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.
Ary tamin’ izany andro izany dia tsy nisy mpanjaka teo amin’ ny Isiraely; ary tamin’ izany andro izany kosa ny firenen’ i Dana nitady lova mba honenany, satria na dia hatramin’ izany andro izany aza dia tsy mbola nahazo lova ho azy teo amin’ ny firenen’ Isiraely izy.
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.
Ary ny taranak’ i Dana naniraka dimy lahy nofantenany avy amin’ ny fokony rehetra, dia lehilahy mahery, avy tany Zora sy Estaola, mba hisafo ny tany sy hizaha ny toetrany; ary hoy izy taminy: Mandehana izahao ny toetry ny tany. Ary tonga tany amin’ ny tany havoan’ i Efraima tao an-tranon’ i Mika izy, dia nandry tao.
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?”
Rehefa mby teo akaikin’ ny tranon’ i Mika izy, dia fantany ny feon’ ilay Levita zatovo; dia nivily teo izy ka nanao taminy hoe: Iza no nitondra anao tatỳ? ary maninona atỳ ianao? ary inona no anananao atỳ?
4 “Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.”
Dia hoy kosa izy taminy: Izany ka izany no nataon’ i Mika tamiko, ary efa nanamby ahy izy, ka efa mpisorony aho izao.
5 Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God to determine whether we will have a successful journey.”
Dia hoy izy ireo taminy: Masìna ianao, manontania amin’ Andriamanitra mba ho fantatray na hambinina amin’ ny lalana alehanay izahay, na tsia.
6 And the priest told them, “Go in peace. The LORD is watching over your journey.”
Dia hoy ilay mpisorona taminy: Mandehana soa aman-tsara; fa eo anatrehan’ i Jehovah izao lalana alehanareo izao.
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.
Dia nandeha izy dimy lahy ka tonga tany Laisy, ary hitany ny olona tao, fa nonina tsy nanana ahiahy tahaka ny fanaon’ ny Sidoniana izy, dia nandry fahizay ka tsy nanana ahiahy, sady tsy nisy mpanapaka hampahory azy teo amin’ ny tany na amin’ inona na amin’ inona; ary lavitra ny Sidoniana izy sady tsy nanan-draharaha tamin’ olona akory.
8 When the men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked them, “What did you find?”
Dia nandeha ho any amin’ ny rahalahiny any Zora sy Estaola ireo; ary hoy ny rahalahiny taminy: Naninona moa ianareo?
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!
Dia hoy izy: Mitsangàna, ka aoka isika hiakatra hamely azy; fa efa nahita ny tany izahay, fa, indro, tsara indrindra izany; moa mbola mijanonjanona ihany va ianareo? aza malain-kandeha hiditra handova ny tany.
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.”
Raha mandeha ianareo, dia ho tonga any amin’ ny olona tsy manana ahiahy sy any amin’ ny tany malalaka; fa efa natolotr’ Andriamanitra ho eo an-tananareo izany; dia tany tapi-javatra irina atỳ ambonin’ ny tany.
11 So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.
Dia nisy niainga avy tamin’ ny fokon’ i Dana, avy tany Zora sy Estaola, dia enin-jato lahy efa voaomana tamin’ ny fiadiany.
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.
Ary niakatra ireo ka nitoby tany Kiriata-jearima any Joda (izany no nanaovana ny anaran’ izany tany izany hoe mandraka androany Mahane-dana; indro, eo andrefan’ i Kiriata-jearima izany).
13 And from there they traveled to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house.
Dia niala tao izy ka nandroso nantany amin’ ny tany havoan’ i Efraima, dia tonga tao an-tranon’ i Mika.
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.”
Ary niteny izy dimy lahy, izay nandeha hisafo ny tany Laisy, ka nanao tamin’ ny rahalahiny hoe: Fantatrareo va fa ato amin’ ireto trano ireto misy efoda sy terafima ary sarin-javatra voasokitra sy sarin-javatra an-idina? koa hevero izay hataonareo.
15 So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted him.
Dia nivily tao izy ka tonga tao an-tranon’ ilay Levita zatovo, dia tao an-tranon’ i Mika, ka niarahaba azy.
