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וַיְהִ֥י
דְבַר־
שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל
לְכָל־
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
וַיֵּצֵ֣א
יִשְׂרָאֵל֩
לִקְרַ֨את
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים
לַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה
וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙
עַל־
הָאֶ֣בֶן
הָעֵ֔זֶר
וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים
חָנ֥וּ
בַאֲפֵֽק׃
Thus the word
of Samuel
came
to all
Israel.
Now the Israelites
went out
to meet
the Philistines
in battle
and camped
at
Ebenezer,
while the Philistines
camped
at Aphek.
And the word
of Samuel
came to all Israel.
Now Israel
went out
against
the Philistines
to battle,
and pitched
beside Ebenezer:
and the Philistines
pitched
in Aphek.
2
וַיַּעַרְכ֨וּ
פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים
לִקְרַ֣את
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
וַתִּטֹּשׁ֙
הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה
וַיִּנָּ֥גֶף
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
לִפְנֵ֣י
פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
וַיַּכּ֤וּ
בַמַּֽעֲרָכָה֙
בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה
כְּאַרְבַּ֥עַת
אֲלָפִ֖ים
אִֽישׁ׃
The Philistines
arrayed themselves
against
Israel,
and as the battle
spread,
Israel
was defeated
by
the Philistines,
who struck down
about four
thousand
men
on the battlefield.
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
וַיָּבֹ֣א
הָעָם֮
אֶל־
הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙
זִקְנֵ֣י
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
לָ֣מָּה
נְגָפָ֧נוּ
יְהוָ֛ה
הַיּ֖וֹם
לִפְנֵ֣י
פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
נִקְחָ֧ה
אֵלֵ֣ינוּ
מִשִּׁלֹ֗ה
אֶת־
אֲרוֹן֙
בְּרִ֣ית
יְהוָ֔ה
וְיָבֹ֣א
בְקִרְבֵּ֔נוּ
וְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּ
מִכַּ֥ף
אֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃
When the troops
returned
to
the camp,
the elders
of Israel
asked,
“Why
has the LORD
brought defeat on us
before
the Philistines
today?
Let us bring
the ark
of the covenant
of the LORD
from Shiloh,
so that it may go
with us
to save us
from the hand
of our enemies.”
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
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח
הָעָם֙
שִׁלֹ֔ה
וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ
מִשָּׁ֗ם
אֵ֣ת
אֲר֧וֹן
בְּרִית־
יְהוָ֛ה
צְבָא֖וֹת
יֹשֵׁ֣ב
הַכְּרֻבִ֑ים
וְשָׁ֞ם
שְׁנֵ֣י
בְנֵֽי־
עֵלִ֗י
עִם־
אֲרוֹן֙
בְּרִ֣ית
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
חָפְנִ֖י
וּפִֽינְחָֽס׃
So the people
sent
men to Shiloh,
and they brought
back
the ark
of the covenant
of the LORD
of Hosts,
who sits enthroned
between the cherubim.
And the two
sons
of Eli,
Hophni
and Phinehas,
were there
with
the ark
of the covenant
of God.
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
וַיְהִ֗י
כְּב֨וֹא
אֲר֤וֹן
בְּרִית־
יְהוָה֙
אֶל־
הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה
וַיָּרִ֥עוּ
כָל־
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
תְּרוּעָ֣ה
גְדוֹלָ֑ה
וַתֵּהֹ֖ם
הָאָֽרֶץ׃
When
the ark
of the covenant
of the LORD
entered
the camp,
all
the Israelites
raised
such a great
shout
that it shook
the ground.
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
וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּ
פְלִשְׁתִּים֙
אֶת־
ק֣וֹל
הַתְּרוּעָ֔ה
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
מֶ֠ה
ק֣וֹל
הַתְּרוּעָ֧ה
הַגְּדוֹלָ֛ה
הַזֹּ֖את
בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה
הָעִבְרִ֑ים
וַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּ
כִּ֚י
אֲר֣וֹן
יְהוָ֔ה
בָּ֖א
אֶל־
הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃
On hearing
the noise
of the shout,
the Philistines
asked,
“What is
this
loud
shouting
in the camp
of the Hebrews?”
And when they realized
that
the ark
of the LORD
had entered
the camp,
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
וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
כִּ֣י
אָמְר֔וּ
בָּ֥א
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
אֶל־
הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה
וַיֹּאמְרוּ֙
א֣וֹי
לָ֔נוּ
כִּ֣י
לֹ֥א
הָיְתָ֛ה
כָּזֹ֖את
אֶתְמ֥וֹל
שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃
the Philistines
were afraid.
