1 Samuel 5
1 Filisterne tog da Guds Ark og bragte den fra Eben Ezer til Asdod.
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ha'ezer unto Ashdod.
2 Og Filisterne tog Guds Ark og bragte den ind i Dagons Hus og stillede den ved Siden af Dagon.
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
3 Men tidligt næste Morgen, da Asdoditerne gik ind i Dagons Hus, se, da var Dagon faldet næsegrus til Jorden foran HERRENs Ark. De tog da Dagon og stillede ham på Plads igen.
And when the people of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was lying upon his face on the earth before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, and set him again in his place.
4 Men da de kom tidligt næste Morgen, se, da var Dagon faldet næsegrus til Jorden foran HERRENs Ark; Hovedet og begge Hænder var slået af og lå på Tærskelen; kun Kroppen var tilbage af ham.
And when they arose early on the morning of the following day, behold, Dagon was lying upon his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the fish portion was left on him.
5 Derfor undgår Dagons Præster og alle, som går ind i dagons Hus, endnu den Dag i Dag at træde på Dagons Tærskel i Asdod.
Therefore do the priests of Dagon, and all that come into Dagon's house, not step on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod even until this day.
6 Og HERRENs Hånd lå tungt på Asdoditerne; han bragte Fordærvelse over dem, og med Pestbylder slog han Asdod og Egnen der omkring.
And the hand of the Lord became heavy upon the people of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with hemorrhoids, even Ashdod and its territory.
7 Da Asdoditerne skønnede, hvorledes det hang sammen, sagde de: "Israels Guds Ark må ikke blive hos os, thi hans Hånd tager hårdt på os og på Dagon, vor Gud!"
And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not remain with us; for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our God.
8 De sendte da Bud og kaldte alle Filisterfyrsterne sammen hos sig og sagde: "Hvad skal vi gøre med Israels Guds Ark?" De svarede: "Israels Guds Ark skal flyttes til Gat!" Så flyttede de Israels Guds Ark;
And 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 answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be removed unto Gath. And they removed the ark of the God of Israel thither.
9 men efter at de havde flyttet den derhen, ramte HERRENs Hånd Byen, så de grebes af stor Rædsel; og han slog Indbyggerne i Byen, små og store, så der brød Pestbylder ud på dem.
And it happened, after they had removed it, that the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great confusion; and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had hemorrhoids in their secret parts.
10 De sendte da Guds Ark til Ekron; men da Guds Ark kom til Ekron, råbte Ekroniterne: "De har flyttet Israels Guds Ark over til mig for at bringe Død over mig og mit Folk!"
And they sent away the ark of God to 'Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to 'Ekron, that the 'Ekronites cried out, saying, They have removed to us the ark of the God of Israel, to slay us and our people.
11 Og de sendte Bud og kaldte alle Filisterfyrsterne sammen og sagde: "Send Israels Guds Ark bort og lad den komme hen igen, hvor den har hjemme, for at den ikke skal bringe Død over mig og mit folk!"Thi der var kommet Dødsangst over hele Byen, Guds Hånd lå såre tungt på den.
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, that it may return to its own place, so that it may not slay us, and our people; for there was a confusion of death throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
12 De Mænd, som ikke døde, blev slået med Pestbylder, så at Klageråbet fra Byen nåede op til Himmelen.
And the people that did not die were smitten with the hemorrhoids; and the lamentation of the city went up to heaven.
