1 PLS Bai oni utuf bae Israel bai raja badahaser ked, manae oni utuf tae Dan rigav ani hatae ke rafgakir naha asigi bainam bai dahaefa dohomae nenae ked Israel rigav af. BSB BSB: 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.
2 PLS Manae, Dan nake motasir rigav ani motanae hasir naha utuf marmar nake nahafae kwae gagae Zora gi Eshtaol gi nake keremimif nenae ke nahaf ni oni sin namtai rigav keagaisir. 'Hane hafadimdian oni ayaoke disir gu "Nahaf ni Efraim hatae haur ke hanae Mikha af ke rafisir!" BSB BSB: 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.
3 PLS Nahaf ni Mikha af atahaf kisir gu, nahaf ni lewi hovhan maidaf roh ke darsir, nahaf ni oke denenae eke dari nahaisir, "Nohae ni eke faisasir? Hafa karya ke maken eke babae, hafa sin kefake goni disir ke? BSB BSB: 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?”
4 PLS Eni harmanae nahaf ke agaisir, "Nahafae oni kahane Mikha ni noke maken. Eni noke otaham finaken imam kenae bade gu disir ke." BSB BSB: “Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.”
5 PLS Nahaf ni eke agaisir, "Dari nahani Myao Kodon ke nigif ni nyam kifi nenae, nigif ni arkede duf maraf derhaiko nenae nikir ked." BSB BSB: Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God to determine whether we will have a successful journey.”
6 PLS Oni imam ani agaisir, "der nahai MYAO KODON ani agangke goni arke duf der neken disir ke." BSB BSB: And the priest told them, “Go in peace. The LORD is watching over your journey.”
7 PLS Oni, lima rigav Lais ke hasir nahaf ni hamke barnakir rigav ke nahanae, Sidon rigav ani makomain mansaisi ke nahanae badan romon bana komain onahan grae. Nahaf ni itibada haser oni ayao ke banakomain, araruf awat kenae nahaf ni Sidon rigav ke argir kenae, ke rigav etih ke afag kohaser. BSB BSB: 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.
8 PLS Manae nahaf ni yais hafaisir nahaf grae nahaf ni roh maidaf naha timin rigav grae Zora gi Eshtaol gi ke, darinahaisir gu nahaf ni, "Daehaefa gini rafake bae disir?" BSB BSB: When the men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked them, “What did you find?”
9 PLS Nahaf ni agaisir, "Wan saisi maidaf ke sanae badahomae mudaeanae aifohaf mamdiaen nahaf ke, nigif ni oni ayao nahanden. Ayao romon nenae der ggoni badaike nenae? Oni ayao kehafi demake manomas ani disir ke!" BSB BSB: 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!
10 PLS Manae goni oni fohaf ke ota demake bae, goni nahadimake go rigav ani onahan grae badai maken, manae laus ayao big bae. Myao Kodon ani goit fohaf ke fomhai maken. Es ofaf oni ayao romon, maidaf pape wan dadahaser kedsenefaran wan wan dafai ayao romon a ked. BSB BSB: 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.”
11 PLS Onaigu nahaf ni hamnake hasir, Dan utuf rigav ni Zoragi Esyitao gike. Enam ratus rigav rafadaigimanae naha aifohaf madef haraf grae BSB BSB: So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.
12 PLS Nahaf ni hanae af saurae asemasir Kiyaf- Yearim, Yehuda hatae ke. Manae onikahane oni utuf ke mahanae yasir ked, manae oni utuf bae enaigu dafan, Kiryat-Yearim ataf miginema amin af disir. BSB BSB: 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.
13 PLS Nahaf ni ham nake esenae Efraim hatae haur ke esemotanae Mikha af ke hasir. BSB BSB: And from there they traveled to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house.
14 PLS Oni lima rigav ani esenae sin fakir oni ayao sin nahaf ni agaisir sin harae roh maidaf timin rigafke, "Gofae nyam e oni af efod terapin manom asedah manom manom? Oni demake bae goni nyam kenae dafawan ke goni maimaken disir. BSB BSB: 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.”
