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1In those days there was no king in Israel; and in those days the tribe of Dan sought for itself an inheritance to inhabit, because no inheritance had fallen to it until that day in the midst of the tribes of the children of Israel.
1In those days there was no king in Israel. In those days the tribe of the Danites sought an inheritance to dwell in; for to that day, their inheritance had not fallen to them among the tribes of Israel.
2And the sons of Dan sent from their families five men of valour, from Saraa and from Esthaol, to spy out the land and to search it; and they said to them, Go and search out the land. And they came as far as the mount of Ephraimto the house of Michaias and they lodged there,
2The children of Dan sent five men of their family from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to search it. They said to them, “Go, explore the land!” They came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.
3in the house of Michaias, and they recognized the voice of the young man the Levite, and turned in there; and said to him, Who brought you in hither? and what do you in this place? and what have you here?
3When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite; so they went over there and said to him, “Who brought you here? What do you do in this place? What do you have here?”
4And he said to them, Thus and thus did Michaias to me, and he hired me, and I became his priest.
4He said to them, “Thus and thus has Micah dealt with me, and he has hired me, and I have become his priest.”
5And they said to him, Enquire now of God, and we shall know whether our way will prosper, on which we are going.
5They said to him, “Please ask counsel of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.”
6And the priest said to them, Go in peace; your way in which you⌃ go , [is] before the Lord.
6The priest said to them, “Go in peace. Your way in which you go is before Yahweh.”
7And the five men went on, and came to Laisa; and they saw the people in the midst of it dwelling securely, at ease as [is] the manner of the Sidonians, and there is no one perverting or shaming a matter in the land , no heir extorting treasures; and they are far from the Sidonians, and they have no intercourse with any one.
7Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, how they lived in safety, in the way of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was no one 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 anyone else.
8And the five men came to their brethren to Saraa and Esthaol, and said to their brethren, Why sit you⌃ here [idle]?
8They came to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol; and their brothers asked them, “What do you say?”
9And they said, Arise, and let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and, behold, [it is] very good, yet you⌃ are still: delay not to go, and to enter in to possess the land.
9They said, “Arise, and let’s go up against them; for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good. Do you stand still? Don’t be slothful to go and to enter in to possess the land.
10And whenever you⌃ shall go, you⌃ shall come in upon a people secure, and the land [is] extensive, for God has given it into your hand; a place where there is no lack of anything that the earth affords.
10When you go, you will come to an unsuspecting people, and the land is large; for God has given it into your hand, a place where there is no lack of anything that is in the earth.”
11And there departed thence of the families of Dan, from Saraa and from Esthaol, six hundred men, girded with weapons of war.
11The family of the Danites set out from Zorah and Eshtaol with six hundred men armed with weapons of war.
12And they went up, and encamped in Cariathiarim in Juda; therefore it was called in that place the camp of Dan, until this day: behold, [it is] behind Cariathiarim.
12They went up and encamped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah. Therefore they call that place Mahaneh Dan to this day. Behold, it is behind Kiriath Jearim.
13And they went on thence to the mount of Ephraim, and came to the house of Michaias.
13They passed from there to the hill country of Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah.
14And the five men who went to spy out the land of Laisa answered, and said to their brethren, You⌃ know that there is in this place an ephod, and theraphin, and a graven and a molten image; and now consider what you⌃ shall do.
14Then the five men who went to spy out the country of Laish answered and said to their brothers, “Do you know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a carved image, and a molten image? Now therefore consider what you have to do.”
15And they turned aside there, and went into the house of the young man, the Levite, [even] into the house of Michaias, and asked him how he was .
15They went over there and came to the house of the young Levite man, even to the house of Micah, and asked him how he was doing.
16And the six hundred men of the sons of Dan who were girded with their weapons of warstood by the door of the gate.
16The six hundred men armed with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.
17And the five men who went to spy out the land went up, and entered into the house of Michaias, and the priest stood .
17The five men who went to spy out the land went up, and came in there, and took the engraved image, the ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men armed with weapons of war.
18And they took the graven image, and the ephod, and the theraphin, and the molten image; and the priest said to them, What are you⌃ doing?
18When these went into Micah’s house, and took the engraved image, the ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
19And they said to him, Be silent, lay your hand upon your mouth, and come with us, and be to us a father and a priest: [is it] better for you to be the priest of the house of one man, or to be the priest of a tribe and house for a family of Israel?
19They said to him, “Hold your peace, put your hand on your mouth, and go with us. Be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?”
20And the heart of the priestwas glad, and he took the ephod, and the theraphin, and the graven image, and the molten image, and went in the midst of the people.
20The priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, the teraphim, and the engraved image, and went with the people.
21So they turned and departed, and put their children and their property and their baggage before them.
21So they turned and departed, and put the little ones, the livestock, and the goods before them.
22They went some distance from the house of Michaias, and, behold, Michaias and the men in the houses near Michaias' house, cried out, and overtook the children of Dan.
22When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men who were in the houses near Micah’s house gathered together and overtook the children of Dan.
23And the children of Danturned their face, and said to Michaias, What is the matter with youthat you have cried out?
23As they called to the children of Dan, they turned their faces, and said to Micah, “What ails you, that you come with such a company?”
24And Michaias said, Because you⌃ have taken my graven image which I made, and my priest, and are gone; and what have I remaining? and what [is] this [that] you⌃ say to me, Why cry you?
24He said, “You have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and have gone away! What more do I have? How can you ask me, ‘What ails you?’”
25And the children of Dan said to him, Let not your voice be heard with us, lest angry men run upon you, and take away your life, and the lives of your house.
25The children of Dan said to him, “Don’t let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall on you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household.”
26And the children of Dan went their way; and Michaias saw that they were stronger than himself, and he returned to his house.
26The children of Dan went their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.
27And the children of Dan took what Michaias had made, and the priest that he had, and they came to Laisa, to a people quiet and secure; and they struck them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.
27They took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and unsuspecting, and struck them with the edge of the sword; then they burned the city with fire.
28And there was no deliverer, because [the city] is far from the Sidonians, and they have no intercourse with men, and it [is] in the valley of the house of Raab; and they built the city, and lived in it.
28There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone else; and it was in the valley that lies by Beth Rehob. They built the city and lived in it.
29And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel; and the name of the city was Ulamais before.
29They 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 used to be Laish.
30And the children of Dan set up the graven image for themselves ; and Jonathanson of Gerson son of Manasse, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan till the time of the carrying away of the nation.
30The children of Dan set up for themselves the engraved image; and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.
31And they set up for themselves the graven image which Michaias made, all the days that the house of Godwas in Selom; and it was so in those days [that] there was no king in Israel.
31So they set up for themselves Micah’s engraved image which he made, and it remained all the time that God’s house was in Shiloh.