4–BOB
1 Butun Isroilda Shomuilning soʻzi vojib edi.
Muqaddas Ahd sandigʻi qoʻldan ketadi
Shu orada Filistlar urush boshlagan edi, Isroil lashkari ularga qarshi otlandi. Isroil lashkari Evanzor degan joyda, Filistlar esa Ofoq shahrida qarorgoh qurdilar. 2 Filistlar Isroil lashkariga qarshi saf tortdilar. Jang boshlandi, Filistlar Isroil lashkarini magʻlub qildilar. Jang maydonida toʻrt mingga yaqin Isroil sipohlari nobud boʻldi. 3 Lashkar qarorgohga qaytgach, Isroil oqsoqollari shunday dedilar:
— Nima uchun bugun Egamiz bizni Filistlarga magʻlub qilib berdi? Egamizning Ahd sandigʻini Shiloʻdan bu yerga olib kelaylik. Ahd sandigʻi bizning oramizda borsin, toki bizni gʻanimlarimizning qoʻlidan qutqarsin.
4 Oqsoqollar ikki karub orasida taxt qurgan Sarvari Olamning Ahd sandigʻini Shiloʻdan olib kelish uchun odamlarni yubordilar. Elaxning ikkala oʻgʻli — Xoʻfnax bilan Finxaz ham Xudoning Ahd sandigʻini jang boʻlayotgan joyga olib kelish uchun yordamlashdilar. 5 Egamizning Ahd sandigʻini qarorgohga olib kelishganda, hamma Isroil xalqi shunday baland ovoz bilan baqirishdiki, hatto yer turgan joyidan qoʻzgʻalib ketdi. 6 Filistlar shovqin–suronni eshitib:
— Ibroniylar qarorgohida nega bunchalik qattiq baqir–chaqir boʻlyapti ekan? — deyishdi. Keyin Egamizning Sandigʻini qarorgohga olib kelganlarini bilib, 7 qoʻrqib ketishdi:
— Xudolari qarorgohga kelibdi, endi shoʻrimiz quriydi! Bunaqasini hech qachon eshitmagandik! 8 Oh, shoʻrimiz qursin! Bunday qudratli xudolarning qoʻlidan kim bizni xalos qiladi? Sahroda Misrliklarni har baloga giriftor qilgan xudolar oʻshalar–ku! 9 Dadil boʻling, ey Filistlar! Mard boʻlinglar! Aks holda, ibroniylar sizlarga qanday boʻysungan boʻlsalar, sizlar ham ularga shunday boʻysunib qolasizlar. Shuning uchun mardona kurashib, jang qilinglar!
10 Shundan soʻng Filistlar qattiq hujum qilib, Isroil lashkarini magʻlub etdilar. Isroil lashkarining bari uylariga qochib qoldi. Isroil lashkari shunchalik katta talafot koʻrdiki, ular oʻttiz ming piyoda sipohidan ayrildi. 11 Xudoning Sandigʻi ham qoʻldan ketdi, Elaxning ikkala oʻgʻli — Xoʻfnax bilan Finxaz esa halok boʻldi.
Elaxning oʻlimi
12 Benyaminlik bir odam jang maydonidan qochib, oʻsha kuniyoq Shiloʻga yetib keldi. U qaygʻudan kiyimlarini yirtgan, boshiga tuproq sochgan edi. 13 Oʻsha odam Shiloʻga yetib kelganda, Elax Xudoning Sandigʻiga biror narsa boʻlishidan xavotirlanib, yoʻl yoqasida kursida kutib oʻtirgan edi. Haligi odam shaharga kirib, boʻlib oʻtgan voqealarni aytib bergan edi, butun shahar ahli dod–faryod koʻtardi. 14 Elax shovqin–suronni eshitib:
— Nimaga bunchalik shovqin? — deb soʻradi. Oʻsha odam, boʻlgan voqeadan Elaxni xabardor qilib qoʻyay deb, darrov uning yoniga keldi. 15 Oʻsha paytda Elax toʻqson sakkiz yoshda boʻlib, koʻzlari xiralashgan, yaxshi koʻra olmasdi. 16 Haligi kishi Elaxga:
— Men jang maydonidan kelyapman, u yerdan bugun qochib keldim, — dedi.
— Nima boʻldi, oʻgʻlim? — deb soʻradi Elax. 17 Xabar keltirgan odam shunday dedi:
— Isroil lashkari Filistlarning oldiga tushib qochdi. Lashkar katta talafot koʻrdi. Ikkala oʻgʻlingiz — Xoʻfnax bilan Finxaz ham halok boʻldi. Xudoning Sandigʻi esa qoʻldan ketdi.
18 Elax hali ham darvoza yonidagi kursida oʻtirgan edi. Xabarchi, Xudoning Sandigʻini Filistlar tortib oldi, deb aytishi bilan Elax kursidan orqasi bilan yiqildi. Keksaligi va semizligidan boʻyni sinib, oʻsha zahoti jon berdi. U Isroilda qirq yil hakamlik qilgan edi.
Finxazning xotini vafot etadi
19 Elaxning kelini — Finxazning xotini homilador boʻlib, yaqin orada koʻzi yorishi kerak edi. “Xudoning Sandigʻi qoʻldan ketdi, qaynatang va ering oʻldi” degan xabarni eshitishi bilanoq uni toʻlgʻoq tutib qoldi. U yerga choʻnqayib oʻtirib, tugʻib qoʻydi. 20 Doya xotinlar unga oʻlimi oldidan:
— Qoʻrqma, oʻgʻil tugʻding, — dedilar. Lekin u eʼtibor bermadi, biror soʻz ham aytmadi. 21 Xudoning Sandigʻi qoʻldan ketgani uchun, qaynatasi bilan eri oʻlgani uchun u:
— Isroildan ulugʻvorlik ketdi, — deya chaqaloqqa Ixabod deb ism qoʻydi. 22 Keyin u yana:
— Xudoning Sandigʻi qoʻldan ketdi, Isroildan ulugʻvorlik ketdi, — dedi.
1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek. 2 And 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.
3 ¶ And 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. 4 So 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 cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. 5 And 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. 6 And 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. 7 And 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. 8 Woe 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. 9 Be 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.
10 ¶ And 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. 11 And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
12 ¶ And 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. 13 And 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. 14 And 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. 15 Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see. 16 And 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? 17 And 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. 18 And 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.
19 ¶ And 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. 20 And 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 . 21 And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband. 22 And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.
