ΚΡΙΤΑΙ - Giudici - Judges 18

LXX	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις ουκ ην βασιλευς εν ισραηλ και εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις εζητει η φυλη του δαν εαυτη κληρονομιαν του κατοικειν οτι ουκ επεσεν αυτη εως των ημερων εκεινων εν μεσω φυλων ισραηλ κληρονομια	1 In those days, there was no king in Israel. And the tribe of Dan sought a possession for themselves, so that they might live in it. For even to that day, they had not received their lot among the other tribes.
2 και εξαπεστειλαν οι υιοι δαν εκ των συγγενειων αυτων πεντε ανδρας απο μερους αυτων υιους δυναμεως εκ σαραα και εσθαολ του κατασκεψασθαι την γην και εξιχνιασαι αυτην και ειπαν προς αυτους πορευεσθε και εξεραυνησατε την γην και παρεγενοντο εις ορος εφραιμ εως οικου μιχα και κατεπαυσαν εκει	2 Therefore, the sons of Dan sent five very strong men, of their stock and family, from Zorah and Eshtaol, so that they might explore the land and diligently inspect it. And they said to them, “Go, and consider the land.” And after traveling, they arrived at mount Ephraim, and they entered into the house of Micah. There they rested.
3 αυτων οντων παρα τω οικω μιχα και αυτοι επεγνωσαν την φωνην του παιδαριου του νεωτερου του λευιτου και εξεκλιναν εκει και ειπαν αυτω τις ηγαγεν σε ωδε και τι ποιεις ενταυθα και τι σοι εστιν ωδε	3 And they recognized the speech of the youth who was a Levite. And while making use of an inn with him, they said to him: “Who brought you here? What are you doing here? For what reason did you want to come here?”
4 και ειπεν προς αυτους ουτως και ουτως εποιησεν μοι μιχα και εμισθωσατο με και εγενηθην αυτω εις ιερεα	4 And he answered them, “Micah has offered me one thing and another, and he has paid me wages, so that I may be his priest.”
5 και ειπαν αυτω επερωτησον δη εν τω θεω και γνωσομεθα ει κατευοδοι η οδος ημων ην ημεις πορευομεθα επ' αυτην	5 Then they begged him to consult the Lord, so that they might be able to know whether the journey they undertook would be prosperous, and whether the matter would have success.
6 και ειπεν αυτοις ο ιερευς πορευεσθε εις ειρηνην ενωπιον κυριου η οδος υμων καθ' ην υμεις πορευεσθε εν αυτη	6 And he responded to them, “Go in peace. The Lord looks with favor on your path, and on the journey that you have undertaken.”
7 και επορευθησαν οι πεντε ανδρες και παρεγενοντο εις λαισα και ειδον τον λαον τον κατοικουντα εν αυτη καθημενον εν ελπιδι κατα την συγκρισιν των σιδωνιων ησυχαζοντας εν ελπιδι και μη δυναμενους λαλησαι ρημα οτι μακραν εισιν απο σιδωνος και λογος ουκ ην αυτοις μετα συριας	7 And so the five men, going on, arrived at Laish. And they saw the people, living in it without any fear, according to the custom of the Sidonians, secure and peaceful, having hardly anyone to oppose them, and with great wealth, and living separately, far from Sidon and from all men.
8 και παρεγενοντο οι πεντε ανδρες προς τους αδελφους αυτων εις σαραα και εσθαολ και ελεγον αυτοις οι αδελφοι αυτων τι υμεις καθησθε	8 And they returned to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol, who questioned them as to what they had done. And they responded:
9 και ειπαν αναστητε και αναβωμεν επ' αυτους οτι εισηλθαμεν και ενεπεριεπατησαμεν εν τη γη εως λαισα και ειδομεν τον λαον τον κατοικουντα εν αυτη εν ελπιδι κατα το συγκριμα των σιδωνιων και μακραν απεχοντες εκ σιδωνος και λογος ουκ ην αυτοις μετα συριας αλλα αναστητε και αναβωμεν επ' αυτους οτι ευρηκαμεν την γην και ιδου αγαθη σφοδρα και υμεις σιωπατε μη οκνησητε του πορευθηναι του ελθειν και κατακληρονομησαι την γην	9 “Rise up. Let us ascend to them. For we have seen that the land is very wealthy and fruitful. Do not delay; do not refrain. Let us go out and possess it. There will be no difficulty.
