Hakim-hakim 18

1 Pada zaman itu tidak ada raja di antara orang Israel dan pada zaman itu suku Dan sedang mencari milik pusaka untuk menetap, sebab sampai hari itu mereka belum juga mendapat bagian milik pusaka di tengah-tengah suku-suku Israel.

In those days, there was no king in Israel. And the tribe of Dan sought a possession for themselves, so that they might live in it. For even to that day, they had not received their lot among the other tribes.

2 Sebab itu bani Dan menyuruh dari kaumnya lima orang dari seluruh jumlah mereka, semuanya orang-orang yang gagah perkasa, yang berasal dari Zora dan Esytaol, untuk mengintai negeri itu dan menyelidikinya, serta berkata kepada mereka: "Pergilah menyelidiki negeri itu." Ketika orang-orang itu sampai ke pegunungan Efraim di rumah Mikha, bermalamlah mereka di sana.

Therefore, the sons of Dan sent five very strong men, of their stock and family, from Zorah and Eshtaol, so that they might explore the land and diligently inspect it. And they said to them, “Go, and consider the land.” And after traveling, they arrived at mount Ephraim, and they entered into the house of Micah. There they rested.

3 Ketika mereka ada dekat rumah Mikha itu, dikenal merekalah logat orang muda suku Lewi itu, lalu singgahlah mereka ke sana dan berkata kepadanya: "Siapakah yang membawa engkau ke mari? Apakah pekerjaanmu dan urusanmu di sini?"

And they recognized the speech of the youth who was a Levite. And while making use of an inn with him, they said to him: “Who brought you here? What are you doing here? For what reason did you want to come here?”

4 Katanya kepada mereka: "Begini begitulah dilakukan Mikha kepadaku; ia menggaji aku dan aku menjadi imamnya."

And he answered them, “Micah has offered me one thing and another, and he has paid me wages, so that I may be his priest.”

5 Kata mereka kepadanya: "Tanyakanlah kiranya kepada Allah, supaya kami ketahui apakah perjalanan yang kami tempuh ini akan berhasil."

Then they begged him to consult the Lord, so that they might be able to know whether the journey they undertook would be prosperous, and whether the matter would have success.

6 Kata imam itu kepada mereka: "Pergilah dengan selamat! Perjalanan yang kamu tempuh itu dipandang baik oleh TUHAN."

And he responded to them, “Go in peace. The Lord looks with favor on your path, and on the journey that you have undertaken.”

7 Sesudah itu pergilah kelima orang itu, lalu sampailah mereka ke Lais. Dilihat merekalah, bahwa rakyat yang diam di sana hidup dengan tenteram, menurut adat orang Sidon, aman dan tenteram. Orang-orang itu tidak kekurangan apapun yang ada di muka bumi, malah kaya harta. Mereka tinggal jauh dari orang Sidon dan tidak bergaul dengan siapapun juga.

And so the five men, going on, arrived at Laish. And they saw the people, living in it without any fear, according to the custom of the Sidonians, secure and peaceful, having hardly anyone to oppose them, and with great wealth, and living separately, far from Sidon and from all men.

8 Setelah mereka kembali kepada saudara-saudara sesukunya di Zora dan Esytaol, berkatalah saudara-saudara sesukunya kepada mereka: "Apakah yang kamu dapati di sana?"

And they returned to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol, who questioned them as to what they had done. And they responded:

9 Jawab mereka: "Bersiaplah, marilah kita maju menyerang mereka, sebab kami telah melihat negeri itu, dan memang sangat baik. Masakan kamu tinggal diam! Janganlah bermalas-malas untuk pergi memasuki dan menduduki negeri itu.

“Rise up. Let us ascend to them. For we have seen that the land is very wealthy and fruitful. Do not delay; do not refrain. Let us go out and possess it. There will be no difficulty.

10 Apabila kamu memasukinya kamu mendapati rakyat yang hidup dengan tenteram, dan negeri itu luas ke sebelah kiri dan ke sebelah kanan. Sesungguhnya, Allah telah menyerahkannya ke dalam tanganmu; itulah tempat yang tidak kekurangan apapun yang ada di muka bumi."

We shall enter to those who dwell securely, in a very wide region, and the Lord will deliver the place to us, a place in which there is no lack of anything that grows upon the earth.”

11 Lalu berangkatlah dari sana, dari Zora dan Esytaol, enam ratus orang dari kaum suku Dan, diperlengkapi dengan senjata.

And so, those of the kindred of Dan set out, that is, six hundred men from Zorah and Eshtaol, girded with the weapons of warfare.

12 Mereka maju, lalu berkemah di Kiryat-Yearim di Yehuda. Itulah sebabnya tempat itu disebut Mahane-Dan sampai sekarang; letaknya di sebelah barat Kiryat-Yearim.

And going up, they stayed at Kiriath-jearim of Judah. And so the place, from that time, received the name the Camp of Dan, and it is behind the back of Kiriath-jearim.

13 Dari sana mereka bergerak terus ke pegunungan Efraim dan sampai di rumah Mikha.

From there, they crossed over to mount Ephraim. And when they had arrived at the house of Micah,

14 Lalu berbicaralah kelima orang yang telah pergi mengintai daerah Lais itu, katanya kepada saudara-saudara sesukunya: "Tahukah kamu, bahwa dalam rumah-rumah ini ada efod, terafim, patung pahatan dan patung tuangan? Oleh sebab itu, insafilah apa yang akan kamu perbuat!"

the five men, who before had been sent to consider the land of Laish, said to the rest of their brothers: “You know that in these houses there is an ephod and theraphim, and a molten idol and a graven image. Consider what it may please you to do.”

