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 for themselves an inheritance to dwell in; for to that day [their lot] had not fallen to them for inheritance 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 of their whole number, men of valour, from Zoreah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to examine it; and they said to them, Go, examine the land. And they came to the hill-country of Ephraim, to 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 in thither, and said to 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 to them, Thus and thus has Micah done to me; and he has hired me, and I am his priest.

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

⁵And they said to him, Inquire, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way on 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 to them, Go in peace: before Jehovah is your way on which 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.

⁷And the five men departed, and came to Laish; and they saw the people that were therein, dwelling securely, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and no one was in the land who possessed authority, that might put [them] to shame in anything; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had nothing to do with [any] man.

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

⁸-- And they came to their brethren at Zoreah and Eshtaol. And their brethren said to 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 ye are still! Be not slothful to go, to enter to take possession of 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 in, ye shall come to a people secure, and the land is spacious in every direction; for God has given it into your hands; [it is] a place where there is no want of anything that is on the earth.

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

¹¹And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zoreah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girded 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 Kirjath-jearim, in Judah; therefore they call that place Mahaneh-Dan to this day: behold, it is behind Kirjath-jearim.

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

¹³And they passed thence to mount Ephraim, and came to 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 the five men that had gone to spy out the country of Laish spoke and said to their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? And now ye know what to do.

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

¹⁵And they turned thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, the house of Micah, and inquired after his welfare.

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

¹⁶And the six hundred men of the children of Dan, girded with their weapons of war, stood at 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 had gone to spy out the land went up, entered in thither, [and] took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men that were girded 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 these came into Micah's house, and took the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. And the priest said to 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 to 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 a priest for the house of one man, or to be priest for a tribe and a family in Israel?

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

²⁰Then 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.

²¹And they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the baggage 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.

²²They were already far from the house of Micah, when 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 to the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said to 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 ye are gone away; and what have I more? and what is this that ye say to 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 to him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest men of exasperated spirit run upon you, and thou lose thy life and 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 Micah saw that they were too strong for him, and he turned and went back to 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 that he had had, and came upon Laish, upon a people quiet and secure; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burned 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, for it was far from Zidon, and they had nothing to do with [any] man; and it [lay] in the valley that is 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 to Israel; howbeit Laish was the name of the city 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 the graven image; and Jehonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses; he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan 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.

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