Judges 18

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	Peshitta
1 In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking for itself an inheritance to dwell in; for until then no inheritance among the tribes of Israel had fallen to them.	1 ܒܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܠܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܒܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܕܢ ܒܥܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܠܡܬܒ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܦܠܓܬ ܗܘܬ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܗܘ ܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܫܒ̈ܛܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
2 So the Danites sent five able men from the whole number of their tribe, from Zorah and from Eshta-ol, to spy out the land and to explore it; and they said to them, "Go and explore the land." And they came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.	2 ܘܫܕܪܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܕܢ ܡܢ ܫܪ̈ܒܬܗܘܢ ܚܡܫܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܨܕܥܐ ܘܡܢ ܐܫܬܘܐܝܠ ܠܡܓܫ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܡܒܕܩܗ̇ ܘܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܙܠܘ ܒܘܕܩܘܗ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܐܬܘ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܕܐܦܪܝܡ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܡܝܟܐ ܘܒܬܘ ܬܡܢ
3 When they were by the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; and they turned aside and said to him, "Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?"	3 ܗܢܘܢ ܒܝܬ ܡܝܟܐ ܘܐܫܬܘܕܥܘ ܠܩܠܗ ܕܥܠܝܡܐ ܠܘܝ ܘܣܛܘ ܠܘܬܗ ܠܬܡܢ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܡܢܐ ܐܬܝܬ ܠܗܪܟܐ ܘܡܢܐ ܥܒܕ ܐܢܬ ܗܪܟܐ
4 And he said to them, "Thus and thus has Micah dealt with me: he has hired me, and I have become his priest."	4 ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܥܒܕ ܠܝ ܡܝܟܐ ܘܐܓܪܢܝ ܘܗܘܝܬ ܠܗ ܟܘܡܪܐ
5 And they said to him, "Inquire of God, we pray thee, that we may know whether the journey on which we are setting out will succeed."	5 ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܫܐܠ ܠܢ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܘܢܕܥ ܐܢ ܡܟܫܪܐ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܐܙܠܝܢܢ ܥܠܝܗ
6 And the priest said to them, "Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the LORD."	6 ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܘܡܪܐ ܙܠܘ ܒܫܠܡܐ ܘܡܪܝܐ ܢܬܩܢ ܐܘܪܚܟܘܢ ܕܬܐܙܠܘܢ ܥܠܝܗ
7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people who were there, how they dwelt in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting, lacking nothing that is in the earth, and possessing wealth, and how they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with any one.	7 ܘܐܙܠܘ ܚܡܫܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܠܝܫ ܘܚܙܘ ܠܥܡܐ ܕܝܬܒ ܒܓܘܗ̇ ܕܝܬܒܝܢ ܒܫܠܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܨܝ̈ܕܢܝܐ ܫܠܝܢ ܘܒܗܝܠܝܢ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܡܗܪ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܕܐܠܨ ܘܡܥܝܩ ܘܪܚܝܩܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܨܝ̈ܕܢܝܐ ܘܡܠܬܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ ܒܪܢܫ
8 And when they came to their brethren at Zorah and Eshta-ol, their brethren said to them, "What do you report?"	8 ܘܐܬܘ ܠܘܬ ܐܚܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܠܨܕܥܐ ܘܠܐܫܬܘܐܝܠ ܘܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܐ̈ܚܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܡܟܐ ܐܬܝܬܘܢ
9 They said, "Arise, and let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very fertile. And will you do nothing? Do not be slow to go, and enter in and possess the land.	9 ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܠܝܫ ܩܘܡܘ ܗܫܐ ܢܣܩ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܚܙܝܢܗ̇ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܛܒܐ ܗܝ ܛܒ ܘܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܐ ܬܫܬܩܘܢ ܐܦܠܐ ܬܬܚܒܢܘܢ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܘܠܡܥܠ ܘܠܡܐܪܬ ܐܪܥܐ
