< 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.
Nang mga araw na yaon ay walang hari sa Israel: at nang panahong yaon ay humahanap ang lipi ng mga Danita, ng isang mana na matatahanan; sapagka't hanggang sa araw na yaon, ay hindi nahuhulog sa mga lipi ng Israel ang kanilang mana.
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.
At ang mga anak ni Dan ay nagsugo ng limang lalake ng kanilang angkan, sa kanilang kabuoang bilang, ng mga lalaking may tapang, na mula sa Sora, at sa Esthaol, upang tiktikan ang lupain, at kilalanin; at sinabi nila sa kanila, Kayo'y yumaon, at inyong kilalanin ang lupain. At sila'y naparoon sa lupaing maburol ng Ephraim, sa bahay ni Michas, at tumuloy roon.
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?”
Nang sila'y malapit sa bahay ni Michas, ay nakilala nila ang tinig ng binatang Levita: at sila'y lumiko roon, at sinabi nila sa kaniya, Sinong nagdala sa iyo rito? at ano ang iyong ginagawa sa dakong ito? at anong mayroon ka rito?
4 “Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.”
At sinabi niya sa kanila, Ganito't ganito ang ginawa sa akin ni Michas, at kaniyang kinayaring upahan ako, at ako'y naging kaniyang saserdote.
5 Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God to determine whether we will have a successful journey.”
At sinabi nila sa kaniya, Isinasamo namin sa iyo na usisain mo sa Dios, upang aming maalaman, kung ang aming lakad ay papalarin.
6 And the priest told them, “Go in peace. The LORD is watching over your journey.”
At sinabi ng saserdote sa kanila, Yumaon kayong payapa: nasa harap ng Panginoon ang daang inyong nilalakaran.
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.
Nang magkagayo'y lumakad ang limang lalake at dumating sa Lais, at nakita ang bayan na naroon, kung paanong sila'y tumatahan sa katiwasayan, na gaya ng mga Sidonio, na tahimik at tiwasay: sapagka't wala sa lupain na nagaaring may kapangyarihan na makapagbibigay kahihiyan sa alin mang bagay, at malayo sa mga Sidonio, at walang pagkikipagkasundo sa kaninoman.
8 When the men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked them, “What did you find?”
At sila'y naparoon sa kanilang mga kapatid sa Sora at Esthaol: at sinabi ng kanilang mga kapatid sa kanila, Ano kayo?
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!
At kanilang sinabi, Kayo'y bumangon at tayo'y umahon laban sa kanila: sapagka't aming nakita ang lupain, at, narito, napakabuti: at natatamad ba kayo? huwag kayong magmakupad na yumaon at pumasok upang ariin ang lupain.
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.”
Paglakad ninyo'y darating kayo sa isang bayang tiwasay, at ang lupain ay malaki: sapagka't ibinigay ng Dios sa inyong kamay, isang dakong walang kakailanganing anomang bagay na nasa lupa.
11 So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.
At umalis mula roon ang ilan sa angkan ng mga Danita, mula sa Sora at sa Esthaol, na anim na raang lalake na may sandata ng mga kasakbatan na pangdigma.
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.
At sila'y yumaon, at humantong sa Chiriath-jearim, sa Juda; kaya't kanilang tinawag ang dakong yaon na Mahane-dan hanggang sa araw na ito: narito, ito'y nasa likod ng Chiriath-jearim.
13 And from there they traveled to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house.
At sila'y nagdaan doon hanggang sa lupaing maburol ng Ephraim, at naparoon sa bahay ni Michas.
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.”
Nang magkagayo'y sumagot ang limang lalake na tumiktik ng lupain ng Lais, at sinabi sa kanilang mga kapatid, Nalalaman ba ninyo na mayroon sa mga bahay na ito na isang epod, at mga terap, at isang larawang inanyuan, at isang larawang binubo? ngayon nga'y akalain ninyo ang marapat ninyong gawin.
15 So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted him.
At sila'y lumiko roon, at naparoon sa bahay ng binatang Levita, sa makatuwid baga'y hanggang sa bahay ni Michas, at tinanong nila siya ng kaniyang kalagayan.
