1 Samuel 6
1 The ark was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
Efter at HERREN Ark havde været i Filisternes Land syv Maaneder,
2 The Philistines called for the priests, and for the diviners, and for the magicians, saying, "What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us how we should send it to its place."
lod Filisterne Præsterne og Sandsigerne kalde og sagde: »Hvad skal vi gøre med HERRENS Ark? Lad os faa at vide, hvorledes vi skal bære os ad, naar vi sender den hen, hvor den har hjemme!«
3 And they said, "If you are going to send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty. But return to him a reparation, then you shall be healed and he will be reconciled to you. Will not, then, his hand be removed from you?"
De svarede: »Naar I sender Israels Guds Ark tilbage, maa I ikke sende den bort uden Gave; men I skal give den en Sonegave med tilbage; saa bliver I raske og skal faa at vide, hvorfor hans Haand ikke vil vige fra eder!«
4 Then they said, "What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him?" They said, "Five golden tumors, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines, for the same plague was on you and your lords.
De spurgte da: »Hvilken Sonegave skal vi give den med tilbage?« Og de sagde: »Fem Guldbylder og fem Guldmus svarende til Tallet paa Filisterfyrsterne; thi det er en og samme Plage, der har ramt eder og eders Fyrster;
5 Therefore you shall make images of your tumors, and images of the mice that ravage the land, and you shall give glory to the God of Israel; perhaps he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.
I skal eftergøre eders Bylder og Musene, som hærger eders Land, og saaledes give Israels Gud Æren; maaske vil han da tage sin Haand bort fra eder, eders Gud og eders Land.
6 Why then do you harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When he had worked wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?
Hvorfor vil I forhærde eders Hjerte, som Ægypterne og Farao forhærdede deres Hjerte? Da han viste dem sin Magt, maatte de da ikke lade dem rejse, saa de kunde drage af Sted?
7 "Now therefore take and prepare yourselves a new cart, and two milk cows, on which there has come no yoke; and tie the cows to the cart, and take their calves from them back home;
Tag derfor og lav en ny Vogn og tag to diegivende Køer, som ikke har baaret Aag, spænd Køerne for Vognen og tag Kalvene fra dem og driv dem hjem;
8 and take the ark, and lay it on the cart; and put the figures of gold, which you return him for a trespass offering, in a box by its side; and send it away, that it may go.
tag saa HERRENS Ark og sæt den paa Vognen, læg de Guldting, I giver den med i Sonegave, i et Skrin ved Siden af og send den saa af Sted.
9 And watch; if it goes up by the way of its own territory to Beth Shemesh, then he has done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that struck us; it was a chance that happened to us."
Læg siden Mærke til, om den tager Vejen hjem ad Bet-Sjemesj til, thi saa er det ham, som har voldt os denne store Ulykke; i modsat Fald ved vi, at det ikke var hans Haand, som ramte os, men at det var en Hændelse!«
10 The men did so, and took two milk cows, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home;
Mændene gjorde da saaledes; de tog to diegivende Køer og spændte dem for Vognen, men Kalvene lukkede de inde i Stalden.
11 and they put the ark on the cart, and the box with the mice of gold and the images of their tumors.
Derpaa satte de HERRENS Ark paa Vognen tillige med Skrinet med Guldmusene og Bylderne.
12 The cows took the straight way by the way to Beth Shemesh; they went along the highway, mooing as they went, and did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. And the lords of the Philistines followed them to the territory of Beth Shemesh.
Men Køerne gik den slagne Vej ad Bet-Sjemesj til; under ustandselig Brølen fulgte de stadig den samme Vej uden at bøje af til højre eller venstre, og Filisterfyrsterne fulgte med dem til Bet-Sjemesj's Landemærke.
13 And those of Beth Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley, and they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark, and rejoiced to meet it.
Da Bet-Sjemesjiterne, der var ved at høste Hvede i Dalen, saa op og fik Øje paa Arken, løb de den glade i Møde;
14 And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Bethshemite, and stopped there near a large rock. And they split the wood of the cart, and offered up the cows for a burnt offering to the LORD.
og da Vognen var kommet til Bet-Sjemesjiten Jehosjuas Mark, standsede den. Der laa en stor Sten; de huggede da Træet af Vognen i Stykker og ofrede Køerne som Brændoffer til HERREN.
15 The Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the chest that was with it, in which the articles of gold were, and put them on the large rock. And the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day to the LORD.
Og Leviterne løftede HERRENS Ark ned tillige med Skrinet med Guldtingene, der stod ved Siden af, og satte den paa den store Sten, og Mændene i Bet-Sjemesj bragte den Dag Brændofre og ofrede Slagtofre til HERREN.
16 When the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
Da de fem Filisterfyrster havde set det, vendte de ufortøvet tilbage til Ekron.
17 These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering to the LORD: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;
Dette er de Guldbylder, Filisterne lod følge med i Sonegave til HERREN: For Asdod een, for Gaza een, for Askalon een, for Gat een og for Ekron een.
18 and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fortified cities and of country villages. The large rock on which they set down the ark of the LORD is a witness to this day in the field of Joshua the Bethshemite.
Guldmusene svarede til Tallet paa alle Filisterbyerne, der tilhørte de fem Fyrster, baade de befæstede Byer og Landsbyerne. Vidne derom er den Dag i Dag den store Sten paa Bet-Sjemesjiten Jehosjuas Mark, hvorpaa de satte HERRENS Ark.
19 But the sons of Jeconiah did not rejoice with the people of Beth Shemesh when they saw the ark of the LORD. So he struck seventy men of them, and the people mourned, because the LORD had struck the people with a great slaughter.
Men Jekonjas Efterkommere havde ikke taget Del i Bet-Sjemesjiternes Glæde over at se HERRENS Ark; derfor ihjelslog han halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd iblandt dem. Da sørgede Folket, fordi HERREN havde slaaet saa mange af dem ihjel;
20 And the men of Beth Shemesh said, "Who is able to stand before this holy thing? And to whom should he go up from us?"
og Bet-Sjemesjiterne sagde: »Hvem kan bestaa for HERRENS, denne hellige Guds, Aasyn? Og hvor vil han drage hen fra os?«
21 They sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying, "The Philistines have brought back the ark of the LORD; come down, and bring it up to yourselves."
Og de sendte Bud til Indbyggerne i Kirjat-Jearim og lod sige: »Filisterne har sendt HERRENS Ark tilbage. Kom herned og hent den op til eder!«
