1 Samuel 5
1 After the army of the Philistia people-group captured God’s sacred chest in Ebenezer [town], they took it to Ashdod [which is one of their biggest cities].
Agora os filisteus haviam levado a arca de Deus, e a trouxeram de Ebenezer para Ashdod.
2 They carried it into the temple of [their god] Dagon, and placed it alongside a statue of Dagon.
Os filisteus pegaram a arca de Deus e a trouxeram para a casa de Dagon e a colocaram por Dagon.
3 But early the next morning, when the people of Ashdod [went to see it, they saw that] the statue had fallen on its face in front of Yahweh’s sacred chest! So they set the statue up in its place again.
Quando o povo de Ashdod se levantou cedo no dia seguinte, eis que Dagon havia caído de cara no chão antes da arca de Yahweh. Eles pegaram Dagon e o colocaram em seu lugar novamente.
4 But the following morning, [they saw that] it had fallen down in front of the sacred chest again. But this time, the statue’s head and hands had broken off, and were lying in the doorway. Only its body remained intact/unbroken.
Quando se levantaram cedo na manhã seguinte, eis que Dagon havia caído com o rosto no chão antes da arca de Yahweh; e a cabeça de Dagon e ambas as palmas das mãos foram cortadas na soleira. Apenas o tronco de Dagon estava intacto.
5 That is the reason that since that time, the priests of Dagon and everyone else who enters the temple of Dagon in Ashdod do not step on the doorsill [where the hands and head of Dagon fell].
Portanto, nem os sacerdotes de Dagon nem nenhum dos que entram na casa de Dagon pisam na soleira de Dagon em Ashdod até os dias de hoje.
6 Then Yahweh [SYN] powerfully caused the people of Ashdod and the people who lived in nearby villages to have (a very great plague/serious illness) of tumors.
Mas a mão de Yahweh pesava sobre o povo de Ashdod, e ele os destruiu e os atingiu com tumores, até mesmo Ashdod e suas fronteiras.
7 The men of Ashdod realized why this was happening, and they cried out, “The god of the Israeli people is punishing us and is also punishing our god Dagon. So we cannot allow the sacred chest of the god of the Israelis to remain here!”
Quando os homens de Ashdod viram que assim era, disseram: “A arca do Deus de Israel não ficará conosco, pois sua mão é severa sobre nós e sobre Dagon, nosso deus”.
8 They summoned the five kings of the Philistia people-group, and asked them, “What should we do with the sacred chest of the god of the Israelis?” The kings replied, “Take the sacred chest to Gath [city].” So they moved it to Gath.
Eles enviaram e reuniram todos os senhores dos filisteus, e disseram: “O que faremos com a arca do Deus de Israel”. Eles responderam: “Que a arca do Deus de Israel seja transportada para Gate”. Eles carregaram a arca do Deus de Israel para lá.
9 But after they took it to Gath, Yahweh powerfully struck the people of that city also, with the result that many men, including young men and old men, got tumors on their skin. Then the people became very afraid.
Foi assim, que depois de a terem levado para lá, a mão de Javé estava contra a cidade com uma grande confusão; e ele atingiu os homens da cidade, tanto pequenos como grandes, de modo que tumores irromperam sobre eles.
10 So they took the sacred chest to Ekron [city]. But when the men carried the sacred chest into Ekron, the people there cried out, “Why are you bringing the sacred chest of the God of the Israelis into our city [RHQ]? [By doing that] you will cause us and the rest of our people to die!”
Então eles enviaram a arca de Deus para Ekron. Quando a arca de Deus chegou a Ecron, os Ecronitas gritaram, dizendo: “Eles trouxeram a arca do Deus de Israel aqui para nós, para nos matar e ao nosso povo”.
11 The people were terrified/in panic because [they knew that] God was starting to punish them severely. So they summoned the [five] kings of the Philistia people-group again, and [pleaded with them], saying, “Take this sacred chest of the god of the Israelis back to its own place! If you do not do that quickly, we will all die!”
Enviaram, portanto, e reuniram todos os senhores dos filisteus, e disseram: “Enviem a arca do Deus de Israel, e deixem-na ir novamente para seu próprio lugar, para que não nos mate a nós e a nosso povo”. Pois havia um pânico mortal em toda a cidade. A mão de Deus estava muito pesada lá.
12 Some of the people in Ekron had already died, and the rest of the people were suffering because of tumors on their skin. So they all cried out to their gods [MTY] [to help them].
Os homens que não morreram foram atingidos com os tumores; e o grito da cidade subiu ao céu.