16 The six hundred Danites stood at the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.
Ary ny enin-jato lahy efa voaomana tamin’ ny fiadiany, izay avy tamin’ ny taranak’ i Dana, dia nijanona teo anoloan’ ny vavahady.
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.
Ary niakatra izy dimy lahy, izay nandeha hisafo ny tany, dia niditra ka naka ny sarin-javatra voasokitra sy ny efoda sy ny terafima ary ny sarin-javatra an-idina; ary ny mpisorona mbamin’ ny enin-jato lahy efa voaomana tamin’ ny fiadiany nijanona teo anoloan’ ny vavahady.
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?”
Dia niditra tao an-tranon’ i Mika ireo ka naka ny sarin-javatra voasokitra sy ny efoda sy ny terafima ary ny sarin-javatra an-idina. Ary hoy ny mpisorona taminy: Maninona ianareo?
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?”
Dia hoy ireo taminy: Mangìna ianao, tampeno ny tananao ny vavanao, ka andeha hiaraka aminay, dia ho rainay sy mpisoronay ianao; moa tsara ho anao va ny ho mpisorona ho an’ ny olona iray trano noho ny ho mpisorona amin’ ny firenena iray sy ny foko iray amin’ ny Isiraely?
20 So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people.
Dia faly ny fon’ ilay mpisorona, ka nalainy ny efoda sy ny terafima ary ny sarin-javatra voasokitra, ary nandeha voahodidin’ ny olona izy.
21 Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.
Dia nihodina izy ireo ka lasa nandeha; ary ny zaza amim-behivavy sy ny omby aman’ ondry mbamin’ ny entany tsara dia nataony teo alohany.
22 After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.
Ary rehefa lasa lavitra ny tranon’ i Mika izy, dia nivory ny lehilahy nifanolo-bodirindrina tamin’ i Mika ka nahatratra ny taranak’ i Dana.
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?”
Dia niantso ny taranak’ i Dana izy. Ary niherika ireo ka nanao tamin’ i Mika hoe: Haninona ianao, no nanangona olona maro toy izao?
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?’”
Ary hoy Izy: Ny andriamanitro izay nataoko sy ny mpisorona koa dia nalainareo, ka lasa ianareo; koa inona intsony no mba ho ahy? Ary ahoana no anaovanareo amiko hoe: Haninona ianao?
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.”
Dia hoy ny taranak’ i Dana taminy: Aoka tsy ho re eto aminay intsony ny feonao, fandrao hisy olo-masiaka hamely anareo, ka dia hanao izay hahafaty ny tenanao sy ny ankohonanao ianao.
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.
Dia nandeha tamin’ ny nalehany ny taranak’ i Dana; ary rehefa hitan’ i Mika fa ireo dia nahery noho izy, dia niverina izy ka nody tany an-tranony.
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.
Ary izy ireo naka izay zavatra efa nataon’ i Mika sy ny mpisorona izay tao aminy, dia nankany Laisy ho any amin’ ny olona mandry fahizay ka tsy manana ahiahy, dia namely azy tamin’ ny lelan-tsabatra ireo; ary ny tanàna nodorany tamin’ ny afo.
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.
Ary tsy nisy namonjy, satria lavitra an’ i Sidona izany, ary tsy nanan-draharaha tamin’ olona akory izy, sady teo amin’ ny lohasaha izay any Beti-rehoba izany. Dia nanorina ny tanàna izy ireo ka nonina tao.
29 They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.
Ary ny anaran’ ny tanàna nataony hoe Dana, araka ny anaran’ i Dana rainy, izay naterak’ Isiraely; kanefa Laisy no anaran’ ny tanàna taloha.
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.
Dia natsangan’ ny taranak’ i Dana ilay sarin-javatra voasokitra; ary Jonatana, zanak’ i Gersoma, zanak’ i Mosesy, sy ny zanany, no mpisorona ho an’ ny firenen’ i Dana hatramin’ ny andro namaboana ny tany.
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.
Ary nampitoeriny ho azy ilay sarin-javatra voasokitra nataon’ i Mika mandritra ny andro rehetra niorenan’ ny tranon’ Andriamanitra tao Silo.
