1 Samuelova 5
1 Kad su Filistejci osvojili Kovčeg Božji, prenesoše ga iz Eben Haezera u Ašdod.
Now the Philistines had taken God’s ark, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
2 Nato Filistejci uzeše Kovčeg Božji, unesoše ga u hram Dagonov i smjestiše pokraj Dagona.
The Philistines took God’s ark, and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon.
3 Sutradan ujutro, kad su žitelji Ašdoda došli u hram Dagonov, gle, Dagon ležaše ničice na zemlji pred Kovčegom Jahvinim. Oni digoše Dagona i metnuše ga natrag na njegovo mjesto.
When the people of Ashdod arose early on the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before Yahweh’s ark. They took Dagon and set him in his place again.
4 Ali kad su ujutro uranili, gle, Dagon opet ležaše ničice na zemlji pred Kovčegom Jahvinim; glava Dagona i obje njegove ruke ležahu odsječene na pragu: na mjestu je stajao samo Dagonov trup.
When they arose early on the following morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before Yahweh’s ark; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off on the threshold. Only Dagon’s torso was intact.
5 Zato Dagonovi svećenici i svi koji ulaze u Dagonov hram ne staju nogom na prag Dagonov u Ašdodu sve do današnjeg dana.
Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon’s house step on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
6 Tada ruka Jahvina teško pritisnu žitelje Ašdoda i natjera ih u silan strah: udari ih čirevima, Ašdod i njegovo područje.
But Yahweh’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and he destroyed them and struck them with tumors, even Ashdod and its borders.
7 Kad su ljudi u Ašdodu vidjeli što se dogodilo, rekoše: “Kovčeg Boga Izraelova ne smije ostati kod nas jer se ruka njegova ispriječila protiv nas i protiv našega boga Dagona.”
When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel shall not stay with us, for his hand is severe on us and on Dagon our god.”
8 Oni sazvaše i okupiše sve knezove filistejske k sebi i rekoše: “Što da radimo s Kovčegom Boga Izraelova?” A oni odgovoriše: “U Gat neka se prenese Kovčeg Boga Izraelova.” I prenesoše Kovčeg Boga Izraelova onamo.
They sent therefore 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 carried over to Gath.” They carried the ark of the God of Israel there.
9 Ali kad su ga prenijeli, ruka se Jahvina spusti na grad i nasta silna strava: udari građane, od najmanjega do najvećega, tako da im se pojaviše čirevi.
It was so, that after they had carried it there, Yahweh’s hand was against the city with a very great confusion; and he struck the men of the city, both small and great, so that tumors broke out on them.
10 Oni tada poslaše Kovčeg Božji u Ekron. Ali kad je Kovčeg Božji stigao u Ekron, povikaše Ekronjani: “Donesoše Kovčeg Boga Izraelova k meni da pomori mene i sav moj narod!”
So they sent God’s ark to Ekron. As God’s ark came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here to us, to kill us and our people.”
11 Zato sazvaše i okupiše sve knezove filistejske i rekoše: “Pošaljite natrag Kovčeg Boga Izraelova, neka se vrati na svoje mjesto da ne pomori mene i moj narod!” Jer vladaše smrtna strava u svemu gradu, toliko ondje bijaše pritisnula ruka Božja.
They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, “Send the ark of the God of Israel away, and let it go again to its own place, that it not kill us and our people.” For there was a deadly panic throughout all the city. The hand of God was very heavy there.
12 Ljudi koji nisu pomrli bili su udareni čirevima i bolni se vapaj grada dizao do neba.
The men who didn’t die were struck with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
