1 Samuel 4

1 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.

1 撒母耳把耶和华的话传遍了以色列。 那时，以色列人去迎战非利士人，他们在以便以谢扎营，非利士人在亚弗扎营。

2 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.

2 非利士人列阵与以色列人交战，大败以色列人，杀了他们约四千人。

3 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.”

3 军队回营后，以色列的长老说：“耶和华今天为什么使我们败在非利士人手下？我们从示罗把耶和华的约柜抬来吧，让它 与我们同去，好从仇敌手中救我们。”

4 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.

4 于是，他们派人去示罗，把那坐在基路伯天使上的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随上帝的约柜同来。

5 When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that the ground shook.

5 以色列人看见耶和华的约柜到了营中，就高声欢呼，声音震动大地。

6 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,

6 非利士人听见了欢呼声就说：“希伯来人在营中欢呼什么？”后来他们知道是耶和华的约柜到了营中，

7 the Philistines were afraid. “The gods have entered their camp!” they said. “Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before.

7 就害怕起来，说：“有神明到了他们营中，我们大祸临头了，我们从来没有遇过这种事情！

8 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.

8 我们大祸临头了！谁能从这些大能的神明手中救我们？在旷野用各种灾祸毁灭埃及人的就是这些神明。

9 Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!”

9 非利士人啊，要刚强，做大丈夫。不然，我们就会成为希伯来人的奴隶，像他们做我们的奴隶一样。我们要做大丈夫，奋力征战。”

10 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.

10 非利士人和以色列人交战，以色列人落败，纷纷逃回家中。他们伤亡惨重，损失了三万步兵。

11 The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

11 上帝的约柜被掳走了，以利的两个儿子何弗尼和非尼哈被杀身亡。

12 That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.

12 当天有一个便雅悯人逃出了战场，他撕裂衣服，头蒙灰尘，来到示罗。

13 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.

13 以利正坐在路旁的座位上观望，因为他心里为上帝的约柜担忧。那个从战场回来的人进城报信后，全城的人都放声大哭。

14 Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” So the man hurried over and reported to Eli.

14 以利听见哭喊声，就问：“人们为何喊叫？”那人赶忙告诉他。

15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.

15 那时，以利已经九十八岁，眼睛因为年老而失明。

16 “I have just come from the battle,” the man said to Eli. “I fled from there today.” “What happened, my son?” Eli asked.

16 报信的人对以利说：“我今天是从战场逃回来的。”以利问：“我的孩子，情况怎么样？”

17 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.”

17 报信的答道：“以色列人被非利士人击溃，伤亡惨重，你的两个儿子何弗尼和非尼哈都死了，上帝的约柜也被掳走了。”

18 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.

18 以利年老体胖，听到上帝的约柜被掳去，就从门边的座位上向后跌倒，颈断身亡。他做以色列的士师四十年。

19 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.

19 以利的儿媳妇、非尼哈的妻子当时怀孕在身，接近产期。她听说上帝的约柜被掳、公公和丈夫都死了，就突然阵痛，生下了孩子。

20 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.

20 在她弥留之际，身旁的妇人对她说：“不要怕，你生了一个男孩。”但她既不理会，也不回答。

21 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.

21 她给孩子取名叫以迦博，意思是：“荣耀离开以色列了。”这是因为上帝的约柜被掳走，她的公公和丈夫都死了。

22 “The glory has departed from Israel,” she said, “for the ark of God has been captured.”

22 她说：“荣耀离开了以色列，因为上帝的约柜已经被掳走了。”