Mga Maghuhukom 18
1 Niadtong mga adlawa walay hari sa Israel. Ang tribo sa kaliwatan ni Dan nangita ug dapit nga ilang kapuy-an, tungod kay hangtod niadtong adlawa wala sila makadawat ug bisan unsang panulondon gikan sa mga tribo sa Israel.
At that time the Israelis had no king. Also at that time, the tribe of Dan was still searching for some land where they could live. The other Israeli tribes had [been able to] ([capture/take possession of]) [the] land that had been allotted to them, but the tribe of Dan had not been able to do that.
2 Ang katawhan sa Dan nagpadalag lima ka mga lalaki gikan sa kinatibuk-ang ihap sa ilang tribo, mga lalaki nga nakasinati na ug gubat gikan sa Zorah ug sa Eshtaol, aron sa pag-adto sa maong yuta pinaagi sa pagbaklay lamang, ug panid-an kini. Miingon sila kanila, “Lakaw ug susiha ang yuta.” Miabot sila sa bungtod nga bahin sa Efraim, ngadto sa balay ni Micah, ug didto sila nangatulog.
So they chose five soldiers from their clans, men who lived in Zorah and Eshtaol [cities], to go through the land and explore it [and try to find some land where their tribe could live]. They came to Micah’s house in the hilly area where the tribe of Ephraim lived, and they stayed there that night.
3 Sa dihang duol na sila sa balay ni Micah, nailhan nila ang pag-istorya sa usa ka batan-ong Levita. Busa mihunong sila ug nangutana kaniya, “Kinsa man ang nagdala kanimo nganhi? Unsa ang imong ginabuhat niining dapita? Nganong ania ka man dinhi?
While they were in his house and they heard the young man who had become Micah’s priest talking, they recognized from (his accent/the way that he talked) [that he was from the southern part of Israel]. So they went to him and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing here? Why did you come here?”
4 Mitubag siya kanila, “Mao kini ang gibuhat ni Micah kanako: Gikuha niya ako aron mahimong iyang pari.”
He told them the things that Micah had done for him. And he said, “Micah (has hired me/is paying me to work for him), and I have become his priest.”
5 Miingon sila kaniya, “Palihog pangayo ug tambag sa Dios, aron nga masayran namo kung magmalampuson ba kining among panaw karon.”
So they said to him, “Please ask God if we will succeed [in what we are trying to do] on this journey.”
6 Ang pari miingon kanila, “Lakaw kamo nga malinawon. Tungod kay giyahan kamo ni Yahweh sa dalan nga inyong pagalaktan.”
The young man replied, “Things will go well for you. Yahweh will go with you on this journey.”
7 Unya ang lima ka mga lalaki mibiya ug miabot sa Laish, ug nakita nila ang mga tawo nga luwas nga nagpuyo didto -ug sa samang paagi ang mga taga-Sidon nagpuyo nga wala nadisturbo ug luwas. Walay nag-ilog kanila sa ilang yuta, o nagsamok kanila sa bisan unsang paagi. Nagpuyo sila nga layo kaayo gikan sa mga tawo sa Sidon, ug wala sila nakig-abin kang bisan kinsa.
[The next day] the five men left. When they came to Laish [city], they saw that the people there lived safely, like the people in Sidon [city] did. The people there thought that they were safe/protected [from any enemies], and they had plenty of [good fertile] land. They lived very far from the people of Sidon, [so the people of Sidon would not be able to help defend/protect them]. They had no other (allies/groups nearby that would help them in battles).
8 Mibalik sila ngadto sa ilang tribo sa Zorah ug Eshtaol. Ang ilang mga kaparyentihan nangutana kanila, “Unsa man ang inyong ibalita?”
When those five men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their relatives asked them “What did you find out?”
9 Miingon sila, “Dali! Ato silang sulungon! Among nakita ang yuta ug maayo kaayo kini. Wala ba kamoy gihimo? Ayaw kamo paglangan sa pagsulong kanila ug ilogon ang yuta.
They replied, “We have found some land, and it is very good. We should go and attack the people [who live there]. Why are you staying here and doing nothing [RHQ]? Do not wait any longer! We should go immediately and take possession of that land!
