اَلْقُضَاة 18

١ 1 وَفِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَلِكٌ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَفِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ كَانَ سِبْطُ ٱلدَّانِيِّينَ يَطْلُبُ لَهُ مُلْكًا لِلسُّكْنَى لِأَنَّهُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ لَمْ يَقَعْ لَهُ نَصِيبٌ فِي وَسَطِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

In those dayes there was no King in Israel, and at the same time the tribe of Dan sought them an inheritance to dwell in: for vnto that time all their inheritance had not fallen vnto them among the tribes of Israel.

٢ 2 فَأَرْسَلَ بَنُو دَانَ مِنْ عَشِيرَتِهِمْ خَمْسَةَ رِجَالٍ مِنْهُمْ، رِجَالًا بَنِي بَأْسٍ مِنْ صُرْعَةَ وَمِنْ أَشْتَأُولَ لِتَجَسُّسِ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَفَحْصِهَا. وَقَالُوا لَهُمُ: «ٱذْهَبُوا ٱفْحَصُوا ٱلْأَرْضَ». فَجَاءُوا إِلَى جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ إِلَى بَيْتِ مِيخَا وَبَاتُوا هُنَاكَ.

Therefore the children of Dan sent of their familie, fiue men out of their coastes, euen men expert in warre, out of Zorah and Eshtaol, to viewe the lande and search it out, and saide vnto them, Goe, and search out the lande. Then they came to mount Ephraim to the house of Michah and lodged there.

٣ 3 وَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ عِنْدَ بَيْتِ مِيخَا عَرَفُوا صَوْتَ ٱلْغُلَامِ ٱللَّاوِيِّ، فَمَالُوا إِلَى هُنَاكَ وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «مَنْ جَاءَ بِكَ إِلَى هُنَا؟ وَمَاذَا أَنْتَ عَامِلٌ فِي هَذَا ٱلْمَكَانِ؟ وَمَا لَكَ هُنَا؟»

When they were in the house of Michah, they knewe the voyce of the yong man the Leuite: and being turned in thither, they saide vnto him, Who brought thee hither? or what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou to doe here?

٤ 4 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «كَذَا وَكَذَا عَمِلَ لِي مِيخَا، وَقَدِ ٱسْتَأْجَرَنِي فَصِرْتُ لَهُ كَاهِنًا».

And he answered them, Thus and thus dealeth Michah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his Priest.

٥ 5 فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «ٱسْأَلْ إِذَنْ مِنَ ٱللهِ لِنَعْلَمَ: هَلْ يَنْجَحُ طَرِيقُنَا ٱلَّذِي نَحْنُ سَائِرُونَ فِيهِ؟»

Againe they said vnto him, Aske counsell nowe of God, that we may knowe whether the way which we goe, shalbe prosperous.

٦ 6 فَقَالَ لَهُمُ ٱلْكَاهِنُ: «ٱذْهَبُوا بِسَلَامٍ. أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ طَرِيقُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي تَسِيرُونَ فِيهِ».

And the Priest sayde vnto them, Goe in peace: for the Lord guideth your way which ye goe.

٧ 7 فَذَهَبَ ٱلْخَمْسَةُ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَجَاءُوا إِلَى لَايِشَ. وَرَأَوْا ٱلشَّعْبَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِيهَا سَاكِنِينَ بِطَمَأَنِينَةٍ كَعَادَةِ ٱلصِّيْدُونِيِّينَ مُسْتَرِيحِينَ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ، وَلَيْسَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ مُؤْذٍ بِأَمْرٍ وَارِثٌ رِيَاسَةً. وَهُمْ بَعِيدُونَ عَنِ ٱلصِّيْدُونِيِّينَ وَلَيْسَ لَهُمْ أَمْرٌ مَعَ إِنْسَانٍ.

Then the fiue men departed and came to Laish, and sawe the people that were therein, which dwelt carelesse, after the maner of the Zidonians, quiet and sure, because no man made any trouble in the lande, or vsurped any dominion: also they were farre from the Zidonians, and had no businesse with other men.

