Judges 18
1 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.
Tanīs dienās ķēniņa nebija iekš Israēla, un tanīs dienās Daniešu cilts meklēja īpašu vietu priekš sevis, kur varētu dzīvot, jo viņai nekāda īpaša vieta starp Israēla ciltīm nebija piešķirta līdz tai dienai.
2 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.
Tad Dana bērni no saviem radiem sūtīja kādus piecus vīrus, no savējiem, kas bija stipri, no Careās un Estaoles, zemi izlūkot un pārmeklēt, un tie uz viņiem sacīja: ejat, pārmeklējiet zemi. Un tie nāca pie Efraīma kalniem līdz Mihas namam un palika turpat par nakti.
3 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?”
Un tur pie Mihas nama būdami viņi pazina tā jaunekļa, tā Levita, balsi un nogriezās uz turieni un sacīja uz to: kas tevi še atvedis? Un ko tu še dari? Un kas tev šeitan ir?
4 “Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.”
Un tas uz viņiem sacīja: tā un tā man Miha darījis un mani saderējis, un es viņam esmu par priesteri.
5 Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God to determine whether we will have a successful journey.”
Tad tie uz viņu sacīja: vaicā jel Dievam, ka mēs atzīstam, vai mūsu ceļš labi izdosies, ko ejam?
6 And the priest told them, “Go in peace. The LORD is watching over your journey.”
Un tas priesteris uz tiem sacīja: ejat ar mieru! Jūsu ceļš, ko ejat, ir taisns priekš Tā Kunga.
7 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.
Tad tie pieci vīri nogāja un nāca uz Laīsu un ieraudzīja tos ļaudis tai vidū droši dzīvojam, pēc Sidoniešu ieraduma mierīgi un droši, un tai zemē nebija neviena valdītāja, kas kādas lietas dēļ kādu apbēdinātu; un tie bija arī tālu no Sidoniešiem un tiem nebija nekādas darīšanas ar nekādu cilvēku.
8 When the men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked them, “What did you find?”
Un tie nāca pie saviem brāļiem uz Careū un Estaoli, un viņu brāļi uz tiem sacīja: ko jūs sakāt?
9 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!
Tad tie sacīja: celsimies un iesim pret tiem, jo mēs to zemi esam izlūkojuši, un redzi, tā ir ļoti laba; un jūs turaties klusu? Neesiet kūtri iet, ka nākat to zemi uzņemt.
10 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.”
Kad jūs nākat, tad jūs nākat pie drošiem ļaudīm, un tai zemei ir plašas robežas; jo Dievs to devis jūsu rokās, vietu, kur nekāda trūkuma nav nekādā lietā, kas ir virs zemes.
11 So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.
Tad no turienes, no Daniešu radiem, no Careās un Estaoles, aizgāja sešsimt apbruņoti karavīri.
12 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.
Un tie cēlās un apmetas KiriatJearimā iekš Jūda; tādēļ to vietu nosauc par Dana lēģeri līdz šai dienai; redzi tas ir aiz KiriatJearimas.
13 And from there they traveled to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house.
Un no turienes tie gāja uz Efraīma kalniem un nāca pie Mihas nama.
14 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.”
Tad tie pieci vīri, kas bija gājuši Laisas zemi izlūkot, sacīja uz saviem brāļiem: vai jūs zināt, ka šinī namā ir efods un elka dievi un izgriezts tēls un lieta bilde? Tad nu jūs paši varat zināt, kas jums jādara.
15 So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted him.
Un tie nogriezās uz turieni un nāca pie tā jaunekļa, tā Levita, namu, pie Mihas nama, un to apsveicināja mīlīgi.
16 The six hundred Danites stood at the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.
Bet tie sešsimt vīri, kas bija no Dana bērniem, ar kara rīkiem apbruņoti, stāvēja pie vārtiem.
17 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.
Bet tie pieci vīri, kas bija gājuši zemi izlūkot, nāca uz turieni un paņēma to izgriezto tēlu un to efodu un tos elka dievus un to lieto bildi, un tas priesteris stāvēja pie vārtiem ar tiem sešsimt apbruņotiem vīriem.
18 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?”
Kad nu šie Mihas namā nāca un paņēma to izgriezto tēlu un to efodu un tos elka dievus un to lieto bildi, tad tas priesteris uz tiem sacīja:
19 “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?”
Ko jūs darāt? Un tie uz viņu sacīja: klusu, turi muti, un ej mums līdz un esi mums par tēvu un par priesteri. Vai tas tev labāki, viena vienīga vīra namā būt par priesteri nekā pie vienas cilts un viena rada iekš Israēla?
20 So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people.
Tad tas tam priesterim bija pa prātam, un viņš ņēma to efodu un tos elka dievus un to izgriezto tēlu un gāja līdz to ļaužu vidū.
21 Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.
Un viņi griezās atpakaļ un nogāja un laida papriekš bērniņus un ganāmo pulku un savas dārgās lietas.
22 After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.
Kad tie nu tālu no Mihas nama bija nākuši, tad tie vīri tapa sasaukti, kas bija tais namos pie Mihas nama, un tie panāca Dana bērnus un uzsauca tiem Dana bērniem.
23 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?”
Bet šie atgriezās un sacīja uz Miha: kas tev ir, ka tu savus ļaudis esi sasaucis?
24 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?’”
Tad viņš sacīja: jūs manus dievus, ko es esmu taisījis, esat atņēmuši līdz ar to priesteri un esat aizgājuši; kas tad nu man vēl ir? Un jūs sakāt uz mani: kas tev kait?
25 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.”
Bet Dana bērni uz viņu sacīja: lai tava balss pie mums netop dzirdēta, ka ļauni vīri pār tēvi nenāk un tu nepazaudē savu dzīvību līdz ar sava nama dzīvību.
26 So the Danites went on their way, and Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were too strong for him.
Tā Dana bērni aizgāja pa savu ceļu. Un kad Miha redzēja, ka tie jo stiprāki bija nekā viņš, tad viņš griezās atpakaļ uz savu namu.
27 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.
Bet tie to ņēma, ko Miha bija taisījis, un to priesteri, kas viņam bija bijis, un gāja uz Laīsu pie tiem ļaudīm, kas mierīgi un droši dzīvoja, un tos apkāva ar zobena asmeni, un to pilsētu sadedzināja ar uguni.
28 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.
Un nebija neviena, kas tos būtu izglābis, jo tā bija tālu no Sidonas, un tiem nebija nekādas darīšanas ar ļaudīm, un tā pilsēta stāvēja tai ielejā, kas ir pie BetRehobas. Un tie uztaisīja to pilsētu no jauna un dzīvoja tur.
29 They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.
Un tie nosauca tās pilsētas vārdu Dan, pēc sava tēva Dana vārda, kas Israēlim bija dzimis, jebšu tās pilsētas vārds papriekš bija Laīsa.
30 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.
Un Dana bērni tur uzcēla to izgriezto tēlu priekš sevis, un Jonatāns, Manasus dēla, Geršona, dēls un viņa dēli bija priesteri Daniešu ciltī līdz tai dienai, kad tās zemes ļaudis tapa aizvesti.
31 So they set up for themselves Micah’s graven image, and it was there the whole time the house of God was in Shiloh.
Tā tie priekš sevis uzcēla Mihas izgriezto tēlu, ko tas bija taisījis, kamēr Dieva nams bija Šīlo.
