1 Samuel 6:3
Compared across 29 translations
English
They said, “If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty [without a gift]; but be sure to return [it] to Him [together with] a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and it will be known to you why His hand is not removed from you.”
And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.
They said, “If you’re going to send the Chest of the God of Israel back, don’t just dump it on them. Pay compensation. Then you will be healed. After you’re in the clear again, God will let up on you. Why wouldn’t he?” 4-6 “And what exactly would make for adequate compensation?”“Five gold tumors and five gold rats,” they said, “to match the number of Philistine leaders. Since all of you—leaders and people—suffered the same plague, make replicas of the tumors and rats that are devastating the country and present them as an offering to the glory of the God of Israel. Then maybe he’ll ease up and not be so hard on you and your gods, and on your country. Why be stubborn like the Egyptians and Pharaoh? God didn’t quit pounding on them until they let the people go. Only then did he let up. 7-9 “So here’s what you do: Take a brand-new oxcart and two cows that have never been in harness. Hitch the cows to the oxcart and send their calves back to the barn. Put the Chest of God on the cart. Secure the gold replicas of the tumors and rats that you are offering as compensation in a sack and set them next to the Chest. Then send it off. But keep your eyes on it. If it heads straight back home to where it came from, toward Beth Shemesh, it is clear that this catastrophe is a divine judgment, but if not, we’ll know that God had nothing to do with it—it was just an accident.” 10-12 So that’s what they did: They hitched two cows to the cart, put their calves in the barn, and placed the Chest of God and the sack of gold rats and tumors on the cart. The cows headed straight for home, down the road to Beth Shemesh, straying neither right nor left, mooing all the way. The Philistine leaders followed them to the outskirts of Beth Shemesh. 13-15 The people of Beth Shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley. They looked up and saw the Chest. Jubilant, they ran to meet it. The cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth Shemeshite, and stopped there beside a huge boulder. The harvesters tore the cart to pieces, then chopped up the wood and sacrificed the cows as a burnt offering to God. The Levites took charge of the Chest of God and the sack containing the gold offerings, placing them on the boulder. Offering the sacrifices, everyone in Beth Shemesh worshiped God most heartily that day.
They said, “If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty; but you shall surely return to Him a guilt offering. Then you will be healed and it will be known to you why His hand is not removed from you.”
They answered, “If you return the ark of the god of Israel, don’t send it back to him without a gift. Be sure you send a guilt offering to their god along with it. Then you will be healed. You will find out why his power has continued to be against you.”
They answered, “If you return the ark of the god of Israel, do not send it back to him without a gift; by all means send a guilt offering to him. Then you will be healed, and you will know why his hand has not been lifted from you.”
They answered, ‘If you return the ark of the god of Israel, do not send it back to him without a gift; by all means send a guilt offering to him. Then you will be healed, and you will know why his hand has not been lifted from you.’
“Send the Ark of the God of Israel back with a gift,” they were told. “Send a guilt offering so the plague will stop. Then, if you are healed, you will know it was his hand that caused the plague.”
Arabic
فَأَجَابُوهُمْ: «إِذَا أَعَدْتُمْ تَابُوتَ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَلا تُعِيِدُوهُ فَارِغاً بَلْ أَرْسِلُوا مَعَهُ قُرْبَانَ إِثْمٍ، حِينَئِذٍ تَبْرَأُونَ وَتُدْرِكُونَ عِلَّةَ مَا أَصَابَكُمْ مِنْ عِقَابٍ».
Danish
„Når I sender den tilbage, skal I sende en gave med som forsoningsoffer til Israels Gud,” svarede de. „Så vil byldeplagen standse, og I vil forstå, hvorfor hans hånd har hvilet så tungt på jer.”[a] 4-5 „Hvad skal vi sende med som forsoningsoffer?” spurgte de.„Siden det er den samme plage, der har ramt jer i alle fem byer, skal I lave fem efterligninger i guld af de bylder, som plagen har forårsaget,” lød svaret. „Send også fem efterligninger i guld af de mus, som har hærget landet. Send disse gaver til ære for Israels Gud, så vil han måske løfte sin hånd fra jer og jeres gud og jeres land.
German
»Wenn ihr sie wirklich loswerden wollt«, antworteten die Priester und Wahrsager, »dann dürft ihr sie auf keinen Fall allein zurückschicken. Ihr müsst unbedingt eine Opfergabe dazulegen, die eure Schuld wiedergutmachen soll. Wenn ihr dann wieder gesund werdet, wisst ihr, dass der Gott der Israeliten euch durch diese Plagen bestraft hat.«
Spanish
―Si pensáis devolverla —contestaron—, no la mandéis sin nada; tenéis que presentarle a Dios una ofrenda compensatoria. Entonces recobraréis la salud y sabréis por qué Dios no ha dejado de castigaros.
—Si piensan devolverla —contestaron—, no la manden sin nada; tienen que presentarle a Dios una ofrenda compensatoria. Entonces recobrarán la salud y sabrán por qué Dios no ha dejado de castigarlos.
