Judges 18
1 In those days there was no king in Israel, and in those days the Danites were looking for a heritage for themselves, to be their living-place; for up to that time no distribution of land had been made to them among the tribes of Israel.
Naqueles dias não havia rei em Israel. E em aqueles dias a tribo de Dã buscava possessão para si de onde morasse, porque até então não lhe havia caído sorte entre as tribos de Israel por herança.
2 So the children of Dan sent five men from among their number, strong men, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to take a look at the land and make a search through it; and they said to them, Go and make a search through the land; and they came to the hill-country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, where they made a stop for the night.
E os filhos de Dã enviaram de sua tribo cinco homens de seus termos, homens valentes, de Zorá e Estaol, para que reconhecessem e explorassem bem a terra; e disseram-lhes: Ide e reconhecei a terra. Estes vieram ao monte de Efraim, até a casa de Mica, e ali passaram a noite.
3 When they were near the house of Micah, hearing a voice which was not strange to them, that of the young Levite, they went out of their road to his place, and said to him, How did you come here? and what are you doing in this place? and why are you here?
E quando estavam próximos da casa de Mica, reconheceram a voz do jovem levita; e achegando-se ali, disseram-lhe: Quem te trouxe por aqui? e que fazes aqui? e que tens tu por aqui?
4 And he said to them, This is what Micah did for me, and he gave me payment and I became his priest.
E ele lhes respondeu: Desta e desta maneira fez comigo Mica, e me há tomado para que seja seu sacerdote.
5 Then they said, Do get directions from God for us, to see if the journey on which we are going will have a good outcome.
E eles lhe disseram: Pergunta, pois, agora a Deus, para que saibamos se há de prosperar nossa viajem que fazemos.
6 And the priest said to them, Go in peace: your way is guided by the Lord.
E o sacerdote lhes respondeu: Ide em paz, que vosso viajem que fazeis é diante do SENHOR.
7 Then the five men went on their way and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, living without thought of danger, like the Zidonians, quiet and safe; for they had everything on earth for their needs, and they were far from the Zidonians and had no business with Aram.
Então aqueles cinco homens se partiram, e vieram a Laís: e viram que o povo que habitava nela estava seguro, ocioso e confiante, conforme o costume dos de Sidom; não havia ninguém naquela região que os perturbasse em coisa alguma; além disso, os sidônios estavam distantes, e não tinham negócios com ninguém.
8 So they came back to their brothers in Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brothers said to them, What news have you?
Voltando, pois, eles a seus irmãos em Zorá e Estaol, seus irmãos lhes disseram: Que há? e eles responderam:
9 And they said, Up! and let us go against Laish; for we have seen the land, and it is very good: why are you doing nothing? Do not be slow to go in and take the land for your heritage.
Levantai-vos, subamos contra eles; porque nós exploramos a região, e vimos que é muito boa: e vós vos estais quietos? Não sejais preguiçosos em vos dispor em marcha para ir a possuir a terra.
10 When you come there you will come to a people living without thought of danger; and the land is wide, and God has given it into your hands: a place where there is everything on earth for man's needs.
Quando ali chegardes, vereis a uma gente segura, e a uma terra ampla; pois que Deus a entregou em vossas mãos; lugar de onde não há falta de coisa que seja na terra.
11 So six hundred men of the Danites from Zorah and Eshtaol went out armed with instruments of war.
E partindo os de Dã dali, de Zorá e de Estaol, seiscentos homens armados de armas de guerra,
12 And they went up and put up their tents in Kiriath-jearim in Judah: so that place is named Mahaneh-dan to this day. It is to the west of Kiriath-jearim.
Foram e assentaram acampamento em Quriate-Jearim, em Judá; de onde aquele lugar foi chamado o campo de Dã, até hoje: está detrás de Quriate-Jearim.
13 From there they went on to the hill-country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah.
E passando dali ao monte de Efraim, vieram até a casa de Mica.
14 Then the five men who had gone to make a search through the country of Laish, said to their brothers, Have you knowledge that in these houses there is an ephod and family gods and a pictured image and a metal image? So now you see what to do.
Então aqueles cinco homens que haviam ido a reconhecer a terra de Laís, disseram a seus irmãos: Não sabeis como em estas casas há éfode e ídolos, e imagem de escultura e de fundição? Olhai pois o que haveis de fazer.
15 And turning from their road they came to the house of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and said to him, Is it well with you?
E achegando-se ali, vieram à casa do jovem levita em casa de Mica, e perguntaram-lhe como estava.