٨ 8 وَجَاءُوا إِلَى إِخْوَتِهِمْ إِلَى صُرْعَةَ وَأَشْتَأُولَ. فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِخْوَتُهُمْ: «مَا أَنْتُمْ؟»

So they came againe vnto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren saide vnto them, What haue ye done?

٩ 9 فَقَالُوا: «قُومُوا نَصْعَدْ إِلَيْهِمْ، لِأَنَّنَا رَأَيْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ وَهُوَذَا هِيَ جَيِّدَةٌ جِدًّا وَأَنْتُمْ سَاكِتُونَ. لَا تَتَكَاسَلُوا عَنِ ٱلذَّهَابِ لِتَدْخُلُوا وَتَمْلِكُوا ٱلْأَرْضَ.

And they answered, Arise, that we may goe vp against them: for we haue seene the lande, and surely it is very good, and doe ye sit stil? be not slouthfull to goe and enter to possesse the lande:

١٠ 10 عِنْدَ مَجِيئِكُمْ تَأْتُونَ إِلَى شَعْبٍ مُطْمَئِنٍّ، وَٱلْأَرْضُ وَاسِعَةُ ٱلطَّرَفَيْنِ. إِنَّ ٱللهَ قَدْ دَفَعَهَا لِيَدِكُمْ. مَكَانٌ لَيْسَ فِيهِ عَوَزٌ لِشَيْءٍ مِمَّا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ».

(If ye will goe, ye shall come vnto a carelesse people, and the countrey is large) for God hath giuen it into your hande. It is a place which doeth lacke nothing that is in the worlde.

١١ 11 فَٱرْتَحَلَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ مِنْ عَشِيرَةِ ٱلدَّانِيِّينَ مِنْ صُرْعَةَ وَمِنْ أَشْتَأُولَ سِتُّ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ مُتَسَلِّحِينَ بِعُدَّةِ ٱلْحَرْبِ.

Then there departed thence of the familie of the Danites, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, sixe hundreth men appointed with instruments of warre.

١٢ 12 وَصَعِدُوا وَحَلُّوا فِي قَرْيَةِ يَعَارِيمَ فِي يَهُوذَا. لِذَلِكَ دَعَوْا ذَلِكَ ٱلْمَكَانَ «مَحَلَّةَ دَانٍ» إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ. هُوَذَا هِيَ وَرَاءَ قَرْيَةِ يَعَارِيمَ.

And they went vp, and pitched in Kiriath-iearim in Iudah: wherefore they called that place, Mahaneh-Dan vnto this day: and it is behinde Kiriath-iearim.

١٣ 13 وَعَبَرُوا مِنْ هُنَاكَ إِلَى جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَجَاءُوا إِلَى بَيْتِ مِيخَا.

And they went thence vnto mount Ephraim, and came to the house of Michah.

١٤ 14 فَأَجَابَ ٱلْخَمْسَةُ ٱلرِّجَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ ذَهَبُوا لِتَجَسُّسِ أَرْضِ لَايِشَ وَقَالُوا لِإِخْوَتِهِمْ: «أَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ فِي هَذِهِ ٱلْبُيُوتِ أَفُودًا وَتَرَافِيمَ وَتِمْثَالًا مَنْحُوتًا وَتِمْثَالًا مَسْبُوكًا. فَٱلْآنَ ٱعْلَمُوا مَا تَفْعَلُونَ».

Then answered the fiue men, that went to spie out the countrey of Laish, and said vnto their brethren, Knowe ye not, that there is in these houses an Ephod, and Teraphim, and a grauen and a molten image? Nowe therefore consider what ye haue to doe.

١٥ 15 فَمَالُوا إِلَى هُنَاكَ وَجَاءُوا إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلْغُلَامِ ٱللَّاوِيِّ، بَيْتِ مِيخَا، وَسَلَّمُوا عَلَيْهِ.

And they turned thitherward and came to the house of the yong man the Leuite, euen vnto the house of Michah, and saluted him peaceably.

١٦ 16 وَٱلسِّتُّ مِئَةِ ٱلرَّجُلِ ٱلْمُتَسَلِّحُونَ بِعُدَّتِهِمْ لِلْحَرْبِ وَاقِفُونَ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ ٱلْبَابِ، هَؤُلَاءِ مِنْ بَنِي دَانٍ.

