Judges 18

1 In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of the Danites was looking for territory to occupy. For up to that time they had not come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.

1 那时以色列没有王。但支派的人正在寻找可以居住的地方，因为他们在以色列各支派中还没有得到属于自己的土地。

2 So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.

2 但支派的人从琐拉和以实陶派本族的五名勇士去打探、察看那个地方，并吩咐说：“你们去察看那个地方。”他们到了以法莲山区，在米迦家里借宿。

3 And while they were near Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”

3 他们到了米迦家，听出那利未青年的口音，就转身进去问他：“谁带你来这里的？你在这里做什么？你为什么在这里？”

4 “Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.”

4 那青年便把米迦聘他做祭司的事告诉了他们。

5 Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God to determine whether we will have a successful journey.”

5 他们说：“请你求问上帝，看看我们是否一路顺利。”

6 And the priest told them, “Go in peace. The LORD is watching over your journey.”

6 祭司说：“你们安心去吧，耶和华会一路眷顾你们。”

7 So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.

7 五人启程来到拉亿，发现当地人像西顿人一样无忧无虑，生活安宁，毫无防范，繁荣富足。他们离西顿很远，与外界没有来往。

8 When the men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked them, “What did you find?”

8 五人回到琐拉和以实陶后，族人问他们：“你们有什么发现吗？”

9 They answered, “Come on, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why would you fail to act? Do not hesitate to go there and take possession of the land!

9 他们回答说：“我们前去攻取那地方吧！我们已经打探清楚了，那地方非常好。你们还等什么？要赶快去占领那地方。

10 When you enter, you will come to an unsuspecting people and a spacious land, for God has delivered it into your hand. It is a place where nothing on earth is lacking.”

10 你们到了那里，会看见当地的居民毫无防范，那里地大物博，一无所缺。上帝已经把那地方赐给我们了。”

11 So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.

11 但支派便从琐拉和以实陶派出六百个带兵器的人。

12 They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. That is why the place west of Kiriath-jearim is called Mahaneh-dan to this day.

12 他们来到犹大的基列·耶琳的西边安营。因此，那地方至今仍叫玛哈尼·但 。

13 And from there they traveled to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house.

13 然后，他们去以法莲山区，来到米迦的家。

14 Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their brothers, “Did you know that one of these houses has an ephod, household gods, a graven image, and a molten idol? Now think about what you should do.”

14 侦察过拉亿的五个人对其余的人说：“你们知道吗？这家有以弗得、一些家庭神像、一个雕刻的偶像和一个金属铸像。想一想我们该怎么办。”

15 So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted him.

15 那五个人就进入米迦的家里，到年轻的利未人房间向他问安，

16 The six hundred Danites stood at the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.

16 随行的六百人带着兵器留在门口。

17 And the five men who had gone to spy out the land went inside and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, while the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred armed men.

17 当时祭司也和那六百个带兵器的人站在门口。那五个人进去拿走了雕刻的偶像、以弗得、家庭神像及金属铸像。

18 When they entered Micah’s house and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”

18 祭司见那五人进入米迦家拿走雕刻的偶像、以弗得、家庭神像及金属铸像，就问他们：“你们在做什么？”

19 “Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”

19 他们说：“安静，别作声，跟我们来，做我们的师父和祭司吧。做以色列一个支派、一个宗族的祭司难道不比做一家人的祭司更好吗？”

20 So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people.

20 祭司听了非常高兴，就带着以弗得、家庭神像及雕刻的偶像跟随了他们。

21 Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.

21 他们转身离去，儿女、牲畜和财物在队伍前面。

22 After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.

22 他们离开米迦的家一段路后，米迦召集邻居赶了上来，

23 When they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?”

23 向他们大喊。但支派的人转身问米迦：“你们召集这么多人来做什么？”

24 He replied, “You took the gods I had made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”

24 米迦说：“你们带走了我的神像和祭司，把我洗劫一空，还问我想做什么！”

25 The Danites said to him, “Do not raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”

25 但支派的人说：“别再多说了，不然我们当中性情暴躁的人会攻击你们，使你全家丧命。”

26 So the Danites went on their way, and Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were too strong for him.

26 但支派的人继续赶路。米迦见对方人多势众，就回家去了。

27 After they had taken Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a quiet and unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city.

27 但支派的人带着米迦的神像和他的祭司来到拉亿，那里的人生活安宁，毫无防范。他们用刀杀掉当地的居民，放火烧了城。

28 There was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from Sidon and had no alliance with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob. And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there.

28 拉亿离西顿很远，当地的居民与外界没有来往，以致孤立无援。这城位于伯·利合附近的山谷中，但支派的人重建该城，住在那里。

29 They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.

29 这座城原来叫拉亿，他们用祖先以色列的儿子但的名字为该城重新命名。

30 The Danites set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

30 但支派的人把神像竖立起来，又指派摩西的孙子、革舜的儿子约拿单及其子孙做但支派的祭司，直到该地遭受掳掠为止。

31 So they set up for themselves Micah’s graven image, and it was there the whole time the house of God was in Shiloh.

31 上帝的会幕设立在示罗期间，米迦的神像一直竖立在但。