16 The six hundred Danites stood at the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.
At ang anim na raang lalake na may sandata ng kanilang mga kasakbatan na pangdigma, na pawang mga anak ni Dan, ay nagsitayo sa pasukan ng pintuang-bayan.
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.
At ang limang lalake na yumaong tumiktik ng lupain ay nagsiahon at pumasok doon, at kinuha ang larawang inanyuan, at ang epod, at ang mga terap, at ang larawang binubo, at ang saserdote ay nakatayo sa pasukan ng pintuang-bayan na kasama ng anim na raang lalake na may sandata ng kanilang mga kasakbatang pangdigma.
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?”
At nang pumasok ang mga ito sa bahay ni Michas, at makuha ang larawang inanyuan, ang epod, at ang mga terap, at ang larawang binubo, ay sinabi ng saserdote sa kanila, Ano ang inyong gagawin?
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?”
At sinabi nila sa kaniya, Pumayapa ka, itakip mo ang iyong kamay sa iyong bibig at sumama ka sa amin, at maging ama at saserdote ka namin: magaling ba kaya sa iyo ang maging saserdote sa bahay ng isang lalake o maging saserdote sa isang lipi at sa isang angkan sa Israel?
20 So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people.
At natuwa ang puso ng saserdote, at kaniyang kinuha ang epod, at ang mga terap, at ang larawang inanyuan, at yumaon sa gitna ng bayan.
21 Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.
Sa gayo'y bumalik sila, at yumaon, at inilagay ang mga bata at ang kawan, at ang mga daladalahan, sa unahan nila.
22 After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.
Nang sila'y malayo na sa bahay ni Michas, ang mga lalaking nasa mga bahay na kalapit ng bahay ni Michas ay nagpipisan at inabot ang mga anak ni Dan.
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?”
At kaniyang sinigawan ang mga anak ni Dan. At inilingon nila ang kanilang mga mukha, at sinabi kay Michas, Anong mayroon ka, na ikaw ay nagpisan ng ganyang pulutong?
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?’”
At kaniyang sinabi, Inyong kinuha ang aking mga dios na aking ginawa, at ang saserdote, at kayo'y yumaon, at ano pang mayroon ako? at bakit nga sasabihin ninyo sa akin, Anong mayroon ka?
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.”
At sinabi ng mga anak ni Dan sa kaniya, Huwag ng marinig ang iyong tinig, baka daluhungin ka ng mga mapusok na kasama, at iyong iwala ang iyong buhay, pati ng buhay ng iyong sangbahayan.
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.
At ipinagpatuloy ng mga anak ni Dan ang kanilang lakad: at nang makita ni Michas na sila'y totoong malakas kay sa kaniya, ay bumalik at umuwi sa kaniyang bahay.
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.
At kanilang kinuha ang ginawa ni Michas, at ang saserdote na kaniyang tinatangkilik, at naparoon sa Lais, sa bayang tahimik at tiwasay, at sinaktan nila ng talim ng tabak: at sinunog nila ang bayan.
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.
At walang magligtas, sapagka't malayo sa Sidon, at sila'y walang pakikipagkasundo sa kanino man, at nasa libis na lumalaganap sa dakong Bethrehob. At kanilang itinayo ang bayan, at tinahanan nila.
29 They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.
At kanilang tinawag na Dan ang pangalan ng bayan, ayon sa pangalan ni Dan na kanilang ama na ipinanganak sa Israel: gayon ma'y ang pangalan ng bayan nang una ay Lais.
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.
At itinayo sa kanilang sarili ng mga anak ni Dan ang larawang inanyuan: at si Jonathan na anak ni Gerson, na anak ni Moises, siya at ang kaniyang mga anak ay siyang mga saserdote sa lipi ng mga Danita hanggang sa araw ng pagkabihag sa lupain.
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.
Gayon nila itinayo ang larawang inanyuan ni Michas na kaniyang ginawa, sa buong panahon na ang bahay ng Dios ay nasa Silo.

< Judges 18 >