Prva knjiga o Samuelu 6

Biblija Hrvatski	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Kovčeg Jahvin bijaše sedam mjeseci u zemlji Filistejaca.	1 The ark of the LORD had been in the land of the Philistines seven months
2 Tada Filistejci sazvaše svećenike i vrače i zapitaše ih: »Što da radimo s Kovčegom Jahvinim? Poučite nas kako da ga pošaljemo natrag na njegovo mjesto.«	2 when they summoned priests and fortune-tellers to ask, "What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us what we should send back with it."
3 Oni odgovoriše: »Ako hoćete vratiti Kovčeg Boga Izraelova, ne šaljite ga natrag prazna, nego uza nj pošaljite i naknadnicu. Tada ćete se izliječiti i znat ćete zašto se njegova ruka nije okrenula od vas.«	3 They replied: "If you intend to send away the ark of the God of Israel, you must not send it alone, but must, by all means, make amends to him through a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and will learn why he continues to afflict you."
4 Oni zapitaše: »Kakvu naknadnicu treba da mu pošaljemo?« Oni odgovoriše: »Prema broju filistejskih knezova, pet zlatnih čireva i pet zlatnih štakora, jer je ista nevolja na vama i na vašim knezovima.	4 When asked further, "What guilt offering should be our amends to him?", they replied: "Five golden hemorrhoids and five golden mice to correspond to the number of Philistine lords, since the same plague has struck all of you and your lords.
5 Načinite, dakle, likove svojih čireva i likove svojh štakora, koji vam zatiru zemlju, i dajte slavu Bogu Izraelovu. Možda će dignuti ruku svoju od vas, od vaših bogova i od vaše zemlje.	5 Therefore, make images of the hemorrhoids and of the mice that are infesting your land and give them as a tribute to the God of Israel. Perhaps then he will cease to afflict you, your gods, and your land.
6 Zašto hoćete da vam srce otvrdne kao što je bilo otvrdnulo Egipćanima i faraonu? Kad ih je Bog pritisnuo, nisu li ih onda pustili da odu?	6 Why should you become stubborn, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh were stubborn? Was it not after he had dealt ruthlessly with them that the Israelites were released and departed?
7 Pripremite sada jedna nova kola i uzmite dvije krave dojilice koje još nisu nosile jarma: upregnite krave u kola, a njihovu telad odvedite natrag u staju.	7 So now set to work and make a new cart. Then take two milch cows that have not borne the yoke; hitch them to the cart, but drive their calves indoors away from them.
8 Tada ćete uzeti Kovčeg Jahvin i staviti ga na kola. Zlatne predmete koje mu prinosite kao žrtvu naknadnicu stavit ćete u kovčežić kraj njega i tako neka pođe.	8 You shall next take the ark of the LORD and place it on the cart, putting in a box beside it the golden articles that you are offering, as amends for your guilt. Start it on its way, and let it go.
9 Zatim gledajte: ako krene prema svome kraju, put Bet Šemeša, onda je sigurno da nam je on zadao ovo veliko zlo; ako li ne krene tako, znat ćemo da nas nije udarila njegova ruka, nego da nam se to dogodilo slučajno.«	9 Then watch! If it goes to Beth-shemesh along the route to his own territory, he has brought this great calamity upon us; if not, we will know it was not he who struck us, but that an accident happened to us."
10 Ljudi učiniše tako: uzeše dvije krave dojilice i upregoše ih u kola, a njihovu telad zadržaše u staji.	10 They acted upon this advice. Taking two milch cows, they hitched them to the cart but shut up their calves indoors.
11 Kovčeg Jahvin staviše na kola i kovčežić sa zlatnim štakorima i s likovima svojih čireva.	11 Then they placed the ark of the LORD on the cart, along with the box containing the golden mice and the images of the hemorrhoids.
12 Krave udariše ravno cestom prema Bet Šemešu i jednako su išle istim putem, mukale su idući, a nisu skretale ni desno ni lijevo. Filistejski knezovi pratili su ih do granice Bet Šemeša.	12 The cows went straight for the route to Beth-shemesh and continued along this road, mooing as they went, without turning right or left. The Philistine lords followed them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh.
13 Stanovnici Bet Šemeša upravo su bili zabavljeni žetvom pšenice u dolini. Digavši oči, ugledaše Kovčeg i potrčaše mu s veseljem ususret.	13 The people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting the wheat in the valley. When they looked up and spied the ark, they greeted it with rejoicing.
14 Kad su kola stigla na polje Jošue iz Bet Šemeša, zaustaviše se. Ondje bijaše velik kamen. Tada iscijepaše drvo od kola i prinesoše krave kao žrtvu paljenicu Jahvi.	14 The cart came to the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite and stopped there. At a large stone in the field, the wood of the cart was split up and the cows were offered as a holocaust to the LORD.
15 Leviti bijahu skinuli Kovčeg Jahvin i kovčežić što je bio kraj njega i u kojem su bili zlatni predmeti i sve bijahu stavili na onaj veliki kamen. Stanovnici Bet Šemeša prinosili su toga dana žrtve paljenice i klali žrtve klanice Jahvi.	15 The Levites, meanwhile, had taken down the ark of God and the box beside it, in which the golden articles were, and had placed them on the great stone. The men of Beth-shemesh also offered other holocausts and sacrifices to the LORD that day.
16 Kad je to vidjelo pet filistejskih knezova, vratiše se u Ekron isti dan.	16 After witnessing this, the five Philistine lords returned to Ekron the same day.
17 A ovo je pet zlatnih čireva što su ih Filistejci poslali kao žrtvu naknadnicu Jahvi: za Ašdod jedan, za Gazu jedan, za Aškelon jedan, za Gat jedan, za Ekron jedan.	17 The golden hemorrhoids the Philistines sent back as a guilt offering to the LORD were as follows: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, and one for Ekron.
18 A zlatnih je štakora bilo toliko koliko svih gradova filistejskih, u svih pet kneževina, od utvrđenih gradova do otvorenih sela. Svjedok je veliki kamen na koji su položili Kovčeg Jahvin i koji još i danas stoji na polju Jošue iz Bet Šemeša.	18 The golden mice, however, corresponded to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, including fortified cities and open villages. The large stone on which the ark of the LORD was placed is still in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite at the present time.
19 Sinovi Jekonijini nisu se radovali sa stanovnicima Bet Šemeša kad su vidjeli Kovčeg Jahvin. Zato je Jahve pobio sedamdeset ljudi među njima. Narod je tugovao zbog toga što ga je Jahve tako teško iskušao.	19 The descendants of Jeconiah did not join in the celebration with the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh when they greeted the ark of the LORD, and seventy of them were struck down. The people went into mourning at this great calamity with which the LORD had afflicted them.
20 Tada ljudi u Bet Šemešu rekoše: »Tko bi mogao opstati pred Jahvom, ovim svetim Bogom? Kome će otići sada od nas?«	20 The men of Beth-shemesh asked, "Who can stand in the presence of this Holy One? To whom shall he go from us?"
21 I poslaše poslanike stanovnicima Kirjat Jearima i poručiše im: »Filistejci su vratili Kovčeg Jahvin. Dođite i odnesite ga sebi.«	21 They then sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim, saying, "The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD; come down and get it."