“The gods
have entered
their camp!”
they said.
“Woe
to us,
for
nothing
like this
has happened
before.
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
א֣וֹי
לָ֔נוּ
מִ֣י
יַצִּילֵ֔נוּ
מִיַּ֛ד
הָאֱלֹהִ֥ים
הָאַדִּירִ֖ים
הָאֵ֑לֶּה
אֵ֧לֶּה
הֵ֣ם
הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים
הַמַּכִּ֧ים
אֶת־
מִצְרַ֛יִם
בְּכָל־
מַכָּ֖ה
בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃
Woe
to us!
Who
will deliver us
from the hand
of these
mighty
gods?
These
are the gods
who struck
the Egyptians
with all kinds
of plagues
in the wilderness.
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
הִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּ
וִֽהְי֤וּ
לַֽאֲנָשִׁים֙
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
פֶּ֚ן
תַּעַבְד֣וּ
לָעִבְרִ֔ים
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
עָבְד֖וּ
לָכֶ֑ם
וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם
לַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים
וְנִלְחַמְתֶּֽם׃
Take courage
and be
men,
O Philistines!
Otherwise,
you will serve
the Hebrews
just as
they served
you.
Now be
men
and fight!”
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
וַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּ
פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים
וַיִּנָּ֤גֶף
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
וַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙
אִ֣ישׁ
לְאֹהָלָ֔יו
וַתְּהִ֥י
הַמַּכָּ֖ה
גְּדוֹלָ֣ה
מְאֹ֑ד
וַיִּפֹּל֙
מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים
אֶ֖לֶף
רַגְלִֽי׃
So the Philistines
fought,
and Israel
was defeated,
and each man
fled
to his tent.
The slaughter
was
very
great—
thirty
thousand
foot soldiers
of Israel
fell.
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
וַאֲר֥וֹן
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
נִלְקָ֑ח
וּשְׁנֵ֤י
בְנֵֽי־
עֵלִי֙
מֵ֔תוּ
חָפְנִ֖י
וּפִֽינְחָֽס׃
The ark
of God
was captured,
and Eli’s
two
sons,
Hophni
and Phinehas,
died.
And the ark
of God
was taken;
and the two
sons
of Eli,
Hophni
and Phinehas,
were slain.
12
וַיָּ֤רָץ
אִישׁ־
בִּנְיָמִן֙
מֵהַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔ה
וַיָּבֹ֥א
שִׁלֹ֖ה
בַּיּ֣וֹם
הַה֑וּא
וּמַדָּ֣יו
קְרֻעִ֔ים
וַאֲדָמָ֖ה
עַל־
רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃
That same
day
a Benjamite
ran
from the battle line
all the way
to Shiloh,
with his clothes
torn
and dirt
on
his head.
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
וַיָּב֗וֹא
וְהִנֵּ֣ה
עֵ֠לִי
יֹשֵׁ֨ב
עַֽל־
הַכִּסֵּ֜א
[יך]
(יַ֥ד)
דֶּ֙רֶךְ֙
מְצַפֶּ֔ה
כִּֽי־
הָיָ֤ה
לִבּוֹ֙
חָרֵ֔ד
עַ֖ל
אֲר֣וֹן
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים
וְהָאִ֗ישׁ
בָּ֚א
לְהַגִּ֣יד
בָּעִ֔יר
וַתִּזְעַ֖ק
כָּל־
הָעִֽיר׃
When he arrived,
there
was Eli,
sitting
on
his chair
beside
the road
and watching,
because
his heart
trembled
for
the ark
of God.
When the man
entered
the city
to give a report,
the whole
city
cried out.
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
וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע
עֵלִי֙
אֶת־
ק֣וֹל
הַצְּעָקָ֔ה
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
מֶ֛ה
ק֥וֹל
הֶהָמ֖וֹן
הַזֶּ֑ה
וְהָאִ֣ישׁ
מִהַ֔ר
וַיָּבֹ֖א
וַיַּגֵּ֥ד
לְעֵלִֽי׃
Eli
heard
the outcry
and asked,
“Why
this
commotion?”
So the man
hurried over
and reported
to Eli.
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
וְעֵלִ֕י
בֶּן־
תִּשְׁעִ֥ים
וּשְׁמֹנֶ֖ה
שָׁנָ֑ה
וְעֵינָ֣יו
קָ֔מָה
וְלֹ֥א
יָכ֖וֹל
לִרְאֽוֹת׃
Now Eli
was ninety-eight
years old,
and his gaze
was fixed
because he could not
see.
Now Eli
was ninety
and eight
years
old;
and his eyes
were dim,
that he could
not see.
