Mpitsara 18
1 Tsy amam-panjaka t’Israele tañ’ andro rezay; le nipay lova himoneña’e ty fifokoa’ i Dane henane zay; amy te mboe tsy niazo’ iareo tañ’ andro izay ty anjara’ lova’ iareo añivo’ o fifokoa’ Israeleo.
In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the Danites sought for them an inheritance to dwell in, for to that day their inheritance had not fallen to them among the tribes of Israel.
2 Aa le nirahe’ i Dane boak’ am-pifokoa’e ao ty lahilahy lime amy valobohò’ iareoy, ondaty mahasibeke, boake Tsorà naho i Estaole hitinoñe amy taney, hitsoek’ aze; ami’ty hoe: Akia, hotsohotsò i taney; aa le nivotrak’ am-bohibohi’ i Efraime an-kiboho’ i Mikà iereo vaho nialeñe ao.
And the sons of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it. And they said to them, Go, search the land. And they came to the hill-country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, and lodged there.
3 Ie nañarine i kiboho’ i Mikày, le nifohi’ iareo ty feo’ i ajalahy nte-Leviy, naho nitsile mb’eo, vaho nanao tama’e ty hoe: Ia ty ninday azo atoa? le ino ty anoe’o atoy?
When they were by the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young man the Levite. And they turned aside there, and said to him, Who brought thee here? And what are thou doing in this place? And what have thou here?
4 Le hoe re am’ iereo, Hoe zao naho zao ty nanoa’ i Mikà ahy, naho karamae’e, vaho fa mpisoro’e iraho henaneo.
And he said to them, Thus and thus has Micah dealt with me, and he has hired me, and I have become his priest.
5 Aa le hoe iereo tama’e, Ehe, ihalalio toro-lalañe aman’Añahare, hahafohina’ay he ho heneke o lia’ añaveloa’aio.
And they said to him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
6 Le hoe i mpisoroñey am’ iereo: Mañaveloa am-panintsiñañe; fa añatrefa’ Iehovà o lalañe hombà’ areoo.
And the priest said to them, Go in peace. Your way is before Jehovah in which ye go.
7 Nienga amy zao indaty lime rey, naho nivotrake e Laise, le nirendre’ iereo ondaty ama’eo te nierañerañe ty fimoneña’ iareo, manahake o nte Tsidoneo, nianjiñe naho nanintsiñe; amy te tsy amy taney ty aman-dily hañinje iareo aman-dra inoñ’inoñe, fa lavitse o nte-Tsidoneo, vaho tsy eo t’indaty iharoa’e balibalike.
Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were in it, how they dwelt in security, according to the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure, for there was none in the land possessing authority, that might put them to shame in anything. And they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with any man.
8 Aa le nimpoly mb’ aman-droahalahi’ iareo e Tsorà naho Estaole ao, vaho hoe o rolongo’ iareoo ama’e, Atalilio arè!
And they came to their brothers to Zorah and Eshtaol. And their brothers said to them, What say ye?
9 Le hoe iereo, Miongaha, antao hiavotse haname iareo; fa nioni’ay i taney naho nirendreke t’ie fanjaka; aa vaho hijihetse avao nahareo? ko mihenekeneke fa akia mb’amy taney, imoaho naho tavano.
And they said, Arise, and let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good, and are ye idle? Be not slothful to go and to enter in to possess the land.
10 Ie mb’eo, le hivotrak’ am’ ondaty mierañerañe, tane milañelañe natolon’ Añahare am-pità’ areo; tane miaiñ’ añoleñañe; ama’e ao ze kolotoin’ Añahare.
When ye go, ye shall come to a people secure. And the land is large, for God has given it into your hand, a place where there is no want of anything that is on the earth.
11 Aa le nionjomb’eo, boak’ am-pifokoa’ i Dane, hirike Tsorà naho i Estaole ty lahilahy enen-jato nidiam-pialiañe hihotakotake.
And there set forth from there of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girded with weapons of war.
12 Niañambone mb’e Kiriate-Iearime e Iehoda ao iereo vaho nitobe; aa le nitokave’ iareo Tobe’ i Dane i toetsey pake henaneo; ambalike i Kiriate-iearime ao.
And they went up, and encamped in Kiriath-jearim, in Judah. Therefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan, to this day. Behold, it is behind Kiriath-jearim.
13 Boak’ ao iereo, niavotse mb’am-bohi’ i Efraime mb’eo nivotrak’ an-kiboho’i Mikà eo.
And they passed from there to the hill-country of Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah.
14 Le hoe i lahilahy lime niraheñe hitingañe an-tane’ i Laise añe rey amo longo’eo, Fohi’ areo hao te ao ty hareañe naho terafime, naho hatae-sinokitse vaho sare trinanake? Tsakoreo arè ty hanoe’ areo.
Then the five men who went to spy out the country of Laish, answered and said to their brothers, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? Now therefore consider what ye have to do.