10 When you go, you will come to an unsuspecting people. The land is broad; yea, God has given it into your hands, a place where there is no lack of anything that is in the earth."	10 ܒܡ̈ܥܠܢܝܗܘܢ ܥܐܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܟܗܝܢܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܐܪܘܚܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܐܫܠܡܗ̇ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܚܣܪܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܒܐܪܥܐ
11 And six hundred men of the tribe of Dan, armed with weapons of war, set forth from Zorah and Eshta-ol,	11 ܘܫܩܠܘ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܕܕܢ ܡܢ ܨܕܥܐ ܘܡܢ ܐܫܬܘܐܝܠ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܙܝܢ̈ܝܢ ܒܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܩܪܒܐ
12 and went up and encamped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. On this account that place is called Mahaneh-dan to this day; behold, it is west of Kiriath-jearim.	12 ܘܣܠܩܘ ܘܫܪܘ ܒܩܘܪܝܬ ܢܥܪܝܢ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܛܘܠ ܗܢܐ ܩܪܐܘܗܝ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܗܘ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܕܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ ܗܐ ܒܣܬܪ ܩܘܪܝܬ ܢܥܪܝܢ
13 And they passed on from there to the hill country of Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah.	13 ܘܥܒܪܘ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܕܐܦܪܝܡ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܡܝܟܐ
14 Then the five men who had gone to spy out the country of Laish said to their brethren, "Do you know that in these houses there are an ephod, teraphim, a graven image, and a molten image? Now therefore consider what you will do."	14 ܘܥܢܘ ܚܡܫܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܙܠܘ ܠܡܓܫ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܠܝܫ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܐܚܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܪ̈ܡܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܦܕܬܐ ܘܦܪܝܣܐ ܘܨܠܡܐ ܓܠܝܦܐ ܘܢܣܝܟܐ ܘܗܫܐ ܕܥܘ ܡܢܐ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ
15 And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.	15 ܘܣܛܘ ܘܥܠܘ ܠܒܝܬ ܥܠܝܡܐ ܠܘܝ ܠܒܝܬ ܡܝܟܐ ܘܫܐܠܘ ܒܫܠܡܗ
16 Now the six hundred men of the Danites, armed with their weapons of war, stood by the entrance of the gate;	16 ܘܫܬܡܐܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܙܝܢ̈ܝܢ ܒܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܩܪܒܐ ܩܝܡܝܢ ܒܡܥܠܢܐ ܕܬܪܥܐ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܕܢ
17 and the five men who had gone to spy out the land went up, and entered and took the graven image, the ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image, while the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men armed with weapons of war.	17 ܘܣܠܩܘ ܚܡܫܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܙܠܘ ܠܡܓܫ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܥܠܘ ܠܬܡܢ ܘܢܣܒܘ ܨܠܡܐ ܘܦܕܬܐ ܘܦܪܝܣܐ ܘܚܫܠܬܐ ܘܟܘܡܪܐ ܟܕ ܩܐܡ ܒܡܥܠܢܐ ܕܬܪܥܐ ܘܫܬܡܐܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܡܙܝܢܝܢ ܒܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܩܪܒܐ
18 And when these went into Micah's house and took the graven image, the ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said to them, "What are you doing?"	18 ܥܠܘ ܠܒܝܬ ܡܝܟܐ ܘܢܣܒܘ ܨܠܡܐ ܘܦܕܬܐ ܘܦܪܝܣܐ ܘܚܫܠܬܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܘܡܪܐ ܡܢܐ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ
19 And they said to him, "Keep quiet, put your hand upon your mouth, and come with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and family in Israel?"	19 ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܫܬܘܩ ܣܝܡ ܐܝܕܟ ܥܠ ܦܘܡܟ ܘܬܐ ܥܡܢ ܘܗܘܝ ܠܢ ܐܒܐ ܘܟܘܡܪܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܛܒ ܠܟ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܟܘܡܪܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܓܒܪܐ ܚܕ ܐܘ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܟܘܡܪܐ ܠܛܘܗܡܐ ܘܠܫܪܒܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
20 And the priest's heart was glad; he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.	20 ܘܫܦܪ ܠܒܗ ܕܟܘܡܪܐ ܘܢܣܒ ܨܠܡܐ ܘܦܕܬܐ ܘܦܪܝܣܐ ܘܐܙܠ ܥܡ ܥܡܐ
