Judges 18
1 In those days, there was no king in Israel, —and, in those days, the tribe of the Danites was seeking for itself an inheritance to dwell in for there had not fallen to them, unto that day, in the midst of the tribes of Israel, enough for an inheritance.
Na mikolo wana, bana ya Isalaele bazalaki na mokonzi te, mpe bato ya libota ya Dani bazalaki koluka esika ya kovanda; pamba te kino na tango wana, bazwaki nanu ya bango libula te kati na mabota nyonso ya Isalaele.
2 So then the sons of Dan sent, out of their family, five men out of their bounds—men who were sons of valour—out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol—to spy out the land, and to explore it, and they said unto them, Go! explore the land. And they came into the hill country of Ephraim, as far as the house of Micah, and lodged there.
Boye, bana ya libota ya Dani batindaki mibali mitano ya libota na bango, kowuta na Tsorea mpe na Eshitaoli, mpo na kokende kononga mpe koyeba mokili yango. Balobaki na bango: « Bokende koyeba mokili yango ndenge ezali. » Mibali mitano yango bakotaki na etuka ya bangomba ya Efrayimi kino na ndako ya Mika, epai wapi balekisaki butu.
3 They, being by the house of Micah, knew the voice of the young man, the Levite, —so they turned aside there, and said to him—Who brought thee in hither? and what art thou doing in this place, and what hast thou here?
Tango bakomaki pembeni ya ndako ya Mika, bayokaki mongongo ya elenge mobali Molevi. Babalukaki epai ye azalaki mpe balobaki na ye: — Nani amemaki yo awa? Ozali kosala nini na esika oyo? Mpo na nini ozali awa?
4 And he said unto them, Thus and so, hath Micah dealt with me, and hath hired me, and I am become his priest.
Elenge mobali ayebisaki bango: — Tala makambo oyo Mika asali mpo na ngai: Azwi ngai na mosala mpe akomisi ngai nganga-nzambe na ye.
5 So they said unto him—Ask of God, we pray thee, —that we may know whether the journey on which we are going shall have good success.
Balobaki na ye: — Tunela biso epai ya Nzambe mpo ete toyeba soki mobembo na biso ekozala malamu.
6 And the priest said unto them—Go! and prosper, —before Yahweh, is your journey on which ye go.
Nganga-nzambe azongiselaki bango: — Bokende na kimia, Yawe andimi mobembo na bino.
7 So the five men went their way, and entered Laish, —and saw the people who were therein, dwelling securely, after the manner of the Zidonians, quietly and securely, and there was no one to reproach them with anything in the land, none to possess himself of dominion, they being, far away, from the Zidonians, and having no dealings with any one.
Mibali mitano yango bakendeki mpe bakomaki na Laishi. Bamonaki ete, kuna, bazali na kimia mpe na kozanga nungunungu lokola bato ya Sidoni, oyo bazalaki na kimia mpe na kozanga bobangi. Mokonzi moko te ya mboka azalaki konyokola bango. Bazalaki mosika na bato ya Sidoni mpe basalaki boyokani ata na moto moko te.
8 So they came unto their brethren, in Zorah and Eshtaol, —and their brethren said unto them—Why are ye minded to do nothing?
Tango mibali mitano yango bazongaki na Tsorea mpe na Eshitaoli, bandeko na bango batunaki bango: — Sango nini bomemeli biso?
9 And they said—Arise! and let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and lo! it is very good, —are, ye, then, minded to do nothing? do not be too slothful to go, and enter, and take possession of the land.
Bazongisaki: — Totelema, tokende kobotola mokili na bango! Tomoni ete mokili yango ezali malamu penza. Boni! Mpo na nini bovandi kimia boye? Bozala bagoyigoyi te mpo na kokende kokota mpe kobotola mokili yango.
10 When ye do enter, ye will enter amongst a people secure, and, the land, is of ample bounds, —yea God hath delivered it into your hands, —a place where there is no lack of anything that is in the earth.