15 Aa le niveve mb’ eo iereo, nivotrak’ amy kiboho’ i ajalahy nte-Levio, an-kiboho’ i Mikà eo vaho nañontane aze.
And they turned aside there, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even to the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.
16 Nijohañe an-dalambey eo indaty ana’ i Dane enen-jato nidian-karaom-pialiañe rey,
And the six hundred men girded with their weapons of war, who were of the sons of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.
17 le nimoak’ ao i lahilahy lime niary mb’eo hitingañe amy taney rey naho rinambe’ iareo i hatae sinokitsey naho i hareañey naho i terafimey vaho i sare trinanakey; ie nijohañe an-dalam-bey eo am’ indaty enen-jato nidian-karaom-pialiañe rey i mpisoroñey.
And the five men who went to spy out the land went up, and came in there, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. And the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men girded with weapons of war.
18 Aa ie nizilik’ an-kiboho’ i Mikà ao hangalake i hatae sinokitsey naho i hareañey naho i terafimey vaho i sare trinanakey, le hoe i mpisoroñey am’ iereo, Ino o anoe’ areoo?
And when these went into Micah's house, and fetched the graven image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said to them, What do ye?
19 Le hoe iereo ama’e: Mianjiña koahe, vihino fitàñe ty falie’o vaho mindreza ama’ay, ho rae’ay naho ho mpisoro’ay; mahasoa azo hao ty ho mpisoroñe añ’anjomba’ ondaty raike, ta te ho mpisoroñe ami’ty fifokoa naho hasavereña’ Israele?
And they said to him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for thee to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?
20 Nifale amy zao ty arofo’ i mpisoroñey, le rinambe’e i hareañey naho i terafimey naho i hatae sinokitsey vaho nañaivo’ ondatio ao.
And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
21 Aa le nitolike iereo naho nienga mb’eo, naho nanoe’ iereo aolo ey o keleiañeo naho o añombeo, vaho o varao.
So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the goods before them.
22 Ie lavitse i kiboho’ i Mikày añe, le nivovo amo ana’ i Daneo ondaty mpañohoke i kiboho’ i Mikaio nifandrimboñe
When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men who were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the sons of Dan.
23 vaho nikoik’ amo ana’ i Daneo. Nitolik’ amy zao iereo nanao amy Mikà ty hoe: Ino o mañolañe azoo te mifañosoñe?
And they cried out to the sons of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said to Micah, What troubles thee that thou come with such a company?
24 Le hoe re: Tinava’ areo i ‘ndrahare tsinenekoy naho i mpisoroñey vaho nienga, le ino ty sisa amako? Aa ino arè ty anoa’ areo amako ty hoe? Inoñ’ o mañolañe azoo?
And he said, ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and have gone away, and what have I more? And how do ye then say to me, What troubles thee?
25 Le hoe o ana’ i Daneo ama’e: Ehe tsy ho janjiñeñe añivo’ay atoa ty fiarañanaña’o, hera hiambotraha’ t’indaty boseke vaho hikenkan-drehe rekets’ o añ’ anjomba’oo.
And the sons of Dan said to him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.
26 Aa le nionjomb’eo o ana’ i Daneo naho napota’ i Mikà t’ie maozatse te ama’e vaho nitolike nimpoly mb’ an-kiboho’e añe.
And the sons of Dan went their way. And when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.
27 Rinambe’ iareo o nitsene’ i Mikao, naho i mpisoro’ey, naho nivotrake e Laise, am’ondaty mianjiñe naho mierañerañeo, naho linafa’ iareo an-dela-pibara, vaho finorototo’ iereo añ’ afo i rovay.
And they took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and secure, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and they burnt the city with fire.
28 Tsy nanam-pandrombake iereo, fa lavitse ty Tsidone, le tsy ama’ ondaty mpifañaoñe; ie am-bavatane marine i Bete-rekhobe. Aa le namboare’ iareo i Rovay vaho nimoneñe ao.
And there was no deliverer because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with any man, and it was in the valley that lies by Beth-rehob. And they built the city, and dwelt in it.
29 Natao’ iereo Dane ty añara’ i rovay, ty amy Dane rae’ iareo nisamahe’ Israeley; fa Laise hey ty añara’ i rovay.
And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father who was born to Israel. However the name of the city was Laish at first.
30 Aa le natroa’ o ana’ i Daneo ho a iareo i hazomangay; vaho nimpisoro’ i fifokoa’ i Daney t’Ionatane, ana’ i Gersome, ana’ i Menasè, ie naho o ana’eo, ampara’ ty andro nandrohizañe i taney.
And the sons of Dan set up for themselves the graven image. And Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.
31 Aa le natroa’ iareo i saren-katae pinatepatetse tsinene’ i Mikay; amo hene andro naha-te Silò ao i kivohon’ Añahareio.
So they set up for them Micah's graven image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.
