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.
Saa bere no mu na Israel nni ɔhene. Na Dan abusuakuw rehwehwɛ baabi atena, efisɛ na wontumi mpam nnipa a wɔte asase a wɔde maa wɔn no so.
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.
Enti mmarima a wofi Dan abusuakuw yii akofo baanum a na wɔte Sora ne Estaol sɛ wɔnkɔhwehwɛ asase a wobetumi atena so. Bere a saa akofo yi duu Efraim bepɔw asase so no, wɔkɔɔ Mika fi kɔdaa hɔ anadwo no.
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?”
Wotiee Lewini aberante no sɛnea na ɔrekasa no, wɔde no kɔɔ nkyɛn bisaa no se, “Hena na ɔde wo baa ha na dɛn na woreyɛ? Na adɛn nti na wowɔ ha?”
4 “Micah arranged things for me, and he hired me as his priest,” he told them.
Ɔkaa nhyehyɛe a ɔne Mika ayɛ kyerɛɛ wɔn na ɔkyerɛɛ mu sɛ, ɔyɛ ɔsɔfo ma Mika.
5 “Please ask the Lord for us so we can find out if our journey will be successful,” they asked him.
Na wɔkae se, “Bisa Awurade ma yɛn sɛ yɛn akwantu yi besi yiye anaasɛ ɛrensi yiye.”
6 “Go in peace,” the priest replied. “The journey you are taking is being observed by the Lord.”
Ɔsɔfo no kae se, “Monkɔ no asomdwoe mu, efisɛ, Awurade bedi mo anim wɔ mo akwantu no mu.”
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.
Na mmarima baanum no kɔɔ kurow bi a wɔfrɛ no Lais mu. Wohuu sɛ nnipa a hwee mfa wɔn ho te sɛ Sidonfo na wɔte hɔ. Na wɔwɔ asomdwoe ne bammɔ. Na nnipa no wɔ sika, efisɛ na wɔn asase no yɛ asase bere. Na wɔne Sidon ntam twe yiye, na wɔne obiara nni twaka.
8 The men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their relatives asked them, “What did you…?”
Bere a wɔsan kɔɔ Sora ne Estaol no, wɔn nuanom bisaa wɔn se, “Dɛn na muhui?”
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!
Na wobuae se, “Momma yɛnkɔtow nhyɛ wɔn so! Yɛahu asase no na eye pa ara. Monntwentwɛn mo anan ase koraa, monkɔfa asase no.
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!”
Sɛ mudu hɔ a, mubehu nnipa a hwee mfa wɔn ho wɔ hɔ. Onyankopɔn ama yɛn asase bere yantamm a biribiara wɔ so.”
11 So six hundred Danite armed men left Zorah and Eshtaol, ready to attack.
Enti akofo ahansia a wofi Dan abusuakuw mu sii mu fii Sora ne Estaol.
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.
Wɔkyeree nsraban wɔ beae bi a ɛwɔ Kiriat-Yearim atɔe fam wɔ Yuda asase so. Wɔfrɛ hɔ Mahane Dan besi nnɛ.
13 Then they left from there and went into the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah's house.
Wofi hɔ no, wɔkɔɔ Efraim bepɔw asase no so, baa Mika fi.
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.”
Enti mmarima baanum a wɔkɔsraa Lais asase no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn a wɔaka no se, “Nsɔree so bi wɔ ha a asɔfotade kronkron, abusua ahoni, ne ohoni a wɔagu ho wɔ hɔ. Munim nea ɛsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ.”
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.
Enti mmarima baanum no kɔɔ Mika fi, faako a Lewini aberante no te na wokyiaa no fɛw so.
16 The six hundred Danite armed men stood at the entrance by the gate.
Saa bere no na akofo ahansia a wofi Dan abusuakuw mu no gyinagyina abɔntenpon no ano pɛɛ,
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.
na akwansrafo baanum no kɔɔ nsɔree so hɔ, kɔfaa ohoni, asɔfotade kronkron, ne abusua ahoni no.
