The rulers of the Philistines gathered together. They were going to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They were going to celebrate. They said,“ Our god has handed our enemy Samson over to us.”

非利士人的首领聚集，要给他们的神大衮献大祭，并且欢乐，因为他们说：“我们的神将我们的仇敌参孙交在我们手中了。”

非利士人的领袖聚集，要向他们的神明大衮献大祭，并且庆祝，说：“我们的神明把我们的仇敌参孙交在我们手中了。”

非利士人的领袖聚集，要向他们的神明大衮献大祭，并且庆祝，说：“我们的神明把我们的仇敌参孙交在我们手中了。”

非利士人的首领聚在一起向他们的神明大衮献大祭，欢呼说：“我们的神把仇敌参孙交在我们手中了。”

非利士人的领袖聚集起来，要给他们的神大衮献大祭，并且欢乐庆祝；他们说：“我们的神把我们的仇敌参孙交在我们手中了。”

非利士人的首領聚集，要給他們的神大袞獻大祭，並且歡樂，因為他們說：「我們的神將我們的仇敵參孫交在我們手中了。」

非利士人的領袖聚集，要向他們的神明大袞獻大祭，並且慶祝，說：「我們的神明把我們的仇敵參孫交在我們手中了。」

非利士人的領袖聚集，要向他們的神明大袞獻大祭，並且慶祝，說：「我們的神明把我們的仇敵參孫交在我們手中了。」

非利士人的首領聚在一起向他們的神明大袞獻大祭，歡呼說：「我們的神把仇敵參孫交在我們手中了。」

非利士人的領袖聚集起來，要給他們的神大袞獻大祭，並且歡樂慶祝；他們說：“我們的神把我們的仇敵參孫交在我們手中了。”

非利士人的霸主們聚集了來，要給他們的神大袞獻大祭，並且歡樂慶祝；他們說：『我們的神將我們的仇敵參孫交在我們手中了。』

非利士牧伯集眾、大祭其神大袞、而取歡樂、曰、我神以敵參孫付於我手、

非利士人伯曰、我之上帝以我敵參孫付於我手。故集其眾、大獻祭品、奉事其上帝、厥名大公、自取歡悅。

非利士人之諸伯咸集、欲獻大祭於其神大袞、且宴樂、彼曰、我之神已以我敵參孫付我手矣、

Now the rulers of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate, saying,“ Our god has delivered Samson, our enemy, into our hands.”

Now the lords of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to rejoice, and they said,“ Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hand.”

The Philistine rulers held a great festival, offering sacrifices and praising their god, Dagon. They said,“ Our god has given us victory over our enemy Samson!”

Now the Philistine leaders gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said: Our god has handed over our enemy Samson to us.

Now the governors of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to celebrate, for they said,“ Our god has handed Samson our enemy over to us.”

Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice. And they said:“ Our god has delivered into our hands Samson our enemy!”

And the lords of the Philistines gathered them together to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.

Now the Philistine leaders gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said: Our god has handed over our enemy Samson to us.

Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.

The rulers of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate. They said,“ Our god has handed Samson, our enemy, over to us.”

The lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said,“ Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.”

They carried the ark into the temple of their god Dagon. They set it down beside the statue of Dagon.The people of Ashdod got up early the next day. They saw the statue of Dagon. There it was, lying on the ground! It had fallen on its face in front of the ark of the Lord. So they picked up the statue of Dagon. They put it back in its place.But the following morning when they got up, they saw the statue of Dagon. There it was, lying on the ground again! It had fallen on its face in front of the ark of the Lord. Its head and hands had been broken off. Only the body of the statue was left. Its head and hands were lying in the doorway of the temple.That’s why to this day no one steps on the bottom part of the doorway of Dagon’s temple at Ashdod. Not even the priests of Dagon step there.

They would rather have statues of gods than the glorious God who lives forever. Their statues of gods are made to look like people, birds, animals and reptiles.So God let them go. He allowed them to do what their sinful hearts wanted to. He let them commit sexual sins. They made one another’s bodies impure by what they did.They chose a lie instead of the truth about God. They worshiped and served created things. They didn’t worship the Creator. But he is praised forever. Amen.

“ Now their children laugh at me. They make fun of me with their songs.They hate me. They stay away from me. They even dare to spit in my face.

They put Saul’s armor in the temple of their gods. They hung up his head in the temple of their god Dagon.

Don’t be happy when your enemy falls. When he trips, don’t let your heart be glad.

But when I tripped and fell, they were all very happy. Attackers gathered against me when I didn’t even know it. They kept on telling lies about me.Like ungodly people, they were mean and made fun of me. They ground their teeth at me in hate.

No! But what is sacrificed by those who worship statues of gods is really sacrificed to demons. It is not sacrificed to God. I don’t want you to be sharing with demons.

Other nations worship and trust in their gods. But we will worship and obey the Lord. He will be our God for ever and ever.

So then, here is what I say about eating food sacrificed to statues of gods. We know that“ a god made by human hands is really nothing at all in the world.” We know that“ there is only one God.”There may be so- called gods either in heaven or on earth. In fact, there are many“ gods” and many“ lords.”

Has a nation ever changed its gods? Actually, they are not even gods at all. But my people have traded away their glorious God. They have traded me for worthless statues of gods.