Dagon falleth down twice in presence of the Ark, his head and hands broken off. 6. The Philisthiims being sore plagued in all their cities where the ark cometh, 11. determine to send it back to the Israelites.Dagon falleth downe twise in presence of the Arke, his head and handes broken of. 6. The Philisthijms being sore plagued in al their cities where the arke cometh, 11. determine to send it backe to the Israelites.✦
And the Philisthiims took the ark of God, and carried it from the Stone of help into Azotus. AndAND the Philisthijms tooke the arke of God, and caried it from the Stone of helpe into Azotus. AndPhilisthiim autem tulerunt arcam Dei, et asportaverunt eam a lapide Adjutorii in Azotum.
2the Philisthiims took the ark of God, and brought it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside Dagon. And whenthe Philisthijms tooke the arke of God, and brought it into the temple of Dagon, and sette it beside Dagon. And when✦Tuleruntque Philisthiim arcam Dei, et intulerunt eam in templum Dagon, et statuerunt eam juxta Dagon.
3the Azotians had risen early the next day, behold Dagon lay flat on the ground before the ark of our Lord: and they took Dagon, and restored him into his place. Andthe Azotians had risen early the next day, behold Dagon lay flatte on the ground before the arke of our Lord: and they tooke Dagon, and restored him into his place. And✦Cumque surrexissent diluculo Azotii altera die, ecce Dagon jacebat pronus in terra ante arcam Domini : et tulerunt Dagon, et restituerunt eum in locum suum.
4again early the next day rising up, they found Dagon lying upon his face on the earth before the ark of our Lord: and the head of Dagon, and the two palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold: moreover the body onlyagayne early the next day rising vp, they found Dagon lying vpon his face on the earth before the arke of our Lord: and the head of Dagon, and the two palmes of his handes were cutte of vpon the threshold: moreouer the bodie only✦Rursumque mane die altera consurgentes, invenerunt Dagon jacentem super faciem suam in terra coram arca Domini : caput autem Dagon, et duæ palmæ manuum ejus abscissæ erant super limen :
5of Dagon was remaining in his place. For this cause the priests of Dagon, and all that enter into his temple, tread not upon the threshold of Dagon in Azotus until this day.of Dagon was remayning in his place. For this cause the priestes of Dagon, and al that enter into his temple, tread not vpon the threshold of Dagon in Azotus vntil this day.✦porro Dagon solus truncus remanserat in loco suo. Propter hanc causam non calcant sacerdotes Dagon, et omnes qui ingrediuntur templum ejus, super limen Dagon in Azoto, usque in hodiernum diem.
6And the hand of our Lord was heavy upon the Azotians, and he plagued them, and struck Azotus and the fines: borders, territory, not seashores thereof in the secret part of the natium: the buttocks, the posterior. And the towns and fields bubbled forth in the midst of that country, and there came forth mice, and there was confusion of great death in the city. And the men of Azotus seeing this mannerAnd the hand of our Lord was heauie vpon the Azotians, and he plagued them, and stroke Azotus and the coastes thereof in the secrete part of the fundament. And the townes and fieldes bubbled forth in the middes of that country, and there came forth mise, and there was confusion of great death in the citie. And the men of Azotus seing this maner✦Aggravata est autem manus Domini super Azotios, et demolitus est eos : et percussit in secretiori parte natium Azotum, et fines ejus. Et ebullierunt villæ et agri in medio regionis illius, et nati sunt mures et facta est confusio mortis magnæ in civitate.
7of plague, said: Let not the ark of the God of Israel tarry with us: because his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagonof plague, said: Let not the arke of the God of Israel tarie with vs: because his hand is sore vpon vs, and vpon DagonVidentes autem viri Azotii hujuscemodi plagam, dixerunt : Non maneat arca Dei Israël apud nos : quoniam dura est manus ejus super nos, et super Dagon deum nostrum.
8our God. And sending they gathered together all the princes of the Philisthiims to them, and said: What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And the Getheites answered: Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about, and they carried about the ark of the God of Israel.our God. And sending they gathered together al the princes of the Philisthijms to them, and said: What shal we doe with the arke of the God of Israel? And the Getheites answered: Let the arke of the God of Israel be caried about, and they caried about the arke of the God of Israel.✦Et mittentes congregaverunt omnes satrapas Philisthinorum ad se, et dixerunt : Quid faciemus de arca Dei Israël ? Responderuntque Gethæi : Circumducatur arca Dei Israël. Et circumduxerunt arcam Dei Israël.
9And they carrying it about, the hand of our Lord was made through every city by an exceeding great slaughter: and it struck the men of every city, from little unto great, & they had extales: hemorrhoids, swelling tumours in their secret parts. And the Getheites took counsel, and made themselves stools of skins. They sent therefore theAnd they carying it about, the hand of our Lord was made through euerie citie by an exceding great slaughter: and it strake the men of euery city, from litle vnto great, & they had emeroides in their secrete partes. And the Getheites tooke counsel, and made themselues stooles of skinnes. They sent therefore the✦Illis autem circumducentibus eam, fiebat manus Domini per singulas civitates interfectionis magnæ nimis : et percutiebat viros uniuscujusque urbis, a parvo usque ad majorem, et computrescebant prominentes extales eorum. Inieruntque Gethæi consilium, et fecerunt sibi sedes pelliceas.
10ark of God into Accaron. And when the ark of God was come into Accaron, the Accaronites cried out, saying: They have brought unto us the ark of the God of Israel, to kill us & our people. They sent therefore & gathered together all thearke of God into Accaron. And when the arke of God was come into Accaron, the Accaronites cryed out, saying: They haue brought vnto vs the arke of the God of Israel, to kil vs & our people. They sent therefore & gathered together al theMiserunt ergo arcam Dei in Accaron. Cumque venisset arca Dei in Accaron, exclamaverunt Accaronitæ, dicentes : Adduxerunt ad nos arcam Dei Israël ut interficiat nos et populum nostrum.
11princes of the Philisthiims: who said: dimittite: send away, let go, not discharge from a post the ark of the God of Israel, & let it return into his place, & not kill us with our people. For there was made the fear of death in everyprinces of the Philisthijms: who said: Dismisse the arke of the God of Israel, & let it returne into his place, & not kil vs with our people. For there was made the feare of death in eueryMiserunt itaque et congregaverunt omnes satrapas Philisthinorum : qui dixerunt : Dimittite arcam Dei Israël, et revertatur in locum suum, et non interficiat nos cum populo nostro.
12city, & the hand of God exceeding grievous: the men also that had not died, were stricken in the secret part of the buttocks: and the howling of every city went up into heaven.citie, & the hand of God exceding grieuous: the men also that had not died, were striken in the secrete part of the buttockes: and the howling of euery citie went vp into heauen.✦Fiebat enim pavor mortis in singulis urbibus, et gravissima valde manus Dei. Viri quoque qui mortui non fuerant, percutiebantur in secretiori parte natium : et ascendebat ululatus uniuscujusque civitatis in cælum.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.