10 ηνικα αν εισελθητε ηξετε προς λαον πεποιθοτα και η γη ευρυχωρος οτι παρεδωκεν αυτην ο θεος εν χειρι υμων τοπος ου ουκ εστιν εκει υστερημα παντος ρηματος οσα εν τη γη	10 We shall enter to those who dwell securely, in a very wide region, and the Lord will deliver the place to us, a place in which there is no lack of anything that grows upon the earth.”
11 και απηραν εκ συγγενειας του δαν εκ σαραα και εσθαολ εξακοσιοι ανδρες περιεζωσμενοι σκευη πολεμικα	11 And so, those of the kindred of Dan set out, that is, six hundred men from Zorah and Eshtaol, girded with the weapons of warfare.
12 και ανεβησαν και παρενεβαλοσαν εν καριαθιαριμ εν ιουδα δια τουτο εκληθη τω τοπω εκεινω παρεμβολη δαν εως της ημερας ταυτης ιδου κατοπισθεν καριαθιαριμ	12 And going up, they stayed at Kiriath-jearim of Judah. And so the place, from that time, received the name the Camp of Dan, and it is behind the back of Kiriath-jearim.
13 παρηλθαν εκειθεν και ηλθαν εως του ορους εφραιμ και ηλθον εως οικου μιχα	13 From there, they crossed over to mount Ephraim. And when they had arrived at the house of Micah,
14 και απεκριθησαν οι πεντε ανδρες οι πορευομενοι κατασκεψασθαι την γην και ειπαν προς τους αδελφους αυτων ει οιδατε οτι εν τοις οικοις τουτοις εφουδ και θεραφιν και γλυπτον και χωνευτον και νυν γνωτε τι ποιησετε	14 the five men, who before had been sent to consider the land of Laish, said to the rest of their brothers: “You know that in these houses there is an ephod and theraphim, and a molten idol and a graven image. Consider what it may please you to do.”
15 και εξεκλιναν εκει και εισηλθοσαν εις τον οικον του παιδαριου του λευιτου εις τον οικον μιχα και ησπασαντο αυτον	15 And when they had turned aside a little, they entered the house of the Levite youth, who was in the house of Micah. And they greeted him with peaceful words.
16 και οι εξακοσιοι ανδρες περιεζωσμενοι σκευη πολεμικα εστηλωμενοι παρα την θυραν του πυλωνος οι εκ των υιων δαν	16 Now the six hundred men, who were all armed, were standing before the door.
17 και ανεβησαν οι πεντε ανδρες οι πορευομενοι κατασκεψασθαι την γην επελθοντες εκει ελαβον το γλυπτον και το εφουδ και το θεραφιν και το χωνευτον και ο ιερευς εστηλωμενος παρα τη θυρα του πυλωνος και οι εξακοσιοι ανδρες οι περιεζωσμενοι σκευη πολεμικα	17 But those who had entered the house of the youth strove to take away the graven image, and the ephod, and the theraphim, and the molten idol. But the priest was standing in front of the door, with the six hundred very strong men waiting not far away.
18 και ουτοι εισηλθον εις οικον μιχα και ελαβον το γλυπτον και το εφουδ και το θεραφιν και το χωνευτον και ειπεν προς αυτους ο ιερευς τι υμεις ποιειτε	18 And so, those who had entered took away the graven image, the ephod, and the theraphim, and the molten idol. And the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
19 και ειπαν προς αυτον κωφευσον επιθες την χειρα σου επι το στομα σου και ελθε μεθ' ημων και εση ημιν εις πατερα και εις ιερεα μη βελτιον ειναι σε ιερεα οικου ανδρος ενος η γινεσθαι σε ιερεα φυλης και συγγενειας εν ισραηλ	19 And they responded to him: “Be silent and place your finger over your mouth. And come with us, so that we may have you as a father as well as a priest. For which is better for you: to be a priest in the house of one man, or in one tribe and family in Israel?”
