Dommerbogen 18 |
| 1992 | King James Version |
| 1 På den tid var der ingen konge i Israel. På den tid søgte danitternes stamme sig en arvelod, hvor de kunne bo. For hidtil var der.ikke tilfaldet dem noget land som arvelod blandt Israels stammer. | 1 In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel. |
| 2 Derfor udvalgte danitterne af deres slægt fem tapre mænd fra Sor'a og Eshtaol og sendte dem af sted for at udspionere landet og skaffe sig oplysninger om det. De sagde til dem: "Gå ud og skaf oplysninger om landet." Mændene kom til Mikas hus iEfraims-bjergland og overnattede dér. | 2 And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there. |
| 3 Dengang de var i nærheden af Mikas hus, havde de genkendt den unge levits stemme. De tog derind og sagde til ham: "Hvem har bragt dig hertil? Hvad laver du her? Hvorfor er du her?" | 3 When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here? |
| 4 Så fortalte han dem, at sådan og sådan havde Mika gjort mod ham, og at han havde ansat ham som sin præst. | 4 And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest. |
| 5 De sagde til ham: "Spørg Gud, så vi kan få at vide, om vores ærinde lykkes." | 5 And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous. |
| 6 Præsten sagde til dem: "Gå med fred! Herren er med jer i jeres ærinde." | 6 And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go. |
| 7 Så gik de fem mænd videre og kom til Lajish, som lå i tryghed. De så, at folk der levede roligt og trygt ligesom sidonierne; der var ikke mangel på nogen verdens ting; de var endda rige. De boede langt fra sidonierne og havde intet med aramæerne at gøre. | 7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. |
| 8 Da de kom tilbage til deres brødre i Sor'a og Eshtaol, spurgte deres brødre dem: "Hvordan gik det?" | 8 And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye? |
| 9 De svarede: "Kom, lad os drage op mod dem, for vi har set, hvor godt landet er. Hvad venter I på? Skynd jer nu ud at erobre landet! | 9 And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land. |
| 10 Når I kommer derhen, kommer I til et folk, der lever trygt, og landet er vidtstrakt. Gud har givet det i jeres hånd; det er et sted, hvor der ikke er mangel på nogen verdens ting." | 10 When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth. |
| 11 Så brød seks hundrede bevæbnede mænd af danitternes slægt op fra Sor'a og Eshtaol. | 11 And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war. |
| 12 De drog op og slog lejr i Kirjat?Jearim i Juda. Derfor kaldes det sted den dag i dag Dans lejr; det ligger vest for Kirjat?Jearim. | 12 And they went up, and pitched in Kirjathjearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjathjearim. |
| 13 Derfra drog de over til Efraims-bjergland og kom til Mikas hus. | 13 And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah. |
| 14 De fem mand, som havde været ude at udspionere egnen omkring Lajish, sagde til deres brødre: "Ved I, at der i et af husene her er en efod, en husgud og et udskåret og støbt gudebillede? Nu forstår I vel hvad I skal gøre!" | 14 Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do. |
| 15 De gik derhen og kom til den unge levits hus, Mikas hus, og hilste på ham. | 15 And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him. |
| 16 Mens de seks hundrede bevæbnede danitter blev stående ved porten, | 16 And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate. |
| 17 gik de fem mænd, som havde været ude at udspionere landet,op og tog det udskårne billede, efoden, husguden og det støbte billede. Præsten stod ved porten sammen med de seks hundrede bevæbnede mænd. | 17 And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war. |
| 18 Da de fem mænd var gået ind i Mikas hus og havde taget det udskårne billede, efoden, husguden og det støbte billede, sagde præsten til dem: "Hvad er det, I gør?" | 18 And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye? |
| 19 De svarede: "Ti stille! Læg hånden på munden, og følg med os! Bliv fader og præst hos os! Vil du hellere være præst for én mands hus end for en stamme og slægt i Israel?" | 19 And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine 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 unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel? |
| 20 Da blev præsten glad, og han tog efoden og husguden og gudebilledet og sluttede sig til dem. | 20 And 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 Så vendte de om og gik bort, idet de satte børnene og kvæget og deres ejendele forrest. | 21 So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them. |
| 22 De var kommet et stykke væk fra Mikas hus, da mændene i husene rundt om Mikas hus blev kaldt sammen. De indhentede danitterne | 22 And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan. |
| 23 og råbte til dem. Danitterne vendte sig om og sagde til Mika: "Hvad er der i vejen, siden du har kaldt folk sammen?" | 23 And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company? |
| 24 Han svarede: "I har taget den gud, jeg har lavet, og præsten, og er draget af sted! Hvad har jeg tilbage? Hvordan kan I dog spørge mig, hvad der er i vejen?" | 24 And 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 unto me, What aileth thee? |
| 25 Danitterne sagde til ham: "Vi vil ikke høre et ord mere fra dig! Ellers kunne det være, at nogle blev forbitrede og huggede jer ned, og så ville du og din familie komme til at bøde med livet." | 25 And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household. |
| 26 Så gik danitterne deres vej, og da Mika indså, at de var for stærke for ham, vendte han om og gik hjem. | 26 And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house. |
| 27 Efter at danitterne havde taget det, Mika havde lavet, og hans præst, drog de mod Lajish, mod et folk, der levede roligt og trygt. De huggede indbyggerne ned med sværd og brændte byen ned, | 27 And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire. |
| 28 uden at nogen kunne redde den, for den lå langt fra Sidon og havde intet med aramæerne at gøre. Den lå i-dalen ved Bet?Rehob. | 28 And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein. |
| 29 De byggede byen op og bosatte sig der. De gav byen navnet Dan efter deres stamfader Dan, som var søn af Israel. Tidligere hed den Lajish. | 29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first. |
| 30 Derpå stillede danitterne gudebilledet op. Jonatan, Gershoms søn, Moses' sønnesøn, og hans efterkommere var præster for danitternes stamme lige til den dag, befolkningen blev ført i eksil. | 30 And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land. |
| 31 Det gudebillede, Mika havde lavet, stillede de op, og det stod der al den tid, Guds hus var i Shilo. | 31 And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. |