¹Neil päevil ei olnud Iisraelis kuningat; ja neil päevil otsis daanlaste suguharu enesele elamiseks pärisosa, sest kuni selle ajani ei olnud temale langenud pärisosa Iisraeli suguharude keskel.

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.

²Ja daanlased läkitasid oma suguvõsast viis meest, vaprad mehed oma piirkonnast Sorast ja Estaolist, maad kuulama ja uurima, ja nad ütlesid neile: 'Minge uurige maad!' Ja need tulid Efraimi mäestikku Miika koja juurde ning ööbisid seal.

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.

³Kui nad olid Miika koja juures, siis tundsid nad ära noore mehe, leviidi hääle; nad põikasid sinna ja küsisid temalt: 'Kes tõi sind siia? Mis sa siin teed? Mispärast sa siin oled?'

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?

⁴Ja ta vastas neile: 'Miika tegi mulle nii ühte kui teist ja palkas mind, et ma oleksin temale preestriks!'

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

⁵Siis nad ütlesid temale: 'Küsi ometi Jumalalt, et saaksime teada, kas meie teekond, mida käime, õnnestub?'

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.

⁶Ja preester vastas neile: 'Minge rahuga! Teie teekond, mida käite, on Issanda ees!'

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

⁷Ja need viis meest läksid ning jõudsid Laisi; ja nad nägid, et rahvas, kes seal oli, elas siidonlaste viisi muretult, rahulikult ja julgesti; ja et neil oli varandusi, siis ei olnud neil puudust millestki, mis maa peal on; nad olid siidonlastest kaugel ja neil ei olnud tegemist teiste inimestega.

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.

⁸Siis nad tulid oma vendade juurde Sorasse ja Estaoli ja nende vennad küsisid neilt: 'Kuidas teil oli?'

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

⁹Ja nad ütlesid: 'Võtkem kätte ja mingem üles nende vastu, sest me nägime maad, ja vaata, see on väga hea maa! Ja teie kõhklete! Ärge olge laisad astuma, kui lähete maad pärima!

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.

¹⁰Kui te lähete, siis jõuate ühe muretu rahva juurde ja maa on igat kätt lai. Jah, Jumal annab selle teie kätte, paiga, kus ei ole puudust millestki, mis maa peal on.'

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.

¹¹Siis läks sealt daanlaste suguvõsast, Sorast ja Estaolist, teele kuussada meest, sõjariistad vööl.

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.

¹²Nad läksid üles ja asusid leeri Kirjat-Jearimi Juudamaal; sellepärast hüütakse seda paika tänapäevani 'Daani leeriks'; vaata, see on lääne pool Kirjat-Jearimi.

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.

¹³Ja sealt läksid nad edasi Efraimi mäestikku ning jõudsid Miika koja juurde.

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

¹⁴Siis võtsid sõna need viis meest, kes olid käinud Laisi maad uurimas, ja ütlesid oma vendadele: 'Kas teate, et neis kodades on õlarüü, teeravid, nikerdatud ja valatud kuju? Nüüd siis teadke, mida peate tegema!'

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.

¹⁵Ja nad pöördusid sinna ning tulid Miika kotta noore mehe, leviidi koja juurde ja küsisid temalt, kas ta käsi käib hästi.

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

¹⁶Ja need kuussada meest daanlastest, kellel olid sõjariistad vööl, seisid värava suus;

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

¹⁷aga need viis meest, kes olid käinud maad kuulamas, läksid üles, astusid sisse, võtsid ära nikerdatud kuju, õlarüü, teeravid ja valatud kuju, kusjuures preester ja need kuussada meest, kellel olid sõjariistad vööl, seisid värava suus.

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.

¹⁸Ja kui need läksid Miika kotta ja võtsid ära nikerdatud kuju, õlarüü, teeravid ja valatud kuju, siis küsis preester neilt: 'Mida te teete?'

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?

¹⁹Nad vastasid temale: 'Ole vait, pane käsi suu peale ja tule koos meiega ning ole meile isaks ja preestriks! On sul parem olla preestriks üheainsa mehe kojale kui olla preestriks ühele Iisraeli suguharule ja suguvõsale?'

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?

²⁰Siis preestri süda läks rõõmsaks ja ta võttis õlarüü, teeravid ja nikerdatud kuju ning tuli rahva sekka.

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.

²¹Seejärel nad pöördusid ja läksid edasi ning läkitasid väetid lapsed ja loomad ja väärtuslikumad asjad eneste ees.

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

²²Kui nad olid Miika kojast eemale jõudnud, siis hüüti mehed kokku kodadest, mis olid Miika koja juures, ja need jõudsid daanlastele järele.

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.

²³Nad hüüdsid daanlasi ja need pöördusid ümber ning küsisid Miikalt: 'Mis sul vaja on, et teid on kokku kutsutud?'

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?

²⁴Tema vastas: 'Te olete võtnud minu jumalad, mis ma olin teinud, ja preestri, ja lähete minema! Mis mul nüüd enam on? Kuidas te siis minult küsite, et mis sul vaja on?'

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?

²⁵Aga daanlased vastasid temale: 'Ära meie juures too kuuldavale oma häält, et kibestunud hingega mehed ei kipuks teile kallale ja sina ei kaotaks oma ja oma pere elu!'

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.

²⁶Ja daanlased läksid oma teed. Ja kui Miika nägi, et nad olid temast vägevamad, siis ta pöördus ümber ja läks tagasi koju.

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.

²⁷Ja olles võtnud, mis Miika oli teinud, ja preestri, kes tal oli olnud, läksid nad Laisi kallale, rahuliku ja muretu rahva kallale, lõid need maha mõõgateraga ja põletasid linna tulega.

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.

²⁸Ei olnud ühtegi päästjat, sest see oli Siidonist kaugel ja neil ei olnud tegemist muude inimestega; see oli Beet-Rehobi orus; ja daanlased ehitasid linna üles ning elasid seal.

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.

²⁹Ja nad panid linnale nimeks Daan, oma isa Daani nime järgi, kes Iisraelile oli sündinud; aga enne oli linna nimeks Lais.

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.

³⁰Ja daanlased püstitasid endile nikerdatud kuju; ja Joonatan, Moosese poja Geersomi poeg, tema ja ta pojad olid daanlaste suguharule preestriteks kuni päevani, mil maa rahvas vangi viidi.

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.

³¹Nõnda nad seadsid endile üles Miika nikerdatud kuju, mille ta oli teinud, kogu ajaks, mil Jumala koda oli Siilos.

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.