16
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
הָאִ֜ישׁ
אֶל־
עֵלִ֗י
אָֽנֹכִי֙
הַבָּ֣א
מִן־
הַמַּעֲרָכָ֔ה
וַאֲנִ֕י
מִן־
הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖ה
נַ֣סְתִּי
הַיּ֑וֹם
וַיֹּ֛אמֶר
מֶֽה־
הָיָ֥ה
הַדָּבָ֖ר
בְּנִֽי׃
“I
have just come
from
the battle,”
the man
said
to
Eli.
“I
fled
from
there today.”
“What
happened,
my son?”
Eli asked.
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
וַיַּ֨עַן
הַֽמְבַשֵּׂ֜ר
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
נָ֤ס
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
לִפְנֵ֣י
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
וְגַ֛ם
מַגֵּפָ֥ה
גְדוֹלָ֖ה
הָיְתָ֣ה
בָעָ֑ם
וְגַם־
שְׁנֵ֨י
בָנֶ֜יךָ
מֵ֗תוּ
חָפְנִי֙
וּפִ֣ינְחָ֔ס
וַאֲר֥וֹן
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
נִלְקָֽחָה׃
פ
The messenger
answered,
“Israel
has fled
before
the Philistines,
and
there has been
a great
slaughter
among the people.
Your two
sons,
Hophni
and Phinehas,
are both dead,
and the ark
of God
has been captured.”
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
וַיְהִ֞י
כְּהַזְכִּיר֣וֹ ׀
אֶת־
אֲר֣וֹן
הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים
וַיִּפֹּ֣ל
מֵֽעַל־
הַ֠כִּסֵּא
אֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית
בְּעַ֣ד ׀
יַ֣ד
הַשַּׁ֗עַר
וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֤ר
מַפְרַקְתּוֹ֙
וַיָּמֹ֔ת
כִּֽי־
זָקֵ֥ן
הָאִ֖ישׁ
וְכָבֵ֑ד
וְה֛וּא
שָׁפַ֥ט
אֶת־
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים
שָׁנָֽה׃
As soon as
the ark
of God
was mentioned,
Eli fell
backward
from
his chair
by
the city gate,
and being
old
and heavy,
he broke
his neck
and died.
And Eli
had judged
Israel
forty
years.
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
וְכַלָּת֣וֹ
אֵֽשֶׁת־
פִּינְחָס֮
הָרָ֣ה
לָלַת֒
וַתִּשְׁמַ֣ע
אֶת־
הַשְּׁמֻעָ֔ה
אֶל־
הִלָּקַח֙
אֲר֣וֹן
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
וּמֵ֥ת
חָמִ֖יהָ
וְאִישָׁ֑הּ
וַתִּכְרַ֣ע
וַתֵּ֔לֶד
כִּֽי־
נֶהֶפְכ֥וּ
עָלֶ֖יהָ
צִרֶֽיהָ׃
Now Eli’s daughter-in-law,
the wife
of Phinehas,
was pregnant
and about to give birth.
When she heard
the news
of
the capture
of God’s
ark
and the deaths
of her father-in-law
and her husband,
she collapsed
and gave birth,
for
her labor pains
overtook
her.
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
וּכְעֵ֣ת
מוּתָ֗הּ
וַתְּדַבֵּ֙רְנָה֙
הַנִּצָּב֣וֹת
עָלֶ֔יהָ
אַל־
תִּֽירְאִ֖י
כִּ֣י
בֵ֣ן
יָלָ֑דְתְּ
וְלֹ֥א
עָנְתָ֖ה
וְלֹא־
שָׁ֥תָה
לִבָּֽהּ׃
As
she was dying,
the women attending
to her
said,
“Do not
be afraid,
for
you have given birth to
a son!”
But she did not
respond
or pay any heed.
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
וַתִּקְרָ֣א
לַנַּ֗עַר
אִֽי־
כָבוֹד֙
לֵאמֹ֔ר
גָּלָ֥ה
כָב֖וֹד
מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
אֶל־
הִלָּקַח֙
אֲר֣וֹן
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
וְאֶל־
חָמִ֖יהָ
וְאִישָֽׁהּ׃
And she named
the boy
Ichabod,
saying,
“The glory
has departed
from Israel,”
because
the ark
of God
had been captured
and
her father-in-law
and her husband had been killed.
And 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.
22
וַתֹּ֕אמֶר
גָּלָ֥ה
כָב֖וֹד
מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
כִּ֥י
נִלְקַ֖ח
אֲר֥וֹן
הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃
פ
“The glory
has departed
from Israel,”
she said,
“for
the ark
of God
has been captured.”
And she said,
The glory
is departed
from Israel:
for the ark
of God
is taken.
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