사무엘상 6

1여호와의 궤가 블레셋 사람의 지방에 있은지 일곱 달이라 2블레셋 사람이 제사장들과 복술자들을 불러서 이르되 우리가 여호와의 궤를 어떻게 할꼬 그것을 어떻게 본처로 보낼 것을 우리에게 가르치라 3그들이 가로되 이스라엘 신의 궤를 보내려거든 거저 보내지 말고 그에게 속건제를 드려야 할지니라 그리하면 병도 낫고 그 손을 너희에게서 옮기지 아니하는 연고도 알리라 4그들이 가로되 무엇으로 그에게 드릴 속건제를 삼을꼬 가로되 블레셋 사람의 방백의 수효대로 금독종 다섯과 금쥐 다섯이라야 하리니 너희와 너희 방백에게 내린 재앙이 일반임이니라 5그러므로 너희는 너희 독종의 형상과 땅을 해롭게 하는 쥐의 형상을 만들어 이스라엘 신께 영화를 돌리라 그가 혹 그 손을 너희와 너희 신들과 너희 땅에서 경하게 하실까 하노라 6애굽인과 바로가 그 마음을 강퍅케 한 것 같이 어찌하여 너희가 너희 마음을 강퍅케 하겠느냐 그가 그들 중에서 기이하게 행한 후에 그들이 백성을 가게 하므로 백성이 떠나지 아니하였느냐 7그러므로 새 수레를 만들고 멍에 메어 보지 아니한 젖 나는 소 둘을 끌어다가 수레를 소에 메우고 그 송아지들은 떼어 집으로 돌려 보내고 8여호와의 궤를 가져다가 수레에 싣고 속건제 드릴 금 보물은 상자에 담아 궤 곁에 두고 그것을 보내어 가게 하고 9보아서 궤가 그 본 지경 길로 올라가서 벧세메스로 가면 이 큰 재앙은 그가 우리에게 내린 것이요 그렇지 아니하면 우리를 친 것이 그 손이 아니요 우연히 만난 것인 줄 알리라 10그 사람들이 그같이 하여 젖나는 소 둘을 끌어다가 수레를 메우고 송아지들은 집에 가두고 11여호와의 궤와 및 금쥐와 그들의 독종의 형상을 담은 상자를 수레 위에 실으니 12암소가 벧세메스 길로 바로 행하여 대로로 가며 갈 때에 울고 좌우로 치우치지 아니하였고 블레셋 방백들은 벧세메스 경계까지 따라 가니라 13벧세메스 사람들이 골짜기에서 밀을 베다가 눈을 들어 궤를 보고 그것의 보임을 기뻐하더니 14수레가 벧세메스 사람 여호수아의 밭 큰 돌 있는 곳에 이르러 선지라 무리가 수레의 나무를 패고 그 소를 번제로 여호와께 드리고 15레위인은 여호와의 궤와 그 궤와 함께 있는 금 보물 담긴 상자를 내려다가 큰 돌 위에 두매 그 날에 벧세메스 사람들이 여호와께 번제와 다른 제를 드리니라 16블레셋 다섯 방백이 이것을 보고 그 날에 에그론으로 돌아갔더라 17블레셋 사람이 여호와께 속건제로 드린 금독종은 이러하니 아스돗을 위하여 하나요 가사를 위하여 하나요 아스글론을 위하여 하나요 가드를 위하여 하나요 에그론을 위하여 하나이며 18드린 바 금쥐는 여호와의 궤를 놓은 큰 돌에 이르기까지의 모든 견고한 성읍과 시골 동리 곧 다섯 방백에게 속한 사람의 모든 성읍의 수효대로였더라 그 돌은 벧세메스 사람 여호수아의 밭에 오늘까지 있더라 19벧세메스 사람들이 여호와의 궤를 들여다 본고로 그들을 치사 (오만) 칠십 인을 죽이신지라 여호와께서 백성을 쳐서 크게 살륙하셨으므로 백성이 애곡하였더라 20벧세메스 사람들이 가로되 이 거룩하신 하나님 여호와 앞에 누가 능히 서리요 그를 우리에게서 뉘게로 가시게 할꼬 하고 21사자들을 기랏여아림 거민에게 보내어 가로되 블레셋 사람이 여호와의 궤를 도로 가져왔으니 너희는 내려와서 그것을 너희에게로 옮겨 가라

1Yahweh’s ark was in the country of the Philistines seven months. 2The Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, “What shall we do with Yahweh’s ark? Show us with which we shall send it to its place.” 3They said, “If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, don’t send it empty; but by all means return him a trespass offering: then you shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.” 4Then they said, “What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him?” They said, “Five golden tumors, and five golden mice, for the number of the lords of the Philistines; for one plague was on you all, and on your lords. 5Therefore you shall make images of your tumors, and images of your mice that mar the land; and you shall give glory to the God of Israel: perhaps he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land. 6Why then do you harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When he had worked wonderfully among them, didn’t they let the people go, and they departed? 7“Now therefore take and prepare yourselves a new cart, and two milk cows, on which there has come no yoke; and tie the cows to the cart, and bring their calves home from them; 8and take Yahweh’s ark, and lay it on the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which you return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by its side; and send it away, that it may go. 9Behold; if it goes up by the way of its own border to Beth Shemesh, then he has done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that struck us; it was a chance that happened to us.” 10The men did so, and took two milk cows, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home; 11and they put Yahweh’s ark on the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their tumors. 12The cows took the straight way by the way to Beth Shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and didn’t turn aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth Shemesh. 13They of Beth Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley; and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it. 14The cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they split the wood of the cart, and offered up the cows for a burnt offering to Yahweh. 15The Levites took down Yahweh’s ark, and the coffer that was with it, in which the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day to Yahweh. 16When the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day. 17These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering to Yahweh: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one; 18and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fortified cities and of country villages, even to the great stone, whereon they set down Yahweh’s ark. That stone remains to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh. 19He struck of the men of Beth Shemesh, because they had looked into Yahweh’s ark, he struck of the people fifty thousand seventy men; and the people mourned, because Yahweh had struck the people with a great slaughter. 20The men of Beth Shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? To whom shall he go up from us?” 21They sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying, “The Philistines have brought back Yahweh’s ark. Come down, and bring it up to yourselves.”

