Judges 18
1 In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the Danites was looking for an inheritance to dwell in; for to that day, their inheritance had not fallen 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 The people of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said to them, "Go, explore the land." They came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and stayed there.
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 by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite; and they turned in that direction, and said to him, "Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? And what is your business 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 He said to them, "Thus and so has Micah dealt with me, and he has hired me, and I have become his priest."
E ele lhes respondeu: Desta e desta maneira fez comigo Mica, e me há tomado para que seja seu sacerdote.
5 They said to him, "Please ask counsel of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous."
E eles lhe disseram: Pergunta, pois, agora a Deus, para que saibamos se há de prosperar nossa viajem que fazemos.
6 The priest said to them, "Go in peace. Jehovah will watch over you on your journey."
E o sacerdote lhes respondeu: Ide em paz, que vosso viajem que fazeis é diante do SENHOR.
7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people who were there, and how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was no one in the land possessing authority that might trouble them in anyway, and they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings 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 They came to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brothers said to them, "What do you say?"
Voltando, pois, eles a seus irmãos em Zorá e Estaol, seus irmãos lhes disseram: Que há? e eles responderam:
9 They said, "Arise, and let us go up against them, for we have entered and journeyed in the land as far as Laish, and we saw the people how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, and they were far from the Sidonians, and they had no dealings with Aram. But arise, and let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and look, it is very good. Will you do nothing? Do not hesitate to go and to enter in to possess the land.
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 go, you shall come to a secure people, and the land is large; for God has given it into your hand, a place where there is no want of anything that is on the earth."
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 Then the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men armed with weapons of war, set forth from there.
E partindo os de Dã dali, de Zorá e de Estaol, seiscentos homens armados de armas de guerra,
12 They went up, and camped in Kiriath Jearim, in Judah. Therefore they called that place Mahaneh Dan to this day; look, it is behind 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 They passed there 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 went to spy out the country of Laish answered, and said to their brothers, "Do you know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and an engraved image, and a molten image? Now therefore consider what you have 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 They turned aside there, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even to the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.
E achegando-se ali, vieram à casa do jovem levita em casa de Mica, e perguntaram-lhe como estava.
16 The six hundred men armed with their weapons of war, who were of the people of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.
E os seiscentos homens, que eram dos filhos de Dã, estavam armados de suas armas de guerra à entrada da porta.
17 The five men who went to spy out the land went up, and came in there, and took the engraved 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 armed with weapons of war.
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 these went into Micah's house, and took the engraved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. And 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 They said to him, "Hold your peace, lay your hand on your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, 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 The priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the engraved image, and the molten image, and went in the midst of 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 turned and departed, and put the little ones and the livestock and the goods before them.
E eles voltaram e foram-se; e puseram os meninos, e o gado e a bagagem, diante de si.
22 They were some distance from the house of Micah, and look, Micah and the men who were in the houses near Micah's house gathered together and overtook the people 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 They cried to the people of Dan. They turned their faces, and said to Micah, "What's wrong with you, that you come with such a company?"
E gritando aos de Dã, estes viraram seus rostos, e disseram a Mica: Que tens que juntaste gente?
24 He said, "You have taken away my gods which I made for myself, and the priest, and have gone away, and what more do I have? How then do you say to me, 'What's wrong with you?'"
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 The people of Dan said to him, "Do not let your voice be heard among us, or angry men will attack you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household."
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 The people of Dan went their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and 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 They took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and secure, and struck them with the edge of the sword; and they burnt the city with fire.
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 There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone, and it was in the valley that lies by Beth Rehob. They built the city, and lived there.
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 They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor, who was born to Israel. However the name of the city was originally Laish.
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 The people of Dan set up for themselves the engraved image. And Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the exile from the land.
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 So they set up for themselves Micah's engraved image which he made, 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.