21 So they turned and departed, putting the little ones and the cattle and the goods in front of them.	21 ܘܐܬܦܢܝܘ ܘܥܒܪܘ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܘܢܩ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܩܢܝܢܐ ܘܒܥܝܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ
22 When they were a good way from the home of Micah, the men who were in the houses near Micah's house were called out, and they overtook the Danites.	22 ܗܢܘܢ ܐܪܚܩܘ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡܝܟܐ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܒܝܬ ܡܝܟܐ ܩܥܐ ܘܪܕܦ ܒܬܪ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܕܢ
23 And they shouted to the Danites, who turned round and said to Micah, "What ails you that you come with such a company?"	23 ܘܩܪܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܕܢ ܘܐܬܦܢܝܘ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܡܝܟܐ ܡܐ ܠܟ ܕܩܥܐ ܐܢܬ
24 And he said, "You take my gods which I made, and the priest, and go away, and what have I left? How then do you ask me, 'What ails you?"	24 ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܥܒܕܬ ܢܣܒܬܘܢ ܘܐܦ ܠܟܘܡܪܐ ܕܒܪܬܘܢ ܘܐܙܠܬܘܢ ܘܡܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܬܘܒ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܝ ܡܐ ܠܟ
25 And the Danites said to him, "Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and you lose your life with the lives of your household."	25 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܕܢ ܠܐ ܬܫܡܥ ܩܠܟ ܠܘܬܢ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܦܓܥܘܢ ܒܟ ܐܢܫܐ ܡܪ̈ܝܪܝ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܬܘܒܕ ܢܦܫܟ ܘܢܦܫܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܟ
26 Then the Danites went their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his home.	26 ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܕܢ ܠܐܘܪܚܗܘܢ ܘܟܕ ܚܙܐ ܡܝܟܐ ܕܥܫܝܢܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢܗ ܐܬܦܢܝ ܘܐܬܐ ܠܒܝܬܗ
27 And taking what Micah had made, and the priest who belonged to him, the Danites came to Laish, to a people quiet and unsuspecting, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and burned the city with fire.	27 ܘܗܢܘܢ ܢܣܒܘ ܠܡܕܡ ܕܥܒܕ ܡܝܟܐ ܘܕܒܪܘ ܠܟܘܡܪܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܘܥܠܘ ܠܠܝܫ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܟܗܝܢܐ ܘܫܠܝܐ ܘܡܚܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܦܘܡܐ ܕܚܪܒܐ ܘܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܐܘܩܕܘ ܒܢܘܪܐ
28 And there was no deliverer because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with any one. It was in the valley which belongs to Beth-rehob. And they rebuilt the city, and dwelt in it.	28 ܘܠܝܬ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܦܨܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܪܚܝܩܐ ܗܘܬ ܡܢ ܨܝܕܢ ܘܡܠܬܐ ܠܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ ܒܪ ܐܢܫ ܘܗܝ ܒܥܘܡܩܐ ܗܘܬ ܕܒܝܬ ܪܚܘܒ ܘܒܢܐܘܗ ܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܐܝܬܒܘ ܒܗ̇
29 And they named the city Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor, who was born to Israel; but the name of the city was Laish at the first.	29 ܘܩܪܘ ܫܡܗ̇ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܢ ܥܠ ܫܡ ܕܢ ܐܒܘܗܘܢ ܕܐܬܝܠܕ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܪܡ ܠܘܙ ܫܡܗ̇ ܗܘܐ ܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ
30 And the Danites set up the graven image for themselves; and Jonathan the son of Gershom, son of Moses, and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.	30 ܘܐܩܝܡܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܕܢ ܨܠܡܐ ܘܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܪ ܓܪܫܘܢ ܒܪ ܡܢܫܐ ܗܘ ܘܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܗܘܘ ܟܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܠܫܒܛܐ ܕܕܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܐܫܬܒܝܬ ܐܪܥܐ
31 So they set up Micah's graven image which he made, as long as the house of God was at Shiloh.	31 ܘܣܡܘܗܝ ܠܗܘܢ ܨܠܡܐ ܕܡܝܟܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܒܝܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܫܝܠܘ