1 Samuel 5

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

Og Filisterne toge Guds Ark, og de førte den fra Eben-Ezer til Asdod.

2 The Philistines took it, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

Og Filisterne toge Guds Ark og førte den ind i Dagons Hus, og de satte den hos Dagon.

3 And the Ashdodites rose early on the next day, and look, Dagon had fallen on his face before the ark of YHWH. So they raised up Dagon and set him in his place again.

Men Asdoditerne stode tidlig op den næste Dag, og se, Dagon var falden paa sit Ansigt til Jorden foran Herrens Ark; og de toge Dagon og satte ham paa sit Sted igen.

4 And it happened when they arose early the next morning, look, Dagon had fallen on his face before the ark of YHWH; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off on the threshold. Only Dagon's torso was intact.

Og de stode den næste Dag tidlig op om Morgenen, og se, Dagon var falden paa sit Ansigt til Jorden foran Herrens Ark; og Dagons Hoved og begge hans Hænder laa afhugne paa Dørtærskelen, kun Dagons Krop stod der endnu.

5 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.

Derfor træde hverken Dagons Præster eller nogen af dem, som gaa ind i Dagons Hus, paa Dagons Dørtærskel i Asdod indtil denne Dag.

6 But the hand of YHWH was heavy on the Ashdodites, and he ravaged them and afflicted them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory. And he brought up against them mice, and they burst out in their ships, and mice sprang up in the midst of their land, and there was a great terror of death in the city.

Og Herrens Haand blev svar over Asdoditerne, og han ødelagde dem; og han slog Folket i Asdod og i dens Landemærker med Bylder.

7 When the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, "The ark of God shall not stay with us; for his hand is severe on us, and on Dagon our god."

Der Folket i Asdod saa, at det gik saaledes til, da sagde de: Israels Guds Ark skal ikke blive hos os; thi hans Haand er svar over os og over Dagon, vor Gud.

8 So they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to them, and said, "What shall we do with the ark of God?" Then the Gittites answered, "Let the ark of God be carried over to us." So they brought the ark of God to Gath.

Og de sendte hen og samlede alle Filisternes Fyrster til sig og sagde: Hvad skulle vi gøre med Israels Guds Ark? Og de sagde: Lader Israels Guds Ark flyttes om til Gath; og de bragte Israels Guds Ark om.

9 And it came about that after they had brought it around, the hand of YHWH was against the city with a very great confusion: and he struck the men of the city, both small and great; and tumors broke out on them.

Og det skete, efter at de havde bragt den om, da var Herrens Haand mod Staden med en saare stor Forstyrrelse, og han slog Folket i Staden, baade smaa og store, og der brød Bylder ud paa dem.

10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. It happened, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, "Why have you brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people?"

Da sendte de Guds Ark til Ekron; og det skete, der Guds Ark kom til Ekron, da raabte Ekroniterne og sagde: De have baaret Israels Guds Ark om til mig for at slaa mig og mit Folk ihjel.

11 And they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, "Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, so that it will not kill us and our people." For there was a panic throughout all the city when the ark of God arrived there.

Saa sendte de hen og samlede alle Filisternes Fyrster og sagde: Sender Israels Guds Ark hen, at den kan komme igen til sit Sted og ikke slaa mig og mit Folk ihjel; thi der var en døds Forstyrrelse i hele Staden; Guds Haand var der meget svar.

12 The men who did not die were struck with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

Og de Mennesker, som ikke døde, bleve slagne med Bylder; og Skriget fra Staden steg op til Himmelen.