Judges 18
1 In those days there was no king in Israel. The tribe of the descendants of Dan was looking for a territory to live in, for up to that day they had not received any inheritance from among the tribes of Israel.
U to vrijeme ne bješe cara u Izrailju, i u to vrijeme pleme Danovo tražaše sebi našljedstvo gdje bi nastavalo, jer mu do tada ne bješe dopalo našljedstvo meðu plemenima Izrailjevijem.
2 The people of Dan sent five men from the whole number of their tribe, men who were experienced warriors from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to scout the land on foot, and to look it over. They said to them, “Go and look over the land.” They came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and they spent the night there.
Zato poslaše sinovi Danovi iz porodice svoje pet ljudi izmeðu sebe, hrabre ljude od Saraje i Estaola, da uhode zemlju i dobro razmotre, i rekoše im: idite, razmotrite zemlju. I oni otidoše u goru Jefremovu u kuæu Mišinu i zanoæiše ondje.
3 When they were near Micah's house, they recognized the speech of the young Levite. So they stopped and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”
I kad bijahu kod kuæe Mišine, poznaše glas onoga mladiæa Levita, i svrativši se onamo rekoše mu: ko te dovede ovamo? i šta radiš tu? i šta æeš tu?
4 He said to them, “This is what Micah has done for me: He has hired me to become his priest.”
A on im reèe: tako i tako uèini mi Miha, i najmi me da mu budem sveštenik.
5 They said to him, “Please seek the advice of God, so we may know whether the journey we are going on will be successful.”
A oni mu rekoše: upitaj Boga da znamo hoæe li nam biti sreæan put na koji poðosmo.
6 The priest said to them, “Go in peace. Yahweh will lead you in the way you should go.”
A sveštenik im reèe: idite s mirom; po volji je Gospodu put kojim idete.
7 Then the five men left and came to Laish, and they saw that the people were living in safety, in the same way the Sidonians lived, undisturbed and secure. There was no one who conquered them or who oppressed them in any way in the land. They lived far away from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.
I tako pošavši onijeh pet ljudi doðoše u Lais, i vidješe tamošnji narod gdje živi bez straha po obièaju Sidonskom, mirno i bez straha, i da nema nikoga u zemlji ko bi im èimgod dosaðivao ili otimao vlast, i da su daleko od Sidonjana niti imaju šta s kim.
8 They returned to their tribe in Zorah and Eshtaol. Their relatives asked them, “What is your report?”
Pa kad se vratiše k braæi svojoj u Saraju i Estaol, rekoše im braæa: što je?
9 They said, “Come! Let us attack them! We have seen the land and it is very good. Are you doing nothing? Do not be slow to attack and conquer the land.
A oni rekoše: ustajte da idemo na njih; jer vidjesmo zemlju, i vrlo je dobra. I vi ne marite? nemojte se lijeniti, nego pohitajte da uzmete zemlju.
10 When you go, you will come to a people who think they are secure, and the land is wide! God has given it to you—a place that does not lack anything in the land.”
Kad doðete, doæi æete k narodu bezbrižnom i u zemlju prostranu; jer je predade Bog u vaše ruke; to je mjesto gdje nema nedostataka ni u èem što ima na zemlji.
11 Six hundred men of the tribe of Dan, armed with weapons of war, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol.
Tada poðoše odande iz Saraje i Estaola šest stotina ljudi od porodice Danove naoružanijeh.
12 They went up and camped at Kiriath Jearim, in Judah. This is why people called that place Mahaneh Dan to this day; it is west of Kiriath Jearim.
I otišavši stadoše u oko kod Kirijat-Jarima u Judi; zato se prozva ono mjesto Mahane-Dan do danas, i jest iza Kirijat-Jarima.
13 They went away from there to the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah.
A odande pošavši u goru Jefremovu doðoše u kuæu Mišinu.
14 Then the five men who had gone to scout the country of Laish said to their relatives, “Do you know that in these houses there are an ephod, household gods, a carved figure, and a cast metal figure? Decide now what you will do.”
Tada progovoriše petorica što bijahu išli da uhode zemlju Laisku, i rekoše braæi svojoj: znate li da u ovijem kuæama ima opleæak i likova, i lik rezan i lik liven? Sada dakle gledajte što æete raditi.
15 So they turned in there and came to the house of the young Levite, at the house of Micah, and they greeted him.
A oni svrativši se onamo uðoše u kuæu gdje bješe mladiæ Levit, u kuæu Mišinu, i upitaše ga za zdravlje.
