1 Samuel 5
1 Now the Philistines had captured the ark of God, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
Filisterne tog da Guds Ark og bragte den fra Eben Ezer til Asdod.
2 The Philistines took the ark of God, brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it up beside Dagon.
Og Filisterne tog Guds Ark og bragte den ind i Dagons Hus og stillede den ved Siden af Dagon.
3 When the people of Ashdod got up early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen facedown on the ground before the ark of Yahweh. So they took Dagon and set him up in his place again.
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 paa Plads igen.
4 But when they got up early the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen facedown on the ground before the ark of Yahweh. The head of Dagon and both of his hands were lying cut off in the doorway. Only the trunk of Dagon remained.
Men da de kom tidligt næste Morgen, se, da var Dagon faldet næsegrus til Jorden foran HERRENS Ark; Hovedet og begge Hænder var slaaet af og laa paa Tærskelen; kun Kroppen var tilbage af ham.
5 This is why, even today, the priests of Dagon and anyone who comes into Dagon's house does not step on the doorway of Dagon in Ashdod.
Derfor undgaar Dagons Præster og alle, som gaar ind i Dagons Hus, endnu den Dag i Dag at træde paa Dagons Tærskel i Asdod.
6 Yahweh's hand was heavy upon the people of Ashdod. He destroyed them and afflicted them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territories.
Og HERRENS Haand laa tungt paa Asdoditerne; han bragte Fordærvelse over dem, og med Pestbylder slog han Asdod og Egnen der omkring.
7 When the men of Ashdod realized what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay with us, because his hand is hard against us and against Dagon our god.”
Da Asdoditerne skønnede, hvorledes det hang sammen, sagde de: »Israels Guds Ark maa ikke blive hos os, thi hans Haand tager haardt paa os og paa Dagon, vor Gud!«
8 So they sent for and gathered together all of the rulers of the Philistines; they said to them, “What should we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” They answered, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be brought around to Gath.” So they carried the ark of the God of Israel there.
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!« Saa flyttede de Israels Guds Ark;
9 But after they brought it around, Yahweh's hand was against the city, causing a very great confusion. He afflicted the men of the city, both small and great; and tumors broke out on them.
men efter at de havde flyttet den derhen, ramte HERRENS Haand Byen, saa de grebes af stor Rædsel; og han slog Indbyggerne i Byen, smaa og store, saa der brød Pestbylder ud paa dem.
10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But as soon as the ark of God came into Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought to us the ark of the God of Israel to kill us and our people.”
De sendte da Guds Ark til Ekron; men da Guds Ark kom til Ekron, raabte Ekroniterne: »De har flyttet Israels Guds Ark over til mig for at bringe Død over mig og mit Folk!«
11 So they sent for and gathered together all of the rulers of the Philistines; they said to them, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return to its own place, so that it does not kill us and our people.” For there was a deathly panic throughout the city; the hand of God was very heavy 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 Haand laa saare tungt paa den.
12 The men who did not die were afflicted with the tumors, and the cry of the city went up to the heavens.
De Mænd, som ikke døde, blev slaaet med Pestbylder, saa at Klageraabet fra Byen naaede op til Himmelen.
