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¹Saa^mu^en nyei waac ziouc mingh gormx I^saa^laa^en Deic-Bung.

Laengz Ngaengc Waac Faang Zuqc Caangv Mingh

I^saa^laa^en Mienh cuotv mingh caux Fi^li^saa^die Mienh mborqv jaax. Ninh mbuo liepc ciangv yiem E^mben^e^se. Fi^li^saa^die Mienh liepc ciangv yiem Aafekv. ²Fi^li^saa^die Mienh bun ninh mbuo nyei baeng dorng jienv I^saa^laa^en Mienh mbaih jienv. Mborqv jaax gunv zoux gunv hlo nyei ziangh hoc, I^saa^laa^en Mienh suei Fi^li^saa^die Mienh. Fi^li^saa^die Mienh yiem wuov mborqv jaax ciangv daix daic leih maiv go biei cin dauh I^saa^laa^en Mienh. ³I^saa^laa^en Mienh nyei baeng nzuonx taux ciangv wuov zanc, I^saa^laa^en nyei ⟨mienh gox⟩ gorngv, “Ziouv ih hnoi weic haaix diuc bun mbuo suei Fi^li^saa^die Mienh? Oix zuqc mingh Silo dorh Ziouv nyei ⟨mienh gox⟩ daaih weic bun Ziouv daaih yiem mbuo mbu'ndongx, tengx mbuo biaux ndutv win-wangv nyei buoz-ndiev.”
⁴Ninh mbuo ziouc paaiv mienh mingh Silo wuov, dorh Laengz Ngaengc Waac Faang daaih, se maaih Nernh Jiex nyei Ziouv yiem wuov deix i dauh ⟨ke^lu^mbim⟩ mbu'ndongx⚓ nyei weic nyei faang.⚓ Eli nyei i dauh dorn, Hopv^ni caux Fi^ne^hatc, caux jienv Tin-Hungh nyei Laengz Ngaengc Waac Faang daaih.
⁵Ziouv nyei Laengz Ngaengc Waac Faang bieqc ciangv gu'nyuoz wuov zanc, I^saa^laa^en nyei zuangx mienh qaqv heuc qiex mbui nyei, zungv ndanc zuqc ndau dongz. ⁶Fi^li^saa^die Mienh muangx haiz heuc nyei qiex mbui, ninh mbuo gorngv, “Yiem Hipv^lu Mienh nyei ciangv fungc maaih heuc nyei qiex ndongc naaic mbui? Zoux haaix nyungc mv bei?”
Nqa'haav ninh mbuo hiuv duqv I^saa^laa^en Mienh dorh Ziouv nyei Laengz Ngaengc Waac Faang daaih taux ciangv mi'aqv. ⁷Fi^li^saa^die Mienh gamh nziex haic. Ninh mbuo gorngv, “Maaih dauh zienh daaih taux ciangv mi'aqv.” Ninh mbuo aengx gorngv, “Mbuo oix zuqc kouv aqv, weic zuqc mbuo maiv buangh jiex naaiv nyungc sic. ⁸Mbuo oix zuqc kouv aqv. Haaix dauh haih tengx mbuo biaux ndutv naaiv deix henv haic nyei zienh? Dongh naaiv deix zienh zinh ndaangc yiem deic-bung-huaang longc nyungc-nyungc zeqc naanc daix daic I^yipv Mienh. ⁹O Fi^li^saa^die Mienh aah! Meih mbuo oix zuqc zungx daamv yaac zoux jun-zeiv mienh. Maiv zei aeqv, meih mbuo zuqc zoux Hipv^lu Mienh nyei nouh hnangv zinh ndaangc ninh mbuo zoux meih mbuo nyei nouh nor. Oix zuqc zoux jun-zeiv mienh cuotv mingh mborqv jaax.”
¹⁰Fi^li^saa^die Mienh ziouc caux I^saa^laa^en Mienh mborqv jaax. I^saa^ laa^en Mienh suei ninh mbuo, gorqv-mienh biaux nzuonx gorqv-mienh ganh nyei ndopv-liuh mingh. Wuov nzunc za'gengh maaih baeng camv nyei zuqc daix daic, weic zuqc I^saa^laa^en nyei buo waanc dauh yangh ndau baeng zuqc daix daic mi'aqv. ¹¹Tin-Hungh nyei Laengz Ngaengc Waac Faang yaac zuqc caangv mingh. Eli nyei i dauh dorn, Hopv^ni caux Fi^ne^hatc, yaac zuqc daix daic mi'aqv.

