1 Samuel 5

The ark among the Philistines

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1 Rg 5:1Philisthiim autem tulērunt arcam Deī, et asportāvērunt eam ā lapide Adjūtōriī in Azōtum.Now the Philistines took the ark of God, and carried it away from the Stone of Help into Ashdod. 1 Rg 5:2Tulēruntque Philisthiim arcam Deī, et intulērunt eam in templum Dagon, et statuērunt eam jūxtā Dagon.And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside Dagon. 1 Rg 5:3Cumque surrēxissent dīlūculō Azōtiī alterā diē, ecce Dagon jacēbat prōnus in terrā ante arcam Dominī: et tulērunt Dagon, et restituērunt eum in locum suum.And when the men of Ashdod had risen at dawn the next day, look, Dagon was lying face down on the ground before the ark of the Lord: and they took Dagon, and restored him to his place. 1 Rg 5:4Rūrsumque māne diē alterā cōnsurgentēs, invēnērunt Dagon jacentem super faciem suam in terrā cōram arcā Dominī: caput autem Dagon, et duae palmae manuum ejus abscissae erant super līmen: porrō Dagon sōlus truncus remānserat in locō suō.And again, rising in the morning on the next day, they found Dagon lying upon his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord: but the head of Dagon, and the two palms of his hands, had been cut off upon the threshold: and Dagon, only a trunk, had remained in his place.

1 Rg 5:5Propter hanc causam nōn calcant sacerdōtēs Dagon, et omnēs quī ingrediuntur templum ejus, super līmen Dagon in Azōtō, ūsque in hodiernum diem.For this reason the priests of Dagon, and all who enter his temple, do not tread upon the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod, until the present day. 1 Rg 5:6Aggravāta est autem manus Dominī super Azōtiōs, et dēmōlītus est eōs: et percussit in sēcrētiōrī parte natium Azōtum, et fīnēs ejus.And the hand of the Lord was made heavy upon the men of Ashdod, and he destroyed them: and he struck Ashdod and its borders in the more secret part of the buttocks. 1 Rg 5:6Et ēbulliērunt vīllae et agrī in mediō regiōnis illīus, et nātī sunt mūrēs et facta est cōnfūsiō mortis magnae in cīvitāte.And the villages and fields in the middle of that region boiled up, and mice were born, and there came about a confusion of great death in the city. 1 Rg 5:7Videntēs autem virī Azōtiī hujuscemodī plagam, dīxērunt: Nōn maneat arca Deī Isrāël apud nōs: quoniam dūra est manus ejus super nōs, et super Dagon deum nostrum.And the men of Ashdod, seeing a plague of this kind, said: "Let the ark of the God of Israel not stay with us: since his hand is hard upon us, and upon Dagon our god."

1 Rg 5:8Et mittentēs congregāvērunt omnēs satrapās Philisthinōrum ad sē, et dīxērunt: Quid faciēmus dē arcā Deī Isrāël?And sending, they gathered all the lords of the Philistines to themselves, and said: "What shall we do about the ark of the God of Israel?" 1 Rg 5:8Respondēruntque Gethaeī: Circumdūcātur arca Deī Isrāël.And the men of Gath answered: "Let the ark of the God of Israel be led around." 1 Rg 5:8Et circumdūxērunt arcam Deī Isrāël.And they led around the ark of the God of Israel. 1 Rg 5:9Illīs autem circumdūcentibus eam, fīēbat manus Dominī per singulās cīvitātēs interfectiōnis magnae nimis: et percutiēbat virōs ūnīuscujusque urbis, ā parvō ūsque ad mājōrem, et computrēscēbant prōminentēs extālēs eōrum.And as they were leading it around, the hand of the Lord came upon each of the cities with a slaughter great beyond measure: and he struck the men of every city, from small even to greater, and their protruding entrails were rotting. 1 Rg 5:9Iniēruntque Gethaeī cōnsilium, et fēcērunt sibi sēdēs pelliceās.And the men of Gath took counsel, and made for themselves seats of skin.

1 Rg 5:10Mīsērunt ergō arcam Deī in Accaron.So they sent the ark of God into Ekron. 1 Rg 5:10Cumque vēnisset arca Deī in Accaron, exclāmāvērunt Accarōnītae, dīcentēs: Addūxērunt ad nōs arcam Deī Isrāël ut interficiat nōs et populum nostrum.And when the ark of God had come into Ekron, the men of Ekron cried out, saying: "They have brought to us the ark of the God of Israel to kill us and our people." 1 Rg 5:11Mīsērunt itaque et congregāvērunt omnēs satrapās Philisthinōrum: quī dīxērunt: Dīmittite arcam Deī Isrāël, et revertātur in locum suum, et nōn interficiat nōs cum populō nostrō.So they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines: who said: "Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return to its place, and let it not kill us with our people." 1 Rg 5:12Fīēbat enim pavor mortis in singulīs urbibus, et gravissima valdē manus Deī.For there came about a terror of death in each of the cities, and the hand of God was very heavy indeed. 1 Rg 5:12Virī quoque quī mortuī nōn fuerant, percutiēbantur in sēcrētiōrī parte natium: et ascendēbat ululātus ūnīuscujusque cīvitātis in caelum.The men also who had not died were being struck in the more secret part of the buttocks: and the wailing of every city was going up to heaven.

