| 1 ܘܗܘܐ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܢܦܩ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܐܘܪܥܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܠܩܪܒܐ ܘܫܪܘ ܥܠ ܟܐܦܐ ܕܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܘܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܫܪܘ ܒܐܦܩ | 1 and Samuel spoke to all Israel. |
| 2 ܘܐܣܬܕܪܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܗܘܐ ܩܪܒܐ ܘܐܬܬܒܪ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܩܕܡ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܐܬܩܛܠܘ ܒܣܕܪܐ ܒܚܩܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ | 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 ܘܐܬܐ ܥܡܐ ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܡܢܐ ܬܒܪܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܩܕܡ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܢܕܒܪ ܠܢ ܡܢ ܫܝܠܘ ܩܒܘܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܨܒܐܘܬ ܘܬܐܙܠ ܒܝܢܬܢ ܘܬܦܪܩܢ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܢ | 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 ܘܫܕܪܘ ܥܡܐ ܠܫܝܠܘ ܘܫܩܠܘ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܩܒܘܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܨܒܐܘܬ ܝܬ̇ܒ ܟܪ̈ܘܒܐ ܘܬܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܥܠܝ ܥܡ ܩܒܘܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܚܦܢܝ ܘܦܝܢܚܝܣ | 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 ܘܗܘܐ ܕܟܕ ܐܬܬ ܩܒܘܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܝܒܒܘ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܝܘܒܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܐܫܬܓܫܬ ܐܪܥܐ | 5 When the ark of the LORD arrived in the camp, all Israel shouted so loudly that the earth resounded. |
| 6 ܘܫܡܥܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܩܠܐ ܕܝܘܒܒܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܡܢܘ ܩܠܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܝܘܒܒܐ ܒܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܝܕܥܘ ܕܩܒܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܬܬ ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ | 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 ܘܕܚܠܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܬܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܘܝ ܠܢ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܬ ܐܝܟ ܗܕܐ ܡܢ ܐܬܡܠܝ ܘܡܢ ܡܢܬܡܠܝ | 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 ܘܝ ܠܢ ܡܢܘ ܢܦܨܝܢ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܫܝܢܐ ܗܢܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܚܐ ܠܟܠܗ̇ ܡܨܪܝܢ ܒܟܘܠ ܡܚ̈ܘܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ | 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 ܐܬܚܝܠܘ ܘܗܘܘ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܬܦܠܚܘܢ ܠܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܦܠܚܘܟܘܢ ܘܗܘܘ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܬܟܬܫܘ ܥܡܗܘܢ | 9 Take courage and be manly, Philistines; otherwise you will become slaves to the Hebrews, as they were your slaves. So fight manfully!" |
| 10 ܘܐܬܟܬܫܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܥܡ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܬܬܒܪ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܥܪܩܘ ܐܢܫ ܠܡܫܟܢܗ ܘܗܘܬ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܛܒ ܒܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܢܦܠܘ ܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܪ̈ܓܠܝܝܢ | 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 ܘܩܒܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܬܕܒܪܬ ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܥܠܝ ܡܝܬܘ ܚܦܢܝ ܘܦܝܢܚܝܣ | 11 The ark of God was captured, and Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were among the dead. |
| 12 ܘܪܗܛ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܡܢ ܣܕܪܐ ܘܐܬܐ ܠܫܝܠܘ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܟܕ ܡܨܪܝܢ ܢܚ̈ܬܘܗܝ ܘܐܕܡܬܐ ܒܪܝܫܗ | 12 A Benjaminite fled from the battlefield and reached Shiloh that same day, with his clothes torn and his head covered with dirt. |
| 13 ܘܥܠܝ ܝܬ̇ܒ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܥܠ ܝܕ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܚܐܪ ܗܘܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܙܐܥ ܗܘܐ ܠܒܗ ܥܠ ܩܒܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܐܬܐ ܠܡܚܘܝܘ ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܐܝܠܠܬ ܟܠܗ̇ ܩܪܝܬܐ | 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 ܘܫܡܥ ܥܠܝ ܩܠܐ ܕܐܝܠܠܬܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܢܘ ܩܠܐ ܕܕܠܘܚܝܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܣܪܗܒ ܘܐܬܐ ܘܚܘܝ ܠܥܠܝ | 14 Hearing the outcry of the men standing near him, Eli inquired, "What does this commotion mean?" |
| 15 ܘܥܠܝ ܒܪ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܗܘܐ ܘܬܡܢܐ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܥܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܐܝܩܪ ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܚܙܐ | 15 (Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes would not focus, so that he could not see.) |
| 16 ܘܐܡܪ ܓܒܪܐ ܗܘ ܠܥܠܝ ܐܢܐ ܐܬܝܬ ܡܢ ܣܕܪܐ ܘܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܣܕܪܐ ܥܪܩܬ ܐܬܝܬ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܢܘ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܒܪܝ | 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 ܘܥܢܐ ܡܣܒܪܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܥܪܩ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܐܦ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܗܘܬ ܒܥܡܐ ܘܐܦ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܟ ܡܝܬܘ ܚܦܢܝ ܘܦܝܢܚܣ ܘܩܒܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܕܒܪܬ | 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 ܘܗܘܐ ܕܟܕ ܐܬܕܟܪܗ̇ ܥܠܝ ܠܩܒܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܦܠ ܡܢ ܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܠܒܣܬܪܗ ܥܠ ܝܕ ܬܪܥܐ ܘܐܬܬܒܪܬ ܦܪܩܬܗ ܘܡܝܬ ܡܛܠ ܕܣܐܒ ܗܘܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܘܝܩܪ ܘܗܘ ܕܢ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ | 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 ܘܟܠܬܗ ܐܢܬܬ ܦܝܢܚܝܣ ܒܛܢܐ ܗܘܬ ܘܩܪܝܒܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܡܐܠܕ ܘܟܕ ܫܡܥܬ ܫܡܥܐ ܕܐܬܕܒܪܬ ܩܒܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܝܬ ܚܡܘܗ̇ ܘܒܥܠܗ̇ ܒܪܟܬ ܘܝܠܕܬ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܬܗܦܟܘ ܥܠܝܗ ܚ̈ܒܠܝܗ | 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 ܘܒܫܥܬܐ ܕܡܘܬܗ̇ ܐܡܪ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܩ̈ܝܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܡܢܗ̇ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܕܟܪܐ ܝܠܕܬܝ ܘܠܐ ܥܢܬ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܬ ܥܠ ܒܠܗ̇ | 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 ܘܩܪܬ ܫܡܗ ܕܛܠܝܐ ܝܘܟܒܪ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܥܒܪ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܬܕܒܪܬ ܩܒܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܥܠ ܚܡܘܗ̇ ܘܥܠ ܒܥܠܗ̇ | 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 ܘܐܡܪܬ ܥܒܪ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܬܕܒܪܬ ܩܒܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ | 22 She said, "Gone is the glory from Israel," because the ark of God had been captured. |
