1 Now at that time the Philistines came together to make war against Israel, and the men of Israel went out to war against the Philistines and took up their position at the side of Eben-ezer: and the Philistines put their forces in position in Aphek.
2 And the Philistines put their forces in order against Israel, and the fighting was hard, and Israel was overcome by the Philistines, who put to the sword about four thousand of their army in the field.
3 And when the people came back to their tents, the responsible men of Israel said, Why has the Lord let the Philistines overcome us today? Let us get the ark of the Lord's agreement here from Shiloh, so that it may be with us and give us salvation from the hands of those who are against us.
4 So the people sent to Shiloh and got the ark of the agreement of the Lord of armies whose resting-place is between the winged ones; and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were there with the ark of God's agreement.
5 And when the ark of the Lord's agreement came into the tent-circle, all Israel gave a great cry, so that the earth was sounding with it.
6 And the Philistines, hearing the noise of their cry, said, What is this great cry among the tents of the Hebrews? Then it became clear to them that the ark of the Lord had come to the tent-circle.
7 And the Philistines, full of fear, said, God has come into their tents. And they said, Trouble is ours! for never before has such a thing been seen.
8 Trouble is ours! Who will give us salvation from the hands of these great gods? These are the gods who sent all sorts of blows on the Egyptians in the waste land.
9 Be strong, O Philistines, be men! Do not be servants to the Hebrews as they have been to you: go forward to the fight without fear.
10 So the Philistines went to the fight, and Israel was overcome, and every man went in flight to his tent: and great was the destruction, for thirty thousand footmen of Israel were put to the sword.
11 And the ark of God was taken; and Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were put to the sword.
12 And a man of Benjamin went running from the fight and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothing out of order and earth on his head.
13 And when he came, Eli was seated by the wayside watching: and in his heart was fear for the ark of God. And when the man came into the town and gave the news, there was a great outcry.
14 And Eli, hearing the noise and the cries, said, What is the reason of this outcry? And the man came quickly and gave the news to Eli.
15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were fixed so that he was not able to see.
16 And the man said to Eli, I have come from the army and have come in flight today from the fight. And he said, How did it go, my son?
17 And the man said, Israel went in flight from the Philistines, and there has been great destruction among the people, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken.
18 And at these words about the ark of God, Eli, falling back off his seat by the side of the doorway into the town, came down on the earth so that his neck was broken and death overtook him, for he was an old man and of great weight. He had been judging Israel for forty years.
19 And his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was with child and near the time when she would give birth; and when she had the news that the ark of God had been taken and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, her pains came on her suddenly and she gave birth.
20 And when she was very near death the women who were with her said, Have no fear, for you have given birth to a son. But she made no answer and gave no attention to it.
21 And she gave the child the name of Ichabod, saying, The glory has gone from Israel: because the ark of God was taken and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
22 And she said, The glory is gone from Israel, for the ark of God has been taken.
1 撒母耳的话传遍了以色列。那时， 以色列人出去迎战非利士人， 他们靠近以便以谢安营， 非利士人却在亚弗安营。
2 非利士人列阵， 要与以色列人交战。战事展开后， 以色列人败在非利士人面前， 非利士人在战场上杀了约四千人。
3 军队回到营里， 以色列的长老说： "今天耶和华为什么在非利士人面前击败我们呢？我们要把耶和华的约柜从示罗抬到我们这里来。约柜一到我们中间， 就会拯救我们脱离仇敌的手。"
4 于是他们派人到示罗去， 从那里把坐在二基路伯中间万军之耶和华的约柜抬来； 以利的两个儿子， 何弗尼和非尼哈， 也与 神的约柜一同来了。
5 耶和华的约柜来到营中的时候， 以色列众人就大声欢呼， 大地也回声响应。
6 非利士人听见了欢呼的声音， 就问： "在希伯来人的营中为什么有这样大声的欢呼呢？"后来才知道耶和华的约柜来到了营中。
7 非利士人就害怕起来， 他们说： "有神来到他们的营中了。"又说： "我们有祸了！ 因为从来没有这样的事。
8 我们有祸了！ 从前在旷野用各样灾祸击打埃及人的， 就是这些神。谁能救我们脱离这些大能之神的手呢？
9 非利士人哪！ 你们要刚强， 要作大丈夫， 免得你们作希伯来人的奴仆， 好像他们作过你们的奴仆一样； 你们要作大丈夫， 作战吧！ "
10 于是非利士人起来作战， 以色列人就被击败， 各人都往自己的帐棚逃跑。这是一场大屠杀， 以色列人中有三万步兵阵亡。
11 神的约柜也被抢去， 以利的两个儿子何弗尼和非尼哈也死了。
12 有一个便雅悯人跑离战场， 衣服撕裂， 头蒙尘土， 当天来到示罗。
13 他来到的时候， 以利正在路旁坐在自己的椅子上观望， 因为他为 神的约柜担忧战栗。那人进城里报信， 全城的人就都喊叫起来。
14 以利听见喊叫的声音， 就问： "这喧嚷的声音是什么意思呢？"那人急忙前来， 向以利报告。
15 那时以利九十八岁了， 眼睛发直， 不能看见。
16 那人告诉以利： "我是从战场上来的， 今天从战场上逃回来。"以利问： "我儿， 事情怎么样？"
17 报信的人回答， 说： "以色列人在非利士人面前逃跑， 伤亡惨重， 你两个儿子何弗尼和非尼哈也都死了， 民中被杀的甚多， 神的约柜也被抢去了。"
18 因为以利年老体重， 报信的人一提到 神的约柜， 以利就从椅子上往后跌倒在门旁， 颈骨折断而死。以利治理了以色列四十年。
19 以利的媳妇， 非尼哈的妻子怀了孕， 产期近了； 她一听见 神的约柜被抢去， 以及她公公和丈夫都死了的消息， 就忽然感到疼痛， 曲身生产了。
20 她快要死的时候， 站在旁边的妇女们对她说： "不要怕， 你生了一个儿子！ "她却不回答， 也不理会。
21 她给孩子起名叫以迦博， 说： "荣耀已经离开以色列了。"这是因为 神的约柜被抢去， 又因为她的公公和丈夫都死了。
22 她说： "荣耀已经离开了以色列， 因为 神的约柜被抢去了。"