1 Samuel 6
1 Now the ark of the Lord was in the region of the Philistines for seven months.
И беше ковчег Господњи у земљи филистејској седам месеци.
2 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:
Тада дозваше Филистеји свештенике и враче, па им рекоше: Шта ћемо чинити с ковчегом Господњим? Научите нас како ћемо га послати натраг на његово место.
3 “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.”
А они рекоше: Ако ћете натраг послати ковчег Бога Израиљевог, не шаљите га празног, него уза њ подајте принос за грех; тада ћете оздравити и дознаћете зашто се рука Његова није одмакла од вас.
4 And they said, “What is it that we ought to repay to him because of transgression?” And they responded:
А они рекоше: Какав ћемо му дати принос за грех? А они рекоше: Према броју кнежевина филистејских пет златних шуљева и пет златних мишева; јер је зло једнако на свима вама и на кнезовима вашим.
5 “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.
Начините дакле слике од својих шуљева и слике од мишева који кваре земљу, и подајте славу Богу Израиљевом. Може бити да ће олакшати руку своју над вама и над боговима вашим и над земљом вашом.
6 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?
И зашто бисте били упорног срца као што беху упорног срца Мисирци и Фараон? И пошто учини чудеса на њима, еда ли их тада не пустише, те отидоше?
7 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.
Зато начините једна кола нова, и узмите две краве дојилице, на којима још није био јарам, па упрегните краве у кола, а телад њихову одведите од њих кући.
8 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.
Па узмите ковчег Господњи и метните га на кола; а закладе златне што ћете му дати за грех метните у ковчежић покрај њега, и пустите га нека иде.
9 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.”
И гледајте: ако пође путем к међи својој у Вет-Семес, Он нам је учинио ово велико зло; ако ли не пође тако, онда ћемо знати да нас се није дохватила рука Његова, него нам се догодило случајно.
10 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.
И учинише тако они људи; и узевши две краве дојилице упрегоше их у кола, а телад њихову затворише код куће.
11 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.
И метнуше ковчег Господњи на кола, и мали ковчежић с мишима златним и са сликама својих шуљева.
12 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.
И пођоше краве право путем у Вет-Семес, и једнако иђаху истим путем мучући и не сврћући ни на десно ни на лево; а кнезови филистејски иђаху за њима до међе вет-семешке.
13 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.
А Вет-Семешани жњаху пшеницу у долини, и подигавши очи своје видеше ковчег, и обрадоваше се видевши га.
14 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.
И дођоше кола на њиву Исуса Вет-Семешанина, и стадоше онде. А беше онде велик камен; и исцепаше дрва од кола, и принесоше оне краве на жртву паљеницу Господу.
15 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.
А Левити снимивши ковчег Господњи и ковчежић што беше покрај њега, у коме беху заклади златни, метнуше на онај велики камен; а људи из Вет-Семеса готовише жртве паљенице и принесоше жртве Господу онај дан.
16 And the five princes of the Philistines saw, and they returned to Ekron on the same day.
А то видевши пет кнезова филистејских вратише се у Акарон исти дан.
17 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.
А ово беху златни шуљеви које дадоше Филистеји Господу за грех: за Азот један, за Газу један, за Аскалон један, за Гат један, за Акарон један.
18 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.
И миши златни беху према броју свих градова филистејских, у пет кнежевина, свих зиданих градова и села неограђених до великог камена, на који метнуше ковчег Господњи, и који је и данас у пољу Исуса Вет-Семешанина.
19 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.
Али поби Господ неке између Вет-Семешана који загледаше у ковчег Господњи, и поби из народа педесет хиљада и седамдесет људи. И плака народ што га Господ удари великом погибљу.
20 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?”
И људи из Вет-Семеса рекоше: Ко може остати пред тим Господом Богом Светим? И ка коме ће отићи од нас?
21 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.”
И послаше посланике к становницима киријат-јаримским говорећи: Донесоше натраг Филистеји ковчег Господњи, ходите, однесите га к себи.
