1 O ra, saiu Israel ã batalha contra os filisteus, e acampou-se perto de Ebenézer; e os filisteus se acamparam junto a Afeque.

Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped beside Ebenezer while the Philistines camped in Aphek.

2 E os filisteus se dispuseram em ordem de batalha contra Israel; e, travada a peleja, Israel foi ferido diante dos filisteus, que mataram no campo cerca de quatro mil homens do exército.

The Philistines drew up in battle array to meet Israel. When the battle spread, Israel was defeated before the Philistines who killed about four thousand men on the battlefield.

3 Q uando o povo voltou ao arraial, disseram os anciãos de Israel: Por que nos feriu o Senhor hoje diante dos filisteus? Tragamos para nós de Siló a arca do pacto do Senhor, para que ela venha para o meio de nós, e nos livre da mão de nossos inimigos.

When the people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said, “ Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us take to ourselves from Shiloh the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that it may come among us and deliver us from the power of our enemies.”

4 E nviou, pois, o povo a Siló, e trouxeram de lá a arca do pacto do Senhor dos exércitos, que se assenta sobre os querubins; e os dois filhos de Eli, Hofni e Finéias, estavam ali com a arca do pacto de Deus.

So the people sent to Shiloh, and from there they carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts 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 Q uando a arca do pacto do Senhor chegou ao arraial, prorrompeu todo o Israel em grandes gritos, de modo que a terra vibrou.

As the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded.

6 E os filisteus, ouvindo o som da gritaria, disseram: Que quer dizer esta grande vozearia no arraial dos hebreus? Quando souberam que a arca do Senhor havia chegado ao arraial,

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 ?” Then they understood that the ark of the Lord had come into the camp.

7 o s filisteus se atemorizaram; e diziam: Os deuses vieram ao arraial. Diziam mais: Ai de nós! porque nunca antes sucedeu tal coisa.

The Philistines were afraid, for they said, “God has come into the camp.” And they said, “ Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before.

8 A i de nós! quem nos livrará da mão destes deuses possantes? Estes são os deuses que feriram aos egípcios com toda sorte de pragas no deserto.

Woe to us! Who shall deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who smote the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.

9 E sforçai-vos, e portai-vos varonilmente, ó filisteus, para que porventura não venhais a ser escravos dos hebreus, como eles o foram vossos; portai-vos varonilmente e pelejai.

Take courage and be men, O Philistines, or you will become slaves to the Hebrews, as they have been slaves to you; therefore, be men and fight.”

10 E ntão pelejaram os filisteus, e Israel foi derrotado, fugindo cada um para a sua tenda; e houve mui grande matança, pois caíram de Israel trinta mil homens de infantaria.

So the Philistines fought and Israel was defeated, and every man fled to his tent; and the slaughter was very great, for there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers.

11 T ambém foi tomada a arca de Deus, e os dois filhos de Eli, Hofni e Finéias, foram mortos.

And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

12 E ntão um homem de Benjamim, correndo do campo de batalha chegou no mesmo dia a Siló, com as vestes rasgadas e terra sobre a cabeça.

Now a man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes torn and dust on his head.

13 A o chegar ele, estava Eli sentado numa cadeira ao pé do caminho vigiando, porquanto o seu coração estava tremendo pela arca de Deus. E quando aquele homem chegou e anunciou isto na cidade, a cidade toda prorrompeu em lamentações.

When he came, behold, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road eagerly watching, because his heart was trembling for the ark of God. So the man came to tell it in the city, and all the city cried out.

14 E Eli, ouvindo a voz do lamento, perguntou: Que quer dizer este alvoroço? Então o homem, apressando-se, chegou e o anunciou a Eli.

When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, “What does the noise of this commotion mean ?” Then the man came hurriedly and told Eli.

15 O ra, Eli tinha noventa e oito anos; e os seus olhos haviam cegado, de modo que já não podia ver.

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

16 E disse aquele homem a Eli: Estou vindo do campo de batalha, donde fugi hoje mesmo. Perguntou Eli: Que foi que sucedeu, meu filho?

The man said to Eli, “I am the one who came from the battle line. Indeed, I escaped from the battle line today.” And he said, “ How did things go, my son?”

17 E ntão respondeu o que trazia as novas, e disse: Israel fugiu de diante dos filisteus, e houve grande matança entre o povo; além disto, também teus dois filhos, Hofni e Finéias, são mortos, e a arca de Deus é tomada.

Then the one who brought the news replied, “Israel has fled before the Philistines and there has also been a great slaughter among the people, and your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken.”

18 Q uando ele fez menção da arca de Deus, Eli caiu da cadeira para trás, junto ã porta, e quebrou-se-lhe o pescoço, e morreu, porquanto era homem velho e pesado. Ele tinha julgado a Israel quarenta anos.

When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell off the seat backward beside the gate, and his neck was broken and he died, for he was old and heavy. Thus he judged Israel forty years.

19 E estando sua nora, a mulher de Finéias, grávida e próxima ao parto, e ouvindo estas novas, de que a arca de Deus era tomada, e de que seu sogro e seu marido eram mortos, encurvou-se e deu ã luz, porquanto as dores lhe sobrevieram.

Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehas’s wife, was pregnant and about to give birth; and when she heard the news that the ark of God was taken and that her father-in-law and her husband had died, she kneeled down and gave birth, for her pains came upon her.

20 E , na hora em que ia morrendo, disseram as mulheres que estavam com ela: Não temas, pois tiveste um filho. Ela, porém, não respondeu, nem deu atenção a isto.

And about the time of her death 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 or pay attention.

21 E chamou ao menino de Icabô, dizendo: De Israel se foi a glória! Porque fora tomada a arca de Deus, e por causa de seu sogro e de seu marido.

And she called the boy Ichabod, saying, “ The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God was taken and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

22 E disse: De Israel se foi a glória, pois é tomada a arca de Deus.

She said, “The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God was taken.”