10 Sa dihang moadto kamo, moadto kamo sa mga tawo nga naghunahuna nga sila luwas, ug ang yuta lapad! Gihatag kini sa Dios kaninyo -ang dapit nga walay makulang bisan unsang butang niining kalibotana.”
When you go there, you will see that there is plenty of land, and it has everything [that we will need]. The people there are not expecting anyone to attack them. Surely God is giving that land to us.”
11 600 ka mga lalaki sa tribo ni Dan, ang gipang armasan alang sa gubat, ang milakaw gikan sa Zorah ug Eshtaol.
So 600 men from the tribe of Dan left Zorah and Eshtaol, carrying their weapons.
12 Misubida sila ug nagkampo sa Kiriath Jearim, sa Judah. Maong karong panahona ang mga tawo niadtong lugara nagtawag niini nga Mahaneh Dan; anaa kini sa kasadpang bahin sa Kiriath Jearim.
On their way they set up their tents near Kiriath-Jearim [city] in [the area where the tribe of] Judah [lives]. That is why the area west of Kiriath-Jearim was named ‘Camp of Dan’, and that is still its name.
13 Mipalayo sila gikan didto ngadto sa bungtod nga bahin sa lungsod sa Efraim ug miabot sa balay ni Micah.
From there, they went to the hilly area where the tribe of Ephraim lives. And they arrived at Micah’s house.
14 Unya ang lima ka mga lalaki nga naniid sa lungsod sa Laish miingon sa ilang mga paryinte. “Nasayod ba kamo nga niining mga balaya adunay ephod, mga diosdios, mga kinulit nga larawan, ug hulmahan sa bakal? Disisyoni karon kung unsa ang inyong buhaton.”
The five men who had explored the land near Laish said to their fellow Israelis, “Do you know that in one of these houses there is a sacred vest, several idols, and a statue? [We think that] you know what you should do.” [RHQ]
15 Busa miliko sila didto ug miabot sa balay sa batan-ong Levita, sa balay ni Micah, ug gitagad nila siya.
So they went to the house where the man from the tribe of Levi lived, which was the house where Micah lived, and they greeted the young man from the tribe of Levi [who had become Micah’s priest].
16 Karon ang 600 ka mga taga-Dan, nga sangkap sa hinagiban alang sa pakiggubat, nagbarog sa pultahan sa ganghaan.
The 600 men of the tribe of Dan stood outside the gate of the house, carrying their weapons.
17 Ang lima ka mga lalaki nga nangispiya sa yuta miadto didto aron sa pagkuha sa kinulit nga mga larawan, ang ephod, ang mga diosdios sa panimalay, ang hulmahan sa puthaw, samtang ang mga pari nagbarog sa atubangan sa ganghaan uban sa 600 ka mga lalaki nga sangkap sa hinagiban alang sa gubat.
The five men who had explored the land went into Micah’s house, and took all the idols, the sacred vest, and the statue. While they did that, the 600 men stood outside the gate, [talking] with the priest.
18 Sa dihang miadto sila sa balay ni Micah ug mikuha sa kinulit nga mga larawan, ang ephod, ang mga diosdios, ug ang hulmahan sa bakal, ang pari miingon kanila, “Unsa ang inyong ginabuhat?”
When the priest saw them bringing out the idols and the sacred vest and the statue, he said to them, “What are you doing?”
19 Miingon sila kaniya, “Paghilom! Ibutang ang imong kamot sa imong baba ug uban kanamo, ug dapig kanamo ingon nga among amahan ug pari. Mas maayo alang kanimo nga mahimong pari sa balay sa usa lamang ka tawo, o mahimong pari alang sa usa ka tribo ug usa ka banay sa Israel?”
They replied, “Be quiet! Do not say anything! You come with us and be [like] a father to us and a priest for us. Is it better for you to [stay here and] be a priest for the people in the house of one man, or to be a priest for a clan, and a priest for a whole tribe of Israelis?” [RHQ]
20 Ang kasingkasing sa pari nalipay. Gikuha niya ang ephod, ang mga diosdios sa balay, ang kinulit nga larawan, ug miuban sa mga tawo.
The priest liked what they were suggesting. So he took the sacred vest and the idols, and he [prepared to] go with the men from the tribe of Dan.
21 Busa mitalikod sila ug mibiya. Gibutang nila sa ilang atubangan ang gagmayng mga bata, ingon man ang mga baka ug ang ilang mga gipanag-iyahan.
They all put their little children and their animals and everything else that they owned in front of them.
22 Sa dihang anaa na sila sa maayong kalay-on gikang sa balay ni Micah, ang mga lalaki nga anaa sa mga balay nga duol sa balay ni Micah gipatawag, ug gigukod nila ang mga taga-Dan.
After they had gone a little distance from Micah’s house, Micah [saw what was happening. He] quickly summoned the men who lived near him, and they ran and caught up with the men from the tribe of Dan.
23 Misingit sila ngadto sa mga taga Dan, ug milingi sila ug miingon kang Micah, “Nganong imo mang gitawag silang tanan?”
They shouted at them. The men of the tribe of Dan turned around and said to Micah, “What is the problem? Why have you gathered these men [to pursue us]?”
24 Miingon siya, “Inyong gikawat ang mga diosdios nga akong gihimo, gikuha ninyo ang akong pari, ug mobiya na kamo. Unsa pa bay nahibilin kanako? Paunsa kamo naka ingon kanako nga, “Unsay nakahasol kanimo?”
Micah shouted, “You took the silver idols that were made for me! You also took my priest! I do not have anything left [RHQ]! So why do you ask me, ‘What is the problem?’”
25 Ang katawhan sa Dan miiingon kaniya, “Wala unta nimo kami gipadungog sa bisan unsang imong gipangsulti, kay tingali ang ubang mga tawo nga suko kaayo moataki kanimo, ikaw ug ang imong pamilya pagapatyon.”
The men from the tribe of Dan replied, “You should not shout loudly like that! One of our angry men might attack you and kill you and your family!”
26 Ug ang mga katawhan sa Dan mipadayon sa ilang dalan. Sa dihang nakita ni Micah nga lig-on kaayo sila alang kaniya, mitalikod siya ug miuli sa iyang balay.
Then the men from the tribe of Dan continued walking. Micah realized that there was a very large group of them, [so that it would be useless for him to try to fight them]. So he turned around and went home.
27 Ang katawhan sa Dan midala sa mga nabuhat ni Micah, ingon man ang iyang pari, ug miabot sila sa Laish, ngadto sa mga tawo nga wala nadisturbo ug luwas ug gipamatay sila pinaagi sa espada ug gipangsunog ang ilang mga siyudad.
The men of the tribe of Dan were carrying the things that had been made for Micah, and they also took his priest, and they continued traveling to Laish. They attacked the people who were peacefully living there, and killed them with their swords, and then they burned everything in the city.
28 Walay bisan usa nga makatabang kanila tungod kay layo kaayo kini gikan sa Sidon, ug wala silay pakig-abin kang bisan kinsa. Kadto nga walog duol sa Beth Rehob. Ang mga taga-Dan nagtukod pag-usab sa maong siyudad ug nagpuyo didto.
Laish was far from [the city of] Sidon, [so the people of Sidon could not rescue the people of Laish]. And the people of Laish had no other allies. Laish was in a valley near Beth-Rehob [town]. The people of the tribe of Dan rebuilt the city and started to live there.
29 Gipanganlan nila ang siyudad ug Dan, gikan sa pangalan ni Dan nga ilang katigulangan, nga usa sa mga anak ni Israel. Apan ang maong siyudad naandan sa ngalan nga Laish.
They gave to the city a [new] name, Dan, in honor of their ancestor Dan, who was one of the sons of Jacob.
30 Ang katawhan sa Dan nagpahiluna ug kinulit nga larawan alang sa ilang mga kaugalingon, Ug si Jonathan, anak ni Gershom, nga anak ni Moises, siya ug ang iyang mga anak mao ang mga pari alang sa tribo ni Dan hangtod sa adlaw nga nailog ang yuta.
The people of the tribe of Dan set up [in the city] the idols [that had been made for Micah]. Jonathan, who was the son of Gershom and the grandson of Moses, was appointed to be their priest. His descendants continued to be priests until the Israelis were captured and taken [to Assyria].
31 Busa ilang gisimba ang larawan nga kinulit ni Micah samtang ang balay sa Dios atua sa Shiloh.
After the people of the tribe of Dan set up the idols that had been made for Micah, [they worshiped those idols, even though] the Sacred Tent [where they had been commanded to worship] God, was at Shiloh.
