1 Samuel 5

1 Filisterne tog da Guds Ark og bragte den fra Eben Ezer til Asdod.

Now the Philistines had taken God’s ark, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

2 Og Filisterne tog Guds Ark og bragte den ind i Dagons Hus og stillede den ved Siden af Dagon.

The Philistines took God’s ark, 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.

When the people of Ashdod arose early on the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the LORD’s ark. They took Dagon and set him in his place again.

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.

When they arose early on the following morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the LORD’s ark; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off on the threshold. Only Dagon’s torso was intact.

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 neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon’s house step on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to 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.

But the LORD’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and he destroyed them and struck them with tumours, even Ashdod and its borders.

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!"

When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel shall not stay with us, for his hand is severe on us and on 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;

They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” They answered, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried over to Gath.” They carried the ark of the God of Israel there.

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.

It was so, that after they had carried it there, the LORD’s hand was against the city with a very great confusion; and he struck the men of the city, both small and great, so that tumours broke out on them.

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!"

So they sent God’s ark to Ekron. As God’s ark came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here to us, to kill 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.

They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, “Send the ark of the God of Israel away, and let it go again to its own place, that it not kill us and our people.” For there was a deadly panic 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.

The men who didn’t die were struck with the tumours; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.