¹Ja Saamueli sõna tuli kogu Iisraeli kätte. Ja Iisrael läks sõtta vilistite vastu; nad lõid leeri üles Eben-Eeseri juurde ja vilistid olid asunud leeri Afekasse.

¹And what Samuel had said happened to all Israel. And Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

²Ja vilistid seadsid endid tapluseks Iisraeli vastu: aga kui taplus oli levinud, siis oli Iisrael mahalöödult vilistite ees; need lõid võitlusväljal maha ligi neli tuhat meest.

²And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel; and the battle spread, and Israel was routed before the Philistines; and they slew in battle array in the field about four thousand men.

³Kui rahvas tuli leeri, siis ütlesid Iisraeli vanemad: 'Mispärast laskis Issand meid täna vilistitel maha lüüa? Võtkem eneste juurde Issanda seaduselaegas Siilost, et ta tuleks meie keskele ja päästaks meid meie vaenlaste käest!'

³And the people came into the camp; and the elders of Israel said, Why has Jehovah smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us fetch ourselves the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of Shiloh, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies.

⁴Siis rahvas läkitas mehed Siilosse ja need tõid sealt ära keerubitel istuva vägede Issanda seaduselaeka; ja seal olid mõlemad Eeli pojad, Hofni ja Piinehas, Jumala seaduselaeka juures.

⁴So the people sent to Shiloh, and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of hosts, who sitteth between the cherubim; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there by the ark of the covenant of God.

⁵Ja kui Issanda seaduselaegas jõudis leeri, siis tõstis kogu Iisrael valju rõõmukisa, nõnda et maa kõmas.

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

⁶Aga kui vilistid kuulsid hõiskamise kära, siis nad küsisid: 'Mis suur hõiskamise kära see on heebrealaste leeris?' Ja nad said teada, et Issanda laegas oli tulnud leeri.

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

⁷Siis vilistid kartsid, sest nad ütlesid: 'Jumalad on tulnud leeri!' Ja nad ütlesid: 'Häda meile, sest seesugust ei ole iialgi varem juhtunud!

⁷And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there has not been such a thing heretofore.

⁸Häda meile! Kes päästab meid nende vägevate jumalate käest? Need on need jumalad, kes lõid Egiptust kõiksugu nuhtlustega kõrbes.

⁸Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that smote the Egyptians with every plague in the wilderness.

⁹Kinnitage endid ja olge mehed, te vilistid, et te ei peaks teenima heebrealasi, nagu nemad teenisid teid! Olge mehed ja sõdige!'

⁹Shew yourselves valiant and be men, ye Philistines, that ye may not have to be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been servants to you: be men, and fight.

¹⁰Ja vilistid sõdisid ning Iisraeli löödi, nõnda et nad põgenesid igamees oma telki; ja kaotus oli väga suur, sest Iisraelist langes kolmkümmend tuhat jalameest.

¹⁰And the Philistines fought, and Israel was routed, and they fled every man to his tent; and there was a very great slaughter, and there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

¹¹Ja Jumala laegas võeti ära ning mõlemad Eeli pojad, Hofni ja Piinehas, said surma.

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

¹²Aga keegi benjaminlane jooksis lahingust ära ja tuli selsamal päeval Siilosse, riided lõhki käristatud ja mulda pea peal.

¹²And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the battle, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes rent and with earth upon his head.

¹³Ja kui ta tuli, vaata, siis istus Eeli istmel tee kõrval valvates, sest ta süda värises Jumala laeka pärast; ja kui mees jõudis linna kuulutama, siis kisendas kogu linn.

¹³And when he came, behold, Eli was sitting upon the seat by the way-side watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And the man came to tell it in the city, and all the city cried out.

¹⁴Kui Eeli kuulis kisendushäält, siis ta küsis: 'Mis kära see on?' Siis ruttas mees ja tuli ning jutustas Eelile.

¹⁴And Eli heard the noise of the crying, and said, What is the noise of this tumult? And the man came hastily, and told Eli.

¹⁵Eeli oli üheksakümmend kaheksa aastat vana ja ta silmad olid tuhmid, nõnda et ta enam ei näinud.

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

¹⁶Ja mees ütles Eelile: 'Mina olen lahingust tulija. Ma põgenesin täna lahingust.' Ja tema küsis: 'Kuidas oli lugu, mu poeg?'

¹⁶And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the battle, and I have fled to-day out of the battle. And he said, What has taken place, my son?

¹⁷Siis kostis sõnumitooja ja ütles: 'Iisrael põgenes vilistite eest ja rahva kaotuski on suur. Ka su mõlemad pojad, Hofni ja Piinehas, on surnud ning Jumala laegas on ära võetud.'

¹⁷And the messenger answered and said, Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has 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.

¹⁸Ja sündis, kui ta Jumala laegast nimetas, et Eeli kukkus istmelt värava kõrval tagurpidi, murdis oma kaela ja suri, sest mees oli vana ja raske; ta oli Iisraelile kohut mõistnud nelikümmend aastat.

¹⁸And it came to pass, when he mentioned the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died; for the man was old, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

¹⁹Ja tema minia, Piinehasi naine, oli viimaseid päevi lapseootel; kui ta kuulis seda sõnumit, et Jumala laegas oli ära võetud ja ta äi ja mees surnud, siis ta varises kokku ja sünnitas, sest temale tulid sünnitusvaevad.

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.

²⁰Ja otse ta suremise ajal ütlesid naised, kes seisid ta juures: 'Ära karda, sest sa oled sünnitanud poja!' Aga tema ei vastanud ega pannud tähelegi,

²⁰And as she was dying, the women that stood by her said, Fear not; for thou hast borne a son. But she did not answer, neither did she take it to heart.

²¹vaid pani poeglapsele nimeks Iikabod, et öelda: 'Au on Iisraelist lahkunud', sellepärast et Jumala laegas oli ära võetud, ning oma äia ja mehe pärast.

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.

²²Ja ta ütles: 'Au on Iisraelist lahkunud, sest Jumala laegas on ära võetud.'

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