15 PLS Nahaf yais ham ke hasir, hanae Lewi hovhan harae Mikha af ke, hanae sin darifi nenae disir. BSB BSB: So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted him.
16 PLS Manae nahaf grae kahane ni, oni enem ratus rigav grae Dan nake motasir er arfao rigav ni haraf otasenae aifat tafdof ke darfakir ked. BSB BSB: The six hundred Danites stood at the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.
17 PLS Oni ayao ke korimifi nenae sasir sasir rigav ani mudaranae esenae fohaf ke udogomanae asedah ani magisaisir manom terafim grae efod grae rafanae. Oni imam ani oni enam ratus rigav grae aifat tafdof ke fegedafain oni rigav ani naha haraf gi raifanae dafain afohaf mainenae ked. BSB BSB: 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.
18 PLS Manae etoh awat ani Mikha af fohaf ke odogomasir asedah ani maigimasir manom terafim gi, efot gi, rafanae manom etoh grae rafasir gu, oni imam ani nahaf ke agaisir, "Hafanan gini make bae?" BSB BSB: 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?”
19 PLS Nahaf ni agaisir, "Roh nom, go it hadahad ke farud nigif grae kahaneni hafem goni nigi nafo imam kenam, derbohos bae esigi e af fohaf ke imam konbae dere, esigi eutuf rigav israel rigav imamkikon disir ked. BSB BSB: “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?”
20 PLS Oni imam hauwah ani onahan bohos kenae trafim grae efid grae rafasir, asedah ani maigima saiair manom gi grae rafanae rigav awat utuf marmar ke odogomasir. BSB BSB: So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people.
21 PLS Manae, ke nahaf ni haharma tairanae hafaisir. Manae nahaf ni daigimasir harigaf grae naha kambing, domba grae naha wan wan otaham mud amin ke daigimanae dafarakir ke. BSB BSB: Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.
22 PLS Manae nahaf ni Mikha af nake argir kenae Mikha af atahaf ke barnakir rigav ani maidaf ke tinenae Dan rigav ke karkai fisahasir. BSB BSB: After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.
23 PLS Nahaf ni yakir Dan er arfao rigav nahaf ni hama tairanae Mikha ke agaisir, "Hafa manae goni nigif keyaken disir gu?" BSB BSB: 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?”
24 PLS Eni agaisir, "Myao Kodon nohof ni maginkede ke goni fakene, one demake notae goke gaunkeden. Hafa manae tafdake bae? Hafa manae oni kahane noke agankebae, 'Hafa wan dafa manae? BSB BSB: 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?’”
25 PLS Dan rigav ani nahaf ni agankir ke darnae yaodisir, "Goni roh ke nigif ke agangkotae daro nom, ke rigav etoh ani oke darenae mahan faramake nanae, nahaf ni oni makotae nagaf myao adin kimake nenae disir ked. BSB BSB: 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.”
26 PLS Manae onaigu Dan rigav ani nahaf dufmaraf yagud kamdanae hasir, manae Mikha ni nahaisir naha haisaf bae faran kamon enske ke. Oni manae eni mutar harma yakanae yais e af ke hasir ke. BSB BSB: So the Danites went on their way, and Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were too strong for him.
27 PLS Manae onaigu Dan rigav ani Mikha ni agaisir wan wan rafanae hasir naha imam nenae ke. Nahaf ni Lais hamotasir, oni rigav ani derbohos nahaf grae isar grae bain nenae ke. Nahaf ni oni afhaim faran ke parani kaokomanae yod famsur. BSB BSB: 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.
28 PLS Nahaf ke gafus fadef haser ke oni afhaim faran bae Sidon nake argir kenae ke nahaf ni taemaidaf pape hovhan ke gafus fanae arkohaser oni afhaim faran bae Bet--Rehob hohodon amin kedafain. Manae ke Dan rigav ni oni afhaim faran ke rohone asemasir. BSB BSB: 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.
31 PLS Onaigu nahaf ni daigimasir Mikha ni asedah ani kaigima saisir manom Myao Kodon af Silo ke dafain utuf yagud aked. BSB BSB: So they set up for themselves Micah’s graven image, and it was there the whole time the house of God was in Shiloh.
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