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].
И взяша иноплеменницы кивот Божий и изнесоша его от Авенезера во Азот:
2 They carried it into the temple of [their god] Dagon, and placed it alongside a statue of Dagon.
и взяша иноплеменницы кивот Господень и внесоша его в храм Дагонов, и поставиша его близ Дагона.
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.
И обутреневаша Азотяне наутрие и внидоша в храм Дагонов: и увидеша, и се, Дагон паде на землю на лице свое пред кивотом Божиим. И воздвигоша Дагона, и поставиша его на месте своем.
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.
И бысть егда восташа заутра, и се, Дагон лежаше лицем на земли пред кивотом завета Господня: глава же Дагонова и обе плесне ног его отяты на празе особо каяждо, и обе длани рук его лежаще при дверех, точию труп Дагонов остася.
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].
Того ради не вступают жерцы Дагоновы и вси входящии в храм Дагонов на праг дому Дагонова во Азоте даже до дне сего: яко преступающе преступают.
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.
И отяготе рука Господня на Азоте, и наведе на них, и воскипе им на седалищах их, во Азоте и в пределех Его, и посреде страны его умножишася мышы: и бысть смущение смерти велико во граде.
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!”
И видеша мужие Азотстии, яко тако (бысть), и глаголаша: яко не пребудет кивот Бога Израилева с нами, яко жестока рука Его на ны и на Дагона бога нашего.
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.
И пославше собраша воевод иноплеменничих к себе и глаголаша: что сотворим кивоту Бога Израилева? И реша Гефее: да прейдет кивот Бога Израилева к нам в Геф. И прейде кивот Бога Израилева в Геф.
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.
И бысть по прешествии его, и бысть рука Господня на граде, мятеж велий зело: и порази мужы града от мала до велика, и порази их на седалищах их. И сотвориша Гефее себе седалища (злата),
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!”
и отпустиша кивот Божий во Аскалон. И бысть егда вниде кивот Бога Израилева во Аскалон, и возопиша Аскалонитяне глаголюще: почто возвратисте кивот Бога Израилева к нам, уморити ны и люди нашя?
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!”
И послаша и собраша вся воеводы иноплеменничи и реша: отпустите кивот Бога Израилева, и да поставится на месте своем, и да не уморит нас и людий наших. Яко бысть мятеж смерти во всем граде тяжек зело, егда вниде кивот Бога Израилева тамо.
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].
И живущии и не умершии уязвишася на седалищах, и взыде вопль града до небесе.