And the six hundreth men appointed with their weapons of warre, which were of the children of Dan, stoode by the entring of the gate.

١٧ 17 فَصَعِدَ ٱلْخَمْسَةُ ٱلرِّجَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ ذَهَبُوا لِتَجَسُّسِ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَدَخَلُوا إِلَى هُنَاكَ، وَأَخَذُوا ٱلتِّمْثَالَ ٱلْمَنْحُوتَ وَٱلْأَفُودَ وَٱلتَّرَافِيمَ وَٱلتِّمْثَالَ ٱلْمَسْبُوكَ، وَٱلْكَاهِنُ وَاقِفٌ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ ٱلْبَابِ مَعَ ٱلسِّتِّ مِئَةِ ٱلرَّجُلِ ٱلْمُتَسَلِّحِينَ بِعُدَّةِ ٱلْحَرْبِ.

Then the fiue men that went to spie out the land, went in thither, and tooke the grauen image and the Ephod, and the Teraphim, and the molten image: and the Priest stoode in the entring of the gate with the sixe hundreth men, that were appointed with weapons of warre,

١٨ 18 وَهَؤُلَاءِ دَخَلُوا بَيْتَ مِيخَا وَأَخَذُوا ٱلتِّمْثَالَ ٱلْمَنْحُوتَ وَٱلْأَفُودَ وَٱلتَّرَافِيمَ وَٱلتِّمْثَالَ ٱلْمَسْبُوكَ. فَقَالَ لَهُمُ ٱلْكَاهِنُ: «مَاذَا تَفْعَلُونَ؟»

And the other went into Michahs house and fet the grauen image, the Ephod, and the Teraphim, and the molten image. Then saide the Priest vnto them, What doe ye?

١٩ 19 فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «ٱخْرَسْ! ضَعْ يَدَكَ عَلَى فَمِكَ وَٱذْهَبْ مَعَنَا وَكُنْ لَنَا أَبًا وَكَاهِنًا. أَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ كَاهِنًا لِبَيْتِ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ، أَمْ أَنْ تَكُونَ كَاهِنًا لِسِبْطٍ وَلِعَشِيرَةٍ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ؟»

And they answered him, Holde thy peace: lay thine hande vpon thy mouth, and come with vs to be our father and Priest. Whether is it better that thou shouldest be a Priest vnto ye house of one man, or that thou shouldest be a Priest vnto a tribe and to a familie in Israel?

٢٠ 20 فَطَابَ قَلْبُ ٱلْكَاهِنِ، وَأَخَذَ ٱلْأَفُودَ وَٱلتَّرَافِيمَ وَٱلتِّمْثَالَ ٱلْمَنْحُوتَ وَدَخَلَ فِي وَسَطِ ٱلشَّعْبِ.

And the Priestes heart was glad, and hee tooke the Ephod and the Teraphim, and the grauen image, and went among the people.

٢١ 21 ثُمَّ ٱنْصَرَفُوا وَذَهَبُوا وَوَضَعُوا ٱلْأَطْفَالَ وَٱلْمَاشِيَةَ وَٱلثَّقَلَ قُدَّامَهُمْ.

And they turned and departed, and put the children, and the cattell, and the substance before them.

٢٢ 22 وَلَمَّا ٱبْتَعَدُوا عَنْ بَيْتِ مِيخَا ٱجْتَمَعَ ٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي ٱلْبُيُوتِ ٱلَّتِي عِنْدَ بَيْتِ مِيخَا وَأَدْرَكُوا بَنِي دَانٍ،

When they were farre off from the house of Michah, the men that were in the houses neere to Michahs house, gathered together, and pursued after the children of Dan,

٢٣ 23 وَصَاحُوا إِلَى بَنِي دَانٍ فَٱلْتَفَتُوا، وَقَالُوا لِمِيخَا: «مَا لَكَ صَرَخْتَ؟»

And cryed vnto the children of Dan: who turned their faces, and said vnto Michah, What ayleth thee, that thou makest an outcrie?

