1 På den tiden samlet filistrene seg for å føre krig mot Israel, og israelittene dro ut til kamp mot filistrene og inntok sin posisjon ved siden av Eben-Eser, mens filistrene plasserte sine styrker i Aphek.

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 Filistrene stilte sine styrker opp mot Israel, og det ble en hard kamp, og Israel ble beseiret av filistrene, som drepte omkring fire tusen av dem på slagmarken.

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 Da folket kom tilbake til sine leirer, sa Israels ledere: Hvorfor har Herren latt filistrene beseire oss i dag? La oss hente Herrens paktkiste fra Sjilo, så den kan være med oss og frelse oss fra våre fiender.

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 Så folket sendte etter Herrens hærskarenes paktskiste fra Sjilo, der hvilestedet er mellom kjerubene, og Hophni og Pinehas, Elis to sønner, var der med Guds paktskiste.

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 Da Herrens paktkiste kom inn i leiren, ropte hele Israel med høy røst, og jorden skalv av ropet.

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 Da filistrene hørte lyden av ropet, sa de: Hva betyr dette store ropet blant hebreerne? Så fikk de vite at Herrens paktkiste var kommet inn i leiren.

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 Filistrene ble grepet av frykt og sa: Gud har kommet inn i leiren. De sa: Ve oss! For noe slikt har aldri skjedd før.

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 Ve oss! Hvem kan frelse oss fra hendene til disse mektige gudene? Dette er gudene som slo egypterne med alle slags plager i ørkenen.

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 Vær sterke, filistre, vær menn! Så dere ikke blir treller for hebreerne, som de har vært for dere. Gå til kamp uten frykt.

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 Så gikk filistrene til kamp, og Israel ble beseiret, og enhver mann flyktet til sitt telt. Ødeleggelsen var stor, for tretti tusen israelittiske fotfolk ble drept.

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 Guds ark ble tatt, og Hophni og Pinehas, Elis sønner, ble drept.

And the ark of God was taken; and Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were put to the sword.

12 En mann fra Benjamin løp fra slaget og kom til Sjilo samme dag med revet klær og jord på hodet.

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 Da han kom, satt Eli ved veien og speidet, og i sitt hjerte fryktet han for Guds ark. Da mannen kom inn i byen og brakte nyheten, brøt det ut et stort rop.

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 Eli hørte lyden av ropene og sa: Hva er grunnen til dette opprøret? Og mannen kom raskt og fortalte Eli nyheten.

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 Eli var nå nittifem år gammel, og hans øyne var stive, så han ikke kunne se.

Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were fixed so that he was not able to see.

16 Mannen sa til Eli: Jeg har kommet fra hæren, og jeg har i dag flyktet fra slaget. Og han sa: Hvordan gikk det, min sønn?

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 Og mannen sa: Israel flyktet for filistrene, og det ble en stor katastrofe blant folket, og dine to sønner, Hophni og Pinehas, er døde, og Guds ark er tatt.

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 Da han hørte om Guds ark, falt Eli bakover fra sin stol ved porten, og han brakk nakken og døde, for han var en gammel mann og tung. Han hadde vært dommer i Israel i førti år.

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 Hans svigerdatter, Pinehas’ kone, var gravid og nær fødsel; og da hun hørte nyheten om at Guds ark var tatt, og at hennes svigerfar og ektemann var døde, fikk hun plutselig rier og fødte.

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 Da hun var nær døden, sa kvinnene som var hos henne: Frykt ikke, for du har født en sønn. Men hun svarte ikke og brydde seg ikke om det.

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 Hun ga barnet navnet Ichabod og sa: Herligheten er gått bort fra Israel, fordi Guds ark er tatt, og på grunn av hennes svigerfar og hennes ektemann.

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 Hun sa: Herligheten er gått bort fra Israel, for Guds ark er blitt tatt bort.

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