1 Samuel 6

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 The ark of Yahweh was in Philistine territory for seven months.	1 ܘܗܘܬ ܩܒܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܚܩܠܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܫܒܥܐ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ
2 The Philistines then cal ed for their priests and diviners and asked, 'What shall we do with the ark ofYahweh? Tel us how to send it back to where it belongs.'	2 ܘܩܪܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܠܟܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܛܪ̈ܘܢܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܡܢܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܠܩܒܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܚܘܐܘܢ ܒܡܢܐ ܢܫܕܪܝܗ ܠܕܘܟܬܗ̇
3 They replied, 'If you send the ark of the God of Israel away, you must certainly not send it away withouta gift; you must pay him a guilt offering. You wil then recover and wil realise why he continual y oppressed you.'	3 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܐܢ ܡܫܕܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܩܒܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܐ ܬܫܕܪܘܢܗ̇ ܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ ܐܠܐ ܡܝܬܝܘ ܐܝܬܘ ܠܗ̇ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܬܬܐܣܘܢ ܘܢܬܝܕܥ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܠܡܐ ܠܐ ܬܗܦܘܟ ܐܝܕܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܡܢܟܘܢ
4 They then asked, 'What guilt offering ought we to pay him?' They replied, 'Corresponding to the numberof Philistine chiefs: five golden tumours and five golden rats, since the same plague afflicted your chiefs as therest of you.	4 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܡܢܐ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܢܝܬܐ ܠܗ̇ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܛܪ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܚܡܫܐ ܛܚܘܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܘܚܡܫܐ ܥܘܩܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܡܚܘܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܗܝ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܠܛܪ̈ܘܢܝܟܘܢ
5 So make models of your tumours and models of your rats ravaging the territory, and pay honour to theGod of Israel. Then perhaps he wil stop oppressing you, your gods and your country.	5 ܘܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܨ̈ܠܡܐ ܕܛܚܘܪ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܘܨ̈ܠܡܐ ܕܥܘܩܒܪ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܕܡܚܒܠܝܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܬܬܠܘܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܛܟ ܢܩܠ ܐܝܕܗ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܐܪܥܟܘܢ
6 Why should you be as stubborn as Egypt and Pharaoh were? After he had brought disasters on them,did they not let the people leave?	6 ܘܠܐ ܬܥܫܢܘܢ ܠܒܟܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܥܫܢܘ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܦܪܥܘܢ ܠܒܗܘܢ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܒܙܚܘ ܒܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܫܕܪܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܐܙܠܘ
7 Now, then, take and fit out a new cart, and two milch cows that have never borne the yoke. Thenharness the cows to the cart and take their calves back to the byre.	7 ܗܫܐ ܣܒܘ ܘܥܒܕܘ ܥܓܠܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܬܘܪ̈ܢ ܕܡܝܢ̈ܩܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܦܠ ܥܠܝܗܝܢ ܢܝܪܐ ܘܐܣܘܪܘ ܬܘܪ̈ܬܐ ܒܥܓܠܬܐ ܘܐܗܦܟܘ ܒܢܝ̈ܗܝܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܗܝܢ ܠܒܝܬܐ
8 Then take the ark of Yahweh, place it on the cart, and put the golden objects which you are paying himas guilt offering in a box beside it; and then send it off on its own.	8 ܘܣܒܘ ܩܒܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܣܝܡܘ ܒܥܓܠܬܐ ܘܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܬܘܢ ܠܗ̇ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܣܝܡܘ ܒܐܪܓܙܬܐ ܡܢ ܣܛܪܗ̇ ܘܫܕܪܘܗ̇ ܘܬܐܙܠ
9 Watch it; if it goes up the road to its own territory, towards Beth-Shemesh, then he was responsible forthis great harm to us; but if not, we shal know that it was not his hand that struck us, and that this has happenedto us by chance.'	9 ܘܚܙܘ ܐܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܣ̇ܠܩ ܠܒܝܬ ܫܡܫ ܐܙܠܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܥܒܕ ܠܢ ܗܕܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܐܠܐ ܢܕܥ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܕܗ ܩܪܒܬ ܠܢ ܐܠܐ ܣܘܩܒܠܐ ܗܘ ܗܘܐ ܠܢ
10 The people did this. They took two milch cows and harnessed them to the cart, shutting their calves inthe byre.	10 ܘܥܒܕܘ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܘܕܒܪܘ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܬܘܪ̈ܢ ܕܡܝܢ̈ܩܢ ܘܐܣܪܘ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܒܥܓܠܬܐ ܘܒܢܝ̈ܗܝܢ ܚܒܫܘ ܒܒܝܬܐ
11 They then put the ark of Yahweh on the cart, with the box and the golden rats and the models of theirtumours.	11 ܘܣܡܘܗ̇ ܠܩܒܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܥܓܠܬܐ ܘܠܐܪܓܙܬܐ ܘܠܥܘܩܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܘܠܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܕܛܚܘܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ