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autem, conj.	moreover; but, however; now
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus	bear, bring
arca, -ae, f.	chest, box, ark
deus, -ī, m.	god
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
asportō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	carry away
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
lapis, -idis, m.	stone
adiūtōrium, -ī n.	help, aid; a helper
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
que, enclitic conj.	and
īnferō, īnferre, intulī, inlātus	bring in or against, wage against; inflict
templum, -ī, n.	sanctuary, temple
statuō, statuere, statuī, statūtus	cause to stand; decide, resolve
iūxtā (adv. and prep. + acc.)	nearby; next to
cum, conj.	when, while, after; since; although
surgō, -ere, surrēxī, surrēctus	rise, get up, stand up
dīlūculum, -ī n.	daybreak, dawn
alter, -era, -erum	one or the other (of two); another, second
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.	day
ecce (interj.)	look! see! here is
iaceō, -ēre, -uī	lie, be prostrate
prōnus, -a, -um	leaning forward; inclined, prone (to)
terra, -ae, f.	land, earth
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.	before
dominus, -ī m.	master, owner
restituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtus	set up again, put back, restore
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.	place, situation
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
rūrsus, adv.	again
māne, adv.	in the morning, early in the morning
cōnsurgō, -ere, -surrēxī, -surrēctus	rise together, stand up
inveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus	come upon, find
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)	over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
faciēs, -ēī f.	face; appearance
cōram (adv.)	face to face, in person
caput, capitis, n.	head
duo, -ae, -o, plur. adj.	two
palma, -ae f.	palm of the hand; flat spreading branch
manus, -ūs, f.	hand
abscindō, -scindere, -scidī, -scissus	tear away or off
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
līmen, -minis, n.	threshold; door
porrō (adv.)	further on; moreover
sōlus, -a, -um	alone
truncus, -ī m.	tree trunk
remaneō, -ēre, -mānsī	stay behind, remain
propter, prep. with acc.	on account of, because of
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
causa, -ae, f.	cause, reason; abl. causā, for the sake of
nōn, adv.	not
calcō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	tread on, trample
sacerdōs, -dōtis, m. and f.	priest, priestess
omnis, -e	all, every
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
ingredior, -ī, ingressus sum	go into, enter
ūsque, adv.	all the time; ūsque ad, as far as, until; quō ūsque, see quō
hodiernus, -a, -um	of today; hodiernō diē, today
aggravō (adgravō), -āre, -āvī, -ātus	make heavier, aggravate, make worse
dēmōlior, -īrī, -ītus sum	pull down, demolish, destroy
percutiō, -cutere, -cussī, -cussus	strike through, strike
sēcrētus, -a, -um	separate; secret, private
pars, partis, f.	part, side, direction
natēs, -ium f. pl.	buttocks, rump
fīnis, -is, m.	end, boundary; plur., borders, territory, country
ēbulliō, -īre, -īvī	bubble up, boil over; swarm out
vīlla, -ae, f.	country-house, villa
ager, agri, m.	field, land
medium, -ī n.	the middle; in mediō: in the midst
regiō, -ōnis, f.	direction; country, region
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
nāscor, -ī, nātus sum	be born; rise, begin
mūs, mūris m.	mouse, rat
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
cōnfūsiō, -ōnis f.	confusion, disorder, uproar
mors, mortīs, f.	death
magnus, -a, -um	large, big, great, mighty; loud
cīvitās, -tātis, f.	state
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus	see; pass., seem
vir, virī, m.	man
Azōtius, -a, -um	of Azotus (Ashdod)
huiuscemodī	of this kind, such
plāga, -ae f.	blow, wound; affliction, illness
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus	say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
maneō, manēre, mānsī, mānsus	remain
apud, prep, with acc.	among, with
nōs	plur. of ego
quoniam, conj.	since now, since
dūrus, -a, -um	hard; harsh; difficult
noster, -tra, -trum	our
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus	send
congregō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	gather together, assemble; pass. flock together
satrapa (satrapēs), -ae m.	satrap, provincial governor (in Persia, Babylon)
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.	himself, herself, itself, themselves
quis, quid, interrog. pron.	who? which? what?
dē, prep, with abl.	down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
respondeō, -spondēre, -spondī, -spōnsus	reply, answer
circumdūcō, -ere, -dūxī, -ductum	lead around, draw around
fīō, fierī, factus sum	be done or made, become, happen
per, prep, with ace.	through, by means of
singulī, -ae, -a	one at a time, single
interfectiō, -ōnis f.	killing, slaughter
nimis (adv.)	too much, too
ūnusquisque, ūnaquaeque, ūnumquodque	each one, every single one
urbs, urbis, f.	city
parvus, -a, -um	little, small
computrēscō, -ere, -putruī	rot, putrefy, go foul
prōmineō, -ēre, -uī	jut out, lean forward
extālis, -is m.	rectum, back passage; (pl.) the protruding parts (tumours)
ineō, -īre, -iī, -itus	go into, enter; adopt
cōnsilium, -ī, n.	advice; plan, design, purpose; prudence
sēdēs, -is, f.	seat, abode
pelliceus, -a, -um	of skin, leather
ergō (adv.)	therefore, then; quid ergō? what then?
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus	come
exclāmō, -clāmāre, -clāmāvī, -clāmātus	cry out, exclaim
addūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus	lead to, bring, take; induce, influence
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
interficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus	put out of the way, kill
populus, -ī m.	people, nation
itaque, adv.	and so, accordingly, therefore
dīmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus	send different ways, send forth or away, despatch; let slip, lose
revertor, -vertī, -versus, perf. act. -vertī	turn back, return
cum, prep, with abl.	with
enim, conj.	for
pavor, -ōris, m.	terror, panic
gravis, -e	heavy; severe, grievous, serious
valdē, adv.	very, greatly
quoque, adv.	also
morior, morī, mortuus	die
ascendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsus	climb to, ascend, mount
ululātus, -ūs m.	howling, yelling, war-cry
caelum, -ī, n.	heaven, sky

Vulgate, 1 Samuel 1–15. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.