ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΩΝ Α´ - 1 Samuele - Kings I 6

LXX	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 και ην η κιβωτος εν αγρω των αλλοφυλων επτα μηνας και εξεζεσεν η γη αυτων μυας	1 Now the ark of the Lord was in the region of the Philistines for seven months.
2 και καλουσιν αλλοφυλοι τους ιερεις και τους μαντεις και τους επαοιδους αυτων λεγοντες τι ποιησωμεν τη κιβωτω κυριου γνωρισατε ημιν εν τινι αποστελουμεν αυτην εις τον τοπον αυτης	2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying: “What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? Reveal to us in what manner we should send it back to its place.” And they said:
3 και ειπαν ει εξαπεστελλετε υμεις την κιβωτον διαθηκης κυριου θεου ισραηλ μη δη εξαποστειλητε αυτην κενην αλλα αποδιδοντες αποδοτε αυτη της βασανου και τοτε ιαθησεσθε και εξιλασθησεται υμιν μη ουκ αποστη η χειρ αυτου αφ' υμων	3 “If you send back the ark of the God of Israel, do not choose to release it empty. Instead, repay to him what you owe because of sin. And then you will be cured. And you will know why his hand did not withdraw from you.”
4 και λεγουσιν τι το της βασανου αποδωσομεν αυτη και ειπαν κατ' αριθμον των σατραπων των αλλοφυλων πεντε εδρας χρυσας οτι πταισμα εν υμιν και τοις αρχουσιν υμων και τω λαω	4 And they said, “What is it that we ought to repay to him because of transgression?” And they responded:
5 και μυς χρυσους ομοιωμα των μυων υμων των διαφθειροντων την γην και δωσετε τω κυριω δοξαν οπως κουφιση την χειρα αυτου αφ' υμων και απο των θεων υμων και απο της γης υμων	5 “In accord with the number of the provinces of the Philistines, you shall fashion five gold cysts and five gold mice. For the same plague has been upon all of you and your princes. And you shall fashion a likeness of your cysts and a likeness of the mice, which have destroyed the land. And so shall you give glory to the God of Israel, so that perhaps he may lift off his hand from you, and from your gods, and from your land.
6 και ινα τι βαρυνετε τας καρδιας υμων ως εβαρυνεν αιγυπτος και φαραω την καρδιαν αυτων ουχι οτε ενεπαιξεν αυτοις εξαπεστειλαν αυτους και απηλθον	6 Why have you hardened your hearts, just as Egypt and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? After he was struck, did he not then release them, and they went away?
7 και νυν λαβετε και ποιησατε αμαξαν καινην και δυο βοας πρωτοτοκουσας ανευ των τεκνων και ζευξατε τας βοας εν τη αμαξη και απαγαγετε τα τεκνα απο οπισθεν αυτων εις οικον	7 Now therefore, fashion and take a new cart, with two cows that have given birth, but on which no yoke has been imposed. And yoke them to the cart, but retain their calves at home.
8 και λημψεσθε την κιβωτον και θησετε αυτην επι την αμαξαν και τα σκευη τα χρυσα αποδωσετε αυτη της βασανου και θησετε εν θεματι βερσεχθαν εκ μερους αυτης και εξαποστελειτε αυτην και απελασατε αυτην και απελευσεται	8 And you shall take the ark of the Lord, and you shall place it upon the cart, with the articles of gold that you have paid to him on behalf of transgression. You shall place these in a little box at its side. And release it, so that it may go.
9 και οψεσθε ει εις οδον οριων αυτης πορευσεται κατα βαιθσαμυς αυτος πεποιηκεν ημιν την κακιαν ταυτην την μεγαλην και εαν μη και γνωσομεθα οτι ου χειρ αυτου ηπται ημων αλλα συμπτωμα τουτο γεγονεν ημιν	9 And you shall watch. And if, indeed, it ascends by the way of his own parts, toward Beth-shemesh, then he has done this great evil to us. But if not, then we shall know that it is by no means his hand that has touched us, but instead it happened by chance.”
10 και εποιησαν οι αλλοφυλοι ουτως και ελαβον δυο βοας πρωτοτοκουσας και εζευξαν αυτας εν τη αμαξη και τα τεκνα αυτων απεκωλυσαν εις οικον	10 Therefore, they did it in this way. And taking two cows that were feeding calves, they yoked them to the cart, and they enclosed their calves at home.
11 και εθεντο την κιβωτον επι την αμαξαν και το θεμα εργαβ και τους μυς τους χρυσους	11 And they placed the ark of God upon the cart, with the little box that held the gold mice and the likenesses of the cysts.
