I Samuel 5

ufelishtim laqekhu et aron ha'elohim vayevi'uhu me'even ha'ezer ashdodah

When the Philistines captured the Ark of God, they brought it from Eben-ezer to Ashdod.

vayyiqkhu felishtim et-aron ha'elohim vayyavi'u oto bet dagon vayyatsigu oto etsel dagon

The Philistines took the Ark of God and brought it into the temple of Dagon and they set it up beside Dagon.

vayyashkimu ashdodim mimmokhorat vehinneh dagon nofel lefanayw artsah lifne aron Adonai vayyiqkhu et-dagon vayyashivu oto limqomo

Early the next day, the Ashdodites found Dagon lying face down on the ground in front of the Ark of GOD. They picked Dagon up and put him back in his place;

vayyashkimu vabboqer mimmokhorat vehinneh dagon nofel lefanayw artsah lifne aron Adonai verosh dagon ushete kappot yadayw kerutot el-hammiftan raq dagon nishar alayw

but early the next morning, Dagon was again lying prone on the ground in front of the Ark of GOD. The head and both hands of Dagon were cut off, lying on the threshold; only Dagon’s trunk was left intact.

al-ken lo-yidrekhu khohane dagon vekhol-habba'im bet-dagon al-miftan dagon be'ashdod ad hayyom hazzeh

That is why, to this day, the priests of Dagon and all who enter the temple of Dagon do not tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod.

vattikhbad yad-Adonai el-ha'ashdodim vayeshimmem vayyakh otam (vflym) [battekhorim] et-ashdod ve'et-gevuleha

GOD’s hand lay heavy upon the Ashdodites, wreaking havoc among them—striking Ashdod and its territory with hemorrhoids.

vayyiru anshe-ashdod ki-khen ve'ameru lo-yeshev aron elohe yisra'el immanu ki-qashetah yado alenu ve'al dagon elohenu

When the people of Ashdod saw how matters stood, they said, “The Ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for his hand has dealt harshly with us and with our god Dagon.”

vayyishlekhu vayya'asfu et-kol-sarne felishtim alehem vayyomeru mah-nna'aseh la'aron elohe yisra'el vayyomeru gat yissov aron elohe yisra'el vayyassebbu et-aron elohe yisra'el

They sent messengers and assembled all the lords of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the Ark of the God of Israel?” They answered, “Let the Ark of the God of Israel be removed to Gath.” So they moved the Ark of the God of Israel [to Gath].

vayehi akhare hesabbu oto vattehi yad-Adonai ba'ir mehumah gedolah me'od vayyakh et-anshe ha'ir miqqaton ve'ad-gadol vayyissateru lahem (flym) [tekhorim]

And after they had moved it, GOD’s hand came against the city, causing great panic—striking the inhabitants, young and old, so that hemorrhoids broke out among them.

vayeshallekhu et-aron ha'elohim eqron vayehi kevo aron ha'elohim eqron vayyizaqu ha'eqronim lemor hesabbu elay et-aron elohe yisra'el lahamiteni ve'et-ammi

Then they sent the Ark of God to Ekron. But when the Ark of God came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, “They have moved the Ark of the God of Israel to us to slay us and our kindred.”

vayyishlekhu vayya'asfu et-kol-sarne felishtim vayyomeru shallekhu et-aron elohe yisra'el veyashov limqomo velo-yamit oti ve'et-ammi ki-hayetah mehumat-mavet bekhol-ha'ir kavedah me'od yad ha'elohim sham

They too sent messengers and assembled all the lords of the Philistines and said, “Send the Ark of the God of Israel away, and let it return to its own place, that it may not slay us and our kindred.” For the panic of death pervaded the whole city, so heavily had the hand of God fallen there;

veha'anashim asher lo-metu hukku (vflym) [battekhorim] vatta'al shavat ha'ir hashamayim

and those who did not die were stricken with hemorrhoids. The outcry of the city went up to heaven.