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1 U ono vrijeme ne bijaše kralja u Izraelu. Tada je Danovo pleme tražilo zemljište gdje da se naseli, jer mu do toga dana nije dopalo zemljište među Izraelovim plemenima.
In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of the Danites was looking for territory to occupy. For up to that time they had not come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.
2 Zato poslaše Danovci petoricu ljudi iz svoga plemena, ljude osobito hrabre iz Sore i Eštaola, da izvide i upoznaju zemlju. I rekoše im: “Idite, istražite zemlju.” I oni dođoše u Efrajimovu goru, do Mikine kuće, i ondje zanoćiše.
So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.
3 Kako bijahu blizu Mikine kuće, poznaše glas mladog levita; svratiše se onamo te ga upitaše: “Tko te doveo ovamo? Što tu radiš? I što ćeš tu?”
And while they were near Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”
4 A on im odgovori: “Mika je učinio sa mnom tako i tako. On me najmio, a ja mu služim kao svećenik.”
“Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.”
5 “Upitaj Boga”, kazaše mu, “da znamo hoće li nam uspjeti put koji smo poduzeli.”
Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God to determine whether we will have a successful journey.”
6 “Idite u miru”, odgovori im svećenik, “put na koji ste pošli po volji je Jahvi.”
And the priest told them, “Go in peace. The LORD is watching over your journey.”
7 Tada odoše ona petorica i stigoše u Lajiš. I vidješe da narod koji prebiva u njemu živi bez straha - po običaju Sidonaca - bezbrižno i mirno; imaju svega što rodi zemlja, daleko su od Sidonaca i nemaju nikakvih odnosa s Aramejcima.
So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, tranquil and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.
8 Kad se vratiše svojoj braći u Sori i Eštaolu, braća ih upitaše: “Što ste doznali?”
When the men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked them, “What did you find?”
9 Oni odgovoriše: “Na noge! Navalimo na njih! Zemlja koju smo vidjeli vrlo je dobra. O vi, lijenčine! Ne oklijevajte navaliti da osvojite tu zemlju.
They answered, “Come on, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why would you fail to act? Do not hesitate to go there and take possession of the land!
10 Kada dođete, naći ćete ondje bezbrižan narod. Zemlja je prostrana. Bog je predao u vaše ruke mjesto koje ne oskudijeva ni u čemu što rodi zemlja!”
When you enter, you will come to an unsuspecting people and a spacious land, for God has delivered it into your hand. It is a place where nothing on earth is lacking.”
11 Tako je odande krenulo šest stotina naoružanih ljudi iz Danova plemena iz Sore i Eštaola.
So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.
12 Krenuli su i utaborili se u Kirjat Jearimu u Judi. Zato se to mjesto naziva do današnjeg dana Danovim taborom, a nalazi se na zapadu od Kirjat Jearima.
They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. That is why the place west of Kiriath-jearim is called Mahaneh-dan to this day.
13 Odatle se zaputiše u Efrajimovu goru i dođoše do Mikine kuće.
And from there they traveled to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house.
14 A ona petorica što bijahu išla izviđati zemlju rekoše svojoj braći: “Znate li da u ovim kućama imaju efod, terafe i ljeveni idol? Sada pazite što ćete raditi.”
Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their brothers, “Did you know that one of these houses has an ephod, household gods, a graven image, and a molten idol? Now think about what you should do.”
15 Skrenuvši, oni uđoše u kuću mladog levita, u Mikinu kuću, i pozdraviše ga.
So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted him.
16 I dok je šest stotina naoružanih ljudi od Danovih sinova stajalo pred vratima,
The six hundred Danites stood at the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.
17 ona petorica što su išla izviđati zemlju uđoše, uzeše efod, terafe i ljeveni idol, a svećenik stajaše na pragu pokraj šest stotina naoružanih ljudi.
And the five men who had gone to spy out the land went inside and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, while the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred armed men.
18 Kad su ušli u Mikinu kuću i uzeli efod, terafe, rezani i ljeveni idol, svećenik im reče: “Što to radite?”
When they entered Micah’s house and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
19 “Šuti”, odgovoriše mu. “Stavi ruku na usta i hajde s nama. Bit ćeš nam otac i svećenik. Zar ti je bolje biti svećenikom u kući jednog čovjeka nego da budeš svećenikom jednog plemena i roda u Izraelu?”
“Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”
20 Svećenik se obradova; uze on efod, terafe i rezani i ljeveni idol te ode s ljudima.
So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people.
21 Vrativši se na put kojim su krenuli, odoše pustivši naprijed žene i djecu, stoku i dragocjenosti.
Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.
22 Bijahu već daleko od Mikine kuće, kad gle - ljudi što življahu u susjednim kućama, blizu Mikine, uzbunili se i krenuli u potjeru za Danovcima.
After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.
23 Kada počeše vikati za Danovim sinovima, oni se obazreše i rekoše Miki: “Što ti je? Što ste se skupili?”
When they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?”
24 On odgovori: “Uzeli ste moga boga koga sam sebi načinio i svećenika te odlazite. A što ostaje meni? I još mi kažete: 'Što ti je?'”
He replied, “You took the gods I had made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”
25 Danovci mu odgovore: “Da te više nismo čuli! Jer bi gnjevni ljudi mogli udariti na vas te bi upropastio sebe i svoju kuću!”
The Danites said to him, “Do not raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”
26 Danovci odoše dalje, a Mika, videći da su jači od njega, okrenu se i vrati kući.
So the Danites went on their way, and Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were too strong for him.
27 I tako, uzevši boga što ga je načinio Mika i svećenika koga je najmio da mu služi, Danovci navališe na Lajiš, na mirne i spokojne ljude, te ih posjekoše oštrim mačem i spališe grad.
After they had taken Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a tranquil and unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city.
28 Nikoga ne bijaše da pomogne Lajišanima, jer bijahu daleko od Sidona i ne imahu nikakvih odnosa s Aramejcima, a osim toga grad bijaše u dolini koja se pruža prema Bet-Rehobu. Potom su opet sagradili grad i nastanili se u njemu.
There was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from Sidon and had no alliance with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob. And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there.
29 I nazvaše ga Dan, po imenu svoga pretka Dana, koji se rodio Izraelu. A prije se grad zvao Lajiš.
They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.
30 I Danovci namjestiše sebi rezani i ljeveni idol. A Jonatan, sin Geršona, sina Mojsijeva, a zatim njegovi sinovi, bijahu svećenici Danova plemena do dana kada je narod bio odveden u izgnanstvo.
The Danites set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
31 I stajaše im onaj rezani i ljeveni idol što ga je Mika načinio, i ostade ondje za sve vrijeme dokle Dom Božji bijaše u Šilu.
So they set up for themselves Micah’s graven image, and it was there the whole time the house of God was in Shiloh.
