Dommer 18
1 I de samme Dage var ingen Konge i Israel, og i de samme Dage søgte Daniternes Stamme sig en Lod, hvor de kunde bo; thi der var indtil den Dag ikke tilfaldet dem nogen Arv iblandt Israels Stammer.
In those days there was no king in Israel; and in those days the tribe of the Danites were seeking for themselves an inheritance to dwell in; for there had not fallen to their share up to that day among the tribes of Israel a [sufficient] inheritance.
2 Og Dans Børn udsendte af deres Slægt fem Mænd af deres hele Tal, stridbare Mænd fra Zora og fra Esthaol for at bespejde Landet og at udforske det, og de sagde til dem: Gaar hen, udforsker Landet; og de kom paa Efraims Bjerg, til Mikas Hus, og bleve der om Natten.
And the children of Dan sent from their family five men from among themselves, men of valor, from Zor'ah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land. And they came to the mountain of Ephraim, as far as the house of Micah, and lodged there.
3 Disse vare ved Mikas Hus, og disse kendte den unge Karls, Levitens Bøst, og de toge derind og sagde til ham: Hvo har ført dig herhid? og hvad gør du paa dette Sted? og hvad har du her?
They were just by the house of Micah, when they recognized the voice of the young man the Levite; and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what doest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?
4 Og han sagde til dem: Paa den og den Maade har Mika gjort imod mig, og han har lejet mig, og jeg er bleven hans Præst.
And he said unto them, Thus and thus hath Micah done unto me; and he hired me, and I became his priest.
5 Og de sagde til ham: Kære, spørg Gud ad, at vi maa vide, om vor Vej, som vi vandre paa, skal blive lykkelig.
And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way on which we are going shall be prosperous.
6 Og Præsten sagde til dem: Gaar med Fred! eders Vej, som I vandre paa, er for Herren.
And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the Lord is your way on which ye will go.
7 Da gik de fem Mænd og kom til Lais; og de saa, at det Folk, som der var, boede tryggeligen, efter Zidoniernes Vis, roligt og trygt; og der var ingen, som lastede nogen Ting i Landet, eller som havde arvelig Magt; og de vare langt fra Zidonierne og havde intet at gøre med noget Menneske.
And the five men departed, and came to Layish, and saw the people that were therein, dwelling in security, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and no one inflicted any wrong in the land, as hereditary ruler; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no concern with any man.
8 Og de kom til deres Brødre i Zora og Esthaol, og deres Brødre sagde til dem: Hvad sige I?
And they came unto their brethren to Zor'ah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What [news bring] ye?
9 Og de sagde: Staar op og lader os drage op imod dem; thi vi have set Landet; og se, det er saare godt; og I tie? værer ikke lade til at gaa hen til at komme til at tage Landet til Eje.
And they said, Arise, and let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and you keep still! be not slothful, to go, to enter to take possession of the land.
10 Naar I komme, da skulle I komme til et trygt Folk, og Landet er vidt og bredt; thi Gud har givet det i eders Haand, et Sted, hvor der ikke er Mangel paa nogen Verdens Ting.
When ye enter, ye will come unto a secure people, and the land is roomy; for God hath given it into your hand; a place where there is no want of anything that is on the earth.
11 Da rejste derfra af Daniternes Slægt, fra Zora og Esthaol, seks Hundrede Mænd omgjordede med Krigsvaaben.
And there went from there of the family of the Danites, out of Zor'ah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girded with weapons of war.
12 Og de droge op og lejrede sig i Kirjath-Jearim i Juda; derfor kaldte de det samme Sted Dans Lejr indtil denne Dag, se, den er bag Kirjath-Jearim.
And they went up, and encamped in Kiryath-ye'arim, in Judah; wherefore they called that place Machaneh-dan until this day; behold, it is behind Kiryath-ye'arim.
13 Og de gik derfra over paa Efraims Bjerg, og de kom til Mikas Hus.
And they passed thence unto the mountain of Ephraim, and came as far as the house of Micah.
14 Da talte de fem Mænd, som vare gangne til at bespejde Landet Lais, og sagde til deres Brødre: Vide I, at i disse Huse er en Livkjortel og Husguder og et udskaaret og støbt Billede? derfor skønner nu, hvad I skulle gøre.
Then commenced the five men that had gone to spy out the country of Layish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there are in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven and molten image? and now consider what ye have to do.
15 Og de toge derind og kom til den unge Karls, Levitens Hus, i Mikas Hus, og de hilsede ham.
And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, unto the house of Micah, and asked him after his welfare.
