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约柜在非利士各城引起的灾害

非利士人抢去了 神的约柜,就把它从以便以谢运到亚实突。 非利士人抢去 神的约柜,把它抬进大衮庙,放在大衮神像的旁边。 第二天清早,亚实突人起来,看见大衮神像仆倒在地,俯伏在耶和华的约柜面前。他们就把大衮神像竖立起来,放回原处。 再次日早晨,他们起来的时候,看见大衮神像又仆倒在地,俯伏在耶和华的约柜面前,大衮的头和双手也都在门槛上折断了,只剩下大衮的身体。 因此大衮的祭司和所有进亚实突大衮庙的人,都不踏大衮庙的门槛,直到现在。

耶和华的手重重地压在亚实突人身上,败坏他们,用痔疮击打亚实突和亚实突四境的人。 亚实突人看见这种情形,就说:“以色列 神的约柜不可再留在我们这里,因为他的手重重地加在我们和我们的神大衮身上。” 他们就派人去召集非利士人各城的首领前来,问他们:“我们要怎样处理以色列 神的约柜呢?”他们回答:“把以色列 神的约柜运到迦特去吧。”他们就把它运到迦特去了。 运到那里以后,耶和华的手攻击那城,引起很大的恐慌。他击打全城的人,不分老幼,使痔疮在他们中间蔓延。 10 于是他们把 神的约柜送到以革伦。 神的约柜到了以革伦的时候,以革伦人就喊叫:“他们把以色列 神的约柜运到我们这里来,是要杀害我们和我们的人啊!” 11 于是他们派人去召集非利士人各城的首领前来,对他们说:“请把以色列 神的约柜送回原处,免得它杀害我们和我们的人民。”死亡的恐慌笼罩全城,因为 神的手重重地压在那里。 12 没有死的人都遭受痔疮的打击;那城的哀声,上达于天。

The Philistines and the Ark

When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from (A)Ebenezer to (B)Ashdod. Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it up beside (C)Dagon. And when the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, behold, (D)Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and put him back in his place. But when they rose early on the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the Lord, (E)and the head of Dagon and both his hands were lying cut off on the threshold. Only the trunk of Dagon was left to him. This is why the priests of Dagon and all who enter the house of Dagon (F)do not tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.

(G)The hand of the Lord was heavy against the people of Ashdod, and he terrified and afflicted them with (H)tumors, both Ashdod and its territory. And when the men of Ashdod saw how things were, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for his hand is hard against us and against Dagon our god.” So they sent and gathered together all (I)the lords of the Philistines and said, “What shall 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 brought the ark of the God of Israel there. But after they had brought it around, (J)the hand of the Lord was against the city, causing a very great panic, and he afflicted the men of the city, both young and old, so that (K)tumors broke out on them. 10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But as soon as the ark of God came to Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out, “They have brought around to us the ark of the God of Israel to kill us and our people.” 11 (L)They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return to its own place, that it may not kill us and our people.” For there was a deathly panic throughout the whole city. (M)The hand of God was very heavy there. 12 The men who did not die were struck with (N)tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

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