| Chapter 4 |
1 | [] Kai egeine logoV tou Samouhl proV panta ton Israhl. Kai exhlqen o Israhl enantion twn Filistaiwn eiV machn, kai estratopedeusan plhsion tou Eben-ezer× oi de Filistaioi estratopedeusan en Afek. |
2 | Kai paretacqhsan oi Filistaioi enantion tou Israhl× kai ote exhplwqh h mach, ektuphqh o Israhl emprosqen twn Filistaiwn× kai efoneuqhsan en tw pediw kata thn sumplokhn ewV tessareV ciliadeV andrwn. |
3 | Ote de hlqen o laoV eiV to stratopedon, eipon oi presbuteroi tou Israhl, Dia ti o KurioV epataxen hmaV shmeron emprosqen twn Filistaiwn; aV labwmen proV eautouV apo Shlw thn kibwton thV diaqhkhV tou Kuriou, kai elqousa en mesw hmwn qelei swsei hmaV ek thV ceiroV twn ecqrwn hmwn. |
4 | Kai apesteilen o laoV eiV Shlw, kai eshkwsan ekeiqen thn kibwton thV diaqhkhV tou Kuriou twn dunamewn, tou kaqhmenou epi twn ceroubeim× kai amfoteroi oi uioi tou Hlei, Ofnei kai FineeV, hsan ekei meta thV kibwtou thV diaqhkhV tou Qeou. |
5 | Kai ote hlqen h kibwtoV thV diaqhkhV tou Kuriou eiV to stratopedon, paV o Israhl hlalaxe meta fwnhV megalhV, wste anthchsen h gh. |
6 | Kai akousanteV oi Filistaioi thn fwnhn tou alalagmou, eipon, Ti shmainei h fwnh tou megalou toutou alalagmou en tw stratopedw twn Ebraiwn; Kai emaqon oti h kibwtoV tou Kuriou hlqen eiV to stratopedon. |
7 | Kai efobhqhsan oi Filistaioi, legonteV, O QeoV hlqen eiV to stratopedon. Kai eipon, Ouai eiV hmaV. Dioti den estaqh toiouton pragma cqeV kai procqeV× |
8 | ouai eiV hmaV. TiV qelei swsei hmaV ek thV ceiroV twn qewn toutwn twn iscurwn; outoi einai oi qeoi, oi pataxanteV touV AiguptiouV en pash plhgh en th erhmw× |
9 | endunamwqhte, Filistaioi, kai staqhte wV andreV, dia na mh geinhte douloi eiV touV EbraiouV, kaqwV autoi estaqhsan douloi eiV esaV× staqhte wV andreV, kai polemhsate autouV. |
10 | [] Tote oi Filistaioi epolemhsan× kai ektuphqh o Israhl, kai efugen ekastoV eiV thn skhnhn autou× kai egeine sfagh megalh sfodra× kai epeson ek tou Israhl triakonta ciliadeV pezoi. |
11 | Kai h kibwtoV tou Qeou epiasqh× kai amfoteroi oi uioi tou Hlei, Ofnei kai FineeV, eqanatwqhsan. |
12 | [] Kai edramen ek thV machV anqrwpoV tiV ek tou Beniamin, kai hlqen eiV Shlw thn authn hmeran, ecwn ta imatia autou diescismena kai cwma epi thn kefalhn autou. |
13 | Kai ote hlqen, idou, o Hlei ekaqhto epi thV kaqedraV, kata to plagion thV odou, skopeuwn× dioti h kardia autou etreme peri thV kibwtou tou Qeou. Kai ote o anqrwpoV elqwn eiV thn polin anhggeile tauta, anebohse pasa h poliV. |
14 | Kai akousaV o Hlei thn fwnhn thV bohV, eipe, Ti shmainei h fwnh thV bohV tauthV; Kai o anqrwpoV hlqe speudwn kai anhggeile proV ton Hlei. |
15 | Hto de o Hlei enenhkonta oktw etwn× kai oi ofqalmoi autou hsan hmaurwmenoi, wste den hdunato na bleph. |
16 | Kai eipen o anqrwpoV proV ton Hlei, Egw eimai o elqwn ek thV machV, kai efugon egw ek thV machV shmeron. Kai eipe, Ti egeine, teknon mou; |
17 | Kai apekriqh o mhnuthV kai eipen, Efugen o Israhl emprosqen twn Filistaiwn, kai eti megalh sfagh egeinen eiV ton laon× kai proseti amfoteroi oi uioi sou, Ofnei kai FineeV, apeqanon× kai h kibwtoV tou Qeou epiasqh. |
18 | Kai kaqwV anefere peri thV kibwtou tou Qeou, o Hlei epesen ek thV kaqedraV eiV ta opisqia proV to plagion thV pulhV, kai sunetribh o trachloV autou, kai apeqane× dioti hto gerwn o anqrwpoV kai baruV. Ekrine de autoV ton Israhl tessarakonta eth. |
19 | [] Kai h numfh autou, h gunh tou FineeV, ousa egkuoV, etoimh na gennhsh, wV hkouse thn aggelian, oti h kibwtoV tou Qeou epiasqh kai oti o penqeroV authV kai o anhr authV apeqanon, ekurtwqh kai egennhse× dioti hlqon eiV authn oi ponoi. |
20 | Kai kaq' on kairon apeqnhsken, ai gunaikeV ai paristamenai eipon proV authn, Mh fobou× dioti egennhsaV uion. Ekeinh omwV den apekriqh oude ebalen auto eiV thn kardian authV. |
21 | Kai ekalese to paidion Icabwd, legousa, H doxa efugen ek tou Israhl× dioti h kibwtoV tou Qeou epiasqh, kai dioti o penqeroV authV kai o anhr authV apeqanon. |
22 | Kai eipen, H doxa efugen ek tou Israhl× dioti epiasqh h kibwtoV tou Qeou. |