destes poderosos deuses? Estes são os deuses que atingiram os egípcios com todos os tipos de pragas no deserto.
9 Take courage and behave like men, ye Philistines: lest you come to be servants to the Hebrews, as they have served you: take courage and fight.
Sede fortes e comportai-vos como homens, ó filisteus, para não serdes servos dos hebreus, como eles têm sido para vós. Fortalecei-vos como homens, e pelejai”!
10 So the Philistines fought, and Israel was overthrown, and every man fled to his own dwelling: and there was an exceeding great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.
Os filisteus lutaram, e Israel foi derrotado, e cada homem fugiu para sua tenda. Houve uma matança muito grande; pois trinta mil homens de pé de Israel caíram.
11 And the ark of God was taken: and the two sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, were slain.
A arca de Deus foi levada; e os dois filhos de Eli, Hophni e Phinehas, foram mortos.
12 And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Silo the same day, with his clothes rent, and his head strewed with dust.
Um homem de Benjamin fugiu do exército e veio para Shiloh no mesmo dia, com suas roupas rasgadas e com sujeira na cabeça.
13 And when he was come, Heli sat upon a stool over against the way watching. For his heart was fearful for the ark of God. And when the man was come into the city, he told it: and all the city cried out.
Quando ele chegou, eis que Eli estava sentado em seu assento junto à estrada observando, pois seu coração tremia pela arca de Deus. Quando o homem entrou na cidade e falou sobre isso, toda a cidade gritou.
14 And Heli heard the noise of the cry, and he said: What meaneth the noise of this uproar? But he made haste, and came, and told Heli.
Quando Eli ouviu o barulho do choro, ele disse: “O que significa o barulho deste tumulto?”. O homem se apressou e veio e disse a Eli.
15 Now Heli was ninety and eight years old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see.
Now Eli tinha noventa e oito anos de idade. Seus olhos estavam postos, de modo que ele não podia ver.
16 And he said to Heli: I am he that came from the battle, and have fled out of the field this day. And he said to him: What is there done, my son?
O homem disse a Eli: “Eu sou aquele que saiu do exército, e hoje eu fugi do exército”. Ele disse: “Como foi o assunto, meu filho?”
17 And he that brought the news answered, and said: Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter of the people: moreover thy two sons, Ophni and Phinees, are dead: and the ark of God is taken.
Aquele que trouxe a notícia respondeu: “Israel fugiu diante dos filisteus, e também houve um grande massacre entre o povo. Seus dois filhos também, Hophni e Phinehas, estão mortos, e a arca de Deus foi capturada”.
18 And when he had named the ark of God, he fell from his stool backwards by the door, and broke his neck, and died. For he was an old man, and far advanced in years: and he judged Israel forty years.
Quando ele fez menção à arca de Deus, Eli caiu de seu assento para trás, ao lado do portão; e seu pescoço quebrou e ele morreu, pois era um homem velho e pesado. Ele havia julgado Israel durante quarenta anos.
19 And his daughter in law the wife of Phinees, was big with child, and near her time: and hearing the news that the ark of God was taken, and her father in law, and her husband, were dead, she bowed herself and fell in labour: for her pains came upon her on a sudden.
Sua nora, esposa de Phinehas, estava grávida, perto de dar à luz. Quando ela ouviu a notícia de que a arca de Deus foi levada e que seu sogro e seu marido estavam mortos, ela se curvou e deu à luz; pois suas dores vieram sobre ela.
20 And when she was upon the point of death, they that stood about her said to her: Fear not, for thou hast borne a son. She answered them not, nor gave heed to them.
Por ocasião de sua morte, as mulheres que a apoiaram disseram-lhe: “Não tenha medo, pois você deu à luz um filho”. Mas ela não respondeu, nem considerou isso.
21 And she called the child Ichabod, saying: The glory is gone from Israel, because the ark of God was taken, and for her father in law, and her husband:
Ela deu o nome de Ichabod à criança, dizendo: “A glória partiu de Israel!” porque a arca de Deus foi levada, e por causa de seu sogro e seu marido.
22 And she said: The glory is departed from Israel, because the ark of God was taken.
Ela disse: “A glória partiu de Israel; pois a arca de Deus foi tomada”.