Eli Daic

¹²Dongh wuov hnoi maaih dauh Mben^yaa^min Fingx nyei mienh yiem mborqv jaax ciangv tiux mingh taux Silo. Ninh nyei lui-houx betv huv, m'nqorngv yaac maaih nie-mbung hiaamx jienv. ¹³Naaiv dauh mienh daaih taux wuov zanc, Eli yiem wuov jauv-hlen zueiz jienv ninh ganh nyei dorngx zuov mangc. Ninh weic Tin-Hungh nyei Laengz Ngaengc Waac Faang hnyouv huaang. Wuov dauh mienh bieqc zingh daaih mbuox fienx, yiem zingh nyei yietc zungv mienh nauc jiez daaih.
¹⁴Eli haiz mienh heuc nyei qiex mbui ziouc naaic, “Zoux haaix nyungc mbiouh mbiouh nyei heuc ndongc naaic mbui?” Dorh fienx wuov dauh mienh ziouc gaanv jienv daaih mbuox fienx Eli. ¹⁵Wuov zanc Eli nyei hnyangx-jeiv duqv juov ziepc betv hnyangx. Ninh nyei m'zing dingc mi'aqv, mangc maiv buatc haaix nyungc. ¹⁶Wuov dauh mienh gorngv mbuox Eli, “Se dongh yie yiem mborqv jaax ciangv daaih. Ih hnoi yie yiem mborqv jaax nyei ziangh hoc biaux nzuonx.”
Eli naaic, “Aa dorn aac, hnangv haaix nor?”
¹⁷Dorh fienx nyei mienh dau, “I^saa^laa^en Mienh yiem Fi^li^saa^die Mienh nyei wuov ndaangc maengx biaux. Yiem baeqc fingx nyei mbu'ndongx mienh zuqc daix daic camv haic. Meih nyei i dauh dorn, Hopv^ni caux Fi^ne^hatc, yaac zuqc daic mi'aqv. Tin-Hungh nyei Laengz Ngaengc Waac Faang yaac zuqc caangv mingh mi'aqv.”
¹⁸Wuov dauh mienh yietv gorngv taux Tin-Hungh nyei Laengz Ngaengc Waac Faang, Eli ziouc yiem zingh gaengh ga'hlen, ninh zueiz nyei dorngx wuov, da'nziaaux king nqa'haav maengx. Ninh nyei jaang nauv, ziouc daic mi'aqv, weic zuqc ninh gox haic, sin-sei yaac hniev. Eli zoux I^saa^laa^en Mienh nyei domh jien feix ziepc hnyangx.
¹⁹Wuov zanc Eli nyei mbuangz, Fi^ne^hatc nyei auv, maaih jienv sin aav lamh taux ndutv sin nyei ziangh hoc. Ninh haiz fienx gorngv Tin-Hungh nyei Laengz Ngaengc Waac Faang zuqc caangv mingh, ninh nyei ong-buoc caux ninh nyei nqox yaac daic mi'aqv. Ninh ziouc liemh zeih mun gu'nguaaz, yungz duqv dauh dorn. Ninh za'gengh mun duqv kouv haic. ²⁰Dongh ninh aav lamh dangx qiex wuov zanc, tengx goux ninh wuov deix m'sieqv dorn gorngv mbuox ninh, “Maiv dungx gamh nziex oc, weic zuqc meih yungz duqv dauh dorn.” Mv baac ninh maiv dau, yaac hnangv muangx maiv haiz nor.
²¹Ninh tengx ninh nyei dorn cuotv mbuox heuc I^kaa^mbotc⚓ yaac gorngv, “Njang-laangc leih nqoi I^saa^laa^en mi'aqv.” Weic zuqc Tin-Hungh nyei Laengz Ngaengc Waac Faang zuqc caangv mingh, ninh nyei ong-buoc caux ninh nyei nqox yaac daic mi'aqv. ²²Ninh aengx gorngv, “Njang-laangc leih nqoi I^saa^laa^en, weic zuqc Tin-Hungh nyei Laengz Ngaengc Waac Faang zuqc caangv mingh mi'aqv.”

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¹And the word of Samuel came to all Israel.

The Ark of God Captured

Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines, and encamped beside ⚓Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek. ²Then the ⚓Philistines put themselves in battle array against Israel. And when they joined battle, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men of the army in the field. ³And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? ⚓Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Shiloh to us, that when it comes among us it may save us from the hand of our enemies.” ⁴So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, ⚓who dwells between⚓the cherubim. And the ⚓two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
⁵And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel shouted so loudly that the earth shook. ⁶Now when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, “What does the sound of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean?” Then they understood that the ark of the Lord had come into the camp. ⁷So the Philistines were afraid, for they said, “God has come into the camp!” And they said, ⚓“Woe to us! For such a thing has never happened before. ⁸Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness. ⁹⚓Be strong and conduct yourselves like men, you Philistines, that you do not become servants of the Hebrews, ⚓as they have been to you. Conduct yourselves like men, and fight!”
¹⁰So the Philistines fought, and ⚓Israel was defeated, and every man fled to his tent. There was a very great slaughter, and there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers. ¹¹Also ⚓the ark of God was captured; and ⚓the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

Death of Eli

¹²Then a man of Benjamin ran from the battle line the same day, and ⚓came to Shiloh with his clothes torn and ⚓dirt on his head. ¹³Now when he came, there was Eli, sitting on ⚓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. ¹⁴When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, “What does the sound of this tumult mean?” And the man came quickly and told Eli. ¹⁵Eli was ninety-eight years old, and ⚓his eyes were so dim that he could not see.
¹⁶Then the man said to Eli, “I am he who came from the battle. And I fled today from the battle line.”
And he said, ⚓“What happened, my son?”
¹⁷So the messenger answered and said, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Also your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead; and the ark of God has been captured.”
¹⁸Then it happened, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell off the seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

Ichabod

¹⁹Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehas’s wife, was with child, due to be delivered; and when she heard the news that the ark of God was captured, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and gave birth, for her labor pains came upon her. ²⁰And about the time of her death ⚓the women who stood by her said to her, “Do not fear, for you have borne a son.” But she did not answer, nor did she regard it. ²¹Then she named the child ⚓Ichabod, saying, ⚓“The glory has departed from Israel!” because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband. ²²And she said, “The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured.”