Sodniki 18
1 V tistih dneh ni bilo kralja v Izraelu in v tistih dneh si je rod Danovcev iskal dediščino, da v njej prebiva, kajti do tistega dne jim vsa njihova dediščina ni pripadla med Izraelovimi rodovi.
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 Danovi otroci so izmed svojih družin poslali pet moških iz svojih pokrajin, junaške može iz Core in iz Eštaóla, da hodijo vzdolž dežele in da jo preiščejo. Rekli so jim: »Pojdite, oglejte deželo.« Ko so le-ti prišli do gore Efrájim, k Mihovi hiši, so se tam nastanili.
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 Ko so bili pri Mihovi hiši, so prepoznali glas mladeniča, Lévijevca. Obrnili so se tja in mu rekli: »Kdo te je privedel sèm? Kaj delaš na tem kraju? In kaj imaš tukaj?«
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 Odgovoril jim je: »Tako in tako je Miha postopal z menoj, me najel in sem njegov duhovnik.«
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 Rekli so mu: »Prosimo te, vprašaj za nasvet od Boga, da bomo lahko vedeli katera izmed naših poti, po kateri gremo, bo uspešna.«
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 Duhovnik jim je rekel: »Pojdite v miru. Vaša pot, po kateri greste, je pred Gospodom.«
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 Potem je pet mož odpotovalo in prišlo k Láješu in videlo ljudstvo, ki je bilo tam, kako so brezskrbno prebivali po navadi Sidóncev, tiho in varno. Tam v deželi ni bilo naseljencev, da bi jih lahko v kakršnikoli stvari osramotili. Bili so daleč od Sidóncev in z nikomer niso imeli nič opraviti.
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 Prišli so k svojim bratom do Core in Eštaóla in njihovi bratje so jim rekli: »Kaj pravite?«
And they returned to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol, who questioned them as to what they had done. And they responded:
9 Odgovorili so: »Vstanite, da bomo lahko šli gor zoper njih, kajti videli smo deželo in glejte, ta je zelo dobra. In vi ste mirni? Ne bodite leni, da bi šli in vstopili, da vzamete deželo v last.«
“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 Ko greste, boste prišli k varnemu ljudstvu in k veliki deželi, kajti Bog jo je dal v vaše roke. Prostor, kjer ni pomanjkanja česarkoli, kar je na zemlji.
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 Od tod je odšla družina Danovcev na svojo pot, iz Core in iz Eštaóla, šeststo mož, opasanih z bojnim orožjem.
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 Odšli so gor in se utaborili v Kirját Jearímu v Judu. Zato so ta kraj imenovali Mahané Dan do današnjega dne. Glej ta je poleg Kirját Jearíma.
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 Od tam so prešli h gori Efrájim in prišli do Mihove hiše.
From there, they crossed over to mount Ephraim. And when they had arrived at the house of Micah,
14 Potem je pet mož, ki so odšli, da ogledajo deželo Láješ, odgovorilo in reklo svojim bratom: »Ali veste, da so v teh hišah efód, družinski malik, rezana podoba in ulita podoba? Sedaj torej preudarite kaj vam je storiti.«
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 Obrnili so se tja in prišli do hiše mladeniča, Lévijevca, torej k Mihovi hiši in ga pozdravili.
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 Šeststo mož, opasanih s svojimi bojnimi orožji, ki so bili izmed Danovih otrok, pa je stalo pri vhodu velikih vrat.
Now the six hundred men, who were all armed, were standing before the door.
17 Pet mož, ki so šli, da ogledajo deželo, je odšlo gor in vstopili so tja in vzeli rezano podobo, efód, družinskega malika in ulito podobo. Duhovnik pa je stal na vhodu velikih vrat s šeststotimi možmi, ki so bili opasani z bojnim orožjem.
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 Ti so odšli v Mihovo hišo in prinesli izrezljano podobo, efód, družinskega malika in ulito podobo. Potem jim je duhovnik rekel: »Kaj počnete?«
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 Rekli so mu: »Molči, svojo roko položi na svoja usta in pojdi z nami in nam bodi oče in duhovnik. Ali je zate bolje biti duhovnik hiši enega človeka ali da postaneš duhovnik rodu in družini v Izraelu?«
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 Duhovnikovo srce je bilo veselo in vzel je efód, družinskega malika, rezano podobo in odšel v sredo ljudstva.
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 Tako so se obrnili in odšli ter predse postavili malčke, živino in vozove.
And while traveling, they had also sent the children, and the cattle, and all that was valuable to go ahead of them.
22 In ko so bili dobro pot od Mihove hiše, so se ljudje, ki so bili v hišah blizu Mihove hiše, zbrali skupaj in dohiteli Danove otroke.
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 Klicali so k Danovim otrokom. Ti pa so obrnili svoje obraze in Mihu rekli: »Kaj te pesti, da prihajaš s takšnim spremstvom?«
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 Odgovoril je: »Odvzeli ste moje bogove, ki sem jih naredil in duhovnika ter odšli proč. In kaj še imam? Kaj je to, da mi pravite: ›Kaj te pesti?‹«
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 Danovi otroci so mu rekli: »Tvojega glasu naj ne bo slišati med nami, da ne bi jezni ljudje stekli nadte in bi izgubil svoje življenje, z življenji svoje družine.«
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 Danovi otroci so odšli svojo pot. Ko je Miha videl, da so bili premočni zanj, se je obrnil in se vrnil nazaj k svoji hiši.
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 Vzeli so stvari, ki jih je naredil Miha in duhovnika, ki ga je imel in prišli k Láješu, k ljudstvu, ki je bilo tiho in varno. Udarili so jih z ostrino meča in mesto zažgali z ognjem.
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 Tam ni bilo nobenega osvoboditelja, ker je bilo daleč od Sidóna in niso imeli opravka s kakršnimkoli človekom. To je bilo v dolini, ki leži pri Bet Rehóbu. In zgradili so mesto ter prebivali v njem.
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 Ime mesta so imenovali Dan, po imenu njihovega očeta Dana, ki je bil rojen Izraelu, vendar je bilo ime mesta najprej Láješ.
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 Danovi otroci so postavili rezano podobo in Jonatan, sin Geršóma, sinú Manáseja, on in njegovi sinovi so bili duhovniki Danovemu rodu do dneva ujetništva dežele.
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 Postavili so si Mihovo rezano podobo, ki jo je naredil ves ta čas, ko je bila Božja hiša v Šilu.
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.
