撒母耳记上 5
1 非利士人将 神的约柜从以便以谢抬到亚实突。
Now, the Philistines, having taken the ark of God, —brought it in from Eben-ezer, unto Ashdod.
2 非利士人将 神的约柜抬进大衮庙，放在大衮的旁边。
And, when the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, —and placed it by the side of Dagon.
3 次日清早，亚实突人起来，见大衮仆倒在耶和华的约柜前，脸伏于地，就把大衮仍立在原处。
And, when they of Ashdod rose early on the morrow and entered into the house of Dagon, they looked and lo! Dagon, was lying prostrate on his face to the earth, before the ark of Yahweh, —so they took Dagon and restored him to his place.
4 又次日清早起来，见大衮仆倒在耶和华的约柜前，脸伏于地，并且大衮的头和两手都在门槛上折断，只剩下大衮的残体。（
And, when they rose up early in the morning of the morrow, lo! Dagon, was lying prostrate on his face to the earth, before the ark of Yahweh—and, the head of Dagon, and both the palms of his hands, had been cut off against the threshold, only, Dagon himself, was left to him.
5 因此，大衮的祭司和一切进亚实突、大衮庙的人都不踏大衮庙的门槛，直到今日。）
For this cause, do not the priests of Dagon, nor any that enter into the house of Dagon, tread upon the threshold of Dagon, in Ashdod, —until this day.
6 耶和华的手重重加在亚实突人身上，败坏他们，使他们生痔疮。亚实突和亚实突的四境都是如此。
Then was the hand of Yahweh heavy against them of Ashdod, and he astounded them, —and smote with tumours Ashdod and her bounds.
7 亚实突人见这光景，就说：“以色列 神的约柜不可留在我们这里，因为他的手重重加在我们和我们神大衮的身上”；
And, when the men of Ashdod saw that, so, it was, then kept they saying, Let not the ark of the God of Israel abide with us, for, hard, is his hand upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
8 就打发人去请非利士的众首领来聚集，问他们说：“我们向以色列 神的约柜应当怎样行呢？”他们回答说：“可以将以色列 神的约柜运到迦特去。”于是将以色列 神的约柜运到那里去。
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said—What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they said: To Gath, let the ark of the God of Israel go round. So they took round the ark of the God of Israel.
9 运到之后，耶和华的手攻击那城，使那城的人大大惊慌，无论大小都生痔疮。
And so it was, after they had taken it round, then was the hand of Yahweh against the city, with an exceeding great consternation, and he smote the men of the city, from the least, even unto the greatest, —and they brake out with tumours.
10 他们就把 神的约柜送到以革伦。 神的约柜到了，以革伦人就喊嚷起来说：“他们将以色列 神的约柜运到我们这里，要害我们和我们的众民！”
Then sent they the ark of God to Ekron, —and so it was, when the ark of God entered Ekron, that the Ekronites made outcry, saying—They have brought round unto me the ark of the God of Israel, to slay me, and my people!
11 于是打发人去请非利士的众首领来，说：“愿你们将以色列 神的约柜送回原处，免得害了我们和我们的众民！”原来 神的手重重攻击那城，城中的人有因惊慌而死的；
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said—Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and restore it to its own place, that it slay not me, and my people. For there had come a deadly consternation, throughout all the city, heavy exceedingly, was the hand of God there.
12 未曾死的人都生了痔疮。合城呼号，声音上达于天。
And, the men who died not, were smitten with the tumours, —so the cry of the city for help, ascended the heavens.
