< 1 Samuel 6 >
1 Now the ark of Yahweh was in the country of the Philistines for seven months.
Der Herrens Ark havde været i Filisternes Land i syv Maaneder,
2 Then the Philistine people called for the priests and the diviners; they said to them, “What should we do with the ark of Yahweh? Tell us how we should send it back to its own country.”
da kaldte Filisterne ad Præsterne og ad Spaamændene og sagde: Hvad skulle vi gøre ved Herrens Ark? lader os vide, hvormed vi skulle sende den til sit Sted.
3 The priests and diviners said, “If you send back the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it without a gift; by all means send him a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and you will know why his hand has not been lifted off of you until now.”
Og de sagde: Dersom I sende Israels Guds Ark bort, da sender den ikke bort uden Gave; men I skulle give den et Skyldoffer med tilbage, da skulle I blive lægte, og det skal blive eder vitterligt, hvorfor hans Haand ikke vilde vige fra eder.
4 Then they said, “What should the guilt offering be that we are returning to him?” They replied, “Five golden tumors and five golden mice, five being the number that is the same as the number of the rulers of the Philistines. For the same plague afflicted you and your rulers.
Da svarede de: Hvad er det for et Skyldoffer, som vi skulle give den med tilbage? Og de sagde: Efter Filisternes Fyrsters Tal, fem Guldbylder og fem Guldmus; thi der har været een Plage over dem alle og over eders Fyrster.
5 So you must make models of your tumors, and models of your mice that ravage the land, and give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will lift his hand from you, from your gods, and from your land.
Og I skulle gøre Billeder af eders Bylder og Billeder af eders Mus, som have ødelagt Landet, og I skulle give Israels Gud Ære; maaske han letter sin Haand fra eder og fra eders Guder og fra eders Land.
6 Why should you harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? That was when the God of Israel dealt severely with them; did not the Egyptians send away the people, and they left?
Og hvorfor ville I forhærde eders Hjerte, ligesom Ægypterne og Farao forhærdede deres Hjerte? er det ikke saa, at der han havde ladet dem føle sin Magt, da lode de dem fare, og de gik.
7 Now then, prepare a new cart with two nursing cows that have never been yoked. Tie the cows to the cart, but take their calves home, away from them.
Saa tager nu og gører en ny Vogn og tager to nybære Køer, paa hvilke der ikke er kommen Aag; og I skulle spænde Køerne for Vognen og føre deres Kalve tilbage hjem fra dem.
8 Then take the ark of Yahweh and place it in the cart. Put the golden figures that you are returning to him as a guilt offering into a box to one side of it. Then send it off and let it go its own way.
Og I skulle tage Herrens Ark og sætte den paa Vognen, og Guldtøjet, som I give den med tilbage til Skyldoffer, skulle I lægge i et Skrin ved dens Side; og I skulle sende den hen og lade den fare.
9 Then watch; if it goes up on the way to its own land to Beth Shemesh, then it is Yahweh who has executed this great disaster. But if not, then we will know that it is not his hand that afflicted us; instead, we will know that it happened to us by chance.”
Og I skulle se til: Dersom den farer op ad Vejen til Landemærket imod Beth-Semes, da er det ham, som har gjort os dette store onde, og hvis ikke, da vide vi, at hans Haand ikke har rørt os, det har været os en Hændelse.
10 The men did as they were told; they took two nursing cows, tied them to the cart, and confined their calves at home.
Og Mændene gjorde saaledes og toge to nybære Køer og spændte dem for Vognen; og de lukkede deres Kalve inde hjemme.
11 They put the ark of Yahweh on the cart, together with a box containing the golden mice and the castings of their tumors.
Og de satte Herrens Ark paa Vognen og Skrinet og Guldmusene og deres Bylders Billeder.
12 The cows went straight in the direction of Beth Shemesh. They went along one highway, lowing as they went, and they did not turn aside either to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.
Og Køerne gik ret frem paa Vejen, ad Vejen til Beth-Semes, paa den ene alfare Vej gik de stedse og bøgede og vege ikke til højre eller venstre Side; og Filisternes Fyrster gik efter dem indtil Beth-Semes' Landemærke.
13 Now the people of Beth Shemesh were harvesting their wheat in the valley. When they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark, they rejoiced.
Og Bethsemiterne høstede Hvede i Dalen; og de løftede deres Øjne op og saa Arken, og de bleve glade, da de saa den.
14 The cart came into the field of Joshua from the town of Beth Shemesh and stopped there. A great stone was there, and they split the wood from the cart, and offered the cows as a burnt offering to Yahweh.
Og Vognen kom paa Bethsemiteren Josvas Ager og blev staaende der, og der var en stor Sten; og de flakte Træet af Vognen og ofrede Køerne til Brændoffer for Herren.
15 The Levites took down the ark of Yahweh and the box that was with it, where the golden figures were, and put them on the great stone. The men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices the same day to Yahweh.
Og Leviterne løftede Herrens Ark ned tillige med Skrinet, som stod ved den, og i hvilket Guldtøjet var, og satte det alt paa den store Sten; og Mændene af Beth-Semes ofrede Brændofre og slagtede Slagtofre paa samme Dag for Herren.
16 When the five rulers of the Philistines saw this, they returned that day to Ekron.
Og der de fem Filisters Fyrster havde set, det, da vendte de tilbage til Ekron paa samme Dag.
17 These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a guilt offering to Yahweh—one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, and one for Ekron.
Disse ere de Guldbylder, som Filisterne gave med til Skyldoffer: For Asdod een, for Gaza een, for Askion een, for Gath een, for Ekron een;
18 The golden mice were the same in number as the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five rulers, both fortified cities and country villages. The great stone, beside which they set down the ark of Yahweh, remains a witness to this day in the field of Joshua the Bethshemite.
og de Guldmus efter Tallet paa alle Filisternes Stæder, som tilhørte de fem Fyrster, saavel de befæstede Stæder, som de ubefæstede Landsbyer, indtil den store Sten Abel, som de satte Herrens Ark paa, og som er indtil denne Dag paa Bethsemiteren Josvas Ager.
19 Yahweh attacked some of the men of Beth Shemesh because they had looked into the ark of Yahweh. He killed 50,070 men. The people mourned, because Yahweh had given the people a great blow.
Og han slog blandt Mændene i Beth-Semes, fordi de saa i Herrens Ark, og han slog af Folket halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd, halvtredsindstyve Tusinde Mænd; da sørgede Folket, fordi Herren havde slaget blandt Folket med et stort Slag.
20 The men of Beth Shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? To whom will the ark go up from us?”
Og Mændene af Beth-Semes sagde: Hvo kan bestaa for Herrens, denne hellige Guds, Ansigt? og til hvem skal han drage op fra os?
21 They sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying, “The Philistines have brought back the ark of Yahweh; come down and take it back with you.”
Og de sendte Bud til Indbyggerne i Kirjath-Jearim og lode sige: Filisterne have ført Herrens Ark tilbage, kommer ned og henter den op til eder!