18 When the priest saw them taking all the religious objects from Micah's home, he asked them, “What are you doing?”
Bere a ɔsɔfo no huu sɛ mmarima no retwe akronkronne no afi Mika nsɔree so hɔ no, obisaa wɔn se, “Dɛn na moreyɛ yi?”
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?”
Wobuaa no se, “Mua wʼano! Di yɛn akyi na bɛyɛ yɛn nyinaa agya ne yɛn sɔfo. Wunnye nni sɛ eye sɛ wobɛyɛ Israel abusuakuw bi sɔfo sen sɛ wobɛyɛ onipa baako fi mu sɔfo?”
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.
Ɔsɔfo aberante no ani gyei sɛ ɔne wɔn bɛkɔ. Enti ɔfaa asɔfotade kronkron no, abusua ahoni ne ohoni a wɔagu no.
21 They continued their journey, putting their children, livestock, and possessions ahead of them.
Wosii mu bio de wɔn mma, nyɛmmoa ne wɔn agyapade, dii wɔn anim.
22 The Danites were already quite a way from Micah's home when men from Micah's village caught up with them,
Bere a Dan abusuakuw mu nnipa no afi Mika fi kɔ akyirikyiri no, Mika ne nʼafipamfo mu bi tiw wɔn.
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?”
Wɔbɛn wɔn no wɔteɛteɛɛ mu. Na Dan mmarima no dan wɔn ani kae se, “Dɛn na morehwehwɛ? Adɛn nti na woafrɛ nnipa yi aboa ano na moretaa yɛn sɛɛ?”
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?’”
Mika buae se, “Wubisa sɛ dɛn na worehwehwɛ a na wokyerɛ dɛn? Moafa mʼanyame nyinaa ne me sɔfo, na minni hwee bio!”
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!”
Dan mmarima no buae se, “Hwɛ nea woreka no yiye! Yɛn mu bi bo nkyɛ fuw, anhwɛ a wɔn bo befuw na wɔakum wo ne wʼabusuafo.”
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.
Enti Dan mmarima no toaa so kɔɔ wɔn kwan. Mika huu sɛ nnipa no dɔɔso a enti ontumi ntow nhyɛ wɔn so no, ɔdan ne ho kɔɔ fie.
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.
Dan mmarima faa Mika ahoni ne ne sɔfo no de wɔn baa kurow Lais a emu nnipa wɔ asomdwoe ne bammɔ no mu. Wɔtow hyɛɛ emu nnipa no so, kunkum wɔn nyinaa, hyew kurow no dwerɛbee.
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.
Na obiara nni hɔ a obegye kurow no mufo, efisɛ na nea wɔte no ne Sidon mu twe na wonni adɔfo a wɔbɛn nso. Saa asɛm yi sii wɔ obon a ɛbɛn Bet-Rehob no mu. Afei, Dan abusuakuw no mma san kyekyeree kurow no, na wɔtenaa hɔ.
29 They renamed the city Dan after their forefather, the son of Israel. Laish was its former name.
Wɔde kurow no too Dan a ɔyɛ wɔn tete agya Israel no ba, na kan no wɔfrɛ hɔ Lais.
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.
Afei, wogyinaa ohoni a wɔagu no na wɔfaa Gersom babarima Yonatan a ɔyɛ Mose aseni sɛ wɔn sɔfo. Saa ofi yi mu nnipa kɔɔ so yɛɛ asɔfo maa Dan abusuakuw kosii Otukɔ bere.
31 They worshiped the carved idol that Micah had made the whole time God's Temple was at Shiloh.
Enti Dan abusuakuw no toaa so som ohoni a ɛyɛ Mika dea no wɔ bere tenten a na Onyankopɔn Ahyiae Ntamadan no wɔ Silo.
