ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΩΝ Α´ - 1 Samuele - Kings I 5

GREEK BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Οι δε Φιλισταιοι ελαβον την κιβωτον του Θεου και εφεραν αυτην απο Εβεν-εζερ εις Αζωτον.	1 Then the Philistines took the ark of God, and they transported it from the Stone of Assistance into Ashdod.
2 Και ελαβον οι Φιλισταιοι την κιβωτον του Θεου και εφεραν αυτην εις τον οικον του Δαγων, και εθεσαν αυτην πλησιον του Δαγων.	2 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and carried it into the temple of Dagon. And they stationed it beside Dagon.
3 Και οτε οι Αζωτιοι εσηκωθησαν ενωρις την επαυριον, ιδου, ο Δαγων πεσμενος κατα προσωπον αυτου επι της γης ενωπιον της κιβωτου του Κυριου. Και λαβοντες τον Δαγων, κατεστησαν αυτον εις τον τοπον αυτου.	3 And when the Ashdodites had risen up at first light on the next day, behold, Dagon was lying prone on the ground before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, and they set him again in his place.
4 Και την επαυριον οτε εσηκωθησαν ενωρις το πρωι, ιδου, ο Δαγων πεσμενος κατα προσωπον αυτου επι της γης ενωπιον της κιβωτου του Κυριου? και η κεφαλη του Δαγων και αι δυο παλαμαι των χειρων αυτου αποκεκομμεναι επι του κατωφλιου? μονον ο κορμος του Δαγων εναπεμεινεν εις αυτον.	4 And again, on the next day, rising up in the morning, they found Dagon lying on his face upon the ground, before the ark of the Lord. But the head of Dagon, and both palms of his hands had been cut off upon the threshold.
5 Δια τουτο εν τη Αζωτω οι ιερεις του Δαγων, και πας ο εισερχομενος εις τον οικον του Δαγων, δεν πατουσιν εις το κατωφλιον του Δαγων εως της ημερας ταυτης.	5 Moreover, only the trunk of Dagon remained in its place. For this reason, the priests of Dagon, and all who enter his temple, do not tread upon the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod, even to this day.
6 Και επεβαρυνθη η χειρ του Κυριου επι τους Αζωτιους, και εξωλοθρευσεν αυτους και επαταξεν αυτους με αιμορροιδας, την Αζωτον και τα ορια αυτης.	6 Now the hand of the Lord weighed heavily upon the Ashdodites, and he destroyed them. And he struck Ashdod and its borders at the inner part of the buttocks. And in the villages and fields, in the midst of that region, mice rose up and burst forth. And this caused a great tumult unto death in the city.
7 Και οτε ειδον οι ανδρες της Αζωτου οτι εγεινεν ουτως, ειπον, Η κιβωτος του Θεου του Ισραηλ δεν θελει κατοικει μεθ' ημων? διοτι η χειρ αυτου εσκληρυνθη εφ' ημας και επι τον Δαγων τον θεον ημων.	7 Then the men of Ashdod, seeing this kind of plague, said: “The ark of the God of Israel shall not remain with us. For his hand is harsh, over us and over Dagon, our god.”
8 Οθεν αποστειλαντες εσυναξαν προς εαυτους παντας τους σατραπας των Φιλισταιων και ειπον, Τι θελομεν καμει εις την κιβωτον του Θεου του Ισραηλ; οι δε ειπον, Η κιβωτος του Θεου του Ισραηλ ας μετακομισθη εις Γαθ. Και μετεκομισαν την κιβωτον του Θεου του Ισραηλ.	8 And sending, they gathered together all the princes of the Philistines to them, and they said, “What shall we do about the ark of the God of Israel?” And the Gathites responded, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be led around.” And they led the ark of the God of Israel around.
9 Αφου δε μετεκομισαν αυτην, η χειρ του Κυριου ητο εναντιον της πολεως με ολεθρον μεγαν σφοδρα? και επαταξε τους ανδρας της πολεως, απο μικρου εως μεγαλου, και εξεφυησαν εις αυτους αιμορροιδες.	9 And as they were carrying it around, the hand of the Lord fell upon every single city with an exceedingly great slaughter. And he struck down the men of each and every city, from the small even to the great. And cysts were festering at their buttocks. And the Gathites took counsel, and they made for themselves seat covers from pelts.
10 Δια τουτο απεστειλαν την κιβωτον του Θεου εις Ακκαρων. Και ως ηλθεν η κιβωτος του Θεου εις Ακκαρων, οι Ακκαρωνιται εβοησαν, λεγοντες, Εφεραν την κιβωτον του Θεου του Ισραηλ εις ημας, δια να θανατωση ημας και τον λαον ημων.	10 Therefore, they sent the ark of God into Ekron. And when the ark of God had arrived at Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, so that it may kill us and our people!”
11 Και αποστειλαντες εσυναξαν παντας τους σατραπας των Φιλισταιων και ειπον, Αποπεμψατε την κιβωτον του Θεου του Ισραηλ, και ας επιστρεψη εις τον τοπον αυτης, δια να μη θανατωση ημας και τον λαον ημων? διοτι ητο τρομος θανατου εφ' ολην την πολιν? η χειρ του Θεου ητο εκει βαρεια σφορα.	11 And so they sent and gathered together all the princes of the Philistines, and they said: “Release the ark of the God of Israel, and return it to its own place. And let it not kill us, with our people.”
12 Και οι ανδρες οσοι δεν απεθανον, εκτυπηθησαν απο αιμορροιδας? και η κραυγη της πολεως ανεβη εις τον ουρανον.	12 For the fear of death fell upon every single city, and the hand of God was very heavy. Also, the men who did not die were being afflicted in the inner part of the buttocks. And the wailing of each city was ascending to heaven.