1 Samuel 5
1 Og Filisterne toge Guds Ark, og de førte den fra Eben-Ezer til Asdod.
Now the Philistines had captured the ark of God, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
2 Og Filisterne toge Guds Ark og førte den ind i Dagons Hus, og de satte den hos Dagon.
The Philistines took the ark of God, brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it up beside Dagon.
3 Men Asdoditerne stode tidlig op den næste Dag, og se, Dagon var falden paa sit Ansigt til Jorden foran Herrens Ark; og de toge Dagon og satte ham paa sit Sted igen.
When the people of Ashdod got up early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen facedown on the ground before the ark of Yahweh. So they took Dagon and set him up in his place again.
4 Og de stode den næste Dag tidlig op om Morgenen, og se, Dagon var falden paa sit Ansigt til Jorden foran Herrens Ark; og Dagons Hoved og begge hans Hænder laa afhugne paa Dørtærskelen, kun Dagons Krop stod der endnu.
But when they got up early the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen facedown on the ground before the ark of Yahweh. The head of Dagon and both of his hands were lying cut off in the doorway. Only the trunk of Dagon remained.
5 Derfor træde hverken Dagons Præster eller nogen af dem, som gaa ind i Dagons Hus, paa Dagons Dørtærskel i Asdod indtil denne Dag.
This is why, even today, the priests of Dagon and anyone who comes into Dagon's house does not step on the doorway of Dagon in Ashdod.
6 Og Herrens Haand blev svar over Asdoditerne, og han ødelagde dem; og han slog Folket i Asdod og i dens Landemærker med Bylder.
Yahweh's hand was heavy upon the people of Ashdod. He destroyed them and afflicted them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territories.
7 Der Folket i Asdod saa, at det gik saaledes til, da sagde de: Israels Guds Ark skal ikke blive hos os; thi hans Haand er svar over os og over Dagon, vor Gud.
When the men of Ashdod realized what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay with us, because his hand is hard against us and against Dagon our god.”
8 Og de sendte hen og samlede alle Filisternes Fyrster til sig og sagde: Hvad skulle vi gøre med Israels Guds Ark? Og de sagde: Lader Israels Guds Ark flyttes om til Gath; og de bragte Israels Guds Ark om.
So they sent for and gathered together all of the rulers of the Philistines; they said to them, “What should we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” They answered, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be brought around to Gath.” So they carried the ark of the God of Israel there.
9 Og det skete, efter at de havde bragt den om, da var Herrens Haand mod Staden med en saare stor Forstyrrelse, og han slog Folket i Staden, baade smaa og store, og der brød Bylder ud paa dem.
But after they brought it around, Yahweh's hand was against the city, causing a very great confusion. He afflicted the men of the city, both small and great; and tumors broke out on them.
10 Da sendte de Guds Ark til Ekron; og det skete, der Guds Ark kom til Ekron, da raabte Ekroniterne og sagde: De have baaret Israels Guds Ark om til mig for at slaa mig og mit Folk ihjel.
So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But as soon as the ark of God came into Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought to us the ark of the God of Israel to kill us and our people.”
11 Saa sendte de hen og samlede alle Filisternes Fyrster og sagde: Sender Israels Guds Ark hen, at den kan komme igen til sit Sted og ikke slaa mig og mit Folk ihjel; thi der var en døds Forstyrrelse i hele Staden; Guds Haand var der meget svar.
So they sent for and gathered together all of the rulers of the Philistines; they said to them, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return to its own place, so that it does not kill us and our people.” For there was a deathly panic throughout the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
12 Og de Mennesker, som ikke døde, bleve slagne med Bylder; og Skriget fra Staden steg op til Himmelen.
The men who did not die were afflicted with the tumors, and the cry of the city went up to the heavens.
