< 1 Samuel 5 >
1 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ha'ezer unto Ashdod.
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 house 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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 became heavy upon the people of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with hemorrhoids, even Ashdod and its territory.
Тада отежа рука Господња Азоћанима, и мораше их и удараше их шуљевима у Азоту и међама његовим.
7 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 And the people that did not die were smitten with the hemorrhoids; and the lamentation of the city went up to heaven.
Јер људи који остајаху живи боловаху од шуљева тако да се вика у граду подизаше до неба.