约柜在非利士人手中

非利士人将掳来的上帝的约柜从以便以谢抬到亚实突城, 把它抬进大衮庙,放在大衮神像旁边。 第二天早上,亚实突人起来,发现大衮神像倒在耶和华的约柜前,面伏于地,他们就把大衮神像扶起来,放回原处。 次日早上起来,他们又发现大衮神像倒在耶和华的约柜前,面伏于地,头和双手都在门槛处折断了,只剩下躯干。 因此,大衮的祭司和所有进亚实突 大衮庙的人至今都不踏庙的门槛。 耶和华重重地惩罚亚实突及附近村庄的居民,使他们都患上毒疮。 亚实突人见此情形,就说:“以色列上帝的约柜不能留在我们这里,因为上帝重重地惩罚我们和我们的大衮神。” 亚实突人召集了非利士所有的首领,问他们:“我们如何处理以色列上帝的约柜?”他们答道:“把它送到迦特去。”于是,众人把以色列上帝的约柜送到迦特。 约柜抵达迦特的时候,耶和华攻击那城,使那里的男女老少都患了毒疮,全城惊恐不已。 10 于是,他们把约柜送往以革伦。以革伦的人看见上帝的约柜到了,就惊叫道:“他们把以色列上帝的约柜带来是要害死我们和我们的人民!” 11 他们派人召集非利士的首领,说:“把以色列上帝的约柜送回原处吧,免得它杀害我们和我们的人民。”因为上帝重重地惩罚他们,全城都笼罩在死亡的恐惧中。 12 那些没有死的人都饱受毒疮的折磨,城中的哭喊声上达于天。

約櫃在非利士人手中

非利士人將擄來的上帝的約櫃從以便以謝抬到亞實突城, 把它抬進大袞廟,放在大袞神像旁邊。 第二天早上,亞實突人起來,發現大袞神像倒在耶和華的約櫃前,面伏於地,他們就把大袞神像扶起來,放回原處。 次日早上起來,他們又發現大袞神像倒在耶和華的約櫃前,面伏於地,頭和雙手都在門檻處折斷了,只剩下軀幹。 因此,大袞的祭司和所有進亞實突 大袞廟的人至今都不踏廟的門檻。 耶和華重重地懲罰亞實突及附近村莊的居民,使他們都患上毒瘡。 亞實突人見此情形,就說:「以色列上帝的約櫃不能留在我們這裡,因為上帝重重地懲罰我們和我們的大袞神。」 亞實突人召集了非利士所有的首領,問他們:「我們如何處理以色列上帝的約櫃?」他們答道:「把它送到迦特去。」於是,眾人把以色列上帝的約櫃送到迦特。 約櫃抵達迦特的時候,耶和華攻擊那城,使那裡的男女老少都患了毒瘡,全城驚恐不已。 10 於是,他們把約櫃送往以革倫。以革倫的人看見上帝的約櫃到了,就驚叫道:「他們把以色列上帝的約櫃帶來是要害死我們和我們的人民!」 11 他們派人召集非利士的首領,說:「把以色列上帝的約櫃送回原處吧,免得它殺害我們和我們的人民。」因為上帝重重地懲罰他們,全城都籠罩在死亡的恐懼中。 12 那些沒有死的人都飽受毒瘡的折磨,城中的哭喊聲上達於天。

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The Ark in Ashdod and Ekron

After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer(A) to Ashdod.(B) Then they carried the ark into Dagon’s temple and set it beside Dagon.(C) When the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen(D) on his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord! They took Dagon and put him back in his place. But the following morning when they rose, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord! His head and hands had been broken(E) off and were lying on the threshold; only his body remained. That is why to this day neither the priests of Dagon nor any others who enter Dagon’s temple at Ashdod step on the threshold.(F)

The Lord’s hand(G) was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation(H) on them and afflicted them with tumors.[a](I) When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the god of Israel must not stay here with us, because his hand is heavy on us and on Dagon our god.” So they called together all the rulers(J) of the Philistines and asked them, “What shall we do with the ark of the god of Israel?”

They answered, “Have the ark of the god of Israel moved to Gath.(K)” So they moved the ark of the God of Israel.

But after they had moved it, the Lord’s hand was against that city, throwing it into a great panic.(L) He afflicted the people of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumors.[b] 10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron.(M)

As the ark of God was entering Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out, “They have brought the ark of the god of Israel around to us to kill us and our people.” 11 So they called together all the rulers(N) of the Philistines and said, “Send the ark of the god of Israel away; let it go back to its own place, or it[c] will kill us and our people.” For death had filled the city with panic; God’s hand was very heavy on it. 12 Those who did not die(O) were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 5:6 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate tumors. And rats appeared in their land, and there was death and destruction throughout the city
  2. 1 Samuel 5:9 Or with tumors in the groin (see Septuagint)
  3. 1 Samuel 5:11 Or he