Juízes 18
1 Naqueles dias não havia rei em Israel: e nos mesmos dias a tribo dos daneus buscava para si herança para habitar; porquanto até àquele dia entre as tribos de Israel lhe não havia caído em herança bastante sorte
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 E enviaram os filhos de Dan da sua tribo cinco homens dos seus confins, homens valorosos, de Zora e de Estaol, a espiar e rastejar a terra; e lhes disseram: Ide, rastejai a terra. E vieram à montanha de Ephraim, até à casa de Micah, e passaram ali a noite.
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 E quando eles estavam junto da casa de Micah, conheceram a voz do mancebo, do levita; e chegaram-se para lá, e lhe disseram: Quem te trouxe aqui, que fazes aqui, e que é o que tens aqui?
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 E ele lhes disse: Assim e assim me tem feito Micah; pois me tem alugado, e eu lhe sirvo de sacerdote.
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 Então lhe disseram: Ora pergunta a Deus, para que possamos saber se prosperará o caminho que levamos.
So they said to him, “Please ask God if we will succeed [in what we are trying to do] on this journey.”
6 E disse-lhes o sacerdote: Ide em paz; o caminho que levardes está perante o Senhor.
The young man replied, “Things will go well for you. Yahweh will go with you on this journey.”
7 Então foram-se aqueles cinco homens, e vieram a Lais; e viram que o povo que havia no meio dela estava seguro, conforme ao costume dos sidônios, quieto e confiado; nem havia possessor algum do reino que por causa alguma envergonhasse a alguém naquela terra: também estavam longe doa sidônios, e não tinham que fazer com ninguém.
[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 Então voltaram a seus irmãos, a Zora e a Estaol: e seus irmãos lhes disseram: Que dizeis vós?
When those five men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their relatives asked them “What did you find out?”
9 E eles disseram: levantai-vos, e subamos a eles; porque examinamos a terra, e eis que é muitíssimo boa; pois estareis tranquilos? não sejais preguiçosos em irdes para entrar a possuir esta terra.
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 Quando lá chegardes, vereis a um povo confiado, e a terra é larga de extensão; porque Deus vo-la entregou na mão; lugar em que não há falta de coisa alguma que há na terra.
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 Então partiram dali, da tribo dos daneus, de Zora e de Estaol, seiscentos homens armados de armas de guerra.
So 600 men from the tribe of Dan left Zorah and Eshtaol, carrying their weapons.
12 E subiram, e acamparam-se em Kiriath-jearim, em Judá; pelo que chamaram a este lugar Mahaneh-dan, até ao dia de hoje; eis que está por detraz de Kiriath-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 E dali passaram à montanha de Ephraim; e vieram até à casa de Micah.
From there, they went to the hilly area where the tribe of Ephraim lives. And they arrived at Micah’s house.
14 Então responderam os cinco homens, que foram espiar a terra de Lais, e disseram a seus irmãos: Sabeis vós também que naquelas casas há um éfode, e terafins, e imagem de escultura e de fundição? vede pois agora o que haveis de fazer
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 Então foram-se para lá, e vieram à casa do mancebo, o levita, em casa de Micah, e o saudaram.
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 E os seiscentos homens, que eram dos filhos de Dan, armados de suas armas de guerra, ficaram à entrada da porta.
The 600 men of the tribe of Dan stood outside the gate of the house, carrying their weapons.
17 Porém subindo os cinco homens, que foram espiar a terra, entraram nela, e tomaram a imagem de escultura, o éfode, e os terafins, e a imagem de fundição, ficando o sacerdote em pé à entrada da porta, com os seiscentos homens que estavam armados com as armas de guerra.
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 Entrando eles pois em casa de Micah, e tomando a imagem de escultura, e o éfode, e os terafins, e a imagem de fundição, disse-lhes o sacerdote: Que estais fazendo?
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 E eles lhe disseram: Cala-te, põe a mão na boca, e vem conosco, e sê-nos por pai e sacerdote: é-te melhor que sejas sacerdote da casa dum só homem, do que ser sacerdote de uma tribo e de uma geração em Israel
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 Então alegrou-se o coração do sacerdote, e tomou o éfode, e os terafins, e a imagem de escultura: e entrou no meio do povo.
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 Assim viraram, e partiram: e os meninos, e o gado, e a bagagem puseram diante de si.
They all put their little children and their animals and everything else that they owned in front of them.
22 E, estando já longe da casa de Micah, os homens que estavam nas casas junto à casa de Micah, se convocaram, e alcançaram os filhos de Dan.
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 E clamaram após dos filhos de Dan, os quais viraram os seus rostos, e disseram a Micah: Que tens, que assim te convocaste?
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 Então ele disse: Os meus deuses, que eu fiz, me tomastes, juntamente com o sacerdote, e vos fostes; que mais me fica agora? Como pois me dizeis: Que é o que tens?
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 Porém os filhos de Dan lhe disseram: Não nos faças ouvir a tua voz, para que porventura homens de ânimo amargoso não se lancem sobre vós, e tu percas a tua vida, e a vida dos da tua casa
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 Assim seguiram o seu caminho os filhos de Dan: e Micah, vendo que eram mais fortes do que ele, voltou, e tornou-se a sua casa.
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 Eles pois tomaram o que Micah tinha feito, e o sacerdote que tivera, e vieram a Lais, a um povo quieto e confiado, e os feriram ao fio da espada, e queimaram a cidade a fogo.
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 E ninguém houve que os livrasse, porquanto estavam longe de Sidon, e não tinham que fazer com ninguém, e a cidade estava no vale que está junto a Beth-rechob: depois reedificaram a cidade e habitaram nela.
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 E chamaram o nome da cidade Dan, conforme ao nome de Dan, seu pai, que nascera a Israel: sendo porém de antes o nome desta cidade Lais.
They gave to the city a [new] name, Dan, in honor of their ancestor Dan, who was one of the sons of Jacob.
30 E os filhos de Dan levantaram para si aquela imagem de escultura: e Jonathan, filho de Gerson, o filho de Manasseh, ele e seus filhos foram sacerdotes da tribo dos daneus, ate ao dia do cativeiro da terra.
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 Assim pois a imagem de escultura que fizera Micah, estabeleceram entre si, todos os dias que a casa de Deus esteve em Silo.
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.
