< Judges 18 >

1 In those days there was no king in Israel; and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day there had nothing been allotted unto them among the tribes of Israel for an inheritance.
Tsy amam-panjaka t’Israele tañ’ andro rezay; le nipay lova himoneña’e ty fifokoa’ i Dane henane zay; amy te mboe tsy niazo’ iareo tañ’ andro izay ty anjara’ lova’ iareo añivo’ o fifokoa’ Israeleo.
2 And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them: 'Go, search the land'; and they came to the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, and lodged there.
Aa le nirahe’ i Dane boak’ am-pifokoa’e ao ty lahilahy lime amy valobohò’ iareoy, ondaty mahasibeke, boake Tsorà naho i Estaole hitinoñe amy taney, hitsoek’ aze; ami’ty hoe: Akia, hotsohotsò i taney; aa le nivotrak’ am-bohibohi’ i Efraime an-kiboho’ i Mikà iereo vaho nialeñe ao.
3 When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite; and they turned aside thither, and said unto him: 'Who brought thee hither? and what doest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?'
Ie nañarine i kiboho’ i Mikày, le nifohi’ iareo ty feo’ i ajalahy nte-Leviy, naho nitsile mb’eo, vaho nanao tama’e ty hoe: Ia ty ninday azo atoa? le ino ty anoe’o atoy?
4 And he said unto them: 'Thus and thus hath Micah dealt with me, and he hath hired me, and I am become his priest.'
Le hoe re am’ iereo, Hoe zao naho zao ty nanoa’ i Mikà ahy, naho karamae’e, vaho fa mpisoro’e iraho henaneo.
5 And they said unto him: 'Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we are going shall be prosperous.'
Aa le hoe iereo tama’e, Ehe, ihalalio toro-lalañe aman’Añahare, haha­fohina’ay he ho heneke o lia’ aña­veloa’aio.
6 And the priest said unto them: 'Go in peace; before the LORD is your way wherein ye go.'
Le hoe i mpisoroñey am’ iereo: Mañaveloa am-panintsiñañe; fa añatrefa’ Iehovà o lalañe hombà’ areoo.
7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt in security, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; for there was none in the land, possessing authority, that might put them to shame in any thing, and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no dealings with any man.
Nienga amy zao indaty lime rey, naho nivotrake e Laise, le nirendre’ iereo ondaty ama’eo te nierañerañe ty fimoneña’ iareo, manahake o nte Tsidoneo, nianjiñe naho nanintsiñe; amy te tsy amy taney ty aman-dily hañinje iareo aman-dra inoñ’inoñe, fa lavitse o nte-Tsidoneo, vaho tsy eo t’indaty iharoa’e balibalike.
8 And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol; and their brethren said unto them: 'What say ye?'
Aa le nimpoly mb’ aman-droahalahi’ iareo e Tsorà naho Estaole ao, vaho hoe o rolongo’ iareoo ama’e, Atalilio arè!
9 And they said: 'Arise, and let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good; and are ye still? be not slothful to go and to enter in to possess the land.
Le hoe iereo, Miongaha, antao hiavotse haname iareo; fa nioni’ay i taney naho nirendreke t’ie fanjaka; aa vaho hijihetse avao nahareo? ko mihenekeneke fa akia mb’amy taney, imoaho naho tavano.
10 When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and the land is large; for God hath given it into your hand; a place where there is no want; it hath every thing that is in the earth.'
Ie mb’eo, le hivotrak’ am’ ondaty mierañerañe, tane milañelañe natolon’ Añahare am-pità’ areo; tane miaiñ’ añoleñañe; ama’e ao ze kolotoin’ Añahare.
11 And there set forth from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girt with weapons of war.
Aa le nion­­jomb’eo, boak’ am-pifokoa’ i Dane, hirike Tsorà naho i Estaole ty lahilahy enen-jato nidiam-pialiañe hihotakotake.
12 And they went up, and encamped in Kiriath-jearim, in Judah; wherefore that place was called Mahaneh-dan unto this day; behold, it is behind Kiriath-jearim.
Niañambone mb’e Kiriate-Iearime e Iehoda ao iereo vaho nitobe; aa le nitokave’ iareo Tobe’ i Dane i toetsey pake henaneo; ambalike i Kiriate-iearime ao.
13 And they passed thence unto the hill-country of Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.
Boak’ ao iereo, niavotse mb’am-bohi’ i Efraime mb’eo nivotrak’ an-kiboho’i Mikà eo.
14 Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren: 'Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.'
Le hoe i lahilahy lime niraheñe hitingañe an-tane’ i Laise añe rey amo longo’eo, Fohi’ areo hao te ao ty hareañe naho terafime, naho hatae-sinokitse vaho sare trinanake? Tsakoreo arè ty hanoe’ areo.
15 And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.
Aa le niveve mb’ eo iereo, nivotrak’ amy kiboho’ i ajalahy nte-Levio, an-kiboho’ i Mikà eo vaho nañontane aze.
16 And the six hundred men girt with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.
Nijohañe an-dalambey eo indaty ana’ i Dane enen-jato nidian-karaom-pialiañe rey,
17 And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men girt with weapons of war.
le nimoak’ ao i lahilahy lime niary mb’eo hitingañe amy taney rey naho rinambe’ iareo i hatae sinokitsey naho i hareañey naho i terafimey vaho i sare trinanakey; ie nijohañe an-dalam-bey eo am’ indaty enen-jato nidian-karaom-pialiañe rey i mpisoroñey.
18 And when these went into Micah's house, and fetched the graven image of the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said unto them: 'What do ye?'
Aa ie nizilik’ an-kiboho’ i Mikà ao hangalake i hatae sinokitsey naho i hareañey naho i terafimey vaho i sare trinanakey, le hoe i mpisoroñey am’ iereo, Ino o anoe’ areoo?
19 And they said unto him: 'Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest; is it better for thee to be priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?'
Le hoe iereo ama’e: Mianjiña koahe, vihino fitàñe ty falie’o vaho mindreza ama’ay, ho rae’ay naho ho mpisoro’ay; mahasoa azo hao ty ho mpisoroñe añ’anjomba’ ondaty raike, ta te ho mpisoroñe ami’ty fifokoa naho hasavereña’ Israele?
20 And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
Nifale amy zao ty arofo’ i mpisoroñey, le rinambe’e i hareañey naho i terafimey naho i hatae sinokitsey vaho nañaivo’ ondatio ao.
21 So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the goods before them.
Aa le nitolike iereo naho nienga mb’eo, naho nanoe’ iereo aolo ey o keleiañeo naho o añombeo, vaho o varao.
22 When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.
Ie lavitse i kiboho’ i Mikày añe, le nivovo amo ana’ i Daneo ondaty mpañohoke i kiboho’ i Mikaio nifandrimboñe
23 And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah: 'What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?'
vaho nikoik’ amo ana’ i Daneo. Nitolik’ amy zao iereo nanao amy Mikà ty hoe: Ino o mañolañe azoo te mifañosoñe?
24 And he said: 'Ye have taken away my god which I made, and the priest, and are gone away, and what have I more? and how then say ye unto me: What aileth thee?'
Le hoe re: Tinava’ areo i ‘ndrahare tsinenekoy naho i mpisoroñey vaho nienga, le ino ty sisa amako? Aa ino arè ty anoa’ areo amako ty hoe? Inoñ’ o mañolañe azoo?
25 And the children of Dan said unto him: 'Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.'
Le hoe o ana’ i Daneo ama’e: Ehe tsy ho janjiñeñe añivo’ay atoa ty fiarañanaña’o, hera hiambotraha’ t’indaty boseke vaho hikenkan-drehe rekets’ o añ’ an­jom­ba’oo.
26 And the children of Dan went their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.
Aa le nionjomb’eo o ana’ i Daneo naho napota’ i Mikà t’ie maozatse te ama’e vaho nitolike nimpoly mb’ an-kiboho’e añe.
27 And they took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people quiet and secure, and smote them with the edge of the sword; and they burnt the city with fire.
Rinambe’ iareo o nitsene’ i Mikao, naho i mpisoro’ey, naho nivotrake e Laise, am’ondaty mianjiñe naho mierañerañeo, naho linafa’ iareo an-dela-pibara, vaho finorototo’ iereo añ’ afo i rovay.
28 And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no dealings with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built the city, and dwelt therein.
Tsy nanam-pandrombake iereo, fa lavitse ty Tsidone, le tsy ama’ ondaty mpifañaoñe; ie am-bavatane marine i Bete-rekhobe. Aa le namboare’ iareo i Rovay vaho nimoneñe ao.
29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel; howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.
Natao’ iereo Dane ty añara’ i rovay, ty amy Dane rae’ iareo nisamahe’ Israeley; fa Laise hey ty añara’ i rovay.
30 And the children of Dan set up for themselves the graven image; and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.
Aa le natroa’ o ana’ i Daneo ho a iareo i hazomangay; vaho nimpisoro’ i fifokoa’ i Daney t’Ionatane, ana’ i Gersome, ana’ i Menasè, ie naho o ana’eo, ampara’ ty andro nandrohizañe i taney.
31 So they set them up Micah's graven image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.
Aa le natroa’ iareo i saren-katae pinatepatetse tsinene’ i Mikay; amo hene andro naha-te Silò ao i kivohon’ Añahareio.

< Judges 18 >