When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said,“ The ark of Israel’s God must not stay here with us, because his hand is strongly against us and our god Dagon.”

亚实突人见这光景，就说：“以色列神的约柜不可留在我们这里，因为他的手重重加在我们和我们神大衮的身上”；

亚实突人见这情况，就说：“以色列上帝的约柜不可留在我们这里，因为他的手重重击打我们和我们的神明大衮”。

亚实突人见这情况，就说：“以色列神的约柜不可留在我们这里，因为他的手重重击打我们和我们的神明大衮”。

亚实突人见此情形，就说：“以色列上帝的约柜不能留在我们这里，因为上帝重重地惩罚我们和我们的大衮神。”

亚实突人看见这种情形，就说：“以色列神的约柜不可再留在我们这里，因为他的手重重地加在我们和我们的神大衮身上。”

阿实突人看见这情形，就说：“以色列神的约柜不可留在我们这里，因为他的手重压着我们和我们的神大衮。”

亞實突人見這光景，就說：「以色列神的約櫃不可留在我們這裏，因為他的手重重加在我們和我們神大袞的身上」；

亞實突人見這情況，就說：「以色列上帝的約櫃不可留在我們這裏，因為他的手重重擊打我們和我們的神明大袞」。

亞實突人見這情況，就說：「以色列神的約櫃不可留在我們這裏，因為他的手重重擊打我們和我們的神明大袞」。

亞實突人見此情形，就說：「以色列上帝的約櫃不能留在我們這裡，因為上帝重重地懲罰我們和我們的大袞神。」

亞實突人看見這種情形，就說：“以色列神的約櫃不可再留在我們這裡，因為他的手重重地加在我們和我們的神大袞身上。”

亞實突人見這光景，就說：『以色列上帝的櫃不可留在我們中間，因為他的手重重地擊打我們和我們的神大袞。』

阿實突人看見這情形，就說：「以色列神的約櫃不可留在我們這裡，因為他的手重壓著我們和我們的神大袞。」

亞實突人見此、則曰、以色列上帝之匱、不可留此、蓋其手加烈禍於我、及我神大袞、

亞實突人見此、則曰、以色列上帝之匱、不可居此、蓋降災於我、及我上帝大公。

亞實突人見此、則曰以色列天主之匱、不可居於我間、因其降災於我及我神大袞、

When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said,“ The ark of the god of Israel must not stay here with us, because his hand is heavy on us and on Dagon our god.”

The people of Ashdod saw what was happening. They said,“ The ark of the god of Israel must not stay here with us. His power is against us and against our god Dagon.”

And when the men of Ashdod saw how things were, they said,“ The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for his hand is hard against us and against Dagon our god.”

When the people realized what was happening, they cried out,“ We can’t keep the Ark of the God of Israel here any longer! He is against us! We will all be destroyed along with Dagon, our god.”

When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said,“ The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, because His hand is severe on us and on Dagon our god.”

And when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said,“ The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is harsh toward us and Dagon our god.”

And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us; for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.

When the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said,“ The ark of Israel’s God must not stay here with us, because His hand is strongly against us and our god Dagon.”

And when the men of Ashdod saw that[ it was] so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.

When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said,“ The ark of the God of Israel should not remain with us, for he has attacked both us and our god Dagon!”

When 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.”

Now the Egyptians pressured the people in order to send them quickly out of the country, for they said,“ We’re all going to die!”

Because you trust in your works and treasures, you will be captured also. Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.

Make an appeal to the LORD. There has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. I will let you go; you don’t need to stay any longer.”

David feared the LORD that day and said,“ How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”

Woe to us! Who will rescue us from these magnificent gods? These are the gods that slaughtered the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.

David was angry because of the LORD’s outburst against Uzzah, so he named that place Outburst Against Uzzah, as it is still named today.David feared God that day and said,“ How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”So David did not bring the ark of God home to the city of David; instead, he diverted it to the house of Obed-edom of Gath.

Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said,“ Appeal to the LORD to remove the frogs from me and my people. Then I will let the people go and they can sacrifice to the LORD.”

The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says,“ I am about to punish Amon, god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt, her gods, and her kings— Pharaoh and those trusting in him.

Pharaoh responded,“ I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but don’t go very far. Make an appeal for me.”

When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen with his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.But when they got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen with his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD. This time, Dagon’s head and both of his hands were broken off and lying on the threshold. Only Dagon’s torso remained.

The people of Beth-shemesh asked,“ Who is able to stand in the presence of the LORD this holy God? To whom should the ark go from here?”

For the LORD our God burst out in anger against us because you Levites were not with us the first time, for we didn’t inquire of him about the proper procedures.”

Pharaoh’s officials asked him,“ How long must this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, so that they may worship the LORD their God. Don’t you realize yet that Egypt is devastated?”