1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle, and encamped beside Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

2 And the Philistines put themselves in battle array against Israel. And when they joined the battle, Israel was struck down before the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men at the battle line in the field.

3 And when the people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Why has Jehovah struck us down today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah from Shiloh to us, that when it comes among us it may save us from the hand of our enemies.

4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of Hosts, who dwells between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

5 And when the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout so that the earth shook.

6 And when the Philistines heard the sound of the shout, they said, What is this sound of great shouting in the camp of the Hebrews? Then they understood that the ark of Jehovah had come into the camp.

7 And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God has come into the camp! And they said, Woe to us! For such a thing has never happened before.

8 Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck Egypt with all the plagues in the wilderness.

9 Be strong and be like men, you Philistines, that you do not become servants of the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Be like men, and fight!

10 So the Philistines fought, and Israel was struck down, and every man fled to his tent. There was a very great slaughter, and there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers.

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

12 And a man of Benjamin ran from the battle line the same day, and came to Shiloh with his clothes torn and earth on his head.

13 And when he came, behold Eli was sitting on a seat by the wayside, watching, for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city and reported, all the city cried out.

14 When Eli heard the sound of the outcry, he said, What is this sound of tumult? And the man came quickly and reported to Eli.

15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes had become set that he could not see.

16 And the man said to Eli, I am the one who came from the battle line, and I have fled today from the battle line. And he said, What happened, my son?

17 And the messenger answered and said, Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Also your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, have died; and the ark of God has been taken.

18 And it happened, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell off the seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

19 And his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was with child, due to be delivered; 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 bowed herself and gave birth, for her pangs came upon her.

20 And about the time of her death the women who stood by her said to her, Do not fear, for you have borne a son. But she did not answer, nor was her heart set on it.

21 And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory has departed from Israel! because the ark of God had been taken and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

22 And she said, The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been taken.

1 E VEIO a palavra de Samuel a todo o Israel: e Israel saiu ao encontro, à peleja, aos filisteus, e se acamparam junto a Ebenézer: e os filisteus se acamparam junto a Afeque. 2 E os filisteus se dispuseram em ordem de batalha, para sair ao encontro a Israel; e, estendendo-se a peleja, Israel foi ferido diante dos filisteus, porque feriram na batalha, no campo, uns quatro mil homens. 3 E tornando o povo ao arraial, disseram os anciãos de Israel: Por que nos feriu o Senhor hoje diante dos filisteus? Tragamos de Silo a arca do concerto do Senhor, e venha no meio de nós, para que nos livre da mão de nossos inimigos. 4 Enviou pois o povo a Silo e trouxeram de lá a arca do concerto do Senhor dos exércitos, que habita entre os querubins: e os dois filhos de Eli, Hofni e Fineias, estavam ali com a arca do concerto de Deus. 5 E sucedeu que, vindo a arca do concerto do Senhor ao arraial, todo o Israel jubilou com grande júbilo, até que a terra estremeceu. 6 E os filisteus, ouvindo a voz do júbilo, disseram: Que voz de tão grande júbilo é esta no arraial dos hebreus? Então souberam que a arca do Senhor era vinda ao arraial. 7 Pelo que os filisteus se atemorizaram: porque diziam: Deus veio ao arraial. E diziam mais: Ai de nós! que tal nunca jamais sucedeu antes. 8 Ai de nós! quem nos livrará da mão destes grandiosos deuses? estes são os deuses que feriram aos egípcios com todas as pragas junto ao deserto. 9 Esforçai-vos, e sede homens, ó filisteus, para que porventura não venhais a servir aos hebreus, como eles serviram a vós; sede pois homens, e pelejai. 10 Então pelejaram os filisteus, e Israel foi ferido, e fugiram cada um para a sua tenda; e foi tão grande o estrago, que caíram de Israel trinta mil homens de pé.

11 E foi tomada a arca de Deus: e os dois filhos de Eli, Hofni e Fineias, morreram. 12 Então correu da batalha um homem de Benjamim, e chegou no mesmo dia a Silo: e trazia os vestidos rotos, e terra sobre a cabeça. 13 E, chegando ele, eis que Eli estava assentado sobre uma cadeira, vigiando ao pé do caminho; porquanto o seu coração estava tremendo pela arca de Deus: entrando pois aquele homem a anunciar isto na cidade, toda a cidade gritou. 14 E Eli, ouvindo a voz do grito, disse: Que voz de alvoroço é esta? Então chegou aquele homem a grande pressa, e veio, e o anunciou a Eli. 15 E era Eli da idade de noventa e oito anos: e estavam os seus olhos tão escurecidos, que já não podia ver. 16 E disse aquele homem a Eli: Eu sou o que venho da batalha; porque eu fugi hoje da batalha. E disse ele: Que cousa sucedeu, filho meu? 17 Então respondeu o que trazia as novas, e disse: Israel fugiu de diante dos filisteus, e houve também grande destroço entre o povo: e, de mais disto, também teus dois filhos Hofni e Fineias, morreram, e a arca de Deus é tomada.

18 E sucedeu que, fazendo ele menção da arca de Deus, Eli caiu da cadeira para trás, da banda da porta, e quebrou-se-lhe o pescoço, e morreu: porquanto o homem era velho e pesado; e tinha ele julgado a Israel quarenta anos. 19 E, estando sua nora, a mulher de Fineias, 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 morreram, encurvou-se e deu à luz; porquanto as dores lhe sobrevieram. 20 E, ao tempo em que ia morrendo, disseram as mulheres que estavam com ela: Não temas, pois tiveste um filho. Ela porém não respondeu, nem fez caso disso. 21 E chamou ao menino Icabô, dizendo: Foi-se a glória de Israel. Porquanto a arca de Deus foi levada presa, e por causa de seu sogro e de seu marido. 22 E disse: De Israel a glória é levada presa: pois é tomada a arca de Deus.