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 the days those there not [was] a king in Israel and in the days those [the] tribe of the Danite[s] [was] seeking for itself an inheritance to dwell in for not it had fallen to it until the day that in among [the] tribes of Israel an inheritance.
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 they sent [the] descendants of Dan - from tribe their five men from ends their men sons of strength from Zorah and from Eshtaol to spy out the land and to explore it and they said to them go explore the land and they went [the] hill country of Ephraim to [the] house of Micah and they spent [the] night 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?
They [were] near [the] house of Micah and they they recognized [the] voice of the young man the Levite and they turned aside there and they said to him who? did he bring you here and what? [are] you doing in this [place] and what? [belongs] to you 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 like this and like this he has done for me Micah and he has hired me and I have become of him a 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 enquire please by God so let us know ¿ will it succeed journey our which we [are] going on it.
6 Le hoe i mpisoroñey am’ iereo: Mañaveloa am-panintsiñañe; fa añatrefa’ Iehovà o lalañe hombà’ areoo.
And he said to them the priest go to peace [is] before Yahweh way your which you go in it.
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.
And they went [the] five the men and they came Laish towards and they saw the people which in midst its [was] dwelling to security according to [the] custom of [the] Sidonians at peace - and secure and there not [was one] putting to shame anything in the land [one] possessing oppression and [were] far they from [the] Sidonians and anything not [belonged] to them with anyone.
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 brothers their Zorah and Eshtaol and they said to them brothers their what? you.
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! so we may go up on them for we have seen the land and there! [it is] good very and you [are] inactive may not you hesitate to go to go to take possession of 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 go you you will come - to a people secure and the land [is] broad of both hands for he has given it God in hand your a place where there not there [is] lack of any thing which [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 they set out from there of [the] tribe of the Danite[s] from Zorah and from Eshtaol six hundred man girded 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 they encamped at Kiriath Jearim in Judah there-fore they called the place that Mahaneh Dan until the day this there! behind Kiriath Jearim.
13 Boak’ ao iereo, niavotse mb’am-bohi’ i Efraime mb’eo nivotrak’ an-kiboho’i Mikà eo.
And they passed through from there [the] hill country of Ephraim and they 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.
And they answered [the] five the men who had gone to spy out the land Laish and they said to brothers their ¿ do you know that there in the houses these [are] an ephod and teraphim and a carved image and a molten image and therefore consider what? will you 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 they came to [the] house of the young man the Levite [the] house of Micah and they asked of him to welfare.
16 Nijohañe an-dalambey eo indaty ana’ i Dane enen-jato nidian-karaom-pialiañe rey,
And six hundred man girded [the] weapons of war their [were] standing [the] entrance of the gate who [were] of [the] descendants of Dan.
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 they went up [the] five the men who had gone to spy out the land they went there they took the carved image and the ephod and the teraphim and the molten image and the priest [was] standing [the] entrance of the gate and six hundred the man girded [the] 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 these [men] they went [the] house of Micah and they took [the] carved image of the ephod and the teraphim and the molten image and he said to them the priest what? [are] you doing.
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 keep quiet put hand your over mouth your and come with us and become of us a father and a priest ¿ good - [is] being you a priest of [the] house of a man one or? being you a priest of a tribe and of a clan 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 it was good [the] heart of the priest and he took the ephod and the teraphim and the carved image and he 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.
And they turned and they went and they put the little one[s] and the livestock and the valuable[s] before them.
22 Ie lavitse i kiboho’ i Mikày añe, le nivovo amo ana’ i Daneo ondaty mpañohoke i kiboho’ i Mikaio nifandrimboñe
They they had gone far away from [the] house of Micah and the men who [were] in the houses which [were] near [the] house of Micah they were called together and they overtook [the] descendants 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 called out to [the] descendants of Dan and they turned round faces their and they said to Micah what? [is that] to you that you have been called together.
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 gods my which I made you have taken and the priest and you have gone and what? [belongs] to me still and why? this are you saying to me what? [is] to you.
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 they said to him [the] descendants of Dan may not you make heard voice your with us lest they should fall on you men bitter of appetite and you will gather life your and [the] life of household your.
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 they went [the] descendants of Dan to way their and he saw Micah that [were too] strong they for him and he turned and he returned to house his.
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 they took [that] which he had made Micah and the priest who he belonged to him and they went to Laish to a people at peace and secure and they struck them to [the] mouth of [the] sword and the city they burned 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 not [was] a deliverer for [was] far it from Sidon and anything not [belonged] to them with anyone and it [was] in the valley which [belongs] to Beth Rehob and they rebuilt the city and they 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 by [the] name of Dan ancestor their who he was born to Israel and but [was] Laish [the] name of the city to the former [time].
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 they set up for themselves [the] descendants of Dan the carved image and Jonathan [the] son of Gershom [the] son of Manasseh he and sons his they were priests of [the] tribe of the Danite[s] until [the] day went into exile 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.
And they set up for themselves [the] carved image of Micah which he had made all [the] days of [the] being of [the] house of God at Shiloh.
