Judges 18
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
1In 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那時， 以色列 中沒有王。 但 支派的人仍是尋地居住；因為到那日子，他們還沒有在 以色列 支派中得地為業。
2So 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 人從 瑣拉 和 以實陶 打發本族中的五個勇士，去仔細窺探那地，吩咐他們說：「你們去窺探那地。」他們來到 以法蓮 山地，進了 米迦 的住宅，就在那裏住宿。
3And 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他們臨近 米迦 的住宅，聽出那少年 利未 人的口音來，就進去問他說：「誰領你到這裏來？你在這裏做甚麼？你在這裏得甚麼？」
4“Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.”
4他回答說：「 米迦 待我如此如此，請我作祭司。」
5Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God to determine whether we will have a successful journey.”
5他們對他說：「請你求問上帝，使我們知道所行的道路通達不通達。」
6And the priest told them, “Go in peace. The LORD is watching over your journey.”
6祭司對他們說：「你們可以平平安安地去，你們所行的道路是在耶和華面前的。」
7So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, tranquil 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.
7五人就走了，來到 拉億 ，見那裏的民安居無慮，如同 西頓 人安居一樣。在那地沒有人掌權擾亂他們；他們離 西頓 人也遠，與別人沒有來往。
8When the men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked them, “What did you find?”
8五人回到 瑣拉 和 以實陶 ，見他們的弟兄；弟兄問他們說：「你們有甚麼話？」
9They 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他們回答說：「起來，我們上去攻擊他們吧！我們已經窺探那地，見那地甚好。你們為何靜坐不動呢？要急速前往得那地為業，不可遲延。
10When 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你們到了那裏，必看見安居無慮的民，地也寬闊。上帝已將那地交在你們手中；那地百物俱全，一無所缺。」
11So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.
11於是 但 族中的六百人，各帶兵器，從 瑣拉 和 以實陶 前往，
12They 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上到 猶大 的 基列‧耶琳 ，在 基列‧耶琳 後邊安營。因此那地方名叫 瑪哈尼‧但 ，直到今日。
13And from there they traveled to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house.
13他們從那裏往 以法蓮 山地去，來到 米迦 的住宅。
14Then 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從前窺探 拉億 地的五個人對他們的弟兄說：「這宅子裏有以弗得和家中的神像，並雕刻的像與鑄成的像，你們知道嗎？現在你們要想一想當怎樣行。」
15So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted him.
15五人就進入 米迦 的住宅，到了那少年 利未 人的房內問他好。
16The six hundred Danites stood at the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.
16那六百 但 人各帶兵器，站在門口。
17And 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窺探地的五個人走進去，將雕刻的像、以弗得、家中的神像，並鑄成的像，都拿了去。祭司和帶兵器的六百人，一同站在門口。
18When 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那五個人進入 米迦 的住宅，拿出雕刻的像、以弗得、家中的神像，並鑄成的像，祭司就問他們說：「你們做甚麼呢？」
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他們回答說：「不要作聲，用手摀口，跟我們去吧！我們必以你為父、為祭司。你作一家的祭司好呢？還是作 以色列 一族一支派的祭司好呢？」
20So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people.
20祭司心裏喜悅，便拿着以弗得和家中的神像，並雕刻的像，進入他們中間。
21Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.
21他們就轉身離開那裏，妻子、兒女、牲畜、財物都在前頭。
22After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.
22離 米迦 的住宅已遠， 米迦 的近鄰都聚集來，追趕 但 人，
23When 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呼叫 但 人。 但 人回頭問 米迦 說：「你聚集這許多人來做甚麼呢？」
24He 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 說：「你們將我所做的神像和祭司都帶了去，我還有所剩的嗎？怎麼還問我說『做甚麼』呢？」
25The 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 人對 米迦 說：「你不要使我們聽見你的聲音，恐怕有性暴的人攻擊你，以致你和你的全家盡都喪命。」
26So 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 人還是走他們的路。 米迦 見他們的勢力比自己強盛，就轉身回家去了。
27After they had taken Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a tranquil and unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city.
27但 人將 米迦 所做的 神像 和他的祭司都帶到 拉億 ，見安居無慮的民，就用刀殺了那民，又放火燒了那城，
28There 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並無人搭救；因為離 西頓 遠，他們又與別人沒有來往。城在平原，那平原靠近 伯‧利合 。 但 人又在那裏修城居住，
29They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.
29照着他們始祖 以色列 之子 但 的名字，給那城起名叫 但 ；原先那城名叫 拉億 。
30The 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 人就為自己設立那雕刻的像。 摩西 的孫子、 革舜 的兒子 約拿單 ，和他的子孫作 但 支派的祭司，直到那地遭擄掠的日子。
31So they set up for themselves Micah’s graven image, and it was there the whole time the house of God was in Shiloh.
31上帝的殿在 示羅 多少日子， 但 人為自己設立 米迦 所雕刻的像也在 但 多少日子。
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