1 Samuel 5
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
El Arca entre los filisteos
5 Después de capturar el Arca, los filisteos la trasladaron desde Eben Ézer hasta Asdod. 2 Tomaron el Arca, la llevaron al templo de Dagón y la colocaron junto a Dagón. 3 Cuando los de Asdod se levantaron al día siguiente, encontraron a Dagón caído en el suelo ante el Arca del Señor. Agarraron a Dagón y lo pusieron en su sitio.
4 Cuando se levantaron a la mañana siguiente, encontraron de nuevo a Dagón caído en el suelo ante el Arca del Señor. Tenía la cabeza y las dos manos arrancadas y tiradas sobre el umbral; de Dagón sólo quedaba el tronco. 5 Por esta razón, los sacerdotes de Dagón y los que visitan su templo en Asdod siguen sin pisar el umbral hasta el presente.
6 El Señor castigó gravemente a los asdoditas y los aterrorizó, asolando con tumores a Asdod y a su comarca. 7 Cuando los asdoditas vieron lo que sucedía, dijeron:
— El Arca del Dios de Israel no debe quedarse entre nosotros, porque su poder se recrudece contra nosotros y contra nuestro dios Dagón.
8 Entonces convocaron a todos los príncipes filisteos y los consultaron:
— ¿Qué podemos hacer con el Arca del Dios de Israel?
Ellos contestaron:
— Que la lleven a Gat.
Así, pues, trasladaron a Gat el Arca del Dios de Israel. 9 Pero, nada más trasladarla, el Señor castigó a la ciudad e hizo cundir el pánico, pues hirió a sus habitantes, pequeños y grandes, y les salieron tumores. 10 Entonces enviaron el Arca de Dios a Ecrón. Y, al llegar allí, los ecronitas se pusieron a gritar:
— ¡Han traído aquí el Arca del Dios de Israel para que nos aniquile a todos!
11 Entonces convocaron de nuevo a todos los príncipes filisteos y les dijeron:
— Llévense el Arca del Dios de Israel y que vuelva a su sitio, para que no nos aniquile a todos.
Y es que por toda la ciudad cundía un pánico mortal, pues el Señor la había castigado muy duramente. 12 Los que no morían estaban infectados de tumores y el clamor de la ciudad llegaba al cielo.
1 Samuel 5
New King James Version
The Philistines and the Ark
5 Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it (A)from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of (B)Dagon[a] and set it by Dagon. 3 And when the people of Ashdod arose early in the morning, there was Dagon, (C)fallen on its face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and (D)set it in its place again. 4 And when they arose early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. (E)The head of Dagon and both the palms of its hands were broken off on the threshold; only [b]Dagon’s torso was left of it. 5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon’s house (F)tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
6 But the (G)hand of the Lord was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He (H)ravaged them and struck them with (I)tumors,[c] both Ashdod and its (J)territory. 7 And when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said, “The ark of the (K)God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is harsh toward us and Dagon our god.” 8 Therefore they sent and gathered to themselves all the (L)lords of the Philistines, 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 away to (M)Gath.” So they carried the ark of the God of Israel away. 9 So it was, after they had carried it away, that (N)the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction; and He struck the men of the city, both small and great, [d]and tumors broke out on them.
10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. So it was, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people!” 11 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 back to its own place, so that it does not kill us and our people.” For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. 12 And the men who did not die were stricken with the tumors, and the (O)cry of the city went up to heaven.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 5:2 A Philistine idol
- 1 Samuel 5:4 So with LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT Dagon
- 1 Samuel 5:6 Probably bubonic plague. LXX, Vg. add And in the midst of their land rats sprang up, and there was a great death panic in the city.
- 1 Samuel 5:9 Vg. and they had tumors in their secret parts
1 Samuel 5
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The Philistines and the Ark
5 When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they carried it from Ebene′zer to Ashdod; 2 then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it up beside Dagon. 3 And when the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, behold, 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. 4 But when they rose early on the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the Lord, and the head of Dagon and both his hands were lying cut off upon the threshold; only the trunk of Dagon was left to him. 5 This is why the priests of Dagon and all who enter the house of Dagon do not tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
6 The hand of the Lord was heavy upon the people of Ashdod, and he terrified and afflicted them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory. 7 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 heavy upon us and upon Dagon our god.” 8 So they sent and gathered together all 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. 9 But after they had brought it around, 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 tumors broke out upon them. 10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But when 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 slay us and our people.” 11 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 slay us and our people.” For there was a deathly panic throughout the whole city. The hand of God was very heavy there; 12 the men who did not die were stricken with tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
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