French
– Si vous renvoyez le coffre du Dieu d’Israël, dirent-ils, ne le renvoyez pas à vide. Faites-le accompagner d’un présent pour expier votre faute ! Alors vous serez guéris et vous saurez pourquoi il n’a cessé de sévir contre vous.
Hiligaynon
Nagsabat sila, “Kon ibalik ninyo ang Kahon sang Dios sang Israel, dapat ibalik ninyo ini nga may dala nga halad nga bayad sa sala. Sa sini nga paagi magaayo kamo kag mahibaluan ninyo kon ngaa nga ginasilutan niya kamo.”[a] 4-5 Nagpamangkot ang mga Filistinhon, “Ano nga halad nga bayad sa sala ang amon ipadala?” Nagsabat ang mga pari kag mga babaylan, “Magporma kamo sang lima ka imahen nga bulawan nga ang korte daw tumor, kag lima man ka imahen nga bulawan nga ang korte daw ilaga, suno sa kadamuon sang aton lima ka pangulo, tungod nga nag-abot sa aton kag sa aton mga pangulo ang kalalat-an nga mga tumor kag mga ilaga nga nagahalit sa aton nasyon. Ihalad ninyo ini sa pagpadungog sa Dios sang Israel, kay basi untatan na niya ang pagsilot sa aton, sa aton nga mga dios, kag sa aton nga nasyon.
Korean
“이스라엘 신의 궤를 돌려보내려면 그냥 보내지 말고 허물을 씻는 속건제물도 함께 보내야 합니다. 그러면 병도 낫고 이스라엘 신이 계속 우리에게 벌을 주는 이유도 알게 될 것이오.”
nl
‘U moet hem inderdaad terugsturen met een geschenk,’ werd hun gezegd. ‘Stuur een schadeloosstelling mee, zodat de plaag ophoudt. Als deze ophoudt, weet u waarom God die plaag heeft veroorzaakt.’
Portuguese
Eles responderam: “Se vocês devolverem a arca do deus de Israel, não mandem de volta só a arca, mas enviem também uma oferta pela culpa. Então vocês serão curados e saberão por que a sua mão não tem se afastado de vocês”.
“Devem devolvê-la com uma oferta”, disseram. “Enviem uma oferta de culpa, para que a praga seja suspensa. Se isso não acontecer, saberão que afinal não foi Deus quem mandou a praga.”
Romanian
Ei le-au răspuns:– Dacă veţi trimite înapoi Chivotul Dumnezeului lui Israel, să nu-l trimiteţi gol, ci, cu orice preţ, oferiţi-I un dar pentru vină. Atunci veţi fi vindecaţi şi veţi şti de ce nu s-a îndepărtat mâna Lui de peste voi.
Russian
Те ответили:– Если хотите вернуть сундук исраильского Бога, вы непременно должны принести Ему жертву повинности. Тогда вы исцелитесь и узнаете, почему Его гнев против вас не утихал[a].
Те ответили:– Если хотите вернуть сундук исраильского Бога, вы непременно должны принести Ему жертву повинности. Тогда вы исцелитесь и узнаете, почему Его гнев против вас не утихал[a].
Те ответили:– Если хотите вернуть сундук исроильского Бога, вы непременно должны принести Ему жертву повинности. Тогда вы исцелитесь и узнаете, почему Его гнев против вас не утихал[a].
Те ответили:– Если хотите вернуть ковчег израильского Бога, вы непременно должны принести Ему жертву повинности. Тогда вы исцелитесь и узнаете, почему Его гнев против вас не утихал6:3 Букв.: «Его рука не отступает от вас». Также в ст. 5..
Swedish
De svarade: ”Om ni vill sända Israels Guds ark tillbaka, ska ni inte sända den utan gåvor. Ni måste skicka med ett skuldoffer till honom. Då ska ni bli friska och kommer att förstå varför han inte släppt sitt grepp om er.”
Thai
คนเหล่านั้นตอบว่า “ถ้าจะส่งหีบพันธสัญญาของพระเจ้าแห่งอิสราเอลคืน อย่าส่งไปแต่หีบ แต่ต้องส่งคืนไปพร้อมเครื่องบูชาลบความผิดเพื่อถวายแด่พระองค์ด้วย แล้วพวกท่านจะได้หายโรคและท่านจะรู้ว่าทำไมพระองค์ยังลงโทษพวกท่านอยู่”
zh-Hans
他们答道:“你们若把以色列上帝的约柜送回去,不可空手送去,一定要向他献上赔罪的礼物,这样你们就可以得到医治,也可以知道他为什么惩罚你们。”
他 们 说 : 若 要 将 以 色 列 神 的 约 柜 送 回 去 , 不 可 空 空 地 送 去 , 必 要 给 他 献 赔 罪 的 礼 物 , 然 後 你 们 可 得 痊 愈 , 并 知 道 他 的 手 为 何 不 离 开 你 们 。
zh-Hant
他們答道:「你們若把以色列上帝的約櫃送回去,不可空手送去,一定要向他獻上賠罪的禮物,這樣你們就可以得到醫治,也可以知道他為什麼懲罰你們。」