12 και κατευθυναν αι βοες εν τη οδω εις οδον βαιθσαμυς εν τριβω ενι επορευοντο και εκοπιων και ου μεθισταντο δεξια ουδε αριστερα και οι σατραπαι των αλλοφυλων επορευοντο οπισω αυτης εως οριων βαιθσαμυς	12 But the cows went directly along the way that leads to Beth-shemesh. And they advanced only in one direction, lowing as they went. And they did not turn aside, neither to the right, nor to the left. Moreover, the princes of the Philistines followed them, as far as the borders of Beth-shemesh.
13 και οι εν βαιθσαμυς εθεριζον θερισμον πυρων εν κοιλαδι και ηραν οφθαλμους αυτων και ειδον κιβωτον κυριου και ηυφρανθησαν εις απαντησιν αυτης	13 Now the Beth-shemeshites were harvesting wheat in the valley. And lifting up their eyes, they saw the ark, and they were glad when they had seen it.
14 και η αμαξα εισηλθεν εις αγρον ωσηε τον εν βαιθσαμυς και εστησαν εκει παρ' αυτη λιθον μεγαν και σχιζουσιν τα ξυλα της αμαξης και τας βοας ανηνεγκαν εις ολοκαυτωσιν τω κυριω	14 And the cart went into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemeshite, and it stood still there. Now in that place was a great stone, and so they cut up the wood of the cart, and they placed the cows upon it as a holocaust to the Lord.
15 και οι λευιται ανηνεγκαν την κιβωτον του κυριου και το θεμα εργαβ μετ' αυτης και τα επ' αυτης σκευη τα χρυσα και εθεντο επι του λιθου του μεγαλου και οι ανδρες βαιθσαμυς ανηνεγκαν ολοκαυτωσεις και θυσιας εν τη ημερα εκεινη τω κυριω	15 But the Levites took down the ark of God, and the little box that was at its side, in which were the articles of gold, and they placed them upon the great stone. Then the men of Beth-shemesh offered holocausts and immolated victims, on that day, to the Lord.
16 και οι πεντε σατραπαι των αλλοφυλων εωρων και ανεστρεψαν εις ασκαλωνα τη ημερα εκεινη	16 And the five princes of the Philistines saw, and they returned to Ekron on the same day.
17 και αυται αι εδραι αι χρυσαι ας απεδωκαν οι αλλοφυλοι της βασανου τω κυριω της αζωτου μιαν της γαζης μιαν της ασκαλωνος μιαν της γεθ μιαν της ακκαρων μιαν	17 Now these are the gold cysts, which the Philistines repaid to the Lord for transgression: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one.
18 και μυς οι χρυσοι κατ' αριθμον πασων πολεων των αλλοφυλων των πεντε σατραπων εκ πολεως εστερεωμενης και εως κωμης του φερεζαιου και εως λιθου του μεγαλου ου επεθηκαν επ' αυτου την κιβωτον διαθηκης κυριου του εν αγρω ωσηε του βαιθσαμυσιτου	18 And there were gold mice, according to the number of the cities of the Philistines, of the five provinces, from the fortified city to the village that was without a wall, and even to the great stone upon which they placed the ark of the Lord, which was, at last in that day, in the field of Joshua, the Beth-shemeshite.
19 και ουκ ησμενισαν οι υιοι ιεχονιου εν τοις ανδρασιν βαιθσαμυς οτι ειδαν κιβωτον κυριου και επαταξεν εν αυτοις εβδομηκοντα ανδρας και πεντηκοντα χιλιαδας ανδρων και επενθησεν ο λαος οτι επαταξεν κυριος εν τω λαω πληγην μεγαλην σφοδρα	19 Then he struck down some of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had seen the ark of the Lord. And he struck down some of the people: seventy men, and fifty thousand of the common people. And the people lamented, because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter.
20 και ειπαν οι ανδρες οι εκ βαιθσαμυς τις δυνησεται διελθειν ενωπιον κυριου του αγιου τουτου και προς τινα αναβησεται κιβωτος κυριου αφ' ημων	20 And the men of Beth-shemesh said: “Who will be able to stand in the sight of the Lord, this holy God? And who will ascend to him from us?”
21 και αποστελλουσιν αγγελους προς τους κατοικουντας καριαθιαριμ λεγοντες απεστροφασιν αλλοφυλοι την κιβωτον κυριου καταβητε και αναγαγετε αυτην προς εαυτους	21 And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim, saying: “The Philistines have returned the ark of the Lord. Descend and lead it back to you.”