1 Samuel 6
1 Der Herrens Ark havde været i Filisternes Land i syv Maaneder,
Now the ark of the Lord was in the region of the Philistines for seven months.
2 da kaldte Filisterne ad Præsterne og ad Spaamændene og sagde: Hvad skulle vi gøre ved Herrens Ark? lader os vide, hvormed vi skulle sende den til sit Sted.
And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying: “What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? Reveal to us in what manner we should send it back to its place.” And they said:
3 Og de sagde: Dersom I sende Israels Guds Ark bort, da sender den ikke bort uden Gave; men I skulle give den et Skyldoffer med tilbage, da skulle I blive lægte, og det skal blive eder vitterligt, hvorfor hans Haand ikke vilde vige fra eder.
“If you send back the ark of the God of Israel, do not choose to release it empty. Instead, repay to him what you owe because of sin. And then you will be cured. And you will know why his hand did not withdraw from you.”
4 Da svarede de: Hvad er det for et Skyldoffer, som vi skulle give den med tilbage? Og de sagde: Efter Filisternes Fyrsters Tal, fem Guldbylder og fem Guldmus; thi der har været een Plage over dem alle og over eders Fyrster.
And they said, “What is it that we ought to repay to him because of transgression?” And they responded:
5 Og I skulle gøre Billeder af eders Bylder og Billeder af eders Mus, som have ødelagt Landet, og I skulle give Israels Gud Ære; maaske han letter sin Haand fra eder og fra eders Guder og fra eders Land.
“In accord with the number of the provinces of the Philistines, you shall fashion five gold cysts and five gold mice. For the same plague has been upon all of you and your princes. And you shall fashion a likeness of your cysts and a likeness of the mice, which have destroyed the land. And so shall you give glory to the God of Israel, so that perhaps he may lift off his hand from you, and from your gods, and from your land.
6 Og hvorfor ville I forhærde eders Hjerte, ligesom Ægypterne og Farao forhærdede deres Hjerte? er det ikke saa, at der han havde ladet dem føle sin Magt, da lode de dem fare, og de gik.
Why have you hardened your hearts, just as Egypt and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? After he was struck, did he not then release them, and they went away?
7 Saa tager nu og gører en ny Vogn og tager to nybære Køer, paa hvilke der ikke er kommen Aag; og I skulle spænde Køerne for Vognen og føre deres Kalve tilbage hjem fra dem.
Now therefore, fashion and take a new cart, with two cows that have given birth, but on which no yoke has been imposed. And yoke them to the cart, but retain their calves at home.
8 Og I skulle tage Herrens Ark og sætte den paa Vognen, og Guldtøjet, som I give den med tilbage til Skyldoffer, skulle I lægge i et Skrin ved dens Side; og I skulle sende den hen og lade den fare.
And you shall take the ark of the Lord, and you shall place it upon the cart, with the articles of gold that you have paid to him on behalf of transgression. You shall place these in a little box at its side. And release it, so that it may go.
9 Og I skulle se til: Dersom den farer op ad Vejen til Landemærket imod Beth-Semes, da er det ham, som har gjort os dette store onde, og hvis ikke, da vide vi, at hans Haand ikke har rørt os, det har været os en Hændelse.
And you shall watch. And if, indeed, it ascends by the way of his own parts, toward Beth-shemesh, then he has done this great evil to us. But if not, then we shall know that it is by no means his hand that has touched us, but instead it happened by chance.”
10 Og Mændene gjorde saaledes og toge to nybære Køer og spændte dem for Vognen; og de lukkede deres Kalve inde hjemme.
Therefore, they did it in this way. And taking two cows that were feeding calves, they yoked them to the cart, and they enclosed their calves at home.
11 Og de satte Herrens Ark paa Vognen og Skrinet og Guldmusene og deres Bylders Billeder.
And they placed the ark of God upon the cart, with the little box that held the gold mice and the likenesses of the cysts.
12 Og Køerne gik ret frem paa Vejen, ad Vejen til Beth-Semes, paa den ene alfare Vej gik de stedse og bøgede og vege ikke til højre eller venstre Side; og Filisternes Fyrster gik efter dem indtil Beth-Semes' Landemærke.
But the cows went directly along the way that leads to Beth-shemesh. And they advanced only in one direction, lowing as they went. And they did not turn aside, neither to the right, nor to the left. Moreover, the princes of the Philistines followed them, as far as the borders of Beth-shemesh.
13 Og Bethsemiterne høstede Hvede i Dalen; og de løftede deres Øjne op og saa Arken, og de bleve glade, da de saa den.
Now the Beth-shemeshites were harvesting wheat in the valley. And lifting up their eyes, they saw the ark, and they were glad when they had seen it.
14 Og Vognen kom paa Bethsemiteren Josvas Ager og blev staaende der, og der var en stor Sten; og de flakte Træet af Vognen og ofrede Køerne til Brændoffer for Herren.
And the cart went into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemeshite, and it stood still there. Now in that place was a great stone, and so they cut up the wood of the cart, and they placed the cows upon it as a holocaust to the Lord.
15 Og Leviterne løftede Herrens Ark ned tillige med Skrinet, som stod ved den, og i hvilket Guldtøjet var, og satte det alt paa den store Sten; og Mændene af Beth-Semes ofrede Brændofre og slagtede Slagtofre paa samme Dag for Herren.
But the Levites took down the ark of God, and the little box that was at its side, in which were the articles of gold, and they placed them upon the great stone. Then the men of Beth-shemesh offered holocausts and immolated victims, on that day, to the Lord.
16 Og der de fem Filisters Fyrster havde set, det, da vendte de tilbage til Ekron paa samme Dag.
And the five princes of the Philistines saw, and they returned to Ekron on the same day.
17 Disse ere de Guldbylder, som Filisterne gave med til Skyldoffer: For Asdod een, for Gaza een, for Askion een, for Gath een, for Ekron een;
Now these are the gold cysts, which the Philistines repaid to the Lord for transgression: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one.
18 og de Guldmus efter Tallet paa alle Filisternes Stæder, som tilhørte de fem Fyrster, saavel de befæstede Stæder, som de ubefæstede Landsbyer, indtil den store Sten Abel, som de satte Herrens Ark paa, og som er indtil denne Dag paa Bethsemiteren Josvas Ager.
And there were gold mice, according to the number of the cities of the Philistines, of the five provinces, from the fortified city to the village that was without a wall, and even to the great stone upon which they placed the ark of the Lord, which was, at last in that day, in the field of Joshua, the Beth-shemeshite.
19 Og han slog blandt Mændene i Beth-Semes, fordi de saa i Herrens Ark, og han slog af Folket halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd, halvtredsindstyve Tusinde Mænd; da sørgede Folket, fordi Herren havde slaget blandt Folket med et stort Slag.
Then he struck down some of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had seen the ark of the Lord. And he struck down some of the people: seventy men, and fifty thousand of the common people. And the people lamented, because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter.
20 Og Mændene af Beth-Semes sagde: Hvo kan bestaa for Herrens, denne hellige Guds, Ansigt? og til hvem skal han drage op fra os?
And the men of Beth-shemesh said: “Who will be able to stand in the sight of the Lord, this holy God? And who will ascend to him from us?”
21 Og de sendte Bud til Indbyggerne i Kirjath-Jearim og lode sige: Filisterne have ført Herrens Ark tilbage, kommer ned og henter den op til eder!
And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim, saying: “The Philistines have returned the ark of the Lord. Descend and lead it back to you.”
