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OET (OET-RV) and they were afraid saying, “A god has come into the Israeli camp.” Then they said, “This means trouble, because it wasn’t like this yesterday or the previous days.
OET-LV And_they_saw the_Fəlishtiy if/because they_said a_god he_has_come into the_camp and_they_said woe to/for_us if/because not it_has_been like_this yesterday three_days_ago.
UHB וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים כִּ֣י אָמְר֔וּ בָּ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וַיֹּאמְרוּ֙ א֣וֹי לָ֔נוּ כִּ֣י לֹ֥א הָיְתָ֛ה כָּזֹ֖את אֶתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃ ‡
(vayyirʼū hapəlishtim kiy ʼāmərū bāʼ ʼₑlohim ʼel-hammaḩₐneh vayyoʼmərū ʼōy lānū kiy loʼ hāyətāh kāzoʼt ʼetmōl shilshom.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι, καὶ εἶπον, οὗτοι οἱ θεοὶ ἥκασι πρὸς αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν. Οὐαὶ ἡμῖν, ἐξελοῦ ἡμᾶς Κύριε σήμερον, ὅτι οὐ γέγονε τοιαύτη ἐχθὲς καὶ τρίτην·
(Kai efobaʸthaʸsan hoi allofuloi, kai eipon, houtoi hoi theoi haʸkasi pros autous eis taʸn parembolaʸn. Ouai haʸmin, exelou haʸmas Kurie saʸmeron, hoti ou gegone toiautaʸ eⱪthes kai tritaʸn; )
BrTr And the Philistines feared, and said, These are the Gods that are come to them into the camp.
ULT And the Philistines feared, for they said, “A god has come into the camp!” And they said, “Woe to us! For it was not like this yesterday or the third day!
UST They said, “A god has come into their camp to help them fight against us!” This made them very afraid. They said, “We are in big trouble now! Nothing like this has ever happened before!
BSB the Philistines were afraid. “The gods have entered [fn] their camp!” they said. “Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before.
4:7 Or A god has entered
OEB they were afraid, and said, ‘These are their gods. They have come to them to the camp.
WEBBE The Philistines were afraid, for they said, “God has come into the camp.” They said, “Woe to us! For there has not been such a thing before.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET The Philistines were scared because they thought that gods had come to the camp. They said, “Too bad for us! We’ve never seen anything like this!
LSV And the Philistines are afraid, for they said, “God has come into the camp”; and they say, “Woe to us, for there has been nothing like this before.
FBV the Philistines were afraid. “A god has arrived in the camp,” they said. “We're in trouble, for nothing like this has happened before.
T4T Then the Philistines became very afraid. They said, “One of the Israelis’ gods has come into their camp to help them We are in big trouble now! Nothing like this has happened to us before!
LEB So the Philistines were afraid, for they said, “God has come[fn] to the camp.” And they said, “Woe to us, for this has never happened before![fn]
4:7 Or “gods have come”
4:7 Literally “it has not happened like this since yesterday and since the day before that”
BBE And the Philistines, full of fear, said, God has come into their tents. And they said, Trouble is ours! for never before has such a thing been seen.
Moff No Moff 1SA book available
JPS And the Philistines were afraid, for they said: 'God is come into the camp.' And they said: 'Woe unto us! for there was not such a thing yesterday and the day before.
ASV 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.
DRA And the Philistines were afraid, saying: God is come into the camp. And sighing, they said:
YLT And the Philistines are afraid, for they said, 'God hath come in unto the camp;' and they say, 'Woe to us, for there hath not been like this heretofore.
Drby And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, [fn]God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there has not been such a thing heretofore.
4.7 Elohim
RV 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.
Wbstr And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God hath come into the camp. And they said, Woe to us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
KJB-1769 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.[fn]
(And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath/has not been such a thing heretofore. )
4.7 heretofore: Heb. yesterday, or, the third day
KJB-1611 [fn]And the Philistines were afraid, for they saide, God is come into the campe. And they said, Woe vnto vs: for there hath not bene such a thing heretofore.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)
4:7 Hebr. yesterday, or the third day.
Bshps And the Philistines were afraide, and saide: God is come into the hoast. And they said againe: Wo vnto vs, for it was neuer so before this.
(And the Philistines were afraid, and said: God is come into the host/army. And they said again: Woe unto us, for it was never so before this.)
Gnva And the Philistims were afraide, and saide, God is come into the hoste: therefore saide they, Wo vnto vs: for it hath not bene so heretofore.
(And the Philistines were afraid, and said, God is come into the host/army: therefore said they, Woe unto us: for it hath/has not been so heretofore. )
Cvdl they were afrayed & sayde: God is come in to the hoost. And they sayde morouer: Wo vnto vs, for it hath not bene thus afore tyme.
(they were afraid and said: God is come in to the host/army. And they said moreover/what's_more: Woe unto us, for it hath/has not been thus afore time.)
Wycl And Filisteis dredden, and seiden, God is come in to `the castels; and thei weiliden, and seiden, Wo to vs!
(And Philistines dreaded, and said, God is come in to the castles; and they weiliden, and said, Woe to us!)
Luth fürchteten sie sich und sprachen: GOtt ist ins Lager kommen; und sprachen weiter: Wehe uns! denn es ist vorhin nicht also gestanden.
(fears(v)en they/she/them itself/yourself/themselves and said: God is into_the camp kommen; and said weiter: Woe us/to_us/ourselves! because it is earlier not also gestanden.)
ClVg Timueruntque Philisthiim, dicentes: Venit Deus in castra. Et ingemuerunt, dicentes:
(Timueruntque Philistines, saying: He_came God in/into/on castra. And ingemuerunt, saying: )
4:1b–7:2 The crisis surrounding the Ark of the Covenant demonstrated Israel’s need for Samuel’s leadership and fulfilled prophecies about Eli and his sons (3:11-14).
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים כִּ֣י אָמְר֔וּ בָּ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה
and=they_saw the,Philistines that/for/because/then/when said he/it_came ʼElohīm to/towards the,camp
If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [And the Philistines said, “A god has come into the camp!” and that thought made them very afraid]
Note 2 topic: translate-plural
בָּ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה
he/it_came ʼElohīm to/towards the,camp
The word that the ULT translates as god is plural, but the verb has come is singular. This suggests that as the author expresses the meaning of what the Philistines said in their own language, he is using the plural form to indicate greatness. Your language may be able to use a plural subject with a singular verb for this same purpose. If not, you could convey the meaning in another way. Alternate translation: [A great god has come into the camp]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations
א֣וֹי לָ֔נוּ
woe to/for=us
The Philistines are using a phrase that expresses a strong feeling, fear. There may be an equivalent word or phrase in your language that you can use in your translation to convey this strong feeling. If not, you could say what the Philistines were feeling, or you could say what they were afraid of, here and in the next verse. Alternate translation: [Oh, no!] or [We are in great danger!]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
אֶתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֹֽׁם
yesterday before
In this culture, the current day was considered the first day, the previous day was considered the second day, and the day before that was considered the third day. So this phrase means “yesterday or the day before yesterday.” That was a common expression that referred to the past in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [at any time in the past]