¹ Yn y dyddiau hynny nid oedd brenin yn Israel. Yr adeg honno yr oedd llwyth Dan yn chwilio am randir i fyw ynddo, oherwydd hyd hynny nid oeddent wedi cael rhandir ymhlith llwythau Israel.

¹In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day [their] inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.

² Anfonodd y Daniaid bump o ddynion teilwng ar ran y llwyth cyfan, i fynd o Sora ac Estaol i ysb�o'r wlad a'i chwilio. Wedi iddynt dderbyn y gorchymyn i fynd i chwilio'r wlad, aethant cyn belled � thu375? Mica ym mynydd-dir Effraim, a threulio'r nos yno.

²And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah, 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 hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, and lodged there.

³ Pan oeddent gerllaw tu375? Mica, dyma hwy'n adnabod llais y llanc o Lefiad; troesant i mewn a gofyn iddo, "Pwy ddaeth � thi yma? Beth wyt ti'n ei wneud yn y fan hon? Pa fusnes sydd gennyt yma?"

³When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite; and they turned aside thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what doest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?

⁴ Eglurodd sut yr oedd Mica wedi gweithredu gydag ef: "Y mae wedi fy nghyflogi, ac yr wyf finnau wedi dod yn offeiriad iddo."

⁴And he said unto them, Thus and thus hath Micah dealt with me, and he hath hired me, and I am become his priest.

⁵ Dywedasant wrtho, "Gofyn i Dduw, inni gael gwybod a lwyddwn ar ein taith."

⁵And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.

⁶ Dywedodd yr offeiriad wrthynt, "Ewch mewn heddwch; y mae'ch taith dan ofal yr ARGLWYDD."

⁶And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before Jehovah is your way wherein ye go.

⁷ Aeth y pump i ffwrdd, a chyrraedd Lais. Yno gwelsant fod y bobl yn byw'n ddiogel, yr un fath �'r Sidoniaid, yn dawel a dibryder, heb fod yn brin o ddim ar y ddaear, ond yn berchnogion ar gyfoeth. Yr oeddent yn bell oddi wrth y Sidoniaid, heb gysylltiad rhyngddynt a neb.

⁷Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was none 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 any man.

⁸ Wedi iddynt ddychwelyd at eu pobl i Sora ac Estaol, gofynnodd eu pobl, "Beth yw'ch barn?"

⁸And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What [say] ye?

⁹ Ac meddent hwy, "Dewch, awn i fyny yn eu herbyn, oherwydd gwelsom fod y wlad yn ffrwythlon iawn. Pam yr ydych yn sefyllian? Peidiwch ag oedi mynd yno i gymryd meddiant o'r wlad.

⁹And they said, Arise, and let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go and to enter in to possess the land.

¹⁰ Pan ddewch yno, byddwch yn dod at bobl ddibryder ac i wlad eang; yn wir y mae Duw wedi rhoi i chwi le heb ynddo brinder o ddim ar y ddaear."

¹⁰When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and the land is large; for God hath given it into your hand, a place where there is no want of anything that is in the earth.

¹¹ Felly cychwynnodd chwe chant o wu375?r arfog yn perthyn i lwyth Dan o Sora ac Estaol.

¹¹And there set forth from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girt with weapons of war.

¹² Aethant a gwersyllu yn Ciriath-jearim yn Jwda, a dyna pam yr enwyd y lle hwnnw Mahane-dan hyd heddiw; y mae i'r gorllewin o Ciriath-jearim.

¹²And they went up, and encamped in Kiriath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan, unto this day; behold, it is behind Kiriath-jearim.

¹³ Oddi yno aethant ymlaen i fynydd-dir Effraim nes dod at du375? Mica.

¹³And they passed thence unto the hill-country of Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.

¹⁴ Yna dywedodd y pump, a oedd wedi mynd i ysb�o'r wlad cyn belled � Lais, wrth eu brodyr, "A wyddoch chwi fod effod, teraffim, cerfddelw a delw dawdd yn un o'r tai hyn? Gwyddoch beth i'w wneud yn awr."

¹⁴Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.

¹⁵ Troesant am y lle, a dod at du375? Mica, cartref y llanc o Lefiad, a'i gyfarch.