20 και ηγαθυνθη η καρδια του ιερεως και ελαβεν το εφουδ και το θεραφιν και το γλυπτον και το χωνευτον και εισηλθεν εν μεσω του λαου	20 And when he had heard this, he agreed to their words. And he took the ephod, and the idols, and the graven image, and he set out with them.
21 και επεστρεψαν και απηλθαν και εταξαν την πανοικιαν και την κτησιν αυτου την ενδοξον εμπροσθεν αυτων	21 And while traveling, they had also sent the children, and the cattle, and all that was valuable to go ahead of them.
22 αυτων δε μεμακρυγκοτων απο του οικου μιχα και ιδου μιχα και οι ανδρες οι συν τω οικω μετα μιχα εκραζον κατοπισω υιων δαν	22 And when they were far from the house of Micah, the men who were living in the houses of Micah, crying out together, followed them.
23 και επεστρεψαν οι υιοι δαν τα προσωπα αυτων και ειπαν προς μιχα τι εστιν σοι οτι εκραξας	23 And they began to shout behind their backs. And when they had looked back, they said to Micah: “What do you want? Why are you crying out?”
24 και ειπεν μιχα οτι το γλυπτον μου ο εποιησα εμαυτω ελαβετε και τον ιερεα και απηλθατε και τι εμοι ετι και τι τουτο λεγετε μοι τι τουτο κραζεις	24 And he responded: “You have taken away my gods, which I made for myself, and the priest, and all that I have. And do you say, ‘What is it that you want?’ ”
25 και ειπον προς αυτον οι υιοι δαν μη ακουσθητω δη η φωνη σου μεθ' ημων μηποτε απαντησωσιν υμιν ανδρες κατωδυνοι ψυχη και προσθησεις την ψυχην σου και την ψυχην του οικου σου	25 And the sons of Dan said to him, “Take care that you no longer speak to us, otherwise men with a mind for violence may overwhelm you, and you yourself would perish with all your house.”
26 και επορευθησαν οι υιοι δαν εις την οδον αυτων και ειδεν μιχα οτι ισχυροτεροι εισιν αυτου και εξενευσεν και ανεστρεψεν εις τον οικον αυτου	26 And so, they continued on the journey that they had begun. But Micah, seeing that they were stronger than he was, returned to his house.
27 και αυτοι ελαβον οσα εποιησεν μιχα και τον ιερεα ος ην αυτω και ηλθον εως λαισα επι λαον ησυχαζοντα και πεποιθοτα και επαταξαν αυτους εν στοματι ρομφαιας και την πολιν ενεπρησαν	27 Now the six hundred men took the priest, and the things we stated above, and they went to Laish, to a people quiet and secure, and they struck them down with the edge of the sword. And they burned the city with fire.
28 και ουκ εστιν εξαιρουμενος οτι μακραν εστιν απο σιδωνιων και λογος ουκ εστιν αυτοις μετα ανθρωπων και αυτη εν κοιλαδι η εστιν του οικου ροωβ και ωκοδομησαν την πολιν και κατωκησαν εν αυτη	28 For no one at all sent reinforcements, because they lived far away from Sidon, and they had no association or business with any man. Now the city was situated in the region of Rehob. And building it up again, they lived in it,
29 και εκαλεσαν το ονομα της πολεως δαν κατα το ονομα του πατρος αυτων ος εγενηθη τω ισραηλ και ην λαις ονομα τη πολει το προτερον	29 calling the name of the city Dan, according to the name of their father, who had been born of Israel, though before it was called Laish.
30 και ανεστησαν εαυτοις οι υιοι του δαν το γλυπτον μιχα και ιωναθαν υιος γηρσωμ υιου μωυση αυτος και οι υιοι αυτου ησαν ιερεις τη φυλη δαν εως της ημερας της μετοικεσιας της γης	30 And they established for themselves the graven image. And Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, with his sons, were priests in the tribe of Dan, even until the day of their captivity.
31 και εταξαν εαυτοις το γλυπτον μιχα ο εποιησεν πασας τας ημερας οσας ην ο οικος του θεου εν σηλω	31 And the idol of Micah remained with them during the entire time that the house of God was in Shiloh. In those days, there was no king in Israel.