1 Samuel 6

The ark sent back to Israel

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1 Rg 6:1Fuit ergō arca Dominī in regiōne Philisthinōrum septem mēnsibus.So the ark of the Lord was in the region of the Philistines for seven months. 1 Rg 6:2Et vocāvērunt Philisthiim sacerdōtēs et dīvīnōs, dīcentēs: Quid faciēmus dē arcā Dominī?And the Philistines called the priests and diviners, saying: "What shall we do about the ark of the Lord? 1 Rg 6:2Indicāte nōbīs quōmodo remittāmus eam in locum suum.Show us how we may send it back to its place." 1 Rg 6:2Quī dīxērunt: Sī remittitis arcam Deī Isrāël, nōlīte dīmittere eam vacuam, sed quod dēbētis, reddite eī prō peccātō, et tunc cūrābiminī: et sciētis quārē nōn recēdat manus ejus ā vōbīs.They said: "If you are sending back the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it away empty, but what you owe, pay back to him for sin, and then you will be healed: and you will know why his hand does not depart from you." 1 Rg 6:4Quī dīxērunt: Quid est quod prō dēlictō reddere dēbeāmus eī?They said: "What is it that we ought to pay back to him for the offence?"

1 Rg 6:4Respondēruntque illī: Jūxtā numerum prōvinciārum Philisthinōrum quīnque ānōs aureōs faciētis, et quīnque mūrēs aureōs: quia plaga ūna fuit omnibus vōbīs, et satrapīs vestrīs.And they answered: "According to the number of the provinces of the Philistines you shall make five golden rumps, and five golden mice: because there has been one plague for all of you, and for your lords. 1 Rg 6:5Faciētisque similitūdinēs ānōrum vestrōrum, et similitūdinēs mūrium, quī dēmōlītī sunt terram: et dabitis Deō Isrāël glōriam, sī forte relevet manum suam ā vōbīs, et ā diīs vestrīs, et ā terrā vestrā.And you shall make likenesses of your rumps, and likenesses of the mice, which have destroyed the land: and you shall give glory to the God of Israel, if perhaps he may lift his hand from you, and from your gods, and from your land. 1 Rg 6:6Quārē aggravātis corda vestra, sīcut aggravāvit Aegyptus et Pharaō cor suum?Why do you make your hearts heavy, just as Egypt and Pharaoh made their heart heavy? 1 Rg 6:6Nōnne postquam percussus est, tunc dīmīsit eōs, et abiērunt?Was it not after he had been struck that he then sent them away, and they went off?

1 Rg 6:7Nunc ergō arripite et facite plaustrum novum ūnum: et duās vaccās foetās, quibus nōn est impositum jugum, jungite in plaustrō, et reclūdite vitulōs eārum domī.Now therefore take and make one new cart: and two cows that have calved, on which a yoke has not been placed, yoke to the cart, and shut up their calves at home. 1 Rg 6:8Tollētisque arcam Dominī, et pōnētis in plaustrō, et vāsa aurea quae exsolvistis eī prō dēlictō, pōnētis in capsellam ad latus ejus: et dīmittite eam ut vādat.And you shall take the ark of the Lord, and place it on the cart, and the golden vessels which you have paid to him for the offence, you shall place in a little box at its side: and send it away so that it may go. 1 Rg 6:9Et aspiciētis: et sī quidem per viam fīnium suōrum ascenderit contrā Bethsames, ipse fēcit nōbīs hoc malum grande: sīn autem, minimē: sciēmus quia nēquāquam manus ejus tetigit nōs, sed cāsū accidit.And you shall look: and if indeed it goes up by the way of its own borders towards Beth-shemesh, he himself has done us this great evil: but if not, not at all: we shall know that by no means has his hand touched us, but it has happened by chance."