Tango bokokota kuna, bokomona bato bazali na kimia, mpe bazali na mokili monene oyo Nzambe akabi na maboko na bino, mokili oyo ezangi ata eloko moko te kati na biloko nyonso oyo ezalaka na mabele.
11 So there brake up from thence, out of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men, begirt with weapons of war.
Mibali nkama motoba ya libota ya Dani, elongo na bibundeli na bango, balongwaki na Tsorea mpe na Eshitaoli.
12 And they went up and encamped in Kiriath-jearim, in Judah, —wherefore they have called that place, Mahaneh-dan—unto this day, lo! it is behind Kiriath-jearim.
Bakendeki kotonga molako na bango na Kiriati-Yearimi, kati na mokili ya Yuda. Yango wana, kino na mokolo ya lelo, babengaka esika yango Maane Dani; ezali na ngambo ya weste ya Kiriati-Yearimi.
13 And they passed on from thence unto the hill country of Ephraim, —and came as far as the house of Micah.
Balongwaki wana mpe bakendeki na etuka ya bangomba ya Efrayimi kino na ndako ya Mika.
14 Then responded the five men who had been to spy out the land of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Know ye that there are in these houses, an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image, —now, therefore, know what ye will do!
Bongo mibali mitano oyo banongaki mokili ya Laishi balobaki na bandeko na bango: « Boni, boyebi ete kati na ndako oyo tovandi, ezali na efode, bikeko mike-mike ya ndako mpe nzambe ya ekeko basala na ebende oyo banyangwisa na moto? Boyeba likambo nini bokosala. »
15 So they turned aside thither, and entered into the house of the young man the Levite, the house of Micah, —and asked him of his welfare.
Bongo babalukaki wana, na ndako epai wapi bazalaki mpe bakendeki na ndako ya elenge mobali Molevi, na ndako ya Mika, mpe bapesaki ye mbote.
16 Now, the six hundred men, begirt with weapons of war, were standing at the entrance of the gate, —they being of the sons of Dan.
Mibali nkama motoba ya libota ya Dani, oyo bamilengelaki mpo na bitumba batelemaki na ekotelo ya ekuke.
17 Then went up the five men who had been to spy out the land, they came in thither, they took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image, —now, the priest, was standing at the entrance of the gate, with the six hundred men who were begirt with weapons of war.
Bato mitano oyo banongaki mokili bakotaki kati na ndako mpe bazwaki efode, bikeko mike-mike ya ndako mpe nzambe ya ekeko basala na ebende banyangwisa na moto. Nganga-nzambe atelemaki liboso ya ekuke elongo na mibali nkama motoba oyo bamilengelaki mpo na bitumba.
18 But, when, these, had entered the house of Micah, and taken the graven image and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said unto them, What are ye doing?
Tango mibali bakotaki na ndako ya Mika mpe bazwaki efode, bikeko mike-mike ya ndako mpe nzambe ya ekeko basala na ebende banyangwisa na moto, nganga-nzambe alobaki na bango: — Likambo nini bozali kosala?
19 And they said unto him—Hold thy peace, 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 priest to the house of one man, or that thou be priest to a tribe and to a family in Israel?
Bazongisaki: — Kanga monoko! Tia loboko na monoko na yo, yaka elongo na biso mpe zala tata na biso mpe nganga-nzambe na biso. Boni, likambo nini eleki malamu: kozala nganga-nzambe ya moto to kozala nganga-nzambe ya libota mpe ya etuka moko ya Isalaele?
20 Then was the heart of the priest glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, —and came into the midst of the people.
Nganga-nzambe atondaki na esengo, akamataki efode, banzambe ya bikeko ya ndako mpe bikeko mosusu; akendeki elongo na bato ya libota ya Dani.
21 So they turned, and went their way, —and put the little ones, and the cattle, and the goods, before them.
Babalukaki mpe bazongelaki nzela na bango ya mobembo, batiaki liboso bana na bango ya mike, bibwele mpe bozwi na bango ya talo.
