1[Ny namelezan'Andriamanitra ny Filistina noho ny namaboany ny fiara, sy ny namerenan'ny Filistina azy] Dia nalain'ny Filistina ny fiaran'Andriamanitra ka nentiny niala tany Ebenezera ho any Asdoda.
1Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
2Ary nony efa azon'ny Filistina ny fiaran'Andriamanitra, dia nentiny tao an-tranon'i Dagona izy ka napetrany teo anilany.
2The Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
3Ary nony ampitson'iny dia nifoha maraina koa ny Asdodita, ka indro Dagona potraka niankohoka tamin'ny tany teo anoloan'ny fiaran'i Jehovah; dia narenin'ny olona izy ka napetrany teo amin'ny fitoerany indray.
3When they of Ashdod arose early on the next day, behold, Dagon was fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of Yahweh. They took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
4Ary nony ampitson'iny indray dia nifoha maraina koa ny olona, ka indro Dagona potraka niankohoka indray tamin'ny tany teo anoloan'ny fiaran'i Jehovah, ary tapaka teo amin'ny tokonam-baravarana ny lohan'i Dagona sy ny felatanany roa; fa ny tenabeny ihany no sisa
4When they arose early on the next day morning, behold, Dagon was fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of Yahweh; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off on the threshold. Only Dagon’s torso was intact.
5izany no tsy anitsahan'ny mpisoron'i Dagona, na izay miditra ao an-tranony, ny tokonam-baravaran'i Dagona ao Asdoda mandraka androany).
5Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any who come into Dagon’s house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod, to this day.
6Ary navesatra tamin'ny Asdodita ny tànan'i Jehovah, fa nandringana azy Izy; ary nasiany vay ny tao Asdoda sy ny tamin'ny fari-taniny rehetra.
6But the hand of Yahweh was heavy on them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and struck them with tumors, even Ashdod and its borders.
7Ary rehefa hitan'ny mponina tao Asdoda fa nisy izany, dia hoy izy: Aza avela hitoetra eto amintsika ny fiaran'ny Andriamanitry ny Isiraely; fa mavesatra amintsika sy amin'i Dagona andriamanitsika ny tànany.
7When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel shall not stay with us; for his hand is severe on us, and on Dagon our god.”
8Dia naniraka olona izy ka nanangona ireo andriana rehetra tamin'ny Filistina hankeo aminy ka nanao hoe: Hataontsika ahoana ny fiaran'ny Andriamanitry ny Isiraely? Dia hoy ireo: Aoka hafindra hankany Gata ny fiaran'ny Andriamanitry ny Isiraely. Dia nafindrany ny fiaran'ny Andriamanitry ny Isiraely.
8They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to them, and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” They answered, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried over to Gath.” They carried the ark of the God of Israel there.
9Ary rehefa voafindrany ny fiara, dia namely ny tanàna ny tànan'i Jehovah ka nampangorohoro azy indrindra, fa Izy namely ny mponina tao an-tanàna, na kely na lehibe, ka nisy vay nipoipoitra taminy.
9It was so, that after they had carried it about, the hand of Yahweh was against the city with a very great confusion: and he struck the men of the city, both small and great; and tumors broke out on them.
10Ary dia naterin'ny olona nankany Ekrona ny fiaran'Andriamanitra. Ary raha vao tonga tany Ekrona ny fiaran'Andriamanitra, dia nitaraina ny Ekronita nanao hoe: Efa nafindran'ny olona ho atỳ amintsika ny fiaran'ny Andriamanitry ny Isiraely hahafaty antsika sy ny firenentsika.
10So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. It happened, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people.”
11Dia naniraka olona izy ka nanangona ireo andriana rehetra tamin'ny Filistina ka nanao hoe: Ampandehano ny fiaran'ny Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, ary aoka ho entina ho any amin'ny fitoerany ihany indray izy mba tsy hahafaty antsika sy ny firenentsika; fa nanerana ny tanàna ny horohoron'ny fahafatesana, fa navesatra indrindra tao ny tànan'Andriamanitra.Ary ny olona izay tsy maty dia voan'ny vay kosa, ka ny fitarainan'ny tao an-tanàna dia niakatra ho any an-danitra.
11They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, that it not kill us and our people.” For there was a deadly confusion throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
12Ary ny olona izay tsy maty dia voan'ny vay kosa, ka ny fitarainan'ny tao an-tanàna dia niakatra ho any an-danitra.
12The men who didn’t die were struck with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.