1 Rg 6:10Fēcērunt ergō illī hōc modō: et tollentēs duās vaccās quae lactābant vitulōs, jūnxērunt ad plaustrum, vitulōsque eārum conclūsērunt domī.So they did in this manner: and taking two cows which were suckling calves, they yoked them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home. 1 Rg 6:11Et posuērunt arcam Deī super plaustrum, et capsellam quae habēbat mūrēs aureōs et similitūdinēs ānōrum.And they placed the ark of God upon the cart, and the little box which held the golden mice and the likenesses of the rumps. 1 Rg 6:12Ībant autem in dīrēctum vaccae per viam quae dūcit Bethsames, et itinere ūnō gradiēbantur, pergentēs et mūgientēs: et nōn dēclīnābant neque ad dextram neque ad sinistram: sed et satrapae Philisthiim sequēbantur ūsque ad terminōs Bethsames.And the cows were going straight ahead along the way which leads to Beth-shemesh, and they were stepping along one road, going on and lowing: and they were not turning aside either to the right or to the left: and the lords of the Philistines too were following as far as the boundaries of Beth-shemesh. 1 Rg 6:13Porrō Bethsamītae metēbant trīticum in valle: et ēlevantēs oculōs suōs, vīdērunt arcam, et gāvīsī sunt cum vīdissent.Now the men of Beth-shemesh were reaping wheat in the valley: and lifting up their eyes, they saw the ark, and rejoiced when they had seen it.

1 Rg 6:14Et plaustrum vēnit in agrum Josue Bethsamītae, et stetit ibi.And the cart came into the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite, and stood there. 1 Rg 6:14Erat autem ibi lapis magnus, et concīdērunt ligna plaustrī, vaccāsque imposuērunt super ea holocaustum Dominō.Now there was a great stone there, and they cut up the wood of the cart, and they placed the cows upon it as a burnt-offering to the Lord. 1 Rg 6:15Lēvītae autem dēposuērunt arcam Deī, et capsellam quae erat jūxtā eam, in quā erant vāsa aurea, et posuērunt super lapidem grandem.And the Levites took down the ark of God, and the little box which was beside it, in which were the golden vessels, and placed them upon the great stone. 1 Rg 6:15Virī autem Bethsamītae obtulērunt holocausta, et immolāvērunt victimās in diē illā Dominō.And the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt-offerings, and sacrificed victims on that day to the Lord. 1 Rg 6:16Et quīnque satrapae Philisthinōrum vīdērunt, et reversī sunt in Accaron in diē illā.And the five lords of the Philistines saw, and returned into Ekron on that day. 1 Rg 6:17Hī sunt autem ānī aureī quōs reddidērunt Philisthiim prō dēlictō, Dominō: Azōtus ūnum, Gaza ūnum, Ascalōn ūnum, Geth ūnum, Accaron ūnum: et mūrēs aureōs secundum numerum urbium Philisthiim, quīnque prōvinciārum, ab urbe mūrātā ūsque ad vīllam quae erat absque mūrō, et ūsque ad Abelmagnum, super quem posuērunt arcam Dominī, quae erat ūsque in illum diem in agrō Josue Bethsamitis.And these are the golden rumps which the Philistines paid back for the offence, to the Lord: Ashdod one, Gaza one, Ashkelon one, Gath one, Ekron one: and golden mice according to the number of the cities of the Philistines, of the five provinces, from the walled city as far as the village which was without a wall, and as far as Abel the Great, upon which they placed the ark of the Lord, which was until that day in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite.

1 Rg 6:19Percussit autem dē virīs Bethsamitibus, eō quod vīdissent arcam Dominī: et percussit dē populō septuāgintā virōs, et quīnquāgintā mīllia plēbis.And he struck some of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had seen the ark of the Lord: and he struck of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand of the common folk. 1 Rg 6:19Lūxitque populus, eō quod Dominus percussisset plēbem plagā magnā.And the people mourned, because the Lord had struck the common folk with a great plague. 1 Rg 6:20Et dīxērunt virī Bethsamītae: Quis poterit stāre in cōnspectū Dominī Deī sānctī hujus?And the men of Beth-shemesh said: "Who will be able to stand in the sight of the Lord, this holy God? 1 Rg 6:20Et ad quem ascendet ā nōbīs?And to whom will he go up from us?" 1 Rg 6:21Mīsēruntque nūntiōs ad habitātōrēs Cariathiarim, dīcentēs: Redūxērunt Philisthiim arcam Dominī: dēscendite, et redūcite eam ad vōs.And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim, saying: "The Philistines have brought back the ark of the Lord: come down, and bring it back to yourselves."

