1 Књига Самуилова 5
1 А Филистеји узеше ковчег Божји, и однесоше из Евен-Езера у Азот.
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.
2 И узевши Филистеји ковчег Божји унесоше га у дом Дагонов, и наместише га до Дагона.
When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
3 А сутрадан кад усташе Азоћани рано, а то Дагон лежаше ничице на земљи пред ковчегом Господњим; и они узеше Дагона и метнуше га опет на његово место.
And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon [was] fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
4 А кад сутрадан рано усташе, гле, опет Дагон лежаше ничице на земљи пред ковчегом Господњим, а глава Дагону и обе руке одсечене беху на прагу; само труп од Дагона беше остао.
And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon [was] fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands [were] cut off upon the threshold; only [the stump of] Dagon was left to him.
5 Зато свештеници Дагонови и који год улазе у дом Дагонов не стају на праг Дагонов у Азоту до данас.
Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon’s house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.
6 Тада отежа рука Господња Азоћанима, и мораше их и удараше их шуљевима у Азоту и међама његовим.
But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, [even] Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
7 А кад Азоћани видеше шта је, рекоше да не стоји код нас ковчег Бога Израиљевог; јер је рука Његова тешка над нама и над Дагоном богом нашим.
And when the men of Ashdod saw that [it was] so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
8 И послаше, те сабраше к себи све кнезове филистејске, и рекоше им: Шта ћемо чинити с ковчегом Бога Израиљевог? А они рекоше: Да се пренесе у Гат ковчег Бога Израиљевог. И пренесоше ковчег Бога Израиљевог.
They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about [thither].
9 А кад га пренесоше, би рука Господња на граду с муком врло великом, и стаде бити грађане од малог до великог, и дођоше на њих тајни шуљеви.
And it was [so], that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
10 Зато послаше ковчег Божји у Акарон; а кад дође ковчег Божји у Акарон, повикаше Акароњани говорећи: Донесоше к нама ковчег Бога Израиљевог да помори нас и наш народ.
Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.
11 Зато послаше, те сабраше све кнезове филистејске, и рекоше: Пошљите ковчег Бога Израиљевог нека се врати на своје место, да не помори нас и народ наш. Јер беше смртан страх по целом граду, и врло тешка беше рука Господња онде.
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
12 Јер људи који остајаху живи боловаху од шуљева тако да се вика у граду подизаше до неба.
And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
