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.

¹V tých dňoch nebolo kráľa v Izraelovi, a v tých dňoch si hľadalo pokolenie Dánovo dedičstvo na bývanie, lebo mu až do toho dňa nebolo pripadlo dedičstvo medzi pokoleniami Izraelovými.

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.

²Preto vyslali synovia Dánovi zo svojej čeľade piatich mužov zo svojich končín, silných mužov udatných, z Caree a z Eštaola, aby prešpehovali zem a prezkúmali ju, a povedali im: Iďte, prezkúmajte zem! A tak prišli na vrch Efraimov až po dom Míchov a prenocovali tam.

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?

³A keď prišli k domu Míchovmu, hneď poznali hlas mládenca, toho Levitu, a uchýliac sa ta povedali mu: Kto ťa sem doviedol, a čo tu robíš a čo tu máš?

⁴And he said to them, Thus and thus has Micah done to me; and he has hired me, and I am his priest.

⁴A on im povedal, tak vraj a tak mi učinil Mícha a najal ma za mzdu, a som mu za kňaza.

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.

⁵A oni mu povedali: Opýtaj sa, prosíme, Boha, aby sme vedeli, či sa podarí naša cesta, ktorou ideme?

⁶And the priest said to them, Go in peace: before Jehovah is your way on which ye go.

⁶A kňaz im povedal: Iďte v pokoji; pred Hospodinom je vaša cesta, ktorou idete.

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.

⁷A tak odišli piati mužovia a prišli do mesta Laiša a videli ľud, ktorý bol v ňom, že býva v bezpečnosti, jako je obyčaj u Sidoncov, pokojne a bezpečne, a nebolo nikoho, kto by im bol urobil niečo zlého v zemi, kto by bol zaujal panstvo nad nimi. A boli ďaleko od Sidoncov a nemali ničoho s niktorým človekom.

⁸-- And they came to their brethren at Zoreah and Eshtaol. And their brethren said to them, What [say] ye?

⁸Keď sa potom navrátili ku svojim bratom do Caree a do Eštaola, povedali im ich bratia: No, a čo vy?

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.

⁹A oni povedali: Vstaňte a poďme hore na nich, lebo sme videli zem, a hľa, je veľmi dobrá a pekná. A vy mlčíte? Nech sa vám nelení ísť a prijsť zaujať zem do dedičstva.

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.

¹⁰Keď ta prijdete, prijdete k ľudu, ktorý žije bezpečne, a zem je priestranná; lebo ju dal Bôh do vašej ruky, miesto, kde nieto nedostatku nijakých dobrých vecí, ktoré len môžu byť na zemi.

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.

¹¹A tak sa pohlo odtiaľ, z čeľade Dánovej, z Caree a z Eštaola, šesťsto mužov, vyzbrojených do boja.

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.

¹²A odíduc hore položili sa táborom v Kirjat-jearíme, v Júdovi. Preto nazvali to miesto Machné-dán a tak sa volá až do tohoto dňa, hľa, hen za Kirjat-jearímom.

¹³And they passed thence to mount Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah.

¹³Odtiaľ prešli na vrch Efraimov a prišli až po dom Míchov.

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.

¹⁴A vraveli piati mužovia, ktorí boli odišli prešpehovať zem Laiša, a povedali svojim bratom: Či viete, že je v týchto domoch efod, a že sú tu domáci bohovia a rytý a liaty obraz? Preto teraz vedzte, čo máte urobiť!

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

¹⁵Vtedy zabočili ta a vošli do domu mládenca, toho Levitu, do domu Míchovho a pozdravili ho.

¹⁶And the six hundred men of the children of Dan, girded with their weapons of war, stood at the entrance of the gate.

¹⁶A šesťsto mužov, opásaných svojou zbraňou do boja, stálo pri vchode do brány, mužovia to, ktorí boli zo synov Dánových.

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.

¹⁷A piati mužovia, ktorí boli odišli prešpehovať zem, vyšli hore a vojdúc ta vzali rytý obraz aj efod ako aj domácich bohov i liaty obraz, a kňaz stál pri vchode do brány aj tých šesťsto mužov, vyzbrojených do boja.

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?

¹⁸A tamtí vošli tedy do domu Míchovho a vzali rytý obraz, efod i domácich bohov i liaty obraz. A kňaz im povedal: Čo to robíte?

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?

¹⁹A oni povedali: Mlč! Polož svoju ruku na svoje ústa a poď s nami a buď nám za otca a za kňaza. Či ti je azda lepšie byť kňazom domu jedného človeka a či byť kňazom celému pokoleniu a čeľadi v Izraelovi?

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.

²⁰Tu sa zaradovalo srdce kňazovo, a vezmúc efod a domácich bohov i rytý obraz vošiel medzi ľud.

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

²¹A obrátiac sa odišli. A pustili deti i dobytok i to, čo mali cenného, pred sebou.

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.

²²A keď sa už boli vzdialili od domu Míchovho, vtedy mužovia, ktorí boli v domoch, ktoré boly v susedstve domu Míchovho, shromaždili sa krikom a stíhali synov Dánových tesne v zápätí.

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?

²³A volali na synov Dánových, ktorí však obrátili svoju tvár a povedali Míchovi: Čo chceš, že si prišiel s toľkými ľuďmi?

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?

²⁴A povedal: Mojich bohov, ktorých som spravil, ste vzali i kňaza a idete preč! A ja čo už budem mať? Nuž čože je to, že mi hovoríte: Čo chceš?!

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.

²⁵Ale synovia Dánovi mu povedali: Nech nepočujeme u seba tvojho hlasu, aby sa neoborili na vás mužovia roztrpčenej duše, a odpratal by si svoju dušu i dušu svojho domu.

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.

²⁶Tak išli synovia Dánovi svojou cestou. A keď videl Mícha, že sú silnejší ako on, obrátil sa a navrátil sa do svojho domu.

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.

²⁷A oni vezmúc to, čo spravil Mícha, i kňaza, ktorého mal, prišli na Laiš, na ľud žijúci v pokoji a v ubezpečnosti, a pobili ich ostrím meča a mesto spálili ohňom.

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.

²⁸A nebolo nikoho, kto by ich bol vytrhol, pretože bolo mesto ďaleko od Sidona, a nemali ničoho spoločného s niktorým človekom, a ležalo na doline, ktorá je pri Bét-rechóbe, a potom zase vystavili mesto a bývalo v ňom.

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.

²⁹A nazvali meno toho mesta Dán po mene Dána, svojho praotca, ktorý sa narodil Izraelovi. Ale mesto sa predtým menovalo Laiš.

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.

³⁰A synovia Dánovi si postavili ten rytý obraz, a Jonatán, syn Geršoma, syna Manassesovho, on i jeho synovia boli kňazmi pokoleniu Dánovmu až do dňa zajatia obyvateľov zeme.

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.

³¹A tedy si vystavili rytý obraz Míchov, ktorý spravil, a stál po všetky dni, kým bol dom Boží v Síle.