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sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
ergō (adv.)	therefore, then; quid ergō? what then?
arca, -ae, f.	chest, box, ark
dominus, -ī m.	master, owner
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
regiō, -ōnis, f.	direction; country, region
septem	seven
mēnsis, -is m.	month
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	call, summon
sacerdōs, -dōtis, m. and f.	priest, priestess
dīvīnus, -a, -um	divine, of the gods
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus	say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
quis, quid, interrog. pron.	who? which? what?
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
dē, prep, with abl.	down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
indicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	point out, reveal, give information; inform against
nōs	plur. of ego
quōmodo (adv.)	how; in what way
remittō, -ere, -mīsī, -missum	send back; give up, remit
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.	place, situation
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
sī, conj.	if
deus, -ī, m.	god
nōlō, nōlle, nōluī	not wish, be unwilling
dīmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus	send different ways, send forth or away, despatch; let slip, lose
vacuus, -a, -um	empty
sed, conj.	but
dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	owe; with infin., ought
reddō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	give back, return, restore; render
prō, prep. with abl.	before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for
peccātum, -ī n.	fault, sin
tunc (adv.)	then, at that time
cūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	take care of; (+ gerundive) have something done
sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	know
quārē (adv.)	why; for which reason
nōn, adv.	not
recēdō, -ere, -cessī, -cessum	go back, withdraw, retire
manus, -ūs, f.	hand
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
vōs	plur. of tū
dēlictum, -ī n.	offence, crime
respondeō, -spondēre, -spondī, -spōnsus	reply, answer
que, enclitic conj.	and
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
iūxtā (adv. and prep. + acc.)	nearby; next to
numerus, -ī, m.	number
prōvincia, -ae f.	province; here, the Roman Province in southern Gaul
quīnque	five
ānus, -ī m.	anus, fundament; ani aurei: golden models of the tumours
aureus, -a, -um	of gold, golden
mūs, mūris m.	mouse, rat
quia (conj.)	because
plāga, -ae f.	blow, wound; affliction, illness
ūnus, -a, -um	one; only, alone
omnis, -e	all, every
satrapa (satrapēs), -ae m.	satrap, provincial governor (in Persia, Babylon)
vester, -tra, -trum	your
similitūdō, -inis f.	likeness, resemblance
dēmōlior, -īrī, -ītus sum	pull down, demolish, destroy
terra, -ae, f.	land, earth
dō, dare, dedī, datus	give
glōria, -ae, f.	glory
forte, adv.	by chance, accidentally
relevō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	lift up; lighten, relieve
aggravō (adgravō), -āre, -āvī, -ātus	make heavier, aggravate, make worse
cor, cordis n.	heart
sīcut (conj.)	just as
nōnne, adv., introducing a question to which an affirmative answer is expected	not?
postquam, conj.	later than, after, when
percutiō, -cutere, -cussī, -cussus	strike through, strike
abeō, -īre, -iī, -itūrus	go away, depart
nunc, adv.	now
arripiō, -ere, -ripuī, -reptus	seize, snatch up
plaustrum (plōstrum), -ī n.	wagon, cart
novus, -a, -um	new; novissimus, last
duo, -ae, -o, plur. adj.	two
vacca, -ae f.	cow
fētus, -a, -um	pregnant; filled, teeming (with)
impōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus	place or lay upon, impose; embark
iugum, -ī, n.	yoke
iungō, iungere, iūnxī, iūnctus	join; yoke, harness
reclūdō, -ere, -clūsī, -clūsum	open up, disclose; uncover
vitulus, -ī m.	bull calf, young bullock; (Vulgate) the golden calf
domus, -ūs, f.	house, home
tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātus	lift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor
pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus	place, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on
vās, vāsis, n., plur. vāsa, -ōrum	vessel
exsolvō, -ere, -solvī, -solūtus	set free, release
capsella, -ae f.	small box, casket
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