22 They, had gone a good way from the house of Micah, when, the men that were in the houses near to the house of Micah, were called out and overtook the sons of Dan.
Tango bakomaki mwa mosika na ndako ya Mika, Mika mpe bato oyo bazalaki pene ya ndako na ye batelemaki na koganga mpe balandaki libota ya Dani.
23 And they called unto the sons of Dan, who turned their faces, —and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou hast called out thy neighbours?
Awa bazalaki kobelela sima na libota ya Dani, bana ya Dani babalukaki mpe batunaki Mika: — Likambo nini ezwi yo mpo ete omemela biso ebele ya bato boye?
24 And he said—My gods which I had made, ye have taken away, and the priest, and have departed, and what have I more? How then is it that ye can say unto me, What aileth thee?
Mika azongisaki: — Bozwi banzambe na ngai, oyo nasalaki, nganga-nzambe na ngai, mpe bokeyi na bino; eloko nini natikali na yango lisusu? Ndenge nini bokoki kotuna ngai: « Likambo nini ezwi yo? »
25 And the sons of Dan said unto him, Do not let thy voice be heard among us, —lest men embittered in soul fall upon you, and thou gather in thy life and the lives of thy household.
Bato ya libota ya Dani bazongiselaki ye: — Tika ete mongongo na yo eyokana te kati na biso, noki te bato ya kanda bakokweyela yo mpe bakoboma yo elongo na libota na yo mobimba.
26 And the sons of Dan went on their journey, —and, when Micah saw that they were, too strong, for him, he turned and went back unto his house.
Bana ya libota ya Dani balandaki nzela na bango. Tango Mika amonaki ete bana ya Dani baleki ye na makasi, abalukaki mpe azongaki na ndako na ye.
27 They, therefore, took what Micah had made, and the priest that he had, and came upon Laish, upon a people quiet and secure, and smote them with the edge of the sword, —the city also, burned they with fire.
Bana ya libota ya Dani babotolaki biloko oyo Mika asalaki mpe nganga-nzambe na ye. Bongo bakendeki kobundisa engumba Laishi, mboka ya bato ya kimia mpe ya kozanga nungunungu; babomaki bato nyonso na mopanga mpe batumbaki engumba na bango na moto.
28 And there was no one to rescue, because it was, far, from Zidon, and they had no, dealings, with any one, it, being in the vale that pertaineth to Beth-rehob. Then built they the city, and dwelt therein,
Moto moko te ayaki kobikisa mboka wana, pamba te ezalaki mosika na Sidoni mpe esalaki boyokani te elongo na ekolo mosusu. Engumba yango ezalaki na lubwaku oyo ezali pembeni ya Beti-Reobi. Bana ya libota ya Dani batongaki wana engumba na bango mpe bavandaki kuna.
29 and called the name of the city, Dan, by the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel, —howbeit, Laish, was the name of the city, at the first.
Bapesaki engumba yango kombo « Dani. » Ezalaki kombo ya koko na bango, Dani, mwana mobali ya Isalaele. Na kala, bazalaki kobenga engumba yango Laishi.
30 And the sons of Dan set up for themselves the graven image, —and, Jonathan, son of Gershom, son of Moses, he and his sons, became priests to the tribe of the Danites, until the day of the captivity of the land.
Bana ya libota ya Dani batelemisaki ekeko mpo na bango moko mpe batiaki Jonatan, mwana mobali ya Gerishomi, mwana mobali ya Manase mpe koko ya Moyize, mpo ete akoma Nganga-Nzambe ya bato ya libota ya Dani elongo na bana na ye. Basalaki mosala ya bonganga-Nzambe mpo na libota ya Dani kino tango bato ya mokili bakendeki na bowumbu.
31 So they set up for themselves the graven image of Micah, which he had made, —[and let it remain] all the days that the house of God was in Shiloh.
Bakobaki kosalela bikeko oyo Mika asalaki na tango nyonso oyo Ndako ya Nzambe ezalaki na Silo.
