Jij 18
1 Nan jou sa yo, pa t gen wa an Israël. Epi nan jou sa yo tribi a Danit yo t ap chache yon eritaj kote pou yo menm ta viv ladann; paske jis rive nan jou sa a, tiraj osò eritaj la potko tonbe pou yo kòm posesyon pami tribi Israël yo.
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.
2 Pou sa, fis a Dan yo te ranvoye sòti nan fanmi pa yo, senk mesye ki sòti nan yo tout, mesye vanyan ki sòti Tsorea avèk Eschthaol, pou fè ankèt nan teren an e egzamine li. Konsa yo te di yo: “Ale fè rechèch teren an.” Epi yo te vin rive nan peyi ti mòn Ephraïm yo, kote lakay Mica, pou te loje la.
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.
3 Lè yo te vin toupre lakay Mica, yo te rekonèt vwa a jennonm nan, Levit la; epi yo te vire akote la e te di li: “Se kilès ki te mennen ou isit la? Epi kisa w ap fè nan kote sa a? Epi kisa ou gen isit la?”
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?
4 Li te di yo: “Men tèl bagay ak tèl bagay Mica te fè m, e li te anplwaye m, epi mwen te vin prèt li.”
And he said unto them, Thus and thus hath Micah done unto me; and he hired me, and I became his priest.
5 Yo te di li: “Souple, mande Bondye pou nou kab konnen si vwayaj ke nou ap pran an va byen reyisi.”
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.
6 Prèt la te di yo: “Ale anpè. Bondye dakò avèk vwayaj ke nou ap fè a.”
And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the Lord is your way on which ye will go.
7 Alò, senk mesye yo te pati pou te rive Laïs e te wè pèp la t ap viv an sekirite, nan fason a Sidonyen yo, anpè avèk sekirite. Paske pa t gen okenn chèf ki t ap imilye yo pou anyen nan peyi a, yo te lwen Sidonyen yo e yo pa t gen okenn relasyon avèk lòt moun.
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.
8 Lè yo te retounen vè frè yo Tsorea ak Eschthaol, frè yo te di yo: “Kisa ou di?”
And they came unto their brethren to Zor'ah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What [news bring] ye?
9 Yo te di: “Leve e annou monte kont yo; paske nou te wè peyi a e vwala, li trè bon. Epi ankò, èske w ap chita anplas toujou? Pa pèdi tan pou antre posede peyi a.
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.
10 Lè ou antre, ou va rive sou yon pèp ki an sekirite avèk yon peyi ase vast. Paske Bondye te mete li nan men ou, yon plas ki pa manke anyen ki sou latè.”
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.
11 Alò, soti nan fanmi Danit yo, soti Tsorea avèk Eschthaol, sis-san lòm avèk tout zam lagè yo te pati.
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.
12 Yo te monte pou te fè kan nan Kirjath-Jearim nan Juda. Pou sa, yo te rele plas sa a Machané-Dan jis rive jodi a. Tande byen, li vè lwès a Kirjath-Jearim.
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.
13 Yo te pase soti la nan peyi ti kolin Ephraïm yo pou te rive lakay Mica.
And they passed thence unto the mountain of Ephraim, and came as far as the house of Micah.
14 Epi senk mesye ki te pase fè espyonaj nan peyi Laïs la te di a moun fanmi pa yo: “Èske nou konnen ke genyen nan kay sa yo yon efòd avèk zidòl lakay yo, avèk yon imaj taye ak yon imaj fonn? Pou sa, konsidere kisa ou ta dwe fè.”
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.
15 Yo te vire akote la e te rive nan kay a jennonm nan, Levit la, lakay Mica e te mande li si tout bagay ale byen pou li.
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.
16 Sis-san lòm ame avèk zam lagè, ki te pou fis a Dan yo, te kanpe akote antre pòtay la.
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.
17 Alò, senk mesye ki te ale fè espyonaj peyi a te pwoche, yo te antre la pou te pran imaj taye avèk efòd la ak imaj lakay yo ak imaj fonn nan, pandan prèt la te kanpe nan antre pòtay la avèk sis-san lòm ki te ame avèk zam lagè yo.
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.
18 Lè moun sila yo te antre lakay Mica pou te pran imaj taye a, efòd la avèk zidòl lakay yo a, avèk imaj fonn nan, prèt la te di yo: “Kisa nou ap fè la a?”
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?
19 Yo te di li: “Pe la, mete men sou bouch ou e vini avèk nou pou devni pou nou yon papa, ak yon prèt. Èske li pi bon pou ou pou fè prèt lakay a yon sèl moun, oswa devni prèt a yon tribi e yon fanmi an Israël?”
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?
20 Kè a prèt la te kontan. Li te pran efòd la avèk zidòl lakay yo a, imaj taye a e te li ale pami pèp la.
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.
21 Yo te vire sòti pou te mete pitit yo avèk tout bèt yo avèk byen yo ranmase devan yo.
And they turned and went away, and placed the little ones and the cattle and the heavy things before them.
22 Lè yo te fè yon sèten distans soti lakay Mica, mesye ki te nan kay toupre lakay Mica yo te rasanble yo pou te vin jwenn fis a Dan yo.
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.
23 Yo te kriye sou fis a Dan yo e yo te vire di Mica: “Kisa nou genyen nou vin rasanble konsa?”
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?
24 Li te di: “Nou fin pran dye ke m te fè yo, avèk prèt la e sòti; epi kisa mwen genyen plis ke sa? Kijan nou kab di mwen: ‘Kisa ou genyen?’”
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?
25 Fis a Dan yo te di li: “Pa kite vwa ou tande pami nou, oswa mesye fewòs yo va vin tonbe sou ou e ou va pèdi lavi ou avèk lavi tout lakay ou.”
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.
26 Konsa, fis a Dan yo te fè wout yo. Epi lè Mica te wè ke yo te twò fò pou li, li te vire retounen lakay li.
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.
27 Epi yo te pran sa ke Mica te fè yo, avèk prèt ki te pou li a, e yo te vini bò kote Laïs, a yon pèp ki te pezib e an sekirite. Yo te frape yo avèk lam nepe; e yo te brile vil la avèk dife.
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.
28 Pa t gen pèsòn pou sove yo akoz li te lwen Sidon e yo pa t gen relasyon avèk okenn lòt pèp. Li te nan vale ki te toupre Beth-Rehob la. Konsa, yo te rebati vil la pou te viv ladann.
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.
29 Yo te rele vil la Dan, menm non a Dan, papa ki te fèt an Israël yo. Men avan sa, non a vil sa a se te Laïs.
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.
30 Fis a Dan yo te fè monte pou kont yo, menm imaj taye a; epi Jonathan, fis a Guerschom lan, fis a Manassé a, li menm avèk fis li yo te prèt pou tribi Danit la jis rive jou ke peyi a te vin pran an kaptivite a.
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.
31 Alò, konsa, yo te monte pou kont yo imaj taye ki te pou Mica a, ke li menm te fè, pandan tout tan ke kay Bondye a te nan Silo a.
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.