16 Men de seks Hundrede Mænd, som vare omgjordede med deres Krigsvaaben, og som vare af Dans Børn, stode for Indgangen til Porten.
And the six hundred men who were of the children of Dan, girded with their weapons of war, remained standing by the entrance of the gate.
17 Og de fem Mænd, som vare udgangne til at bespejde Landet, gik op, de kom derhen, de toge det udskaarne Billede og Livkjortlen og Husguderne og det støbte Billede; og Præsten stod for Indgangen til Porten og de seks Hundrede Mænd, som vare omgjordede med Krigsvaaben.
And the five men that had gone to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest stood in the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men that were girded with the weapons of war.
18 Og der disse vare komne i Mikas Hus og havde taget det udskaarne Billede, Livkjortlen og Husguderne og det støbte Billede, da sagde Præsten til dem: Hvad gøre I?
And these went into Micah's house, and took the graven image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest said unto them, What are ye doing?
19 Og de svarede ham: Ti, læg din Haand paa din Mund og gak med os, og vær vor Fader og Præst; er det bedre, at du er Præst for een Mands Hus, eller at du er Præst for en Stamme og for en Slægt i Israel?
And they said unto him, Be still, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and become to us a father and a priest: is it better that thou be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?
20 Og Præstens Hjerte blev vel til Mode, og han tog Livkjortlen og Husguderne og det udskaarne Billede, og han kom midt iblandt Folket.
And the priest's heart became glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and came into the midst of the people.
21 Og de vendte sig og gik bort; og de satte de smaa Børn og Kvæget, og hvad de havde at føre, foran.
And they turned and went away, and placed the little ones and the cattle and the heavy things before them.
22 Der de vare langt fra Mikas Hus, da bleve de Mænd, som vare i Husene ved Mikas Hus, sammenkaldte, og de indhentede Dans Børn.
When they were at a distance from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were called together, and they overtook the children of Dan.
23 Og de raabte til Dans Børn, og de vendte sig om, og de sagde til Mika: Hvad fattes dig, at du og de andre ere sammenkaldte?
And they called unto the children of Dan, who turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou hast called out thy people?
24 Og han sagde: I have taget mine Guder, som jeg havde gjort, og Præsten, og I gaa bort; og hvad har jeg ydermere? hvi sige I da til mig: Hvad fattes dig?
And he said, My god which I made have ye taken away, and the priest, and are gone away; and what have I more? and what is this ye say unto me, What aileth thee?
25 Da sagde Dans Børn til ham: Lad din Røst ikke høres hos os, at de Mænd, som ere bitre i Sindet, ikke skulle anfalde eder, og du forspilde dit Liv og dit Folks Liv.
And the children of Dan said unto him, Cause not thy voice to be heard among us, lest men of an embittered spirit assail thee, and thou lose thy life, with the life of thy household.
26 Saa gik Dans Børn deres Vej; og Mika saa, at de vare stærkere end han, og han vendte sig og kom tilbage til sit Hus.
And the children of Dan went on their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.
27 Men de toge det, som Mika havde gjort, og Præsten, som han havde haft, og kom over Lais, over et roligt og trygt Folk, og sloge dem med skarpe Sværd; og de opbrændte Staden med Ild.
And they took what Micah had made, and the priest whom he had had, and came over Layish, over a people that were quiet and secure; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and the city they burnt with fire.
28 Og der var ingen, som friede den, thi den var langt fra Zidon, og de havde intet at gøre med noget Menneske; og den laa i Dalen, som er ved Beth-Rekob; saa byggede de Staden og boede derudi.
And there was no deliverer; because it was far from Zidon, and the people had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rechob. And they rebuilt the city, and dwelt therein.
29 Og de kaldte Stadens Navn Dan, efter deres Fader Dans Navn, denne var en Søn af Israel; dog fra Begyndelsen var Stadens Navn Lais.
And they called the name of the city, Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: nevertheless, Layish was the name of the city at first.
30 Og Dans Børn oprejste sig det udskaarne Billede; og Jonathan, en Søn af Gerson, Manasse Søn, var med sine Børn Præster for Daniternes Stamme, indtil den Dag, de flyttedes ud af Landet.
And the children of Dan erected for themselves the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Menasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the exile of the land.
31 Saa satte de iblandt sig Mikas udskaarne Billede, som han havde gjort, alle de Dage, Guds Hus var i Silo.
And they set up for themselves Micah's graven image, which he had made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.