15 Kemudian mereka menuju ke tempat itu, lalu sampai di rumah orang muda suku Lewi itu, di rumah Mikha, dan menanyakan apakah ia selamat.

And when they had turned aside a little, they entered the house of the Levite youth, who was in the house of Micah. And they greeted him with peaceful words.

16 Sementara keenam ratus orang dari bani Dan yang diperlengkapi dengan senjata itu tinggal berdiri di pintu gerbang,

Now the six hundred men, who were all armed, were standing before the door.

17 maka kelima orang yang telah pergi mengintai negeri itu berjalan terus, masuk ke dalam lalu mengambil patung pahatan, efod, terafim dan patung tuangan itu. Adapun imam itu berdiri di pintu gerbang bersama-sama dengan keenam ratus orang yang diperlengkapi dengan senjata itu.

But those who had entered the house of the youth strove to take away the graven image, and the ephod, and the theraphim, and the molten idol. But the priest was standing in front of the door, with the six hundred very strong men waiting not far away.

18 Tetapi, setelah yang lain-lain itu masuk ke dalam rumah Mikha dan mengambil patung pahatan, efod, terafim dan patung tuangan itu, berkatalah imam itu kepada mereka: "Berbuat apakah kamu ini?"

And so, those who had entered took away the graven image, the ephod, and the theraphim, and the molten idol. And the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”

19 Tetapi jawab mereka kepadanya: "Diamlah, tutup mulut, ikutlah kami dan jadilah bapak dan imam kami. Apakah yang lebih baik bagimu: menjadi imam untuk seisi rumah satu orang atau menjadi imam untuk suatu suku dan kaum di antara orang Israel?"

And they responded to him: “Be silent and place your finger over your mouth. And come with us, so that we may have you as a father as well as a priest. For which is better for you: to be a priest in the house of one man, or in one tribe and family in Israel?”

20 Maka gembiralah hati imam itu, diambilnyalah efod, terafim dan patung pahatan itu, lalu masuk ke tengah-tengah orang banyak.

And when he had heard this, he agreed to their words. And he took the ephod, and the idols, and the graven image, and he set out with them.

21 Kemudian berbaliklah mereka dan pergi, dengan anak-anak, ternak dan barang-barang yang berharga ditempatkan di depan mereka.

And while traveling, they had also sent the children, and the cattle, and all that was valuable to go ahead of them.

22 Ketika mereka telah jauh dari rumah Mikha, dikerahkanlah orang-orang dari rumah-rumah yang di dekat rumah Mikha dan orang-orang itu mengejar bani Dan itu.

And when they were far from the house of Micah, the men who were living in the houses of Micah, crying out together, followed them.

23 Mereka memanggil-manggil bani Dan, maka berbaliklah orang-orang itu dan berkata kepada Mikha: "Mau apa engkau dengan mengerahkan orang?" Lalu jawabnya:

And they began to shout behind their backs. And when they had looked back, they said to Micah: “What do you want? Why are you crying out?”

24 "Allahku yang kubuat serta imam juga kamu ambil, lalu kamu pergi. Apakah lagi yang masih tinggal padaku? Bagaimana perkataanmu itu kepadaku: Mau apa engkau?"

And he responded: “You have taken away my gods, which I made for myself, and the priest, and all that I have. And do you say, ‘What is it that you want?’”

25 Berkatalah bani Dan kepadanya: "Janganlah suaramu kedengaran lagi kepada kami, nanti ada orang yang menyerang engkau karena sakit hati dan dengan demikian engkau serta seisi rumahmu kehilangan nyawa."

And the sons of Dan said to him, “Take care that you no longer speak to us, otherwise men with a mind for violence may overwhelm you, and you yourself would perish with all your house.”

26 Lalu bani Dan melanjutkan perjalanannya, dan Mikha, setelah dilihatnya mereka itu lebih kuat dari padanya, berpalinglah ia pulang ke rumahnya.

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

27 Lalu bani Dan, dengan membawa barang-barang yang dibuat Mikha, juga imamnya, mendatangi Lais, yakni rakyat yang hidup dengan aman dan tenteram. Mereka memukul orang-orang itu dengan mata pedang dan kotanya dibakar.

Now the six hundred men took the priest, and the things we stated above, and they went to Laish, to a people quiet and secure, and they struck them down with the edge of the sword. And they burned the city with fire.

28 Tidak ada orang yang datang menolong, sebab kota itu jauh dari Sidon dan orang-orang kota itu tidak bergaul dengan siapapun juga. Letak kota itu di lembah Bet-Rehob. Kemudian bani Dan membangun kota itu kembali dan diam di sana.

For no one at all sent reinforcements, because they lived far away from Sidon, and they had no association or business with any man. Now the city was situated in the region of Rehob. And building it up again, they lived in it,

29 Mereka menamai kota itu Dan, menurut nama bapa leluhur mereka, yakni Dan, yang lahir bagi Israel, tetapi nama kota itu dahulu adalah Lais.

calling the name of the city Dan, according to the name of their father, who had been born of Israel, though before it was called Laish.

30 Bani Dan menegakkan bagi mereka sendiri patung pahatan itu, lalu Yonatan bin Gersom bin Musa bersama-sama dengan anak-anaknya menjadi imam bagi suku Dan, sampai penduduk negeri itu diangkut sebagai orang buangan.

And they established for themselves the graven image. And Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, with his sons, were priests in the tribe of Dan, even until the day of their captivity.

31 Demikianlah mereka menempatkan bagi mereka sendiri patung pahatan yang telah dibuat Mikha itu, dan patung itu ada di sana selama rumah Allah ada di Silo.

And the idol of Micah remained with them during the entire time that the house of God was in Shiloh. In those days, there was no king in Israel.