¹以色列人战败

¹And the word of Samuel is to all Israel, and Israel goeth out to meet the Philistines for battle, and they encamp by Eben-Ezer, and the Philistines have encamped in Aphek,

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。

²and the Philistines set themselves in array to meet Israel, and the battle spreadeth itself, and Israel is smitten before the Philistines, and they smite among the ranks in the field about four thousand men.

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。”

³And the people cometh in unto the camp, and the elders of Israel say, `Why hath Jehovah smitten us to-day before the Philistines? we take unto us from Shiloh the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and it cometh into our midst, and He doth save us out of the hand of our enemies.`

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。

⁴And the people sendeth to Shiloh, and they take up thence the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of Hosts, inhabiting the cherubs, and there [are] two sons of Eli, with the ark of the covenant of God, Hophni and Phinehas.

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。

⁵And it cometh to pass, at the coming in of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto the camp, that all Israel shout — a great shout — and the earth is moved.

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。

⁶And the Philistines hear the noise of the shouting, and say, `What [is] the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews?` and they perceive that the ark of Jehovah hath come in unto the camp.

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。

⁷And the Philistines are afraid, for they said, `God hath come in unto the camp;` and they say, `Wo to us, for there hath not been like this heretofore.

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？

⁸Wo to us, who doth deliver us out of the hand of these honourable gods? these [are] the gods who are smiting the Egyptians with every plague in the wilderness.

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！”

⁹Strengthen yourselves, and become men, O Philistines, lest ye do service to Hebrews, as they have done to you — then ye have become men, and have fought.`

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。

¹⁰And the Philistines fight, and Israel is smitten, and they flee each to his tents, and the blow is very great, and there fall of Israel thirty thousand footmen;

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。

¹¹and the ark of God hath been taken, and the two sons of Eli have died, Hophni and Phinehas.

¹²以利逝世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。

¹²And a man of Benjamin runneth out of the ranks, and cometh into Shiloh, on that day, and his long robes [are] rent, and earth on his head;

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。

¹³and he cometh in, and lo, Eli is sitting on the throne by the side of the way, watching, for his heart hath been trembling for the ark of God, and the man hath come in to declare [it] in the city, and all the city crieth out.

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。

¹⁴And Eli heareth the noise of the cry, and saith, `What — the noise of this tumult!` And the man hasted, and cometh in, and declareth to Eli.

¹⁵那时以利九十八岁了，眼睛发直，不能看见。

¹⁵And Eli is a son of ninety and eight years, and his eyes have stood, and he hath not been able to see.

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？”

¹⁶And the man saith unto Eli, `I [am] he who hath come out of the ranks, and I out of the ranks have fled to-day;` and he saith, `What hath been the matter, my son?`

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。”

¹⁷And he who is bearing tidings answereth and saith, `Israel hath fled before the Philistines, and also a great slaughter hath been among the people, and also thy two sons have died — Hophni and Phinehas — and the ark of God hath been captured.`

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。

¹⁸And it cometh to pass, at his mentioning the ark of God, that he falleth from off the throne backward, by the side of the gate, and his neck is broken, and he dieth, for the man [is] old and heavy, and he hath judged Israel forty years.

¹⁹非尼哈之妻逝世以利的媳妇，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。

¹⁹And his daughter-in-law, wife of Phinehas, [is] pregnant, about to bear, and she heareth the report of the taking of the ark of God, that her father-in-law and her husband have died, and she boweth, and beareth, for her pains have turned upon her.

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。

²⁰And at the time of her death, when the women who are standing by her say, `Fear not, for a son thou hast borne,` she hath not answered, nor set her heart [to it];

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。

²¹and she calleth the youth I-Chabod, saying, `Honour hath removed from Israel,` because of the taking of the ark of God, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

²²她说：“荣耀已经离开了以色列，因为　神的约柜被抢去了。”

²²And she saith, `Honour hath removed from Israel, for the ark of God hath been taken.`