1And the word of Shmu’el came to all Yisra’el. Now Yisra’el went out against the P’lishtim to battle, and pitched beside HaEven HaEzer; and the P’lishtim pitched in Afek. 2And the P’lishtim put themselves in array against Yisra’el; and when the battle was spread, Yisra’el was smitten before the P’lishtim; and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men. 3And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Yisra’el said, “Why has יהוה smitten us today before the P’lishtim? Let us fetch the Aron HaBrit יהוה out of Shiloh unto us, that He may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies.” 4So the people sent to Shiloh, and they brought from there the Aron HaBrit יהוה Tzeva’ot, who sits upon the Keruvim; and the two sons of Eli, Khafni and Pin’khas, were there with the Aron HaBrit HaElohim. 5And when the Aron HaBrit יהוה came into the camp, all Yisra’el shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang. 6And when the P’lishtim heard the noise of the shout, they said, “What means the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews?’ And they knew that the Aron of יהוה was come into the camp. 7And the P’lishtim were afraid, for they said, “Elohim is come into the camp.” And they said, “Woe unto us! For there was not such a thing yesterday and the day before. 8Woe unto us! Who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods that smote Mitzrayim with all manner of plagues and in the wilderness. 9Be strong, and be as men, O you P’lishtim, that you be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you; be as men, and fight.”
10And the P’lishtim fought, and Yisra’el was smitten, and they fled every man to his tent; and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Yisra’el thirty thousand footmen. 11And the Aron HaElohim was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Khafni and Pin’khas, were slain. 12And there ran a man of Binyamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. 13And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon his seat by the wayside watching; for his heart trembled for the Aron HaElohim. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out. 14And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, “What means the noise of this tumult?” And the man made haste, and came and told Eli. 15Now Eli was ninety-eight years old; and his eyes were set, that he could not see. 16And the man said unto Eli, “I am he that came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army.” And he said, “How went the matter, my son?” 17And he that brought the tidings answered and said, “Yisra’el is fled before the P’lishtim, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people, and your two sons also, Khafni and Pin’khas, are dead, and the Aron HaElohim is taken.”
18And it came to pass, when he made mention of the Aron HaElohim, that he fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died; for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Yisra’el forty years. 19And his daughter-in-law, Pin’khas’ wife, was with child, near to be delivered; and when she heard the tidings that the Aron HaElohim was taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and brought forth; for her pains came suddenly upon her. 20And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, “Fear not; for you have brought forth a son.” But she answered not, neither did she regard it. 21And she named the child Ikhavod, saying, “The glory is departed from Yisra’el;” because the Aron HaElohim was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband. 22And she said, “The glory is departed from Yisra’el; for the Aron HaElohim is taken.”
אוַיְהִי דְבַר שְׁמוּאֵל לְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל; וַיֵּצֵא יִשְׂרָאֵל לִקְרַאת פְּלִשְׁתִּים לַמִּלְחָמָה וַיַּחֲנוּ עַל הָאֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר וּפְלִשְׁתִּים חָנוּ בַאֲפֵק. בוַיַּעַרְכוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים לִקְרַאת יִשְׂרָאֵל וַתִּטֹּשׁ הַמִּלְחָמָה וַיִּנָּגֶף יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים; וַיַּכּוּ בַמַּעֲרָכָה בַּשָּׂדֶה כְּאַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים אִישׁ. גוַיָּבֹא הָעָם אֶל הַמַּחֲנֶה וַיֹּאמְרוּ זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָמָּה נְגָפָנוּ יהוה הַיּוֹם לִפְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים; נִקְחָה אֵלֵינוּ מִשִּׁלֹה אֶת אֲרוֹן בְּרִית יהוה וְיָבֹא בְקִרְבֵּנוּ וְיֹשִׁעֵנוּ מִכַּף אֹיְבֵינוּ. דוַיִּשְׁלַח הָעָם שִׁלֹה וַיִּשְׂאוּ מִשָּׁם אֵת אֲרוֹן בְּרִית יהוה צְבָאוֹת יֹשֵׁב הַכְּרֻבִים; וְשָׁם שְׁנֵי בְנֵי עֵלִי עִם אֲרוֹן בְּרִית הָאֱלֹהִים חָפְנִי וּפִינְחָס. הוַיְהִי כְּבוֹא אֲרוֹן בְּרִית יהוה אֶל הַמַּחֲנֶה וַיָּרִעוּ כָל יִשְׂרָאֵל תְּרוּעָה גְדוֹלָה; וַתֵּהֹם הָאָרֶץ. ווַיִּשְׁמְעוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים אֶת קוֹל הַתְּרוּעָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ מֶה קוֹל הַתְּרוּעָה הַגְּדוֹלָה הַזֹּאת בְּמַחֲנֵה הָעִבְרִים; וַיֵּדְעוּ כִּי אֲרוֹן יהוה בָּא אֶל הַמַּחֲנֶה. זוַיִּרְאוּ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּים כִּי אָמְרוּ בָּא אֱלֹהִים אֶל הַמַּחֲנֶה; וַיֹּאמְרוּ אוֹי לָנוּ כִּי לֹא הָיְתָה כָּזֹאת אֶתְמוֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם. חאוֹי לָנוּ מִי יַצִּילֵנוּ מִיַּד הָאֱלֹהִים הָאַדִּירִים הָאֵלֶּה: אֵלֶּה הֵם הָאֱלֹהִים הַמַּכִּים אֶת מִצְרַיִם בְּכָל מַכָּה בַּמִּדְבָּר. טהִתְחַזְּקוּ וִהְיוּ לַאֲנָשִׁים פְּלִשְׁתִּים פֶּן תַּעַבְדוּ לָעִבְרִים כַּאֲשֶׁר עָבְדוּ לָכֶם; וִהְיִיתֶם לַאֲנָשִׁים וְנִלְחַמְתֶּם.
יוַיִּלָּחֲמוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיִּנָּגֶף יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיָּנֻסוּ אִישׁ לְאֹהָלָיו וַתְּהִי הַמַּכָּה גְּדוֹלָה מְאֹד; וַיִּפֹּל מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל שְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף רַגְלִי. יאוַאֲרוֹן אֱלֹהִים נִלְקָח; וּשְׁנֵי בְנֵי עֵלִי מֵתוּ חָפְנִי וּפִינְחָס. יבוַיָּרָץ אִישׁ בִּנְיָמִן מֵהַמַּעֲרָכָה וַיָּבֹא שִׁלֹה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא; וּמַדָּיו קְרֻעִים וַאֲדָמָה עַל רֹאשׁוֹ. יגוַיָּבוֹא וְהִנֵּה עֵלִי יֹשֵׁב עַל הַכִּסֵּא יך (יַד) דֶּרֶךְ מְצַפֶּה כִּי הָיָה לִבּוֹ חָרֵד עַל אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים; וְהָאִישׁ בָּא לְהַגִּיד בָּעִיר וַתִּזְעַק כָּל הָעִיר. ידוַיִּשְׁמַע עֵלִי אֶת קוֹל הַצְּעָקָה וַיֹּאמֶר מֶה קוֹל הֶהָמוֹן הַזֶּה; וְהָאִישׁ מִהַר וַיָּבֹא וַיַּגֵּד לְעֵלִי. טווְעֵלִי בֶּן תִּשְׁעִים וּשְׁמֹנֶה שָׁנָה; וְעֵינָיו קָמָה וְלֹא יָכוֹל לִרְאוֹת. טזוַיֹּאמֶר הָאִישׁ אֶל עֵלִי אָנֹכִי הַבָּא מִן הַמַּעֲרָכָה וַאֲנִי מִן הַמַּעֲרָכָה נַסְתִּי הַיּוֹם; וַיֹּאמֶר מֶה הָיָה הַדָּבָר בְּנִי. יזוַיַּעַן הַמְבַשֵּׂר וַיֹּאמֶר נָס יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים וְגַם מַגֵּפָה גְדוֹלָה הָיְתָה בָעָם; וְגַם שְׁנֵי בָנֶיךָ מֵתוּ חָפְנִי וּפִינְחָס וַאֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים נִלְקָחָה.
יחוַיְהִי כְּהַזְכִּירוֹ אֶת אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים וַיִּפֹּל מֵעַל הַכִּסֵּא אֲחֹרַנִּית בְּעַד יַד הַשַּׁעַר וַתִּשָּׁבֵר מַפְרַקְתּוֹ וַיָּמֹת כִּי זָקֵן הָאִישׁ וְכָבֵד; וְהוּא שָׁפַט אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה. יטוְכַלָּתוֹ אֵשֶׁת פִּינְחָס הָרָה לָלַת וַתִּשְׁמַע אֶת הַשְּׁמוּעָה אֶל הִלָּקַח אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים וּמֵת חָמִיהָ וְאִישָׁהּ; וַתִּכְרַע וַתֵּלֶד כִּי נֶהֶפְכוּ עָלֶיהָ צִרֶיהָ. כוּכְעֵת מוּתָהּ וַתְּדַבֵּרְנָה הַנִּצָּבוֹת עָלֶיהָ אַל תִּירְאִי כִּי בֵן יָלָדְתְּ; וְלֹא עָנְתָה וְלֹא שָׁתָה לִבָּהּ. כאוַתִּקְרָא לַנַּעַר אִיכָבוֹד לֵאמֹר גָּלָה כָבוֹד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל; אֶל הִלָּקַח אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים וְאֶל חָמִיהָ וְאִישָׁהּ. כבוַתֹּאמֶר גָּלָה כָבוֹד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל: כִּי נִלְקַח אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים.