Mga Maghuhukom 18
1 Niadtong mga adlawa walay hari sa Israel: ug niadtong mga adlawa ang banay sa mga taga-Dan nagpangita sa usa ka panulondon aron puy-an; kay hangtud niadtong adlawa ang ilang panulondon wala mabahin kanila sa taliwala sa tanang kabanayan 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 Ug ang mga anak ni Dan nagsugo sa ilang panimalay lima ka tawo gikan sa ilang tibook nga gidaghanon, mga tawo sa kaisug, gikan sa Sora, ug gikan sa Esthaol, aron sa pagpaniid sa yuta ug sa pagsusi niini; ug sila miingon kanila: Lakaw, susiha ang yuta, ug miadto sila sa kabungtoran sa Ephraim, ngadto sa balay ni Michas, ug mingpahulay didto.
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 diha nga nahiduol na sila sa balay ni Michas nailhan nila ang tingog sa batan-ong lalake nga Levihanon; ug mitipas sila ug giingon siya: Kinsa ang nagdala kanimo dinhi? Ug unsay imong gibuhat niining dapita? Ug unsay ania kanimo 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 Ug siya miingon kanila: Niini ug nianang paagiha si Michas nakigsabut kanako, ug iya akong gisuholan, ug ako nahimong sacerdote niya.
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 Ug sila miingon kaniya: Pangayo ug pakisambag sa Dios, kami nagahangyo kanimo, aron kami manghibalo kong ang dalan sa among pagpanaw magmauswagon ba.
So they said to him, “Please ask God if we will succeed [in what we are trying to do] on this journey.”
6 Ug ang sacerdote miingon kanila: Lakaw sa kalinaw: sa atubangan ni Jehova mao ang inyong dalan diin kamo magpanaw.
The young man replied, “Things will go well for you. Yahweh will go with you on this journey.”
7 Unya ang lima ka tawo mingpahawa ug ming-adto sa Lais, ug nakakita sa katawohan nga diha sa sulod, kong giunsa nila pagpuyo sa malig-on, ingon sa kahimtang sa mga taga-Sidon, malinaw ug malig-on; kay walay usa didto niadtong yutaa nga nagabaton sa gahum nga makabutang kanila sa kaulaw sa bisan unsa, ug sila halayo sa mga taga-Sidon, ug walay pagpakigsandurot sa bisan kinsang tawo.
[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 Ug sila ming-adto sa ilang kaigsoonan sa Sora ug Esthaol: ug ang ilang mga kaigsoonan ming-ingon kanila: Unsay inyong isulti?
When those five men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their relatives asked them “What did you find out?”
9 Ug sila miingon: Manindog, ug mangadto kita batok kanila; kay nakita namo ang yuta, ug, ania karon, maayo kaayo: ug kamo wala ba manglihok? Ayaw pagtapol sa pag-adto ug sa pagsulod aron sa pagpanag-iya sa 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 diha nga kamo moadto mahaanha kamo sa usa ka katawohan nga malig-on, ug ang yuta daku; kay ang Dios naghatag niana sa inyong kamot, usa ka dapit diin walay makulang sa bisan unsang butang sa kalibutan.
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 Ug may nangadto gikan sa panimalay sa mga taga-Dan, gikan sa Sora ug Esthaol, unom ka gatus ka tawo nga nasangkap sa mga hinagiban sa gubat.
So 600 men from the tribe of Dan left Zorah and Eshtaol, carrying their weapons.
12 Ug sila mingtungas ug mingpahaluna sa Chiriath-jearim, sa Juda; tungod niana nga hinungdan, gitawag nila kadtong dapita nga Mahanedan hangtud niining adlawa; ania karon, kadto anaa sa luyo sa Chiriath-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 Ug sila nangagi gikan didto ngadto sa kabungtoran sa Ephraim, ug nahiabut sa balay ni Michas.
From there, they went to the hilly area where the tribe of Ephraim lives. And they arrived at Micah’s house.
14 Unya mingtubag ang lima ka tawo nga ming-adto aron sa pagsusi sa yuta sa Lais, ug miingon sa ilang mga igsoon: Wala ba kamo mahibalo nga ania niining mga balaya ang usa ka ephod ug tawo-tawo, ug usa ka linilok nga larawan, ug usa ka hinulmang larawan? Busa karon magpalandong kamo kong unsa ang inyong pagabuhaton.
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 Ug minghapit sila didto, ug ming-abut sa balay sa batan-ong lalake nga Levihanon, bisan sa balay ni Michas, ug nangumosta kaniya kong maayo ba 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 Ug ang unom ka gatus ka tawo nga sangkap sa ilang mga hinagiban sa panag-awayan, nga mao ang mga anak ni Dan, nanagtindog didto sa ganghaan.
The 600 men of the tribe of Dan stood outside the gate of the house, carrying their weapons.
17 Ug ang lima ka tawo nga ming-adto sa pagsusi sa yuta mingsaka, ug mingsulod didto, ug gikuha ang linilok nga larawan, ug ang ephod, ug ang tawo-tawo, ug ang larawan nga tinunaw: ug ang sacerdote nagtindog didto sa ganghaan uban ang unom ka gatus ka tawo nga sangkap sa mga hinagiban 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 Ug sa diha nga kini nanulod sa balay ni Michas, ug gikuha ang linilok nga larawan, ang ephod, ug ang tawo-tawo, ug ang larawan nga tinunaw, ang sacerdote miingon kanila: Unsay gibuhat ninyo?
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 Ug sila miingon kaniya: Hilum ka, ibutang ang imong kamot sa imong baba, ug numunot ka kanamo, ug magpakaamahan ka kanamo ug magpakasacerdote: labi bang maayo kanimo nga ikaw mahimong sacerdote sa balay sa usa ka tawo, kun sacerdote ba sa usa ka banay, ug usa ka panimalay 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 Ug ang kasingkasing sa sacerdote nagmalipayon, ug gikuha niya ang ephod, ug ang tawo-tawo, ug ang linilok nga larawan, ug miadto sa kinataliwad-an sa katawohan.
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 sila mingtalikod ug nanlakat, ug gipauna kanila ang mga magagmay ug ang mga panon nga vaca ug ang mga kasangkapan.
They all put their little children and their animals and everything else that they owned in front of them.
22 Sa diha nga halayo na sila sa balay ni Michas, ang mga tawo nga didto sa kabalayan haduol sa balay ni Michas nanagkatigum, ug nahaapas sa mga anak ni 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 Ug miawhag sila sa mga anak ni Dan. Ug ilang gilingi ang ilang mga nawong, ug miingon kang Michas: Unsay nakaingon kanimo nga ikaw mianhi kuyog nianang pundoka?
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 Ug siya miingon: Inyong gikuha ang akong mga dios nga akong gibuhat, ug ang sacerdote, ug nanlakaw kamo, ug unsa pa may ako? Ug ngano lagi nga moingon kamo kanako: unsay nakaingon 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 Ug ang mga anak ni Dan miingon kaniya: Ayaw pag-ipadungog ang imong tingog kanamo, tingali may mga tawong uban nga masuko nga modasmag kanimo, ug ikaw mawad-an sa imong kinabuhi uban sa mga kinabuhi sa sulod sa imong balay.
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 anak ni Dan minglakaw: ug sa pagtan-aw ni Michas nga sila kusgan da kaayo batok kaniya siya mitalikod ug mibalik 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 Ug ilang gikuha kadtong mga gibuhat ni Michas, ug ang sacerdote nga diha kaniya, ug ming-adto sa Lais, ngadto sa katawohan nga malinaw ug malig-on, ug mitigbas kanila sa sulab sa pinuti; ug ilang gisunog ang ciudad sa kalayo.
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 Ug walay manluluwas kay halayo man gikan sa Sidon, ug sila walay pakigsandurot sa ubang tawo; ug kini atua sa walog nga duol sa Beth-rehob. Ug ilang gitukod ang ciudad ug ilang gipuy-an kini.
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 Ug ilang ginganlan ang ciudad nga Dan, sumala sa ngalan ni Dan ang ilang amahan, nga natawo kang Israel; apan ang ngalan sa ciudad Lais gayud sa sinugdan.
They gave to the city a [new] name, Dan, in honor of their ancestor Dan, who was one of the sons of Jacob.
30 Ug ang mga anak ni Dan nagpatindog alang sa ilang kaugalingon sa linilok nga larawan; ug si Jonathan ang anak nga lalake ni Gerson, ang anak nga lalake ni Moises, siya ug ang iyang mga anak nga lalake nahimong mga sacerdote sa banay sa mga taga-Dan hangtud sa adlaw sa pagka-agaw sa 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 gipatindog ang linilok nga larawan ni Michas nga iyang gibuhat, sa tanang panahon nga ang balay sa Dios didto sa Silo.
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.
