1.Samuel 4 | Синодальный перевод New International Reader’s Version

1.Samuel 4 | Синодальный перевод
1 И было слово Самуила ко всему Израилю. И выступили Израильтяне против Филистимлян на войну и расположились станом при Авен–Езере, а Филистимляне расположились при Афеке. 2 И выстроились Филистимляне против Израильтян, и произошла битва, и были поражены Израильтяне Филистимлянами, которые побили на поле сражения около четырех тысяч человек. 3 И пришел народ в стан; и сказали старейшины Израилевы: за что поразил нас Господь сегодня пред Филистимлянами? возьмем себе из Силома ковчег завета Господня, и он пойдет среди нас и спасет нас от руки врагов наших. 4 И послал народ в Силом, и принесли оттуда ковчег завета Господа Саваофа, седящего на херувимах; а при ковчеге завета Божия были и два сына Илиевы, Офни и Финеес. 5 И когда прибыл ковчег завета Господня в стан, весь Израиль поднял такой сильный крик, что земля стонала. 6 И услышали Филистимляне шум восклицаний и сказали: отчего такие громкие восклицания в стане Евреев? И узнали, что ковчег Господень прибыл в стан. 7 И устрашились Филистимляне, ибо сказали: Бог тот пришел к ним в стан. И сказали: горе нам! ибо не бывало подобного ни вчера, ни третьего дня; 8 горе нам! кто избавит нас от руки этого сильного Бога? Это – тот Бог, Который поразил Египтян всякими казнями в пустыне; 9 укрепитесь и будьте мужественны, Филистимляне, чтобы вам не быть в порабощении у Евреев, как они у вас в порабощении; будьте мужественны и сразитесь с ними. 10 И сразились Филистимляне, и поражены были Израильтяне, и каждый побежал в шатер свой, и было поражение весьма великое, и пало из Израильтян тридцать тысяч пеших. 11 И ковчег Божий был взят, и два сына Илиевы, Офни и Финеес, умерли. 12 И побежал один Вениамитянин с места сражения и пришел в Силом в тот же день; одежда на нем была разодрана и прах на голове его. 13 Когда пришел он, Илий сидел на седалище при дороге у ворот и смотрел, ибо сердце его трепетало за ковчег Божий. И когда человек тот пришел и объявил в городе, то громко восстенал весь город. 14 И услышал Илий звуки вопля и сказал: отчего такой шум? И тотчас подошел человек тот и объявил Илию. 15 Илий был тогда девяноста восьми лет; и глаза его померкли, и он не мог видеть. 16 И сказал тот человек Илию: я пришел из стана, сегодня же бежал я с места сражения. И сказал [Илий]: что произошло, сын мой? 17 И отвечал вестник и сказал: побежал Израиль пред Филистимлянами, и поражение великое произошло в народе, и оба сына твои, Офни и Финеес, умерли, и ковчег Божий взят. 18 Когда упомянул он о ковчеге Божием, [Илий] упал с седалища навзничь у ворот, сломал себе хребет и умер; ибо он [был] стар и тяжел. Был же он судьею Израиля сорок лет. 19 Невестка его, жена Финеесова, была беременна уже пред родами. И когда услышала она известие о взятии ковчега Божия и о смерти свекра своего и мужа своего, то упала на колени и родила, ибо приступили к ней боли ее. 20 И когда умирала она, стоявшие при ней женщины говорили ей: не бойся, ты родила сына. Но она не отвечала и не обращала внимания. 21 И назвала младенца: Ихавод, сказав: "отошла слава от Израиля" – со взятием ковчега Божия и [со смертью] свекра ее и мужа ее. 22 Она сказала: отошла слава от Израиля, ибо взят ковчег Божий.

1876 Russian Synodal Translation, 1956 Edition The text was supplied by "Light in East Germany". Public domain

New International Reader’s Version

The Philistines capture the ark

1 And Samuel gave those messages to all the Israelites. The Israelites went out to fight against the Philistines. The Israelites camped at Ebenezer. The Philistines camped at Aphek. 2 The Philistines brought their forces together to fight against Israel. As the fighting spread, the Israelites lost the battle to the Philistines. The Philistines killed about 4,000 of them on the field of battle. 3 The rest of the Israelite soldiers returned to camp. Then the elders asked them, ‘Why did the LORD let the Philistines win the battle over us today? Let’s bring the ark of the LORD’s covenant from Shiloh. Let’s take it with us. Then the LORD will save us from the power of our enemies.’ 4 So the people sent men to Shiloh. They brought back the ark of the LORD’s covenant law. He sits there on his throne between the cherubim. The LORD is the one who rules over all. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were with the ark of God’s covenant law. The ark was in Shiloh. 5 The ark of the LORD’s covenant law was brought into the camp. Then all the Israelites shouted so loudly that the ground shook. 6 The Philistines heard the noise. They asked, ‘What’s all that shouting about in the Hebrew camp?’ Then the Philistines found out that the ark of the LORD had come into the camp. 7 So they were afraid. ‘A god has come into their camp,’ they said. ‘Oh no! Nothing like this has ever happened before. 8 How terrible it will be for us! Who will save us from the power of these mighty gods? They struck down the people of Egypt in the desert. They sent all kinds of plagues on them. 9 Philistines, be strong! Fight like men! If you don’t, you will come under the control of the Hebrews. You will become their slaves, just as they have been your slaves. Fight like men!’ 10 So the Philistines fought. The Israelites lost the battle, and every man ran back to his tent. A large number of them were killed. Israel lost 30,000 soldiers who were on foot. 11 The ark of God was captured. And Eli’s two sons Hophni and Phinehas died.

Eli dies

12 That same day a man from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the front lines of the battle. He went to Shiloh. His clothes were torn. He had dust on his head. 13 When he arrived, there was Eli sitting on his chair. He was by the side of the road. He was watching because his heart was really concerned about the ark of God. The man entered the town and told everyone what had happened. Then the whole town cried out. 14 Eli heard the people crying out. He asked, ‘What’s the meaning of all this noise?’ The man hurried over to Eli. 15 Eli was 98 years old. His eyes were so bad he couldn’t see. 16 The man told Eli, ‘I’ve just come from the front lines of the battle. I just ran away from there today.’ Eli asked, ‘What happened, son?’ 17 The man who brought the news replied, ‘Israel ran away from the Philistines. Large numbers of men in the army were wounded or killed. Your two sons Hophni and Phinehas are also dead. And the ark of God has been captured.’ 18 When the man spoke about the ark of God, Eli fell backwards off his chair. He had been sitting by the side of the gate. When he fell, he broke his neck and died. He was old and fat. He had led Israel for 40 years. 19 The wife of Phinehas was pregnant. She was Eli’s daughter-in-law. It was near the time for her baby to be born. She heard the news that the ark of God had been captured. She heard that her father-in-law and her husband were dead. So she went into labour and had her baby. Her pain was more than she could bear. 20 As she was dying, the women helping her spoke up. They said, ‘Don’t be afraid. You have had a son.’ But she didn’t reply. She didn’t pay any attention. 21 She named the boy Ichabod. She said, ‘The God of glory has left Israel.’ She said it because the ark of God had been captured. She also said it because her father-in-law and her husband had died. 22 She said, ‘The God of glory has left Israel.’ She said it because the ark of God had been captured.