latus, lateris n.	side, flank
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
vādō, -ere	go
aspiciō, -spicere, -spēxī, -spectus	look at or on, behold
quidem, adv.	in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even
per, prep, with ace.	through, by means of
via, -ae, f.	road, way
fīnis, -is, m.	end, boundary; plur., borders, territory, country
ascendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsus	climb to, ascend, mount
contrā, prep, with acc.	against, contrary to
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.	self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
malum, -ī, n.	evil, mischief
grandis, -e	large, big
sīn (conj.)	but if
autem, conj.	moreover; but, however; now
minimē, adv.	least, very little; by no means, not at all
nēquāquam (adv.)	by no means, not at all
tangō, tangere, tetigī, tāctus	touch
cāsus, -ūs, m.	fall; chance, accident
accidō, -cidere, -cidī	fall to or upon; befall, happen
modus, -ī, m.	way, manner
lactō, -āre	suck milk, be suckled
conclūdō, -ere, -clūsī, -clūsum	shut in, enclose
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)	over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	have, hold; consider
eō, īre, iī, itus	go
dīrēctus (dērēctus), -a, -um	straight; direct; steep, sheer
dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductus	lead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry
iter, itineris, n.	a going, journey, march; iter facere, to journey, march
gradior, gradī, gressus sum	step, walk, go
pergō, -ere, perrēxī, perrēctum	go on, press on
mūgiō, -īre, -īvī	low, bellow
dēclīnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	turn aside, slip away; avoid
neque or nec, conj.	and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
dextra, -ae, f.	right hand (manus understood)
sinistra, -ae, f.	left hand (manus understood)
sequor, sequī, secūtus	follow
ūsque, adv.	all the time; ūsque ad, as far as, until; quō ūsque, see quō
terminus, -ī m.	boundary, limit
porrō (adv.)	further on; moreover
metō, -ere, messuī, messus	reap, harvest
trīticum, -ī n.	wheat
vallis, -is, f.	valley
ēlevō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	lift up, raise
oculus, -ī, m.	eye
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus	see; pass., seem
gaudeō, gaudēre, gāvīsus	be glad, rejoice
cum, conj.	when, while, after; since; although
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus	come
ager, agri, m.	field, land
stō, stāre, stetī, status	stand
ibi, adv.	in that place, there
lapis, -idis, m.	stone
magnus, -a, -um	large, big, great, mighty; loud
concīdō, -ere, concīdī, concīsum	cut down, kill
lignum, -ī, n.	wood
holocaustum, -ī n.	burnt offering, a sacrifice burned whole
lēvīta, -ae m.	Levite, a member of the priestly tribe of Levi who served at the temple
dēpōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus	put down, deposit; lay aside, give up; ē memoriā dēpōnere, to forget
vir, virī, m.	man
offerō, offerre, obtulī, oblātus	bear to, proffer, offer
immolō, -molāre, -molāvī, -molātus	sacrifice (the victim was sprinkled with consecrated meal)
victima, -ae, f.	victim
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.	day
revertor, -vertī, -versus, perf. act. -vertī	turn back, return
secundum (prep. + acc.)	after, besides; along
urbs, urbis, f.	city
mūrātus, -a, -um	walled, fortified
vīlla, -ae, f.	country-house, villa
absque (prep. + abl.)	without, apart from; absque synagōgīs facere: put out of the synagogue
mūrus, -ī, m.	wall
eō (adv.)	to that place, thither; to that point (usque eō); (with comparatives) by so much, all the (more)
quod, conj.	that, in that, because
populus, -ī m.	people, nation
septuāgintā (indecl.)	seventy
quīnquāgintā, indecl. adj.	fifty
mīlle, indecl. adj.	a thousand; mīlia, -ium, n. plur., thousands;
plēbs, plēbis f.	the common people
lūgeō, -ēre, lūxī, lūctus	mourn, grieve for
possum, posse, potuī	be able, have power, can
cōnspectus, -ūs, m.	sight
sānctus, -a, -um	consecrated, sacred
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus	send
nūntius, -ī, m.	messenger; message
habitātor, -ōris m.	inhabitant, dweller
redūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus	lead or bring back; restore
dēscendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsus	climb down, descend

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.