Judges 18
1 In those days there was no king in Israel; and in those days the tribe of the Danites were seeking for themselves an inheritance to dwell in; for there had not fallen to their share up to that day among the tribes of Israel a [sufficient] inheritance.
Naqueles dias não havia rei em Israel: e nos mesmos dias a tribo dos daneus buscava para si herança para habitar; porquanto até àquele dia entre as tribos de Israel lhe não havia caído em herança bastante sorte
2 And the children of Dan sent from their family five men from among themselves, men of valor, from Zor'ah, 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 mountain of Ephraim, as far as the house of Micah, and lodged there.
E enviaram os filhos de Dan da sua tribo cinco homens dos seus confins, homens valorosos, de Zora e de Estaol, a espiar e rastejar a terra; e lhes disseram: Ide, rastejai a terra. E vieram à montanha de Ephraim, até à casa de Micah, e passaram ali a noite.
3 They were just by the house of Micah, when they recognized the voice of the young man the Levite; and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what doest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?
E quando eles estavam junto da casa de Micah, conheceram a voz do mancebo, do levita; e chegaram-se para lá, e lhe disseram: Quem te trouxe aqui, que fazes aqui, e que é o que tens aqui?
4 And he said unto them, Thus and thus hath Micah done unto me; and he hired me, and I became his priest.
E ele lhes disse: Assim e assim me tem feito Micah; pois me tem alugado, e eu lhe sirvo de sacerdote.
5 And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way on which we are going shall be prosperous.
Então lhe disseram: Ora pergunta a Deus, para que possamos saber se prosperará o caminho que levamos.
6 And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the Lord is your way on which ye will go.
E disse-lhes o sacerdote: Ide em paz; o caminho que levardes está perante o Senhor.
7 And the five men departed, and came to Layish, and saw the people that were therein, dwelling in security, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and no one inflicted any wrong in the land, as hereditary ruler; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no concern with any man.
Então foram-se aqueles cinco homens, e vieram a Lais; e viram que o povo que havia no meio dela estava seguro, conforme ao costume dos sidônios, quieto e confiado; nem havia possessor algum do reino que por causa alguma envergonhasse a alguém naquela terra: também estavam longe doa sidônios, e não tinham que fazer com ninguém.
8 And they came unto their brethren to Zor'ah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What [news bring] ye?
Então voltaram a seus irmãos, a Zora e a Estaol: e seus irmãos lhes disseram: Que dizeis vós?
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 you keep still! be not slothful, to go, to enter to take possession of the land.
E eles disseram: levantai-vos, e subamos a eles; porque examinamos a terra, e eis que é muitíssimo boa; pois estareis tranquilos? não sejais preguiçosos em irdes para entrar a possuir esta terra.
10 When ye enter, ye will come unto a secure people, and the land is roomy; for God hath given it into your hand; a place where there is no want of anything that is on the earth.
Quando lá chegardes, vereis a um povo confiado, e a terra é larga de extensão; porque Deus vo-la entregou na mão; lugar em que não há falta de coisa alguma que há na terra.
11 And there went from there of the family of the Danites, out of Zor'ah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girded with weapons of war.
Então partiram dali, da tribo dos daneus, de Zora e de Estaol, seiscentos homens armados de armas de guerra.
12 And they went up, and encamped in Kiryath-ye'arim, in Judah; wherefore they called that place Machaneh-dan until this day; behold, it is behind Kiryath-ye'arim.
E subiram, e acamparam-se em Kiriath-jearim, em Judá; pelo que chamaram a este lugar Mahaneh-dan, até ao dia de hoje; eis que está por detraz de Kiriath-jearim.
13 And they passed thence unto the mountain of Ephraim, and came as far as the house of Micah.
E dali passaram à montanha de Ephraim; e vieram até à casa de Micah.
14 Then commenced the five men that had gone to spy out the country of Layish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there are in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven and molten image? and now consider what ye have to do.
Então responderam os cinco homens, que foram espiar a terra de Lais, e disseram a seus irmãos: Sabeis vós também que naquelas casas há um éfode, e terafins, e imagem de escultura e de fundição? vede pois agora o que haveis de fazer
15 And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, unto the house of Micah, and asked him after his welfare.
Então foram-se para lá, e vieram à casa do mancebo, o levita, em casa de Micah, e o saudaram.
16 And the six hundred men who were of the children of Dan, girded with their weapons of war, remained standing by the entrance of the gate.
E os seiscentos homens, que eram dos filhos de Dan, armados de suas armas de guerra, ficaram à entrada da porta.
17 And the five men that had gone 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 in the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men that were girded with the weapons of war.
Porém subindo os cinco homens, que foram espiar a terra, entraram nela, e tomaram a imagem de escultura, o éfode, e os terafins, e a imagem de fundição, ficando o sacerdote em pé à entrada da porta, com os seiscentos homens que estavam armados com as armas de guerra.
18 And these went into Micah's house, and took the graven image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest said unto them, What are ye doing?
Entrando eles pois em casa de Micah, e tomando a imagem de escultura, e o éfode, e os terafins, e a imagem de fundição, disse-lhes o sacerdote: Que estais fazendo?
19 And they said unto him, Be still, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and become to us a father and a priest: is it better that thou be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?
E eles lhe disseram: Cala-te, põe a mão na boca, e vem conosco, e sê-nos por pai e sacerdote: é-te melhor que sejas sacerdote da casa dum só homem, do que ser sacerdote de uma tribo e de uma geração em Israel
20 And the priest's heart became glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and came into the midst of the people.
Então alegrou-se o coração do sacerdote, e tomou o éfode, e os terafins, e a imagem de escultura: e entrou no meio do povo.
21 And they turned and went away, and placed the little ones and the cattle and the heavy things before them.
Assim viraram, e partiram: e os meninos, e o gado, e a bagagem puseram diante de si.
22 When they were at a distance from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were called together, and they overtook the children of Dan.
E, estando já longe da casa de Micah, os homens que estavam nas casas junto à casa de Micah, se convocaram, e alcançaram os filhos de Dan.
23 And they called unto the children of Dan, who turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou hast called out thy people?
E clamaram após dos filhos de Dan, os quais viraram os seus rostos, e disseram a Micah: Que tens, que assim te convocaste?
24 And he said, My god which I made have ye taken away, and the priest, and are gone away; and what have I more? and what is this ye say unto me, What aileth thee?
Então ele disse: Os meus deuses, que eu fiz, me tomastes, juntamente com o sacerdote, e vos fostes; que mais me fica agora? Como pois me dizeis: Que é o que tens?
25 And the children of Dan said unto him, Cause not thy voice to be heard among us, lest men of an embittered spirit assail thee, and thou lose thy life, with the life of thy household.
Porém os filhos de Dan lhe disseram: Não nos faças ouvir a tua voz, para que porventura homens de ânimo amargoso não se lancem sobre vós, e tu percas a tua vida, e a vida dos da tua casa
26 And the children of Dan went on their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.
Assim seguiram o seu caminho os filhos de Dan: e Micah, vendo que eram mais fortes do que ele, voltou, e tornou-se a sua casa.
27 And they took what Micah had made, and the priest whom he had had, and came over Layish, over a people that were quiet and secure; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and the city they burnt with fire.
Eles pois tomaram o que Micah tinha feito, e o sacerdote que tivera, e vieram a Lais, a um povo quieto e confiado, e os feriram ao fio da espada, e queimaram a cidade a fogo.
28 And there was no deliverer; because it was far from Zidon, and the people had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rechob. And they rebuilt the city, and dwelt therein.
E ninguém houve que os livrasse, porquanto estavam longe de Sidon, e não tinham que fazer com ninguém, e a cidade estava no vale que está junto a Beth-rechob: depois reedificaram a cidade e habitaram nela.
29 And they called the name of the city, Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: nevertheless, Layish was the name of the city at first.
E chamaram o nome da cidade Dan, conforme ao nome de Dan, seu pai, que nascera a Israel: sendo porém de antes o nome desta cidade Lais.
30 And the children of Dan erected for themselves the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Menasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the exile of the land.
E os filhos de Dan levantaram para si aquela imagem de escultura: e Jonathan, filho de Gerson, o filho de Manasseh, ele e seus filhos foram sacerdotes da tribo dos daneus, ate ao dia do cativeiro da terra.
31 And they set up for themselves Micah's graven image, which he had made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.
Assim pois a imagem de escultura que fizera Micah, estabeleceram entre si, todos os dias que a casa de Deus esteve em Silo.
