1 Samuel 5
1 After the army of the Philistia people-group captured God’s sacred chest in Ebenezer [town], they took it to Ashdod [which is one of their biggest cities].
А Филистеји узеше ковчег Божји, и однесоше из Евен-Езера у Азот.
2 They carried it into the temple of [their god] Dagon, and placed it alongside a statue of Dagon.
И узевши Филистеји ковчег Божји унесоше га у дом Дагонов, и наместише га до Дагона.
3 But early the next morning, when the people of Ashdod [went to see it, they saw that] the statue had fallen on its face in front of Yahweh’s sacred chest! So they set the statue up in its place again.
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.
4 But the following morning, [they saw that] it had fallen down in front of the sacred chest again. But this time, the statue’s head and hands had broken off, and were lying in the doorway. Only its body remained intact/unbroken.
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.
5 That is the reason that since that time, the priests of Dagon and everyone else who enters the temple of Dagon in Ashdod do not step on the doorsill [where the hands and head of Dagon fell].
Зато свештеници Дагонови и који год улазе у дом Дагонов не стају на праг Дагонов у Азоту до данас.
6 Then Yahweh [SYN] powerfully caused the people of Ashdod and the people who lived in nearby villages to have (a very great plague/serious illness) of tumors.
Тада отежа рука Господња Азоћанима, и мораше их и удараше их шуљевима у Азоту и међама његовим.
7 The men of Ashdod realized why this was happening, and they cried out, “The god of the Israeli people is punishing us and is also punishing our god Dagon. So we cannot allow the sacred chest of the god of the Israelis to remain here!”
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.
8 They summoned the five kings of the Philistia people-group, and asked them, “What should we do with the sacred chest of the god of the Israelis?” The kings replied, “Take the sacred chest to Gath [city].” So they moved it to Gath.
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.
9 But after they took it to Gath, Yahweh powerfully struck the people of that city also, with the result that many men, including young men and old men, got tumors on their skin. Then the people became very afraid.
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.
10 So they took the sacred chest to Ekron [city]. But when the men carried the sacred chest into Ekron, the people there cried out, “Why are you bringing the sacred chest of the God of the Israelis into our city [RHQ]? [By doing that] you will cause us and the rest of our people to die!”
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.
11 The people were terrified/in panic because [they knew that] God was starting to punish them severely. So they summoned the [five] kings of the Philistia people-group again, and [pleaded with them], saying, “Take this sacred chest of the god of the Israelis back to its own place! If you do not do that quickly, we will all die!”
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.
12 Some of the people in Ekron had already died, and the rest of the people were suffering because of tumors on their skin. So they all cried out to their gods [MTY] [to help them].
Јер људи који остајаху живи боловаху од шуљева тако да се вика у граду подизаше до неба.