1Als nu de ark des HEEREN zeven maanden in het land der Filistijnen geweest was, 2Zo riepen de Filistijnen de priesters en de waarzeggers, zeggende: Wat zullen wij met de ark des HEEREN doen? Laat ons weten, waarmede wij ze aan haar plaats zenden zullen. 3Zij dan zeiden: Indien gij de ark des Gods van Israel wegzendt, zendt haar niet ledig weg, maar vergeldt Hem ganselijk een schuldoffer; dan zult gij genezen worden, en ulieden zal bekend worden, waarom Zijn hand van u niet afwijkt. 4Toen zeiden zij: Welk is dat schuldoffer, dat wij Hem vergelden zullen? En zij zeiden: Vijf gouden spenen, en vijf gouden muizen, naar het getal van de vorsten der Filistijnen; want het is enerlei plaag over u allen, en over uw vorsten. 5Zo maakt dan beelden uwer spenen, en beelden uwer muizen, die het land verderven, en geeft den God van Israel de eer; misschien zal Hij Zijn hand verlichten van over ulieden, en van over uw god, en van over uw land. 6Waarom toch zoudt gijlieden uw hart verzwaren, gelijk de Egyptenaars en Farao hun hart verzwaard hebben? Hebben zij niet, toen Hij wonderlijk met hen gehandeld had, hen laten trekken, dat zij heengingen? 7Nu dan, neemt en maakt een nieuwen wagen, en twee zogende koeien, op dewelke geen juk gekomen is; spant de koeien aan den wagen, en brengt haar kalveren van achter haar weder naar huis. 8Neemt dan de ark des HEEREN, en zet ze op den wagen, en legt de gouden kleinoden, die gij Hem ten schuloffer vergelden zult, in een koffertje aan haar zijde; en zendt ze weg, dat zij heenga. 9Ziet dan toe, indien zij den weg van haar landpale opgaat naar Beth-Semes, zo heeft Hij ons dit groot kwaad gedaan; maar zo niet, zo zullen wij weten, dat Zijn hand ons niet geraakt heeft; het is ons een toeval geweest. 10En die lieden deden alzo, en namen twee zogende koeien, en spanden ze aan den wagen, en haar kalveren sloten zij in huis. 11En zij zetten de ark des HEEREN op den wagen, en het koffertje met de gouden muizen, en de beelden hunner spenen. 12De koeien nu gingen recht in dien weg, op den weg naar Beth-Semes op een straat; zij gingen steeds voort, al loeiende, en weken noch ter rechter hand noch ter linkerhand; en de vorsten der Filistijnen gingen achter dezelve tot aan de landpale van Beth-Semes. 13En die van Beth-Semes maaiden den tarweoogst in het dal, en als zij hun ogen ophieven, zagen zij de ark en verblijdden zich, als zij die zagen. 14En de wagen kwam op den akker van Jozua, den Beth-semiet, en bleef daar staande; en daar was een grote steen, en zij kloofden het hout van den wagen, en offerden de koeien den HEERE ten brandoffer. 15En de Levieten namen de ark des HEEREN af en het koffertje, dat daarbij was, waarin de gouden kleinoden waren, en zetten ze op dien groten steen; en die lieden van Beth-Semes offerden brandofferen, en slachtten slachtofferen den HEERE, op denzelven dag. 16En als de vijf vorsten der Filistijnen zulks gezien hadden, zo keerden zij weder op denzelven dag naar Ekron. 17Dit nu zijn de gouden spenen, die de Filistijnen aan den HEERE ten schuldoffer vergolden hebben: Voor Asdod een voor Gaza een, voor Askelot een, voor Gath een, voor Ekron een. 18Ook gouden muizen, naar het getal van alle steden der Filistijnen, onder de vijf vorsten, van de vaste steden af tot aan de landvlekken; en tot aan Abel, den groten steen, op denwelken zij de ark des HEEREN nedergesteld hadden, die tot op dezen dag is op den akker van Jozua, den Beth-semiet. 19En de Heere sloeg onder die lieden van Beth-Semes, omdat zij in de ark des HEEREN gezien hadden; ja, Hij sloeg van het volk zeventig mannen, en vijftig duizend mannen. Toen bedreef het volk rouw, omdat de HEERE een groten slag onder het volk geslagen had. 20Toen zeiden de lieden van Beth-Semes: Wie zou kunnen bestaan voor het aangezicht van de HEERE, dezen heiligen God? En tot wien van ons zal Hij optrekken? 21Zo zonden zij boden tot de inwoners van Kirjath-Jearim, zeggende: De Filistijnen hebben de ark des HEEREN wedergebracht; komt af, haalt ze opwaarts tot u.