1 Samuel 5

1 Now, the Philistines, having taken the ark of God, —brought it in from Eben-ezer, unto Ashdod.

Filisterne tog da Guds Ark og bragte den fra Eben Ezer til Asdod.

2 And, when the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, —and placed it by the side of Dagon.

Og Filisterne tog Guds Ark og bragte den ind i Dagons Hus og stillede den ved Siden af Dagon.

3 And, when they of Ashdod rose early on the morrow and entered into the house of Dagon, they looked and lo! Dagon, was lying prostrate on his face to the earth, before the ark of Yahweh, —so they took Dagon and restored him to his place.

Men tidligt næste Morgen, da Asdoditerne gik ind i Dagons Hus, se, da var Dagon faldet næsegrus til Jorden foran HERRENs Ark. De tog da Dagon og stillede ham på Plads igen.

4 And, when they rose up early in the morning of the morrow, lo! Dagon, was lying prostrate on his face to the earth, before the ark of Yahweh—and, the head of Dagon, and both the palms of his hands, had been cut off against the threshold, only, Dagon himself, was left to him.

Men da de kom tidligt næste Morgen, se, da var Dagon faldet næsegrus til Jorden foran HERRENs Ark; Hovedet og begge Hænder var slået af og lå på Tærskelen; kun Kroppen var tilbage af ham.

5 For this cause, do not the priests of Dagon, nor any that enter into the house of Dagon, tread upon the threshold of Dagon, in Ashdod, —until this day.

Derfor undgår Dagons Præster og alle, som går ind i dagons Hus, endnu den Dag i Dag at træde på Dagons Tærskel i Asdod.

6 Then was the hand of Yahweh heavy against them of Ashdod, and he astounded them, —and smote with tumours Ashdod and her bounds.

Og HERRENs Hånd lå tungt på Asdoditerne; han bragte Fordærvelse over dem, og med Pestbylder slog han Asdod og Egnen der omkring.

7 And, when the men of Ashdod saw that, so, it was, then kept they saying, Let not the ark of the God of Israel abide with us, for, hard, is his hand upon us, and upon Dagon our god.

Da Asdoditerne skønnede, hvorledes det hang sammen, sagde de: "Israels Guds Ark må ikke blive hos os, thi hans Hånd tager hårdt på os og på Dagon, vor Gud!"

8 So 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 said: To Gath, let the ark of the God of Israel go round. So they took round the ark of the God of Israel.

De sendte da Bud og kaldte alle Filisterfyrsterne sammen hos sig og sagde: "Hvad skal vi gøre med Israels Guds Ark?" De svarede: "Israels Guds Ark skal flyttes til Gat!" Så flyttede de Israels Guds Ark;

9 And so it was, after they had taken it round, then was the hand of Yahweh against the city, with an exceeding great consternation, and he smote the men of the city, from the least, even unto the greatest, —and they brake out with tumours.

men efter at de havde flyttet den derhen, ramte HERRENs Hånd Byen, så de grebes af stor Rædsel; og han slog Indbyggerne i Byen, små og store, så der brød Pestbylder ud på dem.

10 Then sent they the ark of God to Ekron, —and so it was, when the ark of God entered Ekron, that the Ekronites made outcry, saying—They have brought round unto me the ark of the God of Israel, to slay me, and my people!

De sendte da Guds Ark til Ekron; men da Guds Ark kom til Ekron, råbte Ekroniterne: "De har flyttet Israels Guds Ark over til mig for at bringe Død over mig og mit Folk!"

11 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said—Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and restore it to its own place, that it slay not me, and my people. For there had come a deadly consternation, throughout all the city, heavy exceedingly, was the hand of God there.

Og de sendte Bud og kaldte alle Filisterfyrsterne sammen og sagde: "Send Israels Guds Ark bort og lad den komme hen igen, hvor den har hjemme, for at den ikke skal bringe Død over mig og mit folk!"Thi der var kommet Dødsangst over hele Byen, Guds Hånd lå såre tungt på den.

12 And, the men who died not, were smitten with the tumours, —so the cry of the city for help, ascended the heavens.

De Mænd, som ikke døde, blev slået med Pestbylder, så at Klageråbet fra Byen nåede op til Himmelen.