16 Now the six hundred Danites, armed with weapons of war, stood at the entrance of the gate.
A šest stotina ljudi naoružanijeh od sinova Danovijeh stadoše pred vratima.
17 The five men who had gone to scout out the land went there and they took the carved figure, the ephod, the household gods, and the cast metal figure, while the priest stood by the opening of the gate with the six hundred men armed with weapons of war.
A pet ljudi što bjehu išli da uhode zemlju otišavši uðoše i uzeše lik rezan i opleæak i likove i lik liven; a sveštenik stajaše na vratima sa šest stotina ljudi naoružanijeh.
18 When these went into Micah's house and took the carved figure, the ephod, the household gods, and the cast metal figure, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
I oni što uðoše u kuæu Mišinu kad uzeše lik rezani, opleæak, likove i lik liveni, sveštenik im reèe: šta radite?
19 They said to him, “Be quiet! Put your hand on your mouth and come with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest for the house of one man, or to be priest for a tribe and a clan in Israel?”
A oni mu rekoše: muèi, metni ruku na usta, pa hajde s nama, i budi nam otac i sveštenik. Što ti je bolje, biti sveštenik kuæi jednoga èovjeka ili biti sveštenik plemenu i porodici u Izrailju?
20 The priest's heart was glad. He took the ephod, the household gods, and the carved figure, and went along with the people.
I sveštenik se obradova u srcu, i uze opleæak i likove i lik rezani, i uðe meðu narod.
21 So they turned and went away. They put the small children in front of themselves, as well as the cattle and their possessions.
I okrenuvši se poðoše pustivši djecu i stoku i zaklade naprijed.
22 When they were a good distance from the house of Micah, the men who were in the houses near Micah's house were called together, and they caught up with the Danites.
A kad bijahu daleko od kuæe Mišine, onda ljudi koji življahu u kuæama blizu kuæe Mišine skupiše se i poðoše u potjeru za sinovima Danovijem.
23 They shouted to the Danites, and they turned and said to Micah, “Why have you been called together?”
I vikaše za sinovima Danovijem, a oni obazrevši se rekoše Miši: što ti je, te si skupio tolike ljude?
24 He said, “You stole the gods that I made, you have taken my priest, and you are leaving. What else do I have left? How can you ask me, 'What is bothering you?'”
A on reèe: uzeli ste moje bogove koje sam naèinio, i sveštenika, pa otidoste. Šta još imam? pa još kažete: što ti je?
25 The people of Dan said to him, “You should not let us hear you say anything, or some very angry men will attack you, and you and your family will be killed.”
A sinovi Danovi rekoše mu: nemoj da ti se èuje glas za nama, da ne bi udarili na vas ljudi gnjevni, te æeš izgubiti dušu svoju i dušu doma svojega.
26 Then the people of Dan went their way. When Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.
I sinovi Danovi otidoše svojim putem, a Miha videæi da su jaèi od njega vrati se i otide kuæi svojoj.
27 The people of Dan took what Micah had made, as well as his priest, and they came to Laish, to a people who were undisturbed and secure and they struck them with the edge of the sword and burned the city.
I oni uzevši što bješe naèinio Miha, i sveštenika, kojega imaše, doðoše u Lais k narodu mirnom i bezbrižnom; pa ih isjekoše oštrijem maèem, a grad upališe ognjem.
28 There was no one to rescue them because it was a long way from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone. It was in the valley that is near Beth Rehob. The Danites rebuilt the city and lived there.
I ne bješe nikoga da ih izbavi; jer bijahu daleko od Sidona i ne imahu ništa ni s kim; a grad bijaše u dolini koja je kod Vet-Reova. Poslije sazidaše grad i naseliše se u njemu.
29 They named the city Dan, the name of Dan their ancestor, who was one of Israel's sons. But the name of the city used to be Laish.
I nazvaše grad Dan po imenu Dana oca svojega, koji se rodi Izrailju; a prije se grad zvaše Lais.
30 The people of Dan set up the carved figure for themselves. Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Moses, he and his sons were priests for the tribe of the Danites until the day of the land's captivity.
I sinovi Danovi namjestiše sebi onaj lik rezani; a Jonatan sin Girsona sina Manasijina i sinovi njegovi bijahu sveštenici plemenu Danovu dokle se god ne iseli iz zemlje.
31 So they worshiped Micah's carved figure that he made as long as the house of God was at Shiloh.
I namješten im stajaše onaj lik rezani, koji naèini Miha, za sve vrijeme dokle dom Božji bijaše u Silomu.