٢٤ 24 فَقَالَ: «آلِهَتِي ٱلَّتِي عَمِلْتُ قَدْ أَخَذْتُمُوهَا مَعَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ وَذَهَبْتُمْ، فَمَاذَا لِي بَعْدُ؟ وَمَا هَذَا تَقُولُونَ لِي: مَالَكَ؟»

And hee saide, Yee haue taken away my gods, which I made, and the Priest, and go your wayes: and what haue I more? howe then say ye vnto me, what ayleth thee?

٢٥ 25 فَقَالَ لَهُ بَنُو دَانٍ: «لَا تُسَمِّعْ صَوْتَكَ بَيْنَنَا لِئَلَّا يَقَعَ بِكُمْ رِجَالٌ أَنْفُسُهُمْ مُرَّةٌ، فَتَنْزِعَ نَفْسَكَ وَأَنْفُسَ بَيْتِكَ».

And the children of Dan sayde vnto him, Let not thy voyce be heard among vs, least angrie fellowes runne vpon thee, and thou lose thy life with the liues of thine housholde.

٢٦ 26 وَسَارَ بَنُو دَانٍ فِي طَرِيقِهِمْ. وَلَمَّا رَأَى مِيخَا أَنَّهُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُ ٱنْصَرَفَ وَرَجَعَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ.

So the children of Dan went their wayes: and when Michah saw that they were too strong for him, hee turned, and went backe vnto his house.

٢٧ 27 وَأَمَّا هُمْ فَأَخَذُوا مَا صَنَعَ مِيخَا، وَٱلْكَاهِنَ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ لَهُ، وَجَاءُوا إِلَى لَايِشَ إِلَى شَعْبٍ مُسْتَرِيحٍ مُطْمَئِنٍّ، وَضَرَبُوهُمْ بِحَدِّ ٱلسَّيْفِ وَأَحْرَقُوا ٱلْمَدِينَةَ بِٱلنَّارِ.

And they tooke the things which Michah had made, and the Priest which he had, and came vnto Laish, vnto a quiet people and without mistrust, and smote them with the edge of the sworde, and burnt the citie with fire:

٢٨ 28 وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَنْ يُنْقِذُ لِأَنَّهَا بَعِيدَةٌ عَنْ صِيْدُونَ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ أَمْرٌ مَعَ إِنْسَانٍ، وَهِيَ فِي ٱلْوَادِي ٱلَّذِي لِبَيْتِ رَحُوبَ. فَبَنَوْا ٱلْمَدِينَةَ وَسَكَنُوا بِهَا.

And there was none to helpe, because Laish was farre from Zidon, and they had no businesse with other men: also it was in the valley that lyeth by Beth-rehob. After, they built the citie, and dwelt therein,

٢٩ 29 وَدَعَوْا ٱسْمَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ «دَانَ» بِٱسْمِ دَانٍ أَبِيهِمِ ٱلَّذِي وُلِدَ لِإِسْرَائِيلَ. وَلَكِنَّ ٱسْمَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ أَوَّلًا «لَايِشُ».

And called the name of the citie Dan, after the name of Dan their father which was borne vnto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the beginning.

٣٠ 30 وَأَقَامَ بَنُو دَانٍ لِأَنْفُسِهِمِ ٱلتِّمْثَالَ ٱلْمَنْحُوتَ. وَكَانَ يَهُونَاثَانُ ٱبْنُ جَرْشُومَ بْنِ مَنَسَّى هُوَ وَبَنُوهُ كَهَنَةً لِسِبْطِ ٱلدَّانِيِّينَ إِلَى يَوْمِ سَبْيِ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

Then the children of Dan set them vp the grauen image: and Ionathan the sonne of Gershom, the sonne of Manasseh and his sonnes were the Priestes in the tribe of the Danites vntil the day of the captiuitie of the lande.

٣١ 31 وَوَضَعُوا لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ تِمْثَالَ مِيخَا ٱلْمَنْحُوتَ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلَهُ، كُلَّ ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلَّتِي كَانَ فِيهَا بَيْتُ ٱللهِ فِي شِيلُوهَ.

So they set them vp the grauen image, which Michah had made, all the while the house of God was in Shiloh.