Hakim-hakim 18
1 Pada masa itu di Israel tidak ada raja. Suku Dan masih mencari-cari daerah untuk menjadi wilayah mereka, sebab mereka belum juga mendapat tanah bersama suku-suku lainnya di dalam bangsa Israel.
In those days there was no king in Israel; and in those days the tribe of the Danites were seeking for themselves an inheritance to dwell in; for there had not fallen to their share up to that day among the tribes of Israel a [sufficient] inheritance.
2 Karena itu mereka memilih lima orang yang gagah dari antara semua kaum dalam suku mereka yang tinggal di Zora dan Esytaol, lalu memberi tugas kepada kelima orang itu untuk menyelidiki negeri itu. Maka berangkatlah orang-orang itu, dan tiba di daerah pegunungan di wilayah Efraim. Di sana mereka menginap di rumah Mikha.
And the children of Dan sent from their family five men from among themselves, men of valor, from Zor'ah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land. And they came to the mountain of Ephraim, as far as the house of Micah, and lodged there.
3 Ketika hendak memasuki rumah itu mereka mendengar pemuda Lewi itu berbicara, dan mereka mengenali logatnya. Jadi, mereka mendatangi dia dan bertanya, "Mengapa kau di sini? Apa urusanmu? Siapa yang membawamu?"
They were just by the house of Micah, when they recognized the voice of the young man the Levite; and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what doest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?
4 Orang muda itu menjawab, "Saya di sini karena Mikha. Dialah yang mengangkat saya menjadi imamnya, dan memberi gaji kepada saya."
And he said unto them, Thus and thus hath Micah done unto me; and he hired me, and I became his priest.
5 Lalu kata mereka kepadanya, "Kalau begitu, tolong tanyakan kepada Allah apakah perjalanan kami ini akan berhasil atau tidak."
And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way on which we are going shall be prosperous.
6 Jawab imam itu, "Jangan khawatir. TUHAN telah merestui perjalanan kalian ini."
And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the Lord is your way on which ye will go.
7 Setelah itu berangkatlah kelima orang itu lalu pergi ke Lais. Di situ mereka memperhatikan penduduknya. Nyatalah bahwa cara hidup penduduk Lais itu seperti cara hidup bangsa Sidon. Walaupun mereka terpencil, dan jauh dari bangsa Sidon, mereka hidup aman dan tentram, tidak mempunyai musuh, makmur, serta tidak kurang sesuatu apa pun.
And the five men departed, and came to Layish, and saw the people that were therein, dwelling in security, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and no one inflicted any wrong in the land, as hereditary ruler; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no concern with any man.
8 Ketika kelima orang itu kembali kepada orang-orang sesukunya di Zora dan Esytaol, mereka diminta memberikan laporan.
And they came unto their brethren to Zor'ah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What [news bring] ye?
9 Mereka pun berkata, "Mari kita menyerang Lais. Kami sudah ke sana, dan melihat bahwa tanahnya baik, luas dan makmur, segalanya ada. Jangan tetap saja di sini dan tidak berbuat apa-apa. Cepatlah ke sana dan merebut negeri itu. Kalian akan mendapati bahwa penduduknya sama sekali tidak menyangka akan diserang. Kami yakin Allah telah memberikan negeri itu kepada kalian."
And they said, Arise, and let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and you keep still! be not slothful, to go, to enter to take possession of the land.
When ye enter, ye will come unto a secure people, and the land is roomy; for God hath given it into your hand; a place where there is no want of anything that is on the earth.
11 Karena itu, berangkatlah dari Zora dan Esytaol 600 orang suku Dan. Dengan senjata lengkap,
And there went from there of the family of the Danites, out of Zor'ah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girded with weapons of war.
12 mereka pergi ke bagian barat Kiryat-Yearim di wilayah Yehuda lalu berkemah di situ. Itulah sebabnya tempat itu masih dinamakan Perkemahan Dan.
And they went up, and encamped in Kiryath-ye'arim, in Judah; wherefore they called that place Machaneh-dan until this day; behold, it is behind Kiryath-ye'arim.
13 Dari sana mereka berjalan terus ke daerah pegunungan Efraim sampai ke rumah Mikha.
And they passed thence unto the mountain of Ephraim, and came as far as the house of Micah.
14 Kelima orang mata-mata yang dahulu diutus itu berkata kepada kawan-kawannya, "Tahukah kalian bahwa di salah satu rumah ini ada patung yang berlapis perak? Ada juga patung-patung lain dan efod. Coba pikirkan apa yang harus kita buat."
Then commenced the five men that had gone to spy out the country of Layish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there are in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven and molten image? and now consider what ye have to do.
15 Lalu mereka pergi ke rumah Mikha, tempat pemuda Lewi itu tinggal, dan menanyakan keadaannya.
And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, unto the house of Micah, and asked him after his welfare.
