1 Samuel 6

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	GREEK BIBLE
1 Now the ark of the Lord was in the region of the Philistines for seven months.	1 Και ητο η κιβωτος του Κυριου εν τη γη των Φιλισταιων επτα μηνας.
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:	2 Και εκραξαν οι Φιλισταιοι τους ιερεις και τους μαντεις, λεγοντες, Τι να καμωμεν εις την κιβωτον του Κυριου; φανερωσατε εις ημας τινι τροπω θελομεν αποστειλει αυτην εις τον τοπον αυτης.
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.”	3 Οι δε ειπον, Εαν εξαποστειλητε την κιβωτον του Θεου του Ισραηλ, μη αποστειλητε αυτην κενην? αλλα κατα παντα τροπον αποδοτε εις αυτον προσφοραν περι ανομιας? τοτε θελετε ιαθη και θελετε γνωρισει δια τι η χειρ αυτου δεν απεσυρθη απο σας.
4 And they said, “What is it that we ought to repay to him because of transgression?” And they responded:	4 Και ειπον, Ποια ειναι η περι ανομιας προσφορα, την οποιαν θελομεν αποδωσει εις αυτον; Οι δε απεκριθησαν, Κατα τον αριθμον των σατραπων των Φιλισταιων, πεντε αιμορροιδες χρυσαι και πεντε χρυσοι ποντικοι? διοτι η αυτη πληγη ητο επι παντας υμας και επι τους σατραπας 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.	5 δια τουτο θελετε καμει ομοιωματα των αιμορροιδων σας και ομοιωματα των ποντικων σας των φθειροντων την γην? και θελετε δωσει δοξαν εις τον Θεον του Ισραηλ? ισως ελαφρυνη την χειρα αυτου αφ' υμων και απο των θεων υμων και απο της γης υμων?
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?	6 δια τι λοιπον σκληρυνετε τας καρδιας σας, καθως οι Αιγυπτιοι και ο Φαραω εσκληρυναν τας καρδιας αυτων; οτε εκαμε τεραστια εν τω μεσω αυτων, δεν αφηκαν αυτους να υπαγωσι, και αυτοι ανεχωρησαν;
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.	7 τωρα λοιπον λαβετε και ετοιμασατε μιαν αμαξαν νεαν και δυο βους θηλαζουσας, εις τας οποιας δεν επεβληθη ζυγος, και ζευξατε τας βους εις την αμαξαν, τους δε μοσχους αυτων επαναφερετε απ' οπισθεν αυτων εις τον οικον?
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.	8 και λαβετε την κιβωτον του Κυριου και θεσατε αυτην επι της αμαξης? και τα σκευη τα χρυσα, τα οποια αποδιδετε εις αυτον προσφοραν περι ανομιας, θεσατε εν κιβωτιω εις τα πλαγια αυτης? και εξαποστειλατε αυτην να υπαγη?
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.”	9 και βλεπετε, εαν αναβαινη δια της οδου των οριων αυτης εις Βαιθ-σεμες, αυτος εκαμεν εις ημας το μεγα τουτο κακον? εαν δε μη, τοτε θελομεν γνωρισει οτι δεν επαταξεν ημας η χειρ αυτου, αλλ' οτι τουτο εσταθη τυχαιον εις ημας.
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.	10 Και εκαμον ουτως οι ανδρες, και λαβοντες δυο βους θηλαζουσας, εζευξαν αυτας εις την αμαξαν, τους δε μοσχους αυτων απεκλεισαν εν τω οικω.
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.	11 Και εθεσαν την κιβωτον του Κυριου επι της αμαξης και το κιβωτιον μετα των χρυσων ποντικων και των ομοιωματων των αιμορροιδων αυτων.
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.	12 Και διευθυνθησαν αι βους εις την οδον την εις Βαιθ-σεμες? την αυτην οδον εξηκολουθουν, μυκωμεναι ενω υπηγαινον, και δεν μετεστρεφοντο δεξια η αριστερα? οι δε σατραπαι των Φιλισταιων επορευοντο κατοπιν αυτων εως των οριων της Βαιθ-σεμες.
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.	13 Και οι Βαιθ-σεμιται εθεριζον τον σιτον αυτων εν τη κοιλαδι και υψωσαντες τους οφθαλμους αυτων, ειδον την κιβωτον και ιδοντες υπερεχαρησαν.
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.	14 Και εισηλθεν η αμαξα εις τον αγρον Ιησου του Βαιθ-σεμιτου και εσταθη εκει, οπου ητο λιθος μεγας? και εσχισαν τα ξυλα της αμαξης, και προσεφεραν τας βους ολοκαυτωμα εις τον Κυριον.
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.	15 Και οι Λευιται κατεβιβασαν την κιβωτον του Κυριου και το κιβωτιον το μετ' αυτης, το περιεχον τα χρυσα σκευη, και εθεσαν επι του λιθου του μεγαλου? και οι ανδρες της Βαιθ-σεμες προσεφεραν ολοκαυτωματα και εθυσαν θυσιας εις τον Κυριον την αυτην ημεραν.
16 And the five princes of the Philistines saw, and they returned to Ekron on the same day.	16 Και αφου οι πεντε σατραπαι των Φιλισταιων ειδον, επεστρεψαν εις Ακκαρων την αυτην ημεραν.
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.	17 Αυται δε ησαν αι αιμορροιδες αι χρυσαι, τας οποιας οι Φιλισταιοι απεδωκαν προσφοραν περι ανομιας εις τον Κυριον? της Αζωτου μια, της Γαζης μια, της Ασκαλωνος μια, της Γαθ μια, της Ακκαρων μια?
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.	18 και οι ποντικοι οι χρυσοι κατα τον αριθμον πασων των πολεων των Φιλισταιων, των πεντε σατραπων, απο πολεων περιτετειχισμενων και κωμων απεριτειχιστων, εως μαλιστα του λιθου του μεγαλου, Αβελ, επι του οποιου κατεθεσαν την κιβωτον του Κυριου? οστις σωζεται εως της ημερας ταυτης εν τω αγρω Ιησου του Βαιθ-σεμιτου.
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.	19 Και επαταξεν ο Κυριος τους ανδρας της Βαιθ-σεμες, διοτι ενεβλεψαν εις την κιβωτον του Κυριου? και επαταξεν εκ του λαου ανδρας πεντηκοντα χιλιαδας και εβδομηκοντα? και επενθησεν ο λαος, διοτι επαταξεν αυτον ο Κυριος εν πληγη μεγαλη.
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?”	20 Και ειπαν οι ανδρες της Βαιθ-σεμες, Τις δυναται να σταθη ενωπιον του Κυριου, του αγιου τουτου Θεου; και προς τινα θελει αναβη αφ' ημων;
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.”	21 Και απεστειλαν μηνυτας προς τους κατοικους της Κιριαθ ιαρειμ, λεγοντες, Οι Φιλισταιοι εφεραν οπισω την κιβωτον του Κυριου? καταβητε, αναβιβασατε αυτην προς εαυτους.