¹⁵And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.

¹⁶ Safodd y chwe channwr arfog o lwyth Dan wrth y drws,

¹⁶And the six hundred men girt with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.

¹⁷ tra aeth y pum dyn oedd wedi bod yn ysb�o'r wlad i mewn i gymryd y gerfddelw, yr effod, y teraffim a'r ddelw dawdd. Safai'r offeiriad wrth y drws gyda'r chwe channwr arfog.

¹⁷And the five men that went 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 by the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men girt with weapons of war.

¹⁸ Wedi i'r rhain fynd i mewn i du375? Mica a chymryd y gerfddelw, yr effod, y teraffim a'r ddelw dawdd, dywedodd yr offeiriad wrthynt, "Beth ydych yn ei wneud?"

¹⁸And when these went into Micah's house, and fetched the graven image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said unto them, What do ye?

¹⁹ Dywedasant hwythau wrtho, "Taw di, a phaid � dweud dim. Tyrd gyda ni, a bydd yn dad ac yn offeiriad i ni. Prun sydd orau, ai bod yn offeiriad i un teulu, ynteu'n offeiriad i lwyth a thylwyth yn Israel?"

¹⁹And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

²⁰ Bodlonodd yr offeiriad a chymerodd yr effod, y teraffim a'r gerfddelw, ac ymuno �'r fintai.

²⁰And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.

²¹ Wedi iddynt ailgychwyn, gosodasant y rhai bychain a'r preiddiau a'r meddiannau ar y blaen.

²¹So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the goods before them.

²² Yr oeddent wedi mynd gryn bellter o du375? Mica cyn i'r dynion yn y tai gerllaw ei gartref gael eu galw ynghyd i ymlid y Daniaid.

²²When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.

²³ Wedi iddynt oddiweddyd y Daniaid, troesant hwythau i'w hwynebu, ac meddent wrth Mica, "Beth sy'n bod, i beri iti ddod �'r fath fintai?"

²³And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?

²⁴ Atebodd Mica, "Yr ydych wedi cymryd y duwiau a wneuthum, ac wedi mynd �'m hoffeiriad; a beth arall sydd gennyf? Sut felly y gallwch ofyn imi, 'Beth sy'n bod arnat?'"

²⁴And he said, ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and are gone away, and what have I more? and how then say ye unto me, What aileth thee?

²⁵ Ac meddai'r Daniaid wrtho, "Paid � chodi dy lais arnom, rhag i ddynion gwyllt eu tymer ruthro arnoch, ac i ti a'th deulu golli'ch bywyd."

²⁵And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.

²⁶ Yna aeth y Daniaid ar eu ffordd, a gwelodd Mica eu bod yn gryfach nag ef, a throes yn �l a mynd adref.

²⁶And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.

²⁷ Cymerodd y Daniaid y pethau yr oedd Mica wedi eu gwneud, a'i offeiriad, ac aethant i Lais, at bobl dawel a dibryder, a'u lladd �'r cleddyf a llosgi'r dref.

²⁷And they took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people quiet and secure, and smote them with the edge of the sword; and they burnt the city with fire.

²⁸ Nid oedd neb i'w harbed, oherwydd yr oedd yn rhy bell o Sidon, ac nid oedd ganddynt gysylltiad � neb. Yr oedd y dref mewn dyffryn yn perthyn i Beth-rehob, ac ailgododd y Daniaid y dref a byw ynddi,

²⁸And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built the city, and dwelt therein.

²⁹ a'i galw'n Dan ar �l eu tad Dan, a aned i Israel. Ond Lais oedd enw'r dref ar y cyntaf.

²⁹And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.

³⁰ Gosododd y Daniaid y gerfddelw i fyny, a bu Jonathan fab Gersom, fab Manasse, ac yna'i feibion, yn offeiriaid i lwyth Dan hyd y dydd y caethgludwyd y wlad.

³⁰And the children of Dan set up for themselves the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.

³¹ Yr oeddent yn defnyddio'r gerfddelw a wnaeth Mica yr holl adeg y bu tu375? Dduw yn Seilo.

³¹So they set them up Micah's graven image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.