16 And the six hundred armed men of the Danites took their places by the doorway.
E os seiscentos homens, que eram dos filhos de Dã, estavam armados de suas armas de guerra à entrada da porta.
17 Then the five men who had gone to make a search through the land, went in and took the pictured image and the ephod and the family gods and the metal image; and the priest was by the doorway with the six hundred armed men.
E subindo os cinco homens que haviam ido a reconhecer a terra, entraram ali, e tomaram a imagem de escultura, e o éfode, e os ídolos, e a imagem de fundição, enquanto o sacerdote estava à entrada da porta com os seiscentos homens armados
18 And when they went into Micah's house and took out the pictured image and the ephod and the family gods and the metal image, the priest said to them, What are you doing?
Entrando, pois, aqueles na casa de Mica, tomaram a imagem de escultura, o éfode, e os ídolos, e a imagem de fundição. E o sacerdote lhes disse: Que fazeis vós?
19 And they said to him, Be quiet; say nothing, and come with us and be our father and priest; is it better for you to be priest to one man's house or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?
E eles lhe responderam: Cala, põe a mão sobre tua boca, e vem conosco, para que sejas nosso pai e sacerdote. É melhor que tu sejas sacerdote em casa de um homem só, que de uma tribo e família de Israel?
20 Then the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod and the family gods and the pictured image and went with the people.
E alegrou-se o coração do sacerdote; o qual tomando o éfode e os ídolos, e a imagem, veio entre a gente.
21 So they went on their way again, putting the little ones and the oxen and the goods in front of them.
E eles voltaram e foram-se; e puseram os meninos, e o gado e a bagagem, diante de si.
22 When they had gone some way from the house of Micah, the men from the houses near Micah's house came together and overtook the children of Dan,
E quando já se haviam afastado da casa de Mica, os homens que habitavam nas casas vizinhas à casa de Mica, se juntaram, e seguiram aos filhos de Dã.
23 Crying out to them. And the Danites, turning round, said to Micah, What is your trouble, that you have taken up arms?
E gritando aos de Dã, estes viraram seus rostos, e disseram a Mica: Que tens que juntaste gente?
24 And he said, You have taken my gods which I made, and my priest, and have gone away; what is there for me now? Why then do you say to me, What is your trouble?
E ele respondeu: Meus deuses que eu fiz, que levais juntamente com o sacerdote, e vos vades: que mais me resta? E a que propósito me dizeis: Que tens?
25 And the children of Dan said to him, Say no more, or men of bitter spirit may make an attack on you, causing loss of your life and the lives of your people.
E os filhos de Dã lhe disseram: Não grites atrás de nós, não seja que os de ânimo impetuoso vos acometam, e percas também tua vida, e a vida dos teus.
26 Then the children of Dan went on their way; and when Micah saw that they were stronger than he, he went back to his house.
E indo os filhos de Dã seu caminho, e vendo Mica que eram mais fortes que ele, voltou-se e regressou à sua casa.
27 And they took that which Micah had made, and his priest, and came to Laish, to a people living quietly and without thought of danger, and they put them to the sword without mercy, burning down their town.
E eles levando as coisas que havia feito Mica, juntamente com o sacerdote que tinha, chegaram a Laís, ao povo tranquilo e seguro; e meteram-nos à espada, e abrasaram a cidade com fogo.
28 And they had no saviour, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with Aram; and it was in the valley which is the property of Beth-rehob. And building up the town again they took it for their living-place.
E não houve quem os defendesse, porque estavam longe de Sidom, e não tinham comércio com ninguém. E a cidade estava no vale que há em Bete-Reobe. Logo reedificaram a cidade, e habitaram nela.
29 And they gave the town the name of Dan, after Dan their father, who was the son of Israel: though the town had been named Laish at first.
E chamaram o nome daquela cidade Dã, conforme ao nome de Dã seu pai, filho de Israel, bem que antes se chamava a cidade Laís.
30 (And the children of Dan put up the pictured image for themselves; and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of the Danites till the day when the ark was taken prisoner.)
E os filhos de Dã levantaram para si imagem de escultura; e Jônatas, filho de Gérson, filho de Manassés, ele e seus filhos foram sacerdotes na tribo de Dã, até o dia do cativeiro desta terra.
31 And they put up for themselves the image which Micah had made, and it was there all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.
E levantaram para si a imagem de Mica, a qual ele havia feito, todo aquele tempo que a casa de Deus esteve em Siló.
