1 Samuel 4 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

4 ¹Samuel asɛm duu Israel nyinaa. Israel kɔkoo Filistifo, na wɔbɔɔ nsraban wɔ Ebenezer; Filistifo no nso bɔɔ nsraban wɔ Afek.

²Filistifo no hyehyɛɛ wɔn ho tiaa Israel; ɔko no trɛwee, na Filistifo no dii Israel so, na wokunkum mmarima bɛyɛ 4,000 wɔ sare so hɔ. ³Bere a asraafo no san baa nsraban mu no, Israel mpanyimfo bisaa se, “Adɛn nti na yɛn Agya ama Filistifo adi yɛn so nnɛ? Momma yɛnkɔfa yɛn Agya apam adaka no mfi Silo mmra, na ɔmmɛba yɛn mu mmegye yɛn mfi yɛn atamfo nsam.”

⁴Enti nnipa no somaa kɔɔ Silo, na wɔde ɔsoro asafo Agya a ɔte kerubim no atifi no apam adaka no bae. Eli mmabarima baanu, Hofni ne Pinehas, ne yɛn Agya apam adaka no wɔ hɔ. ⁵Bere a yɛn Agya apam adaka no duu nsraban mu no, Israel nyinaa teaam denneennen ma asase wosowee. ⁶Filistifo no tee nteɛm no, na wobisaa se, “Nteɛm kɛse bɛn na ɛrekɔ so wɔ Hebrifo nsraban mu yi?” Afei wohuu sɛ yɛn Agya adaka no aba nsraban no mu. ⁷Ehu kaa Filistifo no, efisɛ wɔkae se, “Onyame bi aba nsraban no mu!” Afei wɔkae se, “Due! Yɛayera—biribi a ɛte sɛɛ nsii da. ⁸Due! Yɛayera! Hena na obegye yɛn afi anyame tumfo yi nsam? Eyinom ne anyame a wɔde ɔyaredɔm ahorow nyinaa bɔɔ Misraimfo wɔ sare so no. ⁹Monyɛ den, Filistifo! Monyɛ mmarima, anyɛ saa a mobɛsom Hebrifo sɛnea wɔsom mo no. Monyɛ mmarima—monko! ¹⁰Filistifo no koe; wodii Israel so, na obiara guan kɔɔ ne ntamadan mu. Kunkum no mu yɛɛ den yiye: Israel asraafo a wɔnam fam 30,000 na wototɔe.” ¹¹Wɔfaa yɛn Agya adaka no, na Eli mmabarima baanu, Hofni ne Pinehas, wuwui.

Eli Hwe Ase na Anuonyam no Fi Hɔ Kɔ

¹²Da no ara, Benyaminni bi fi ɔko no mu tuu mmirika kɔɔ Silo; na ne ntade asunsuan, na mfuturo gu ne ti so. ^a a v12 Ntade a wɔsunsuan ne mfuturo a wɔde gu ti so yɛ tete nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkyerɛ awerɛhow ne kwadwom a emu dɔ. ¹³Bere a ɔduu hɔ no, na Eli te nʼagua so wɔ kwan ho rehwɛ, efisɛ na ne koma wosow wɔ yɛn Agya adaka no ho. Ɔbarima no kɔɔ kurow no mu kaa asɛm no, na kurow no nyinaa su teaam. ¹⁴Bere a Eli tee nteɛm no, obisaa se, “Basabasa bɛn ni?” Afei ɔbarima no yɛɛ ntɛm baa hɔ bɛkaa asɛm no kyerɛɛ Eli.

¹⁵Na Eli adi mfe aduɔkron nwɔtwe, na nʼani afura ma ontumi nhu ade. ¹⁶Ɔbarima no ka kyerɛɛ Eli se, “Mifi ɔko no mu na mebae; meguan fii ɔko no mu nnɛ.” Eli bisaa se, “Dɛn na asi, me ba?”

¹⁷Ɔbɔfo no buaa se, “Israel aguan afi Filistifo anim; afei nso, asraafo no mu bebree awuwu; bio nso, wo mma baanu, Hofni ne Pinehas, awuwu; na wɔafa yɛn Agya adaka no.”

¹⁸Bere a ɔbɔɔ yɛn Agya adaka no din no, Eli fi nʼagua so wɔ kuropon pon no ano hwee nʼakyi, ne kɔn bubui, na owui—efisɛ na wabɔ akwakoraa, na ne mu yɛ duru. Na wabu Israel atɛn mfe aduanan.

¹⁹Nʼase, Pinehas yere, nyinsɛn na ne awo abɛn. Bere a ɔtee sɛ wɔafa yɛn Agya adaka no, na nʼase ne ne kunu awuwu no, ɔbɔɔ ne mu ase woo ba, efisɛ awo yaw no too no. ²⁰Bere a ɔrewu no, mmea a wogyina ne nkyɛn no ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Nsuro, efisɛ woawo ɔbabarima.” Nanso wammua, na wamfa nyɛɛ hwee nso. ²¹Ɔtoo abarimaa no din Ikabod, kae se, “Anuonyam no afi Israel”—ɛnam yɛn Agya adaka a wɔfae no, nʼase ne ne kunu nti. ^b b v21 Ikabod din no kyerɛ “anuonyam nni hɔ” — ɛyɛ ɛna no nteɛm sɛ yɛn Agya anuonyam afi Israel ne adaka no akɔ. ²²Ɔkae se, “Anuonyam no afi Israel, efisɛ wɔafa yɛn Agya adaka no.”