Judges 18
1 At that time Israel didn't have a king. The tribe of Dan was looking for territory where they could live, because up until then they hadn't gained possession of the land granted to them among the tribes of Israel.
I A manawa, aole alii maluna o ka Iseraela, a i kela mau la e imi ana o ka Dana i aina kahi e noho ai no lakou, no ka mea, a hiki mai ia wa, aole i ili mai ko Dana aina iwaena o na ohana o ka Iseraela.
2 So the Danites chose from among them five leading men from Zorah and Eshtaol to scout out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. When the men came to the hill country of Ephraim, they arrived at Micah's house where they spent the night.
Hoouna ae la na mamo a Dana i elima kanaka o ka lakou ohana, no ko lakou aina, he poe kanaka koa, no Zora, a no Esetaola, e kiu i ka aina, a makaikai; a i mai la lakou, E hele, e makaikai i ka aina. A hiki lakou i ka mauna o Eperaima, i ka hale o Mika, kipa ae la lakou ilaila.
3 While they were there, they recognized the young Levite's accent, so they went to him and asked him, “So who brought you here, and what are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”
A ma ka hale o Mika lakou, maopopo ia lakou ka leo o ke kanaka hou o ka Levi; kipa ae la lakou ilaila, i ae la ia ia, Nawai oe i kai mai nei? Heaha hoi kau e hana nei ma keia wahi? Heaha kau o nei?
4 “Micah arranged things for me, and he hired me as his priest,” he told them.
I mai la ia, Penei, a penei ka hana ana o Mika ia'u, a ua hoolimalima mai ia'u, a owau no kona kahuna.
5 “Please ask the Lord for us so we can find out if our journey will be successful,” they asked him.
I aku la lakou ia ia, E ninau aku paha oe i ke Akua, i ike makou, e pomaikai paha ko makou hele, e hele nei.
6 “Go in peace,” the priest replied. “The journey you are taking is being observed by the Lord.”
I mai la ke kahuna ia lakou, O hele me ka pomaikai, he pololei ia Iehova ka hele a oukou e hele nei.
7 The five men left and went to the town of Laish. They observed that the people there lived in safety, and followed the customs of the Sidonians. The people were unsuspecting and confident of their security, at home in a productive land. They didn't have a strong ruler, they lived a long way from the Sidonians, and had no other allies to help them.
Alaila, hele aku la ua mau kanaka la elima, a hiki aku la i Laisa, ike iho la i ko laila kanaka e noho makau ole ana, ma ke ano o ko Zidona, ua malie, aole i makau, aole mea e noho alii ana ma ka honua nei i hana ino mai; a ua loihi lakou, mai Zidona aku, aohe o lakou mea pu me kekahi kanaka e.
8 The men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their relatives asked them, “What did you…?”
A hoi mai la lakou i ko lakou poe hoahanau ma Zora, a me Esetaola. I aku la ko lakou poe hoahanau ia lakou, Heaha ka oukou?
9 “Come on, let's go and attack them!” the men interrupted. “We've surveyed the land, and it's excellent! Aren't you going to do something? Don't put off going there and occupying the land!
I mai la lakou, E ala mai, i pii ku e kakou ia lakou no; ka mea, ua ike makou i ka aina, aia hoi, ua maikai loa ia; a e noho malie ana oukou? Mai hoomolowa oukou i ka pii aku, a komo, a hoopio i ka aina.
10 When you get there you'll find the people are unsuspecting and the land is extensive. God has given you a place where there's no shortage of anything!”
I ko oukou hele ana, e hiki no oukou i ka poe kanaka, e makau ole ana, a i ka aina nui; no ka mea, ua haawi mai ke Akua ia aina i ko oukou lima. Aole hoi i nele ia aina i kekahi mea o ka honua.
11 So six hundred Danite armed men left Zorah and Eshtaol, ready to attack.
Hele aku la, mai ia wahi aku, no ka ohana a Dana, mai Zora, a me Esetaola aku, eono haneri kanaka i kahikoia i na mea kaua.
12 En route they camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. That's why the place west of Kiriath-jearim is called the Camp of Dan to this very day.
Pii aku la lakou a hoomoana iho la ma Kiriatiarima ma ka Iuda: nolaila, kapa aku la lakou ia wahi, o Mahanedana, a hiki mai i neia la; aia no ma ke kua o Kiriatiarima.
13 Then they left from there and went into the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah's house.
A malaila aku lakou i hele ai a i ka mauna o Eperaima, a hiki aku la i ka hale o Mika.
14 Then the five men who had gone to scout out the land of Laish told the other tribesmen, “Do you realize that here in these houses there's an ephod, household gods, and a carved idol, an image made with molten silver? So you know what you should do.”
Alaila, ninau ae la na kanaka elima, i hele aku e makaikai i ka aina o Laisa, i aku la i ko lakou poe hoahanau, Ua ike anei oukou, aia maloko o keia mau hale, he epoda, a he terapima, a me ke kii, a me ke kii hooheheeia? Nolaila ea, e noonoo oukou i ka oukou mea e hana'i.
15 The five men left the road and went to where the young Levite was living in Micah's home to ask how he was.
Kipa ae la lakou ilaila, a hiki ae la i ke kanaka hou o ka Levi, i ka hale hoi o Mika, a aloha ae la ia ia.
16 The six hundred Danite armed men stood at the entrance by the gate.
Ku iho la ma ka ipuka, kela poe kanaka eono haneri i kahikoia i na mea kaua, o ka poe mamo hoi a Dana.
17 The five men went inside and took the carved idol, the ephod, the household idols, and the image made with molten silver. The priest was standing by the gate with the six hundred armed men.
Pii ae la a komo ilaila na kanaka elima i pii aku e makaikai i ka aina, a lawe lakou i ke kii, a me ka epoda, a me ke terapima, a me ke kii i hooheheeia; a ku mai la ke kahuna ma ka ipuka me na kanaka eono haneri i kahikoia i na mea kaua.
18 When the priest saw them taking all the religious objects from Micah's home, he asked them, “What are you doing?”
Hele aku la keia poe iloko o ka hale o Mika, a lawe mai la i ke kii, a me ka epoda, a me ke terapima, a me ke kii i hooheheeia. Alaila, i aku la ke kahuna ia lakou, Heaha ka oukou e hana nei?
19 “Be quiet! Don't say anything! Come with us, and you can be our ‘father’ and priest. Wouldn't it be better for you if instead of being a priest for just one man's household that you were the priest of an Israelite tribe and family?”
I mai la lakou ia ia, Hamau, e kau oe i kou lima ma kou waha, a e hele pu me makou, i lilo oe i makua no makou, a i kahuna hoi. He mea maikai anei ia oe i kahuna oe no ka hale o ke kanaka hookahi, no ka ohana paha, a no ka hanauna iloko o ka Iseraela?
20 This seemed like a good idea to the priest and he left with them. Carrying the ephod, the household idols, and the image made with molten silver, he marched with the people all around him.
Olioli iho la ka naau o ke kahuna, a lawe ae la oia i ka epoda, a me ke terapima, a me ke kii, a hele aku la iwaena o na kanaka.
21 They continued their journey, putting their children, livestock, and possessions ahead of them.
Huli ae la lakou a hele aku la, a hoonoho iho la i ka poe opio, a me na holoholona, a me ka ukana imua o lakou.
22 The Danites were already quite a way from Micah's home when men from Micah's village caught up with them,
A hiki lakou i kahi mamao mai ka hale o Mika aku, alaila, hoakoakoaia mai la na kanaka o kauhale e kokoke ana ma ka hale o Mika, a hahai aku la i na mamo a Dana.
23 shouting at them. The Danites turned around to face them and asked Micah, “What's the matter with you? Why call out these men to come after us?”
Hea aku la lakou i na mamo a Dana; a huli mai ko lakou maka, i mai la ia Mika, Heaha kau i akoakoa mai nei?
24 “You stole the gods I made, and my priest too, and then left. What have you left me with? How can you ask me, ‘What's the matter with you?’”
I aku la keia, Ua lawe aku oukou i ko'u mau akua, a'u i hana'i, a me ke kahuna, a ua hele oukou. Heaha hoi ka mea i koe ia'u? Heaha hoi keia mea a oukou i ninau mai nei ia'u? Heaha kau?
25 “Don't complain to us!” Danites replied. “Otherwise some hot-tempered people here might attack you and you and your family will lose your lives!”
I mai la na mamo a Dana ia ia, Mai lohe hou ia kou leo iwaena o makou, o lele aku maluna o oukou na kanaka i walania, a lilo kou ola, a me ke ola o ko ka hale ou.
26 The Danites carried on their way. Micah saw that they were too strong for him to fight so he turned around and went back home.
Hele aku la na mamo a Dana i ko lakou wahi i hele ai. A ike iho la o Mika, ua oi ko lakou ikaika i kona, huli mai la ia, a hoi ae la i kona hale.
27 So the Danites took with them the idols that Micah had made, as well as his priest. They attacked Laish with its peaceful and unsuspecting people, killed them with swords, and burned down the town.
Lawe lakou i na mea a Mika i hana'i, a me kona kahuna, a hele aku la i Laisa, i ka poe kanaka e noho malie ana, me ka makau ole; a luku aku la keia poe ia lakou i ka maka o ka pahikaua, a puhi aku la i ko lakou kulanakauhale i ke ahi.
28 No one could save them because they were a long way from Sidon and had no other allies to help them. The town was in the valley belonging to Beth-rehob. The Danites rebuilt the city and lived there.
Aohe mea nana i hoopakele, no ka mea, ua loihi ia mai Zidona aku, aole hoi lakou he mea pu me kekahi kanaka e. Aia no ia ma ke kahawai e kokoke ana i Beterehoba. Hana iho la lakou i kulanakauhale, a noho no ilaila.
29 They renamed the city Dan after their forefather, the son of Israel. Laish was its former name.
Kapa iho la lakou i ka inoa o ia kulanakauhale, o Dana, mamuli o Dana, o ko lakou kupuna kane, ka mea i hanau na Iseraela; aka, o Laisa ka inoa kahiko o ua kulanakauhale la.
30 The Danites erected the carved idol to worship, and Jonathan, son of Gershom, son of Moses, and his sons became priests for the tribe of Dan until the time when the people went into captivity from the land.
Kukulu iho la na mamo a Dana i ke kii; a o Ionetana, ke keiki a Geresoma, ke keiki a Manase, oia, a me kana mau keiki na kahuna no ka ohana a Dana, a hiki i ka la i pio ai ka aina.
31 They worshiped the carved idol that Micah had made the whole time God's Temple was at Shiloh.
Kukulu lakou i ke kii o Mika, ana i hana'i, i ka manawa a pau i ku ai ka hale o ke Akua ma Silo.
