1 A nd the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

وَانتَشَرَتْ أخبارُ صَمُوئِيلَ فِي جَمِيعِ أنْحاءِ إسْرائِيلَ. الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ يَهزِمُونَ بَنِي إسْرائِيل وَفِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، خَرَجَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ لِمُحارَبَةِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ. وَعَسكَرُوا عِندَ حَجَرِ المَعُونَةِ، بَينَما عَسكَرَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ عِندَ أفِيقَ.

2 A nd the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines; and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.

فاصطَفَّ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ أمامَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ وَبَدَأُوا الهُجُومَ. فَهَزَمَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَقَتَلُوا نَحْوَ أرْبَعَةَ آلافِ جُندِيٍّ مِنْ جَيشِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.

3 A nd when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath Jehovah smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of Shiloh unto us, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies.

فانسَحَبَ بَقِيَّةُ جُنُودِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ إلَى مُعَسكَرِهِمْ. وَسَألَ شُيُوخُ إسْرائِيلَ: «لِماذا سَمَحَ اللهُ بِأنْ نَنهَزِمَ أمام الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ؟ فَلْنُحضِرْ صُنْدُوقَ عَهدِ اللهِ مِنْ شِيلُوهَ. وَلْنُدخِلْهُ مَعَنا إلَى المَعرَكَةِ فَيُخَلِّصَنا مِنْ أعْدائِنا.»

4 S o the people sent to Shiloh; and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of hosts, who sitteth above the cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

فَذَهَبَ الشَّعبُ إلَى شِيلُوهَ. وَعادُوا بِصُنْدُوقِ عَهدِ اللهِ القَدِيرِ الَّذِي يَعلُوهُ تِمثالا الكَرُوبِيمِ. فَكانَ هَذانِ المَلاكانِ كَعَرشٍ يَجلِسُ عَلَيهِ اللهُ. وَجاءَ حُفنِي وَفِينْحاسُ مَعَ صُّنْدُوقِ عَهدِ اللهِ.

5 A nd when the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.

وَلَمّا دَخَلَ صُنْدُوقُ عَهدِ اللهِ إلَى المُعَسكَرِ، هَتَفَ كُلُّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ هُتافاً عَظِيماً هَزَّ الأرْضَ.

6 A nd when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of Jehovah was come into the camp.

وَسَمِعَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ هُتافَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، فَسَألُوا: «ما سِرُّ هَذا الهُتافِ فِي مُعَسكَرِ العِبرانِيِّينَ؟» فاكتَشَفَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ أنَّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ قَدْ أحضَرُوا صُنْدُوقَ اللهِ إلَى مُعَسكَرِهِمْ.

7 A nd the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.

فَخافَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ وَقالُوا: «قَدِ انضَمَّتِ الآلِهَةُ إلَى مُخَيَّمِهِمْ! فَيا وَيلَنا. فَهَذا أمرٌ لَمْ يَحدُثْ مِنْ قَبلُ.

8 W oe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that smote the Egyptians with all manner of plagues in the wilderness.

إنَّنا أمامَ مُشكِلَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ. فَمَنْ يَستَطِيعُ أنْ يُنقِذَنا مِنْ هَذِهِ الآلِهَةِ القَوِيَّة؟ فَهَذِهِ هِيَ الآلِهَةُ نَفْسُها الَّتِي أوقَعَتْ بِالمِصرِيِّينَ أمراضاً وَأوبِئَةً وَكَوارثَ.

9 B e strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.

فَلْنَتَشَجَّعْ نَحنُ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ، وَلْنُحارِبهُمْ كَرِجالٍ. نَحْنُ استَعبَدْنا العِبرانِيِّينَ فِيما مَضَى. فَلنُحارِبْهُمْ كَرِجالٍ وَإلا فَإنَّنا سَنُسْتَعْبَدُ لَهُمْ.»

10 A nd the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man to his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

فَاسْتَبسَلَ الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ فِي القِتالِ وَهَزَمُوا بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. فَهَرَبَ جُنُودُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ وَعادُوا إلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ. فَكانَتْ هَزِيمَةً شَديدَةً لِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. وَقُتِلَ ثَلاثُونَ ألفَ جُندِيٍّ مِنهُمْ.

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

وَاستَولَى الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ عَلَى صُندُوقِ عَهدِ اللهِ، وَقَتَلُوا ابنَي عالِي، حُفنِي وَفِينحاسَ.