16 Pada waktu itu keenam ratus prajurit suku Dan, yang bersenjata lengkap itu, sedang berdiri di depan pintu gerbang.
And the six hundred men who were of the children of Dan, girded with their weapons of war, remained standing by the entrance of the gate.
17 Kelima mata-mata itu langsung masuk ke dalam rumah, lalu mengambil patung kayu yang berlapis perak itu bersama dengan patung-patung lainnya, dan efod. Pemuda Lewi itu sedang berdiri dengan keenam ratus prajurit itu di pintu gerbang.
And the five men that had gone to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest stood in the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men that were girded with the weapons of war.
18 Ketika kelima orang itu masuk ke rumah Mikha dan mengambil efod serta patung-patung berhala itu, pemuda Lewi itu bertanya, "Apa ini yang kalian lakukan?"
And these went into Micah's house, and took the graven image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest said unto them, What are ye doing?
19 Mereka menjawab, "Diam! Jangan bertanya. Ikut saja dengan kami, nanti engkau menjadi imam dan penasihat kami. Daripada menjadi imam untuk satu keluarga saja, lebih baik menjadi imam untuk satu suku!"
And they said unto him, Be still, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and become to us a father and a priest: is it better that thou be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?
20 Pemuda Lewi itu senang dengan saran itu. Jadi, ia mengambil efod dan patung-patung berhala itu lalu ikut dengan mereka.
And the priest's heart became glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and came into the midst of the people.
21 Kemudian rombongan itu meneruskan perjalanan mereka, didahului oleh anak-anak, ternak dan barang-barang mereka.
And they turned and went away, and placed the little ones and the cattle and the heavy things before them.
22 Ketika mereka sudah jauh, Mikha memanggil tetangga-tetangganya lalu bersama-sama mengejar orang-orang suku Dan itu. Setelah dekat dengan mereka,
When they were at a distance from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were called together, and they overtook the children of Dan.
23 Mikha dan orang-orangnya itu berteriak-teriak kepada mereka. Orang-orang suku Dan itu menoleh dan bertanya kepada Mikha, "Ada apa? Mengapa datang dengan begitu banyak orang?"
And they called unto the children of Dan, who turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou hast called out thy people?
24 Mikha menjawab, "Kamu melarikan patung-patung saya dan imamnya, sehingga saya tidak mempunyai apa-apa lagi, lalu kamu berkata, 'Ada apa!'"
And he said, My god which I made have ye taken away, and the priest, and are gone away; and what have I more? and what is this ye say unto me, What aileth thee?
25 Kata orang-orang suku Dan itu, "Lebih baik tutup mulut; jangan sampai orang-orang ini menjadi marah lalu menyerang engkau. Nanti engkau dan seluruh keluargamu mati."
And the children of Dan said unto him, Cause not thy voice to be heard among us, lest men of an embittered spirit assail thee, and thou lose thy life, with the life of thy household.
26 Setelah mengatakan demikian, orang-orang suku Dan itu meneruskan perjalanan mereka. Mikha melihat bahwa mereka jauh lebih kuat dari dia, karena itu ia membalik lalu pulang.
And the children of Dan went on their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.
27 Sesudah orang-orang suku Dan itu melarikan imam itu serta barang-barang ibadat buatan Mikha itu, mereka pergi menyerang Lais, kota yang penduduknya hidup aman dan tentram. (Kota itu berada dalam satu lembah dengan kota Bet-Rehob). Orang-orang Dan itu membunuh seluruh penduduk Lais lalu membakar kota itu. Tidak ada yang datang menolong orang-orang Lais itu karena tempat mereka terpencil dan jauh dari Sidon. Setelah itu orang-orang Dan membangun kembali kota itu kemudian tinggal di sana.
And they took what Micah had made, and the priest whom he had had, and came over Layish, over a people that were quiet and secure; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and the city they burnt with fire.
And there was no deliverer; because it was far from Zidon, and the people had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rechob. And they rebuilt the city, and dwelt therein.
29 Nama kota itu mereka ganti menjadi Dan, menurut nama bapak leluhur mereka, yaitu Dan, anak Yakub.
And they called the name of the city, Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: nevertheless, Layish was the name of the city at first.
30 Patung berhala yang mereka bawa itu, mereka dirikan di kota itu lalu mengangkat Yonatan, anak Gersom, cucu Musa, menjadi imam mereka. Keturunan Gersom ini tetap menjadi imam suku Dan itu sampai masa umat Israel diangkut dan dibuang ke negeri lain.
And the children of Dan erected for themselves the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Menasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the exile of the land.
31 Patung berhala buatan Mikha itu tetap di Lais selama Kemah Tuhan berada di Silo.
And they set up for themselves Micah's graven image, which he had made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.
