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非利士人把眾祭司和占卜的都召了來,問他們:“我們應該怎樣處理耶和華的約櫃呢?請告訴我們,要怎樣才能把它送回原處呢?” 他們回答:“你們把以色列 神的約櫃送回去的時候,不可空空地把它送回去,卻要償還賠罪的禮物,這樣,你們就可以得著醫治,也可以知道,為甚麼他的手沒有離開你們。” 非利士人問:“我們應當償給他甚麼作賠罪的禮物呢?”他們回答:“要按照非利士人各城首領的數目,用五個金痔瘡和五隻金老鼠作賠罪的禮物,因為你們所有的人和你們各城的首領所遭遇的,都是一樣的災禍。

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the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners(A) and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? Tell us how we should send it back to its place.”

They answered, “If you return the ark of the god of Israel, do not send it back to him without a gift;(B) by all means send a guilt offering(C) to him. Then you will be healed, and you will know why his hand(D) has not been lifted from you.”

The Philistines asked, “What guilt offering should we send to him?”

They replied, “Five gold tumors and five gold rats, according to the number(E) of the Philistine rulers, because the same plague(F) has struck both you and your rulers.

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And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the Lord? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place.

And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.

Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.

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