1 و َانتَشَرَتْ 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.

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

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

And 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.

3 ف انسَحَبَ 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.»

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

4 ف َذَهَبَ 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.

So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

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

And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.

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

And 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 the Lord was come into the camp.

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

And 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.

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

Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.

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

Be 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.

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

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

11 و َاستَولَى الفِلِسْطِيُّونَ عَلَى صُندُوقِ عَهدِ اللهِ، وَقَتَلُوا ابنَي عالِي، حُفنِي وَفِينحاسَ.

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

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

And 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.

13 و َكانَ 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.

And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a 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.

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

And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.

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

Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.

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

And 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, What is there done, my son?

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

And the messenger 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.

18 ف َلَمّا 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

And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the 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.

19 و َكانَتْ 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.

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

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

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

And she named the child I‑chabod, 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 ف َقالَتْ: «نُزِعَ مَجْدُ إسْرائِيلَ،» لِأنَّ الفِلِسْطِيِّينَ أخَذُوا صُنْدُوقَ عَهدِ اللهِ.

And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.