12 A nd there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.

وَهَرَبَ مِنَ المَعرَكَةِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قَبِيلَةِ بَنْيامِيْنَ إلَى شِيلُوه. مَزَّقَ هَذا الرَّجُلُ ثِيابَهُ وَوَضَعَ تُراباً عَلَى رَأسِهِ حُزناً.

13 A nd when he came, lo, Eli was sitting upon his seat by the wayside watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

وَكانَ عالِي قَلِقاً عَلَى صُنْدُوقِ العَهدِ. فَكانَ جالِساً قُربَ بَوّابَةِ المَدِينَةِ مُنتَظِراً وَمُتَرَقِّباً عِندَما دَخَلَ الرَّجُلُ البَنْيامِيْنِيُّ المَدِينَةَ وَسَمِعَ الخَبَرَ السَّيِّئَ. فَبَدَأ كُلُّ سُكّانِ المَدِينَةِ يَبكُونَ بُكاءً عالِياً.

14 A nd when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man hasted, and came and told Eli.

فَسَمِعَ عالِي بُكاءَ الشَّعبِ. فَسَألَ: «ما سِرُّ هَذا الضَّجِيجِ؟» فَرَكَضَ الرَّجُلُ البَنْيامِيْنِيُّ لِيُخْبِرَ عالِي بِما حَدَثَ.

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

فَقَدْ كانَ عالِي فِي الثّامِنَةِ وَالتِّسعِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ. وَكانَ أعمَى، فَلَمْ يَقدِرْ أنْ يَرَى ما يَحدُثُ.

16 A nd the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, How went the matter, my son?

وَقالَ: «جِئتُ لِلتَّوِّ مِنَ المَعرَكَةِ. هَرَبتُ مِنها هُرُوباً اليَومَ.» فَسَألَهُ عالِي: «ما الَّذِي حَدَثَ يا ابنِي؟»

17 A nd he that brought the tidings answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath 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.

فَأجابَ الرَّجُلُ البَنْيامِيْنِيُّ: «هَرَبَ جَيشُ إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ أمامِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ. وَتَكَبَّدنا خَسائِرَ كَبِيرَةً فِي الأرواحِ. وَماتَ وَلَداكَ أيضاً. وَاستَولَى الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ عَلَى صُنْدُوقِ عَهدِ اللهِ.»

18 A nd it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli feel from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

فَلَمّا سَمِعَ عالِي ما ذَكَرَهُ الرَّجُلُ البَنْيامِيْنِيُّ عَنْ صُنْدُوقِ عَهدِ اللهِ، سَقَطَ إلَى الوَراءِ قُرْبَ البَوّابَةِ فانكَسَرَتْ رَقَبَتُهُ. وَكانَ عالِي شَيخاً طاعِناً فِي السِّنِّ وَبَدِيناً، فَماتَ. وَكانَ عالِي قاضِياً لإسْرائِيلَ مُدَّةَ عِشرِينَ سَنَةٍ. اختِفاءُ المَجد

19 A nd 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 brought forth; for her pains came upon her.

وَكانَتْ كَنَّةُ عالِي، زَوجَةُ فِينْحاسَ، حُبلَى. وَحانَ مَوعِدُ وِلادَتِها. فَسَمِعَتْ خَبَرَ استِيلاءِ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ عَلَى صُنْدُوقِ اللهِ. وَسَمِعَتْ أنَّ حَماها عالِي وَزَوجَها فِينْحاسَ ماتا أيضاً. فَما إنْ سَمِعَتِ الخَبَرَ حَتَّى داهَمَتْها آلامُ الوِلادَةِ فَوَلَدَتْ.

20 A nd about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast brought forth a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.

وَكانَتْ عَلَى فِراشِ المَوتِ عِندَما قالَتْ لَها القابِلَةُ: «لا تَهتَمِّي، فَقَدْ أنْجَبْتِ وَلَداً.» غَيرَ أنَّ كَنَّةَ عالِي لَمْ تُجِبْ وَلَمْ تُبدِ اهتِماماً.

21 A nd 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.

وَأسْمَتْ وَلَدَها إيخابُودَ، وَقالَتْ: «نُزِعَ مَجْدُ إسْرائِيلَ!» دَعَتْهُ بِهَذا الاسمِ لِأنَّ صُنْدُوقَ عَهدِ اللهِ قَدْ سُلِبَ وَلِأنَّ حَماها وَزَوجَها كِلَيهِما ماتا.

22 A nd she said, The glory is departed from Israel; for the ark of God is taken.

فَقالَتْ: «نُزِعَ مَجْدُ إسْرائِيلَ،» لِأنَّ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ أخَذُوا صُنْدُوقَ عَهدِ اللهِ.