12 The cows made straight for Beth-Shemesh, keeping to the one road, lowing as they went and turningneither to right nor to left. The Philistine chiefs followed them as far as the boundaries of Beth-Shemesh.	12 ܘܐܫܬܕܪ ܬܘܪ̈ܬܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܫܡܫ ܒܫܒܝܠܐ ܚܕ ܡܗ̈ܠܟܢ ܘܐܙܠܢ ܘܓܥܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܣܛܝܢ ܠܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܠܣܡܠܐ ܘܛܪ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܐܙܠܝܢ ܒܬܪܗܝܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܫܡܫ
13 The people of Beth-Shemesh were reaping the wheat harvest in the plain when they looked up andsaw the ark and went joyful y to meet it.	13 ܘܐܢܫܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܫܡܫ ܚܨܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܚܨܕܐ ܕܚ̈ܛܐ ܒܥܘܡܩܐ ܘܐܪܝܡܘ ܥܝ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܘܚܙܐܘܗܝ ܠܐܪܘܢܐ ܘܚܕܝܘ ܟܕ ܚܙܐܘܗܝ
14 When the cart came to the field of Joshua of Beth-Shemesh, it stopped. There was a large stonethere, and they cut up the wood of the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to Yahweh.	14 ܘܥܓܠܬܐ ܐܬܬ ܠܚܩܠܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܕܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܫܡܫ ܘܩܡܬ ܬܡܢ ܘܬܡܢ ܟܐܦܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܨܠܚܘ ܩܝ̈ܣܐ ܕܥܓܠܬܐ ܘܬܘܪ̈ܬܐ ܐܣܩܘ ܥ̇ܠܬܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ
15 The Levites had taken down the ark of Yahweh and the box with it containing the golden objects andput these on the large stone. That day the people of Beth-Shemesh presented burnt offerings and madesacrifices to Yahweh.	15 ܘܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܐܚܬܘ ܠܐܪܘܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܠܐܪܓܙܬܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܕܗܒܐ ܘܣܡܘ ܥܠ ܟܐܦܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܐܢܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܫܡܫ ܐܣܩܘ ܥ̇ܠܬܐ ܘܕܒܚܘ ܕܒܚ̈ܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗܘ̇ ܠܐܠܗܐ
16 The five chiefs of the Philistines, having witnessed this, went back to Ekron the same day.	16 ܘܚܡܫܐ ܛܪ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܦܠܫܬ̈ܝܐ ܚܙܘ ܘܗܦܟܘ ܠܥܩܪܘܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ
17 The golden tumours paid by the Philistines as a guilt offering to Yahweh were as fol ows: one forAshdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron;	17 ܘܗܠܝܢ ܛܚܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܫܕܘܕ ܚܕ ܘܕܥܐܙܐ ܚܕ ܘܕܐܫܩܠܘܢ ܚܕ ܘܕܓܬ ܚܕ ܘܕܥܩܪܘܢ ܚܕ
18 and golden rats to the number of al the Philistine towns, those of the five chiefs, from fortified townsdown to open villages: stil to this day the large stone in the field of Joshua of Beth-Shemesh, on which they putthe ark of Yahweh, is a witness.	18 ܘܚܕ ܚܕ ܥܘܩܒܪܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܚܡܫܐ ܛܪ̈ܘܢܐ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢ̈ܬܐ ܥܫܝܢ̈ܬܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܟܦܪܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܙܝܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܒܠ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܣܡܘ ܥܠܝܗ ܐܪܘܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ ܒܚܩܠܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܕܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܫܡܫ
19 Of the people of Beth-Shemesh the sons of Jeconiah had not rejoiced when they saw the ark ofYahweh, and Yahweh struck down seventy of them. The people mourned because Yahweh had struck them sofiercely.	19 ܘܡܚܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐܢܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܫܡܫ ܥܠ ܕܕܚܠܘ ܒܐܪܘܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܡܚܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܥܡܐ ܚܡܫܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܘܫܒܥܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܐܬܐܒܠܘ ܥܡܐ ܥܠ ܕܡܚܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܥܡܐ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ
20 The people of Beth-Shemesh then said, 'Who can stand his ground before Yahweh, this holy God? Towhom shal he go, so that we are rid of him?'	20 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܫܡܫ ܡܢܘ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܩܡ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܡܢܘ ܢܣܩܝܘܗܝ ܡܢܢ ܠܐܪܘܢܐ
21 So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath-Jearim, to say, 'The Philistines have sent backthe ark of Yahweh; come down and take it up to your town.'	21 ܘܫܕܪܘ ܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܐ ܠܘܬ ܝܬ̈ܒܝ ܩܘܪܝܬ ܢܥܪܝܢ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܐܗܦܟܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܠܐܪܘܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܚܘܬܘ ܐܣܩܘܗܝ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