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.
At that time the Israelis had no king. Also at that time, the tribe of Dan was still searching for some land where they could live. The other Israeli tribes had [been able to] ([capture/take possession of]) [the] land that had been allotted to them, but the tribe of Dan had not been able to do that.
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.
So they chose five soldiers from their clans, men who lived in Zorah and Eshtaol [cities], to go through the land and explore it [and try to find some land where their tribe could live]. They came to Micah’s house in the hilly area where the tribe of Ephraim lived, and they stayed there that night.
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?”
While they were in his house and they heard the young man who had become Micah’s priest talking, they recognized from (his accent/the way that he talked) [that he was from the southern part of Israel]. So they went to him and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing here? Why did you come 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.”
He told them the things that Micah had done for him. And he said, “Micah (has hired me/is paying me to work for him), and I have become his priest.”
5 Yo te di li: “Souple, mande Bondye pou nou kab konnen si vwayaj ke nou ap pran an va byen reyisi.”
So they said to him, “Please ask God if we will succeed [in what we are trying to do] on this journey.”
6 Prèt la te di yo: “Ale anpè. Bondye dakò avèk vwayaj ke nou ap fè a.”
The young man replied, “Things will go well for you. Yahweh will go with you on this journey.”
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.
[The next day] the five men left. When they came to Laish [city], they saw that the people there lived safely, like the people in Sidon [city] did. The people there thought that they were safe/protected [from any enemies], and they had plenty of [good fertile] land. They lived very far from the people of Sidon, [so the people of Sidon would not be able to help defend/protect them]. They had no other (allies/groups nearby that would help them in battles).
8 Lè yo te retounen vè frè yo Tsorea ak Eschthaol, frè yo te di yo: “Kisa ou di?”
When those five men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their relatives asked them “What did you find out?”
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.
They replied, “We have found some land, and it is very good. We should go and attack the people [who live there]. Why are you staying here and doing nothing [RHQ]? Do not wait any longer! We should go immediately and take possession of that 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 you go there, you will see that there is plenty of land, and it has everything [that we will need]. The people there are not expecting anyone to attack them. Surely God is giving that land to us.”
11 Alò, soti nan fanmi Danit yo, soti Tsorea avèk Eschthaol, sis-san lòm avèk tout zam lagè yo te pati.
So 600 men from the tribe of Dan left Zorah and Eshtaol, carrying their weapons.
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.
On their way they set up their tents near Kiriath-Jearim [city] in [the area where the tribe of] Judah [lives]. That is why the area west of Kiriath-Jearim was named ‘Camp of Dan’, and that is still its name.
13 Yo te pase soti la nan peyi ti kolin Ephraïm yo pou te rive lakay Mica.
From there, they went to the hilly area where the tribe of Ephraim lives. And they arrived at Micah’s house.
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.”
The five men who had explored the land near Laish said to their fellow Israelis, “Do you know that in one of these houses there is a sacred vest, several idols, and a statue? [We think that] you know what you should do.” [RHQ]
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.
So they went to the house where the man from the tribe of Levi lived, which was the house where Micah lived, and they greeted the young man from the tribe of Levi [who had become Micah’s priest].
16 Sis-san lòm ame avèk zam lagè, ki te pou fis a Dan yo, te kanpe akote antre pòtay la.
The 600 men of the tribe of Dan stood outside the gate of the house, carrying their weapons.
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.
The five men who had explored the land went into Micah’s house, and took all the idols, the sacred vest, and the statue. While they did that, the 600 men stood outside the gate, [talking] with the priest.
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?”
When the priest saw them bringing out the idols and the sacred vest and the statue, he said to them, “What are you 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?”
They replied, “Be quiet! Do not say anything! You come with us and be [like] a father to us and a priest for us. Is it better for you to [stay here and] be a priest for the people in the house of one man, or to be a priest for a clan, and a priest for a whole tribe of Israelis?” [RHQ]
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.
The priest liked what they were suggesting. So he took the sacred vest and the idols, and he [prepared to] go with the men from the tribe of Dan.
21 Yo te vire sòti pou te mete pitit yo avèk tout bèt yo avèk byen yo ranmase devan yo.
They all put their little children and their animals and everything else that they owned in front of 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.
After they had gone a little distance from Micah’s house, Micah [saw what was happening. He] quickly summoned the men who lived near him, and they ran and caught up with the men from the tribe of Dan.
23 Yo te kriye sou fis a Dan yo e yo te vire di Mica: “Kisa nou genyen nou vin rasanble konsa?”
They shouted at them. The men of the tribe of Dan turned around and said to Micah, “What is the problem? Why have you gathered these men [to pursue us]?”
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?’”
Micah shouted, “You took the silver idols that were made for me! You also took my priest! I do not have anything left [RHQ]! So why do you ask me, ‘What is the problem?’”
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.”
The men from the tribe of Dan replied, “You should not shout loudly like that! One of our angry men might attack you and kill you and your family!”
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.
Then the men from the tribe of Dan continued walking. Micah realized that there was a very large group of them, [so that it would be useless for him to try to fight them]. So he turned around and went home.
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.
The men of the tribe of Dan were carrying the things that had been made for Micah, and they also took his priest, and they continued traveling to Laish. They attacked the people who were peacefully living there, and killed them with their swords, and then they burned everything in the city.
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.
Laish was far from [the city of] Sidon, [so the people of Sidon could not rescue the people of Laish]. And the people of Laish had no other allies. Laish was in a valley near Beth-Rehob [town]. The people of the tribe of Dan rebuilt the city and started to live there.
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.
They gave to the city a [new] name, Dan, in honor of their ancestor Dan, who was one of the sons of Jacob.
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.
The people of the tribe of Dan set up [in the city] the idols [that had been made for Micah]. Jonathan, who was the son of Gershom and the grandson of Moses, was appointed to be their priest. His descendants continued to be priests until the Israelis were captured and taken [to Assyria].
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.
After the people of the tribe of Dan set up the idols that had been made for Micah, [they worshiped those idols, even though] the Sacred Tent [where they had been commanded to worship] God, was at Shiloh.
