Judges 18

1 in/on/with day [the] they(masc.) nothing king in/on/with Israel and in/on/with day [the] they(masc.) tribe [the] Danite to seek to/for him inheritance to/for to dwell for not to fall: allot to/for him till [the] day [the] he/she/it in/on/with midst tribe Israel in/on/with inheritance

In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of Dan sought them an inheritance to dwell in: for unto that day they had not received their lot among the other tribes.

2 and to send: depart son: descendant/people Dan from family their five human from end their human son: descendant/people strength from Zorah and from Eshtaol to/for to spy [obj] [the] land: country/planet and to/for to search her and to say to(wards) them to go: went to search [obj] [the] land: country/planet and to come (in): come mountain: hill country Ephraim till house: home Micah and to lodge there

So the children of Dan sent five most valiant men of their stock and family from Saraa and Esthaol, to spy out the land, and to view it diligently: and they said to them: Go, and view the land. They went on their way, and when they came to mount Ephraim, they went into the house of Michas, and rested there:

3 they(masc.) with house: home Micah and they(masc.) to recognize [obj] voice [the] youth [the] Levi and to turn aside: turn aside there and to say to/for him who? to come (in): bring you here and what? you(m. s.) to make: do in/on/with this and what? to/for you here

And knowing the voice of the young man the Levite, and lodging with him, they said to him: Who brought thee hither? what dost thou here? why wouldst thou come hither?

4 and to say to(wards) them like/as this and like/as this to make: do to/for me Micah and to hire me and to be to/for him to/for priest

He answered them: Michas hath done such and such things for me, and hath hired me to be his priest.

5 and to say to/for him to ask please in/on/with God and to know to prosper way: journey our which we to go: went upon her

Then they desired him to consult the Lord, that they might know whether their journey should be prosperous, and the thing should have effect.

6 and to say to/for them [the] priest to go: went to/for peace before LORD way: journey your which to go: went in/on/with her

He answered them: Go in peace, the Lord looketh on your way, and the journey that you go.

7 and to go: went five [the] human and to come (in): come Laish [to] and to see: see [obj] [the] people which in/on/with entrails: among her to dwell to/for security like/as justice: custom Sidonian to quiet and to trust and nothing be humiliated word: thing in/on/with land: country/planet to possess: possess magistrate and distant they(masc.) from Sidonian and word: thing nothing to/for them with man

So the five men going on came to Lais: and they saw how the people dwelt therein without any fear, according to the custom of the Sidonians, secure and easy, having no man at all to oppose them, being very rich, and living separated, at a distance from Sidon and from all men.

8 and to come (in): come to(wards) brother: compatriot their Zorah and Eshtaol and to say to/for them brother: compatriot their what? you(m. p.)

And they returned to their brethren in Saraa and Esthaol, who asked them what they had done? to whom they answered:

9 and to say to arise: rise [emph?] and to ascend: rise upon them for to see: see [obj] [the] land: country/planet and behold pleasant much and you(m. p.) be silent not be sluggish to/for to go: went to/for to come (in): come to/for to possess: take [obj] [the] land: country/planet

Arise, and let us go up to them: for we have seen the land which is exceeding rich and fruitful: neglect not, lose no time: let us go and possess it, there will be no difficulty.

10 like/as to come (in): come you to come (in): come to(wards) people to trust and [the] land: country/planet broad: wide hand: spacious for to give: give her God in/on/with hand: power your place which nothing there need all word: thing which in/on/with land: country/planet

We shall come to a people that is secure, into a spacious country, and the Lord will deliver the place to us, in which there is no want of any thing that groweth on the earth.

11 and to set out from there from family [the] Danite from Zorah and from Eshtaol six hundred man to gird article/utensil battle

There went therefore of the kindred of Dan, to wit, from Saraa and Esthaol, six hundred men, furnished with arms for war,

12 and to ascend: rise and to camp in/on/with Kiriath-jearim Kiriath-jearim in/on/with Judah upon so to call: call by to/for place [the] he/she/it Mahaneh-dan Mahaneh-dan till [the] day: today [the] this behold after Kiriath-jearim Kiriath-jearim

And going up they lodged in Cariathiarim of Juda: which place from that time is called the camp of Dan, and is behind Cariathiarim.

13 and to pass from there mountain: hill country Ephraim and to come (in): come till house: home Micah

From thence they passed into mount Ephraim. And when they were come to the house of Michas,

14 and to answer five [the] human [the] to go: went to/for to spy [obj] [the] land: country/planet Laish and to say to(wards) brother: compatriot their to know for there in/on/with house: home [the] these ephod and teraphim and idol and liquid and now to know what? to make: do

The five men, that before had been sent to view the land of Lais, said to the rest of their brethren: You know that in these houses there is an ephod, and theraphim, and a graven, and a molten god: see what you are pleased to do.

15 and to turn aside: turn aside there [to] and to come (in): come to(wards) house: home [the] youth [the] Levi house: home Micah and to ask to/for him to/for peace: well-being

And when they had turned a little aside, they went into the house of the young man the Levite, who was in the house of Michas: and they saluted him with words of peace.

