Primo libro di Samuele 4

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Et factum est in diebus illis, convenerunt Philisthim in pu gnam; et egressus est Israel obviam Philisthim in proelium et castrametatus est iuxta Abenezer. Porro Philisthim venerunt in Aphec	1 and Samuel spoke to all Israel.
2 et instruxerunt aciem contra Israel. Crescente autem certamine, terga vertit Israel Philisthaeis; et caesi sunt in illo certamine passim per agros quasi quattuor milia virorum.	2 The Philistines then drew up in battle formation against Israel. After a fierce struggle Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who slew about four thousand men on the battlefield.
3 Et reversus est populus ad castra, dixeruntque maiores natu de Israel: “ Quare percussit nos Dominus hodie coram Philisthim? Afferamus ad nos de Silo arcam foederis Domini, et veniat in medium nostri, ut salvet nos de manu inimicorum nostrorum ”.	3 When the troops retired to the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has the LORD permitted us to be defeated today by the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the LORD from Shiloh that it may go into battle among us and save us from the grasp of our enemies."
4 Misit ergo populus in Silo, et tulerunt inde arcam foederis Domini exercituum sedentis super cherubim; erantque duo filii Heli cum arca foederis Dei, Ophni et Phinees.	4 So the people sent to Shiloh and brought from there the ark of the LORD of hosts, who is enthroned upon the cherubim. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were with the ark of God.
5 Cumque venisset arca foederis Domini in castra, vociferatus est omnis Israel clamore grandi, et personuit terra.	5 When the ark of the LORD arrived in the camp, all Israel shouted so loudly that the earth resounded.
6 Et audierunt Philisthim vocem clamoris dixeruntque: “ Quaenam est haec vox clamoris magni in castris Hebraeorum? ”. Et cognoverunt quod arca Domini venisset in castra.	6 The Philistines, hearing the noise of shouting, asked, "What can this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?" On learning that the ark of the LORD had come into the camp,
7 Timueruntque Philisthim dicentes: “ Venit Deus in castra! ”. Et ingemuerunt dicentes:	7 the Philistines were frightened. They said, "Gods have come to their camp." They said also, "Woe to us! This has never happened before.
8 “ Vae nobis! Non enim fuit tanta exsultatio heri et nudiustertius. Vae nobis! Quis nos servabit de manu deorum sublimium istorum? Hi sunt dii, qui percusserunt Aegyptum omni plaga in deserto.	8 Woe to us! Who can deliver us from the power of these mighty gods? These are the gods that struck the Egyptians with various plagues and with pestilence.
9 Confortamini et estote viri, Philisthim, ne serviatis Hebraeis, sicut illi servierunt vobis. Estote viri et bellate! ”.	9 Take courage and be manly, Philistines; otherwise you will become slaves to the Hebrews, as they were your slaves. So fight manfully!"
10 Pugnaverunt ergo Philisthim, et caesus est Israel, et fugit unusquisque in tabernaculum suum; et facta est plaga magna nimis, et ceciderunt de Israel triginta milia peditum.	10 The Philistines fought and Israel was defeated; every man fled to his own tent. It was a disastrous defeat, in which Israel lost thirty thousand foot soldiers.
11 Et arca Dei capta est; duoque filii Heli mortui sunt, Ophni et Phinees.	11 The ark of God was captured, and Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were among the dead.
12 Currens autem vir de Beniamin ex acie venit in Silo in die illo scissa veste et conspersus pulvere caput.	12 A Benjaminite fled from the battlefield and reached Shiloh that same day, with his clothes torn and his head covered with dirt.
13 Cumque ille venisset, Heli sedebat super sellam iuxta portam aspectans viam; erat enim cor eius pavens pro arca Dei. Vir autem ille, postquam ingressus est, nuntiavit urbi; et ululavit omnis civitas.	13 When he arrived, Eli was sitting in his chair beside the gate, watching the road, for he was troubled at heart about the ark of God. The man, however, went into the city to divulge his news, which put the whole city in an uproar.
14 Et audivit Heli sonitum clamoris dixitque: “ Quis est hic sonitus tumultus huius? ”. At ille festinavit et venit et nuntiavit Heli.	14 Hearing the outcry of the men standing near him, Eli inquired, "What does this commotion mean?"
15 Heli autem erat nonaginta et octo annorum, et oculi eius caligaverant, et videre non poterat.	15 (Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes would not focus, so that he could not see.)
16 Et dixit ad Heli: “ Ego sum qui veni de proelio et ego qui de acie fugi hodie ”. Cui ille ait: “ Quid actum est, fili mi? ”.	16 The man quickly came up to Eli and said, "It is I who have come from the battlefield; I fled from there today." He asked, "What happened, my son?"
17 Respondens autem, qui nuntiabat: “ Fugit, inquit, Israel coram Philisthim, et ruina magna facta est in populo; insuper et duo filii tui mortui sunt, Ophni et Phinees, et arca Dei capta est ”.	17 And the messenger answered: "Israel fled from the Philistines; in fact, the troops suffered heavy losses. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are among the dead, and the ark of God has been captured."
18 Cumque ille nominasset arcam Dei, cecidit de sella retrorsum iuxta ostium et, fractis cervicibus, mortuus est; senex enim erat vir et gravis. Et ipse iudicavit Israel quadraginta annis.	18 At this mention of the ark of God, Eli fell backward from his chair into the gateway; since he was an old man and heavy, he died of a broken neck. He had judged Israel for forty years.
19 Nurus autem eius, uxor Phinees, praegnans erat vicinaque partui. Et, audito nuntio quod capta esset arca Dei et mortuus socer suus et vir suus, incurvavit se et peperit; irruerant enim in eam dolores subiti.	19 His daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was with child and at the point of giving birth. When she heard the news concerning the capture of the ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she was seized with the pangs of labor, and gave birth.
20 In ipso autem momento mortis eius dixerunt ei, quae stabant circa eam: “ Ne timeas, quia filium peperisti ”. Quae non respondit eis neque animadvertit.	20 She was about to die when the women standing around her said to her, "Never fear! You have given birth to a son." Yet she neither answered nor paid any attention.
21 Et vocavit puerum Ichabod dicens: “ Translata est gloria de Israel! ”, quia capta est arca Dei et pro socero suo et pro viro suo.	21 (She named the child Ichabod, saying, "Gone is the glory from Israel," with reference to the capture of the ark of God and to her father-in-law and her husband.)
22 Et ait: “ Translata est gloria ab Israel, eo quod capta est arca Dei! ”.	22 She said, "Gone is the glory from Israel," because the ark of God had been captured.