¹And 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.

¹ Samuwila sanney binde koy Israyla kulu do. I go no, Israyla borey konda wongu Filistancey gaa ka ngey gata sinji Eben-Ezer haray. Filistancey mo na gata sinji Afek ra.

²And 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.

² Filistancey binde na daaga sinji Israyla se. Saaya kaŋ yanja sintin, Israyla borey na goobu haŋ Filistancey kambe ra. I wongu kunda ra binde i na boro zambar taaci cine wi batama ra.

³And 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.

³ Saaya kaŋ jama kaa gata ra, Israyla arkusey ne: «Ifo se no Rabbi n'iri kar ya-cine hunkuna Filistancey jine? Wa kaa iri ma koy ka Rabbi sappa sundurko sambu Silo ra, iri ma kand'a iri do, zama a ma furo iri game ra k'iri faaba iri ibarey kambe ra.»

⁴So 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 cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

⁴ Jama binde donton ka koy Silo, ka Rabbi Kundeykoyo sappa sundurko kaŋ goono ga jisi ciiti malaykey* game ra din sambu. Eli ize hinka din mo, Hofni nda Fineyas go noodin Irikoy sappa sundurko banda.

⁵And 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.

⁵ Waato kaŋ cine Rabbi sappa sundurko to jama ra, Israyla borey kulu na kosongu bambata te gumo, kala tondey tu.

⁶And 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.

⁶ Waato kaŋ Filistancey maa kosongo jinde, i ne: «Ifo no kosongu beero wo kaŋ go Ibraniyancey marga ra binde?» I du ka bay kaŋ Rabbi sundurko kaa marga ra.

⁷And 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.

⁷ Filistancey mo humburu, zama i ne: «Irikoy kaa marga ra.» I ne: «Kaari iri! zama i mana hayo wo dumi te baa ce fo.

⁸Woe 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.

⁸ Kaari iri! May no g'iri faaba irikoy hinkoyey wo kambe ra? Woone yaŋ no ga ti irikoyey kaŋ na Misirancey kulu kar da balaaw kulu dumi ganjo ra.

⁹Be 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.

⁹ Ya araŋ Filistancey, wa te gaabi, wa te alboro-teera, zama araŋ ma si ciya Ibraniyancey tamyaŋ sanda mate kaŋ cine i ciya araŋ wane yaŋ. Wa te alboro goy, araŋ ma wongu te.»

¹⁰And 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.

¹⁰ Filistancey binde kande wongu. Israyla borey na goobu haŋ i kambe ra mo. Afo kulu zuru ka koy nga windo do. I n'i wi gumo, zama Israyla borey do haray ce-koyey zambar waranza no ka bu.

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

¹¹ Filistancey na Irikoy sundurko mo di. Eli ize hinka, Hofni nda Fineyas mo, i n'i wi.

¹²And 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.

¹² Kala wongu daaga ra Benyamin boro fo zuru ka kaa Silo zaaro din ra, da nga bankaaray toorante yaŋ, da kusa mo nga boŋo ra.

¹³And 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.

¹³ Waato kaŋ cine a kaa, a saba nda Eli goono ga goro nga nangora boŋ, fonda me gaa. A goono ga hangan, zama a bina goono ga jijiri Irikoy sundurko sabbay se. Saaya kaŋ bora furo kwaara ra, hal a na baaro dede mo, kala kwaara kulu na jinde sambu nda hẽeni.

¹⁴And 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.

¹⁴ Waato kaŋ Eli maa hẽeno kosongo, a ne: «Ifo ga ti kaatiyaŋ yooje beero wo sabaabu?» Kala bora kaa da cahãyaŋ ka ci Eli se.

¹⁵Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.

¹⁵ Saaya din mo Eli gonda jiiri wayga cindi ahakku, a moy mo go ga daabu-daabu hal a si hin ka di.

¹⁶And 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?

¹⁶ Bora mo ne Eli se: «Ay no ka fun wongu daaga do. Hunkuna wongo do no ay zuru ka fun.» Eli ne: «Ay izo, ifo no ka te?»

¹⁷And 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.

¹⁷ Baaru kandekwa tu ka ne: «Israyla zuru Filistancey jine, hasaraw bambata te mo jama ra. Ni ize hinka mo, Hofni nda Fineyas bu. Ibarey na Irikoy sundurko mo sambu.»

¹⁸And 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.

¹⁸ A ciya binde, waato kaŋ day a na Irikoy sundurko maa ce, kala Eli kaŋ banda-banda nga goray haro boŋ, kwaara me daabirjo do haray. A jinda ceeri, a bu mo, zama boro zeeno no, a ga tiŋ mo. Za jiiri waytaaci no a goono ga Israyla may.

¹⁹And 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.

¹⁹ A anzura, Fineyas wande gonda gunde. A go mo, a maan hayyaŋ. A binde, waato kaŋ a maa i na Irikoy sundurko sambu, a maa nga anzura nda nga kurnyo buuyaŋo mo, noodin no a sombu ka hay, zama hay-zaŋay gurzuga kaa a gaa.

²⁰And 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.

²⁰ Waato kaŋ a ga ba ka bu mo, kala wayborey kaŋ goono ga kay a do ne a se: «Ma si humburu, zama ni na ize alboro hay.» Amma a mana tu i se, a mana saal mo.

²¹And 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.

²¹ A na koociya maa daŋ Ikabod, a goono ga ne: «Darza fay da Israyla,» zama i na Irikoy sundurko sambu, da mo zama nga kurnyo nda nga anzura kaŋ yaŋ bu se.

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

²² A ne: «Darza fay da Israyla zama i na Irikoy sundurko sambu.»