16 and six hundred man to gird article/utensil battle their to stand entrance [the] gate which from son: descendant/people Dan

And the six hundred men stood before the door, appointed with their arms.

17 and to ascend: rise five [the] human [the] to go: went to/for to spy [obj] [the] land: country/planet to come (in): come there [to] to take: take [obj] [the] idol and [obj] [the] ephod and [obj] [the] teraphim and [obj] [the] liquid and [the] priest to stand entrance [the] gate and six hundred [the] man [the] to gird article/utensil [the] battle

But they that were gone into the house of the young man, went about to take away the graven god, and the ephod, and the theraphim, and the molten god, and the priest stood before the door, the six hundred valiant men waiting not far off.

18 and these to come (in): come house: home Micah and to take: take [obj] idol [the] ephod and [obj] [the] teraphim and [obj] [the] liquid and to say to(wards) them [the] priest what? you(m. p.) to make: do

So they that were gone in took away the graven thing, the ephod, and the idols, and the molten god. And the priest said to them: What are you doing?

19 and to say to/for him be quiet to set: put hand your upon lip your and to go: come with us and to be to/for us to/for father and to/for priest pleasant to be you priest to/for house: home man one or to be you priest to/for tribe and to/for family in/on/with Israel

And they said to him: Hold thy peace and put thy finger on thy mouth and come with us, that we may have thee for a father, and a priest. Whether is better for thee, to be a priest in the house of one man, or in a tribe and family in Israel?

20 and be good heart [the] priest and to take: take [obj] [the] ephod and [obj] [the] teraphim and [obj] [the] idol and to come (in): come in/on/with entrails: among [the] people

When he had heard this, he agreed to their words, and took the ephod, and the idols, and the graven god, and departed with them.

21 and to turn and to go: went and to set: put [obj] [the] child and [obj] [the] livestock and [obj] [the] riches to/for face: before their

And when they were going forward, and had put before them the children and the cattle and all that was valuable,

22 they(masc.) to remove from house: home Micah and [the] human which in/on/with house: home which with house: home Micah to cry out and to cleave [obj] son: descendant/people Dan

And were now at a distance from the house of Michas, the men that dwelt in the houses of Michas gathering together followed them,

23 and to call: call out to(wards) son: descendant/people Dan and to turn: turn face their and to say to/for Micah what? to/for you for to cry out

And began to shout out after them. They looked back, and said to Michas: What aileth thee? Why dost thou cry?

24 and to say [obj] God my which to make to take: take and [obj] [the] priest and to go: went and what? to/for me still and what? this to say to(wards) me what? to/for you

And he answered: You have taken away my gods which I have made me and the priest, and all that I have, and do you say: What aileth thee?

25 and to say to(wards) him son: descendant/people Dan not to hear: hear voice your with us lest to fall on in/on/with you human bitter soul: appetite and to gather soul: life your and soul: life house: household your

And the children of Dan said to him: See thou say no more to us, lest men enraged come upon thee, and thou perish with all thy house.

26 and to go: went son: descendant/people Dan to/for way: journey their and to see: examine Micah for strong they(masc.) from him and to turn and to return: return to(wards) house: home his

And so they went on the journey they had begun. But Michas seeing that they were stronger than he, returned to his house.

27 and they(masc.) to take: take [obj] which to make Micah and [obj] [the] priest which to be to/for him and to come (in): come upon Laish upon people to quiet and to trust and to smite [obj] them to/for lip: edge sword and [obj] [the] city to burn in/on/with fire

And the six hundred men took the priest, and the things we spoke of before, and came to Lais to a people that was quiet and secure, and smote them with the edge of the sword: and the city was burnt with fire,

28 and nothing to rescue for distant he/she/it from Sidon and word: thing nothing to/for them with man and he/she/it in/on/with valley which to/for Beth-rehob Beth-rehob and to build [obj] [the] city and to dwell in/on/with her

There being no man at all who brought them any succour, because they dwelt far from Sidon, and had no society or business with any man. And the city was in the land of Rohob: and they rebuilt it and dwelt therein.

29 and to call: call by name [the] city Dan in/on/with name Dan father their which to beget to/for Israel and but Laish name [the] city to/for first

Calling the name of the city Dan after the name of their father, who was the son of Israel, which before was called Lais.

30 and to arise: establish to/for them son: descendant/people Dan [obj] [the] idol and Jonathan son: child Gershom son: child Moses he/she/it and son: child his to be priest to/for tribe [the] Danite till day to reveal: remove [the] land: country/planet

And they set up to themselves the graven idol, and Jonathan the son of Gersam the son of Moses, he and his sons were priests in the tribe of Dan, until the day of their captivity.

31 and to set: make to/for them [obj] idol Micah which to make all day to be house: temple [the] God in/on/with Shiloh

And the idol of Michas remained with them all the time that the house of God was in Silo. In those days there was no king in Israel.