1 Samuel 5
1 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and carried it from the Stone of help into Azotus.
А Филистеји узеше ковчег Божји, и однесоше из Евен-Езера у Азот.
2 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the temple of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
И узевши Филистеји ковчег Божји унесоше га у дом Дагонов, и наместише га до Дагона.
3 And when the Azotians arose early the next day, behold Dagon lay upon his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord: and they took Dagon, and set him again in his place.
А сутрадан кад усташе Азоћани рано, а то Дагон лежаше ничице на земљи пред ковчегом Господњим; и они узеше Дагона и метнуше га опет на његово место.
4 And the next day again, when they rose in the morning, they found Dagon lying upon his face on the earth before the ark of the Lord: and the head of Dagon, and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold:
А кад сутрадан рано усташе, гле, опет Дагон лежаше ничице на земљи пред ковчегом Господњим, а глава Дагону и обе руке одсечене беху на прагу; само труп од Дагона беше остао.
5 And only the stump of Dagon remained in its place. For this cause neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that go into the temple tread on the threshold of Dagon in Azotus unto this day.
Зато свештеници Дагонови и који год улазе у дом Дагонов не стају на праг Дагонов у Азоту до данас.
6 And the hand of the Lord was heavy upon the Azotians, and he destroyed them, and afflicted Azotus and the coasts thereof with emerods. And in the villages and fields in the midst of that country, there came forth a multitude of mice, and there was the confusion of a great mortality in the city.
Тада отежа рука Господња Азоћанима, и мораше их и удараше их шуљевима у Азоту и међама његовим.
7 And the men of Azotus seeing this kind of plague, said: The ark of the God of Israel shall not stay with us: for his hand is heavy upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
А кад Азоћани видеше шта је, рекоше да не стоји код нас ковчег Бога Израиљевог; јер је рука Његова тешка над нама и над Дагоном богом нашим.
8 And sending, they gathered together all the lords of the Philistines to them, and said: What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And the Gethrites answered: Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about.
И послаше, те сабраше к себи све кнезове филистејске, и рекоше им: Шта ћемо чинити с ковчегом Бога Израиљевог? А они рекоше: Да се пренесе у Гат ковчег Бога Израиљевог. И пренесоше ковчег Бога Израиљевог.
9 And while they were carrying it about, the band of the Lord came upon every city with an exceeding great slaughter: and he smote the men of every city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts. And the Gethrites consulted together, and made themselves seats of skins.
А кад га пренесоше, би рука Господња на граду с муком врло великом, и стаде бити грађане од малог до великог, и дођоше на њих тајни шуљеви.
10 Therefore they sent the ark of God into Accaron. And when the ark of God was come into Accaron, the Accaronites cried out, saying: They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people.
Зато послаше ковчег Божји у Акарон; а кад дође ковчег Божји у Акарон, повикаше Акароњани говорећи: Донесоше к нама ковчег Бога Израиљевог да помори нас и наш народ.
11 They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines: and they said: Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return into its own place, and not kill us and our people.
Зато послаше, те сабраше све кнезове филистејске, и рекоше: Пошљите ковчег Бога Израиљевог нека се врати на своје место, да не помори нас и народ наш. Јер беше смртан страх по целом граду, и врло тешка беше рука Господња онде.
12 For there was the fear of death in every city, and the hand of God was exceeding heavy. The men also that did not die, were afflicted with the emerods: and the cry of every city went up to heaven.
Јер људи који остајаху живи боловаху од шуљева тако да се вика у граду подизаше до неба.
