You made us turn and run from our enemies. They have taken what belongs to us.

你使我们向敌人转身退后；那恨我们的人任意抢夺。

你使我们在敌人前转身撤退，使那恨我们的人任意抢夺。

你使我们在敌人前转身撤退，使那恨我们的人任意抢夺。

你使我们在仇敌面前败退，遭敌人掳掠。

你使我们在敌人面前转身后退；憎恨我们的人都任意抢掠。

你使我们从敌人面前转身退后；那些恨我们的人任意抢掠。

你使我們向敵人轉身退後；那恨我們的人任意搶奪。

你使我們在敵人前轉身撤退，使那恨我們的人任意搶奪。

你使我們在敵人前轉身撤退，使那恨我們的人任意搶奪。

你使我們在仇敵面前敗退，遭敵人擄掠。

你使我們在敵人面前轉身後退；憎恨我們的人都任意搶掠。

你使我們從敵人面前轉身退後；恨我們的人遂得任意搶掠。

你使我們從敵人面前轉身退後；那些恨我們的人任意搶掠。

使我背敵而返、憾我者逞其刦奪兮、

使我敗北、為敵所劫兮、

使我儕為仇人所敗、容敵人任意擄掠、

主今竟離我。令我受挫抑。棄我信如遺。不復相我卒。

You made us retreat before the enemy, and our adversaries have plundered us.

You have made us turn back from the foe, and those who hate us have gotten spoil.

You make us retreat from our enemies and allow those who hate us to plunder our land.

You make us retreat from the foe, and those who hate us have taken plunder for themselves.

You cause us to turn back from the enemy; And those who hate us have taken spoils for themselves.

You make us turn back from the enemy, And those who hate us have taken spoil for themselves.

Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary; And they that hate us take spoil for themselves.

You make us retreat from the foe, and those who hate us have taken plunder for themselves.

Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.

You made us retreat from the enemy. Those who hate us take whatever they want from us.

You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take plunder for themselves.

Lord, our enemies have driven us away. What can I say?

I will turn against you. Then your enemies will win the battle over you. Those who hate you will rule over you. You will run away even when no one is chasing you.

All those who pass by have carried off what belonged to him. His neighbors make fun of him.

That is why the Israelites can’t stand up against their enemies. They turn their backs and run. That’s because I have decided to let them be destroyed. You must destroy the things you took that had been set apart to me. If you do not, I will not be with you anymore.

The Lord will help your enemies win the battle over you. You will come at them from one direction. But you will run away from them in every direction. All the kingdoms on earth will be completely shocked when they see you.

I will send them against the ungodly nation of Judah. I will order them to fight against my own people. My people make me angry. I will order Assyria to take their goods and carry them away. I will order Assyria to walk on my people as if they were walking on mud.

I will give away your wealth and your treasures. Your enemies will carry off everything. And they will not pay anything for it. That will happen because you have sinned so much. You have done it throughout your country.

“‘ On the other hand, suppose you do not listen to me. Suppose you do not carry out all my commands.

“‘ Some of you will be left in the lands of your enemies. I will fill your hearts with fear. The sound of a leaf blown by the wind will scare you away. You will run as if you were escaping from swords. You will fall down, even though no one is chasing you.You will trip over one another as if you were running away from the battle. You will run away, even though no one is chasing you. You will not be able to stand and fight against your enemies.

The Philistines fought against the Israelites. The Israelites ran away from them. But many Israelites were killed on Mount Gilboa.The Philistines kept chasing Saul and his sons. They killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki- Shua.The fighting was heavy around Saul. Men who were armed with bows and arrows caught up with him. They shot their arrows at him and wounded him badly.Saul spoke to the man carrying his armor. He said,“ Pull out your sword. Stick it through me. If you don’t, these fellows who aren’t circumcised will come. They’ll stick their swords through me and hurt me badly.” But the man was terrified. He wouldn’t do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.The man saw that Saul was dead. So he fell on his own sword and died with him.Saul and his three sons died together that same day. The man who carried his armor also died with them that day. So did all of Saul’s men.The Israelites who lived along the valley saw that their army had run away. So did those who lived across the Jordan River. They saw that Saul and his sons were dead. So they left their towns and ran away. Then the Philistines came and made their homes in them.

I’ve taken the wealth of the nations. It was as easy as reaching into a bird’s nest. I’ve gathered the riches of all these countries. It was as easy as gathering eggs that have been left in a nest. Not a single baby bird flapped its wings. Not one of them opened its mouth to chirp.’ ”

The man who brought the news replied,“ Israel ran away from the Philistines. Large numbers of men in the army were wounded or killed. Your two sons Hophni and Phinehas are also dead. And the ark of God has been captured.”

Every time I speak, I cry out. All you ever tell me to talk about is fighting and trouble. Your message has brought me nothing but dishonor. It has made me suffer shame all day long.